@anyoldname.bsky.social
Native of County Down. More left than right. Passport collector. Fan of environmentalism, wine, good food, photos, and any day that doesn't involve work.
Abandoned Twitter in search of a healthier environment.
Abandoned Twitter in search of a healthier environment.
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When we had billionaires like Gates that funded charity we were relaxed about them. But some of us warned you: it's still just one man's whim. He could defund the work instantly. Musk proves the point. The way to ensure billionaires' money isn't used for ill is through taxation
November 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
When we had billionaires like Gates that funded charity we were relaxed about them. But some of us warned you: it's still just one man's whim. He could defund the work instantly. Musk proves the point. The way to ensure billionaires' money isn't used for ill is through taxation
Beyond comprehension that at least 50,000 lives were lost that could have been avoided.
The COVID inquiry highlights a truly damning statistic - but there's another, far greater failure
Those in charge failed to learn from their mistake of delaying lockdown, leading to a far greater loss of lives.
news.sky.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Beyond comprehension that at least 50,000 lives were lost that could have been avoided.
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Supermarkets: noone believes toothpaste on sale for £3.50 is half price, reduced from £7.
November 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Supermarkets: noone believes toothpaste on sale for £3.50 is half price, reduced from £7.
Not sure why this hasn't been more widely reported but it is very concerning.
Bug charity warns of 'alarming' insect decline in new survey
The invertebrate charity Bugslife says new figures show the number of flying insects has more than halved in the past five years.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Not sure why this hasn't been more widely reported but it is very concerning.
I've somehow managed to spread this over 3 days. In my defence it says it needs 2 people to build so bits have been awkward. Have installed lights inside, which are great to have, though the instructions for them showed 4 different ways to fit them (confusingly) and lots of extra parts.
Bought one of those Pax design it yourself wardrobes in IKEA this afternoon. Back feels a tiny bit busted. After getting it home I can see the packing list says it's 149kg, with one box being 42kg. Isn't even that big. Might leave word I'm to be buried in it.
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I've somehow managed to spread this over 3 days. In my defence it says it needs 2 people to build so bits have been awkward. Have installed lights inside, which are great to have, though the instructions for them showed 4 different ways to fit them (confusingly) and lots of extra parts.
Hospitality Ulster win again, backing lobbyists over the experts. NI's outdated licensing surrender system perpetuates the status quo, favours the big boys, and raises high barriers to entry. It is the opposite of competitive and means we all pay more for our nights out.
Authors of NI liquor licensing review say department’s response will do ‘almost nothing to address fundamental problems’ with system
The authors of a report into liquor licensing in Northern Ireland have expressed disappointment at a response from the Communities Department, saying there has been “no meaningful engagement” with the...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Hospitality Ulster win again, backing lobbyists over the experts. NI's outdated licensing surrender system perpetuates the status quo, favours the big boys, and raises high barriers to entry. It is the opposite of competitive and means we all pay more for our nights out.
Got a text message this morning from a work colleague saying someone else connected to the business was wondering if I could give him a call. 2 days FFS.
Got signed off for 2 weeks by my doc today due to a bullying boss who's given me high blood pressure and buckets of stress. He's been overloading me at different points of the year by shifting some of his work on to me even when I was rammed. Never had to be off for stress before in all my days.
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Got a text message this morning from a work colleague saying someone else connected to the business was wondering if I could give him a call. 2 days FFS.
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Good morning, New York. While you were sleeping, this was the most-read story on.ft.com/47WDgKJ
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Good morning, New York. While you were sleeping, this was the most-read story on.ft.com/47WDgKJ
Hope this is UK wide and our Assembly doesn't get to ignore or put it on the long finger.
Reselling tickets above face value set to be banned by government
Ministers are expected to announce the plan to tackle touts and resale sites offering tickets at several times face value.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Hope this is UK wide and our Assembly doesn't get to ignore or put it on the long finger.
Bought one of those Pax design it yourself wardrobes in IKEA this afternoon. Back feels a tiny bit busted. After getting it home I can see the packing list says it's 149kg, with one box being 42kg. Isn't even that big. Might leave word I'm to be buried in it.
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Bought one of those Pax design it yourself wardrobes in IKEA this afternoon. Back feels a tiny bit busted. After getting it home I can see the packing list says it's 149kg, with one box being 42kg. Isn't even that big. Might leave word I'm to be buried in it.
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⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
JFC, Scotland v Argentina. Catch the last 20 minutes on BBC Sounds.
November 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
JFC, Scotland v Argentina. Catch the last 20 minutes on BBC Sounds.
No. Just no.
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
No. Just no.
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Indeed.
Just some British patriots in Benidorm, taking over a street in Spain to shout in their own language about unwanted foreigners. It’s a blessing that they are too thick to understand irony.
November 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Indeed.
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Serious bit of reporting on the #bbc “crisis” by @bylinetimes.bsky.social here; it all looks very much like an orchestrated coup, or perhaps just carefully arranged sabotage by people with vested interests in seeing the public service broadcaster destroyed
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Serious bit of reporting on the #bbc “crisis” by @bylinetimes.bsky.social here; it all looks very much like an orchestrated coup, or perhaps just carefully arranged sabotage by people with vested interests in seeing the public service broadcaster destroyed
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
Got signed off for 2 weeks by my doc today due to a bullying boss who's given me high blood pressure and buckets of stress. He's been overloading me at different points of the year by shifting some of his work on to me even when I was rammed. Never had to be off for stress before in all my days.
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Got signed off for 2 weeks by my doc today due to a bullying boss who's given me high blood pressure and buckets of stress. He's been overloading me at different points of the year by shifting some of his work on to me even when I was rammed. Never had to be off for stress before in all my days.
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JP Morgan analysts calculated "AI products would have to create an additional $650 billion a year, indefinitely, to give investors a reasonable 10% annual return. That’s more than 150% of Apple’s yearly revenue, and a far cry from OpenAI’s current revenue of about $20 billion a year." (🎁)
When AI Hype Meets AI Reality: A Reckoning in 6 Charts
Record capital expenditures and data-center planning are running up against the ground truths of physical infrastructure.
www.wsj.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
JP Morgan analysts calculated "AI products would have to create an additional $650 billion a year, indefinitely, to give investors a reasonable 10% annual return. That’s more than 150% of Apple’s yearly revenue, and a far cry from OpenAI’s current revenue of about $20 billion a year." (🎁)
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BBC apologises to Donald Trump over editing of Panorama but says there isn't 'basis for defamation claim'
BBC apologises to Donald Trump over editing of Panorama but says there isn't 'basis for defamation claim'
The BBC has apologised to Donald Trump over the editing of a speech in a Panorama programme in 2024.
news.sky.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
BBC apologises to Donald Trump over editing of Panorama but says there isn't 'basis for defamation claim'
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Second: “The scales are falling from people’s eyes [about Morgan]. I don’t know if it’s worse it’s done with Keir’s authorisation or that he’s so checked out he doesn’t know”
Third: “Consensus is forming in cabinet he’ll have to go. I keep thinking there must be bigger strategy I don’t understand”
Third: “Consensus is forming in cabinet he’ll have to go. I keep thinking there must be bigger strategy I don’t understand”
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Second: “The scales are falling from people’s eyes [about Morgan]. I don’t know if it’s worse it’s done with Keir’s authorisation or that he’s so checked out he doesn’t know”
Third: “Consensus is forming in cabinet he’ll have to go. I keep thinking there must be bigger strategy I don’t understand”
Third: “Consensus is forming in cabinet he’ll have to go. I keep thinking there must be bigger strategy I don’t understand”
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As usual, @privateeyenews.bsky.social says it all
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
As usual, @privateeyenews.bsky.social says it all
There are some fantastic photos going around of aurora last night. Too much work on today to have tried to stay up last night to see it and the cloud cover looks rubbish for the next few days.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
There are some fantastic photos going around of aurora last night. Too much work on today to have tried to stay up last night to see it and the cloud cover looks rubbish for the next few days.
Just pay your taxes and STFU. Crying you had to sell second and third homes that you'd bought with the tax you evaded.
Eamonn Holmes blasts 'thieving taxman' as broadcaster reveals he has been 'wrecked financially'
Eamonn Holmes says he has been “wrecked financially” by the “thieving HMRC”.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Just pay your taxes and STFU. Crying you had to sell second and third homes that you'd bought with the tax you evaded.
Just heard someone on the radio pronounce diaspora as di-as pora.
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Just heard someone on the radio pronounce diaspora as di-as pora.
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UK pauses intelligence-sharing with US on suspected drug vessels in Caribbean
UK pauses intelligence-sharing with US on suspected drug vessels in Caribbean
Rare rupture between military allies comes as concerns grow over Trump administration’s lethal sinking of boats
Britain has suspended the sharing of intelligence with the US on suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean amid concerns information supplied may be used to engage in lethal military strikes by American forces.
Such a decision – a rare rupture between the normally close military allies – would indicate that the UK does not believe the Trump administration’s controversial practice of sinking boats allegedly used by drug traffickers is legal. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
UK pauses intelligence-sharing with US on suspected drug vessels in Caribbean