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Rob Taylor
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That photo of what presumably is Stewart's childhood bedroom with the Bob the Builder style wallpaper and the Nazi flag is pretty poignant.
If we're relying on qualified foreign tradespeople to build 1.5m new homes by 2029, should we be placing unnecessary stipulations on what English exams they've taken?
It's good banter. But isn't this just the standard advice to keep business continuity plans on paper? If your IT systems go down, you'll need to refer to them to get your business back up and running.
I Want You (Marvin Gaye) 10/10
I Want You (Bob Dylan) 10/10
Seventeen Sharon Van Etten 8/10
Seventeen Ladytron 8/10
Wrecking Ball Gillian Welch 8/10
Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus 6/10
I thought the Bojack picture was a reference to Declan Rice's nickname. But I guess not...
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This is the England that I know and love.
I have to confess, it made me tear up a little.
Timeline cleanse
Wouldn't you get rid of this three-valued logic by always running your CI workflow on commit (using webhooks)?
They may have automated creating AI podcasts of papers by calling a service like Google NotebookLM.

It's been possible for 1-2 years to upload complex documents like academic papers or legal judgements to this free service and have them converted into explainer podcast episodes.
I thought it was about drinking sangria in the park, and maybe going to the zoo then the movies. Sounds like a perfect day to me.
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One of the strangest ironies of the last ten years has been watching Britain immersing itself as deeply as ever in memories of WW2 while proudly turning its back on the project that emerged from it.
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The greatest description of Star Wars ever by a non-fan.
Take it away, Malcolm Tucker
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Batman flicks the v-sign before turning his back to leave
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Unthinkable just 10 years ago:

Almost 3/4 of the EU’s electricity in 2024 was from renewable energy sources and nuclear.

Gas and coal electricity generation is at record low levels.
It's a little bit USS Callister isn't it?
In the UK, some remain voters show similar contempt for those who voted for Brexit. The UK journalist @mrjamesob.bsky.social has a good phrase that he often repeats on his radio show - "contempt for the con man, compassion for the conned".
Is this the St John recipe?
Herbert from Family Guy fails to notice that his hair is on fire
A regular in our house.
And probably the odd racist to boot.