I am probably the least AI-sceptic person on Bluesky and use it moderately in my job, but I am categorically saying if anyone suggest putting AI into something mission-critical like ERP, then you need to fire them immediately.
www.theregister.com/2026/01/19/e...
www.theregister.com/2026/01/19/e...
ERP isn't dead yet – but most execs are planning the wake
: 7 out of 10 C-suite cats reckon software category's best days are behind it, but can't agree what's next
www.theregister.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:43 AM
I am probably the least AI-sceptic person on Bluesky and use it moderately in my job, but I am categorically saying if anyone suggest putting AI into something mission-critical like ERP, then you need to fire them immediately.
www.theregister.com/2026/01/19/e...
www.theregister.com/2026/01/19/e...
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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He’s still doing it
January 19, 2026 at 8:17 PM
He’s still doing it
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
See some people are really showing their true colours on here right now.
Apparently, none of this is their fault and Europe needs to show more solidarity.
Apparently, none of this is their fault and Europe needs to show more solidarity.
January 19, 2026 at 12:08 PM
See some people are really showing their true colours on here right now.
Apparently, none of this is their fault and Europe needs to show more solidarity.
Apparently, none of this is their fault and Europe needs to show more solidarity.
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Versailles was nowhere near harsh enough, that's why it failed, and anyone who says otherwise is basically a Nazi apologist
January 19, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Versailles was nowhere near harsh enough, that's why it failed, and anyone who says otherwise is basically a Nazi apologist
Starmer sounds like a man who cannot accept reality.
January 19, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Starmer sounds like a man who cannot accept reality.
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Well the new video is finished and out to the Hellfire Club (Patreons) and will go, as the programmers say "GA" probably tomorrow evening UK time......jolly exciting
January 19, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Well the new video is finished and out to the Hellfire Club (Patreons) and will go, as the programmers say "GA" probably tomorrow evening UK time......jolly exciting
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Aged like milk. Behind a radiator.
January 18, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Aged like milk. Behind a radiator.
A good way of thinking of this is that a quarter (the US 25c piece) is 1.75mm thick. Laid on their side, a million dollars in quarters is 7 km/4.3 miles long. A billion dollars is 7,000 kilometres, which is London to Dubai.
77 billion dollars would be 1.4 times the earth to the moon.
77 billion dollars would be 1.4 times the earth to the moon.
Remarkable. Honestly. Everyone's saying he's clearly terrible at business but could YOU spunk $77 billion up the back of nothing in under five years? No. No you could not. It takes someone *very* special indeed to fail this spectacularly. You are no Zuckerberg. We should be naming streets after him.
The division has lost over $77 billion since its inception in 2020.
January 18, 2026 at 5:18 PM
A good way of thinking of this is that a quarter (the US 25c piece) is 1.75mm thick. Laid on their side, a million dollars in quarters is 7 km/4.3 miles long. A billion dollars is 7,000 kilometres, which is London to Dubai.
77 billion dollars would be 1.4 times the earth to the moon.
77 billion dollars would be 1.4 times the earth to the moon.
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From the archives...
January 18, 2026 at 6:58 AM
From the archives...
If you give into someone “because nuclear”, all you are doing is signalling to every country in the world that you will take them more seriously if they also have nukes and you get proliferation.
"But Dov," you ask, "are you really saying that we should risk the destruction of the human race in nuclear conflagration for 50,000 people"
Absofuckinglutely
Absofuckinglutely
I feel such a strong sense of love for this small people who can do nothing but put their hopes in the rest of us that we will protect them and I think we absolutely have to put /everything/ on the line to save them.
January 18, 2026 at 1:23 PM
If you give into someone “because nuclear”, all you are doing is signalling to every country in the world that you will take them more seriously if they also have nukes and you get proliferation.
I’m fine with this as long as I don’t have to say nice things about the Rafale.
There's also going to be a lot of cognitive dissonance for some folks in British politics when they discover that France is the UK's closest ally now.
January 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I’m fine with this as long as I don’t have to say nice things about the Rafale.
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This opens up wider questions about how far the UK and Canada in the 5 eyes intel sharing framework as well as other former allies of the United States can still provide the Americans with any sensitive intelligence information at all
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM
This opens up wider questions about how far the UK and Canada in the 5 eyes intel sharing framework as well as other former allies of the United States can still provide the Americans with any sensitive intelligence information at all
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Keir Starmer often takes 2-3 days to issue very mild criticism of US actions. This is both direct and issued fast.
I think there is a serious risk that the US miscalculated quite what a big deal the Greenland thing is to Europe (and in Europe).
I think there is a serious risk that the US miscalculated quite what a big deal the Greenland thing is to Europe (and in Europe).
NEW - Starmer says US "completely wrong" in threatening tariffs over Greenland
January 17, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Keir Starmer often takes 2-3 days to issue very mild criticism of US actions. This is both direct and issued fast.
I think there is a serious risk that the US miscalculated quite what a big deal the Greenland thing is to Europe (and in Europe).
I think there is a serious risk that the US miscalculated quite what a big deal the Greenland thing is to Europe (and in Europe).
It's time for the UK to show some courage. Not just the government, but the people as well. We cannot appease.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland
The US president says the countries will be charged a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM
It's time for the UK to show some courage. Not just the government, but the people as well. We cannot appease.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
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I know it's Whiskey Friday and all but we're not seriously falling for that Tommy Robinson Grindr nonsense are we?
January 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I know it's Whiskey Friday and all but we're not seriously falling for that Tommy Robinson Grindr nonsense are we?
Slowdive perform "When the Sun Hits" - Pitchfork Music Festival 2014
YouTube video by Pitchfork
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 10:33 AM
All I'm saying is that this gorja looks far more in need of hydration than I do.
Reform UK’s new councillor Joan McTigue everyone:
"I would bloody drown them. Gypsies at Appleby Horse Fair!".
"I would bloody drown them. Gypsies at Appleby Horse Fair!".
'I would bloody drown them' - councillor slammed for Appleby horse fair post
A COUNCILLOR has been criticised for "cruel" and "offensive" comments after she said she would drown someone who needed…
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 10:13 AM
All I'm saying is that this gorja looks far more in need of hydration than I do.
January 16, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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