Jack Aidley
@jackaidley.bsky.social
Programmer (mostly games, currently Unity) and former microbiologist. Brit in Germany. Likes cats, tabletop RPGs, and F1.
Can't help but feel Red Bull are compounding their mistakes again. Rushing Lawson in without even a season in F1 behind him led inevitably to his rushed replacement with Yuki who then missed out on pre-season testing.
Now Hadjar gets rushed into Red Bull and Lindblad gets rushed into F1.
Now Hadjar gets rushed into Red Bull and Lindblad gets rushed into F1.
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Can't help but feel Red Bull are compounding their mistakes again. Rushing Lawson in without even a season in F1 behind him led inevitably to his rushed replacement with Yuki who then missed out on pre-season testing.
Now Hadjar gets rushed into Red Bull and Lindblad gets rushed into F1.
Now Hadjar gets rushed into Red Bull and Lindblad gets rushed into F1.
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The UK isn’t prepared for the next pandemic – and nor are many other countries.
kucharski.substack.com/p/we-arent-p...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The UK isn’t prepared for the next pandemic – and nor are many other countries.
kucharski.substack.com/p/we-arent-p...
kucharski.substack.com/p/we-arent-p...
McLaren's impressive line-up just got stronger. I think it's wild that Fornaroli hasn't got a seat for next year after back-to-back F3 and F2 titles but hopefully he can land a seat in F1 for 2027.
Leonardo Fornaroli
Driver, McLaren Driver Development
www.mclaren.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
McLaren's impressive line-up just got stronger. I think it's wild that Fornaroli hasn't got a seat for next year after back-to-back F3 and F2 titles but hopefully he can land a seat in F1 for 2027.
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
A fascinating read.
whoa maybe medieval philosophers were right! emeralds (or other green gems) were used to rest peoples eyes www.medievalists.net/2024/06/colo...
Colour in the Middle Ages - Medievalists.net
Here are seven vivid facts about colour in the Middle Ages
www.medievalists.net
December 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
A fascinating read.
An Italian driver looking like he's going to win back to back F2 and F3 titles? How is it that Fornaroli isn't being talked about for an F1 seat?
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
An Italian driver looking like he's going to win back to back F2 and F3 titles? How is it that Fornaroli isn't being talked about for an F1 seat?
I am increasingly convinced that the massive extra tax being raised from graduates is one of the explanations for the dismal performance of the UK economy.
Threshold for repaying student loans to converge with minimum wage on.ft.com/3M2AYkD
Threshold for repaying student loans to converge with minimum wage
Surprise move from chancellor means some university graduates in England may have to pay back debts sooner
on.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I am increasingly convinced that the massive extra tax being raised from graduates is one of the explanations for the dismal performance of the UK economy.
Hey! Some good news :)
Big news: the European Court of Justice rules that all member states are obliged to recognise a same-sex marriage lawfully concluded in another member state.
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Hey! Some good news :)
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Oscar Piastri is set to sign an exclusive sponsorship deal with Viagra for the final two races.
A spokesperson for the drug said: “It will be a huge marketing boost if we can resurrect Oscar from his flaccid F1 performance in the second half of this season.”
A spokesperson for the drug said: “It will be a huge marketing boost if we can resurrect Oscar from his flaccid F1 performance in the second half of this season.”
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Oscar Piastri is set to sign an exclusive sponsorship deal with Viagra for the final two races.
A spokesperson for the drug said: “It will be a huge marketing boost if we can resurrect Oscar from his flaccid F1 performance in the second half of this season.”
A spokesperson for the drug said: “It will be a huge marketing boost if we can resurrect Oscar from his flaccid F1 performance in the second half of this season.”
McLaren seem keen on throwing away the WDC this year, huh? Not at 2007 levels of stupidity yet, but heading in that direction.
Keeps thing exciting for the last couple of races, I guess. #F1
Keeps thing exciting for the last couple of races, I guess. #F1
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
McLaren seem keen on throwing away the WDC this year, huh? Not at 2007 levels of stupidity yet, but heading in that direction.
Keeps thing exciting for the last couple of races, I guess. #F1
Keeps thing exciting for the last couple of races, I guess. #F1
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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Know the difference.
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Know the difference.
Louder for those in the back: data centres are not infrastructure. The primary spending is on GPUs which have a five year life under load and are outdated within two years. Only a small amount of spending is going on the rest.
Also: this article was substantially written by AI, wasn't it?
Also: this article was substantially written by AI, wasn't it?
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Louder for those in the back: data centres are not infrastructure. The primary spending is on GPUs which have a five year life under load and are outdated within two years. Only a small amount of spending is going on the rest.
Also: this article was substantially written by AI, wasn't it?
Also: this article was substantially written by AI, wasn't it?
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This week is Road Safety Week & a chance to talk about Barbara Castle!
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This week is Road Safety Week & a chance to talk about Barbara Castle!
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
My brother getting called a nerd by Scalzi is a proud moment for the entire family.
NERD
(and yes)
(and yes)
You're on 40Kbps? Old-school modems tended to run at 56Kbps. Can it be you're on 40Mbps?
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
My brother getting called a nerd by Scalzi is a proud moment for the entire family.
Seems like a good thing for politics, even if a disaster for political science. Politicians should be making setting out stalls not mooning focus groups.
AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Seems like a good thing for politics, even if a disaster for political science. Politicians should be making setting out stalls not mooning focus groups.
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Trans people are waiting 25 years to get access to HRT on the NHS: It took me 5 hours!
“The whole time I was talking to my GP I couldn’t stop thinking about how my experience was so totally & completely different to that of a trans person. The contrast was impossible to ignore” #TransAwarenessWeek
“The whole time I was talking to my GP I couldn’t stop thinking about how my experience was so totally & completely different to that of a trans person. The contrast was impossible to ignore” #TransAwarenessWeek
Trans people are waiting 25 years to get access to HRT on the NHS: It took me 5 hours
In the space of an afternoon, I booked an appointment with my GP, talked through my symptoms, and walked out with a prescription for HRT in…
medium.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Trans people are waiting 25 years to get access to HRT on the NHS: It took me 5 hours!
“The whole time I was talking to my GP I couldn’t stop thinking about how my experience was so totally & completely different to that of a trans person. The contrast was impossible to ignore” #TransAwarenessWeek
“The whole time I was talking to my GP I couldn’t stop thinking about how my experience was so totally & completely different to that of a trans person. The contrast was impossible to ignore” #TransAwarenessWeek
Anyone who goes to Paris because they want to get good coffee has missed the target by at least a country. But Starbucks is so much worse than that.
Every now and then I have a Starbucks because, like Strongbow, I am seemingly incapable of remembering how truly awful it actually is.
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Every now and then I have a Starbucks because, like Strongbow, I am seemingly incapable of remembering how truly awful it actually is.
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"In a nation renowned for sophisticated tastes, the acerbic, harsh espresso served in many bistros was not just surprising, but seemingly inexplicable."
This is why I always used to chuckle when Parisians offhandedly dissed Starbucks. The problem is that the French think their coffee is good.
This is why I always used to chuckle when Parisians offhandedly dissed Starbucks. The problem is that the French think their coffee is good.
In Paris, the next coffee revolution is quietly brewing
Meet the pioneers reimagining the French capital’s café society, infusing every bean with craft, conscience and creativity
www.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Anyone who goes to Paris because they want to get good coffee has missed the target by at least a country. But Starbucks is so much worse than that.
Every now and then I have a Starbucks because, like Strongbow, I am seemingly incapable of remembering how truly awful it actually is.
...
Every now and then I have a Starbucks because, like Strongbow, I am seemingly incapable of remembering how truly awful it actually is.
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chatgpt is down, post handmade em dashes
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
chatgpt is down, post handmade em dashes
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In 2020 Keir Starmer and Alf Dubs urged the then Conservative Government to restore their commitment to family reunion for child refugees, saying there was a “moral argument” to protect desperately vulnerable young people.
Five years later Dubs condemns Starmer for doing the complete opposite
Five years later Dubs condemns Starmer for doing the complete opposite
November 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
In 2020 Keir Starmer and Alf Dubs urged the then Conservative Government to restore their commitment to family reunion for child refugees, saying there was a “moral argument” to protect desperately vulnerable young people.
Five years later Dubs condemns Starmer for doing the complete opposite
Five years later Dubs condemns Starmer for doing the complete opposite
Still sticking with my idea that Mahmood was chosen principally because those running the Labour party think they can get away with massively racist policies if they can someone from a minority to front them.
Utterly cynical.
Utterly cynical.
- It is entirely legitimate for the Home Secretary to highlight the overt racism that she receives for taking part in public life.
- Everybody should oppose that racism against her, whatever their politics.
- But it is important to make several other points about this argument about racism.
- Everybody should oppose that racism against her, whatever their politics.
- But it is important to make several other points about this argument about racism.
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Still sticking with my idea that Mahmood was chosen principally because those running the Labour party think they can get away with massively racist policies if they can someone from a minority to front them.
Utterly cynical.
Utterly cynical.
In justifying her horrendous, Tommy Robinson pleasing, asylum plans Mahmood claims "while asylum claims fall across Europe, they are rising here". Here's the facts behind that claim.
Look at that graph.
The UK doesn't take many asylum seekers compared to other countries in Europe.
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Look at that graph.
The UK doesn't take many asylum seekers compared to other countries in Europe.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
In justifying her horrendous, Tommy Robinson pleasing, asylum plans Mahmood claims "while asylum claims fall across Europe, they are rising here". Here's the facts behind that claim.
Look at that graph.
The UK doesn't take many asylum seekers compared to other countries in Europe.
1/
Look at that graph.
The UK doesn't take many asylum seekers compared to other countries in Europe.
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In 2023 @tom-clark.bsky.social got me to write a chapter for his book on UK poverty about how immigration limbo, which Labour wants more of, makes people destitute. It was the most distressing piece I've ever worked on. We sent a copy to every MP. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/6081...
Destitute by design: trapped in the immigration system
Migration policy is not only failing people forced to arrive in Britain by
boats. In an extract from a new edited volume, Daniel Trilling reports on t...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
In 2023 @tom-clark.bsky.social got me to write a chapter for his book on UK poverty about how immigration limbo, which Labour wants more of, makes people destitute. It was the most distressing piece I've ever worked on. We sent a copy to every MP. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/6081...
"The Contracting States shall as far as possible facilitate the assimilation and naturalization of refugees. They shall in particular make every effort to expedite naturalization proceedings and to reduce as far as possible the charges and costs of such proceedings"
November 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"The Contracting States shall as far as possible facilitate the assimilation and naturalization of refugees. They shall in particular make every effort to expedite naturalization proceedings and to reduce as far as possible the charges and costs of such proceedings"