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@alexpez.bsky.social
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If the government broke news on literally any other platform, more people would move onto those platforms, and that would change the ambient assumptions of what is and isn't worthwhile.
September 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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If you're not in Cyber – basically the position is there is now nothing companies should be exposing to the Internet they run themselves. Hell not even a VPN if you can afford a proper cloud-proxied one. Hacking is way too advanced and companies don't have competency, nothing is really safe.
July 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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A trillion dollars of capex in five years. The viable products so far are: galaxy-brain autocompletes that poison the well of human knowledge; rote generators that fill up any available space like expanding foam; and machines that put tits on squirrels.
July 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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American money advice: invest in cheap trackers monthly. Don’t try and time the market.
British money advice: switch energy provider every quarter, run your washing machine at odd hours to get free electricity and here’s a great trick to get more nectar points.
July 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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An Elections Bill is expected very soon.

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July 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Juries are less important for the powers they have, but for the powers they prevent others from having.
July 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM