@stefanpaetow.bsky.social
@stefanpaetow.bsky.social
Queer, sweary Afro-European immigrant (and despised by right-wingers). River user. eduroam(er) troubleshooter. 🧫🐀 . Shire resident. Haver of many opinions. RT ⊆ endorsement. Same handle on 🐘 (rarely used). 💩ter refugee. 🏳️🌈🇳🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧 He/him
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I'll post my annual eduroam advice again:
1. *ALWAYS* check your username first. It *MUST* be in email-style format (like your_id@university.edu). Otherwise eduroam doesn't know where you belong!
1. a) Yes, on campus you might find that just 'your_id' works, but that's *bad* configuration!
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1. *ALWAYS* check your username first. It *MUST* be in email-style format (like your_id@university.edu). Otherwise eduroam doesn't know where you belong!
1. a) Yes, on campus you might find that just 'your_id' works, but that's *bad* configuration!
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I really like the Oxford Clarion which doesn’t get enough mentions when people write about local news startups.
Oxfordshire County Council has clarified that the Ghostbusters hearse would not be exempt from the city’s Congestion Charge. A spokesperson told us “It’s not as simple as buying a hearse. In order to qualify for a permit, you must also be a funeral care business.”
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I really like the Oxford Clarion which doesn’t get enough mentions when people write about local news startups.
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This seems like a worthwhile project people should get behind. Make Chuck and the Spineless Eight face the human suffering their actions will cause.
So moved and enraged by the replies to this and was thinking... maybe we should collect them and send them to Chuck Schumer and the rest of the Senate cowards.
Form here, won't collect emails unless you provide them.
forms.gle/YnhsgtKTWD9A...
Form here, won't collect emails unless you provide them.
forms.gle/YnhsgtKTWD9A...
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This seems like a worthwhile project people should get behind. Make Chuck and the Spineless Eight face the human suffering their actions will cause.
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Emily Maitlis brags about her, Deb Cohen, and Hannah Barnes getting the Tavistock GIDS service shut down.
What she doesn't talk about is how Newsnight journalists manufactured outrage and concocted "scandals" based on unethical journalism - which they were called out for, but tried to hide...
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What she doesn't talk about is how Newsnight journalists manufactured outrage and concocted "scandals" based on unethical journalism - which they were called out for, but tried to hide...
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Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Emily Maitlis brags about her, Deb Cohen, and Hannah Barnes getting the Tavistock GIDS service shut down.
What she doesn't talk about is how Newsnight journalists manufactured outrage and concocted "scandals" based on unethical journalism - which they were called out for, but tried to hide...
🔥🧵
What she doesn't talk about is how Newsnight journalists manufactured outrage and concocted "scandals" based on unethical journalism - which they were called out for, but tried to hide...
🔥🧵
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it is almost as if someone was promoted beyond their ability
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
it is almost as if someone was promoted beyond their ability
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I don't believe someone told him to leave the transfer zone. I think it's much more likely that he was severely America-brained and couldn't believe that it was unnecessary to re-check bags while making an international-to-international transfer.
Noah Smith is paid in the high six-figures to write a blog read by Americans who believe themselves to be intelligent. Yet, he is both unable to read a sign and also for some reason chose to have a 90 minute layover for a flight that takes 90 minutes.
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
Economist Doesn't Follow Signs At Heathrow: Proof The UK Is Failing?
A economist had a bad experience connecting at Heathrow, suggesting it's reflective of bigger issues in the UK. There's only one issue...
onemileatatime.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I don't believe someone told him to leave the transfer zone. I think it's much more likely that he was severely America-brained and couldn't believe that it was unnecessary to re-check bags while making an international-to-international transfer.
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you know how people always say "oh haha I put off doing this admin task for ages and ages and turns out it was fine and took no time"
well I put off doing *this* admin task for weeks and actually it fucking sucks and it's taking soooo long, it's hateful, so there
well I put off doing *this* admin task for weeks and actually it fucking sucks and it's taking soooo long, it's hateful, so there
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
you know how people always say "oh haha I put off doing this admin task for ages and ages and turns out it was fine and took no time"
well I put off doing *this* admin task for weeks and actually it fucking sucks and it's taking soooo long, it's hateful, so there
well I put off doing *this* admin task for weeks and actually it fucking sucks and it's taking soooo long, it's hateful, so there
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The BBC needs a board.
But it should not define editorial matters.
Select a citizen's assembly of 299 randomly selected people, let them take expert evidence, and make choices driven by the public.
Like a jury would.
It works for trials. Why not for sensitive areas like media impartiality?
But it should not define editorial matters.
Select a citizen's assembly of 299 randomly selected people, let them take expert evidence, and make choices driven by the public.
Like a jury would.
It works for trials. Why not for sensitive areas like media impartiality?
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The BBC needs a board.
But it should not define editorial matters.
Select a citizen's assembly of 299 randomly selected people, let them take expert evidence, and make choices driven by the public.
Like a jury would.
It works for trials. Why not for sensitive areas like media impartiality?
But it should not define editorial matters.
Select a citizen's assembly of 299 randomly selected people, let them take expert evidence, and make choices driven by the public.
Like a jury would.
It works for trials. Why not for sensitive areas like media impartiality?
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
BBC faces ‘existential’ threat after exit of top executives
Broadcaster’s deepest crisis in recent history comes amid fresh questions over its future role in British society
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
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It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
writesbright.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
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The Telegraph routinely spreads myths about a range of subjects - especially climate change.
It has been forced to publish over 100 corrections this year so far.
Yet it has the gall to lecture the BBC - and whip up a national panic - about journalistic standards
It has been forced to publish over 100 corrections this year so far.
Yet it has the gall to lecture the BBC - and whip up a national panic - about journalistic standards
The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
The Telegraph, which has accused the BBC of bias and a lack of editorial rigour, has been forced to amend a swathe of climate inaccuracies. The BBC’s director-general and CEO resigned this weekend aft...
www.desmog.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The Telegraph routinely spreads myths about a range of subjects - especially climate change.
It has been forced to publish over 100 corrections this year so far.
Yet it has the gall to lecture the BBC - and whip up a national panic - about journalistic standards
It has been forced to publish over 100 corrections this year so far.
Yet it has the gall to lecture the BBC - and whip up a national panic - about journalistic standards
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Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
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The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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Such an infuriating rabbit hole. My password manager has alerted me to various breaches over the years.
This always prompts me to strengthen or clean up those old accounts with weak passwords. It's a horrible reminder that companies hold your deets even if you've "unsubscribed" or "inactivated"🤬🤬
This always prompts me to strengthen or clean up those old accounts with weak passwords. It's a horrible reminder that companies hold your deets even if you've "unsubscribed" or "inactivated"🤬🤬
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Such an infuriating rabbit hole. My password manager has alerted me to various breaches over the years.
This always prompts me to strengthen or clean up those old accounts with weak passwords. It's a horrible reminder that companies hold your deets even if you've "unsubscribed" or "inactivated"🤬🤬
This always prompts me to strengthen or clean up those old accounts with weak passwords. It's a horrible reminder that companies hold your deets even if you've "unsubscribed" or "inactivated"🤬🤬
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
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I just donated. Oxford people, join if you can.
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I just donated. Oxford people, join if you can.
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Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
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Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨
Of course not. But he knows this is his ticket to power, because he’s betting that the orange taco will croak whilst in office, which puts him in the driving seat.
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Of course not. But he knows this is his ticket to power, because he’s betting that the orange taco will croak whilst in office, which puts him in the driving seat.
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Liberace had more class.
It’s spreading from the Oval Office…. the Liberace-isation of the White House continues apace. #whiteHouse
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Liberace had more class.
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Amen to that.
I’m not in the room, so can’t tell who is stiffing who. UK definitely has weaker hand; is entirely to blame for Brexit; still gives mixed signals about EU. But, in today’s geopolitical environment, bad for both sides to let UK-EU relations fracture further. At some stage, finger pointing shd stop.
Good morning from Brussels, where an EU struggling internally and with its global position is trying to respond as it knows best, by punching down on smaller partners. For opening paragraphs suggest it is trying to renege on the common understanding with the UK. www.ft.com/content/8963...
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Amen to that.
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Across Eastern Europe, they have what are known as "lustration" laws that do exactly this for people who were in the Stasi and its various equivalents. It's a model we should be examining.
Absolutely sadistic.
A Dem Congress should pass a law banning anyone who is currently serving with ICE or CBP from future Fed employment.
The Feds should condition all future Fed grants to police depts on blanket refusals to hire ppl who were in ICE/CBP right now.
A Dem Congress should pass a law banning anyone who is currently serving with ICE or CBP from future Fed employment.
The Feds should condition all future Fed grants to police depts on blanket refusals to hire ppl who were in ICE/CBP right now.
Or Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been in America since he was two years old.
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
November 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Across Eastern Europe, they have what are known as "lustration" laws that do exactly this for people who were in the Stasi and its various equivalents. It's a model we should be examining.
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RE: James Watson, the bit about him selling his Nobel prize to a Russian billionaire…who promptly gave it back to him, is WILD.
His son coming out to bat for him is also 🤨
His son coming out to bat for him is also 🤨
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 AM
RE: James Watson, the bit about him selling his Nobel prize to a Russian billionaire…who promptly gave it back to him, is WILD.
His son coming out to bat for him is also 🤨
His son coming out to bat for him is also 🤨
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Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that