Jack Aidley
@jackaidley.bsky.social
Programmer (mostly games, currently Unity) and former microbiologist. Brit in Germany. Likes cats, tabletop RPGs, and F1.
Genuinely proud of where we filled up on our drive to Heathrow today.
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Genuinely proud of where we filled up on our drive to Heathrow today.
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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There's no way you can convince me that humans were not meant to cradle a mug of their favorite hot beverage in their hands when they are cold. Pottery must have been invented before humans moved into colder climates, or else no one would have borne the indignity of doing without.
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
There's no way you can convince me that humans were not meant to cradle a mug of their favorite hot beverage in their hands when they are cold. Pottery must have been invented before humans moved into colder climates, or else no one would have borne the indignity of doing without.
It's genuinely bizarre that, of all things, the BBC is having resignations over how an American politician gets presented. The BBC does now owe impartiality to the Democrats and Republicans.
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It's genuinely bizarre that, of all things, the BBC is having resignations over how an American politician gets presented. The BBC does now owe impartiality to the Democrats and Republicans.
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One of the most precious things about Remembrance is that it sets no political tests.
It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.
It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.
That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵
It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.
It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.
That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵
November 10, 2024 at 6:10 PM
One of the most precious things about Remembrance is that it sets no political tests.
It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.
It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.
That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵
It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.
It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.
That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵
Delighted to see this from Newnham College.
Cambridge University's oldest women-only college, Newnham, stands firm for trans inclusion
Cambridge University's oldest women-only college, Newnham, has reaffirmed its commitment to trans inclusivity by continuing to admit students who self-identify as women - despite a recent Supreme Cour...
www.scenemag.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Delighted to see this from Newnham College.
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I wonder if Kendrick would be up for making a diss track about ICE?
Something devastating but also catchy.
Imagine if those unlovable fucks just got to hear people humming and singing it everywhere they go
Imagine years from now it comes on the radio and they feel like shit again
Something devastating but also catchy.
Imagine if those unlovable fucks just got to hear people humming and singing it everywhere they go
Imagine years from now it comes on the radio and they feel like shit again
November 1, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I wonder if Kendrick would be up for making a diss track about ICE?
Something devastating but also catchy.
Imagine if those unlovable fucks just got to hear people humming and singing it everywhere they go
Imagine years from now it comes on the radio and they feel like shit again
Something devastating but also catchy.
Imagine if those unlovable fucks just got to hear people humming and singing it everywhere they go
Imagine years from now it comes on the radio and they feel like shit again
Kemi is trying to single handedly put satirists out of business, isn't she? There can be no other explanation.
To be fair: I was webmanager of Harriet Harman's website at the time, so calling it a "hack" is rather inaccurate
news.sky.com/story/badeno...
It was more like guessing an insecure password
news.sky.com/story/badeno...
It was more like guessing an insecure password
Badenoch says hacking into Harriet Harman's website 17 years ago 'not the same' as Reeves breaking law
The Conservative leader previously admitted to breaking into Baroness Harman's website, where she wrote pro-Conservative lines as if she was the Labour peer.
news.sky.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Kemi is trying to single handedly put satirists out of business, isn't she? There can be no other explanation.
This is a frankly daft bit of statistical fuckery. The result relies on "controlling" for being religious in later life, something known to help these outcomes, but being religious in later life is also highly linked to a religious upbringing.
A religious upbringing in childhood is linked to poorer mental and cognitive health in later life
A religious upbringing in childhood is linked to poorer mental and cognitive health in later life
The long-term health effects of a religious childhood are not uniform, a new study of older Europeans finds. On average, the experience is linked to poorer self-rated health, though the association differs across health domains.
www.psypost.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This is a frankly daft bit of statistical fuckery. The result relies on "controlling" for being religious in later life, something known to help these outcomes, but being religious in later life is also highly linked to a religious upbringing.
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Domesticated animals have pulled our heavy carts and turned our large mills for centuries. But what about the opposite end of the spectrum—what if the wheel you want to turn is so small you can’t see it?
Turns out we can harness the power of bacteria to power the world’s smallest machines.
1/7 ⚛️🧪
Turns out we can harness the power of bacteria to power the world’s smallest machines.
1/7 ⚛️🧪
October 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Domesticated animals have pulled our heavy carts and turned our large mills for centuries. But what about the opposite end of the spectrum—what if the wheel you want to turn is so small you can’t see it?
Turns out we can harness the power of bacteria to power the world’s smallest machines.
1/7 ⚛️🧪
Turns out we can harness the power of bacteria to power the world’s smallest machines.
1/7 ⚛️🧪
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"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
And they say the Germans don't have a sense of humour.
‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches ad campaign after lift used in Louvre heist
After watching the news about the Paris robbery, managers at Böcker decided to make the most of the publicity
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
And they say the Germans don't have a sense of humour.
This is one of the most incredible pieces of website security coding incompetence I've ever seen.
How to make your dream of becoming an F1 driver reality: just modify one HTTP request to read "role: ADMIN" and you'll get a platinum F1 racing license from FIA!🏁
ian.sh/fia
ian.sh/fia
Hacking Formula 1: Accessing Max Verstappen's passport and PII through FIA bugs
We found vulnerabilities in the FIA's Driver Categorisation platform, allowing us to access PII and password hashes of any racing driver with a categorisation rating.
ian.sh
October 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This is one of the most incredible pieces of website security coding incompetence I've ever seen.
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"The idea of deporting people with settled status is disgusting, and anyone proposing it should be immediately drummed out of polite society. Breaking promises made in good faith to our friends and neighbours is racist, extremist and immoral."
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
It’s racist, it’s extremist and it’s immoral
The right is still calling for deportations, and the government is still being cowardly about it. Also: London’s first green belt; some notes on a shark; and some news, on my next book.
jonn.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"The idea of deporting people with settled status is disgusting, and anyone proposing it should be immediately drummed out of polite society. Breaking promises made in good faith to our friends and neighbours is racist, extremist and immoral."
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
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Number of times the Wikipedia entry about the ship of Theseus has been edited since it was published in 2003 :
2,052
Number of sentences from the original entry that remain today : 0
October 2025 • Source: Harper's research
2,052
Number of sentences from the original entry that remain today : 0
October 2025 • Source: Harper's research
October 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Number of times the Wikipedia entry about the ship of Theseus has been edited since it was published in 2003 :
2,052
Number of sentences from the original entry that remain today : 0
October 2025 • Source: Harper's research
2,052
Number of sentences from the original entry that remain today : 0
October 2025 • Source: Harper's research
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Among everything else fascinating about the Louvre heist, it's delightful it took place at 9.30am. Most of us, if planning a massive jewel theft, would be setting an alarm for the middle of the night. The French remind us you can have a decent night's sleep and THEN do it.
October 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Among everything else fascinating about the Louvre heist, it's delightful it took place at 9.30am. Most of us, if planning a massive jewel theft, would be setting an alarm for the middle of the night. The French remind us you can have a decent night's sleep and THEN do it.
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I can't unsee it Austin
October 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I can't unsee it Austin
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I’m worried by the fact that, from the report, the MR appears to see no inherent value in a decision being made by a human, who has had to sit and hear the evidence and arguments, and articulate their reasons in public.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/debate-...
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/debate-...
'Debate must start now' on AI judicial decision-making, says master of the rolls
Artificial intelligence can be used - but whether it should be poses 'difficult and potentially troubling' questions, Sir Geoffrey Vos tells lawtech gathering.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I’m worried by the fact that, from the report, the MR appears to see no inherent value in a decision being made by a human, who has had to sit and hear the evidence and arguments, and articulate their reasons in public.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/debate-...
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/debate-...
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hi! geneva conventions expert here! this likely meets the international humanitarian law standard for torture! hope this helps!
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October 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
hi! geneva conventions expert here! this likely meets the international humanitarian law standard for torture! hope this helps!
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I think two things are true:
1. young republicans were always terrible and racist
2. young republicans become openly hitler-loving groypers is in fact a new and alarming development that is worth paying attention to
1. young republicans were always terrible and racist
2. young republicans become openly hitler-loving groypers is in fact a new and alarming development that is worth paying attention to
October 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I think two things are true:
1. young republicans were always terrible and racist
2. young republicans become openly hitler-loving groypers is in fact a new and alarming development that is worth paying attention to
1. young republicans were always terrible and racist
2. young republicans become openly hitler-loving groypers is in fact a new and alarming development that is worth paying attention to
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I recently decided to sell my vacuum cleaner. All it was doing was gathering dust.
October 14, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I recently decided to sell my vacuum cleaner. All it was doing was gathering dust.
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OK, so here's why this probably isn't "legal bullshit."* And also a quick reminder that not all law is American law, and the law where you live and do business matters.
*I'm not going to opine on whether GW *should* take action; this is about their legal claims.
#warhammer #minigames
*I'm not going to opine on whether GW *should* take action; this is about their legal claims.
#warhammer #minigames
So GW are pulling their legal bullshit with a creator on some immensely spurious grounds.
They are arguing that even not similar models are unfair competition because they're compatible with their games...
Please donate to help the legal fund #nerdlings
www.gofundme.com/f/defend-cre...
They are arguing that even not similar models are unfair competition because they're compatible with their games...
Please donate to help the legal fund #nerdlings
www.gofundme.com/f/defend-cre...
Donate to Defend creative freedom against Games Workshop threats, organized by Francesco Pizzo
Hi, my name is Francesco Pizzo, founder of Ghamak.
Since 20… Francesco Pizzo needs your support for Defend creative freedom against Games Workshop threats
www.gofundme.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
OK, so here's why this probably isn't "legal bullshit."* And also a quick reminder that not all law is American law, and the law where you live and do business matters.
*I'm not going to opine on whether GW *should* take action; this is about their legal claims.
#warhammer #minigames
*I'm not going to opine on whether GW *should* take action; this is about their legal claims.
#warhammer #minigames
I dunno. Given the substantial demographic differences between the two groups, the likely social differences between families that do and don't circumcise, and the non-random method recruitment I don't see how we can rule out other causes in any meaningful way.
Circumcision alters attachment styles. Maybe life is more complex than you think!
www.cell.com/heliyon/full...
#circumcision 🧪
www.cell.com/heliyon/full...
#circumcision 🧪
Neonatal male circumcision is associated with altered adult socio-affective processing
Psychology; Clinical research; Neonatal pain; Attachment style; Empathy; Personality;
Stress; Sociosexuality.
www.cell.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I dunno. Given the substantial demographic differences between the two groups, the likely social differences between families that do and don't circumcise, and the non-random method recruitment I don't see how we can rule out other causes in any meaningful way.