d’ya reckon oscar wilde ever did a squat?
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
d’ya reckon oscar wilde ever did a squat?
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Bluey Adults. nebula.tv/videos/linds...
Lindsay Ellis — Bluey Adults
Bluey was the most streamed TV show of 2024, but it was not because of The Children.
nebula.tv
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Bluey Adults. nebula.tv/videos/linds...
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I find insane that shabana mahmood is going out there and saying "white british people cannot be asked to accept too many of us outsiders, it is not in their nature, and their pushback against all of us is to be placated". What???
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood made more explicit her argument that when ethnic minorities face racism, "we have no choice but to ask: what is the cause of our division"
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I find insane that shabana mahmood is going out there and saying "white british people cannot be asked to accept too many of us outsiders, it is not in their nature, and their pushback against all of us is to be placated". What???
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You're not asking trans people. You're asking all people. This affects us all. Anyone could be barred from services based on appearance. Since, surprisingly we all have a fecking appearance
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trans people could be barred from services based on appearance
The new code of practice on access to single-sex services cannot gain legal force until it gets sign-off from ministers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
You're not asking trans people. You're asking all people. This affects us all. Anyone could be barred from services based on appearance. Since, surprisingly we all have a fecking appearance
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Some advice from a couple of years ago that I still think most creative people need to hear --
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Some advice from a couple of years ago that I still think most creative people need to hear --
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finding out recently that almost all the words in the dictionary are not IP and are in fact open source/public domain was an absolute game changer for me as a writer
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
finding out recently that almost all the words in the dictionary are not IP and are in fact open source/public domain was an absolute game changer for me as a writer
Why is buying a 4k tv so hard? Do I need to give a shit about HDR if i’m on a switch and basic ass netflix??
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Why is buying a 4k tv so hard? Do I need to give a shit about HDR if i’m on a switch and basic ass netflix??
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math textbook covers for some reason:
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
math textbook covers for some reason:
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“If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people, and is likely to emit nearly twice as much carbon dioxide as ExxonMobil, the world’s largest non-state carbon emitter”
Yet I’m told that capitalism is the best economic system we have..
Yet I’m told that capitalism is the best economic system we have..
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people, and is likely to emit nearly twice as much carbon dioxide as ExxonMobil, the world’s largest non-state carbon emitter”
Yet I’m told that capitalism is the best economic system we have..
Yet I’m told that capitalism is the best economic system we have..
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Being a professional full-time "opinion columnist" is akin to a career as a Victorian hat maker.
It doesn't matter how stable, thoughtful, and intelligent you are at the outset; the working conditions will inevitably turn you into a dribbling, incoherent lunatic.
It doesn't matter how stable, thoughtful, and intelligent you are at the outset; the working conditions will inevitably turn you into a dribbling, incoherent lunatic.
November 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Being a professional full-time "opinion columnist" is akin to a career as a Victorian hat maker.
It doesn't matter how stable, thoughtful, and intelligent you are at the outset; the working conditions will inevitably turn you into a dribbling, incoherent lunatic.
It doesn't matter how stable, thoughtful, and intelligent you are at the outset; the working conditions will inevitably turn you into a dribbling, incoherent lunatic.
The Ballad of Jim Gavin - by Patrick Carton
YouTube video by Patrick Carton
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Interesting paper! When you ask people about the most important issue "facing the country," they often say immigration. But when you ask them about issues facing them personally, it doesn't crack the top 10.
This indicates that voters are reacting to media narratives, not their own experience.
This indicates that voters are reacting to media narratives, not their own experience.
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Interesting paper! When you ask people about the most important issue "facing the country," they often say immigration. But when you ask them about issues facing them personally, it doesn't crack the top 10.
This indicates that voters are reacting to media narratives, not their own experience.
This indicates that voters are reacting to media narratives, not their own experience.
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What it looks like on an election leaflet Vs what it looks like in practice
October 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
What it looks like on an election leaflet Vs what it looks like in practice
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A side point but so much of British politics is just about advert representation really. Maybe England for the English does really just mean putting more white families in ads for debt collection or gambling sites
Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, “It drives me mad seeing adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of anything other than white". She goes on to say there are now more or less no white people represented on British television anymore.
October 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A side point but so much of British politics is just about advert representation really. Maybe England for the English does really just mean putting more white families in ads for debt collection or gambling sites
i noticed that this is matched in each game’s respective bench idle animations (hear me out). the knight quickly falls asleep on the bench in hk. whereas hornet catches herself and quickly checks over her shoulder. even saving is stressful in silksong!
can't believe I'm saying this but......Hollow Knight actually, genuinely is a chill game compared to Silksong, people weren't lying
sure I'll eat my words some time around the Watcher Knights but for now this is - how you say - fun? I'm having fun? playing Hollow Knight?
sure I'll eat my words some time around the Watcher Knights but for now this is - how you say - fun? I'm having fun? playing Hollow Knight?
[sigh]
it is possible that I have maybe, possibly decided to potentially start Hollow Knight again from the start
it is possible that I have maybe, possibly decided to potentially start Hollow Knight again from the start
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
i noticed that this is matched in each game’s respective bench idle animations (hear me out). the knight quickly falls asleep on the bench in hk. whereas hornet catches herself and quickly checks over her shoulder. even saving is stressful in silksong!
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sorting misc images on my laptop and
![meme screenshot from The Dark Knight with a guy in a bar saying "Let me get this straight, you think [rest of the text blacked out] ?", and below it a picture of descartes pasted in with the text "I do. And I'm [text also blacked out]."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6wb6fwqnssysmgnny4o4hymi/bafkreidjdnvmgiz6b2nddnsj47temz3243j45vewvzhugto2kjbcq6i75a@jpeg)
October 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
sorting misc images on my laptop and
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October 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Refilling the pepper mill, lost about six peppercorns, which rolled off the side and under the fridge. Thought about how if I were a fourteenth century merchant that could probably have bankrupted me. Was calmed by remembering that having a fridge wouldn't have been bad going for the 14th c, though.
October 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Refilling the pepper mill, lost about six peppercorns, which rolled off the side and under the fridge. Thought about how if I were a fourteenth century merchant that could probably have bankrupted me. Was calmed by remembering that having a fridge wouldn't have been bad going for the 14th c, though.
the weir? more like the good. because it was good
October 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
the weir? more like the good. because it was good
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grungler post for those who don’t know this foundational piece of being in your 30s on the internet
October 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
grungler post for those who don’t know this foundational piece of being in your 30s on the internet
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Every time Labour does this I simply cannot understand how they don't see that they are making Britain a stupider, crueller and poorer place, all on behalf of people who will never, ever vote for them.
October 15, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Every time Labour does this I simply cannot understand how they don't see that they are making Britain a stupider, crueller and poorer place, all on behalf of people who will never, ever vote for them.
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It is laughable to think that you can neuter the far right with minor tweaks like this.
How many Conservative or Reform supporters even know that immigrants have to pass a language test? They object to immigration on emotional grounds, not because they have dry objections to eligibility criteria.
How many Conservative or Reform supporters even know that immigrants have to pass a language test? They object to immigration on emotional grounds, not because they have dry objections to eligibility criteria.
October 15, 2025 at 7:20 AM
It is laughable to think that you can neuter the far right with minor tweaks like this.
How many Conservative or Reform supporters even know that immigrants have to pass a language test? They object to immigration on emotional grounds, not because they have dry objections to eligibility criteria.
How many Conservative or Reform supporters even know that immigrants have to pass a language test? They object to immigration on emotional grounds, not because they have dry objections to eligibility criteria.
delivered the couriers rasher. team cherry can eat my entire ass. best feeling i’ve had playing a game in months
October 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
delivered the couriers rasher. team cherry can eat my entire ass. best feeling i’ve had playing a game in months