Thomas
@thomasv.bsky.social
He had been born a Talleyrand but for some unaccountable reason had remained a mere Lebedev.
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Yes please
February 5, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Yes please
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If Bilbo had Chat GPT
January 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM
If Bilbo had Chat GPT
Tonight’s special is pan fried salmon with beurre blanc and chili oil 😙
February 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Tonight’s special is pan fried salmon with beurre blanc and chili oil 😙
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calling L1 speakers of British English, please help out my student Emilia on her dissertation study! 🐦🐦
it's a short (<20 min) and fun one on voice recognition, please share! lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
it's a short (<20 min) and fun one on voice recognition, please share! lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
calling L1 speakers of British English, please help out my student Emilia on her dissertation study! 🐦🐦
it's a short (<20 min) and fun one on voice recognition, please share! lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
it's a short (<20 min) and fun one on voice recognition, please share! lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Turns out there are some rather quite funny puzzles to be played on the cesspit of human mediocrity that is LinkedIn; who would have known?
February 2, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Turns out there are some rather quite funny puzzles to be played on the cesspit of human mediocrity that is LinkedIn; who would have known?
Tonight’s special: bean salad
February 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Tonight’s special: bean salad
Paging all friends of the 16th @stevenhseggie.bsky.social @columnist.bsky.social et al. I hear this is incredible
716lavie.com/alt-paris-7511…
716lavie.com/alt-paris-7511…
Alt - Paris (75116) - 716lavie
716lavie.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Paging all friends of the 16th @stevenhseggie.bsky.social @columnist.bsky.social et al. I hear this is incredible
716lavie.com/alt-paris-7511…
716lavie.com/alt-paris-7511…
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Outside the Level 2 Reading Room in @bodleian.ox.ac.uk there is a wellbeing display. Here are some it's little zines that genuinely made me smile.
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Outside the Level 2 Reading Room in @bodleian.ox.ac.uk there is a wellbeing display. Here are some it's little zines that genuinely made me smile.
Who came up with these fake influencer ads on Youtube? Is anyone gullible enough to believe in this stuff? This makes me want to punch my screen and boycott the company
January 30, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Who came up with these fake influencer ads on Youtube? Is anyone gullible enough to believe in this stuff? This makes me want to punch my screen and boycott the company
Is vibe-deciding a thing? I feel it should be a thing
January 30, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Is vibe-deciding a thing? I feel it should be a thing
TFW you’d quite like to get out of bed, but there’s a cat on your leg 🤷♂️
January 30, 2026 at 9:58 AM
TFW you’d quite like to get out of bed, but there’s a cat on your leg 🤷♂️
Shame on France.
An important story by @katyinparis.bsky.social aris.bsky.social about a death at the hands of the French police that has too easily been ignored.
"You’re strangling me," El Hacen Diarra told police, in the latest echo of Eric Garner's "I can't breathe".
millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/a-man-just...
"You’re strangling me," El Hacen Diarra told police, in the latest echo of Eric Garner's "I can't breathe".
millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/a-man-just...
A man just died in Paris in police custody. Why aren’t we more outraged?
His name was El Hacen Diarra. In a video of his arrest, he tells the officers: ‘You’re strangling me.’
millefeuilleparis.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Shame on France.
The shit Netatmo radiator valve in my work room is acting up, resulting in sauna-like temperatures even though it should be fully closed. Of course internet is down because my provider is Vodafone, and they’re shit too, so I can’t reach out to the valve and recalibrate it. Sauna it is then.
January 30, 2026 at 1:31 AM
The shit Netatmo radiator valve in my work room is acting up, resulting in sauna-like temperatures even though it should be fully closed. Of course internet is down because my provider is Vodafone, and they’re shit too, so I can’t reach out to the valve and recalibrate it. Sauna it is then.
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😂💁♀️
(Also 🇫🇷 residents, check out the note perfect small print at the bottom)
(Also 🇫🇷 residents, check out the note perfect small print at the bottom)
January 29, 2026 at 5:14 PM
😂💁♀️
(Also 🇫🇷 residents, check out the note perfect small print at the bottom)
(Also 🇫🇷 residents, check out the note perfect small print at the bottom)
Plotting some shenanigans yet again
January 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Plotting some shenanigans yet again
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SOMEONE CALL THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS. I have found the most middle class review ever on Ocado for Comte cheese.
Steady yourselves for this
Ready? You’re not even close to being ready
Steady yourselves for this
Ready? You’re not even close to being ready
January 28, 2026 at 1:57 PM
SOMEONE CALL THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS. I have found the most middle class review ever on Ocado for Comte cheese.
Steady yourselves for this
Ready? You’re not even close to being ready
Steady yourselves for this
Ready? You’re not even close to being ready
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Should not be allowed to give these things real people’s names
JFC "Andrew" the "AI-generated expert on artificial intelligence" on this Microsoft course is the worst teacher and my already dim view of AI in education and training has plummeted even further now.
January 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Should not be allowed to give these things real people’s names
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I know everything is rather quite shit at the moment, but you'll be pleased to know that I have (yet again) put too much onion in my dish tonight, so the universe can't be too off-balance now can it?
January 27, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I know everything is rather quite shit at the moment, but you'll be pleased to know that I have (yet again) put too much onion in my dish tonight, so the universe can't be too off-balance now can it?
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.
January 26, 2026 at 3:31 PM
France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.
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We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
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This is like worrying that Sonic the Hedgehog is pissed off with you about all the times you made him die
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
Anthropic's philosopher says we don't know for sure if AI can feel
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:28 AM
This is like worrying that Sonic the Hedgehog is pissed off with you about all the times you made him die
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.