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C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 4h

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 14h

Not as good a dancer

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 14h

if you think The One Show is batshit, then consider In Town Tonight from 1955, where the guests were the leader of a Trinidadian steel band followed by an SS officer who was Hitler's personal valet. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

In Town Tonight - 29/10/1955

First transmitted in 1955, this is all that's left of this edition. It includes an interview with former SS officer Heinz Linge who was Hitler's personal attendant.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 15h

Absolutely superb effort by all those who voted for this, many of whom are now dead.

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 16h

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 15h

a man in a military uniform is sitting at a table with a woman .

ALT: a man in a military uniform is sitting at a table with a woman .

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 16h

People complaining about the Allen films and giving a pass to Looking For Mr Goodbar 👀

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 17h

Er... Thames source to mouth?

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 17h

Border of Greater London

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 17h

People talk about John Cazale but Godfather, Play It Again Sam, Sleeper, Godfather II, Love & Death is also quite the five film run.

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 17h

a woman stands in front of a window with the godfather 50 years written on the bottom

ALT: a woman stands in front of a window with the godfather 50 years written on the bottom

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 17h

*opens TED talk* The Godfather is about Kay

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 17h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 21h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 18h

Learned today *from an effing football podcast* that the Zhou Enlai quote that "it's too early to tell" the impact of the French Revolution was actually about the Paris uprising of 1968.

Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 18h

Plus Militant were entryists rather than established Labour members, were 100% about party power not government rather than 80/20, plus many other differences

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 19h

Yeah, that guy who you think was great for OD'ing on a brick of sweets?https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-02-13/go-back-to-where-you-came-from-a-flawed-reality-show-that-shines-a-light-on-racism-and-immigration.html

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 19h

Bootleg 1-3 just for the shock and scope of it, then Cutting Edge, then Basement Tapes, then Live "Albert Hall". All orders good though!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

Imagine that

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 21h

look i'm just gonna say: everyone involved in this shit needs to go to jail

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE GOONS crash into car and then point weapons to kidnap man.

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 1d

You might have heard of 'dark kitchens' when a row of sheds in a car park churn out food for Deliveroo. They're unpopular and low margin. So the next big thing in London food is 'host kitchens' where local pubs, restaurants and kebab shops cook for big brands. www.londoncentric.media/p/host-kitch...

Why your next upmarket Deliveroo might be made by your local kebab shop

"On one hand, it’s a lifeline... But on the other hand, it’s a harbinger of doom.”

www.londoncentric.media

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 22h

Suddenly in favour of fully privatising healthcare.

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 22h

I can count about seven separate red flags in this one letter of recommendation (from Peter Mandelson about Jeffrey Epstein) www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Rick Burin @rickburin.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine being this lame

The Telegraph saying that an activist dancing dressed as a frog is a terrorist (in coward quotes), and for some reason they’ve added that the person is non-binary

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 1d

It's hotel buffet. The tray is the giveaway, plus the three eggs.

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, it's a disgrace that this plate has hash browns not bubble but that's the American's fault.

Andrew M_CEO 🇬🇷 🇺🇸 @andrewmceo.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry, I find the full English Breakfast to be pretty gross overall. #foodsky

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