Dan
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Silly I know but one likes to imagine her majesty up in hea’n looking a little cross because she spent 12m to settle a charge against her paedo son only to see him arrested for misconduct in public office. Im sure Paddington will cheer her up with a yummy marmalade sandwich 💞🇬🇧
February 19, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Silly I know but one likes to imagine her majesty up in hea’n looking a little cross because she spent 12m to settle a charge against her paedo son only to see him arrested for misconduct in public office. Im sure Paddington will cheer her up with a yummy marmalade sandwich 💞🇬🇧
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3000-word “X” post breathlessly explaining how everyone’s lives are about to change forever now that all of Silicon Valley can play chess against a Turkish automaton
And after all that, the Pitt/Cruise AI fight scene appears to have been just digital BG and face replacement on multi-angle green screen reference videos of two real live human stuntees fighting.
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
February 19, 2026 at 2:01 AM
3000-word “X” post breathlessly explaining how everyone’s lives are about to change forever now that all of Silicon Valley can play chess against a Turkish automaton
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I'm old enough to remember when Labour frontbenchers were sacked for likes on tweets—now they are allowed to investigate themselves over issues of misconduct in public office.
RIGHTO
RIGHTO
February 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I'm old enough to remember when Labour frontbenchers were sacked for likes on tweets—now they are allowed to investigate themselves over issues of misconduct in public office.
RIGHTO
RIGHTO
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“Hi there, Britain’s most prominent media outlets appear to have secretly conspired with our most Epsteined-up crooked politicians to drastically subvert the course of democracy, not once but twice, via insultingly bogus scandals and relentless lying, can I interest you in voting Labour in May?”
February 17, 2026 at 8:52 PM
“Hi there, Britain’s most prominent media outlets appear to have secretly conspired with our most Epsteined-up crooked politicians to drastically subvert the course of democracy, not once but twice, via insultingly bogus scandals and relentless lying, can I interest you in voting Labour in May?”
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The core of “the Labour Together scandal” is Peter Mandelson’s party insiders secretly collaborating with the national press to a) terrorise a twitchy minority group, b) shitehouse the Tories to election victory, then c) bullshit Sir Keir to power. I’d say a few others have questions to answer.
February 17, 2026 at 8:47 PM
The core of “the Labour Together scandal” is Peter Mandelson’s party insiders secretly collaborating with the national press to a) terrorise a twitchy minority group, b) shitehouse the Tories to election victory, then c) bullshit Sir Keir to power. I’d say a few others have questions to answer.
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after all, what better way to force people to use your bullshit wrong answer machines than making it extremely costly for anyone to do computation locally and thus establish said machines as the sole method of interface ?
February 17, 2026 at 5:53 PM
after all, what better way to force people to use your bullshit wrong answer machines than making it extremely costly for anyone to do computation locally and thus establish said machines as the sole method of interface ?
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i think lots of people underestimate how badly these “AI” companies want people to be unable to afford computers. they view personal computing as a roadblock to their desire for complete end-to-end centralization. the fact that their tech is putting hardware out of reach is not just a happy accident
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
i think lots of people underestimate how badly these “AI” companies want people to be unable to afford computers. they view personal computing as a roadblock to their desire for complete end-to-end centralization. the fact that their tech is putting hardware out of reach is not just a happy accident
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Fuck. This guy is gonna have to get his new tattoo covered up AGAIN in about 8-10 years.
That’s the worse sentence I’ve ever read in my life
February 16, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Fuck. This guy is gonna have to get his new tattoo covered up AGAIN in about 8-10 years.
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February 14, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Think my favourite new feature would be eschewing the time honoured search function in terms of e.g. 'result 1 of 12' in favour of an overlay in which I'm invited to ask what the main themes of a PDF I myself made are
February 13, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Think my favourite new feature would be eschewing the time honoured search function in terms of e.g. 'result 1 of 12' in favour of an overlay in which I'm invited to ask what the main themes of a PDF I myself made are
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"The left are in denial about AI!!" motherfucker, have you seen what it's done to Adobe Acrobat?
February 13, 2026 at 9:40 AM
"The left are in denial about AI!!" motherfucker, have you seen what it's done to Adobe Acrobat?
Also, I’ve already fallen for St Leonards. It’s very me.
February 13, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Also, I’ve already fallen for St Leonards. It’s very me.
Bricking it a bit but I’ll be spinning some Francophone and adjacent records at The Piper in St Leonard’s On Sea tonight from 9pm (I’ll be doing a few half hour sets throughout the night, first at 9:30pm). Designed the posters too. Melanie Pain from Nouvelle Vague will be performing upstairs too.
February 13, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Bricking it a bit but I’ll be spinning some Francophone and adjacent records at The Piper in St Leonard’s On Sea tonight from 9pm (I’ll be doing a few half hour sets throughout the night, first at 9:30pm). Designed the posters too. Melanie Pain from Nouvelle Vague will be performing upstairs too.
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My kind of man. 😍
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 12, 2026 at 9:40 AM
My kind of man. 😍
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My actual favourite class test is one that David Reed gave me:
“Did the roof of your school come to a point?”
“Did the roof of your school come to a point?”
February 12, 2026 at 7:58 AM
My actual favourite class test is one that David Reed gave me:
“Did the roof of your school come to a point?”
“Did the roof of your school come to a point?”
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Watching the Winter Olympics and remembering something Ahir Shah told me once. Posh people do dangerous sports, like skiing, because if they break a leg and have to spend weeks in bed off work, they don’t stop earning.
Think it might be as good a class test as what you call your settee.
Think it might be as good a class test as what you call your settee.
February 12, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Watching the Winter Olympics and remembering something Ahir Shah told me once. Posh people do dangerous sports, like skiing, because if they break a leg and have to spend weeks in bed off work, they don’t stop earning.
Think it might be as good a class test as what you call your settee.
Think it might be as good a class test as what you call your settee.
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SHE REMOVED THEIR WEDDING PHOTO LMAOOOOOO
Oh she HATED his guts
Oh she HATED his guts
February 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM
SHE REMOVED THEIR WEDDING PHOTO LMAOOOOOO
Oh she HATED his guts
Oh she HATED his guts
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amazing that every time i bring this up people are unaware of it. he really got away with it
![Abuse allegation
In September 2016, the FBI and the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services investigated Pitt for child abuse following an incident on a plane, where Pitt was accused by an anonymous person of being "verbally abusive" and "physical" towards one of his children.[252] Pitt was not criminally charged for the incident by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, or by the FBI.[253]
In 2022, Jolie filed a countersuit against Pitt during a legal battle over their formerly co-owned vineyard. Jolie's lawyers stated that during negotiations, Pitt had asked Jolie to sign "a nondisclosure agreement prohibiting her from speaking outside of court about his abuse of her and their children."[223] Her complaint stated that he grabbed and shook her during the plane ride, strangled one of their children, and struck another in the face, among other allegations.[223]
On the release of Pitt's 2025 film F1, to much praise from most sources, Angelica Jade Bastién wrote an article published in Vulture criticizing his "rehabilitation", saying, "It isn't that people don't believe what happened to Jolie on that plane—they just don't care."[254]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hz4jzmli3n7isthc5zxexuee/bafkreibsfgjiqnejawlgr62nrhzvicdgssfx4ncbd5cjkwjmoit47tzrwy@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 10:12 AM
amazing that every time i bring this up people are unaware of it. he really got away with it
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*Nodding seriously*
Oh for sure. Yup. Checks out.
Oh for sure. Yup. Checks out.
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
*Nodding seriously*
Oh for sure. Yup. Checks out.
Oh for sure. Yup. Checks out.
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This is incredibly funny to try because even if it *was* true, then it would mean Streeting was defending Mandleson in September for the love of the game.
February 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
This is incredibly funny to try because even if it *was* true, then it would mean Streeting was defending Mandleson in September for the love of the game.
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revealed: some shit everybody already knew
February 7, 2026 at 8:46 PM
revealed: some shit everybody already knew
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Ah, I see what they did there..!
February 7, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Ah, I see what they did there..!