Mark Mapstone

I build websites. I play guitar. I write fiction.

[Mark Mapstone @markmapstone]

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[Mark Mapstone @markmapstone]

Bolt, Loveable, Base44? I created an app to analyse blog content for usefulness. Bolt hit limits quickly, Loveable's design was 'ok', Base44 was great, but I can't share without users signing in. When it came to upgrade, I picked Bolt! :)

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@Keir_Starmer The problem isn't speed. Try again.

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Most people would agree that music is ace. Playing music is 10x acer. I wish more people played an instrument. 90% of my woes are solved by playing guitar. :)

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I'm doing #nanowrimo this year with the new and improved #prowritingaid #novnov2026. Anyone else? https://t.co/EA2cLUJPAg

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If anyone wants me I’m at the office.

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On the way to the (coffee) office.

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Trumps rhetoric of deporting illegal aliens worries me. I know of Brits who came over on a holiday visa and never returned. They have lived, loved, and contributed to the amazing culture of LA for decades. Are they a target of deportation too?

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Sometimes I have a dumb question and I’m too ashamed to ask Ai for the answer. So I Google instead. This means I’m already perceiving Ai as capable of judging me. Whereas the dumb beauty of Google could never do that. Has anyone else found this?

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I heard a statement recently about how would we all behave if we had 3x more courage. That really struck me because I (like most of us) am lacking. Or am I? Is everybody? If most of us would prefer 3x more courage and all of us feel inadequate in some way then most people will be

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At the guitar show with my dad and whilst he was interested in the Wem copicat I was staring at the £40k strat behind it 😳😀

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I love free tools that make my (work) life easier. I’ve been using LocalWP for years but always keep an eye out for similars. Studio is another one developing features over time https://t.co/c3pr8a1b5b

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#Claudeai is my developmental editor :D

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SKATEPARK IN SWAZILAND | Skate World Better https://t.co/Gsbeft7B8V

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On Anxiety: The brain wants to protect you, so it activates the flight, fight, freeze response. Statistically this is the thing least likely to happen to you. So thank your brain, and tell it 'that won't happen to me'.

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@EndWokeness Not true in the Uk. No photo ID is asked for. I show a registration card with my name, voter ID, and address on. But no photo ever.

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I hate this cheap #harlemguitar but I play it every day. The size, shape, and weight makes it perfect to play, standing or sitting, plugged in or unplugged. Why do I hate it? Nothing is of quality. I had to get a luthier repair for the neck on day one and the switch broke :( :D

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Jonsi’s Obsidian album is the Sigur Ros album you never knew you wanted.