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@outeast.bsky.social
Won't post much as I have no insight or expertise, but sometimes forget that when drunk with the power of a keyboard. Pronouns whatever. Writer, editor etc. of ESL materials in Prague. Interests here: Politics, climate, SFF, linguistics, i dunno
I love, love, love a good eggcorn. I wish I could hear this lad's imagined backstory for the Belgian whistles though.
Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
January 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I love, love, love a good eggcorn. I wish I could hear this lad's imagined backstory for the Belgian whistles though.
QOTD: What car do you want most, but know would be an absolutely miserable experience to own?*
*I don't think it would be a "miserable experience" to own but it wouldn't be especially practical. Or safe.
*I don't think it would be a "miserable experience" to own but it wouldn't be especially practical. Or safe.
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
QOTD: What car do you want most, but know would be an absolutely miserable experience to own?*
*I don't think it would be a "miserable experience" to own but it wouldn't be especially practical. Or safe.
*I don't think it would be a "miserable experience" to own but it wouldn't be especially practical. Or safe.
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That good sense of the country incidentally means not believing the country is a frothing mass of constantly angry racists, but wants a government that shows it understands the frustrations of daily life - which also aren't limited to the cost of living.
January 14, 2026 at 7:22 AM
That good sense of the country incidentally means not believing the country is a frothing mass of constantly angry racists, but wants a government that shows it understands the frustrations of daily life - which also aren't limited to the cost of living.
I'm generally happy being ignored but there are times I wish I had more followers so that my reposts actually meant something. Mainly when I want to show people things like this. If you *do* see this post, click and zoom in to see the amazing detail. Don't you want this for your wall?
January 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I'm generally happy being ignored but there are times I wish I had more followers so that my reposts actually meant something. Mainly when I want to show people things like this. If you *do* see this post, click and zoom in to see the amazing detail. Don't you want this for your wall?
Character Assassin's Creed
Slightly diminish a game:
Silverware in the Dark
Silverware in the Dark
Slightly diminish a game.
Epsilonrune.
Epsilonrune.
January 11, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Character Assassin's Creed
It's been a while since we've had a proper freeze & snow like this in Prague. There were people taking to the cross-country skis in the woods, and the parks were busy today with toboggans and ice-skaters.
January 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It's been a while since we've had a proper freeze & snow like this in Prague. There were people taking to the cross-country skis in the woods, and the parks were busy today with toboggans and ice-skaters.
This is why GenAI should be toxic on a business level. Anyone can use AI, so if AI can generate product for you, you have nothing worth paying for. And if your product *looks like* AI (eg good work redrafted by an LLM), it *looks* worthless. It's the opposite of added value.
January 10, 2026 at 12:51 PM
This is why GenAI should be toxic on a business level. Anyone can use AI, so if AI can generate product for you, you have nothing worth paying for. And if your product *looks like* AI (eg good work redrafted by an LLM), it *looks* worthless. It's the opposite of added value.
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Permafrost (frozen ground) is the backbone of northern ecosystems. Watch this field video for a visual demonstration of what happens when we lose that permafrost to thaw.
January 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Permafrost (frozen ground) is the backbone of northern ecosystems. Watch this field video for a visual demonstration of what happens when we lose that permafrost to thaw.
This is a great offer. VILLAIN is definitely one of my most-anticipated books this year. It's the sequel to the original and very funny HENCH (about the career path of an accountant who does temp agency work for supervillains), which everyone rightly raved about when it came out.
I'm thrilled to share that Indigo has chosen VILLAIN as one of its "most anticipated books of 2026", so it is 30% off until Jan. 11! Pre-orders matter a lot, so if you've been thinking about picking it up I would be immensely grateful. www.indigo.ca/en-ca/villai...
Villain: A Novel Book By Natalie Zina Walschots, ('tp') | Indigo
Buy the book Villain: A Novel by natalie zina walschots at Indigo
www.indigo.ca
January 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
This is a great offer. VILLAIN is definitely one of my most-anticipated books this year. It's the sequel to the original and very funny HENCH (about the career path of an accountant who does temp agency work for supervillains), which everyone rightly raved about when it came out.
🧵 Martyn's work is so beautiful. The time and attention invested here is such a magnificent fuck-you to the mindless, charmless slop. Just take a look!
Just for a change, I’ve decided to draw something really fucken challenging.
January 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
🧵 Martyn's work is so beautiful. The time and attention invested here is such a magnificent fuck-you to the mindless, charmless slop. Just take a look!
Picking on this specific RT more-or-less at random but: I haven't seen a single mention on Bluesky of this response from the EU and think it ought to be heard. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Picking on this specific RT more-or-less at random but: I haven't seen a single mention on Bluesky of this response from the EU and think it ought to be heard. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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The Government coming off X is the bare minimum and realistically at this point I think we should seriously be looking at taking enforcement action against the company, in line with the Online Safety Act and VAWG Strategy. I will be pressing the Government on this when Parliament returns next week.
January 2, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The Government coming off X is the bare minimum and realistically at this point I think we should seriously be looking at taking enforcement action against the company, in line with the Online Safety Act and VAWG Strategy. I will be pressing the Government on this when Parliament returns next week.
This is a mind-boggling thread. A slice of the year in just one journalist's work, it really brings home what "interesting times" we're living through.
There was a lot of news in 2025, to put it mildly
I'm looking back with 25 of my stories that are significant for the year behind us and what's to come
1. I'll start in January, when the Southport attack sentencing deepened questions about the nature of terrorism
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/w...
I'm looking back with 25 of my stories that are significant for the year behind us and what's to come
1. I'll start in January, when the Southport attack sentencing deepened questions about the nature of terrorism
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/w...
A U.K. Teen Became Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was It Terrorism?
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
This is a mind-boggling thread. A slice of the year in just one journalist's work, it really brings home what "interesting times" we're living through.
Vaclav Havel walked his dog past my wedding. He's in one of the photos. My wife's grandfather (who was there) was actually a friend of his, so if we had noticed, we could have had the most awesome surprise celebrity guest. But we didn't.
Please quote this with the time you didn’t interact with someone famous - eg one time I was in Cardiff the same weekend as Willem Dafoe (but I didn’t see him or even know he was there until he appeared on the telly later)
Please quote this with your major interactions with massive celebrities. eg “I was married to the pope for fifteen years”
December 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Vaclav Havel walked his dog past my wedding. He's in one of the photos. My wife's grandfather (who was there) was actually a friend of his, so if we had noticed, we could have had the most awesome surprise celebrity guest. But we didn't.
This is fantastic! (🧵& Substack post) Czech out these Czechoslovak versions of western pop hits from behind the Iron Curtain. I guarantee that you will not be disappointed. Amused and dismayed, very likely (at the music, not the commentary); but not disappointed.
December 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This is fantastic! (🧵& Substack post) Czech out these Czechoslovak versions of western pop hits from behind the Iron Curtain. I guarantee that you will not be disappointed. Amused and dismayed, very likely (at the music, not the commentary); but not disappointed.
Beginning to suspect that Jonathan hasn't been to a musical since they shuttered the Alhambra.
Songs include:
"A Horse! Of Course!"
"You Got Somethin' In Your Eye, Mate"
"Circe's Cheese & Wine Party" (aka the "Fill Yer Boots" song)
"Calypso Calypso"
and the showstopper "Suitors Don't Suit You, Missus"
"A Horse! Of Course!"
"You Got Somethin' In Your Eye, Mate"
"Circe's Cheese & Wine Party" (aka the "Fill Yer Boots" song)
"Calypso Calypso"
and the showstopper "Suitors Don't Suit You, Missus"
OI! 'DYSSEUS! THE MUSICAL
December 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Beginning to suspect that Jonathan hasn't been to a musical since they shuttered the Alhambra.
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Merry Christmas! Please enjoy the opening to this Japanese Christmas concert special that I watch every year.
As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet
As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet
December 25, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Merry Christmas! Please enjoy the opening to this Japanese Christmas concert special that I watch every year.
As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet
As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet
Apparently *I* have to wait 93 days, 13 hours and 41 minutes. But who's counting?
Preorder books when you can, folks;)
Preorder books when you can, folks;)
First Christmas present of the year!!
I cannot wait to read Daughter of Crows once the holidays begin!!
I cannot wait to read Daughter of Crows once the holidays begin!!
Look what arrived at @shaunalawless.bsky.social's place!
December 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Apparently *I* have to wait 93 days, 13 hours and 41 minutes. But who's counting?
Preorder books when you can, folks;)
Preorder books when you can, folks;)
This is the point of Mr Beast. He is like an avatar of free market ethics, where human rights and dignity are commodities.
it's a mark of how fucked up the world is that this doesn't even phase me. at least he's paying the people he tortured. could be worse. off to read about conditions in our government's latest concentration camp.
In Mr Beast’s new video, a woman is alone for two weeks on a platform in the sky. and each day, a balloon is released at an inopportune moment for her. And if she fails to shoot the balloon with an arrow, they take a small portion of the platform that is her home
December 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
This is the point of Mr Beast. He is like an avatar of free market ethics, where human rights and dignity are commodities.
Can we have some less interesting times please
December 16, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Can we have some less interesting times please
Impressive reporting by London Centric on a major but under-recognised source of riverine pollution open.substack.com/pub/londonce...
London's other sewage scandal
London Centric chases illegal sewage from a single polluting pipe on its toxic journey across the capital.
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Impressive reporting by London Centric on a major but under-recognised source of riverine pollution open.substack.com/pub/londonce...
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But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?
December 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?
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Before ‘6-7’ leaves the theatre, a quick substack on catchphrases. As ever, there';s nothing new beneath the sun: open.substack.com/pub/jonathon...
He Knew, You Know
Charles Mackay and Victorian Catchphrases
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Before ‘6-7’ leaves the theatre, a quick substack on catchphrases. As ever, there';s nothing new beneath the sun: open.substack.com/pub/jonathon...
Why did no one tell me that Nina Conti has a new furry love story weird comedy road movie out??
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Why did no one tell me that Nina Conti has a new furry love story weird comedy road movie out??
A thing that frustrates me *so much* is that the more credible AI advocates constantly highlight the achievements of the best models, and OK, whatever, but the one that above all we can't escape is Google's AI search and it is *nothing but poison*.
But here's the real cherry on top re: discovering a published paper that I can only assume was written by an LLM, full of fabricated citations.
When I was searching in various places to confirm that those citations were fabricated, Google's AI overview just kept the con going.
When I was searching in various places to confirm that those citations were fabricated, Google's AI overview just kept the con going.
December 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
A thing that frustrates me *so much* is that the more credible AI advocates constantly highlight the achievements of the best models, and OK, whatever, but the one that above all we can't escape is Google's AI search and it is *nothing but poison*.