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@andyetc.co.uk

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Award winning hotelier and heir to the Forte hotel dynasty | Hull, obv | Gay and tired | he/him | 🏳️‍🌈

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andy @andyetc.co.uk · 13h

Headphones off VOLUME UP

andy @andyetc.co.uk · 13h

Sad news about D’Angelo and especially horrible for his son who lost his mum six months ago.

(Also how is this how I learned Angie Stone and D’Angelo had a child?)

andy @andyetc.co.uk · 1d

Watching Krysten Ritter in whatever the current incarnation of Dexter is and all I can think about is how urgently we need a third series of Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23

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iucounu @iucounu.bsky.social · 1d

you can see his soul leave his body

dead horse @hooved-mammal.bsky.social · 1d

OH MY GOD HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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andy @andyetc.co.uk · 1d

What the fuck do you mean Only Connect isn’t on because FOOTBALL

andy @andyetc.co.uk · 1d

I had to block it on the bad place, exhausting

andy @andyetc.co.uk · 2d

(This pub may be playing Anywhere Is)

andy @andyetc.co.uk · 2d

Is there a better moment in music than when Enya goes “or is this just the END” and then the music stops for a second before coming back again MORE DRAMATICALLY no I don’t think there is

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🇵🇸 Dean Tāne 🇵🇸 @dean-tane.bsky.social · 2d

“I asked AI to plan my dream summer holiday. Here’s how it turned out”

Ancient Greek vase painting of a scene from The Odyssey, featuring Odysseus tied onto the mast of his ship as he listens to the song of the sirens, while his men look on steering the ship with their ears blocked.

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andy @andyetc.co.uk · 2d

No you needed these

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andy @andyetc.co.uk · 2d

Retirement 🙏🏻

andy @andyetc.co.uk · 2d

GO WEST INTO ANGEL OF MY DREAMS CO-OP FM NOWNOWNOW

andy @andyetc.co.uk · 2d

Why are there so many ladybirds this year? I don’t fucking know, why don’t you ask Jeeves

andy @andyetc.co.uk · 2d

My issue with ChatGPT etc is that it appeals to the worst people in the world: those who who type full questions into search engines

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andy @andyetc.co.uk · 3d

Well that’s what you would say isn’t it

andy @andyetc.co.uk · 3d

She would hire someone to burn the place down

andy @andyetc.co.uk · 3d

Excuse the fuck?

andy @andyetc.co.uk · 3d

Thankfully I was still able to stock up on gooseberry and cinnamon yoghurt

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andy @andyetc.co.uk · 3d

I’m not being funny but Waitrose are out of tarragon and it’s thrown my whole weekend out of whack

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andy @andyetc.co.uk · 3d

Also Billie

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Chris Boyd @paperghost.bsky.social · 4d

oh boy, i hope ukgov isn't betting the farm on AI

(handed paper from offscreen)

my APES

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 5d

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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andy @andyetc.co.uk · 6d

Five seasons available on Disney+ so watch it if you enjoy joy

andy @andyetc.co.uk · 6d

Watched the final episode today and discovered it is definitely definitely cancelled and am BEREFT

andy @andyetc.co.uk · Jun 17

How has it taken me so long to discover The Great North? Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally in many roles, Alanis Morissette playing herself as the Northern Lights, from the same team as Bob’s Burgers. DELIGHTFUL.

A promo image showing the animated cast of The Great North against a snowy Alaskan backdrop

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andy @andyetc.co.uk · 6d

Yeah tbf this is probably the least of their problems. But it is a problem…

andy @andyetc.co.uk · 6d

I am so confused by Zara Sultana’s social media strategy of posting a screen grab of a tweet(?) and then just posting the text again. Why?

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