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When I worked on The Office, Greg Daniels had a list of questions he asked of every story. Some were show-specific (eg “Are we saying something truthful if exaggerated about office life?”), but many are applicable to any script. Here’s a little thread on them…
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March 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
When I worked on The Office, Greg Daniels had a list of questions he asked of every story. Some were show-specific (eg “Are we saying something truthful if exaggerated about office life?”), but many are applicable to any script. Here’s a little thread on them…
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#Scriptsky #Screenwriting
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#Scriptsky #Screenwriting
This is fantastic
July 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is fantastic
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A lot of 12 year olds are going to learn the phrase "op sec" in the next few years.
"Are those burner shoes?"
"I didn't think --"
"You're not SUPPOSED to fucking THINK, Skylar, you're supposed to follow FUCKING PROTOCOL."
"Are those burner shoes?"
"I didn't think --"
"You're not SUPPOSED to fucking THINK, Skylar, you're supposed to follow FUCKING PROTOCOL."
“Inside the heel of the shoe, a small insert can be lifted to reveal the compartment. Then, parents can track the location of their child — or, at least their child’s shoes.”
Skechers is making kids' shoes with a hidden AirTag compartment | TechCrunch
Skechers launches kids' shoes with built-in AirTag holder.
techcrunch.com
July 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A lot of 12 year olds are going to learn the phrase "op sec" in the next few years.
"Are those burner shoes?"
"I didn't think --"
"You're not SUPPOSED to fucking THINK, Skylar, you're supposed to follow FUCKING PROTOCOL."
"Are those burner shoes?"
"I didn't think --"
"You're not SUPPOSED to fucking THINK, Skylar, you're supposed to follow FUCKING PROTOCOL."
This is a really good article, the sentence "Twenty twenty-five has to go up against a Best Of, a compilation from the last century or so." really nails it.
Janan Ganesh has done a better “Britain’s not broken” than anyone www.ft.com/content/c34f...
July 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is a really good article, the sentence "Twenty twenty-five has to go up against a Best Of, a compilation from the last century or so." really nails it.
Not so much guardrails as a Clippy reincarnation whispering, ‘It looks like you're trying to delete everything—want some help with that?’ www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
'I destroyed months of your work in seconds' says AI coding tool after deleting a dev's entire database during a code freeze: 'I panicked instead of thinking'
'You told me to always ask permission. And I ignored all of it.'
www.pcgamer.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Not so much guardrails as a Clippy reincarnation whispering, ‘It looks like you're trying to delete everything—want some help with that?’ www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
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I wonder why *in the intelligence world* it might be difficult to export information directly off a computer
May 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I wonder why *in the intelligence world* it might be difficult to export information directly off a computer
M&S now admitting they've lost personal data - that's it, the bad guys are going to know I buy school shirts, school trousers, grey socks for school... it'll be interesting to see what type of phishing emails I get from this!
May 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
M&S now admitting they've lost personal data - that's it, the bad guys are going to know I buy school shirts, school trousers, grey socks for school... it'll be interesting to see what type of phishing emails I get from this!
Says the person who has no way in the past been heavily paid by Saudi Arabia www.ft.com/content/6426...
April 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Says the person who has no way in the past been heavily paid by Saudi Arabia www.ft.com/content/6426...
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Trump and Musk feature in the latest Beano. D.O.P.E.
This sort of satire is wasted on 7 year olds!
This sort of satire is wasted on 7 year olds!
April 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Trump and Musk feature in the latest Beano. D.O.P.E.
This sort of satire is wasted on 7 year olds!
This sort of satire is wasted on 7 year olds!
A great post, always good to find one of these when you're trying out new places on a crawl
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Something slightly different from me for the Easter Weekend - an elegy to the scruffy, but lovable 3/5 pubs of London.
Between the worlds of smart places with good food, and PE optimised chain pubs sit a dwindling few little locals.
open.substack.com/pub/joxleywr...
Something slightly different from me for the Easter Weekend - an elegy to the scruffy, but lovable 3/5 pubs of London.
Between the worlds of smart places with good food, and PE optimised chain pubs sit a dwindling few little locals.
open.substack.com/pub/joxleywr...
The Charm of the Good Bad Pub
An anatomy of the best boozers in London Town
open.substack.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A great post, always good to find one of these when you're trying out new places on a crawl
This is very well done 😁
April 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is very well done 😁
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April 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
If this administration wasn't so in love with Russia I'd think they were all just characters from Dr Strangelove, although I suppose they may just have watched an AI version where the Russians were replaced by the Chinese
April 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If this administration wasn't so in love with Russia I'd think they were all just characters from Dr Strangelove, although I suppose they may just have watched an AI version where the Russians were replaced by the Chinese
What a fantastic article, thank you for sharing
OK in these troubled times, here is the diversion we all need.
(Well, by “we all” I mean “me”)
Sally Rooney is writing about Ronnie O’Sullivan in the New York Review of Books 👇
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www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
(Well, by “we all” I mean “me”)
Sally Rooney is writing about Ronnie O’Sullivan in the New York Review of Books 👇
👊🚀🔥
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Angles of Approach | Sally Rooney
What makes Ronnie O’Sullivan the greatest player in the history of snooker? It isn’t just statistical dominance—it lies in his style, in the difference between thinking and acting.
www.nybooks.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
What a fantastic article, thank you for sharing
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in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list
April 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list
This is a great guide and pitched at exactly the right level for a general audience, the perfect thing for a discussion with my 13yr old
If you're interested in learning more, I did recently write up a guide here in collaboration with @evidentmedia.org www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
How to Spot AI-Generated Scam Products
It's harder than before to tell what’s real and what’s fake, but if you look closely there are often tell-tale signs.
www.bellingcat.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is a great guide and pitched at exactly the right level for a general audience, the perfect thing for a discussion with my 13yr old
Great thread and the article is well worth a read in its entirety
So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
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and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
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www.wealthsimple.com
March 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Great thread and the article is well worth a read in its entirety
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To insult two highly respected and free thinking politicians like this is disgraceful.
It just shows how far standards in society have fallen.
Anyone reposting this insulting photograph should feel utterly ashamed.
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It just shows how far standards in society have fallen.
Anyone reposting this insulting photograph should feel utterly ashamed.
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March 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
To insult two highly respected and free thinking politicians like this is disgraceful.
It just shows how far standards in society have fallen.
Anyone reposting this insulting photograph should feel utterly ashamed.
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It just shows how far standards in society have fallen.
Anyone reposting this insulting photograph should feel utterly ashamed.
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The title says all you need to know, but the rest of the article is well worth a read
When your threat model is being a moron
No phone, no app, no encryption can protect you from yourself if you send the information you’re trying to hide directly to someone you don’t want to have it.
🔗 www.404media.co/when-your-th...
No phone, no app, no encryption can protect you from yourself if you send the information you’re trying to hide directly to someone you don’t want to have it.
🔗 www.404media.co/when-your-th...
When Your Threat Model Is Being a Moron
No phone, no app, no encryption can protect you from yourself if you send the information you’re trying to hide directly to someone you don’t want to have it.
www.404media.co
March 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The title says all you need to know, but the rest of the article is well worth a read
The only thing that surprises me with this is that they were using Signal instead of Telegram www.thetimes.com/article/f7fb...
Trump team accidentally texts ‘war plans’ to journalist
Jeffrey Goldberg, of The Atlantic, was inadvertently added to a Signal group chat used by JD Vance and Pete Hegseth to plan airstrikes on Houthis
www.thetimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The only thing that surprises me with this is that they were using Signal instead of Telegram www.thetimes.com/article/f7fb...
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Neurodivergent people have always been there (we just weren't 'looking' before)
theneuroscienceofeve...
The idea that the neurodiversity is a 'recent development' and hasn't been shaping all of human society forever is as wrong as it is unhelpful
My latest post explains
#ND #Autism #ADHD
theneuroscienceofeve...
The idea that the neurodiversity is a 'recent development' and hasn't been shaping all of human society forever is as wrong as it is unhelpful
My latest post explains
#ND #Autism #ADHD
Neurodivergent people have always been there (we just weren't 'looking' before)
Many believe neurodivergence (autism, ADHD etc.) is 'new'. But it's been around and has shaped society for as long as humans have existed. We just didn't recognise it for what it was.
theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com
March 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Neurodivergent people have always been there (we just weren't 'looking' before)
theneuroscienceofeve...
The idea that the neurodiversity is a 'recent development' and hasn't been shaping all of human society forever is as wrong as it is unhelpful
My latest post explains
#ND #Autism #ADHD
theneuroscienceofeve...
The idea that the neurodiversity is a 'recent development' and hasn't been shaping all of human society forever is as wrong as it is unhelpful
My latest post explains
#ND #Autism #ADHD
A great thread on why using AI to iteratively work through ideas isn't a bad idea - when done properly and not just accepting the first response received!
Peter Kyle using ChatGPT to test his policy ideas is such a non-story.
I run most of my bad ideas through it, and you should too before inflicting them on my colleagues/clients/the world.
Here's how to do it - and why it helps.
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I run most of my bad ideas through it, and you should too before inflicting them on my colleagues/clients/the world.
Here's how to do it - and why it helps.
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March 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A great thread on why using AI to iteratively work through ideas isn't a bad idea - when done properly and not just accepting the first response received!