PermaConfused
@permaconfused.bsky.social
Journo/analyst covering transnational security, cyber, research. Lives with wife, chickens and ducks.
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People in Holes: A Low-Quality Movie
February 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM
People in Holes: A Low-Quality Movie
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The IOC: lets keep sports and politics separate
Also the IOC:
Also the IOC:
February 12, 2026 at 9:38 PM
The IOC: lets keep sports and politics separate
Also the IOC:
Also the IOC:
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Early, non-mRNA Covid vaccines from AstraZeneca and J&J had rare side effects--deadly blood clots and bleeding--that led to their discontinuance and fed anti-vaxx beliefs. Now researchers have ID'd the cause, which may make safer future vaxxes of this type, esp. a new Ebola vaccine.
Rare, dangerous side effects of some COVID-19 vaccines explained
“Groundbreaking” study uncovers why adenovirus-based shots caused life-threatening blood clots and bleeding in some people
www.science.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Early, non-mRNA Covid vaccines from AstraZeneca and J&J had rare side effects--deadly blood clots and bleeding--that led to their discontinuance and fed anti-vaxx beliefs. Now researchers have ID'd the cause, which may make safer future vaxxes of this type, esp. a new Ebola vaccine.
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The UK will provide more than £500 million in urgent air defence support for Ukraine, the Defence Secretary has announced at NATO Headquarters in Brussels
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-pledges-5...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-pledges-5...
UK pledges £500m air defence boost for Ukraine
The UK will provide more than £500 million in urgent air defence support for Ukraine, the Defence Secretary has announced at NATO Headquarters in Brussels
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
February 12, 2026 at 10:18 AM
The UK will provide more than £500 million in urgent air defence support for Ukraine, the Defence Secretary has announced at NATO Headquarters in Brussels
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-pledges-5...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-pledges-5...
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Matt is finding it really hard to get any work.
AI has had a devastating impact on his writing jobs. He’s had five clients let him down this year.
If you need the services of a great writer, have a look at his website
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
AI has had a devastating impact on his writing jobs. He’s had five clients let him down this year.
If you need the services of a great writer, have a look at his website
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Matt is finding it really hard to get any work.
AI has had a devastating impact on his writing jobs. He’s had five clients let him down this year.
If you need the services of a great writer, have a look at his website
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
AI has had a devastating impact on his writing jobs. He’s had five clients let him down this year.
If you need the services of a great writer, have a look at his website
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
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Last one to hire Matt is a right old fool.
Matt is finding it really hard to get any work.
AI has had a devastating impact on his writing jobs. He’s had five clients let him down this year.
If you need the services of a great writer, have a look at his website
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
AI has had a devastating impact on his writing jobs. He’s had five clients let him down this year.
If you need the services of a great writer, have a look at his website
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Last one to hire Matt is a right old fool.
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Oh dear. Does that speech you got an AI sprite to knock out look like it was written by a FUCKING LUNATIC? Take it to the Human Repair Shop.👇
I know that when it comes to the wedding speeches which I now rely on to put food on the table, it’s AI that has pretty much pulled the rug from under my feet. I offer an ‘AI fix” for under a hundred quid for people who go down that route and come unstuck. You adapt, get your head down and hope.
I always tell @gailmyerscough.co.uk (who’s doing brilliantly at the moment) that when you’re self-employed, the main thing is not to panic during lean times. The lack of work had been going on for 6 months and it’s becoming difficult to maintain calm.
February 12, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Oh dear. Does that speech you got an AI sprite to knock out look like it was written by a FUCKING LUNATIC? Take it to the Human Repair Shop.👇
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The richest man in the UK laid off everyone at Grangemouth refinery, cut costs at Manchester United by laying off tea ladies, pays no tax in the UK as he is now a resident of Monaco, and lied (unchallenged) about UK immigration and population figures on the BBC. But yeah, immigrants are the problem.
February 11, 2026 at 10:35 PM
The richest man in the UK laid off everyone at Grangemouth refinery, cut costs at Manchester United by laying off tea ladies, pays no tax in the UK as he is now a resident of Monaco, and lied (unchallenged) about UK immigration and population figures on the BBC. But yeah, immigrants are the problem.
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I've been informed 2026 has THREE Friday the 13ths
February 11, 2026 at 10:49 PM
I've been informed 2026 has THREE Friday the 13ths
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“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
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"There's a hole in my bucket, my bucket, my bucket, there's a hole in my bucket, my bucket. A-hole."
By adding a simple hyphen we can see that this is a complaint not an observation.
By adding a simple hyphen we can see that this is a complaint not an observation.
February 10, 2026 at 10:50 PM
"There's a hole in my bucket, my bucket, my bucket, there's a hole in my bucket, my bucket. A-hole."
By adding a simple hyphen we can see that this is a complaint not an observation.
By adding a simple hyphen we can see that this is a complaint not an observation.
Your nightmare fuel for Tuesday.
February 10, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Your nightmare fuel for Tuesday.
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Meet the 1591 cat man. I am counting 7 cats on and near him. #catcontent
February 10, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Meet the 1591 cat man. I am counting 7 cats on and near him. #catcontent
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
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Seismic alarm goes off in Mexico City - Reuters witness reut.rs/4afqVkA
Seismic alarm goes off in Mexico City - Reuters witness
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near Puerto Escondido in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca on Sunday, Mexico’s national seismological service said. A seismic alarm went off in Mexico City but shaking was not felt in the capital, according to Reuters witnesses.
reut.rs
February 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Seismic alarm goes off in Mexico City - Reuters witness reut.rs/4afqVkA
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Dear Lord.
One of the easiest ways to shoot down the idea that "AI" is an expert is to show how it deals with something people know about.
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
February 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Dear Lord.
Out for lunch today, waiting to order the traditional British roast dinner.
a man with long hair and a beard is wearing a blue tank top with the american flag on it .
ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is wearing a blue tank top with the american flag on it .
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Out for lunch today, waiting to order the traditional British roast dinner.
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This Turkish barbers in Glasgow got fed up with Nigel Farage’s comments about businesses like theirs, so
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February 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
This Turkish barbers in Glasgow got fed up with Nigel Farage’s comments about businesses like theirs, so
👇🤣👏
👇🤣👏
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I think the bigger question is whether Baby Gronk is the new drip king or is he just getting rizzed up by Livvy?
we gotta open the schools…or close down the schools. not sure. yikes
February 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I think the bigger question is whether Baby Gronk is the new drip king or is he just getting rizzed up by Livvy?
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How haunted, on a scale of 1 to 100?
February 7, 2026 at 10:17 PM
How haunted, on a scale of 1 to 100?
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Someone pointed out that influencers use serotonin/dopamine/cortisol/oxytocin like they’re the four humors and now I can’t stop seeing it
March 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Someone pointed out that influencers use serotonin/dopamine/cortisol/oxytocin like they’re the four humors and now I can’t stop seeing it
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Another wonderful Bob Symes film on the BBC Archive, feat. the six miles of railway in his garden, Dr Who’s Stones Of Blood spaceship & an amazing bit where he’s sat in a stunning red MG & says, twinkling, “I had one of these but I wrote it orf at Silverstone.”
youtu.be/HmDxmxhrGDc?...
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1979: The Model World of Robert Symes | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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February 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Another wonderful Bob Symes film on the BBC Archive, feat. the six miles of railway in his garden, Dr Who’s Stones Of Blood spaceship & an amazing bit where he’s sat in a stunning red MG & says, twinkling, “I had one of these but I wrote it orf at Silverstone.”
youtu.be/HmDxmxhrGDc?...
youtu.be/HmDxmxhrGDc?...
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everything is terrible so here’s the swedish chef doing rapper’s delight
July 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
everything is terrible so here’s the swedish chef doing rapper’s delight