Gustavo
@gustavoporco.bsky.social
Both sides. Interested in stuff. Love life, music, art, sport, countryside, food, drink, friends, fun.
Let’s celebrate some good news for once www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Homicides at lowest level in nearly 50 years, ONS statistics show
The 499 cases of murder and manslaughter in the year to September are the lowest in England and Wales since 1977.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Let’s celebrate some good news for once www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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MY PETS (Palindrome)
Dog.
A sad dog
or fat cat.
Nine dragons
(no garden intact).
A frog,
odd as a god.
Dog.
A sad dog
or fat cat.
Nine dragons
(no garden intact).
A frog,
odd as a god.
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 AM
MY PETS (Palindrome)
Dog.
A sad dog
or fat cat.
Nine dragons
(no garden intact).
A frog,
odd as a god.
Dog.
A sad dog
or fat cat.
Nine dragons
(no garden intact).
A frog,
odd as a god.
I so wish Adil Rashid had played more test cricket. What a bowler.
January 24, 2026 at 11:57 AM
I so wish Adil Rashid had played more test cricket. What a bowler.
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“You guys just got to the last page?”
January 24, 2026 at 10:04 AM
“You guys just got to the last page?”
An interesting and provocative read
My pro-immigration misinformation piece that will probably annoy almost everyone is finally out. If you care about democratic trust or are just curious what liberal elites don't want to say out loud, this is for you.
Feel free to tell me why I'm wrong.
alexanderkustov.substack.com/p/the-uncomf...
Feel free to tell me why I'm wrong.
alexanderkustov.substack.com/p/the-uncomf...
January 24, 2026 at 10:46 AM
An interesting and provocative read
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Want to get the data out of a PDF figure? As in, the actual data – not a rough trace-along-the-lines version?
I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/
It all started a few years ago... 🧵
I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/
It all started a few years ago... 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Want to get the data out of a PDF figure? As in, the actual data – not a rough trace-along-the-lines version?
I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/
It all started a few years ago... 🧵
I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/
It all started a few years ago... 🧵
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Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Holy hell, what an obituary
Really interesting on deceleration as an under-appreciated facet of elite athleticism. This piece covers football and basketball, but it must be true of rugby too.
My new long-read is out. Something for everybody: "the next five actions," the hidden layers of football athleticism, what happened against Liverpool, the new midfield geometry, box arrivals, promising Eze undercurrents, fresh defensive tweaks, and the Return of the Kai.
Time and space
On "the next five actions," the hidden layers of football athleticism, what happened against Liverpool, Arsenal’s new midfield geometry, box arrivals, fresh defensive tweaks, and the Return of the Kai
billycarpenter.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Really interesting on deceleration as an under-appreciated facet of elite athleticism. This piece covers football and basketball, but it must be true of rugby too.
Gian van Veen - you probably think this song is about you
January 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Gian van Veen - you probably think this song is about you
Life-changing roast potatoes
You could argue that the roast potatoes are the most important element to get right at Christmas. Perfect Roast Potatoes create perfect happiness. Which is why they are, indeed, #RecipeOfTheDay!
www.nigella.com/recipes/perf...
www.nigella.com/recipes/perf...
Perfect Roast Potatoes
Needs must and all that, so I have always been an open anti-perfectionist, but in truth (and I’m sorry to repeat what I’ve said before) it is impossible to cook roast potatoes without needing them to ...
www.nigella.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Life-changing roast potatoes
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Mind-blowingly cool use of AI
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Mind-blowingly cool use of AI
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Unpopular musical opinions #3: Dark Side Of The Moon was always a pretty average album, and now it just sounds awfully dated. An honourable exception is Money, which is a banger touched with genius, but most of the rest of it is dreary, pompous, overblown dirge.
November 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Unpopular musical opinions #3: Dark Side Of The Moon was always a pretty average album, and now it just sounds awfully dated. An honourable exception is Money, which is a banger touched with genius, but most of the rest of it is dreary, pompous, overblown dirge.
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Absolutely gone at this story from Harris on FB, the last sentence is pure Atlantic coast magic.
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Absolutely gone at this story from Harris on FB, the last sentence is pure Atlantic coast magic.
I’ve always had a bad DNF (did not finish) habit. I’d love to take comfort from the idea that it’s a sign of a discerning mind. Trouble is my DNF habit has turned into a DNS (did not start) habit.
Novels I haven’t finished reading are piling up by my bedside. What if that’s a good thing? | Hanna Thomas Uose
Novels I haven’t finished reading are piling up by my bedside. What if that’s a good thing? | Hanna Thomas Uose
Authors are sounding warnings about the length of the modern attention span, but my series of abandonments is a sign of something else, says author Hanna Thomas Uose
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I’ve always had a bad DNF (did not finish) habit. I’d love to take comfort from the idea that it’s a sign of a discerning mind. Trouble is my DNF habit has turned into a DNS (did not start) habit.
“Smug-faced crowds with kindling eye…”
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
“Smug-faced crowds with kindling eye…”
Got to admit I prefer the Electric Nebraska versions of Atlantic City and Johnny 99. And I prefer the Electric Nebraska version of Born In the USA too. Makes you wonder how great it could have been if Bruce had made one album rather than two. #springsteen
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Got to admit I prefer the Electric Nebraska versions of Atlantic City and Johnny 99. And I prefer the Electric Nebraska version of Born In the USA too. Makes you wonder how great it could have been if Bruce had made one album rather than two. #springsteen
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There’s a fairly reasonable chance that, if you look around, you’ll spot something purple right now. (I did – it’s a massive pillow.) Purple absolutely definitely exists. You apologise to Alice Walker, right now!
So - exactly why is it the internet thinks the colour purple does not exist?
So - exactly why is it the internet thinks the colour purple does not exist?
Some notes on the non-existence of purple
The colour light forgot.
jonn.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
There’s a fairly reasonable chance that, if you look around, you’ll spot something purple right now. (I did – it’s a massive pillow.) Purple absolutely definitely exists. You apologise to Alice Walker, right now!
So - exactly why is it the internet thinks the colour purple does not exist?
So - exactly why is it the internet thinks the colour purple does not exist?
Brilliant little bit of football writing from F365…
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Brilliant little bit of football writing from F365…
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I think this counts as an apology - nice.
October 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I think this counts as an apology - nice.
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Sam Fender is a deserving winner of the Mercury Music Prize. If you’re not sure, have a listen to this, which is one of the very best musical podcasts I’ve heard.
open.spotify.com/episode/6S2f...
open.spotify.com/episode/6S2f...
Sam Fender - People Watching
open.spotify.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Sam Fender is a deserving winner of the Mercury Music Prize. If you’re not sure, have a listen to this, which is one of the very best musical podcasts I’ve heard.
open.spotify.com/episode/6S2f...
open.spotify.com/episode/6S2f...
I think I might write a book called Printernomics. Or Inkonomics.
Has anybody written a piece on how odd it is that it's sometimes cheaper to buy a new printer with free ink than buy more ink for your existing one?
October 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I think I might write a book called Printernomics. Or Inkonomics.
“Many, many people with bad reading comprehension will use Ron’s image as their avatar when they’re super-right-wing. I can’t sit every one of them down and explain why they’re bad at watching television.”
I spoke to Nick Offerman, the George Saunders of Hollywood, about playing extremists, his smalltown upbringing, the defamation of Ron Swanson and how to be happy. I sort of wish he was my therapist
inews.co.uk/culture/film...
inews.co.uk/culture/film...
Nick Offerman: 'My Trump-voting friends think I'm brainwashed by paedophiles'
The 'Last of Us' actor talks being attracted to right-wing roles, why he's thankful for friends on different sides of the political spectrum - and why 'Parks and Recreation' could never be made now
inews.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“Many, many people with bad reading comprehension will use Ron’s image as their avatar when they’re super-right-wing. I can’t sit every one of them down and explain why they’re bad at watching television.”
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Word of the day is ‘tamalou’: a French name for an older person who no longer greets their friends with ‘how was your holiday?, but with ‘t’as mal où ?’, ‘where does it hurt?’. There follows an enthusiastic account of aches and pains and doctor’s appointments.
September 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Word of the day is ‘tamalou’: a French name for an older person who no longer greets their friends with ‘how was your holiday?, but with ‘t’as mal où ?’, ‘where does it hurt?’. There follows an enthusiastic account of aches and pains and doctor’s appointments.