Ed Jefferson
@edjefferson.com
writes/codes/talks about things no-one else would bother to. e dot jefferson at gmail. he/him. was @edjeff.
internet weblog: https://edjefferson.com/blog
internet weblog: https://edjefferson.com/blog
Imagine if there was a shop called pizzas that sold dominoes. I would Laugh Out Loud.
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Imagine if there was a shop called pizzas that sold dominoes. I would Laugh Out Loud.
Cerebus the Aardvark, *kind of*
February 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Cerebus the Aardvark, *kind of*
screw your stupid age verification joke posts, getting a detachable saucepan handle delivered later and apparently have to show valid id proving i'm over 18???
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
screw your stupid age verification joke posts, getting a detachable saucepan handle delivered later and apparently have to show valid id proving i'm over 18???
verifying my age by doing extremely bad posts
February 10, 2026 at 11:27 AM
verifying my age by doing extremely bad posts
hi is that technical support there's a goblin behind the computer
February 10, 2026 at 10:40 AM
hi is that technical support there's a goblin behind the computer
i thought we were making them learn digital
Spanish is clearly now the world’s coolest language. So why do we push British children to learn French? | Gary Nunn
Spanish is clearly now the world’s coolest language. So why do we push British children to learn French? | Gary Nunn
As Bad Bunny showed at the Super Bowl, español is the coming thing. No wonder it’s now the top GCSE language choice, says journalist Gary Nunn
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:37 AM
i thought we were making them learn digital
This is, IMO, treason.
Lovely review, but when did British people start saying 'Rube Goldberg' instead of 'Heath Robinson'? This makes me sad.
Small Prophets review – Mackenzie Crook’s magical new comedy is pure, pure pleasure
February 10, 2026 at 9:24 AM
This is, IMO, treason.
Putting what is essentially advertising in there seems pretty fucked, though maybe just down to no-one bothering to check.
February 10, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Putting what is essentially advertising in there seems pretty fucked, though maybe just down to no-one bothering to check.
Sorry, what exactly is this bullshit on BBC News? The third one down is sponsored content for fucks sake!
February 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Sorry, what exactly is this bullshit on BBC News? The third one down is sponsored content for fucks sake!
close all the roads to traffic as a precaution, imo
Albert Bridge closes to traffic as 'precaution' after inspection
Concerns were raised about the 150-year-old crossing following a routine maintenance inspection.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 9:04 AM
close all the roads to traffic as a precaution, imo
Should have been shut to motor traffic in the 70s when the problems first started.
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Should have been shut to motor traffic in the 70s when the problems first started.
I've also spurned the chance to win an Olympic medal.
February 9, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I've also spurned the chance to win an Olympic medal.
the real lesson of the Epstein files is that I'm a great guy
Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn | Wes Streeting
Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn | Wes Streeting
I knew him but not well, and worry now that he thrived in our political culture. There was a failure of moral seriousness, says health secretary Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
the real lesson of the Epstein files is that I'm a great guy
bit unnecessary that they put emma mackey in a film as emily bronte and now margot robbie is in wuthering heights. although i suppose not as unnecessary as putting emma mackey in a film called ella mccay.
February 9, 2026 at 6:55 PM
bit unnecessary that they put emma mackey in a film as emily bronte and now margot robbie is in wuthering heights. although i suppose not as unnecessary as putting emma mackey in a film called ella mccay.
the thing is he doesn't really give a fuck whether it's true does he, he just knows it plays well with stupid old farts who love banging on about common sense while shitting their pants
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
the thing is he doesn't really give a fuck whether it's true does he, he just knows it plays well with stupid old farts who love banging on about common sense while shitting their pants
the public needs to know if he's still lovin' it
February 9, 2026 at 6:39 PM
the public needs to know if he's still lovin' it
release his uber eats orders
February 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
release his uber eats orders
oh so people with brain haemorrhages don't deserve a little me time
one chatbot told a participant in this study to go lay down in the dark when he was presenting with a brain hemorrhage... what are we even doing
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
Chatbots provided incorrect, conflicting medical advice, researchers found: “Despite all the hype, AI just isn't ready to take on the role of the physician.”
www.404media.co
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
oh so people with brain haemorrhages don't deserve a little me time
I think it's really good when someone treats you like an idiot for not knowing something that they obviously only know because of their job! Sorry man, but the customer is allowed to be a dumb dumb sometimes as a little treat.
February 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I think it's really good when someone treats you like an idiot for not knowing something that they obviously only know because of their job! Sorry man, but the customer is allowed to be a dumb dumb sometimes as a little treat.
Keir Starmer should call for himself to resign, for the banter.
February 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Keir Starmer should call for himself to resign, for the banter.
Reposted by Ed Jefferson
This is fun, but it has BBC Newsnight, LBC, Rory Stewart, Emily Maitliss and Ian Dunt under "British Progressive Voices". So now I'm wondering if those Brazillian furries are even furries.
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM
This is fun, but it has BBC Newsnight, LBC, Rory Stewart, Emily Maitliss and Ian Dunt under "British Progressive Voices". So now I'm wondering if those Brazillian furries are even furries.
personally i'd just ask my wife what she's called. sorry if that's 'woke'
I asked AI to name my wife. To the hopelessly incorrect people it cited, my deepest apologies | Martin Rowson
I asked AI to name my wife. To the hopelessly incorrect people it cited, my deepest apologies | Martin Rowson
Authors, a newsreader, a lawyer and an esteemed colleague: they’re all great – but I’m not married to any of them. Can we really depend on this technology, asks cartoonist and author Martin Rowson
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 AM
personally i'd just ask my wife what she's called. sorry if that's 'woke'
i agree that children should be banned from reading your posts
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 AM
i agree that children should be banned from reading your posts
Tim Allen, Keir Starmer’s director of communications, has just quit his Downing Street role:
"EEUUGGHH!?"
"EEUUGGHH!?"
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Tim Allen, Keir Starmer’s director of communications, has just quit his Downing Street role:
"EEUUGGHH!?"
"EEUUGGHH!?"
just having a beveragino at le pub
February 9, 2026 at 11:15 AM
just having a beveragino at le pub