Giles Sutcliffe
@speakertosql.bsky.social
Ex-chemist turned database coder. Into TTRPGs, SF, science, tech, real ale, whisky. Fan of Banks/Pratchett/Stross etc. May emit horrible puns without warning. He/him. Brum, UK
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If I had to ask the Louvre's permission it would 'kill' my high-end jewelry business!
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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December 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If I had to ask the Louvre's permission it would 'kill' my high-end jewelry business!
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Starting my great American novel:
It was the stupidest of times. It was the, again to be clear, stupidest of times.
It was the stupidest of times. It was the, again to be clear, stupidest of times.
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Starting my great American novel:
It was the stupidest of times. It was the, again to be clear, stupidest of times.
It was the stupidest of times. It was the, again to be clear, stupidest of times.
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Please may we culturally appropriate the Icelandic Christmas Cat?
December 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Please may we culturally appropriate the Icelandic Christmas Cat?
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He does his own stunts, you know.
December 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
He does his own stunts, you know.
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absolute bargain if any of yous have a use for 7,949,020,598 wasps
December 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
absolute bargain if any of yous have a use for 7,949,020,598 wasps
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We love @anahlcq.bsky.social because she brings the reality of modern France to our clichéd notions of Frenchness.
In her latest piece for Pellicle, Anaïs looks at the politicisation of French culture, French wine, and the French far right.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
In her latest piece for Pellicle, Anaïs looks at the politicisation of French culture, French wine, and the French far right.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Tradition is a Lie — French Wine’s Place in France’s Far-Right Gastronationalism — Pellicle
The wine that French presidents choose to serve during official visits is far more than a drink. It’s a way of expressing their political beliefs, and their taste has long been scrutinised and documen...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
We love @anahlcq.bsky.social because she brings the reality of modern France to our clichéd notions of Frenchness.
In her latest piece for Pellicle, Anaïs looks at the politicisation of French culture, French wine, and the French far right.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
In her latest piece for Pellicle, Anaïs looks at the politicisation of French culture, French wine, and the French far right.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
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It's that day again. Try and have a good one. 🦉
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It's that day again. Try and have a good one. 🦉
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A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
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COMIC: Cadbury Chocolate
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
COMIC: Cadbury Chocolate
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Here's something childish to start your week.
If you'd like one of these to hand in the loo, I can draw one for you.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
If you'd like one of these to hand in the loo, I can draw one for you.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Here's something childish to start your week.
If you'd like one of these to hand in the loo, I can draw one for you.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
If you'd like one of these to hand in the loo, I can draw one for you.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
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I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
<Only Connect vaguepost>I didn't think the 'royalty'-related question tonight was that hard. I think it does help if you've actually seen the referenced thing. (3 points for me :) )
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
<Only Connect vaguepost>I didn't think the 'royalty'-related question tonight was that hard. I think it does help if you've actually seen the referenced thing. (3 points for me :) )
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My mum, few years ago after saying "fuck it, that'll do."
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My mum, few years ago after saying "fuck it, that'll do."
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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When I arrive at the party
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
When I arrive at the party
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
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How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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My partner referred to the dog's lips as "moist jowlettes," so now, you all must be cursed with this as well.
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My partner referred to the dog's lips as "moist jowlettes," so now, you all must be cursed with this as well.
In a craft beer bar in town. An extremely elaborate leaving do is being set up for a manager (they have custom t-shirts and signs and suchlike). Either they really like her, or she is yet to sign off on the Christmas bonuses :)
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In a craft beer bar in town. An extremely elaborate leaving do is being set up for a manager (they have custom t-shirts and signs and suchlike). Either they really like her, or she is yet to sign off on the Christmas bonuses :)