Andrew Aguecheek
@andrewaguecheek.bsky.social
A foolish knight
Following people that cool people follow
Following people that cool people follow
My girlfriend's cat went missing for two weeks and turned up yesterday (in someone else's flat). He's home now and it's so nice waking up to the little gremlin demanding breakfast.
April 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
My girlfriend's cat went missing for two weeks and turned up yesterday (in someone else's flat). He's home now and it's so nice waking up to the little gremlin demanding breakfast.
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it takes a lot to shock at this stage but fucking fucking fucking hell
Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem making content in front of the imprisoned men of El Salvador's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center mega-prison www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
March 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
it takes a lot to shock at this stage but fucking fucking fucking hell
This has been the case since since 30 hours childcare was introduced in 2017. Why is it an issue now?
Excellent and detailed FT piece this week on the £100,000 "childcare trap".
If someone earns £99,999 and claims the Governments childcare subsidies, then a £1 pay rise can *cost them* £20,000.
If someone earns £99,999 and claims the Governments childcare subsidies, then a £1 pay rise can *cost them* £20,000.
March 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This has been the case since since 30 hours childcare was introduced in 2017. Why is it an issue now?
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Anyway. Appreciate the world is shit and overwhelming right now. Particularly for you Americans.
So just a reminder that three years ago this little guy was a months-old starving feral struggling to survive the winter.
Now he rules an Empire and has a fluffy blanket.
So just a reminder that three years ago this little guy was a months-old starving feral struggling to survive the winter.
Now he rules an Empire and has a fluffy blanket.
March 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Anyway. Appreciate the world is shit and overwhelming right now. Particularly for you Americans.
So just a reminder that three years ago this little guy was a months-old starving feral struggling to survive the winter.
Now he rules an Empire and has a fluffy blanket.
So just a reminder that three years ago this little guy was a months-old starving feral struggling to survive the winter.
Now he rules an Empire and has a fluffy blanket.
I will be deeply disappointed if this doesn't turn out to be an elaborate heist.
February 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I will be deeply disappointed if this doesn't turn out to be an elaborate heist.
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New pitch: Back to Back to the Future
Where I go back in time and accidentally get cast in the movie instead of Michael j Fox.
As Michael Fox fades from my VHS copy of Back to the Future I have to somehow hook him up with Bob Zemekis and get my self fired.
Who shows me how?
Eric Stoltz
Where I go back in time and accidentally get cast in the movie instead of Michael j Fox.
As Michael Fox fades from my VHS copy of Back to the Future I have to somehow hook him up with Bob Zemekis and get my self fired.
Who shows me how?
Eric Stoltz
Spoiler alert:
I did not get the part.
I did not get the part.
A different time-travelling teen. Jon Cryer auditioning for Marty McFly in 1985's 'Back to the Future'.
December 1, 2024 at 11:01 PM
New pitch: Back to Back to the Future
Where I go back in time and accidentally get cast in the movie instead of Michael j Fox.
As Michael Fox fades from my VHS copy of Back to the Future I have to somehow hook him up with Bob Zemekis and get my self fired.
Who shows me how?
Eric Stoltz
Where I go back in time and accidentally get cast in the movie instead of Michael j Fox.
As Michael Fox fades from my VHS copy of Back to the Future I have to somehow hook him up with Bob Zemekis and get my self fired.
Who shows me how?
Eric Stoltz
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Do we think this very serious disruption to peoples' lives would be covered
A) in the same way as Just Stop Oil stunts or
B) in a very different and staggeringly hypocritical way?
A) in the same way as Just Stop Oil stunts or
B) in a very different and staggeringly hypocritical way?
November 9, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Do we think this very serious disruption to peoples' lives would be covered
A) in the same way as Just Stop Oil stunts or
B) in a very different and staggeringly hypocritical way?
A) in the same way as Just Stop Oil stunts or
B) in a very different and staggeringly hypocritical way?
Wasn't there a film about this last year? I think it starred Margot Robbie or something.
November 4, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Wasn't there a film about this last year? I think it starred Margot Robbie or something.
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Covering 1990 - 2002, leaving out A-Levels
Victorian England
Tudors
WW1 and WW2
Industrial revolution
Norman conquest
Cuban missile crisis
Industrial revolution
Medicine
Aztecs
Ancient Greeks
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Romans
Ireland
Nazi Germany
Henry VIII
Castles (Primary)
Victorian England
Tudors
WW1 and WW2
Industrial revolution
Norman conquest
Cuban missile crisis
Industrial revolution
Medicine
Aztecs
Ancient Greeks
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Romans
Ireland
Nazi Germany
Henry VIII
Castles (Primary)
Discussion of what you remember studying in history at school (up to about age 16). Here's my list:
Romans in Britains
Battle of Hastings
Henry 8th
Elizabeth 1st
Francis Drake - Spanish Armada
Walter Raleigh - tobacco
Industrial revolution
WW1 and League of Nations
er, that's about it.
Romans in Britains
Battle of Hastings
Henry 8th
Elizabeth 1st
Francis Drake - Spanish Armada
Walter Raleigh - tobacco
Industrial revolution
WW1 and League of Nations
er, that's about it.
May 21, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Covering 1990 - 2002, leaving out A-Levels
Victorian England
Tudors
WW1 and WW2
Industrial revolution
Norman conquest
Cuban missile crisis
Industrial revolution
Medicine
Aztecs
Ancient Greeks
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Romans
Ireland
Nazi Germany
Henry VIII
Castles (Primary)
Victorian England
Tudors
WW1 and WW2
Industrial revolution
Norman conquest
Cuban missile crisis
Industrial revolution
Medicine
Aztecs
Ancient Greeks
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Romans
Ireland
Nazi Germany
Henry VIII
Castles (Primary)
Braverman's statement has all the hallmarks of one of two she had written. The other one, I suspect if the Tories had done slightly worse - lost the North East and maybe 50 more council seats - would have called for a new leader.
May 4, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Braverman's statement has all the hallmarks of one of two she had written. The other one, I suspect if the Tories had done slightly worse - lost the North East and maybe 50 more council seats - would have called for a new leader.
So, ULEZ eh? Clearly a vote-winner...
May 4, 2024 at 1:34 PM
So, ULEZ eh? Clearly a vote-winner...
So... was the 'Labour nervous' narrative just Labour trying to mess with the Tories' expectations management and actually generate some coverage of the London race? I suspect otherwise people would have ignored it as a foregone conclusion...
May 4, 2024 at 1:01 PM
So... was the 'Labour nervous' narrative just Labour trying to mess with the Tories' expectations management and actually generate some coverage of the London race? I suspect otherwise people would have ignored it as a foregone conclusion...
Come on London, don't fuck this up now.
May 4, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Come on London, don't fuck this up now.
Isn't it a really really fundamental part of Christianity that Jesus is, in fact, alive today?
May 3, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Isn't it a really really fundamental part of Christianity that Jesus is, in fact, alive today?
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Did you feel the EARTH MOVE this morning? That is but a TASTE of MY POWER. If MY DEMANDS are not met within the next 72 HOURS, then I shall BLOT OUT THE SUN. The clock is ticking.
April 5, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Did you feel the EARTH MOVE this morning? That is but a TASTE of MY POWER. If MY DEMANDS are not met within the next 72 HOURS, then I shall BLOT OUT THE SUN. The clock is ticking.
I actually suspect the timetable will depend on when Sunak's next job - presumably some Silicon Valley directorship want him to start.
"I don’t want this to be true. I have rarely wanted more to be wrong. But I’m starting to think this is not an election year after all." In this week's New Statesman column I'm bringing you sunshine.
The distressing case for a 2025 general election
I’m starting to think this is not an election year after all.
www.newstatesman.com
February 17, 2024 at 11:18 AM
I actually suspect the timetable will depend on when Sunak's next job - presumably some Silicon Valley directorship want him to start.
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ME: are you still open?
TAKEAWAY: Just closing
ME: Okay how many samosa will you give me for a tenner?
TAKEAWAY: So many samosa
ME: Friend we have a deal
TAKEAWAY: Just closing
ME: Okay how many samosa will you give me for a tenner?
TAKEAWAY: So many samosa
ME: Friend we have a deal
February 15, 2024 at 11:35 PM
ME: are you still open?
TAKEAWAY: Just closing
ME: Okay how many samosa will you give me for a tenner?
TAKEAWAY: So many samosa
ME: Friend we have a deal
TAKEAWAY: Just closing
ME: Okay how many samosa will you give me for a tenner?
TAKEAWAY: So many samosa
ME: Friend we have a deal
Rather than spending hours proofreading my work, I simply send it to the recipient. This unlocks the ability to immediately spot every single error within the split second it takes the screen to refresh, saving considerable time.
February 9, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Rather than spending hours proofreading my work, I simply send it to the recipient. This unlocks the ability to immediately spot every single error within the split second it takes the screen to refresh, saving considerable time.
Really wish Facebook would stop recommending me pseudohistory groups. It's really a bit worrying. I can't seem to find a way to stop it happening.
January 31, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Really wish Facebook would stop recommending me pseudohistory groups. It's really a bit worrying. I can't seem to find a way to stop it happening.
Darn. I was looking forward to that this year. Still, sounds like it's for perfectly sensible reasons.
NASA just announced a significant delay for the Artemis program.
Artemis II was previously scheduled for November 2024.
Revised schedule:
Artemis II - Sept 2025
Artemis III - Sept 2026
Artemis IV remains on track for 2028
🔭🛰️🧪 #womeninstem
Artemis II was previously scheduled for November 2024.
Revised schedule:
Artemis II - Sept 2025
Artemis III - Sept 2026
Artemis IV remains on track for 2028
🔭🛰️🧪 #womeninstem
January 9, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Darn. I was looking forward to that this year. Still, sounds like it's for perfectly sensible reasons.
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20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their productsBusiness live – latest updatesThe developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT without access to copyrighted material, as pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products.Chatbots such as ChatGPT and image generators like Stable Diffusion are “trained” on a vast trove of data taken from the internet, with much of it covered by copyright – a legal protection against someone’s work being used without permission. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM
20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
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Again and again, studies show that the most stable configuration that results in the least amount of abuse is "persistent pseudonym" and any form of requiring people to identify themselves with their wallet name makes the abuse rates higher than the persistent-pseudonym option.
December 11, 2023 at 8:13 PM
Again and again, studies show that the most stable configuration that results in the least amount of abuse is "persistent pseudonym" and any form of requiring people to identify themselves with their wallet name makes the abuse rates higher than the persistent-pseudonym option.
Keep hearing it suggested that Sunak should spend more time criticising Labour for not having policies. It won't work because it's so obviously a strategy a government only uses when they're in trouble. Even without policies, people don't have any trouble imagining Labour will be better than this...
December 11, 2023 at 7:19 PM
Keep hearing it suggested that Sunak should spend more time criticising Labour for not having policies. It won't work because it's so obviously a strategy a government only uses when they're in trouble. Even without policies, people don't have any trouble imagining Labour will be better than this...