Jack Allnutt
@jack.allnutt.net
He/him
Public-sector Software Engineer 👨💻
Lib Dem 🔶
Living in #Manchester 🐝 (well, technically #Salford)
Mastodon: @[email protected] (you can follow on bsky: @jack.mastodon.allnutt.net.ap.brid.gy)
Twitter: @allnutt_eu (disused since 2022)
Public-sector Software Engineer 👨💻
Lib Dem 🔶
Living in #Manchester 🐝 (well, technically #Salford)
Mastodon: @[email protected] (you can follow on bsky: @jack.mastodon.allnutt.net.ap.brid.gy)
Twitter: @allnutt_eu (disused since 2022)
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Reminder of the spectacularly poor judgement of these people
January 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Reminder of the spectacularly poor judgement of these people
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How it started ... How it's going
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
How it started ... How it's going
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Oh my God a literal wallet inspector
Crypto holder loses $283 million to scammer impersonating wallet support
January 10, 2026
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=trezor-support-scam
January 10, 2026
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=trezor-support-scam
January 17, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Oh my God a literal wallet inspector
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you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
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lower what will lead to what
The YouTube phenomenon known as MrBeast has partnered with the LDS Church on philanthropy, and church President Dallin Oaks says he hopes lower missionary ages will lead to lower marriage ages.
Latest from Mormon Land: YouTube’s MrBeast partners with LDS Church; spate of new new stakes created
The YouTube phenomenon known as MrBeast has partnered with the LDS Church on philanthropy, and church President Dallin Oaks says he hopes lower missionary ages will lead to lower marriage ages.
www.sltrib.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM
lower what will lead to what
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New post from me. Here is my personal touchstone for evaluating proposed legislation regarding young people and smartphones, social media, age verification, and potential bans. It's called the Darnella test. Who's Darnella? You already know.
heatherburns.tech/2026/01/16/t...
heatherburns.tech/2026/01/16/t...
The Darnella test of social media and smartphone regulation – Hi, I'm Heather Burns
heatherburns.tech
January 16, 2026 at 8:11 AM
New post from me. Here is my personal touchstone for evaluating proposed legislation regarding young people and smartphones, social media, age verification, and potential bans. It's called the Darnella test. Who's Darnella? You already know.
heatherburns.tech/2026/01/16/t...
heatherburns.tech/2026/01/16/t...
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This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
January 16, 2026 at 8:46 AM
This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
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The most illustrative reply I’ve ever seen.
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 7:19 PM
The most illustrative reply I’ve ever seen.
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howling at this utter indictment of the rest who were there!
January 16, 2026 at 7:12 PM
howling at this utter indictment of the rest who were there!
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This meme accidentally reveals the silliness of gender critical arguments about “two sexes”!
“Humans, as a species, are bipedal” — Sure, that’s true
“Every human has two legs and should be treated as such, but also we must not tolerate prosthetic legs in our society ” — Sorry, are you high?
“Humans, as a species, are bipedal” — Sure, that’s true
“Every human has two legs and should be treated as such, but also we must not tolerate prosthetic legs in our society ” — Sorry, are you high?
every time i see this it takes me awhile to remember that it's being cruel, not advocating
January 16, 2026 at 7:53 PM
This meme accidentally reveals the silliness of gender critical arguments about “two sexes”!
“Humans, as a species, are bipedal” — Sure, that’s true
“Every human has two legs and should be treated as such, but also we must not tolerate prosthetic legs in our society ” — Sorry, are you high?
“Humans, as a species, are bipedal” — Sure, that’s true
“Every human has two legs and should be treated as such, but also we must not tolerate prosthetic legs in our society ” — Sorry, are you high?
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Exciting news guys. Our Procedure Browsable Space (TM) now comes with a legislation lookup URL. Simply plug in the legislation.gov.uk URI of an Act and you'll get taken post haste to a list of instruments currently before Parliament enabled by that Act
api.parliament.uk/procedure-br...
api.parliament.uk/procedure-br...
Localism Act 2011 - work packages before Parliament
Work packages for instruments enabled by Localism Act 2011 currently before Parliament.
api.parliament.uk
January 16, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Exciting news guys. Our Procedure Browsable Space (TM) now comes with a legislation lookup URL. Simply plug in the legislation.gov.uk URI of an Act and you'll get taken post haste to a list of instruments currently before Parliament enabled by that Act
api.parliament.uk/procedure-br...
api.parliament.uk/procedure-br...
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It actually pisses me off. Not only has google gotten so bad that it can’t find the thing I was looking for, it’s programmed to have the temerity to insult me as well.
It will never not be funny to me the way that Google's AI search returns a result you don't want and didn't ask for in an incredibly surly tone. 'No, this [thing you did not ask for] never happened. Are you dumb?'
January 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
It actually pisses me off. Not only has google gotten so bad that it can’t find the thing I was looking for, it’s programmed to have the temerity to insult me as well.
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Thought I’d do a mega hread on NPR, partly because I’ve seen some London based commentary that doesn’t really get the bigger picture quite right imho
January 15, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Thought I’d do a mega hread on NPR, partly because I’ve seen some London based commentary that doesn’t really get the bigger picture quite right imho
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If you don’t pay attention to UK politics, “what is their policy on civil servants wearing fetish clothing in the workplace” sounds absurd because noone wears gimp masks to their office job.
If you do, you immediately know she wants a policy prohibiting trans women from wearing skirts or dresses.
If you do, you immediately know she wants a policy prohibiting trans women from wearing skirts or dresses.
January 14, 2026 at 6:40 PM
If you don’t pay attention to UK politics, “what is their policy on civil servants wearing fetish clothing in the workplace” sounds absurd because noone wears gimp masks to their office job.
If you do, you immediately know she wants a policy prohibiting trans women from wearing skirts or dresses.
If you do, you immediately know she wants a policy prohibiting trans women from wearing skirts or dresses.
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With a hat tip to @twirl.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
With a hat tip to @twirl.bsky.social
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After $100bn wasted, I think Mark Zuckerberg, controlling shareholder of Meta, should fire Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta
Meta confirms it is laying off Reality Labs staff and will "reinvest the savings" in wearables; CTO Andrew Bosworth says 1,000+ staff will be notified Tuesday (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)
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Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
After $100bn wasted, I think Mark Zuckerberg, controlling shareholder of Meta, should fire Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta
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Someone's just 1.27 centimetred my joke about cockneys and the metric system.
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Someone's just 1.27 centimetred my joke about cockneys and the metric system.
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It speaks to how broken MPs' media diet is that all parties didn't collectively go "pedophilia bad" at the first possible opportunity here
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
It speaks to how broken MPs' media diet is that all parties didn't collectively go "pedophilia bad" at the first possible opportunity here
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it's great to see the European Commission use their trusted verifier status to verify an account 🇪🇺✅
in this case, the account is the European Commission Representation in Finland 🇫🇮
in this case, the account is the European Commission Representation in Finland 🇫🇮
January 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
it's great to see the European Commission use their trusted verifier status to verify an account 🇪🇺✅
in this case, the account is the European Commission Representation in Finland 🇫🇮
in this case, the account is the European Commission Representation in Finland 🇫🇮
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UKIP adopting an iron cross is definitely a choice but let's not let it overshadow the fact that the Libertarian party now have an image of a gryphon with a chainsaw
January 13, 2026 at 9:36 AM
UKIP adopting an iron cross is definitely a choice but let's not let it overshadow the fact that the Libertarian party now have an image of a gryphon with a chainsaw
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babybel implies the existence of scarybel, sportybel, gingerbel and poshbel
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM
babybel implies the existence of scarybel, sportybel, gingerbel and poshbel
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The reporting on this stuff is always very vague - what’s on the screens (there is a brief mention of this)? What would the child be doing instead? What other environmental factors might improve/impede vocabulary? Why is there a conflation with a social media ban for teenagers in this article?
#BBCNews - High screen time limits vocabulary in toddlers, research finds
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
High screen time limits vocabulary in toddlers, research finds
Children who spend the most time on devices or in front of screens find conversation and learning harder, the government says.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 12:18 PM
The reporting on this stuff is always very vague - what’s on the screens (there is a brief mention of this)? What would the child be doing instead? What other environmental factors might improve/impede vocabulary? Why is there a conflation with a social media ban for teenagers in this article?
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You just know this column sprung into her mind over drinks with someone who mentioned that Miliband actually doesn't mind trans people and doesn't want to drive them out of society
January 12, 2026 at 11:26 PM
You just know this column sprung into her mind over drinks with someone who mentioned that Miliband actually doesn't mind trans people and doesn't want to drive them out of society
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Me in 2025: Don't use AI note takers in meetings because they can lead to unchecked errors and unfair and discriminatory outcomes
Me in 2026: Don't use Grok in military planning unless you want to accidentally start a war
Not a fan of this rate of change
Me in 2026: Don't use Grok in military planning unless you want to accidentally start a war
Not a fan of this rate of change
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Me in 2025: Don't use AI note takers in meetings because they can lead to unchecked errors and unfair and discriminatory outcomes
Me in 2026: Don't use Grok in military planning unless you want to accidentally start a war
Not a fan of this rate of change
Me in 2026: Don't use Grok in military planning unless you want to accidentally start a war
Not a fan of this rate of change