Niall Litchfield
@nlitchfield.bsky.social
Data Guy. OakTable member and cricket fan. Loves interesting problems and thinking. Niall sounds like the river. All views are my own. "Chris Bryant dressed as a scarecrow"
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Niall Litchfield
@nlitchfield.bsky.social
· Dec 31
End of the year means time to self evaluate my predictions for 2024 originally made over at the other place, but mow found at bsky.app/profile/nlit...
Moving my pinned post/thread from the other place.
g on from 2023 predictions. Some 2024 predictions. I'm going to try to follow this suggestion and assign percentages rather than H/M/L x.com/sam_atis/sta... again a 🧵a bit more rationale than last year.
g on from 2023 predictions. Some 2024 predictions. I'm going to try to follow this suggestion and assign percentages rather than H/M/L x.com/sam_atis/sta... again a 🧵a bit more rationale than last year.
I reviewed my 2024 predictions at bsky.app/profile/nlit.... 2025 (leaking into 2026) predictions together with associated confidence
Ghost Town youtu.be/RZ2oXzrnti4 love that MTV ended with Video Killed the Radio Star though.
December 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ghost Town youtu.be/RZ2oXzrnti4 love that MTV ended with Video Killed the Radio Star though.
No idea, but the top 3 lists I'm on always cracks me up.
December 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
No idea, but the top 3 lists I'm on always cracks me up.
Rice "wouldn't go down the pub" with a Fundamentalist Islamic Regime.
Reform UK Review 2025
Taliban Tice tries to justify Reform UK mass deportation plan saying “sometimes, you do business with people you may not get on with”.
Taliban Tice tries to justify Reform UK mass deportation plan saying “sometimes, you do business with people you may not get on with”.
December 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Rice "wouldn't go down the pub" with a Fundamentalist Islamic Regime.
As I know you aren't a fan of bagpipes @martinwidlake.bsky.social perhaps I can interest you in an alternative musical night's entertainment down our way.
December 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
As I know you aren't a fan of bagpipes @martinwidlake.bsky.social perhaps I can interest you in an alternative musical night's entertainment down our way.
It's that time of the year again. This thread reviews my 2025 predictions. I'll likely add 2026 predictions tomorrow.
I reviewed my 2024 predictions at bsky.app/profile/nlit.... 2025 (leaking into 2026) predictions together with associated confidence
End of the year means time to self evaluate my predictions for 2024 originally made over at the other place, but mow found at bsky.app/profile/nlit...
December 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It's that time of the year again. This thread reviews my 2025 predictions. I'll likely add 2026 predictions tomorrow.
DUNE: Return Of The Spice
December 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
DUNE: Return Of The Spice
Why would anyone post this obvious nonsense?
December 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Why would anyone post this obvious nonsense?
Reposted by Niall Litchfield
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
The "right" really are annoyed over on Twitter about the idea that a single market should have a standard connector for electrical devices.
December 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The "right" really are annoyed over on Twitter about the idea that a single market should have a standard connector for electrical devices.
My now wife asked (accurately) once. "Niall, is there *anything* you think that you do not say?"
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
My now wife asked (accurately) once. "Niall, is there *anything* you think that you do not say?"
Liked this from @olof-loves-ai.bsky.social (via @twlldun.bsky.social ). Hashtags are spot on as anyone who knows me will testify. Time is almost certainly not localised since I have a regular volunteering gig from 7-9pm Tuesdays my time.
December 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Liked this from @olof-loves-ai.bsky.social (via @twlldun.bsky.social ). Hashtags are spot on as anyone who knows me will testify. Time is almost certainly not localised since I have a regular volunteering gig from 7-9pm Tuesdays my time.
Good insight here.
YouGov have Reform on 25% in both their first poll of 2025 and their final poll before Christmas. The only significan sustained gain across 2025 was Green Party +7, at expense of Labour
Reform 25% tp 25% (-)
Labour 26% to 20% (-6)
Cons 22% to 19% (-3)
LibDems 14% to 15% (+1)
Greens 8% to 15% (+7)
Reform 25% tp 25% (-)
Labour 26% to 20% (-6)
Cons 22% to 19% (-3)
LibDems 14% to 15% (+1)
Greens 8% to 15% (+7)
December 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Good insight here.
When did he ever do that?
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
When did he ever do that?
He's going to want a gold statue of himself isn't he.
December 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
He's going to want a gold statue of himself isn't he.
Starc's line and pace already at least as good as Jof...
December 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Starc's line and pace already at least as good as Jof...
Frustrating to hear the TNT commentators talking about England's Bowlers (plural) lack of consistency when Archer is 4 overs for 4 runs. Carse all over the place. #theAshes
December 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Frustrating to hear the TNT commentators talking about England's Bowlers (plural) lack of consistency when Archer is 4 overs for 4 runs. Carse all over the place. #theAshes
Reposted by Niall Litchfield
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
Reposted by Niall Litchfield
WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN
December 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN