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Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 8h

Have just seen out that Brighton’s glorious duo ARXX have done the music for this new Riot Women telly series. Which is enough of a reason to watch it

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Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 17h

(Might’ve been “what’s your alternative”. Which tracks slightly different comedically. But, is based on the same asshats)

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Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 17h

Jeremy Hardy had a bit about that (specifically in ref to the Iraq war). When your wife catches you in congress with a farm animal you don’t ask “well, what’s your solution?”

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Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 20h

Together?

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Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 22h

AND it was for a company that recently been subject to some serious IT fuck ups

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Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 22h

I always wonder why job applications ask for more than a name and contact email/number. You’ll get my home address when you give me the job. Just had one really get into the realm of looking like they were identity farming. You do not need my NI number to interview me

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Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 3d

For reasons (too long to go into) first visit to The Laurieston. Lovely place. Kinda like all pubs were back when I started drinking. (The Jarl’s sour, though)

A pint of pale ale sat on a scuffed up table. The ratty tartan carpet visible in the background

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Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 4d

I went to see Malcolm Middleton playing on the Golden Hinde tonight. He kept referring to it as “a pirate ship”. At the start of the night I felt this was a satire on Walter Raleigh and British imperialism. Not so much by the end of the night

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Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 4d

Seeing much “AI bubble” discourse. As someone that lived and worked through the .com one, I’ve been thinking about boo.com the prime offender. Interestingly, now that we do have the bandwidth and tech to do so, no-one has created the same model. This is where we’ll be with AI in a few years

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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 6d

The UK government remembers that it had a whole other foot it hadn't shot itself in

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 6d

UK prosecutors to appeal decision to throw out terror case against Kneecap rapper

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (27) was accused of displaying a Hizbullah flag at a 2024 London gig

www.irishtimes.com

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Mark Russell @manruss.bsky.social · 9d

“How can Portland POSSIBLY stand against the might of the federal government?!”

“Let me introduce you to our frog.”

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Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 6d

I assume everyone knows this, but: If I ever mention ADF it will be in reference to Asian Dub Foundation and massively celebratory.

Any other organisation uses that initialisation, I’ll name in full. And usually call them cunts

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Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 7d

“Go fuck yerself, ya cunt”

CNBC @cnbc.com · 7d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

cnb.cx

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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 9d

Today is the 89th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street when the people of the East End of London halted the march of Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts through Stepney.

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Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 8d

Dunno what’s funnier: That Palantir think they have a rep to damage or that even they won’t touch it

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 9d

Palantir has pulled out of involvement with the UK Digital ID card, according to an interview with their UK CEO on Times Radio. They’re concerned about the reputational damage of being involved with an unpopular Starmer policy.

Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 9d

Nah

Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 10d

“Kicked the Bucket” doesn’t work written down

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 10d

Every time they tell you AI did something that doesn't just involve crunching numbers / scanning though loads of medical samples or similar, it didn't. A person did it.

Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 11d

Oh, man. After reading the article, what it actually says is that an historian did a lot of archival work and spatial research to determine the site of a killing and then the family of the likely perpetrator stepped forward with photographs to confirm identity.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Historian uses AI to help identify Nazi in notorious Holocaust murder image

Jürgen Matthäus has for years been investigating the killer – and is confident he has finally solved the mystery

www.theguardian.com

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Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 11d

The first rule of pub quiz: The quizmaster is ALWAYS right; especially when they’re wrong

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Tony Kiernan @anthonyqkiernan.bsky.social · 11d

Well, there's an application form first

A section of an application form labelled "Age Generation".

"Gen X (born 1965 - 1980)" is selected

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Mark Thomas @markthomasinfo.bsky.social · 12d

Think Michelle Mone should be thrown out of the Lords?

Drop the Forfeiture Committee a line.

Their e mail is: [email protected]

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