Nicola
@stickola.bsky.social
Not Tory. Northern. Depeche Mode. Genealogy. ADHD, Fibro & HSD. Dog lover, cat tolerant.
Profile picture "looks like a monkey's arse" but it's actually my face.
Profile picture "looks like a monkey's arse" but it's actually my face.
Vaguely remember this from school.
Live brown bear, neutral blue sky, earth green grass.
Live brown bear, neutral blue sky, earth green grass.
One of the easiest ways to shoot down the idea that "AI" is an expert is to show how it deals with something people know about.
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Vaguely remember this from school.
Live brown bear, neutral blue sky, earth green grass.
Live brown bear, neutral blue sky, earth green grass.
If the third entity is a pig, we definitely have a winner.
There are no good mental images here. Do not set forth upon that road.
February 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
If the third entity is a pig, we definitely have a winner.
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You missed the subjugating women part of this. These ideas are completely misogynistic.
February 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
You missed the subjugating women part of this. These ideas are completely misogynistic.
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Gonna post this clip of Cliff Richard as Heathcliff every day until he gets the recognition he deserves
February 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Gonna post this clip of Cliff Richard as Heathcliff every day until he gets the recognition he deserves
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Yes. Every American should. Because over 70 million have chosen to vote for Trump 3 times and the last two times cannot reasonably have a doubt about his bad character and malign intent.
And so should every U.K. citizen that is even thinking of voting for Farage - the 🇬🇧 Trump.
And so should every U.K. citizen that is even thinking of voting for Farage - the 🇬🇧 Trump.
February 5, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Yes. Every American should. Because over 70 million have chosen to vote for Trump 3 times and the last two times cannot reasonably have a doubt about his bad character and malign intent.
And so should every U.K. citizen that is even thinking of voting for Farage - the 🇬🇧 Trump.
And so should every U.K. citizen that is even thinking of voting for Farage - the 🇬🇧 Trump.
Timeline cleanse
February 5, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Timeline cleanse
And not a single glimpse of a giant Sports Direct mug.
OK I’m at a friend’s house. Two people live here: my friend and his wife. He’s just opened the mug drawer. There are, I would say, 30 plus mugs. He maintains he has a normal number of mugs. I think it’s a LOT of mugs. What you all think?
February 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
And not a single glimpse of a giant Sports Direct mug.
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Here's a trailer for Small Prophets. Very exciting! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLKL...
January 30, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Here's a trailer for Small Prophets. Very exciting! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLKL...
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This is great.
I adore Mackenzie Crook and consider Detectorists one of the genuine masterpieces of the sitcom format. His new show sounds gently nuts, which is very him somehow.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
I adore Mackenzie Crook and consider Detectorists one of the genuine masterpieces of the sitcom format. His new show sounds gently nuts, which is very him somehow.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘Watching The Office recently, my heart just sank’ – Mackenzie Crook on comedy, cruelty and being TV royalty
After a very hard landing into fame in the 00s, he decided to take a softer approach – and hit on a winning formula for classic comedy. The star talks about his fantastical new show Small Prophets, hi...
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:02 AM
This is great.
I adore Mackenzie Crook and consider Detectorists one of the genuine masterpieces of the sitcom format. His new show sounds gently nuts, which is very him somehow.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
I adore Mackenzie Crook and consider Detectorists one of the genuine masterpieces of the sitcom format. His new show sounds gently nuts, which is very him somehow.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Still the greatest video ever made. Sorry. I don't make the rules...
January 29, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Still the greatest video ever made. Sorry. I don't make the rules...
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just choked on my beverage
January 29, 2026 at 11:19 PM
just choked on my beverage
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On 2nd thoughts, the cowhide rug was not the right rug for the bathroom...
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
On 2nd thoughts, the cowhide rug was not the right rug for the bathroom...
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‘where do you see yourself in 20 years time?’
me:
me:
January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
‘where do you see yourself in 20 years time?’
me:
me:
We should always watch how politicians treat refugees, Neal Ascherson once wrote, because that's how they would treat the rest of us if they thought they could get away with it. ~ Francis Wheen
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 28, 2026 at 9:43 PM
We should always watch how politicians treat refugees, Neal Ascherson once wrote, because that's how they would treat the rest of us if they thought they could get away with it. ~ Francis Wheen
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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I UGLY laughed at this
January 28, 2026 at 12:32 PM
I UGLY laughed at this
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I think it’s time for Reform UK to explain to their supporters exactly how they plan to deport 600,000 people from the UK.
January 27, 2026 at 1:05 PM
I think it’s time for Reform UK to explain to their supporters exactly how they plan to deport 600,000 people from the UK.
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It’s heartwarming that there are people in the press still committed to maintaining journalistic standards and defending anonymity of the victims, even when they are animals.
January 25, 2026 at 5:57 PM
It’s heartwarming that there are people in the press still committed to maintaining journalistic standards and defending anonymity of the victims, even when they are animals.
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You’ve been warned. They’re openly talking about it now.
Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance
January 25, 2026 at 10:54 AM
You’ve been warned. They’re openly talking about it now.
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Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
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Men: Just don’t.
Women filmed in secret for TikTok content - then harassed online
So-called manfluencers wearing smart glasses approach women and then post videos to TikTok.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Men: Just don’t.
Share a television show that raised you
January 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Share a television show that raised you
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Sub-zero resistance: Minnesotans standing tall against ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Sub-zero resistance: Minnesotans standing tall against ICE.
Why do Tory defectors look like Harry Enfield characters?
January 18, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Why do Tory defectors look like Harry Enfield characters?