Leftback
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Chelsea and very socially liberal politics, so basically you'll get angry at something.
The dream of "Italy: 2026 Grand Slam Winners"* is fading by the minute in #TheRugby 😞
*lit: me making that joke once a day until Italy play England or France
*lit: me making that joke once a day until Italy play England or France
February 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The dream of "Italy: 2026 Grand Slam Winners"* is fading by the minute in #TheRugby 😞
*lit: me making that joke once a day until Italy play England or France
*lit: me making that joke once a day until Italy play England or France
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There's basically two sane opinions about Blusky. They are:
1) Oh yay! We've somewhat brought back old twitter before Elon broke it
&
2) Oh no! We've somewhat brought back old twitter before Elon broke it
1) Oh yay! We've somewhat brought back old twitter before Elon broke it
&
2) Oh no! We've somewhat brought back old twitter before Elon broke it
February 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
There's basically two sane opinions about Blusky. They are:
1) Oh yay! We've somewhat brought back old twitter before Elon broke it
&
2) Oh no! We've somewhat brought back old twitter before Elon broke it
1) Oh yay! We've somewhat brought back old twitter before Elon broke it
&
2) Oh no! We've somewhat brought back old twitter before Elon broke it
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Nice surprise for Mrs P. She lost the diamond at Xmas. We somehow found it and it's took 6 weeks to get it reset and about £250. Funny looks in the restaurant wheen I asked if she'd stay married to me and gave her a ring.
February 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Nice surprise for Mrs P. She lost the diamond at Xmas. We somehow found it and it's took 6 weeks to get it reset and about £250. Funny looks in the restaurant wheen I asked if she'd stay married to me and gave her a ring.
When you read something like this you also know that this was a game without the 'Chairman's Gates' where the numbers through the turnstiles wasn't recorded but the money was pocketed by the club owner...
Every Wikipedia article ever about a stadium: "The current capacity is 25,000. Its record crowd was 68,351 in 1963 for a semi-final between..."
February 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
When you read something like this you also know that this was a game without the 'Chairman's Gates' where the numbers through the turnstiles wasn't recorded but the money was pocketed by the club owner...
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The one commonality amongst all creamy pint addicts is they wish they'd never started.
important message i want to pass along about the creamy pint addiction - please watch if you, like many, are still slugging back 4-6 creamy pints a day 👇
February 14, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The one commonality amongst all creamy pint addicts is they wish they'd never started.
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Valentine's day through the generations...
My son and his new girlfriend: sharing romantic gifts and planning a day of activities.
Me and my wife after 20 years of marriage: going to buy drain unblocker after partially flooding the bathroom.
My son and his new girlfriend: sharing romantic gifts and planning a day of activities.
Me and my wife after 20 years of marriage: going to buy drain unblocker after partially flooding the bathroom.
February 14, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Valentine's day through the generations...
My son and his new girlfriend: sharing romantic gifts and planning a day of activities.
Me and my wife after 20 years of marriage: going to buy drain unblocker after partially flooding the bathroom.
My son and his new girlfriend: sharing romantic gifts and planning a day of activities.
Me and my wife after 20 years of marriage: going to buy drain unblocker after partially flooding the bathroom.
Anyone who donates to Tiny Tommy's Dubai Relocation Fund should immediately have a 9% income tax and wealth tax put on them. Sensible policies for a happy Britain.
February 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Anyone who donates to Tiny Tommy's Dubai Relocation Fund should immediately have a 9% income tax and wealth tax put on them. Sensible policies for a happy Britain.
Cleaning the bathroom and have to shut the door so the cat doesn't try to taste the new smells and now I'm high as a kite. The little window in there does nothing.
February 14, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Cleaning the bathroom and have to shut the door so the cat doesn't try to taste the new smells and now I'm high as a kite. The little window in there does nothing.
I was going to scoff that any sensible company would call something they were building 'Megatron' but a) it's AI, it's full of bellends and b) a former manufacturer of very high quality light meters went by the name Megatron, but they pre-dated the cartoon by some years.
Models we know were trained on pirated books (a non-exhaustive list):
GPT-3 (OpenAI)
GPT-3.5 (OpenAI)
Claude 1 (Anthropic)
Claude 2 (Anthropic)
Llama 1 (Meta)
Llama 2 (Meta)
Llama 3 (Meta)
OpenELM (Apple)
BloombergGPT (Bloomberg)
Megatron-Turing NLG 530B (Microsoft & Nvidia)
🧵 1/2
GPT-3 (OpenAI)
GPT-3.5 (OpenAI)
Claude 1 (Anthropic)
Claude 2 (Anthropic)
Llama 1 (Meta)
Llama 2 (Meta)
Llama 3 (Meta)
OpenELM (Apple)
BloombergGPT (Bloomberg)
Megatron-Turing NLG 530B (Microsoft & Nvidia)
🧵 1/2
February 14, 2026 at 9:25 AM
I was going to scoff that any sensible company would call something they were building 'Megatron' but a) it's AI, it's full of bellends and b) a former manufacturer of very high quality light meters went by the name Megatron, but they pre-dated the cartoon by some years.
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Reminds me of this from the old place a few years ago
February 14, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Reminds me of this from the old place a few years ago
Anyway, good morning to all the Real Ones up early on a Saturday to listen to/watch Ireland v Oman in #TheCricket men's T20 world cup. A game that is, to all intents and purposes, a dead rubber yet somehow saw Ireland absolutely throwing the bat at it to score 235 and have Oman at 116-8
February 14, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Anyway, good morning to all the Real Ones up early on a Saturday to listen to/watch Ireland v Oman in #TheCricket men's T20 world cup. A game that is, to all intents and purposes, a dead rubber yet somehow saw Ireland absolutely throwing the bat at it to score 235 and have Oman at 116-8
This is what happens when a government agency that has important functions is considered an easy target for any departmental cuts for the best part of 20 years because nobody notices what it does until it reaches the point that everybody notices what they don't.
A woodland at Passingford Bridge, Epping severed by M25 becomes deep illegal toxic landfill. Local resident dials 999, but entry to lorries not blocked. Basic duty of Environment Agency not happening again
news.sky.com/story/this-s...
news.sky.com/story/this-s...
February 14, 2026 at 7:56 AM
This is what happens when a government agency that has important functions is considered an easy target for any departmental cuts for the best part of 20 years because nobody notices what it does until it reaches the point that everybody notices what they don't.
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Lord of the Rings and the Spider-Man trilogy both rule, because we took some absolute freak horror directors, gave them infinite budgets and never-before-seen CGI tech, and told them to make an all-quadrant family blockbuster based on the most beloved characters of the 20th century.
Whenever I rewatch the original Spider-Man movie I remember how much parts of it scared me, especially the Green Goblin jumpscares, and how it might have been my first exposure to this style of horror filmmaking, that combo of intensity and camp that I came to love Raimi for
February 14, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Lord of the Rings and the Spider-Man trilogy both rule, because we took some absolute freak horror directors, gave them infinite budgets and never-before-seen CGI tech, and told them to make an all-quadrant family blockbuster based on the most beloved characters of the 20th century.
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For thirty years you can literally have anything.
- Industrialisation
- German Unification (Gunification™️)
- Alsace–Lorraine
- Large Metz
Anything goes.
- Twenty State Confederation
- Helmuth von Moltke
- Reuss-Gera
- JUNIOR Line Reuss-Gera
It’s up to you.
- Industrialisation
- German Unification (Gunification™️)
- Alsace–Lorraine
- Large Metz
Anything goes.
- Twenty State Confederation
- Helmuth von Moltke
- Reuss-Gera
- JUNIOR Line Reuss-Gera
It’s up to you.
February 14, 2026 at 7:41 AM
For thirty years you can literally have anything.
- Industrialisation
- German Unification (Gunification™️)
- Alsace–Lorraine
- Large Metz
Anything goes.
- Twenty State Confederation
- Helmuth von Moltke
- Reuss-Gera
- JUNIOR Line Reuss-Gera
It’s up to you.
- Industrialisation
- German Unification (Gunification™️)
- Alsace–Lorraine
- Large Metz
Anything goes.
- Twenty State Confederation
- Helmuth von Moltke
- Reuss-Gera
- JUNIOR Line Reuss-Gera
It’s up to you.
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There isn't a single historical event aside (arguably) genocide that wouldn't be improved by a Butterfield-style voice over.
The Franco-Prussian War for example.
“Then, after Sedan, it’s time for a reward. 10th May 1871 is Treaty Day.”
The Franco-Prussian War for example.
“Then, after Sedan, it’s time for a reward. 10th May 1871 is Treaty Day.”
February 14, 2026 at 7:40 AM
There isn't a single historical event aside (arguably) genocide that wouldn't be improved by a Butterfield-style voice over.
The Franco-Prussian War for example.
“Then, after Sedan, it’s time for a reward. 10th May 1871 is Treaty Day.”
The Franco-Prussian War for example.
“Then, after Sedan, it’s time for a reward. 10th May 1871 is Treaty Day.”
Torn between 'ho ho ho, Neto has found his level (4th place in the Championship's B team) and remarking that there have been two very good goals in his hat trick.
February 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Torn between 'ho ho ho, Neto has found his level (4th place in the Championship's B team) and remarking that there have been two very good goals in his hat trick.
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You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
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Went to see that well-known romantic Shakespearean tragedy about two star-crossed lovers.
Macbeth.
Macbeth.
This is an unapologetically sappy feel-good subject (at least, I guess, for people in a happy relationship”). So, to prepare for Valentine’s Day, what did you and your partner do for a first date?
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
On our first date, my spouse and I spent like an hour talking about footnotes.
February 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Went to see that well-known romantic Shakespearean tragedy about two star-crossed lovers.
Macbeth.
Macbeth.
English #TheFootball is in a weird place where management recruitment is based on selling a vision of play style and a process and other nonsense whilst at the same time it is agreed that you can now only score goals by surrounding the opposing goalkeeper with 2 meter tall man mountains at corners.
February 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
English #TheFootball is in a weird place where management recruitment is based on selling a vision of play style and a process and other nonsense whilst at the same time it is agreed that you can now only score goals by surrounding the opposing goalkeeper with 2 meter tall man mountains at corners.
I take it back, this is 10x funnier than De Zebra or Maresca would have been #TheFootball
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Igor Tudor agrees deal to become Tottenham's interim boss
Igor Tudor agrees a deal to become Tottenham interim head coach until the end of the season.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I take it back, this is 10x funnier than De Zebra or Maresca would have been #TheFootball
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
The last population boom was caused by putting radium in inappropriate household goods and beauty products. There you go Goodwin, you can have that one for free.
ICYMI: Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Genetic study finds domestic pigs’ year-round breeding sped gene flow into wild boar
Back in 2021, in the thick of pandemic mania, The Register gleefully reported that "radioactive hybrid terror pigs" were thriving in Japan's Fukushima exclusion zone.…
dlvr.it
February 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The last population boom was caused by putting radium in inappropriate household goods and beauty products. There you go Goodwin, you can have that one for free.
New voice on TMS in Michael Carberry. As I thought he was treated disgracefully by England pleased to hear him; needs a bit of training to cut down the "for me, that's..." but aside from that Simon Mann and him just enjoying talking about cricket is nice.
February 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
New voice on TMS in Michael Carberry. As I thought he was treated disgracefully by England pleased to hear him; needs a bit of training to cut down the "for me, that's..." but aside from that Simon Mann and him just enjoying talking about cricket is nice.
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