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The Christmas issue of The BMJ is coming soon!
To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles.
Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
#BMJChristmas
To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles.
Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
#BMJChristmas
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The Christmas issue of The BMJ is coming soon!
To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles.
Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
#BMJChristmas
To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles.
Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
#BMJChristmas
How long after? Seems we are still waiting for measures to make air in shared spaces safe, reducing current and future disease transmission via air?
8/ Obviously it's easy to be wise after the event, but everything we said at the time is on our web site for others to judge
independentsage.org
independentsage.org
Independent SAGE – Independent scientific advice on the COVID-19 crisis, for the UK government and public.
Independent SAGE: Independent scientific advice on the COVID-19 crisis, for the UK government and public.
independentsage.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
How long after? Seems we are still waiting for measures to make air in shared spaces safe, reducing current and future disease transmission via air?
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UPDATE: We did it!
The Renters’ Rights Bill has now PASSED through the House of Commons! We expect it to reach Royal Assent shortly.
This is a huge win after years of campaigning by renters. There's more to do, but this is worth celebrating!
The Renters’ Rights Bill has now PASSED through the House of Commons! We expect it to reach Royal Assent shortly.
This is a huge win after years of campaigning by renters. There's more to do, but this is worth celebrating!
October 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
UPDATE: We did it!
The Renters’ Rights Bill has now PASSED through the House of Commons! We expect it to reach Royal Assent shortly.
This is a huge win after years of campaigning by renters. There's more to do, but this is worth celebrating!
The Renters’ Rights Bill has now PASSED through the House of Commons! We expect it to reach Royal Assent shortly.
This is a huge win after years of campaigning by renters. There's more to do, but this is worth celebrating!
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Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Pretty sure dolphins are another. Though I suspect a lot wider and we just haven’t studied it enough
Interestingly, or indeed not, I'm 99% sure that they're the only other species, aside from humans, that has sex for fun.
Quite why they're a such an endangered species when they literally shag as often as is possible is quite the conundrum.
Have a listen, and not just for shagging apes 😳🤣
Quite why they're a such an endangered species when they literally shag as often as is possible is quite the conundrum.
Have a listen, and not just for shagging apes 😳🤣
September 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Pretty sure dolphins are another. Though I suspect a lot wider and we just haven’t studied it enough
I will never not be amused that Motorhead‘s song, Motorhead, from their debut album, Motörhead, is a cover.
September 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I will never not be amused that Motorhead‘s song, Motorhead, from their debut album, Motörhead, is a cover.
It is that time of year, the best (only nice?) flavour of fondant fancies is back!
Weird they only seem to sell them in one chain each year. It’s Morrisons year.
Weird they only seem to sell them in one chain each year. It’s Morrisons year.
September 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It is that time of year, the best (only nice?) flavour of fondant fancies is back!
Weird they only seem to sell them in one chain each year. It’s Morrisons year.
Weird they only seem to sell them in one chain each year. It’s Morrisons year.
@mortym.bsky.social Just watched your XCOM: Enemy Unknown video. I have the Bubonic achievement, if you haven't found anyone else with it! Can arrange to reinstall and play you in multiplayer.
September 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
@mortym.bsky.social Just watched your XCOM: Enemy Unknown video. I have the Bubonic achievement, if you haven't found anyone else with it! Can arrange to reinstall and play you in multiplayer.
Those St Georges' crosses are getting everywhere these days!
September 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Those St Georges' crosses are getting everywhere these days!
Can people stop painting St George’s crosses on mini roundabouts?
I’m not the most patriotic patriot in the country, but I object to having to run my car over the nations flag. Same reason I wouldn’t stamp on it or set fire to it.
I’m not the most patriotic patriot in the country, but I object to having to run my car over the nations flag. Same reason I wouldn’t stamp on it or set fire to it.
September 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Can people stop painting St George’s crosses on mini roundabouts?
I’m not the most patriotic patriot in the country, but I object to having to run my car over the nations flag. Same reason I wouldn’t stamp on it or set fire to it.
I’m not the most patriotic patriot in the country, but I object to having to run my car over the nations flag. Same reason I wouldn’t stamp on it or set fire to it.
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@qi.com on Rough and Ready it was stated that fax machines are secure. They aren’t. Years ago worked for a company modifying them to be secure for government use. I was told without the changes to reduce the electrical fields, the fax could be read from a mile away with the correct equipment!
June 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
@qi.com on Rough and Ready it was stated that fax machines are secure. They aren’t. Years ago worked for a company modifying them to be secure for government use. I was told without the changes to reduce the electrical fields, the fax could be read from a mile away with the correct equipment!
Got to love modern support tools. (In this case @vodafonegroup.bsky.social)
Can only get support via a chatbot, which just (eventually, after going through it's script) says you can talk to an agent. But you can't, as they are all busy, so try later. No callback, no queue.
Can only get support via a chatbot, which just (eventually, after going through it's script) says you can talk to an agent. But you can't, as they are all busy, so try later. No callback, no queue.
June 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Got to love modern support tools. (In this case @vodafonegroup.bsky.social)
Can only get support via a chatbot, which just (eventually, after going through it's script) says you can talk to an agent. But you can't, as they are all busy, so try later. No callback, no queue.
Can only get support via a chatbot, which just (eventually, after going through it's script) says you can talk to an agent. But you can't, as they are all busy, so try later. No callback, no queue.
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When the Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan appear, what kind of person stands up to them?
on.ft.com/4dhIyRL
on.ft.com/4dhIyRL
What does it take to stand up to tyranny?
[FREE TO READ] Why some people take extraordinary risks to save others
on.ft.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
When the Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan appear, what kind of person stands up to them?
on.ft.com/4dhIyRL
on.ft.com/4dhIyRL
@chrischirp.bsky.social don’t suppose you know of any experts in UK on ME / Long Covid interaction would could help Vlad? bsky.app/profile/vlad...
April 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
@chrischirp.bsky.social don’t suppose you know of any experts in UK on ME / Long Covid interaction would could help Vlad? bsky.app/profile/vlad...
One of the more interesting discussions on the tariffs I’ve seen.
The world has changed!
U.S. Tariffs Are DESTROYING the Economy They Built youtu.be/38qPCxEFlyk?...
U.S. Tariffs Are DESTROYING the Economy They Built youtu.be/38qPCxEFlyk?...
U.S. Tariffs Are DESTROYING the Economy They Built
YouTube video by Ukraine Matters
youtu.be
April 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
One of the more interesting discussions on the tariffs I’ve seen.
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Poor old Elon Musk. You can't even do two "Roman" salutes at a political rally, go out to bat for the AFD in Germany and advocate for the extreme nut job Rupert Lowe to be UK prime minister without the left labelling you as a nasty dangerous piece of work whose ego needs bringing down to size. 🙄
March 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Poor old Elon Musk. You can't even do two "Roman" salutes at a political rally, go out to bat for the AFD in Germany and advocate for the extreme nut job Rupert Lowe to be UK prime minister without the left labelling you as a nasty dangerous piece of work whose ego needs bringing down to size. 🙄
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Hank Green of Vlogbrothers perfectly explains what is going on with the US government right now.
youtu.be/eI14kcVT3vU?...
youtu.be/eI14kcVT3vU?...
What Trump's Doing
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
youtu.be
February 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hank Green of Vlogbrothers perfectly explains what is going on with the US government right now.
youtu.be/eI14kcVT3vU?...
youtu.be/eI14kcVT3vU?...
I can't right now as I've recently given, but please do!
🚨🚨🚨
(Don't usually do this kinda thing BUT)
BLOOD STOCKS ARE CRITICALLY LOW.
If you can, give blood. ❤️
www.blood.co.uk/news-and-cam...
(Don't usually do this kinda thing BUT)
BLOOD STOCKS ARE CRITICALLY LOW.
If you can, give blood. ❤️
www.blood.co.uk/news-and-cam...
Blood donor appeal
There are spaces to donate blood at some of our city centre venues.
www.blood.co.uk
January 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I can't right now as I've recently given, but please do!
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Elon Musk did a Nazi salute because he's on the side of the Nazis. It's no more or less complex than that. When people show you who they are, believe them inews.co.uk/opinion/look...
Look at Musk's salute in context and you can see the future of the US
These people must not be normalised
inews.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Elon Musk did a Nazi salute because he's on the side of the Nazis. It's no more or less complex than that. When people show you who they are, believe them inews.co.uk/opinion/look...
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I was once in a band called Homeopathy. We were like Placebo, but charged more.
November 22, 2024 at 5:47 PM
I was once in a band called Homeopathy. We were like Placebo, but charged more.