Nick Dastoor
@nickdastoor.bsky.social
Deputy head of audience development, the Guardian. Views not meant to represent employer. He/him
A sign of how confusing Tories are as a political proposition that you have to guess if they are touting "the collapse of the old order" as a good or a bad thing
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Jenrick accused of racism over ‘no white faces’ comments as he also claims ‘collapse of old order is in sight’ – UK politics live
Labour mayor of the West Midlands says Jenrick’s comments about Handsworth were racist
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A sign of how confusing Tories are as a political proposition that you have to guess if they are touting "the collapse of the old order" as a good or a bad thing
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Can’t recall seeing anything like this from a tech company recently blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issue...
September 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Can’t recall seeing anything like this from a tech company recently blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issue...
One day the secret of longevity will be unlocked and we'll know if it is cheesy puffs or custard
July 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
One day the secret of longevity will be unlocked and we'll know if it is cheesy puffs or custard
Which episode of Absolutely Fabulous was broadcast on the 17 December 1992? It's unsettling how hard it is to pin down the answer, but John Hoare did www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/05/abso...
Absolutely Out of Order
I don’t want much out of life, you know. I really don’t. Just the basics. Like, for example, knowing which episode of Absolutely Fabulous was broadcast on BBC2 on the 17th December 1992…
www.dirtyfeed.org
May 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Which episode of Absolutely Fabulous was broadcast on the 17 December 1992? It's unsettling how hard it is to pin down the answer, but John Hoare did www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/05/abso...
Well, damn. I'll have to export all those articles to somewhere else that I won't read them
www.theverge.com/news/672924/...
www.theverge.com/news/672924/...
Mozilla is shutting down Pocket
Pocket had a nearly two-decade-long run.
www.theverge.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Well, damn. I'll have to export all those articles to somewhere else that I won't read them
www.theverge.com/news/672924/...
www.theverge.com/news/672924/...
I just can't understand how this could make it through a serious newspaper's production process
I went into my library's database of Chicago area newspapers to confirm this isn't fake, and it's not.
@chicago.suntimes.com Why the hell are you using ChatGPT to make up book titles? You used to have a books staff. Absolutely no fact checking?
@chicago.suntimes.com Why the hell are you using ChatGPT to make up book titles? You used to have a books staff. Absolutely no fact checking?
May 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I just can't understand how this could make it through a serious newspaper's production process
Nazi cosplay getting out of hand
michiganadvance.com/2025/04/09/i...
michiganadvance.com/2025/04/09/i...
ICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’ • Michigan Advance
The leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American citi...
michiganadvance.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Nazi cosplay getting out of hand
michiganadvance.com/2025/04/09/i...
michiganadvance.com/2025/04/09/i...
Impact of Bluesky on referral should now get much clearer
We 💙 links!
Starting this week, we've made it even easier for newsrooms and more to track how much traffic Bluesky is sending to their sites.
For those setting up analytics, Bluesky's referrer is go.bsky.app.
Starting this week, we've made it even easier for newsrooms and more to track how much traffic Bluesky is sending to their sites.
For those setting up analytics, Bluesky's referrer is go.bsky.app.
March 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Impact of Bluesky on referral should now get much clearer
@lynneguist.bsky.social I had to check after yesterday's Wordle to see if you'd ever mentioned scrum getting popular in the US. Don't think you have! Seems to be a 21C thing
books.google.com/ngrams/graph...
books.google.com/ngrams/graph...
Google Books Ngram Viewer
Google Ngrams: scrum, 1900-2022
books.google.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
@lynneguist.bsky.social I had to check after yesterday's Wordle to see if you'd ever mentioned scrum getting popular in the US. Don't think you have! Seems to be a 21C thing
books.google.com/ngrams/graph...
books.google.com/ngrams/graph...
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Yeah, not sure about this as a breaking news alert, BBC
February 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Yeah, not sure about this as a breaking news alert, BBC
Translating baby sounds using Google AI
YouTube video by Google Cloud Tech
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January 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Remembering how many Ls and Ps a Phil(l)i(p)p(s) has is my spelling nemesis
January 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Remembering how many Ls and Ps a Phil(l)i(p)p(s) has is my spelling nemesis
Is it because I'm really scummy?
January 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Is it because I'm really scummy?
All this tech is great for blind and visually impaired people. But I can't say the thought of my Discover feed being turned into a podcast is thrilling me (never mind the copyright implications)
www.theverge.com/2025/1/9/243...
www.theverge.com/2025/1/9/243...
Google can turn your Discover feed into an AI-generated podcast
Daily Listen summarizes topics into roughly five-minute episodes.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
All this tech is great for blind and visually impaired people. But I can't say the thought of my Discover feed being turned into a podcast is thrilling me (never mind the copyright implications)
www.theverge.com/2025/1/9/243...
www.theverge.com/2025/1/9/243...
Hello dystopia my old friend
January 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Hello dystopia my old friend
Creative ways of saying a crocodile has died
December 23, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Creative ways of saying a crocodile has died
If you're Google Trends user, did you know that you can now filter Trending Now topics to a wide range of categores, from Politics to Shopping. I find Other particularly useful
December 14, 2024 at 8:51 PM
If you're Google Trends user, did you know that you can now filter Trending Now topics to a wide range of categores, from Politics to Shopping. I find Other particularly useful
Echobox, a tool the Guardian uses for social posting, is also giving up on X/Twitter status.echobox.com
December 14, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Echobox, a tool the Guardian uses for social posting, is also giving up on X/Twitter status.echobox.com
I'm very taken with this tool. theyseeyourphotos.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:46 AM
I'm very taken with this tool. theyseeyourphotos.com
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This is a dangerous and closed-minded view of journalism. There are never two sides to a story—there are multitudes. Our job is to deliver context, expert analysis and facts so readers have enough insight to make up their own minds. Dumbing down info and rating it leaves little room for nuance.
LA Times owner plans to add AI-powered ‘bias meter’ on news stories, sparking newsroom backlash. www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/m... "The reader can press a button and get both sides of that exact same story," says the owner.
If you think "critical of" equals "biased about" then you may enjoy this machine.
If you think "critical of" equals "biased about" then you may enjoy this machine.
LA Times owner plans to add AI-powered ‘bias meter’ on news stories, sparking newsroom backlash | CNN Business
Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who blocked the newspaper’s endorsement of Kamala Harris and plans to overhaul its editorial board, says he will implement an artificial intelligence-power...
www.cnn.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:25 PM
This is a dangerous and closed-minded view of journalism. There are never two sides to a story—there are multitudes. Our job is to deliver context, expert analysis and facts so readers have enough insight to make up their own minds. Dumbing down info and rating it leaves little room for nuance.
Today and tomorrow I'll be joining my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours. For more information please follow bsky.app/profile/gonu..., or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver
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December 4, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Today and tomorrow I'll be joining my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours. For more information please follow bsky.app/profile/gonu..., or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver