Fin
@finmilligan.bsky.social
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· Dec 17
Happening Again #51
It comes around quicker every year
happeningagain.substack.com
ICYMI: The last Happening Again of the year is out now. It's not a festive one, but Christmas is mentioned multiple times. Featuring the likes of @sulkrooms.bsky.social, Robinson's Village, and @carpenterbrut.com.
Mad that anyone would feel nostalgic for 2016 when it was the year the world started its descent into chaos, but I'm observing a weird phenomena where it feels like folk are trying to make it seem longer ago than it was.
January 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Mad that anyone would feel nostalgic for 2016 when it was the year the world started its descent into chaos, but I'm observing a weird phenomena where it feels like folk are trying to make it seem longer ago than it was.
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! We have synthpop giants PROPAGANDA on the cover of the latest Electronic Sound and we’re issuing the mag with a clear vinyl seven-inch featuring superb new mixes of the band’s classic tracks ‘Dr Mabuse’ and ‘Duel’. Get your copy at electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/magazine
January 15, 2026 at 11:48 AM
NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! We have synthpop giants PROPAGANDA on the cover of the latest Electronic Sound and we’re issuing the mag with a clear vinyl seven-inch featuring superb new mixes of the band’s classic tracks ‘Dr Mabuse’ and ‘Duel’. Get your copy at electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/magazine
Love it when my phone makes a notification sound I have literally never heard before.
January 15, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Love it when my phone makes a notification sound I have literally never heard before.
Every time I've looked at the clock today, it's been ten to the hour.
January 14, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Every time I've looked at the clock today, it's been ten to the hour.
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The gofundme for that factory worker who called Trump a pedophile protector is at like $300k. Funniest possible outcome of this is everyone rushing to do the same thing in the hopes of getting paid
January 14, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The gofundme for that factory worker who called Trump a pedophile protector is at like $300k. Funniest possible outcome of this is everyone rushing to do the same thing in the hopes of getting paid
I know I shouldn't be surprised by anything anymore (although in some ways I glad I still am), but I really didn't think in 2026 "generating CSAM of women and children is very bad" would be a contentious opinion.
January 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I know I shouldn't be surprised by anything anymore (although in some ways I glad I still am), but I really didn't think in 2026 "generating CSAM of women and children is very bad" would be a contentious opinion.
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I feel obliged to share this masterpiece from my brother:
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I feel obliged to share this masterpiece from my brother:
Remember when software wasn't bloatware? Remember when CCleaner wasn't stuffed full of ads? Remember when I said I wasn't just going to solely moan on Bluesky?
January 13, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Remember when software wasn't bloatware? Remember when CCleaner wasn't stuffed full of ads? Remember when I said I wasn't just going to solely moan on Bluesky?
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I know the lowest form of Bluesky discourse is "Look, at those freaks at X are saying" but this post really left me speechless in a completely novel and singular way
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I know the lowest form of Bluesky discourse is "Look, at those freaks at X are saying" but this post really left me speechless in a completely novel and singular way
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Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
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Went to check if this screenshot (posted by @aric.bsky.social) was real (it is) and then made the mistake of also scrolling through Grok's replies on X. Still constantly cranking out sexualised images of young girls. Beyond bleak.
January 5, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Went to check if this screenshot (posted by @aric.bsky.social) was real (it is) and then made the mistake of also scrolling through Grok's replies on X. Still constantly cranking out sexualised images of young girls. Beyond bleak.
It's 2026, we do not need to be capitalising "internet". This is not the era of cyberspace (although I wish daily that it was).
January 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
It's 2026, we do not need to be capitalising "internet". This is not the era of cyberspace (although I wish daily that it was).
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It's quite incredible how this poor and inaccurate tool has been prioritised and integrated *so* effectively that I regularly have people tell me something they've 'looked up' and I have to say 'you're not just reading the AI overview are you' and they are.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:54 AM
It's quite incredible how this poor and inaccurate tool has been prioritised and integrated *so* effectively that I regularly have people tell me something they've 'looked up' and I have to say 'you're not just reading the AI overview are you' and they are.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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look we're all making a big bet on AI! and if it pays off as big as we hope, well, it's going to make a handful of people super rich and you're going to lose your job but get to watch mickey mouse fuck geralt from the witcher. if it doesn't pay off well then you get to pay for the bailouts
December 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
look we're all making a big bet on AI! and if it pays off as big as we hope, well, it's going to make a handful of people super rich and you're going to lose your job but get to watch mickey mouse fuck geralt from the witcher. if it doesn't pay off well then you get to pay for the bailouts
I have not been as hooked on a video game as I have been with Dispatch for a very long time.
December 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I have not been as hooked on a video game as I have been with Dispatch for a very long time.
Re: David Walliams, I've never forgotten the woman who started the Milifandom posted about how Walliams had messaged her and invited her and some mates to his dressing room at BGT. She posted on Twitter pictures and the weird messages he'd sent her, and then nothing happened.
December 20, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Re: David Walliams, I've never forgotten the woman who started the Milifandom posted about how Walliams had messaged her and invited her and some mates to his dressing room at BGT. She posted on Twitter pictures and the weird messages he'd sent her, and then nothing happened.
Completely hooked by Dispatch, not least because of its amazing soundtrack. I had no idea it was so synth-heavy.
A Soothing Voice
YouTube video by Andrew Arcadi - Topic
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December 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Completely hooked by Dispatch, not least because of its amazing soundtrack. I had no idea it was so synth-heavy.
ICYMI: The last Happening Again of the year is out now. It's not a festive one, but Christmas is mentioned multiple times. Featuring the likes of @sulkrooms.bsky.social, Robinson's Village, and @carpenterbrut.com.
Happening Again #51
It comes around quicker every year
happeningagain.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
ICYMI: The last Happening Again of the year is out now. It's not a festive one, but Christmas is mentioned multiple times. Featuring the likes of @sulkrooms.bsky.social, Robinson's Village, and @carpenterbrut.com.
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Love to have my entire working life being real wage stagnation. It’s so great.
Big picture though: looks like we are heading towards 2010s style real wage stagnation. Although without 2010s style tax cuts on median earners.
December 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Love to have my entire working life being real wage stagnation. It’s so great.
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I genuinely affirmatively think that it is now a democratic imperative to spend as much time as you can offline. Read more offline. Socialise more offline. Discuss media you consume with other people offline. Out there is a real world full of people looking for real human connection - seize it
Reading a bunch of books this year has really solidified for me how awful the internet is in comparison nowadays. Obviously in terms of general hostility but more generally in terms of lack of depth, insight, reading comprehension, base of knowledge, etc
December 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I genuinely affirmatively think that it is now a democratic imperative to spend as much time as you can offline. Read more offline. Socialise more offline. Discuss media you consume with other people offline. Out there is a real world full of people looking for real human connection - seize it
The new Happening Again just dropped into inboxes. It's the last one of the year, and I'll be back in January. Despite not being a festive issue, I seem to bring up Christmas a lot. Thanks to everyone who continues to read and subscribe. It means a lot, especially at the moment.
Happening Again #51
It comes around quicker every year
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The new Happening Again just dropped into inboxes. It's the last one of the year, and I'll be back in January. Despite not being a festive issue, I seem to bring up Christmas a lot. Thanks to everyone who continues to read and subscribe. It means a lot, especially at the moment.