Switched to @libro.fm for audio books, and delighted to see they support my favourite local book store @thebooklounge.bsky.social in Cape Town. This is the way.

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So instead of spending millions on new research for things we don’t know, the US is going to waste millions researching things we already do know. Cool cool.

X Dispatch 2024-12-11

The inhabitants are Xeeting videos of commercial airliners, wondering what they are and where they came from. Some are calling the FBI.

I’m there so you don’t need to be.

My vote will likely go to an independent in 2024. It’s good to see the likes of Zackie Achmat and Mmusi Maimane now being enabled by the IEC. Amandla awethu. I fucking love this country.

Is this Tumbleweed City or is it just me?

A global subway system using hyperloop is possible with existing technology. Super fast and extremely safe. New York to Tokyo in ~9 hours. Cape Town to London in ~8. Where would you go first?

I would also like to thank the people of Turkey for their enormous contributions toward perfecting the king of confections.

I would like to thank the people of Israel for this incredible contribution to the epicurean landscape.

The two best omelettes ever made on film. First we had Paul Giamatti in one of television’s most self-indulgent scenes for Billions. Very good Chuck. 9/10. But then… https://youtu.be/WyhRL_7Wi5E

I now only have five microblogging thingies.