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Funny how Microsoft and Amazon keep reminding us what happens when you cut too deep. Profits rise, expertise vanishes, and clients pay the price! #costcutting #technology #expertise #microsoft #amazon
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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A great article from 2022 that remains relevant. #SocialMedia #Democracy #Trust #Babel #DigitalAge #MediaLandscape #OnlineCulture #Polarisation #TechAndSociety #PublicDiscourse www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
www.theatlantic.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
avcosta.bsky.social
Trump imposes tariffs: 25% on Mexico and Canada, but just 10% on China. Why the disparity? With China being the larger economic competitor, shouldn’t the tariffs reflect that? #trump #tarrifs #tradewar
January 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
avcosta.bsky.social
It's becoming increasingly obvious that the TikTok ban isn't about security—it's about transferring control of one of the world's largest social platforms into US hands. Follow the money, not the headlines. #tiktokban #tiktok
January 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Tom Fishburne on LinkedIn: #marketing #ai #cartoon #marketoon | 81 comments
“Navigating AI Hype” - new cartoon and post https://lnkd.in/gee3DTHt My cartoon last week, “AI Written, AI Read”, has already become one of my more widely… | 81 comments on LinkedIn
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January 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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carolinelucas.bsky.social
Pity Farage wasn’t asked about this - he should be forced to own it @bbclaurak.bsky.social @theneweuropean.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
avcosta.bsky.social
Dyson calling the budget an act of self-harm? The irony must’ve been vacuumed right out of their vocabulary! #irony #brexit #dyson
mrjamesob.bsky.social James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · Dec 5
Massive Brexiter says what now?
‘Ardent Brexiteer’ James Dyson describing the last budget as an ‘egregious act of self-harm’ in the Telegraph.
December 5, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
The world is 700% richer than in 1970 but the average person is only 8% richer.

Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer.

We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is.

It will never reach you.
December 2, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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bestforbritain.org
Shadow DWP Secretary, Helen Whately, on welfare reform:

"You have had fourteen years to think about it. IS THAT IT?", says party that has had fourteen years to *actually do it*. ~AA
November 26, 2024 at 2:37 PM
avcosta.bsky.social
Boris Johnson - the human embodiment of a political car crash who just keeps on driving. Britain deserves a break from this relentless wreckage. #boris #borisjohnson #betterkeepingitshut
pickardje.bsky.social Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · Nov 26
even as a cry for attention this is a little desperate
Times article: Johnson blames Church for Britain's obesity crisis Steven Swinford Political Editor Boris Johnson has blamed the Church of England for Britain's obesity crisis, saying that its failure to provide the "spiritual sustenance" that people need is leading them to "gorge themselves". The former prime minister said that when he was younger it was "very rare for there to be a fatso in the class. Now they're all fatsos, and I'd be shot for saying they're fatsos, but it's the truth" He criticised the Most Rev Justin Welby and other religious leaders for rather than addressing propies spis tual needs". Johnson was one of three former prime ministers who were interviewed by Henry Dimbleby, the businessman and author of the National Food Strate-gy, and Dolly van Tulleken, a public health expert. Johnson said that higher needle, all that sort of pot," he said, levels of obesity among children were because they were being told that there adding that instead of the Archbishop of Canterbury going on about slavery were "pedophiles everywhere". reparations, "he should ask himself He said: "When I was a kid, we were why people in this country are so all out playing in the streets the whole bloody fat". time. You don't see that with kids Johnson also attempted to bolster his nowadays ... Now they're all fatsos, and I'd be shot for saying they're fatsos, but government's obesity policy after nearly dying from coronavirus. "Covid that's the truth. was hitting Britain particularly badly "People were skinnier, they ran because we were so fat and I had my around a huge amount, they drank own experience in ICU... I noticed it phenomenal quantities of Tizer, they was all middle-aged men and quite fat... ate Spangles and Curly Wurlies and and I came out of that thinking crikey, dog s*** ... and nowadays kids are we ve got to sort this out." sitting on screens and being told that it's Johnson conducted his interview too dangerous to go outside because before Welby announced that h…
November 26, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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pickardje.bsky.social
even as a cry for attention this is a little desperate
Times article: Johnson blames Church for Britain's obesity crisis Steven Swinford Political Editor Boris Johnson has blamed the Church of England for Britain's obesity crisis, saying that its failure to provide the "spiritual sustenance" that people need is leading them to "gorge themselves". The former prime minister said that when he was younger it was "very rare for there to be a fatso in the class. Now they're all fatsos, and I'd be shot for saying they're fatsos, but it's the truth" He criticised the Most Rev Justin Welby and other religious leaders for rather than addressing propies spis tual needs". Johnson was one of three former prime ministers who were interviewed by Henry Dimbleby, the businessman and author of the National Food Strate-gy, and Dolly van Tulleken, a public health expert. Johnson said that higher needle, all that sort of pot," he said, levels of obesity among children were because they were being told that there adding that instead of the Archbishop of Canterbury going on about slavery were "pedophiles everywhere". reparations, "he should ask himself He said: "When I was a kid, we were why people in this country are so all out playing in the streets the whole bloody fat". time. You don't see that with kids Johnson also attempted to bolster his nowadays ... Now they're all fatsos, and I'd be shot for saying they're fatsos, but government's obesity policy after nearly dying from coronavirus. "Covid that's the truth. was hitting Britain particularly badly "People were skinnier, they ran because we were so fat and I had my around a huge amount, they drank own experience in ICU... I noticed it phenomenal quantities of Tizer, they was all middle-aged men and quite fat... ate Spangles and Curly Wurlies and and I came out of that thinking crikey, dog s*** ... and nowadays kids are we ve got to sort this out." sitting on screens and being told that it's Johnson conducted his interview too dangerous to go outside because before Welby announced that h…
November 26, 2024 at 11:41 AM
avcosta.bsky.social
Masterclass from the Springboks! Capping off 2024 with an unbeaten end-of-year tour. Wales had no answer to their dominant display. Champions showing why they're the best in the world. 🇿🇦💪 #Springboks #RSAvWAL
November 23, 2024 at 9:19 PM
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citizensforethics.org
Let’s talk about Donald Trump and his new Attorney General pick Pam Bondi, because boy do we have a story to tell
November 22, 2024 at 12:45 AM
avcosta.bsky.social
Absolutely. Redundancy isn’t waste; it’s resilience. Whether it’s systems, workflows, or infrastructure, having a backup isn’t overkill—it’s what keeps everything running when the unexpected happens. #Redundancy #Resilience"
alexandraerin.com 🏳️‍⚧️ Alexandra Merideth Erin [she/her] @alexandraerin.com · Nov 21
I'm so often struck by the way "redundancy" has been refined in everyday usage to exclusively mean "pointless waste" and not "the kind of safety feature you REALLY need to have in place if anything ever goes wrong, which it obviously will"
jspumpkins.bsky.social James S. Pumpkins @jspumpkins.bsky.social · Nov 21
Those kinds of catastrophic failures result from flaws in systems design. Lack of redundancy, poor risk assessment, poor counter-sabotage strategies, reliance on critical systems you don't control, etcetc.

Seems like that all has relevance today.
November 22, 2024 at 6:50 AM
avcosta.bsky.social
Productivity isn't just about tools—it's about how we use them. AI can be a game-changer, but only if implemented thoughtfully and paired with proper training. #AI #Productivity"
November 22, 2024 at 6:45 AM
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roberthutton.co.uk
"It's simple, Prime Minister: X is for people who think that Britain is about to lock up everyone who isn't woke, Bluesky is for people who think that sounds like a terrific idea, and Threads is for people who have no idea what either of the others are on about."
August 13, 2024 at 9:46 AM