Piers Beckley
@piersb.bsky.social
Writer and software developer.
http://fatpigeons.com
The Forest Of Death: https://books.fatpigeons.com/d714gud0pd
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The Forest Of Death: https://books.fatpigeons.com/d714gud0pd
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Been sober 20 years today (6th December) if you’re struggling, it is possible. I didn’t think I would make it 1 day at first, but bit by bit, one day at a time those numbers really rack up on the board. #odaat #WeRecover
December 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Been sober 20 years today (6th December) if you’re struggling, it is possible. I didn’t think I would make it 1 day at first, but bit by bit, one day at a time those numbers really rack up on the board. #odaat #WeRecover
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A report into ADHD already exists. Wes didn't like the findings?
www.england.nhs.uk/publication/...
www.england.nhs.uk/publication/...
NHS England » Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce
NHS England » Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce
www.england.nhs.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A report into ADHD already exists. Wes didn't like the findings?
www.england.nhs.uk/publication/...
www.england.nhs.uk/publication/...
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You are not blessed or chosen.
You choose to bless and be a blessing.
You choose to bless and be a blessing.
December 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
You are not blessed or chosen.
You choose to bless and be a blessing.
You choose to bless and be a blessing.
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tapping the sign
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
tapping the sign
A very fine overview of Dredd, which has made me want to watch it again.
The December Comfort Watches series continues tonight with... Dredd?!? Yes! Dredd! Which presents us with a horrible place to live that you would probably never want to visit, and yet makes it entirely watchable:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/05/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/05/t...
The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Five: Dredd
I think it’s important to note, when writing a series of essays about “comfort watches,” that not every movie on that list is going to be a comfortable watch. Some of them might e…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A very fine overview of Dredd, which has made me want to watch it again.
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I mean hunky Norwegians are all very well but this household only recognizes one Scandinavian chef.
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I mean hunky Norwegians are all very well but this household only recognizes one Scandinavian chef.
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A third of my university D&D group works in industry! It’s just, you know, the actual making bit gets done by a machine!
December 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A third of my university D&D group works in industry! It’s just, you know, the actual making bit gets done by a machine!
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Get a load of this. 😆
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Get a load of this. 😆
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This is exactly it. What's killing Labour on social media is "the mentality of the message". There simply is no way for the party to get back in the game without loosening up and allowing its MPs and councillors to start being themselves and saying what they think.
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This is exactly it. What's killing Labour on social media is "the mentality of the message". There simply is no way for the party to get back in the game without loosening up and allowing its MPs and councillors to start being themselves and saying what they think.
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How much loss did the police post?
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
How much loss did the police post?
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That'll cut the legs out from under it.
Oh wait.
Oh wait.
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/48kJ1lB
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports
Meta is expected to make budget cuts of up to 30% for its metaverse initiative, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions.
reut.rs
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
That'll cut the legs out from under it.
Oh wait.
Oh wait.
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A non-political friend started explaining this to me about two months ago, and I did just have to sit down and nod.
Now she just does videos on moderately questionable deals between councils and property developers and basically she's done the impossible and made low-level council fuckery exciting to zoomers
December 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A non-political friend started explaining this to me about two months ago, and I did just have to sit down and nod.
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Absolutely fucking dying here www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Absolutely fucking dying here www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
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hi i'm a billionaire my company, which will definitely not murder everyone, is named SauronMurdersEveryone Inc after the beloved jrr tolkien character sauron whom i have always admired for his disruptive use of world changing technology and for murdering everyone
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
hi i'm a billionaire my company, which will definitely not murder everyone, is named SauronMurdersEveryone Inc after the beloved jrr tolkien character sauron whom i have always admired for his disruptive use of world changing technology and for murdering everyone
Lammy on manoeuvres?
Interesting.
Interesting.
December 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Lammy on manoeuvres?
Interesting.
Interesting.
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I find it weird that the focus is always on reducing “illegal work” by stopping people from working, rather than finding ways to make their work legal and therefore allow the workers to be taxed and contribute to the economy.
Also, digital ID can reduce illegal work no better than paper ID can.
Also, digital ID can reduce illegal work no better than paper ID can.
However, I reiterate the original and main point I made which is if Digital ID can help reduce illegal work then that is a good thing.
And it is not progressive to lose control of who is entitled to be and work here.
And it is not progressive to lose control of who is entitled to be and work here.
December 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I find it weird that the focus is always on reducing “illegal work” by stopping people from working, rather than finding ways to make their work legal and therefore allow the workers to be taxed and contribute to the economy.
Also, digital ID can reduce illegal work no better than paper ID can.
Also, digital ID can reduce illegal work no better than paper ID can.
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imagine, right, you're applying for a UK visa. our wages suck, bills are high, layoffs are ten a penny, & you find out you're down up to £20k minimum right from the off, alongside thousands and thousands in visa fees. who would find that remotely appealing? this is how you collapse entire industries
a family of four on a five year visa route needs to pay close to twenty grand in surcharges, in addition to visa fees, upfront at time of application. the new Labour ILR rules means that family will pay close to *forty grand* in health surcharges, on top of visa fees. just incredibly stupid stuff
December 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
imagine, right, you're applying for a UK visa. our wages suck, bills are high, layoffs are ten a penny, & you find out you're down up to £20k minimum right from the off, alongside thousands and thousands in visa fees. who would find that remotely appealing? this is how you collapse entire industries
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December 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Wessely actively rejects biomedical evidence that contradicts his opinion that ME is purely pshchiatric even now that there is medical consensus on this and GET is proven to be actively harmful.
THIS is the man Streeting has chosen to investigate if the mental health crisis is 'real'.
THIS is the man Streeting has chosen to investigate if the mental health crisis is 'real'.
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Wessely actively rejects biomedical evidence that contradicts his opinion that ME is purely pshchiatric even now that there is medical consensus on this and GET is proven to be actively harmful.
THIS is the man Streeting has chosen to investigate if the mental health crisis is 'real'.
THIS is the man Streeting has chosen to investigate if the mental health crisis is 'real'.
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9. Lastly, we need some research on how the price of beer inhibits the advance of science.
🍺x ££ =🧪⬇️🚽
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December 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
9. Lastly, we need some research on how the price of beer inhibits the advance of science.
🍺x ££ =🧪⬇️🚽
🍺x ££ =🧪⬇️🚽
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Is cloudflare acting up again?? LinkedIn is DOWN. How will I get inspired by tales of professional success against the odds?
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Is cloudflare acting up again?? LinkedIn is DOWN. How will I get inspired by tales of professional success against the odds?
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sexy teen soap set at starfleet academy? why not! they should make every type of show star trek. moody scandinavian police procedural star trek. half-hour family sitcom starring worf. vulcan columbo
🚨 BREAKING - New Star Trek: #StarfleetAcademy Poster!
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
sexy teen soap set at starfleet academy? why not! they should make every type of show star trek. moody scandinavian police procedural star trek. half-hour family sitcom starring worf. vulcan columbo
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🌲 THE BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT THREAD! 🌲
If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with:
- pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!)
- a link or details on how people can buy
I will boost you!
Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄
If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with:
- pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!)
- a link or details on how people can buy
I will boost you!
Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🌲 THE BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT THREAD! 🌲
If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with:
- pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!)
- a link or details on how people can buy
I will boost you!
Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄
If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with:
- pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!)
- a link or details on how people can buy
I will boost you!
Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄
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Oh, and last thing, is that DSIT in particular really need to have a think about how a govt department should sound. Social media teams have been dealing with this for 20 years now - should a dept of state have a personality of its own? Or should it be unvaryingly authoritative and informative?
December 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Oh, and last thing, is that DSIT in particular really need to have a think about how a govt department should sound. Social media teams have been dealing with this for 20 years now - should a dept of state have a personality of its own? Or should it be unvaryingly authoritative and informative?
Block High For Happiness.
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Block High For Happiness.