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Michael Parker
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ex-journalist, current director of operations for @uk.theconversation.com
I don't actually wear glasses (yet)
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I'm calling the top
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Give peas a chance – even AI peas: the Stephen Collins cartoon
AI can transform all areas of our lives – even boiling a bag of frozen veg
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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You join us live from Danny Dyer’s birthday drinks.
September 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.
April 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Rebecca Shaw quote about losers from The Guardian
January 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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David Lynch smirking in an interview -Believe it or not, Eraserhead is my most spiritual film. -Elaborate on that. -No.
January 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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So glad to have published this years after Peter wrote it for me, and 5 years to the day since he died. Gracious and full of interesting tales the couple of times we met, he invited me to his Marconi awarding where I met Vint Cerf, Bob Kahn and other luminaries
theconversation.com/articles-45404
How Britain got its first internet connection – by the late pioneer who made it happen
Peter Kirstein had to overcome various hurdles to connect the UK to the internet, including intransigent governments, dismissive industry and the taxman.
theconversation.com
January 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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January 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Sounds fantastic
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘It makes you feel like a kid again’: snowed in at Britain’s highest pub
Drinks flow and friends are made as people hunker down overnight at the Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Heard this today played to the unquestioning occupants of a bus in France. Obscure and hilarious soul record and shoutout to all retail workers at this difficult time of year
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Holiday Hours (Obscure 60s Soul)
YouTube video by Almost Vinyl
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December 24, 2024 at 5:45 PM