Olivia Quinn
@oliviaquinn.bsky.social
former starving actor/writer, now work in tech, film & tv nerd + grump.🖖🏻
📍London, UK
📍London, UK
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WikiFlix is a Streaming Service Filled with Classic Movies For Free With No Ads, No Algorithms, and No Tracking
WikiFlix is a Streaming Service Filled with Classic Movies For Free With No Ads, No Algorithms, and No Tracking
What if a streaming service stripped everything back to the basics and just let you enjoy movies? No ads popping up mid-scene. No algorithm trying to guess your mood. No account sign-ups or data tracking...
buff.ly
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
WikiFlix is a Streaming Service Filled with Classic Movies For Free With No Ads, No Algorithms, and No Tracking
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"As autistic girls and women await proper diagnosis, they are likely to be (mis)diagnosed with psychiatric conditions, especially mood and personality disorders, and they are forced to self-advocate to be seen and treated appropriately”
#Autism #Neurodiversity
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
#Autism #Neurodiversity
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Autistic girls much less likely to be diagnosed, study says
By age 20 diagnosis rates for men and women almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancy
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:03 AM
"As autistic girls and women await proper diagnosis, they are likely to be (mis)diagnosed with psychiatric conditions, especially mood and personality disorders, and they are forced to self-advocate to be seen and treated appropriately”
#Autism #Neurodiversity
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
#Autism #Neurodiversity
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
My gay friends are the best 🥰
February 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
My gay friends are the best 🥰
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That‘s the spirit.
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
That‘s the spirit.
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New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
Duh
Females as likely to be autistic as males but boys more likely to be diagnosed, study says
Females as likely to be autistic as males but boys more likely to be diagnosed, study says
By age 20 diagnosis rates almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancy
Females may be just as likely to be autistic as males but boys are up to four times more likely to be diagnosed in childhood, according to a large-scale study.
Research led by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden scrutinised the diagnosis rates of autism for people born in Sweden between 1985 and 2020. Of the 2.7 million people tracked, 2.8% were diagnosed with autism between the ages of two and 37. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Duh
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"I was told you're a monster," the hero said.
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
February 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"I was told you're a monster," the hero said.
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
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Location: near Tesla's flagship London store in Tottenham
February 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Location: near Tesla's flagship London store in Tottenham
I think you mean ‘something old’ and wonderful.
Peter Docter confirms that Pixar’s ‘GATTO’ will use a new handpainted style of animation.
“We’re at an interesting point in animation history where people have grown up with so much around them that they’re looking for something new”
(Source: BAFTA)
“We’re at an interesting point in animation history where people have grown up with so much around them that they’re looking for something new”
(Source: BAFTA)
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 AM
I think you mean ‘something old’ and wonderful.
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Give it up for your trillion dollar hype bubble, ladies & gentlemen!
‘A big new survey of executives in America, Australia, Britain and Germany… shows that almost three-quarters of businesses are using AI in some way. Yet 86% of bosses across these four countries report the technology has had no impact on labour productivity over the past three years’
February 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Give it up for your trillion dollar hype bubble, ladies & gentlemen!
What a loss….
"Requiem for a film-maker: Darren Aronofsky’s AI revolutionary war series is a horror
The once-lauded director of Black Swan and The Wrestler has drowned himself in AI slop with an embarrassing new online series"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
The once-lauded director of Black Swan and The Wrestler has drowned himself in AI slop with an embarrassing new online series"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
Requiem for a film-maker: Darren Aronofsky’s AI revolutionary war series is a horror
The once-lauded director of Black Swan and The Wrestler has drowned himself in AI slop with an embarrassing new online series
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
What a loss….
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It's 1998. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
February 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
It's 1998. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
Correct.
February 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Correct.
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Double-headed eagles, white parrots and “defecating squirrels”: my experiences reporting from Russia. Our film ‘Our Man In Moscow’ for BBC Panorama is available on the iPlayer
and will be shown on BBC One at 8pm tonight (Mon Feb 2).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
and will be shown on BBC One at 8pm tonight (Mon Feb 2).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Steve Rosenberg on the tightrope of reporting from Russia on Ukraine war
The BBC's Russia editor reflects on the difficulties of working as a British journalist in Moscow.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Double-headed eagles, white parrots and “defecating squirrels”: my experiences reporting from Russia. Our film ‘Our Man In Moscow’ for BBC Panorama is available on the iPlayer
and will be shown on BBC One at 8pm tonight (Mon Feb 2).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
and will be shown on BBC One at 8pm tonight (Mon Feb 2).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No. Defining the enemy isn’t the priority. Defining your voter is. Because I don’t think they know anymore who that is.
To win the battle against Reform, Labour must first define its enemy | Tom Baldwin
To win the battle against Reform, Labour must first define its enemy | Tom Baldwin
The PM has told Labour it is in the ‘fight of our lives’ against Nigel Farage’s challengers. To win, it must first agree on a line of attack, says Tom Baldwin, author of Keir Starmer, The Biography
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:40 AM
No. Defining the enemy isn’t the priority. Defining your voter is. Because I don’t think they know anymore who that is.
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Why can’t you be like your brother?
February 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Why can’t you be like your brother?
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From the internet:
"One thing AI has very clearly NOT solved is the incredibly powerful tendency of software engineers to get high on their own supply."
Hubris is the root of so many problems with tech these days, especially Big Tech.
"One thing AI has very clearly NOT solved is the incredibly powerful tendency of software engineers to get high on their own supply."
Hubris is the root of so many problems with tech these days, especially Big Tech.
February 1, 2026 at 4:15 AM
From the internet:
"One thing AI has very clearly NOT solved is the incredibly powerful tendency of software engineers to get high on their own supply."
Hubris is the root of so many problems with tech these days, especially Big Tech.
"One thing AI has very clearly NOT solved is the incredibly powerful tendency of software engineers to get high on their own supply."
Hubris is the root of so many problems with tech these days, especially Big Tech.
Describe your Bluesky account in a single image.
February 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Describe your Bluesky account in a single image.
My brain sometimes…
January 31, 2026 at 11:46 AM
My brain sometimes…
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January 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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It was the kind of audacious idea that can make a fortune. Combine a widely loved concept with a just as widely loved item. What could go wrong?
Pre-opening sign-ups filled up in minutes.
In practice, though, they couldn't make the cat library work.
"They won't stay on the shelves."
Pre-opening sign-ups filled up in minutes.
In practice, though, they couldn't make the cat library work.
"They won't stay on the shelves."
January 30, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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'the UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that... contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs." www.thetimes.com/culture/film...
All 2.4m of Britain’s creative workers are at risk — and we know why
A new report into the impact of AI on the creative sector makes for apocalyptic reading. The government must act now
www.thetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:34 AM
'the UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that... contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs." www.thetimes.com/culture/film...