Adam Hewitt
@adamhewitt198.bsky.social
Manchester. Politics, books, board games, films, cats, journalism and music. Views my own.
Ha, indeed. I doubt the long-term outcome will be gig workers doing this either, but I don't have the imagination or insight to guess how exactly it will turn out
Maybe food and groceries will be streamed to us in a way we can't yet imagine
Maybe food and groceries will be streamed to us in a way we can't yet imagine
November 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Ha, indeed. I doubt the long-term outcome will be gig workers doing this either, but I don't have the imagination or insight to guess how exactly it will turn out
Maybe food and groceries will be streamed to us in a way we can't yet imagine
Maybe food and groceries will be streamed to us in a way we can't yet imagine
I imagine James is coming at it from the perspective of ↑automation = ↑productivity = ↑growth = ↑jobs etc. i.e. the utilitarian globalisation argument, that net improvements overall for society and the economy as a whole are worth it even if some individuals lose out (for a time.. forever?)
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I imagine James is coming at it from the perspective of ↑automation = ↑productivity = ↑growth = ↑jobs etc. i.e. the utilitarian globalisation argument, that net improvements overall for society and the economy as a whole are worth it even if some individuals lose out (for a time.. forever?)
When did this poisoning start, do you reckon? Were they doing it to the Tories, then stopped for the election (since it was basically accurate, I assume you don't think that was poisoned?) then restarted again?
Ah wait, YouGov also forecast the results of the 2023 local elections pretty closely...
Ah wait, YouGov also forecast the results of the 2023 local elections pretty closely...
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
When did this poisoning start, do you reckon? Were they doing it to the Tories, then stopped for the election (since it was basically accurate, I assume you don't think that was poisoned?) then restarted again?
Ah wait, YouGov also forecast the results of the 2023 local elections pretty closely...
Ah wait, YouGov also forecast the results of the 2023 local elections pretty closely...
They got the vote shares right at the last election to within an average of just over a percentage point, and rely for their income primarily on commercial clients who need to trust the output of their non-political polling. They are also broadly in line with every other pollster. So...
November 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
They got the vote shares right at the last election to within an average of just over a percentage point, and rely for their income primarily on commercial clients who need to trust the output of their non-political polling. They are also broadly in line with every other pollster. So...
Ha, fair point.. one that applies to me, it seems
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Ha, fair point.. one that applies to me, it seems
Yeah this question should clearly have specified "per year"
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Yeah this question should clearly have specified "per year"
I got it to summarise the political context behind the setting of 70s martial arts film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, with specific reference to the terms manchu and tartars
Did a good job; faster than multiple wikipedia searches would've been. Time will tell if it'll benefit my life more in future
Did a good job; faster than multiple wikipedia searches would've been. Time will tell if it'll benefit my life more in future
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I got it to summarise the political context behind the setting of 70s martial arts film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, with specific reference to the terms manchu and tartars
Did a good job; faster than multiple wikipedia searches would've been. Time will tell if it'll benefit my life more in future
Did a good job; faster than multiple wikipedia searches would've been. Time will tell if it'll benefit my life more in future
Fair. They do still have academic guests on the paywalled version a few times a month, and often cite the authors of books and articles they particularly relied on for certain episodes.
I don't think anyone would ever confuse it for scholarship, though, nor think it involves much original research
I don't think anyone would ever confuse it for scholarship, though, nor think it involves much original research
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Fair. They do still have academic guests on the paywalled version a few times a month, and often cite the authors of books and articles they particularly relied on for certain episodes.
I don't think anyone would ever confuse it for scholarship, though, nor think it involves much original research
I don't think anyone would ever confuse it for scholarship, though, nor think it involves much original research
Mum holding up the big red budget box full of biscuits outside the front door, before we all tucked in
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Mum holding up the big red budget box full of biscuits outside the front door, before we all tucked in
Yes - it's one specific plotline most people really don't like about that fifth season, and on a rewatch you realise that 80% of the season is about other stuff, and still fantastic.
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Yes - it's one specific plotline most people really don't like about that fifth season, and on a rewatch you realise that 80% of the season is about other stuff, and still fantastic.
Hmm, I find myself untroubled by words in constant everyday usage in English acquiring English pronunciation though, even when that ends up replicating the trap-bath split.
And the same with grammar, in fact (no, I'm not calling it a panino because it's singular, sorry about that)
And the same with grammar, in fact (no, I'm not calling it a panino because it's singular, sorry about that)
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Hmm, I find myself untroubled by words in constant everyday usage in English acquiring English pronunciation though, even when that ends up replicating the trap-bath split.
And the same with grammar, in fact (no, I'm not calling it a panino because it's singular, sorry about that)
And the same with grammar, in fact (no, I'm not calling it a panino because it's singular, sorry about that)
Ooh interesting, I think the complete opposite... Never liked the general discussion episodes much at all, always felt a bit all over the place.
(Though the best are obviously the multiple-episode series on a topic one of them is an actual expert on.)
(Though the best are obviously the multiple-episode series on a topic one of them is an actual expert on.)
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Ooh interesting, I think the complete opposite... Never liked the general discussion episodes much at all, always felt a bit all over the place.
(Though the best are obviously the multiple-episode series on a topic one of them is an actual expert on.)
(Though the best are obviously the multiple-episode series on a topic one of them is an actual expert on.)
And it doesn't even work on the Government's own terms, since the people they're trying to reach aren't moved.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
And it doesn't even work on the Government's own terms, since the people they're trying to reach aren't moved.
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I didn't follow it closely, but I got the impression that the fact that the GMCA and DfT were basically wanting the other to be made to look responsible for it had an additional toxifying effect, especially considering it was a Tory government and very non-Tory combined authority, at the time.
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I didn't follow it closely, but I got the impression that the fact that the GMCA and DfT were basically wanting the other to be made to look responsible for it had an additional toxifying effect, especially considering it was a Tory government and very non-Tory combined authority, at the time.
(She's on the Taskforce, doesn't chair it)
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
(She's on the Taskforce, doesn't chair it)
People are glazing over the Karen Bradley aspect here... She used to be the modern slavery minister and she's still chair of the APPG and the Interparliamentary Taskforce on Human Trafficking... If her views actually align with the previous poster's summary, I'm amazed she has those roles
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
People are glazing over the Karen Bradley aspect here... She used to be the modern slavery minister and she's still chair of the APPG and the Interparliamentary Taskforce on Human Trafficking... If her views actually align with the previous poster's summary, I'm amazed she has those roles
Ha a couple of months ago I had a very similar experience with Predator: K o K prompting me to think..."Maybe this is a great franchise and I should rewatch the ones I didn't love back in the day?"
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Ha a couple of months ago I had a very similar experience with Predator: K o K prompting me to think..."Maybe this is a great franchise and I should rewatch the ones I didn't love back in the day?"
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Makes me think of Final Fantasy XII
November 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Makes me think of Final Fantasy XII
Except it obviously is, isn't it. Loads of working class people own their own business and make great money, much more than many middle class people living in house-shares doing freelancing or teaching a few courses. There's a cultural, educational self-identifying element beyond employment
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Except it obviously is, isn't it. Loads of working class people own their own business and make great money, much more than many middle class people living in house-shares doing freelancing or teaching a few courses. There's a cultural, educational self-identifying element beyond employment