Aidan Skinner
@aidan.skinner.me.uk
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I only met Matt once and he was on his way to meet Liz Truss's team in No 10 to advise them....
I'm at a by election hustings.
Matt Goodwin: "I was never really a Tory" oh yeah, cos Reform is much better
Matt Goodwin: "I was never really a Tory" oh yeah, cos Reform is much better
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I only met Matt once and he was on his way to meet Liz Truss's team in No 10 to advise them....
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Ominous bird valentines.
February 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Ominous bird valentines.
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"Hegseth's Pentagon gives CBP an anti-drone laser and they almost immediately misuse it to fire on a child's party balloon, shutting down local airspace," would be rejected as a side plot in Veep for being too unrealistic and too on the nose as a metaphor.
February 12, 2026 at 1:42 PM
"Hegseth's Pentagon gives CBP an anti-drone laser and they almost immediately misuse it to fire on a child's party balloon, shutting down local airspace," would be rejected as a side plot in Veep for being too unrealistic and too on the nose as a metaphor.
Just ran a docker build that wrote 52MB of output logs. My first PC had a 40MB harddrive.
February 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Just ran a docker build that wrote 52MB of output logs. My first PC had a 40MB harddrive.
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Overseas tycoons such as Elon Musk would be barred from giving substantial donations to UK political parties under new legislation to block companies making gifts if they do not have British owners or make sufficient revenue in the country
www.ft.com/content/f4ed...
www.ft.com/content/f4ed...
UK to ban political party donations from foreign-owned companies
Government says new legislation will curb overseas interference in elections
www.ft.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Overseas tycoons such as Elon Musk would be barred from giving substantial donations to UK political parties under new legislation to block companies making gifts if they do not have British owners or make sufficient revenue in the country
www.ft.com/content/f4ed...
www.ft.com/content/f4ed...
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February 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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just billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe throwing out some serious made-up numbers on TV
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
just billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe throwing out some serious made-up numbers on TV
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These are outrageous and inflammatory remarks from an out of touch multi millionaire businessman who clearly has no empathy with hard-pressed families.
To seek to stigmatise immigrants and welfare claimants in this way is shameful.
news.sky.com/story/the-uk...
To seek to stigmatise immigrants and welfare claimants in this way is shameful.
news.sky.com/story/the-uk...
'UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
In an interview with Sky News's Ed Conway, Sir Jim says Britain faces profound political, social and economic challenges, among them an unprecedented rise in immigration in recent years.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:06 PM
These are outrageous and inflammatory remarks from an out of touch multi millionaire businessman who clearly has no empathy with hard-pressed families.
To seek to stigmatise immigrants and welfare claimants in this way is shameful.
news.sky.com/story/the-uk...
To seek to stigmatise immigrants and welfare claimants in this way is shameful.
news.sky.com/story/the-uk...
Jim Ratcliffe has lived in Monaco for at least 5 years
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Jim Ratcliffe has lived in Monaco for at least 5 years
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No matter the depths of their sickening ignorance, it seems filthy rich men will always have a platform
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
'UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
In an interview with Sky News's Ed Conway, Sir Jim says Britain faces profound political, social and economic challenges, among them an unprecedented rise in immigration in recent years.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:47 PM
No matter the depths of their sickening ignorance, it seems filthy rich men will always have a platform
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
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OK, claiming property rights in a new term (I think). I just did a Substack live with Catherine Rampell, in which she suggested that young men may be pivoting from Bitcoin to prediction markets. And it just popped into my head: the Testosterone Trade.
February 11, 2026 at 3:36 PM
OK, claiming property rights in a new term (I think). I just did a Substack live with Catherine Rampell, in which she suggested that young men may be pivoting from Bitcoin to prediction markets. And it just popped into my head: the Testosterone Trade.
I think it's time to retire the phrase "felt in peoples pockets" given a debit card doesn't change weight regardless of the overdraft attached to it
February 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I think it's time to retire the phrase "felt in peoples pockets" given a debit card doesn't change weight regardless of the overdraft attached to it
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That was a wild 10 days. Barely remember any of them.
FAA: The temporary closure of airspace over El Paso has been lifted. There is no threat to commercial aviation. All flights will resume as normal.
February 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
That was a wild 10 days. Barely remember any of them.
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current status:
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February 11, 2026 at 12:05 PM
current status:
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tumblr still has it, despite everything. social media platforms are really almost impossible to kill.
February 11, 2026 at 10:23 AM
tumblr still has it, despite everything. social media platforms are really almost impossible to kill.
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Exclusive: OpenAI fired executive Ryan Beiermeister in January, citing sexual discrimination, after she opposed the planned AI erotica feature in ChatGPT, sources said.
OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Ryan Beiermeister, who served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team, had raised concerns about the upcoming launch of erotic content.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Exclusive: OpenAI fired executive Ryan Beiermeister in January, citing sexual discrimination, after she opposed the planned AI erotica feature in ChatGPT, sources said.
February 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Challenging day to be a Labour & Co-Op Jambo
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Challenging day to be a Labour & Co-Op Jambo
Didn't realise it was named after Uncle Gordy, gives me an excuse to post this excellent number by popular Montreal Ska-Punk combo Planet Smashers www.youtube.com/watch?v=arHR...
February 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Didn't realise it was named after Uncle Gordy, gives me an excuse to post this excellent number by popular Montreal Ska-Punk combo Planet Smashers www.youtube.com/watch?v=arHR...
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Goldman: You said references to ICE as secret police encourages threats. The problem is you have it backwards sir. People are making valid observations about your tactics which are outright fascist. If you don’t want to be called a fascist regime, stop acting like one.
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Goldman: You said references to ICE as secret police encourages threats. The problem is you have it backwards sir. People are making valid observations about your tactics which are outright fascist. If you don’t want to be called a fascist regime, stop acting like one.
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As a client app you're fine using any licensed codec, if there's a separate codec available on the system already you can use that.
License enforcement is tougher on encoders, which is why a lot of these open source codec implementations run out of France which rejects software patents
License enforcement is tougher on encoders, which is why a lot of these open source codec implementations run out of France which rejects software patents
February 7, 2026 at 9:04 PM
As a client app you're fine using any licensed codec, if there's a separate codec available on the system already you can use that.
License enforcement is tougher on encoders, which is why a lot of these open source codec implementations run out of France which rejects software patents
License enforcement is tougher on encoders, which is why a lot of these open source codec implementations run out of France which rejects software patents
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The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence once bestowed on me their highest honor—Saint Perspicacious. My dear friend Jennifer Kroot premieres her film Hunky Jesus, about the Sisters’ legendary SF Easter pageant, opening the 40th BFI Flare in London on March 18. I can’t wait for the world to see it!
World premiere of Hunky Jesus to open 40th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Jennifer Kroot’s riotous documentary tells the story of the wildly popular, annual Easter Sunday tradition in San Francisco known as Hunky Jesus.
www.bfi.org.uk
February 10, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence once bestowed on me their highest honor—Saint Perspicacious. My dear friend Jennifer Kroot premieres her film Hunky Jesus, about the Sisters’ legendary SF Easter pageant, opening the 40th BFI Flare in London on March 18. I can’t wait for the world to see it!