JWB
@jd-256.bsky.social
Just hoping my wife will like my posts
For a time traveller, the past is your future
January 22, 2026 at 12:22 PM
For a time traveller, the past is your future
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The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
It's amazing that Google's AI is so reluctant to give you a link. Even if you say "add links to this response", sometimes it just won't.
They solved hallucinations with belligerence I guess.
They solved hallucinations with belligerence I guess.
January 20, 2026 at 10:05 AM
It's amazing that Google's AI is so reluctant to give you a link. Even if you say "add links to this response", sometimes it just won't.
They solved hallucinations with belligerence I guess.
They solved hallucinations with belligerence I guess.
Freemium mobile game ads on android are just series of tricks at this point. It goes...
1) A pop-up appears in your phone game asking if you want a reward for watching an ad.
If you tap yes, the ad plays. Often if you tap no, the ad plays anyway (but no reward is given).
1) A pop-up appears in your phone game asking if you want a reward for watching an ad.
If you tap yes, the ad plays. Often if you tap no, the ad plays anyway (but no reward is given).
January 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Freemium mobile game ads on android are just series of tricks at this point. It goes...
1) A pop-up appears in your phone game asking if you want a reward for watching an ad.
If you tap yes, the ad plays. Often if you tap no, the ad plays anyway (but no reward is given).
1) A pop-up appears in your phone game asking if you want a reward for watching an ad.
If you tap yes, the ad plays. Often if you tap no, the ad plays anyway (but no reward is given).
Spent the weekend with my extended family. Spending today in bed to recover. I love Christmas.
December 23, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Spent the weekend with my extended family. Spending today in bed to recover. I love Christmas.
After a lifetime of straight forward and/or bland naming, Google finally finding a personality and calling their image gen AI "Nano Banana Pro" does not spark joy.
December 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
After a lifetime of straight forward and/or bland naming, Google finally finding a personality and calling their image gen AI "Nano Banana Pro" does not spark joy.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
Blue sky should do the account location feature X just switched off. Give fake accounts another hurdle
November 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Blue sky should do the account location feature X just switched off. Give fake accounts another hurdle
Remember when Google had that "I feel lucky" button that would choose a search result for you, but they removed it because no one used it? Few people trusted Google itself to know the answers.
AI overviews are the revenge of that idea. AI mode is just the "I feel lucky" button writ large.
AI overviews are the revenge of that idea. AI mode is just the "I feel lucky" button writ large.
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Remember when Google had that "I feel lucky" button that would choose a search result for you, but they removed it because no one used it? Few people trusted Google itself to know the answers.
AI overviews are the revenge of that idea. AI mode is just the "I feel lucky" button writ large.
AI overviews are the revenge of that idea. AI mode is just the "I feel lucky" button writ large.
Susie Dent's place in UK culture is so weird. Do other countries have a beloved human dictionary?
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Susie Dent's place in UK culture is so weird. Do other countries have a beloved human dictionary?
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People will mock this. But something to note:
When Remembrance Day was introduced, this is EXACTLY what many British WW1 veterans did on it.
They would meet up with old friends and colleagues from their units. Talk. Laugh. Cry. Toast those not there and get joyously, and utterly shitfaced. /1
When Remembrance Day was introduced, this is EXACTLY what many British WW1 veterans did on it.
They would meet up with old friends and colleagues from their units. Talk. Laugh. Cry. Toast those not there and get joyously, and utterly shitfaced. /1
November 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
People will mock this. But something to note:
When Remembrance Day was introduced, this is EXACTLY what many British WW1 veterans did on it.
They would meet up with old friends and colleagues from their units. Talk. Laugh. Cry. Toast those not there and get joyously, and utterly shitfaced. /1
When Remembrance Day was introduced, this is EXACTLY what many British WW1 veterans did on it.
They would meet up with old friends and colleagues from their units. Talk. Laugh. Cry. Toast those not there and get joyously, and utterly shitfaced. /1
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
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Just learning that John Candy was born on October 31st, which technically would make him Halloween Candy...and that brings me joy.
October 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Just learning that John Candy was born on October 31st, which technically would make him Halloween Candy...and that brings me joy.
The most important caveat
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The most important caveat
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I understand why they had to stop him but I don’t agree with imprisoning him in the phantom zone
October 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I understand why they had to stop him but I don’t agree with imprisoning him in the phantom zone
A green lithium mine that will earn the UK money through our new sovereign wealth fund? This sounds too good to be true
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cornish mining firm makes lithium hydroxide breakthrough
The product is a key element of lithium-ion batteries and is found in electric vehicles.
www.bbc.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A green lithium mine that will earn the UK money through our new sovereign wealth fund? This sounds too good to be true
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It's time to stop calling it Twitter. It's never coming back. You're just giving the old brands value to the new thing
October 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It's time to stop calling it Twitter. It's never coming back. You're just giving the old brands value to the new thing
My niece had to interview her hero for school and she chose me!!!!!!
Suck it other uncles! This is TOTAL UNCLE DOMINATION!
Suck it other uncles! This is TOTAL UNCLE DOMINATION!
October 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
My niece had to interview her hero for school and she chose me!!!!!!
Suck it other uncles! This is TOTAL UNCLE DOMINATION!
Suck it other uncles! This is TOTAL UNCLE DOMINATION!
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
There are so many super villains these days, but still no super heroes
October 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
There are so many super villains these days, but still no super heroes
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journalism is dying for economic, technological, and cultural reasons, but most of all it's dying because the bad guys can't even be bothered to hide their dastardly deeds anymore, because nothing happens when they are revealed
October 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
journalism is dying for economic, technological, and cultural reasons, but most of all it's dying because the bad guys can't even be bothered to hide their dastardly deeds anymore, because nothing happens when they are revealed
In most cases, I would go home rather than going big.
October 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In most cases, I would go home rather than going big.
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