IBBoard
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Geek, Linux user, open-source contributor and developer. Former security researcher & consultant turned data engineer. Itinerant tinkerer and knowledge junkie.
Mostly at https://hachyderm.io/@ibboard
https://ibboard.co.uk
Mostly at https://hachyderm.io/@ibboard
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The Labour party really ought to reflect on the fact that there have been few people in the last thirty years more influential on how it approaches foreign and domestic policy than Mandelson, a man consumed by greed and completely prostrate in the presence of the rich and powerful.
I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
www.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The Labour party really ought to reflect on the fact that there have been few people in the last thirty years more influential on how it approaches foreign and domestic policy than Mandelson, a man consumed by greed and completely prostrate in the presence of the rich and powerful.
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This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
This just in: "Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards," Lemon's attorney Abbe Lowell says.
January 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
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it is really important to recognize that the administration does a lot of things that are terrifying and dangerous and at the same time stupid and counterproductive
arresting journalists is very bad and also this will end in humiliation for them
arresting journalists is very bad and also this will end in humiliation for them
the practical effect of arresting lemon et al is to spark widespread condemnation, especially since these arrests will certainly be thrown out. this doesn't mean the action isn't a dangerous escalation, it does mean the white house doesn't know what to do but spam its only attack
January 30, 2026 at 6:53 PM
it is really important to recognize that the administration does a lot of things that are terrifying and dangerous and at the same time stupid and counterproductive
arresting journalists is very bad and also this will end in humiliation for them
arresting journalists is very bad and also this will end in humiliation for them
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Sure, it was the model that was ‘reckless.’
OpenAI says it's going to retire GPT-4o. Again.
This time, the move to sunset 4o comes amid a wave of lawsuits alleging that the sycophantic model pushed users into delusional and suicidal spirals, upending lives and causing psychological harm, self-injury, and death.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
This time, the move to sunset 4o comes amid a wave of lawsuits alleging that the sycophantic model pushed users into delusional and suicidal spirals, upending lives and causing psychological harm, self-injury, and death.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Amid Lawsuits, OpenAI Says It Will Retire "Reckless" Model Linked to Deaths
OpenAI will retire GPT-4o, an especially sycophantic version of its chatbot linked in lawsuits to multiple deaths, next month.
futurism.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Sure, it was the model that was ‘reckless.’
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And Four Seasons is not going to let their Credentials slip... 😉
January 30, 2026 at 10:59 AM
And Four Seasons is not going to let their Credentials slip... 😉
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There are square films (5 reviews, all ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
There are horizontal films (they somehow manage to scrape one ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and cite it exclusively)
There are vertical films (every review is ⭐)
And then there is this:
There are horizontal films (they somehow manage to scrape one ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and cite it exclusively)
There are vertical films (every review is ⭐)
And then there is this:
REVIEW | Melania Trump is a scowling void of pure nothingness in her ghastly film
Melania Trump is a scowling void of pure nothingness in her ghastly film – review
www.independent.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM
There are square films (5 reviews, all ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
There are horizontal films (they somehow manage to scrape one ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and cite it exclusively)
There are vertical films (every review is ⭐)
And then there is this:
There are horizontal films (they somehow manage to scrape one ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and cite it exclusively)
There are vertical films (every review is ⭐)
And then there is this:
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we all know that investors, far from being rational actors with perfect information, tend to be ignorant trend-chasing dipshits
but rarely is it so abundantly clear how little they know about an industry they are invested in
but rarely is it so abundantly clear how little they know about an industry they are invested in
Video game stocks are suddenly crashing today with the launch of Google's Project Genie as investors think games will start magically getting made with AI
➡️ ca.investing.com/news/stock-m...
#GoogleGemini #TakeTwo #CDProjektRED #Roblox #videogames
➡️ ca.investing.com/news/stock-m...
#GoogleGemini #TakeTwo #CDProjektRED #Roblox #videogames
January 30, 2026 at 7:52 PM
we all know that investors, far from being rational actors with perfect information, tend to be ignorant trend-chasing dipshits
but rarely is it so abundantly clear how little they know about an industry they are invested in
but rarely is it so abundantly clear how little they know about an industry they are invested in
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Dept. of Justice over here like pornhub
January 30, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Dept. of Justice over here like pornhub
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Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it
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Global crisis worsens as President Trump threatens Iran, Venezuela, Canada and Greenland with imminent hostile launch
January 30, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Global crisis worsens as President Trump threatens Iran, Venezuela, Canada and Greenland with imminent hostile launch
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Can’t believe they released the Epstein files to cover up for the Melania movie.
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Can’t believe they released the Epstein files to cover up for the Melania movie.
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“hi jeff loved doing sex crimes with you can we set up some more sex crimes” remains the single most common genre of email in the epstein files
it was all out in the open and nobody cared
it was all out in the open and nobody cared
January 31, 2026 at 2:23 AM
“hi jeff loved doing sex crimes with you can we set up some more sex crimes” remains the single most common genre of email in the epstein files
it was all out in the open and nobody cared
it was all out in the open and nobody cared
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Disney Prime's Summer Concert Series continues this evening with heavy metal legends System of a Down, who will perform "Prison Song" but not remember what it was about.
September 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Disney Prime's Summer Concert Series continues this evening with heavy metal legends System of a Down, who will perform "Prison Song" but not remember what it was about.
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ohhhhhh okay so what we've learned from the epstein mail drop is that the entirety of the fascistic culture war since the 2010s onward was basically wholesale consolidated through the anglosphere bourgeois old boys club network of pedophile rapists
So apparently I was right to shittalk m00t this week because it's been revealed that his boneheaded decision to establish /pol/ and subsequently ruin the website was allegedly born out of a one-on-one meeting with Jeffery Epstein.
January 31, 2026 at 4:46 AM
ohhhhhh okay so what we've learned from the epstein mail drop is that the entirety of the fascistic culture war since the 2010s onward was basically wholesale consolidated through the anglosphere bourgeois old boys club network of pedophile rapists
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DELL CEO, Microsoft CEO, even Altman himself... All of them are trying to grasp the fact than even if a lot of people use Gen AI, most of them consider it as "fun tech that can be helpful sometime" but ultimately won't pay for it, or won't use it to the point it could... Well, replace them at work.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:59 PM
DELL CEO, Microsoft CEO, even Altman himself... All of them are trying to grasp the fact than even if a lot of people use Gen AI, most of them consider it as "fun tech that can be helpful sometime" but ultimately won't pay for it, or won't use it to the point it could... Well, replace them at work.
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Nazi 4chan trolls and other APTs (Advanced Persistent Teenagers) have been photoshopping shit for years to insert disinfo into viral news cycles. AI is a problem 💯 but mostly bc no special skills are required. It’s easy, accessible & fast so quantity & velocity go 📈 but it’s already normalized
Unfriendly reminder, AI is being used to destroy trust. Do not normalize the use of AI. AI can not reliably enhance videos or low-quality images.
This is the quiet replacement of reality. Do not let this be normalized.
This is the quiet replacement of reality. Do not let this be normalized.
January 29, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Nazi 4chan trolls and other APTs (Advanced Persistent Teenagers) have been photoshopping shit for years to insert disinfo into viral news cycles. AI is a problem 💯 but mostly bc no special skills are required. It’s easy, accessible & fast so quantity & velocity go 📈 but it’s already normalized
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Happy Friday everyone, the Weekend has begun, here's a #RandomWhiteDwarfCover
Issue 93. September 1987
Issue 93. September 1987
January 30, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Happy Friday everyone, the Weekend has begun, here's a #RandomWhiteDwarfCover
Issue 93. September 1987
Issue 93. September 1987
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Windows XP Disk Defragmenter
January 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Windows XP Disk Defragmenter
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Conspiracy Theory Wastes No Time Getting Racist https://theonion.com/conspiracy-theory-wastes-no-time-getting-racist-1839031580/
January 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Conspiracy Theory Wastes No Time Getting Racist https://theonion.com/conspiracy-theory-wastes-no-time-getting-racist-1839031580/
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Not pictured: Haruki Murakami’s wife, or indeed whoever is cooking, cleaning, paying bills, running errands, doing the laundry, answering emails, etc
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
January 29, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Not pictured: Haruki Murakami’s wife, or indeed whoever is cooking, cleaning, paying bills, running errands, doing the laundry, answering emails, etc
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
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Just think if we’re giving labour mps credit for gestures like signing support for trans history week it just reduces pressure on them to Actually do anything. They ought to be confronted by their hypocrisy and to defy it will take a fuck of a lot more than wishing for our “dignity and respect“
May 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Just think if we’re giving labour mps credit for gestures like signing support for trans history week it just reduces pressure on them to Actually do anything. They ought to be confronted by their hypocrisy and to defy it will take a fuck of a lot more than wishing for our “dignity and respect“
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Terry Pratchett, "Last continent":
"We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they're elected. Don't you?"
"Why?"
"It saves time."
"We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they're elected. Don't you?"
"Why?"
"It saves time."
January 30, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Terry Pratchett, "Last continent":
"We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they're elected. Don't you?"
"Why?"
"It saves time."
"We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they're elected. Don't you?"
"Why?"
"It saves time."
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the speed at which these guys have broken everything has given a lot of folks who should know better the impression that they are an unstoppable force and the only option is to negotiate the terms of surrender
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
Whatever the immediate fallout of the scandal, what is going to stick around is the impression it gives, of hapless idiots doing ridiculous things. And I think that seriously reduces the appeal of capitulating to these jokers.
March 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
the speed at which these guys have broken everything has given a lot of folks who should know better the impression that they are an unstoppable force and the only option is to negotiate the terms of surrender
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
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the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 AM
the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system
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Where do I go to get my apology from Corporate Media for amplifying obviously absurd disinformation about Trump pivoting in Minnesota that did not even last 24 hours before he explicitly renounced the lie?
January 30, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Where do I go to get my apology from Corporate Media for amplifying obviously absurd disinformation about Trump pivoting in Minnesota that did not even last 24 hours before he explicitly renounced the lie?