I Am Incorrigible
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Libidinous curmudgeon & faux intellectual snob. Not Red or Blue. Merit not Money. Evidence not Ideology. #CSA survivor. Blogger. Existentially Geeky. © Rights reserved.
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I pay for Claude (or at least my employer does), but ask it to generate an image of Donald Trump eating a bucket of KFC on a golden toilet, and it just won't play ball.
Total waste of money if you ask me.
#r4today #Anthropic #AI
Total waste of money if you ask me.
#r4today #Anthropic #AI
ICYMI: Anthropic's latest Sonnet gets better at using computers, amid bouts of existential angst
Anthropic's latest Sonnet gets better at using computers, amid bouts of existential angst
Version 4.6 can also be 'warm, honest, prosocial, and at times funny'
Anthropic has updated its Sonnet model to version 4.6 and claims the upgrade is better at coding and using computers, and also possesses improved reasoning and planning capabilities.…
dlvr.it
February 19, 2026 at 7:55 AM
I pay for Claude (or at least my employer does), but ask it to generate an image of Donald Trump eating a bucket of KFC on a golden toilet, and it just won't play ball.
Total waste of money if you ask me.
#r4today #Anthropic #AI
Total waste of money if you ask me.
#r4today #Anthropic #AI
Gotta love John Cooper Clarke, but you can tell Americans have no idea who the man is just by trying to find a gif of the greatest living Northern poet.
#r4today
#r4today
February 19, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Gotta love John Cooper Clarke, but you can tell Americans have no idea who the man is just by trying to find a gif of the greatest living Northern poet.
#r4today
#r4today
Authoritarians, strongmen and dictators: who is on Trump’s Board of Peace?
Authoritarians, strongmen and dictators: who is on Trump’s Board of Peace?
Representatives of repressive regimes from around the world are flying to Washington for the inaugural meeting of the body
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:41 AM
I'd like to know if Mr Andrew Windsor has made 35 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions.
#r4today
#r4today
Today 19/2/26 is a B I G day for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor! An extra £9500 a year paid for by people at work today! It is his 66th birthday so he is entitled to his state pension which could rise to £9500 a year in April! Details of the calculation here bit.ly/4tFjCLU
ANDREW CAN SOON CLAIM £9500 A YEAR TAXPAYER SUBSIDY
EX-PRINCE CAN CLAIM TAXPAYER SUBSIDY OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS A YEAR FROM FEBRUARY The stipend the King has promised his brother Andrew Moun...
bit.ly
February 19, 2026 at 6:38 AM
I'd like to know if Mr Andrew Windsor has made 35 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions.
#r4today
#r4today
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What if history really is a guide, and the only way to defeat fascism for, say, 80 years or so, is to have a massive war, where millions die, and from which it takes decades to recover?
I mean, living in London, I'd be dead in the first wave, which would probably be a small mercy.
#C4News
I mean, living in London, I'd be dead in the first wave, which would probably be a small mercy.
#C4News
February 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
What if history really is a guide, and the only way to defeat fascism for, say, 80 years or so, is to have a massive war, where millions die, and from which it takes decades to recover?
I mean, living in London, I'd be dead in the first wave, which would probably be a small mercy.
#C4News
I mean, living in London, I'd be dead in the first wave, which would probably be a small mercy.
#C4News
Musk's racism, & support for the Great Replacement BS,
have been clear & obvious to anyone paying attn for a long time (e.g. the legal cases against him/Tesla dating back years).
The key thing here is how the allegations of Nazism clearly rile him.
We should focus on the truth of that.
#r4today
have been clear & obvious to anyone paying attn for a long time (e.g. the legal cases against him/Tesla dating back years).
The key thing here is how the allegations of Nazism clearly rile him.
We should focus on the truth of that.
#r4today
Elon Musk is talking about Nigel Farage's Reform Party: he says Reform are trying to eradicate white people in Britain.
He is a radicalised + increasingly racist lunatic - obsessed with theories of white racial extinction + promoting the idea of civil war in Britain
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...
He is a radicalised + increasingly racist lunatic - obsessed with theories of white racial extinction + promoting the idea of civil war in Britain
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...
February 19, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Musk's racism, & support for the Great Replacement BS,
have been clear & obvious to anyone paying attn for a long time (e.g. the legal cases against him/Tesla dating back years).
The key thing here is how the allegations of Nazism clearly rile him.
We should focus on the truth of that.
#r4today
have been clear & obvious to anyone paying attn for a long time (e.g. the legal cases against him/Tesla dating back years).
The key thing here is how the allegations of Nazism clearly rile him.
We should focus on the truth of that.
#r4today
It is incredible to me that so many politicians are paid large fees for their memoirs, out of all proportion to the likely book sales that would ever be generated, & so few people point out this is nothing more than the corrupt pay off for previous political favours.
All in plain sight.
#r4today
All in plain sight.
#r4today
I wonder how often politicians have fought to lose. Also pertinent is Cameron’s decision to call the EU referendum, the desultory campaign he ran, the little song he sang to himself as he resigned and the £1m he pocketed from Murdoch immediately after for the memoirs…
February 19, 2026 at 6:19 AM
It is incredible to me that so many politicians are paid large fees for their memoirs, out of all proportion to the likely book sales that would ever be generated, & so few people point out this is nothing more than the corrupt pay off for previous political favours.
All in plain sight.
#r4today
All in plain sight.
#r4today
DOJ released millions of documents relating to Epstein’s activities, incl flight logs, emails, photographs, financial records, & other material. These files reference a range of prominent figures.
None of them are Hillary Clinton.
The Canary truly is the Daily Express of leftist media.
#r4today
None of them are Hillary Clinton.
The Canary truly is the Daily Express of leftist media.
#r4today
February 19, 2026 at 6:13 AM
DOJ released millions of documents relating to Epstein’s activities, incl flight logs, emails, photographs, financial records, & other material. These files reference a range of prominent figures.
None of them are Hillary Clinton.
The Canary truly is the Daily Express of leftist media.
#r4today
None of them are Hillary Clinton.
The Canary truly is the Daily Express of leftist media.
#r4today
Have been a progressive Trekkie all my life, but SNW was too ultra woke even for me.
February 19, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Have been a progressive Trekkie all my life, but SNW was too ultra woke even for me.
Epstein founded his firm in the 1980s, but:
It had hardly any known employees.
Filed limited regulatory disclosures.
It had no visible investment track record.
There’s no public, independently verified record showing he made money for clients like Wexner.
No wrongdoing?
Yeah, right.
#r4today
It had hardly any known employees.
Filed limited regulatory disclosures.
It had no visible investment track record.
There’s no public, independently verified record showing he made money for clients like Wexner.
No wrongdoing?
Yeah, right.
#r4today
Wexner was known to be Epstein’s biggest financial client, though he’s never been accused of any wrongdoing.
Les Wexner Testifies To Congress Today About Epstein Files Amid New Emails
Wexner was known to be Epstein’s biggest financial client, though he’s never been accused of any wrongdoing.
www.forbes.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Epstein founded his firm in the 1980s, but:
It had hardly any known employees.
Filed limited regulatory disclosures.
It had no visible investment track record.
There’s no public, independently verified record showing he made money for clients like Wexner.
No wrongdoing?
Yeah, right.
#r4today
It had hardly any known employees.
Filed limited regulatory disclosures.
It had no visible investment track record.
There’s no public, independently verified record showing he made money for clients like Wexner.
No wrongdoing?
Yeah, right.
#r4today
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With all due respect to Robert Frost, if Hollywood has taught me anything, it's that the 'road less traveled' always leads to a cabin occupied by a family of murderous hillbillies.
February 18, 2026 at 5:55 PM
With all due respect to Robert Frost, if Hollywood has taught me anything, it's that the 'road less traveled' always leads to a cabin occupied by a family of murderous hillbillies.
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
Another Brexit white elephant.
£111 million on this, and £100 billion on that, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.
#BrexitReality #BorderControl
£111 million on this, and £100 billion on that, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.
#BrexitReality #BorderControl
ICYMI: £111M later, frictionless post-Brexit border dream 'brought to early closure'
£111M later, frictionless post-Brexit border dream 'brought to early closure'
With no staff, no funding, and the contract closed, it looks a lot like limbo
The UK's long-promised "Single Trade Window" has quietly run out of steam after burning through more than £111 million ($150 million), with officials confirming the program has been "brought to early closure."…
dlvr.it
February 18, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Another Brexit white elephant.
£111 million on this, and £100 billion on that, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.
#BrexitReality #BorderControl
£111 million on this, and £100 billion on that, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.
#BrexitReality #BorderControl
Amazed and appalled to watch Blair still defending the illegal Iraq invasion with messianic zeal.
More of us should have listened to Claire Short's and Robin Cook's critique at the time.
Imagine how many 100,000s of innocent Iraqi lives could have been saved.
#TheTonyBlairStory
More of us should have listened to Claire Short's and Robin Cook's critique at the time.
Imagine how many 100,000s of innocent Iraqi lives could have been saved.
#TheTonyBlairStory
February 18, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Amazed and appalled to watch Blair still defending the illegal Iraq invasion with messianic zeal.
More of us should have listened to Claire Short's and Robin Cook's critique at the time.
Imagine how many 100,000s of innocent Iraqi lives could have been saved.
#TheTonyBlairStory
More of us should have listened to Claire Short's and Robin Cook's critique at the time.
Imagine how many 100,000s of innocent Iraqi lives could have been saved.
#TheTonyBlairStory
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I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
Oh yes, it's terrible for the economy as a whole because of the multiplier effect of employees not buying stuff, but great if you own the business, and can salt your millions away in a tax haven or by buying another piece of fine art.
It will also reduce cash flow because people will have less cash to spend. It is an all round loser.
February 18, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Oh yes, it's terrible for the economy as a whole because of the multiplier effect of employees not buying stuff, but great if you own the business, and can salt your millions away in a tax haven or by buying another piece of fine art.
It won't. Businesses will just have cheaper labour costs for the same productivity, and as a result be able to pay even bigger dividends to shareholders, and higher bonuses to the CEO and senior managers.
That's how it has worked for 40 years or more.
#r4today
That's how it has worked for 40 years or more.
#r4today
I don't understand how cutting the minimum wage is going to increase jobs available. All I see is opportunity for exploitation.
February 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
It won't. Businesses will just have cheaper labour costs for the same productivity, and as a result be able to pay even bigger dividends to shareholders, and higher bonuses to the CEO and senior managers.
That's how it has worked for 40 years or more.
#r4today
That's how it has worked for 40 years or more.
#r4today
I know Luke Johnson. He was on the board of a company that employed me in a senior position.
I have no hesitation in saying he is a complete and utter areshole, a terrible employer and an even worse person.
#r4today
I have no hesitation in saying he is a complete and utter areshole, a terrible employer and an even worse person.
#r4today
February 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM
I know Luke Johnson. He was on the board of a company that employed me in a senior position.
I have no hesitation in saying he is a complete and utter areshole, a terrible employer and an even worse person.
#r4today
I have no hesitation in saying he is a complete and utter areshole, a terrible employer and an even worse person.
#r4today
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Can you people not do anything for yourselves
February 18, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Can you people not do anything for yourselves
This guy follows me.
This guy.
This guy.
February 18, 2026 at 7:19 AM
This guy follows me.
This guy.
This guy.
They don't care.
These statements are an electoral calculation about "white working class men".
It's a dog whistle. We don't need to waste our time stating the obvious.
#r4today
These statements are an electoral calculation about "white working class men".
It's a dog whistle. We don't need to waste our time stating the obvious.
#r4today
February 18, 2026 at 7:16 AM
They don't care.
These statements are an electoral calculation about "white working class men".
It's a dog whistle. We don't need to waste our time stating the obvious.
#r4today
These statements are an electoral calculation about "white working class men".
It's a dog whistle. We don't need to waste our time stating the obvious.
#r4today
Enjoy something approaching fair and reasonable pay while you can people because if Reform and/or the Tories form the next govt there will be no increases to the minimum wage for at least five years, and that's assuming they don't just abolish it.
#r4today
#r4today
February 18, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Enjoy something approaching fair and reasonable pay while you can people because if Reform and/or the Tories form the next govt there will be no increases to the minimum wage for at least five years, and that's assuming they don't just abolish it.
#r4today
#r4today
The thing is, registered Republicans are already enablers and collaborators.
The fact that they anonymously say they have no opinion on whether the moon is made of cheese is moral cowardice, but they've already shown us who they are, and most would do it again.
We have to deal with that.
#r4today
The fact that they anonymously say they have no opinion on whether the moon is made of cheese is moral cowardice, but they've already shown us who they are, and most would do it again.
We have to deal with that.
#r4today
For months I've banged the drum that "not sure" has become the safe harbor answer for "Republicans who know Trump's probably wrong, but don't want to admit it."
Today's Economist/YouGov Poll: Is Donald Trump racist?
41% of Republicans have No Opinion.
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
Today's Economist/YouGov Poll: Is Donald Trump racist?
41% of Republicans have No Opinion.
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
February 18, 2026 at 6:45 AM
The thing is, registered Republicans are already enablers and collaborators.
The fact that they anonymously say they have no opinion on whether the moon is made of cheese is moral cowardice, but they've already shown us who they are, and most would do it again.
We have to deal with that.
#r4today
The fact that they anonymously say they have no opinion on whether the moon is made of cheese is moral cowardice, but they've already shown us who they are, and most would do it again.
We have to deal with that.
#r4today
In 1996, my employer raised one billion dollars for the Milosevic regime in Serbia.
That money definitely helped Milosevic to wage genocidal war in Kosovo.
Also, MI6 asked one of our directors, an ex guardsman, to try to tap Mrs Milosevic's mobile phone.
True story.
#TheTonyBlairStory
#TonyBlair
That money definitely helped Milosevic to wage genocidal war in Kosovo.
Also, MI6 asked one of our directors, an ex guardsman, to try to tap Mrs Milosevic's mobile phone.
True story.
#TheTonyBlairStory
#TonyBlair
February 17, 2026 at 10:29 PM
In 1996, my employer raised one billion dollars for the Milosevic regime in Serbia.
That money definitely helped Milosevic to wage genocidal war in Kosovo.
Also, MI6 asked one of our directors, an ex guardsman, to try to tap Mrs Milosevic's mobile phone.
True story.
#TheTonyBlairStory
#TonyBlair
That money definitely helped Milosevic to wage genocidal war in Kosovo.
Also, MI6 asked one of our directors, an ex guardsman, to try to tap Mrs Milosevic's mobile phone.
True story.
#TheTonyBlairStory
#TonyBlair
Remember Blair coming to power, & the blizzard of seemingly endless policies that all looked like they were great ways of addressing longstanding problems.
Even the simple stuff like banning tobacco advertising in sports.
They were good, optimistic, times for a while.
#TonyBlair #TheTonyBlairStory
Even the simple stuff like banning tobacco advertising in sports.
They were good, optimistic, times for a while.
#TonyBlair #TheTonyBlairStory
February 17, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Remember Blair coming to power, & the blizzard of seemingly endless policies that all looked like they were great ways of addressing longstanding problems.
Even the simple stuff like banning tobacco advertising in sports.
They were good, optimistic, times for a while.
#TonyBlair #TheTonyBlairStory
Even the simple stuff like banning tobacco advertising in sports.
They were good, optimistic, times for a while.
#TonyBlair #TheTonyBlairStory