@donmercutio.bsky.social
'Our time is on loan, only us to borrow
An' I know
But I can't be today, I can be tomorrow
Yea, all I see, the more I know
The more I know, the less I understand'
Ask for me tomorrow, and you'll find me a grave man.
An' I know
But I can't be today, I can be tomorrow
Yea, all I see, the more I know
The more I know, the less I understand'
Ask for me tomorrow, and you'll find me a grave man.
Pinned
No one owns A Cat.
A Cat might condescend to live with you, albeit on Their Own Terms & provided there is adequate food of tolerable quality & sufficient warm comfortable sleeping arrangements, but make no mistake, A Cat is not owned.
Sometimes companionable, often worshiped always their own Cat.
A Cat might condescend to live with you, albeit on Their Own Terms & provided there is adequate food of tolerable quality & sufficient warm comfortable sleeping arrangements, but make no mistake, A Cat is not owned.
Sometimes companionable, often worshiped always their own Cat.
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I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.
February 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.
BBC radio 4 again with barely challenging of at all climate change denying, renewables are too expensive, EVs take too long to charge, too expensive to repair guest. It is both sides unless something Mr Gibb likes?
February 13, 2026 at 7:19 AM
BBC radio 4 again with barely challenging of at all climate change denying, renewables are too expensive, EVs take too long to charge, too expensive to repair guest. It is both sides unless something Mr Gibb likes?
Nothing beats going to sleep and waking up next to someone who really wants to be with you and really loves you... Yes I slept in the spare bed next to the dog again.
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Nothing beats going to sleep and waking up next to someone who really wants to be with you and really loves you... Yes I slept in the spare bed next to the dog again.
SATA SSDs are in trouble: Western Digital's new HDDs just matched their speed share.google/AEcd8fTDL73Q...
SATA SSDs are in trouble: Western Digital's new HDDs just matched their speed
HDDs are anything but dead—they'll soon be faster than SATA SSDs
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February 10, 2026 at 7:35 AM
SATA SSDs are in trouble: Western Digital's new HDDs just matched their speed share.google/AEcd8fTDL73Q...
5 Linux servers that let you ditch the public cloud and reclaim your privacy - for free | ZDNET share.google/kIQOkP0Wqeha...
5 Linux servers that let you ditch the public cloud and reclaim your privacy - for free
European Union countries are moving away from American tech giants to run their own clouds and servers to control their digital destiny. You can do this, too. Here's how.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
5 Linux servers that let you ditch the public cloud and reclaim your privacy - for free | ZDNET share.google/kIQOkP0Wqeha...
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Keir Starmer faces crunch week in battle to hold on to power ft.trib.al/bxDcQof
Keir Starmer faces crunch week in battle to hold on to power
Labour MPs and officials warn that the Peter Mandelson scandal could yet claim prime minister’s job
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February 8, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Keir Starmer faces crunch week in battle to hold on to power ft.trib.al/bxDcQof
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
No fan of Starmer and I think he made a huge mistake employing Mandy
But BBC seemed far more muted when Johnson appointed Pincher, a man accused of sexual assault as a Tory whip.
But BBC seemed far more muted when Johnson appointed Pincher, a man accused of sexual assault as a Tory whip.
February 5, 2026 at 8:20 AM
No fan of Starmer and I think he made a huge mistake employing Mandy
But BBC seemed far more muted when Johnson appointed Pincher, a man accused of sexual assault as a Tory whip.
But BBC seemed far more muted when Johnson appointed Pincher, a man accused of sexual assault as a Tory whip.
19% of UK population is over 65.
42% of NHS spending is on over 65s. 87% of patients are white.
12% of UK budget is on pensions/pension benefits. (55% the welfare state spending).
Schools are 4%. Asylum seekers is about 0.25%
But yeah it is immigrants that are the problem not the aging population.
42% of NHS spending is on over 65s. 87% of patients are white.
12% of UK budget is on pensions/pension benefits. (55% the welfare state spending).
Schools are 4%. Asylum seekers is about 0.25%
But yeah it is immigrants that are the problem not the aging population.
February 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
19% of UK population is over 65.
42% of NHS spending is on over 65s. 87% of patients are white.
12% of UK budget is on pensions/pension benefits. (55% the welfare state spending).
Schools are 4%. Asylum seekers is about 0.25%
But yeah it is immigrants that are the problem not the aging population.
42% of NHS spending is on over 65s. 87% of patients are white.
12% of UK budget is on pensions/pension benefits. (55% the welfare state spending).
Schools are 4%. Asylum seekers is about 0.25%
But yeah it is immigrants that are the problem not the aging population.
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The shadow of my sorrow! Ha, let’s see.
’Tis very true, my grief lies all within,
And these external manners of laments
Are merely shadows to the unseen grief
That swells with silence in the tortur’d soul.
’Tis very true, my grief lies all within,
And these external manners of laments
Are merely shadows to the unseen grief
That swells with silence in the tortur’d soul.
February 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The shadow of my sorrow! Ha, let’s see.
’Tis very true, my grief lies all within,
And these external manners of laments
Are merely shadows to the unseen grief
That swells with silence in the tortur’d soul.
’Tis very true, my grief lies all within,
And these external manners of laments
Are merely shadows to the unseen grief
That swells with silence in the tortur’d soul.
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Five classes I took at university?
1) Warlock
2) Shaman
3) Warrior
4) Paladin
5) Priest
It was 2006, I had just discovered that Political Science has very little to do with turning into Josh Lyman, and my priorities were firmly in World of Warcraft's Azeroth.
Do not be like me, kids.
1) Warlock
2) Shaman
3) Warrior
4) Paladin
5) Priest
It was 2006, I had just discovered that Political Science has very little to do with turning into Josh Lyman, and my priorities were firmly in World of Warcraft's Azeroth.
Do not be like me, kids.
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university
1) principles of animation
2) fashion & textiles
3) advanced fine art practice
4) form & purpose
5) building a vocabulary
1) principles of animation
2) fashion & textiles
3) advanced fine art practice
4) form & purpose
5) building a vocabulary
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university
1) General Relativity
2) Artificial Intelligence
3) Principles Of Microeconomics
4) Particle Theory
5) Management Accounting
1) General Relativity
2) Artificial Intelligence
3) Principles Of Microeconomics
4) Particle Theory
5) Management Accounting
January 30, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Five classes I took at university?
1) Warlock
2) Shaman
3) Warrior
4) Paladin
5) Priest
It was 2006, I had just discovered that Political Science has very little to do with turning into Josh Lyman, and my priorities were firmly in World of Warcraft's Azeroth.
Do not be like me, kids.
1) Warlock
2) Shaman
3) Warrior
4) Paladin
5) Priest
It was 2006, I had just discovered that Political Science has very little to do with turning into Josh Lyman, and my priorities were firmly in World of Warcraft's Azeroth.
Do not be like me, kids.
Springsteen opposed Trump using his song "Born in the U.S.A." at Trump's political rallies in 2016...
Because Trump would use a no talent artist and clearly had not listened to the lyrics...
Because Trump would use a no talent artist and clearly had not listened to the lyrics...
January 30, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Springsteen opposed Trump using his song "Born in the U.S.A." at Trump's political rallies in 2016...
Because Trump would use a no talent artist and clearly had not listened to the lyrics...
Because Trump would use a no talent artist and clearly had not listened to the lyrics...
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Actor Riz Ahmed: ‘I want to tell my own stories’ ft.trib.al/FsoYfb2
Actor Riz Ahmed: ‘I want to tell my own stories’
The Oscar winner on the liberating power of film, what Hollywood still has to offer — and realising his 20-year ambition to produce and star in his own ‘Hamlet’
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January 30, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Actor Riz Ahmed: ‘I want to tell my own stories’ ft.trib.al/FsoYfb2
Apparently the best way to get people who vote right wing to not is engage with their worries and issues.
Not to shame them for voting for lying racists, or to show that the lying racists do not care about the voters or that the lying racists solutions are overly simplified & nonsense.
Not to shame them for voting for lying racists, or to show that the lying racists do not care about the voters or that the lying racists solutions are overly simplified & nonsense.
January 29, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Apparently the best way to get people who vote right wing to not is engage with their worries and issues.
Not to shame them for voting for lying racists, or to show that the lying racists do not care about the voters or that the lying racists solutions are overly simplified & nonsense.
Not to shame them for voting for lying racists, or to show that the lying racists do not care about the voters or that the lying racists solutions are overly simplified & nonsense.
@timharford.ft.com
"American Life Histories began as a Depression-era make-work project for white-collar Americans and has been analysed by Al tools which were cheaper than human researchers, to produce the conclusion that work is profoundly important."
Darkly Funny and great article this weekend.
"American Life Histories began as a Depression-era make-work project for white-collar Americans and has been analysed by Al tools which were cheaper than human researchers, to produce the conclusion that work is profoundly important."
Darkly Funny and great article this weekend.
January 25, 2026 at 8:44 PM
@timharford.ft.com
"American Life Histories began as a Depression-era make-work project for white-collar Americans and has been analysed by Al tools which were cheaper than human researchers, to produce the conclusion that work is profoundly important."
Darkly Funny and great article this weekend.
"American Life Histories began as a Depression-era make-work project for white-collar Americans and has been analysed by Al tools which were cheaper than human researchers, to produce the conclusion that work is profoundly important."
Darkly Funny and great article this weekend.
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Horrifying.
I don't have the words.
I'm not sure any more are needed.
I don't have the words.
I'm not sure any more are needed.
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Horrifying.
I don't have the words.
I'm not sure any more are needed.
I don't have the words.
I'm not sure any more are needed.
German FA official wants 2026 World Cup boycott talks - BBC Sport share.google/ji9lp0Efj2f5...
German FA official wants 2026 World Cup boycott talks
A German football association official believes it is time to consider a boycott of the 2026 World Cup in the wake of United States President Donald Trump's actions.
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January 24, 2026 at 8:03 PM
German FA official wants 2026 World Cup boycott talks - BBC Sport share.google/ji9lp0Efj2f5...
Brutal truth is most people have no idea who their MP is or even which party won their constituency - if they know what that is. They know which party they voted for though.
30k signs in just a couple of days. Have you signed?
By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
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January 20, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Brutal truth is most people have no idea who their MP is or even which party won their constituency - if they know what that is. They know which party they voted for though.
Trump tantrum continues
Trump latest: US president condemns UK's Chagos deal - and leaks Macron text | World News | Sky News share.google/CxJYX4ZACLLf...
Trump latest: US president condemns UK's Chagos deal - and leaks Macron text | World News | Sky News share.google/CxJYX4ZACLLf...
Trump latest: US president condemns UK's Chagos deal - and leaks Macron text
Donald Trump has criticised the UK government's decision to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, saying the deal is part of the reason the US has to take control of Greenland. Listen to Trump 10...
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January 20, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Trump tantrum continues
Trump latest: US president condemns UK's Chagos deal - and leaks Macron text | World News | Sky News share.google/CxJYX4ZACLLf...
Trump latest: US president condemns UK's Chagos deal - and leaks Macron text | World News | Sky News share.google/CxJYX4ZACLLf...
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every provocateur who wangs on all the time about Britain being “broken” should be sent to an actual failed state or autocracy for a month as a learning experience, there’s no shortage of them
January 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
every provocateur who wangs on all the time about Britain being “broken” should be sent to an actual failed state or autocracy for a month as a learning experience, there’s no shortage of them