Is it bad when the dentist gives you a discount on an unplanned filling because you're a regular customer?
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Is it bad when the dentist gives you a discount on an unplanned filling because you're a regular customer?
My partner is part of this cohort - and I went through the equivalent process when I lived in Hong Kong. After 7 years on a work visa, I was given Permanent Residency, as a right under HK law, not a discretionary privilege.
Changing the rules under people trying to build a life would be appalling.
Changing the rules under people trying to build a life would be appalling.
You may have heard about UK ministers' plan to double to 10 years the time needed to reached settled status in the UK. But did you realise that it threatened access to pensions for the 180,000 people who came from Hong Kong on the UK government's visa scheme? My dispatch: www.ft.com/content/8b91...
UK Hongkongers rue the rockiness of their ‘lifeboat’ after threatened visa changes
People who fled Chinese territory are angry after London looks at doubling length of time required to gain citizenship
www.ft.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
My partner is part of this cohort - and I went through the equivalent process when I lived in Hong Kong. After 7 years on a work visa, I was given Permanent Residency, as a right under HK law, not a discretionary privilege.
Changing the rules under people trying to build a life would be appalling.
Changing the rules under people trying to build a life would be appalling.
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Sumo stars goofing about at tourist locations seems a more fun way to celebrate England than any number of flags.
The thousand year old sport is kicking it in front the thousand some year old monument. #londonsumo #stonehenge
October 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Sumo stars goofing about at tourist locations seems a more fun way to celebrate England than any number of flags.
Fuck cancer. That is all.
October 12, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Fuck cancer. That is all.
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A great article from Rachel, who really understands the heart and soul of Dad’s work.
October 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A great article from Rachel, who really understands the heart and soul of Dad’s work.
One thing which would much more clearly delineate anti-Israel sentiment from (sometimes partially disguised, sometimes not) anti-Semitism would be ending the use of the word Zionist as an acceptable euphemism for Jew.
But of course the people using it like that know exactly what they mean...
But of course the people using it like that know exactly what they mean...
October 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
One thing which would much more clearly delineate anti-Israel sentiment from (sometimes partially disguised, sometimes not) anti-Semitism would be ending the use of the word Zionist as an acceptable euphemism for Jew.
But of course the people using it like that know exactly what they mean...
But of course the people using it like that know exactly what they mean...
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took a break from blocking people on social media to write a post about some places in Jewish London that I love:
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
just because you know. it is nice to think about some lovely parts of my culture and heritage.
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
just because you know. it is nice to think about some lovely parts of my culture and heritage.
Jewish London: a celebration in 13 places
a very non-impartial, non-comprehensive guide to some stuff I like
open.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
took a break from blocking people on social media to write a post about some places in Jewish London that I love:
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
just because you know. it is nice to think about some lovely parts of my culture and heritage.
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
just because you know. it is nice to think about some lovely parts of my culture and heritage.
Lots of opportunities to block terrorist apologists today...
October 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Lots of opportunities to block terrorist apologists today...
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One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
September 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
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Hi guys, did you already know there are competitions for window tinting? With better commentators than most of the tennis matches I’ve watched on ESPN? (Low bar I know)
Anyway if you need to procrastinate harder than you’ve ever procrastinated before, I got you
Anyway if you need to procrastinate harder than you’ve ever procrastinated before, I got you
September 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Hi guys, did you already know there are competitions for window tinting? With better commentators than most of the tennis matches I’ve watched on ESPN? (Low bar I know)
Anyway if you need to procrastinate harder than you’ve ever procrastinated before, I got you
Anyway if you need to procrastinate harder than you’ve ever procrastinated before, I got you
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Re-upping this again, please spread far and wide:
Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR
Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.
www.humblebundle.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Re-upping this again, please spread far and wide:
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This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.
August 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.
"We were both too tired to sleep"
"So tired that I couldn't even sleep"
Two back-to-back songs played randomly in order from my regular songs playlist tonight, both oddly referring to trains...
"So tired that I couldn't even sleep"
Two back-to-back songs played randomly in order from my regular songs playlist tonight, both oddly referring to trains...
August 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"We were both too tired to sleep"
"So tired that I couldn't even sleep"
Two back-to-back songs played randomly in order from my regular songs playlist tonight, both oddly referring to trains...
"So tired that I couldn't even sleep"
Two back-to-back songs played randomly in order from my regular songs playlist tonight, both oddly referring to trains...
We must increase bands.
Empress
Empress
We must increase bands.
Bruno Jupiter
Bruno Jupiter
We must increase bands.
Mostcheeba
Mostcheeba
August 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
We must increase bands.
Empress
Empress
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Is Jurassic World Rebirth the first (major, Hollywood) movie to use the phrase "open source" as a verb, meaning to release to the world in a non-proprietary form? Has it actually gone mainstream?
July 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Is Jurassic World Rebirth the first (major, Hollywood) movie to use the phrase "open source" as a verb, meaning to release to the world in a non-proprietary form? Has it actually gone mainstream?
The livin' is easy...
Summertime
YouTube video by Sam Cooke - Topic
music.youtube.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The livin' is easy...
I'm in my late 40s, got quite nice-looking gray patches on my chin when I let the beard grow, and rapidly-thinning-to-balding hair on top. Such is life, there are many more serious things to worry about...
My beard is flecked with grey these days (I'm 44) and I don't mind it. Adds a bit of variety.
I’m turning 40 this year and I just found my first sparkly grey hair. It looks like a piece of tinsel and I love it
June 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I'm in my late 40s, got quite nice-looking gray patches on my chin when I let the beard grow, and rapidly-thinning-to-balding hair on top. Such is life, there are many more serious things to worry about...
It was, of course, DNS.
(More specifically, Cloudflare DNS for some reason)
(More specifically, Cloudflare DNS for some reason)
June 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It was, of course, DNS.
(More specifically, Cloudflare DNS for some reason)
(More specifically, Cloudflare DNS for some reason)
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I told you we’d be back
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C: 香港人,加油！
E: "HKers, add oil!"/"Go! HKers!"
The slogan would turn more grim as the protest wore on... but these words of encouragement were also used for Wuhan during their lockdown.
Source: TG (Jul/ Aug 19)
E: "HKers, add oil!"/"Go! HKers!"
The slogan would turn more grim as the protest wore on... but these words of encouragement were also used for Wuhan during their lockdown.
Source: TG (Jul/ Aug 19)
October 19, 2024 at 6:16 AM
C: 香港人,加油！
E: "HKers, add oil!"/"Go! HKers!"
The slogan would turn more grim as the protest wore on... but these words of encouragement were also used for Wuhan during their lockdown.
Source: TG (Jul/ Aug 19)
E: "HKers, add oil!"/"Go! HKers!"
The slogan would turn more grim as the protest wore on... but these words of encouragement were also used for Wuhan during their lockdown.
Source: TG (Jul/ Aug 19)
This took me *so long* to get - I think I was randomly listening to the radio show once and it suddenly hit me!
Possibly the "What's so bad about being drunk?" "Ask a glass of water" joke from Hitch-Hiker's. It took me about 20 years to get.
What’s the slowest burn on you realising something? I think with me it’s working out what the “lithic” in Neolithic means which - despite me reading the word at a bare minimum thousands of times *and* me being aware of other connected lith words - just didn’t click until about 18 months back.
June 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This took me *so long* to get - I think I was randomly listening to the radio show once and it suddenly hit me!
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Queen's 2025: Olga Morozova - women's singles champion since 1973
Queen's 2025: Olga Morozova - women's singles champion since 1973
After holding the title for 52 years, Olga Morozova's reign as Queen's women's singles champion is about to come to an end.
www.bbc.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Queen's 2025: Olga Morozova - women's singles champion since 1973
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