Wonkish
@wonkish.bsky.social
Soft left(ie), former Labour staffer, and a tech/climate nerd who follows US politics a lot for a Brit. He/him + 🏳️🌈.
As much as I can't get the AC in this hotel room to stay on for more than a few hours (even if I unlock the advanced mode), I eventually worked out a very dumb way to get it to actually cool the room properly:
Aim the room hairdryer at the thermostat/control panel for 30 seconds every so often.
Aim the room hairdryer at the thermostat/control panel for 30 seconds every so often.
December 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
As much as I can't get the AC in this hotel room to stay on for more than a few hours (even if I unlock the advanced mode), I eventually worked out a very dumb way to get it to actually cool the room properly:
Aim the room hairdryer at the thermostat/control panel for 30 seconds every so often.
Aim the room hairdryer at the thermostat/control panel for 30 seconds every so often.
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my larger son became so excited about his toy boats that santa brought he lost the power of speech. i was taking a video and i'm asking "what is that? who brought that? do you like it?" trying to get him to speak and he just started running laps in silent glee
December 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
my larger son became so excited about his toy boats that santa brought he lost the power of speech. i was taking a video and i'm asking "what is that? who brought that? do you like it?" trying to get him to speak and he just started running laps in silent glee
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The Liz Truss Show - Behind the Scenes
December 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The Liz Truss Show - Behind the Scenes
Holding out for another Christmas was a mistake.
December 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Holding out for another Christmas was a mistake.
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Once I wrote a letter to Santa threatening him with legal action.
An otherwise sensible set of parents are reportedly unconcerned about the prospect of a stranger breaking into the house, as long as it’s on December 24th.
Autistic child apparently the only one around here concerned about stranger getting into their house
An otherwise sensible set of parents are reportedly unconcerned about the prospect of a stranger breaking into the house, as long as it's on December 24th. Despite having taught their son the many…
thedailytism.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Once I wrote a letter to Santa threatening him with legal action.
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I think it’s a reflection of their own attitudes. Both Biden and they were trying to live in a fantasy where those 4 years were a return to normalcy as opposed to the most urgent moment in American history to preserve what was left of democracy.
December 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I think it’s a reflection of their own attitudes. Both Biden and they were trying to live in a fantasy where those 4 years were a return to normalcy as opposed to the most urgent moment in American history to preserve what was left of democracy.
After all there’s only [two] more sleeps ‘til Christmas..
December 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
After all there’s only [two] more sleeps ‘til Christmas..
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Hiding from family in the loo this Christmas? Our Christmas sketch show in collab with Turtle Canyon Comedy is the perfect length to keep you company.
If you enjoy it, please do give it a share here & in your fave autism groups. If you get kicked out, it’ll totally be worth it (for us).
If you enjoy it, please do give it a share here & in your fave autism groups. If you get kicked out, it’ll totally be worth it (for us).
The Daily Tism - news by and for autistic people - XMAS
YouTube video by Turtle Canyon Comedy
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December 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Hiding from family in the loo this Christmas? Our Christmas sketch show in collab with Turtle Canyon Comedy is the perfect length to keep you company.
If you enjoy it, please do give it a share here & in your fave autism groups. If you get kicked out, it’ll totally be worth it (for us).
If you enjoy it, please do give it a share here & in your fave autism groups. If you get kicked out, it’ll totally be worth it (for us).
Watching the @nebula.tv Holiday Stream last night introduced me to the delightfulness of J.Draper, who tonight taught me, among other things, that the Snyder Cut was in part a result of Henry VIII:
It's All Henry VIII!: A Beginner's Guide To The Dissolution of the Monasteries
YouTube video by J. Draper
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Watching the @nebula.tv Holiday Stream last night introduced me to the delightfulness of J.Draper, who tonight taught me, among other things, that the Snyder Cut was in part a result of Henry VIII:
Trying to wrap some presents before Christmas Eve for once:
December 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Trying to wrap some presents before Christmas Eve for once:
"[it] approved ordering a real live fish.. a Playstation for marketing purposes, and kosher wine to celebrate different religions.. by the end of the week, Claudius had gone bankrupt."
Love that Anthropic thought this would be a good idea, not just humiliating. Also, HPE AI ads on the video lol.
Love that Anthropic thought this would be a good idea, not just humiliating. Also, HPE AI ads on the video lol.
And the video now on YouTube! Which may be one of our funniest videos ever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpPh...
We Put an AI Vending Machine in Our Office. It Gave Away Everything. | WSJ
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"[it] approved ordering a real live fish.. a Playstation for marketing purposes, and kosher wine to celebrate different religions.. by the end of the week, Claudius had gone bankrupt."
Love that Anthropic thought this would be a good idea, not just humiliating. Also, HPE AI ads on the video lol.
Love that Anthropic thought this would be a good idea, not just humiliating. Also, HPE AI ads on the video lol.
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I find myself thinking about historian Robert Paxton’s 2004 definition of fascism far too often than I’d like these days. Note that these sentences were written back when Donald Trump was a NYC playboy libertine who donated to Democrats.
June 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I find myself thinking about historian Robert Paxton’s 2004 definition of fascism far too often than I’d like these days. Note that these sentences were written back when Donald Trump was a NYC playboy libertine who donated to Democrats.
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Transphobic Christians are missing something
December 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Transphobic Christians are missing something
I was starting to think I was mostly done with my Christmas prep, and then my lower back went "OH HELLO THERE DID YOU MISS ME HURTING?" and now I'm praying throwing paracetamol and codeine at it and resting, will make it chill out.
December 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I was starting to think I was mostly done with my Christmas prep, and then my lower back went "OH HELLO THERE DID YOU MISS ME HURTING?" and now I'm praying throwing paracetamol and codeine at it and resting, will make it chill out.
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this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
December 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
So has everyone already seen this photo of (formerly) Prince Andrew lying over multiple (presumably) women, with Ghislaine Maxwell smiling in the background, in the Epstein files?
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
December 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
So has everyone already seen this photo of (formerly) Prince Andrew lying over multiple (presumably) women, with Ghislaine Maxwell smiling in the background, in the Epstein files?
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
To my innate immune system:
🎵🎄 You better not shout, you better not cry, you better not go crazy with reactogenicity I’m telling you why, some ribosomes are about to briefly generate modified SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, but it’s fine!🎄🎵
(I finally got a COVID vaccine booster)
🎵🎄 You better not shout, you better not cry, you better not go crazy with reactogenicity I’m telling you why, some ribosomes are about to briefly generate modified SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, but it’s fine!🎄🎵
(I finally got a COVID vaccine booster)
December 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
To my innate immune system:
🎵🎄 You better not shout, you better not cry, you better not go crazy with reactogenicity I’m telling you why, some ribosomes are about to briefly generate modified SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, but it’s fine!🎄🎵
(I finally got a COVID vaccine booster)
🎵🎄 You better not shout, you better not cry, you better not go crazy with reactogenicity I’m telling you why, some ribosomes are about to briefly generate modified SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, but it’s fine!🎄🎵
(I finally got a COVID vaccine booster)
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this is geniunely impressive from @miloedwards.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
this is geniunely impressive from @miloedwards.bsky.social
To be clear, this means better designed heat pump systems can operate in the real world at an average of around *386% efficiency*, versus roughly 80-90% for a gas boiler, making heat pumps more than £200 a year cheaper to run for the average household.
NEW RESEARCH: UK heat pumps can perform far better than many think.
Our analysis of HeatPumpMonitor.org data shows well-designed systems achieve ~40% higher efficiency than past trials (SCoP 3.86 vs 2.81), cutting bills (~£224/yr) and emissions.
Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our analysis of HeatPumpMonitor.org data shows well-designed systems achieve ~40% higher efficiency than past trials (SCoP 3.86 vs 2.81), cutting bills (~£224/yr) and emissions.
Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
To be clear, this means better designed heat pump systems can operate in the real world at an average of around *386% efficiency*, versus roughly 80-90% for a gas boiler, making heat pumps more than £200 a year cheaper to run for the average household.
Dimension 20: Well-Adjusted Max
Coming soon -- Dimension 20: Gladlands! ☀️😃
Join Brennan Lee Mulligan and the Dusty Do-gooders (Ally Beardsley, Kimia Behpoornia, Vic Michaelis, Oscar Montoya, Zac Oyama, Jacob Wysocki) for a feel-good apocalypse adventure!
Dimension 20: Gladlands premieres Jan. 7th, 2026!
Join Brennan Lee Mulligan and the Dusty Do-gooders (Ally Beardsley, Kimia Behpoornia, Vic Michaelis, Oscar Montoya, Zac Oyama, Jacob Wysocki) for a feel-good apocalypse adventure!
Dimension 20: Gladlands premieres Jan. 7th, 2026!
December 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Dimension 20: Well-Adjusted Max
Vehicular in the dome, fuck yes!
A very important person is joining us for their first time in the Dome! Please welcome... Vic Michaelis! 🥳☀️
The trailer for the new season of Dimension 20 premieres TOMORROW at 10:30 AM PT / 1:30 PM ET! 👀
📸: Kate Elliott
#Dimension20NewSeason
The trailer for the new season of Dimension 20 premieres TOMORROW at 10:30 AM PT / 1:30 PM ET! 👀
📸: Kate Elliott
#Dimension20NewSeason
December 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Vehicular in the dome, fuck yes!
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If you're wondering what happened to Nate Silver, he was into the COVID lab leak theory and got negative feedback online, including from epidemiologists and virologists and (GASP!) posters, which added to his belief that The Woke are victimizing Nate Silver. It spiraled from there.
I'm not kidding.
I'm not kidding.
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
If you're wondering what happened to Nate Silver, he was into the COVID lab leak theory and got negative feedback online, including from epidemiologists and virologists and (GASP!) posters, which added to his belief that The Woke are victimizing Nate Silver. It spiraled from there.
I'm not kidding.
I'm not kidding.
Either you need to learn about geothermal generation and absorption chillers, or just do the smart thing and make your fortified lair Dinorwig power station.
9.1GWh of energy storage, you can likely fuck with the power grid if you want to, oh, and *you're inside a fucking mountain*.
9.1GWh of energy storage, you can likely fuck with the power grid if you want to, oh, and *you're inside a fucking mountain*.
December 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Either you need to learn about geothermal generation and absorption chillers, or just do the smart thing and make your fortified lair Dinorwig power station.
9.1GWh of energy storage, you can likely fuck with the power grid if you want to, oh, and *you're inside a fucking mountain*.
9.1GWh of energy storage, you can likely fuck with the power grid if you want to, oh, and *you're inside a fucking mountain*.
This is -19°C. Dudes rock.
Welcome to Minnesota. It’s currently -3 degrees Fahrenheit.
December 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is -19°C. Dudes rock.
"BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me"
The "problems"? Robin Ince supports trans rights, isn't a fan of Trump, and won't, as the BBC would prefer, be quiet about that.
TIL that you can cancel your TV license and get a refund, even if you prepaid for the year.
The "problems"? Robin Ince supports trans rights, isn't a fan of Trump, and won't, as the BBC would prefer, be quiet about that.
TIL that you can cancel your TV license and get a refund, even if you prepaid for the year.
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me"
The "problems"? Robin Ince supports trans rights, isn't a fan of Trump, and won't, as the BBC would prefer, be quiet about that.
TIL that you can cancel your TV license and get a refund, even if you prepaid for the year.
The "problems"? Robin Ince supports trans rights, isn't a fan of Trump, and won't, as the BBC would prefer, be quiet about that.
TIL that you can cancel your TV license and get a refund, even if you prepaid for the year.