Startup panel: “we hear you’ve got a new idea for a dating site”
Me: “yes but instead of just swiping left or right, it’s controller sequences from video games so if you both go, for example, ⬅️⬅️⬆️➡️↘️ Then you match”
Me: “yes but instead of just swiping left or right, it’s controller sequences from video games so if you both go, for example, ⬅️⬅️⬆️➡️↘️ Then you match”
November 28, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Startup panel: “we hear you’ve got a new idea for a dating site”
Me: “yes but instead of just swiping left or right, it’s controller sequences from video games so if you both go, for example, ⬅️⬅️⬆️➡️↘️ Then you match”
Me: “yes but instead of just swiping left or right, it’s controller sequences from video games so if you both go, for example, ⬅️⬅️⬆️➡️↘️ Then you match”
Two words: “Darien Gap”
US president claims attacks on vessels in Latin American region have stopped 85 percent of drugs trafficked by sea.
Trump says US will soon stop Venezuelan drug trafficking ‘by land’
US president claims attacks on vessels in Latin American region have stopped 85 percent of drugs trafficked by sea.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Two words: “Darien Gap”
Interviewer: “where do you see yourself in 5 years?”
Me: “it doesn’t say on the job description that planning skills are needed for this role”
Me: “it doesn’t say on the job description that planning skills are needed for this role”
November 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Interviewer: “where do you see yourself in 5 years?”
Me: “it doesn’t say on the job description that planning skills are needed for this role”
Me: “it doesn’t say on the job description that planning skills are needed for this role”
My new murder mystery novel is called Absolutely Nothing Happens so that every plot development looks like a twist that comes as a complete surprise to the reader
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
My new murder mystery novel is called Absolutely Nothing Happens so that every plot development looks like a twist that comes as a complete surprise to the reader
“Having a whale of a time” was right there
Humpback whale puts on 'amazing, awesome, unforgettable' display at Bream Bay
Humpback whale puts on 'amazing, awesome, unforgettable' display at Bream Bay
Michele Adams was returning from a fishing trip, when she captured the powerful images from 50 metres.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 4:57 AM
“Having a whale of a time” was right there
“One word we’re thankful for”
Let’s all go around the table and say one word we’re thankful for.
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 AM
“One word we’re thankful for”
Escar-gone
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Escar-gone
The days when we used to do 200km on a cup of coffee with an emergency can of Coke for the last hour
"There's no machine known that is more efficient than a human on a bicycle. Bowl of oatmeal, 30 miles - you can't come close to that."
- Bill Nye, science communicator
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Bill!
Born November 27, 1955
- Bill Nye, science communicator
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Bill!
Born November 27, 1955
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The days when we used to do 200km on a cup of coffee with an emergency can of Coke for the last hour
The urea-driven lemon tree revival continues
November 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The urea-driven lemon tree revival continues
HR called, they want to know who put the vodka, Twister and lawn darts in the team building pack
Deeply worrying sight in the corner of the office. Wondering if I can report it as an unattended item and get it blown up?
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
HR called, they want to know who put the vodka, Twister and lawn darts in the team building pack
Due to Defense cutbacks, Davey from that piano bar is no longer in the Navy.
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Due to Defense cutbacks, Davey from that piano bar is no longer in the Navy.
Even if you don’t get this from the topic itself, you can cultivate and grow this rage by attending workshops and symposiums where the leading charlatans in your field are guest speakers
my number one piece of advice to people wanting to do a PhD is to pick a topic that makes you so. fucking. angry. truly incredible the level of motivation that unbridled rage can provide
November 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Even if you don’t get this from the topic itself, you can cultivate and grow this rage by attending workshops and symposiums where the leading charlatans in your field are guest speakers
I phoned up Radio Clyde to get them to play Danger Zone and now I’ve been put through to their IT department under a ticket of “Cannae login”
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I phoned up Radio Clyde to get them to play Danger Zone and now I’ve been put through to their IT department under a ticket of “Cannae login”
Alan Cumming stars as Hope Hubris in the Ridley Scott-directed Bio of a Space Tyrant
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Alan Cumming stars as Hope Hubris in the Ridley Scott-directed Bio of a Space Tyrant
This sums up my week (including one money in a suitcase joke)
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This sums up my week (including one money in a suitcase joke)
You have to add the asbestos because some people are 🔥
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
You have to add the asbestos because some people are 🔥
As soon as you recognise three things, being conservative is off the table:
- capitalism values only labour with zero margin and it is infinitely replaceable
- debt shackles you to work
- the accumulation of wealth poisons the whole system
- capitalism values only labour with zero margin and it is infinitely replaceable
- debt shackles you to work
- the accumulation of wealth poisons the whole system
We grew up being told "you'll get more conservative as you age" but it turns out becoming more conservative isn't about aging it's about accruing wealth, which we didn't do as we aged because for most of us home ownership was out of reach
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Millennials are the first generation to move left as they age, rewriting the rules of Australian politics | RNZ News
The trend has surprised the experts behind the study.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As soon as you recognise three things, being conservative is off the table:
- capitalism values only labour with zero margin and it is infinitely replaceable
- debt shackles you to work
- the accumulation of wealth poisons the whole system
- capitalism values only labour with zero margin and it is infinitely replaceable
- debt shackles you to work
- the accumulation of wealth poisons the whole system
Or, you know, you could just choose not to participate in consumer-driven capitalism.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Expect 40-minute queues just to exit motorway, an hour to find a park when Ikea opens
Aucklanders won’t know what’s hit them when Ikea opens its doors for the first time on December 4, and we’re not talking about the Swedish meatballs.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Or, you know, you could just choose not to participate in consumer-driven capitalism.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
This is not what is meant by Uniform Code of Military Justice
It’s frightening that an asshat like Pete Hegseth is in charge of our military. He’s a danger to patriots like Sen. Mark Kelly — and to the entire world.
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This is not what is meant by Uniform Code of Military Justice
Startup panel: “pitch is your idea”
Me, produces a stainless steel bowl, punches 24 holes in it: “Advent Colanders”
Me, produces a stainless steel bowl, punches 24 holes in it: “Advent Colanders”
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Startup panel: “pitch is your idea”
Me, produces a stainless steel bowl, punches 24 holes in it: “Advent Colanders”
Me, produces a stainless steel bowl, punches 24 holes in it: “Advent Colanders”
The Instagram algorithm has decided to show me, a middle-aged white male, reels of version after version of Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain and I don’t know why
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
The Instagram algorithm has decided to show me, a middle-aged white male, reels of version after version of Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain and I don’t know why