Usagi
@usagi3939.bsky.social
Trainee business analyst (final written exam complete, one interview to go); researcher. There'll be a lot of chat about EVs and national/international security.
I mix cocktails better than I cook dinner.
I mix cocktails better than I cook dinner.
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I would go as far as to say it’s actually an important trait to being a good artist, to have a firm sense of who and what you don’t like and what you don’t want to do.
November 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I would go as far as to say it’s actually an important trait to being a good artist, to have a firm sense of who and what you don’t like and what you don’t want to do.
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I hate it when my kids buy me something with 'World's Best Dad' on it. Because it's so blatantly not true, and makes me realise what a failure of a father I've been.
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I hate it when my kids buy me something with 'World's Best Dad' on it. Because it's so blatantly not true, and makes me realise what a failure of a father I've been.
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Even taking into account the revelation that Professor Murphy's research on repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang region of China had been muted, the failure to recognise basic legislative parameters of the NSA 2023, or indeed any form of complicity in HSA, is mind-boggling.
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Even taking into account the revelation that Professor Murphy's research on repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang region of China had been muted, the failure to recognise basic legislative parameters of the NSA 2023, or indeed any form of complicity in HSA, is mind-boggling.
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"All major game studios are using generative AI" the fact this is a lie aside, the ones that are using it aren't doing so willingly. It's meddling managers and CEOs with no understanding or attachment to game development forcing it on devs who end up not using anything it outputs anyway.
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
"All major game studios are using generative AI" the fact this is a lie aside, the ones that are using it aren't doing so willingly. It's meddling managers and CEOs with no understanding or attachment to game development forcing it on devs who end up not using anything it outputs anyway.
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Someone who likes to orchestrate encounters between women against their will for the purpose of watching "girls together", sounds like a bit of a - how shall I say this politely - control freak. www.thetimes.com/article/a071...
I survived Epstein’s harem. Here’s what Virginia Giuffre got wrong
Rina Oh is suing her fellow victim’s estate, accusing her of fabricating stories about their experience in Jeffrey Epstein’s dark world
www.thetimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Someone who likes to orchestrate encounters between women against their will for the purpose of watching "girls together", sounds like a bit of a - how shall I say this politely - control freak. www.thetimes.com/article/a071...
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There was also the not-small issue of intellectual property theft when I began blogging and posting to Twitter ten years ago. Those halcyon days of (over) sharing life vignettes with blogger mates are long gone. We learnt the hard way that less is definitely more.
www.thetimes.com/article/7e46...
www.thetimes.com/article/7e46...
Social media is dead — none of my friends are posting any more
‘Everyone is scared that something they share might attract the attention of social media’s angry hordes, always ready to accuse on X, Facebook and Instagram’
www.thetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
There was also the not-small issue of intellectual property theft when I began blogging and posting to Twitter ten years ago. Those halcyon days of (over) sharing life vignettes with blogger mates are long gone. We learnt the hard way that less is definitely more.
www.thetimes.com/article/7e46...
www.thetimes.com/article/7e46...
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Clarice Starling challenged Hannibal Lecter to point his high-powered perception inward if he dared, and social media influencer and drone supplier Serhii Sternenko does much the same with both antagonist Russia and his home country Ukraine. www.thetimes.com/article/83ab...
‘Russia has repeatedly tried to kill me — I must be doing something right’
Would-be assassins keep coming for Serhii Sterneneko, the Ukrainian streetfighter turned YouTuber who supplies drones to Kyiv’s military
www.thetimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Clarice Starling challenged Hannibal Lecter to point his high-powered perception inward if he dared, and social media influencer and drone supplier Serhii Sternenko does much the same with both antagonist Russia and his home country Ukraine. www.thetimes.com/article/83ab...
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"Today’s kings of the Kremlin are finding that keeping the population supplied with vodka and bread is no longer sufficient. However much Moscow tries to control it, the internet and social media have given all Russians a glimpse of the consumer goods and better living available in the West."
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
"Today’s kings of the Kremlin are finding that keeping the population supplied with vodka and bread is no longer sufficient. However much Moscow tries to control it, the internet and social media have given all Russians a glimpse of the consumer goods and better living available in the West."
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The owner of a major Chinese drone parts supplier has taken a stake in one of Russia’s leading drone companies, highlighting a deepening relationship between Moscow and Beijing’s military-industrial complexes.
on.ft.com/3MueoBn
on.ft.com/3MueoBn
November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The owner of a major Chinese drone parts supplier has taken a stake in one of Russia’s leading drone companies, highlighting a deepening relationship between Moscow and Beijing’s military-industrial complexes.
on.ft.com/3MueoBn
on.ft.com/3MueoBn
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What a morning to be able to read
November 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
What a morning to be able to read
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I think #UrbanistBSky has hacked Anon Opin.
Southampton has the worst pedestrian to traffic ratio on crossings. 10 seconds for a pedestrian to cross every 5 minutes. Nobody even bothers pressing the button.
November 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I think #UrbanistBSky has hacked Anon Opin.
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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"The BBC is our most effective defence against the dangers of global media power concentrated in the hands of a few private individuals"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC is under threat like never before. This is how to save it | Pat Younge
A moment of peril demands a new approach – on everything from funding to the BBC charter, says Pat Younge, former chief creative officer of BBC Television
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"The BBC is our most effective defence against the dangers of global media power concentrated in the hands of a few private individuals"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Newspaper that said it wasn’t worth half a billion pounds is magically now worth half a billion pounds www.ft.com/content/cd8e...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500mn deal for Telegraph
Tie-up would create one of the most powerful right-leaning media groups in Britain
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Newspaper that said it wasn’t worth half a billion pounds is magically now worth half a billion pounds www.ft.com/content/cd8e...
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One thing I think we can be perfectly clear on is Nvidia chief exec Jensen Huang is not making this statement from a neutral stance out of the goodness of his heart. www.ft.com/content/5329...
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
One thing I think we can be perfectly clear on is Nvidia chief exec Jensen Huang is not making this statement from a neutral stance out of the goodness of his heart. www.ft.com/content/5329...
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Does he honestly think Beijing would allow China to remain dependent upon the US for crucial semiconductors, via Nvidia.
Also, for "cynicism" read "national security" and for "optimism", read "industry profits".
Also, for "cynicism" read "national security" and for "optimism", read "industry profits".
November 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Does he honestly think Beijing would allow China to remain dependent upon the US for crucial semiconductors, via Nvidia.
Also, for "cynicism" read "national security" and for "optimism", read "industry profits".
Also, for "cynicism" read "national security" and for "optimism", read "industry profits".
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Bricking it about a new DeepSeek erupting from China doesn't detract from the fact that China will exploit available IP and resources regardless, and will deploy CCP subsidies to develop home brands. I think it's essential to remember who we're dealing with here, and recent precedents.
November 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Bricking it about a new DeepSeek erupting from China doesn't detract from the fact that China will exploit available IP and resources regardless, and will deploy CCP subsidies to develop home brands. I think it's essential to remember who we're dealing with here, and recent precedents.
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"It should come as no surprise, therefore, that with Russia fast running out of funds and staring into a deep domestic abyss, possibly of 1917 proportions, peace proposals to end the Ukrainian adventure have materialised in Washington DC."
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
"It should come as no surprise, therefore, that with Russia fast running out of funds and staring into a deep domestic abyss, possibly of 1917 proportions, peace proposals to end the Ukrainian adventure have materialised in Washington DC."
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"No one is happy, and many correctly perceive their current hard living is the direct result of the war in Ukraine and the world’s response to it."
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
"No one is happy, and many correctly perceive their current hard living is the direct result of the war in Ukraine and the world’s response to it."
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It's having the political gumption to come up with yet more fantastical policies to feed to a breathless audience while knowing full well that the nonplussed and slightly more measured responses of other parties will stump up the goods in due course.
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
It's having the political gumption to come up with yet more fantastical policies to feed to a breathless audience while knowing full well that the nonplussed and slightly more measured responses of other parties will stump up the goods in due course.
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This is what I - like? admire? - about populists of any stripe; the hope they exude while expecting someone else to pay for it.
www.thetimes.com/article/abac...
www.thetimes.com/article/abac...
November 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This is what I - like? admire? - about populists of any stripe; the hope they exude while expecting someone else to pay for it.
www.thetimes.com/article/abac...
www.thetimes.com/article/abac...
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Some idiot here wrote a whole Substack in March claiming that… which might have been a little early but still, I was onto something I think.
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Some idiot here wrote a whole Substack in March claiming that… which might have been a little early but still, I was onto something I think.
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Populism has peaked.
MAGA is falling apart. The Republicans are falling apart. Trump is falling apart. They will continue to do terrible (and in some cases irreparable) damage at home and abroad but something has changed. You can feel it
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Populism has peaked.
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For the past six weeks, an AI Facebook account has been pulling my history posts on Instagram and slopping out new captions, so I’ve been feeding it poison pills and its followers are having meltdowns in the comments. It’s been pretty spectacular.
November 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
For the past six weeks, an AI Facebook account has been pulling my history posts on Instagram and slopping out new captions, so I’ve been feeding it poison pills and its followers are having meltdowns in the comments. It’s been pretty spectacular.
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Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother