In Clapham for the BSFA/SFF minicon and AGMs. Signal v poor. Are there no cell towers south of the river?

I can think of only one reason to take refugee children away from their parents at a border, other than sheer cruelty. That is to scare other families, so they won’t try to reach your country.

There’s word we use for causing fear for political ends: that word is terrorism.

You know those pocket computers we all carry? Will we ever stop calling them “phones,” do you think? When did you last make a phone call on yours? And even if the answer is “today,” is that the main thing you use it for?

Well, London’s Micro.blog meetup was… let’s say, lightly attended. [@johnphilpin](https://micro.blog/johnphilpin) has the photo. Good time, though, if not WWDC-level.

New iPad Keyboard

My iPad’s Smart Keyboard broke, and was out of warranty, so I thought I’d try the Logitech (or “Logi”, as they now call themselves) Create Keyboard. Backlit and everything. No bad.

I do (mostly) like the keyboard itself, I think. Certainly I should be able to get used to it quite quickly. But I’m not loving the whole package: as I feared it might, it makes the iPad comparatively bulky.

I think I’ll keep it, though, and see how I get on. I may, for example, only take it out with me if I think I’ll definitely use it.

On the other hand, that could get annoying: the best X is the one you have with you, after all. And it was using the Smart Keyboard (and having the long commute down to Croydon with (more or less) guaranteed seating) that helped me to finish my novel last November.

Oh yeah, having a holder for the Apple Pencil is a nice addition.

Brix & The Extricated at All Points East.

Looking forward to Nick Cave, Patti Smith, etc at All Points East in Victoria Park today. They’re not keen on publishing the full lineup, but I finally found the clashfinder.

No major clashes except for Patti & St Vincent. But a bit of zigzagging between stages needed.

Oh no! Alarming email from “Apple Service”:

We have detect some problem with your account Apple,because was sign in from other IP.For the further informations please find the attachment file (PDF) and follow the intructions.

Not problem with my account Apple!

So, Micro.blog folk: we’re planning a meetup in London. It’s scheduled to kind of coincide with one that [@manton](https://micro.blog/manton) and others are having during WWDC in San José, but that’s not important, really.

What is Important is the date, time, and place: Tuesday the 5th of June, from around 6:30pm, at The Grenadier – 18 Wilton Row, Belgrave, SW1X 7NR. More details here.

So far attendance is looking a little light, so your presence is not just desired — it’s required

If you’re within striking distance of Central London, your Micro.blog community needs you.

We’re having a crazy silent, dry thunderstorm in London tonight.