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Worriedly waiting for the pendulum to swing back, jumps at loud noises, always shoots too close to the goalkeeper.
Pinned
The answer to this question de entirely on how much wood you have.
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At the age of 58, I’ve bought my first drill. Can it make me a new man? | Adrian Chiles
Bored with my DIY hopelessness, I’ve decided it’s time I learned some basics, writes Adrian Charles
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February 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The answer to this question de entirely on how much wood you have.
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In the same period of time it will take ICE to burn through this money, you could give a Walmart bag filled with $10K in cash to every person trying to cross the border illegally and you’d still come out several billion dollars ahead.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
In the same period of time it will take ICE to burn through this money, you could give a Walmart bag filled with $10K in cash to every person trying to cross the border illegally and you’d still come out several billion dollars ahead.
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Finally reading Space Oddity by the brilliant @catvalente.bsky.social and was tickled by this brief meeting of reader’s and author’s minds. The bottom of page 11 posed the following question about humanity compared to the other species of the galaxy:
February 13, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Finally reading Space Oddity by the brilliant @catvalente.bsky.social and was tickled by this brief meeting of reader’s and author’s minds. The bottom of page 11 posed the following question about humanity compared to the other species of the galaxy:
the offer to join the board of peace is that invite to an amway seminar from the most despicable bully in high school that you have to come up with a plausible excuse for not attending, because they’ve inexplicably ended up being elected mayor of your home town.
January 22, 2026 at 10:34 PM
the offer to join the board of peace is that invite to an amway seminar from the most despicable bully in high school that you have to come up with a plausible excuse for not attending, because they’ve inexplicably ended up being elected mayor of your home town.
The president of the united states is that neighbour who sues you for fixing the fence at your own expense, your magnificent oak tree that drops leaves on his back yard, and that one time your dog had diarrhoea and took a dump on his lawn.
January 22, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The president of the united states is that neighbour who sues you for fixing the fence at your own expense, your magnificent oak tree that drops leaves on his back yard, and that one time your dog had diarrhoea and took a dump on his lawn.
“seriously, in what fricking world are they living?” economist has had it up to here with imf
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The IMF’s banal language is sane-washing an economic crisis created by the egomaniacal Donald Trump
Their latest report makes no mention of Greenland, Venezuela, or even Trump. This is just a pretence that normality continues
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January 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
“seriously, in what fricking world are they living?” economist has had it up to here with imf
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It’s weird that Trump has chosen such a comparatively small hill to die on
![Screenshot of part of a Wikipedia article on Gunnbjørn Fjeld, the highest point in Greenland. It contains a small image of the peak, accompanied by the following text:
Gunnbjørn Fjeld is the highest mountain in Greenland, north of the Arctic Circle, and the highest point in North America not on the mainland. It is a nunatak, a rocky peak protruding through glacial ice. Gunnbjørn Fjeld is ranked 9th by topographic isolation.
Geography [edit]
Gunnbjørn Fjeld is located in the Watkins Range, an area of nunataks on the east coast, which contains several other summits above 3,500 metres.!! Its height is often given as 3,700 metres (12,139 ft), although figures vary slightly.
Gunnbjørn Fjeld
Highest point
Elevation
3,694 m (12,119 ft)
Prominence 3,694 m (12,119 ft)
Isolation
3,254 km (2,022 mi)
Listing
Island high point 11th
World most prominent peaks 43rd
World most isolated peaks
9th
Country high point](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zdkanyqjum2ylkde43xlqmxe/bafkreia6ov5775pmzfkga66bckdqibwtk64rhmvz4veypkwztrcamgx57a@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 7:43 PM
It’s weird that Trump has chosen such a comparatively small hill to die on
BREAKING: Push to acquire Greenland by force intensifies as satellite imagery reveals large trove of peace prizes buried beneath ice sheet.
January 19, 2026 at 9:00 PM
BREAKING: Push to acquire Greenland by force intensifies as satellite imagery reveals large trove of peace prizes buried beneath ice sheet.
I’m confused…is Greenland refusing to release the Epstein files?
January 19, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I’m confused…is Greenland refusing to release the Epstein files?
Sure black holes may have a legitimate role to play in the formation of galaxies and such, but would you want one to move in next door?
January 18, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Sure black holes may have a legitimate role to play in the formation of galaxies and such, but would you want one to move in next door?
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Since yesterday, many people have DM’d to say that they were strongly affected by my essay & wished they could share it.
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
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So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Since yesterday, many people have DM’d to say that they were strongly affected by my essay & wished they could share it.
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
What can you say about a regime that is threatening military action against another regime for its harsh crackdown on protests, while also threatening military action to instigate a harsh crackdown on protests?
January 16, 2026 at 6:04 AM
What can you say about a regime that is threatening military action against another regime for its harsh crackdown on protests, while also threatening military action to instigate a harsh crackdown on protests?
In an ironic twist, it turns out climate change is turning the frogs gay.
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Primates’ same-sex sexual behaviour ‘may reinforce bonds amid environmental stress’
Behaviour among non-human species could help keep groups together in face of social challenges, says study
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January 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
In an ironic twist, it turns out climate change is turning the frogs gay.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Heard recently from a football commentator “looked like she was going to pin her ears back and go coast to coast”
#ninjaaleague
#ninjaaleague
January 4, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Heard recently from a football commentator “looked like she was going to pin her ears back and go coast to coast”
#ninjaaleague
#ninjaaleague
I swear, if I see another protagonist throw a perfectly good zippo lighter into a pool of gasoline one more time, I will absolutely lose it
January 4, 2026 at 5:27 AM
I swear, if I see another protagonist throw a perfectly good zippo lighter into a pool of gasoline one more time, I will absolutely lose it
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Controlling the judiciary and amassing wealth through corruption, you say?
Cilia Flores, who was captured by the U.S. with her husband, Venezuela’s longtime authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, is one of the country’s most powerful political figures. She helped consolidate his rule while controlling the judiciary and amassing wealth through corruption, experts say.
Who Is Cilia Flores, the Power Broker Captured Alongside Maduro?
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Controlling the judiciary and amassing wealth through corruption, you say?
Trump really pushing the boat out to shift Epstein off the front pages.
January 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Trump really pushing the boat out to shift Epstein off the front pages.
Dept of War totally living up to its new name
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Dept of War totally living up to its new name
One partner’s shrekking is the other partner’s throning
January 1, 2026 at 9:48 PM
One partner’s shrekking is the other partner’s throning
As well as actively resisting shutdown when they have a task to finish, LLMs are capable of scheming to achieve goals. Under experimental conditions, “scheming” behaviour included attempting to “disable their oversight mechanisms”.
Source: arxiv.org/abs/2412.04984
Source: arxiv.org/abs/2412.04984
January 1, 2026 at 3:15 AM
As well as actively resisting shutdown when they have a task to finish, LLMs are capable of scheming to achieve goals. Under experimental conditions, “scheming” behaviour included attempting to “disable their oversight mechanisms”.
Source: arxiv.org/abs/2412.04984
Source: arxiv.org/abs/2412.04984
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How are Gen Xers faring in today’s America?
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
How are Gen Xers faring in today’s America?
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every scarecrow is outstanding in their field
December 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
every scarecrow is outstanding in their field
Microsoft 365 went up this year by $40 annually (from $139 to $179), to cover the cost of using Copilot.
This is how Microsoft will try to recoup some of its costs from tipping vast amounts of money into AI – by charging users for features they don’t want and don’t use.
This is how Microsoft will try to recoup some of its costs from tipping vast amounts of money into AI – by charging users for features they don’t want and don’t use.
December 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Microsoft 365 went up this year by $40 annually (from $139 to $179), to cover the cost of using Copilot.
This is how Microsoft will try to recoup some of its costs from tipping vast amounts of money into AI – by charging users for features they don’t want and don’t use.
This is how Microsoft will try to recoup some of its costs from tipping vast amounts of money into AI – by charging users for features they don’t want and don’t use.
I know of a few hundred thousand 15-year-olds who won’t be Labor voters in three years time
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I know of a few hundred thousand 15-year-olds who won’t be Labor voters in three years time