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Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 3h

Oddly, I didn't even parse it that way!
But now you mention it.

The way the article is written is odd. (Unless I am. Quite possible.. ahem).

I read it as, 'UK have had to close 68. But Global saved 64 of them'.

Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 3h

A spokesperson for Pizza Hut UK said: "We are pleased to secure the continuation of 64 sites to safeguard our guest experience and protect the associated jobs."

🤷‍♂️

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Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 3h

"We’re having some trouble displaying this photo at the moment. Please try again." ...

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Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 4h

I see a lot of people discussing Bluesky and its 'engagement' compared to other places.

Maybe we're just more the sort of people who've had enough of 'engagement' metrics, and fuelling algos with clicks.

I might enjoy a post about a subject, but I don't really want to send a signal for more of it.

Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 5h

Also the front page link makes it look far worse than it actually is ...

Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 5h

Burying the lede much?

Headline: "Pizza Hut to close 68 UK restaurants"

Actuality: ".. However, Pizza Hut's global owner Yum! Brands has agreed to save 64 restaurants in the UK, preserving 1,276 jobs."

So: "Pizza Hut to close 4 restaurants"

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pizza Hut to close 68 UK restaurants

The move will lead to more than 1,200 redundancies, but 64 other restaurants will be saved.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 5h

"As well as the swap line, the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, last week announced efforts to secure a separate $20bn facility from “private banks and sovereign wealth funds” to support Argentina’s embattled economy."

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

Argentina formalizes $20bn currency swap deal with US

Bailout by Trump attempts to stabilize shaky economy under Javier Milei as he faces mounting midterms pressure

www.theguardian.com

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Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 6h

"We’re betting the future of our industry on a tool that amplifies expertise but can’t create it. And we’re running out of humans who have that expertise..."

techtrenches.substack.com/p/ai-wont-sa...

AI Won't Save Us From the Talent Crisis We Created

I’ve spent the last 18 months watching teams integrate AI into their workflows.

techtrenches.substack.com

Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 7h

"We've created a perfect storm: tools that amplify incompetence, used by developers who can't evaluate the output, reviewed by managers who trust the machine more than their people." ... #AI

Kevin Marks @kevinmarks.com · 7h

“We've normalized software catastrophes to the point where a Calculator leaking 32GB of RAM barely makes the news. This isn't about AI. The quality crisis started years before ChatGPT existed. AI just weaponized existing incompetence.” techtrenches.substack.com/p/the-great-...

The Great Software Quality Collapse: How We Normalized Catastrophe

The Apple Calculator leaked 32GB of RAM.

techtrenches.substack.com

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Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 8h

sent dm and email. all ok?

Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 10h

Hope everyone's looking forward to all the future global panic situations when their various job/customer/emotional/'vibe' support bots all stop responding for a while, then wake up again later, forgetting who you are and what their purpose is..

Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 10h

AWS down... but Amazon up ...,

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Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 1d

Though ownership doesn't *always* reflect editorial control or bias.

Investigating the actual editors' backgrounds might prove to be more fruitful. They're the ones splashing the words everywhere.

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Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 1d

In the UK, Comcast. Since Fox was forced to sell it off in 2018.

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Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 1d

Egregious conflations.

Football stadiums should be a no-go-zone for all demonstrably violent fans of any team.

It's that simple.

Just not as simple as Sky News journalists.

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Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 2d

...
Aaaaaand when he was up he was up,
And when he was down he was down..
And when he was only half way up he was...

.. let's just stop this and pretend it never happened. OK?

#PrinceAndrew

Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 2d

"Ooooh.. The Grand Old Duke of York,
he had ten thousand ...."

... maybe let's not talk about that anymore eh?

#PrinceAndrew

Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 2d

Is he sweating yet?

#PrinceAndrew

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Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 3d

A young lad who said he'd left school was asked who the first man in the moon was.

He said "Donald Trump".

Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 3d

This guy's channel will horrify you to see how poorly educated and informed so many people are in the UK.

And they're lowering the voting age to 16.

Brexit happened because too many people didn't understand that they were being lied to.

We are so doomed...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRN_...

GEN Z CAN'T Answer SIMPLE Questions!

YouTube video by EmanRTM

www.youtube.com

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Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 3d

Off out to see this lot later.

Erotic Secrets of Pompeii

Should be fun!

amazingradio.com/profile/altm...

EROTIC SECRETS OF POMPEII | Amazing Radio

Amazing Radio, home to the best online Internet radio station. Supporting indie artists & bands worldwide helping your talent get heard.

amazingradio.com

Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 3d

Re: Maccabi fan ban..

They should impose some kind of self-policing: The team's management should tell the fans that if there's any serious trouble caused by them, they ALL get their season cards revoked.

Also, the UK could prevent future re-entry to any offenders too.

Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 3d

Me too!!

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Kosso @kosso.co.uk · 3d

Incredible. China has a *two mile long* glass water slide going down a mountain.

The mind boggles on them having to get all that glass up there and situated, let alone the cost and the amazing feat of engineering.

And all just for fun times too! 👍

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yosB...

INSANE! 2-MILE GLASS Water Slide Ride Down the Mountain! | Longest Glass Water Slide in the World!

YouTube video by Attractions 360°

www.youtube.com

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