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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 17m

ah, I read the review of that and knew immediately I had no wish to see it

BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 3h

a man in a suit says " oh god it 's pathetic " in white letters

ALT: a man in a suit says " oh god it 's pathetic " in white letters

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 5h

a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt is making a funny face .

ALT: a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt is making a funny face .

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 5h

may have been just a hint of:

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 5h

the film choice is a surprise

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 5h

saw it on a big screen on a Monday night with a mate. came out in silence, went to the pub, drank a pint in silence. went home. properly harrowing stuff, and really hard work by the end. if it was thinking about a really bad film, then would go with @kentindell.bsky.social choice of Gladiator II

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 5h

“Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand”

Courgette - the Devil's vegetable, sickening in any form.

Requiem for a Dream - once seen, never forgotten.

Guns 'n' Roses - all of it. just shit.

Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 6h

“Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand”

Cauliflower -I've become more tolerant of other breeds of brassica, but no.

Come and See - for obvs reasons.

Crass -Reality Asylum (from the Rough Trade 25 years comp CDs)

Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 6h

Introduce yourself using a food you refuse to eat, a film you’ll never watch again, a song you can’t stand

Courgette - cannot stomach the texture, like eating rotten cucumber

Is Threads a film?

“Clint Eastwood” - to you the flimsy Steve tweet is a funny joke, to me it’s a war crime indictment

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 7h

'the fresh fizz of ideas' does not sound anywhere near sneery enough for the other one

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 9h

Ada Lovelace Day has begun! As midnight arrives on Kiritimati Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, our global celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths begins! Join us in celebrating by posting about your fave women in STEM #ALD25!

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 9h

*MOKYR, AGHION, HOWITT WON NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS

me neither. over to the FT Alphaville live blog then

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 10h

it is indeed a lovely part of the world in some ways, I can see why a lot of people like it. bit flat for my liking, mind you 😀

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 10h

to each their own...

BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 10h

have a very close family member who lives there. we do not discuss politics.

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 10h

tbf, while the good people of South West Norfolk may pursue lifestyles some consider 'unusual', they did have the good sense ultimately to boot Liz Truss into touch. the people of West Suffolk, not so much. voting for Nick Timothy after being freed of the Matt Hancock yolk shows they learnt nothing.

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 10h

'they're trying to control our thoughts ! just like they did with Covid !' etc. we know how that episode broke some supposedly serious people's brains; what's concerning for me is that even partial normalisation has not been met with some re-appraisal of 'yeah, things got away from me a bit there'

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 10h

one of the most successful pub discussions I'v ever had was to tell a chess fanatic mate, that it's a game not a sport. now that was extremely successful as a 'belief'. he went nuts 😀

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 10h

Marcus Fysh would definitely have been a turnip shepherd

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 11h

I have many beliefs, but none of them are faith based. tend to go more for the classic 'unprovable' opinions, such as Disco >>> Rock. far more fun to be had with that down the pub, or indeed on here.

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 12h

got it in one, never in doubt

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 12h

UK reporting shows another provision for #LLOY.L Lloyds of £800mn, a new £1bn contract for #COST.L Costain and some weakness vs expectations for #OXIG.L Oxford Instruments. lots of US data won't be reported, but lots of US financials earnings will be:

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 14h

think we all knew Trump would TACO, only question was how long it would take. this was a particularly fast rollover even by his standards. can see the initial bounce on the open is already starting to roll though, expect the rest of the month to remain volatile until the next 'deadline' on Nov 1.

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 14h

yep, ETH and BTC I can see are accepted for payments by some counterparties. from my perspective though: the vast majority of coins (and all sh💩tcoins) are backed by nothing, offer no yield & cashflows, and are too volatile to be anything other than gambling. have fun, but not for me.

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 23h

'have you ever been savaged by a feral hedgehog ?'

'no, and nor has anyone else. get a bloody grip'

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 1d

we're on max points and a good NRR after 3 matches. no complaints here.

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 1d

the Aussies unfortunately, but it'll be competitive. England are yet to play Australia and India...

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