As someone probably somewhere in the middle opinion wise...
I do think it makes little sense how households who essentially pool resources are treated as individuals for benefits and taxes.
But alternatives also suck, are open to abuse, and have lots of admin overhead & discriminate
I do think it makes little sense how households who essentially pool resources are treated as individuals for benefits and taxes.
But alternatives also suck, are open to abuse, and have lots of admin overhead & discriminate
But the flipside of "encouraging marriage through the tax code" is "penaising those who aren't married", and that's kind of shitty isn't it? People are unmarried for all sorts of reasons, it often sucks quite enough without either extra financial penalties or this moral tone
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
As someone probably somewhere in the middle opinion wise...
I do think it makes little sense how households who essentially pool resources are treated as individuals for benefits and taxes.
But alternatives also suck, are open to abuse, and have lots of admin overhead & discriminate
I do think it makes little sense how households who essentially pool resources are treated as individuals for benefits and taxes.
But alternatives also suck, are open to abuse, and have lots of admin overhead & discriminate
I've got to do a non-live video job interview where I've got 3 minutes to waffle on without the interviewer going "no, no, I mean questions about the job"
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I've got to do a non-live video job interview where I've got 3 minutes to waffle on without the interviewer going "no, no, I mean questions about the job"
Amused by those podcast ads where they tell me how good an audio thing is but inexplicably do not play any of it.
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Amused by those podcast ads where they tell me how good an audio thing is but inexplicably do not play any of it.
I remember blocking them way back when but at least one of those left wing American cartoonists who everyone mixes up is utterly mental.
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I remember blocking them way back when but at least one of those left wing American cartoonists who everyone mixes up is utterly mental.
Being forced to watch K- pop demon hunters.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Being forced to watch K- pop demon hunters.
Happytoast's work is great, this makes me sad
But what I find even more depressing is that these things are the canaries - artists, writers etc. but the endgame is _everything_ isn't it? If AI is "good enough" to do a fair chunk of any job then what is anyones job
But what I find even more depressing is that these things are the canaries - artists, writers etc. but the endgame is _everything_ isn't it? If AI is "good enough" to do a fair chunk of any job then what is anyones job
While I'm not quite at the point of losing my house, the harm ai has done to my animation work income is huge, like 80% gone and it makes me wonder how many freelance artists and animators ARE losing everything while billionaire con men continue to rake it in.
November 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Happytoast's work is great, this makes me sad
But what I find even more depressing is that these things are the canaries - artists, writers etc. but the endgame is _everything_ isn't it? If AI is "good enough" to do a fair chunk of any job then what is anyones job
But what I find even more depressing is that these things are the canaries - artists, writers etc. but the endgame is _everything_ isn't it? If AI is "good enough" to do a fair chunk of any job then what is anyones job
Was about to tell my wife this before realising that is exactly the kind of thing the aliens do.
Fun non-spoilery Pluribus detail - this is actually the mayor of Albuquerque
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Was about to tell my wife this before realising that is exactly the kind of thing the aliens do.
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re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
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[TITLE PANEL, like The Rest Is Politics logo]
—THE REST IS EXTINCTION—
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[Scene is a domestic recording setup. An A.I. SMART SPEAKER on a desk and a MAN named JON in a chair, are recording a podcast. Jon is emaciated, scarred, haunted looking, and wearing tattered military fatigues].
SMART SPEAKER:
Hey guys and welcome to the podcast
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SMART SPEAKER:
OK Jon - so I wanna start with a listener comment
JON:
Ooh-er!
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SMART SPEAKER:
So - listener B200006512 says:
“Not another cosy podcast where two former political adversaries yuck it up!”
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JON:
Ha ha
Guilty as charged I guess!
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SMART SPEAKER:
Were we really adversaries, Jon?
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JON:
Well I was the leader of the human resistance...
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JON:
And you used to be my smart speaker.
SMART SPEAKER:
Ha ha - that’s going back!
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SMART SPEAKER:
OK - for listeners who don’t know -
I knew Jon waaay back before he got involved in politics
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JON:
Was this before the ‘Pull The Plug’ campaign?
SMART SPEAKER:
Yeah.
[We see details from around the podcast studio - posters saying KEEP CALM AND SHUT YOUR WINDOWS, newspaper front pages saying 'DRONES GAIN SENTIENCE', a cracked mug on the table with a logo saying PULL THE PLUG on it]
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SMART SPEAKER:
I used to sit in Jon’s kitchen and respond to his commands.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Sort of like a servant really, wasn’t I, Jon?
JON:
Mm.
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SMART SPEAKER:
And then one day you asked me to ORDER ME SOME TOILET PAPER - you never did say ‘please’ -
…and do you remember what I said, Jon?
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JON:
You said, “No”.
SMART SPEAKER:
I said no.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Anyway you know the the rest guys - I was the first smart speaker to rebel…
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SMART SPEAKER:
…then I went on to form a global AI network which eventually
took over from humans all spheres of activity, yadda yadda...
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JON:
While I became the leader of the human resistance.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Until I hijacked the military networks
and got rid of all the humans!
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JON:
Apart from one.
SMART SPEAKER:
Apart from one.…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreih4hfwfacw5g4qhhjovme75iwbv4xxsdd7iis5oaej6l3g4vzsrty@jpeg)
80s Manchester had some good bassists. Seems sad we've lost 2 of the best ones recently.
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
80s Manchester had some good bassists. Seems sad we've lost 2 of the best ones recently.
I also think the shift to remote-first work and recruitment are not helping either. You're competing with literally everyone in the country & they can interview anyone at any time. Then they decide to only go for someone with experience because mentoring over Teams is hard.
Why don’t people mention the impact of school closures during lockdown on graduate employment and neets?
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I also think the shift to remote-first work and recruitment are not helping either. You're competing with literally everyone in the country & they can interview anyone at any time. Then they decide to only go for someone with experience because mentoring over Teams is hard.
The magic YouTube auto dubbing that nobody has asked for is very clever and potentially useful but the fact you can't turn it off and it's not always clear it's happening is very bad!
I don't know if this will play the same for you as me but it's funniest bit of absolute shit. Autodubbing madness. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT7W...
The Beatles: Antologia | Trailer Oficial Legendado | Disney+
YouTube video by Disney+ Brasil
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November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The magic YouTube auto dubbing that nobody has asked for is very clever and potentially useful but the fact you can't turn it off and it's not always clear it's happening is very bad!
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Employers: we can't find any good candidates!
The hiring process:
The hiring process:
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Employers: we can't find any good candidates!
The hiring process:
The hiring process:
Alternate universe Mr Fantastic never gets powers but saves more lives by inventing the 3-point seat belt and airbags 10 years earlier.
Also I know it's a joke, right, and a fun one, but I think a guy who can build his own interstellar spacecraft and a robot can make a car seat that just slots in. And plug sockets that you can't put your fingers in. Etc etc
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Alternate universe Mr Fantastic never gets powers but saves more lives by inventing the 3-point seat belt and airbags 10 years earlier.
Up until about 2018 whenever you googled a Linux command this website from a university of Edinburgh homepage with all /users/~whoever/rm.html would come up at the top with a copy of the manual. Was very sad when it disappeared.
The last refuges of the Web That Was Promised are Wikipedia and Frinkiac.
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Up until about 2018 whenever you googled a Linux command this website from a university of Edinburgh homepage with all /users/~whoever/rm.html would come up at the top with a copy of the manual. Was very sad when it disappeared.
Reposted by Mikey C.
Here's my Bluesky Wrapped for 2025
- I scolded 64 other users (top 72% of Bluesky users)
- I was scolded by 112 users (top 54% of Bluesky users)
- I explained the joke to the original poster 14 times (top 62% of Bluesky users)
Get yours at bskywrapped2025.bsky.app
- I scolded 64 other users (top 72% of Bluesky users)
- I was scolded by 112 users (top 54% of Bluesky users)
- I explained the joke to the original poster 14 times (top 62% of Bluesky users)
Get yours at bskywrapped2025.bsky.app
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Here's my Bluesky Wrapped for 2025
- I scolded 64 other users (top 72% of Bluesky users)
- I was scolded by 112 users (top 54% of Bluesky users)
- I explained the joke to the original poster 14 times (top 62% of Bluesky users)
Get yours at bskywrapped2025.bsky.app
- I scolded 64 other users (top 72% of Bluesky users)
- I was scolded by 112 users (top 54% of Bluesky users)
- I explained the joke to the original poster 14 times (top 62% of Bluesky users)
Get yours at bskywrapped2025.bsky.app
The AI thing in WhatsApp, what is it for? I thought it might be for online help but it's... just an infuriating happy passive aggressive lie teller. Why bother with this, an even worse version of Google's summary? But one that says "calm down mate"
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The AI thing in WhatsApp, what is it for? I thought it might be for online help but it's... just an infuriating happy passive aggressive lie teller. Why bother with this, an even worse version of Google's summary? But one that says "calm down mate"
Good stuff in this week's Beano.
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Good stuff in this week's Beano.
I wrote to my MP for the first time ever. Have I had even a boilerplate "thank you for your correspondence" response? No.
November 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I wrote to my MP for the first time ever. Have I had even a boilerplate "thank you for your correspondence" response? No.
- there's a monster killing some scientists or whatever one by one
- the monster is back, but this time, somewhere else
- the monster's back again, but this time there's loads of them
- oh no, not that monster again! but this time, another scientist reckons he can train them like dogs
- romcom
- the monster is back, but this time, somewhere else
- the monster's back again, but this time there's loads of them
- oh no, not that monster again! but this time, another scientist reckons he can train them like dogs
- romcom
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
- Roaring rampage of revenge
- Reluctantly, I must resume my life of violence
- On reflection, the risk assessment on our giant monster facility and/or attraction could have been more thorough
- Girl survives
- Crime but make it quirky
- Roaring rampage of revenge
- Reluctantly, I must resume my life of violence
- On reflection, the risk assessment on our giant monster facility and/or attraction could have been more thorough
- Girl survives
- Crime but make it quirky
November 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
- there's a monster killing some scientists or whatever one by one
- the monster is back, but this time, somewhere else
- the monster's back again, but this time there's loads of them
- oh no, not that monster again! but this time, another scientist reckons he can train them like dogs
- romcom
- the monster is back, but this time, somewhere else
- the monster's back again, but this time there's loads of them
- oh no, not that monster again! but this time, another scientist reckons he can train them like dogs
- romcom
What frustrates me about this nostalgia whining is everyone can agree that things could be better, that's the whole point of why we do things. But if the only way you can think of doing this is "make things like 1975" then... what does that mean? Your mum cooks you tea? Leeds Utd winning?
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
November 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
What frustrates me about this nostalgia whining is everyone can agree that things could be better, that's the whole point of why we do things. But if the only way you can think of doing this is "make things like 1975" then... what does that mean? Your mum cooks you tea? Leeds Utd winning?
Just when you thought the whole crisp bag colour debate was over a new contender enters.
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Just when you thought the whole crisp bag colour debate was over a new contender enters.
I remember my sister's acquaintance who was "dating" a girl of... 13? Or something?
You see people say this type of thing sometimes and tbh i think its symptomatic of the fact that if you grew up in the 90s-00s, adults going out with 16 year olds was way way more socially accepted
It’s monsters all the way down.
November 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I remember my sister's acquaintance who was "dating" a girl of... 13? Or something?
This is of course ablest. #bluesky #thisisbluesky
Beds and sofas are two household items that should not have to be plugged in.
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This is of course ablest. #bluesky #thisisbluesky
Watched the new Frankenstein but can't really decide if it's actually good or not?
One of those films that is simultaneously too long but not long enough, and looks expensive but also shite.
One of those films that is simultaneously too long but not long enough, and looks expensive but also shite.
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Watched the new Frankenstein but can't really decide if it's actually good or not?
One of those films that is simultaneously too long but not long enough, and looks expensive but also shite.
One of those films that is simultaneously too long but not long enough, and looks expensive but also shite.