Ben Thompson
@eek.bsky.social
The BBC rather encouraged Trump though with their apology...
November 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The BBC rather encouraged Trump though with their apology...
Painless to add her to your council tax though, and the oyster card is worth the slight faff
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Painless to add her to your council tax though, and the oyster card is worth the slight faff
Hislop is utterly none technical - he wouldn’t understand the first piece of detail
October 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Hislop is utterly none technical - he wouldn’t understand the first piece of detail
Got to say if the 1st half 2026 is $4.3bn I suspect the year total is going to be $8bn max...
people are starting to see Chatgpt for what it is
people are starting to see Chatgpt for what it is
September 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Got to say if the 1st half 2026 is $4.3bn I suspect the year total is going to be $8bn max...
people are starting to see Chatgpt for what it is
people are starting to see Chatgpt for what it is
What's the difference between normal coffee and a Normal Coffee. I spy a trick most people will fall for and it's actually not real Coffee
September 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
What's the difference between normal coffee and a Normal Coffee. I spy a trick most people will fall for and it's actually not real Coffee
That could well be it - I wonder if Kent is a better name when selling to both overseas students and the home office than Greenwich is.
September 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
That could well be it - I wonder if Kent is a better name when selling to both overseas students and the home office than Greenwich is.
Given the news about Greenwich and Kent today I went searching for his viewpoint and was confused as to my inability to find him. So thank for confirming it wasn't me being an idiot
September 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Given the news about Greenwich and Kent today I went searching for his viewpoint and was confused as to my inability to find him. So thank for confirming it wasn't me being an idiot
The reversal of NI should be 3p on base rate income tax. Implemented last year reversing the WFA and it would have been hard for OAPs to argue against it...
August 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The reversal of NI should be 3p on base rate income tax. Implemented last year reversing the WFA and it would have been hard for OAPs to argue against it...
The past isn’t imagined, but it is likely to be a number of different happy events all merged into one in a way that never actually existed
August 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The past isn’t imagined, but it is likely to be a number of different happy events all merged into one in a way that never actually existed
A lot of the hotels were the go to places in say the 1980s-2010 and have simply not kept up with the times.
Add on nostalgia and the fact memories are fluid (so things that happened years ago feel more recent) and you can see why an ancient hotel now used for asylum seekers may upset older people
Add on nostalgia and the fact memories are fluid (so things that happened years ago feel more recent) and you can see why an ancient hotel now used for asylum seekers may upset older people
August 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A lot of the hotels were the go to places in say the 1980s-2010 and have simply not kept up with the times.
Add on nostalgia and the fact memories are fluid (so things that happened years ago feel more recent) and you can see why an ancient hotel now used for asylum seekers may upset older people
Add on nostalgia and the fact memories are fluid (so things that happened years ago feel more recent) and you can see why an ancient hotel now used for asylum seekers may upset older people
I've just spent the last hour listening to www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
I suspect you will enjoy - hard to believe Ed is even more cynical than you and I are..
I suspect you will enjoy - hard to believe Ed is even more cynical than you and I are..
Betting on AI: The Delusion Driving Big Tech - Last Week in AWS Podcast
www.lastweekinaws.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I've just spent the last hour listening to www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...
I suspect you will enjoy - hard to believe Ed is even more cynical than you and I are..
I suspect you will enjoy - hard to believe Ed is even more cynical than you and I are..
Although interestingly when I was at CDG last month - there was a big banner for CDG Express which is due to open in 2027.
July 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Although interestingly when I was at CDG last month - there was a big banner for CDG Express which is due to open in 2027.
See www.londonreconnections.com/2023/the-slo...
Basically it makes a profit and has permission to run until 2028 after that things may change
Basically it makes a profit and has permission to run until 2028 after that things may change
The Slow Death Of Heathrow Express - London Reconnections
The leading source for independent news and analysis about transport in London and beyond. Award-winning coverage of transport infrastructure and politics alongside stories about the history of the Ca...
www.londonreconnections.com
July 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
See www.londonreconnections.com/2023/the-slo...
Basically it makes a profit and has permission to run until 2028 after that things may change
Basically it makes a profit and has permission to run until 2028 after that things may change
I would have gone for 3p on income tax while keeping the WFA for all - that would make the poorest pensioners better off but everyone over £20,000 or so paying a bit more tax
July 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I would have gone for 3p on income tax while keeping the WFA for all - that would make the poorest pensioners better off but everyone over £20,000 or so paying a bit more tax
Given that EasyJet charge £48 a bag - £1.20 isn't exactly much of a commission for the abuse the workers will get.
July 7, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Given that EasyJet charge £48 a bag - £1.20 isn't exactly much of a commission for the abuse the workers will get.
Because they've never heard of Booths - posh Lancashire Supermarket chain (makes Waitrose look like Farmfoods) and maker of tote bags designed to carry a pile of shopping.
July 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Because they've never heard of Booths - posh Lancashire Supermarket chain (makes Waitrose look like Farmfoods) and maker of tote bags designed to carry a pile of shopping.
Except twitter downplays links to the extent that no one gets traffic from it anymore.
Bluesky a post with a link gets the exact amount of traction as a post without a link
Bluesky a post with a link gets the exact amount of traction as a post without a link
June 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Except twitter downplays links to the extent that no one gets traffic from it anymore.
Bluesky a post with a link gets the exact amount of traction as a post without a link
Bluesky a post with a link gets the exact amount of traction as a post without a link
I pointed out elsewhere that every cup winner has that f***ing embarrassing result after which the team jelled and they went on to win the trophy.
Hopefully this was it but equally losing to Senegal isn't exactly as embarrassing as losing to a European team.
Hopefully this was it but equally losing to Senegal isn't exactly as embarrassing as losing to a European team.
June 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I pointed out elsewhere that every cup winner has that f***ing embarrassing result after which the team jelled and they went on to win the trophy.
Hopefully this was it but equally losing to Senegal isn't exactly as embarrassing as losing to a European team.
Hopefully this was it but equally losing to Senegal isn't exactly as embarrassing as losing to a European team.
Got to ask how that got past the first hour of accessibility testing.
Let's just hope we can turn it off..
Let's just hope we can turn it off..
June 10, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Got to ask how that got past the first hour of accessibility testing.
Let's just hope we can turn it off..
Let's just hope we can turn it off..
You seem to have missed my question from your answer.
Give me a real of hypothetical example where having an id card is going to result in you having problems because I can’t think of any such scenario
And 20 years ago I campaigned with No2Id but that was because of data access scope creep.
Give me a real of hypothetical example where having an id card is going to result in you having problems because I can’t think of any such scenario
And 20 years ago I campaigned with No2Id but that was because of data access scope creep.
June 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
You seem to have missed my question from your answer.
Give me a real of hypothetical example where having an id card is going to result in you having problems because I can’t think of any such scenario
And 20 years ago I campaigned with No2Id but that was because of data access scope creep.
Give me a real of hypothetical example where having an id card is going to result in you having problems because I can’t think of any such scenario
And 20 years ago I campaigned with No2Id but that was because of data access scope creep.
Sorry you haven’t an actual example, just if buts and maybes attached to the fact you’ve probably never been somewhere that has them.
I remember doing a banking project in Austria and the confirm identity story was look at id card and press yes / no.
The uk equivalent story is a 45 stage flowchart
I remember doing a banking project in Austria and the confirm identity story was look at id card and press yes / no.
The uk equivalent story is a 45 stage flowchart
June 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Sorry you haven’t an actual example, just if buts and maybes attached to the fact you’ve probably never been somewhere that has them.
I remember doing a banking project in Austria and the confirm identity story was look at id card and press yes / no.
The uk equivalent story is a 45 stage flowchart
I remember doing a banking project in Austria and the confirm identity story was look at id card and press yes / no.
The uk equivalent story is a 45 stage flowchart
In what way that they couldn’t do the same without you showing them your id card.
Literally give me an actual real world example because I can’t think of a single reason why your id card would change I thing for the worse
Literally give me an actual real world example because I can’t think of a single reason why your id card would change I thing for the worse
June 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
In what way that they couldn’t do the same without you showing them your id card.
Literally give me an actual real world example because I can’t think of a single reason why your id card would change I thing for the worse
Literally give me an actual real world example because I can’t think of a single reason why your id card would change I thing for the worse
It's makes as much sense as any other justification I've seen for investing in bitcoin...
May 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It's makes as much sense as any other justification I've seen for investing in bitcoin...
It was renamed and that's the problem.
Just look for a course that has a weird name and a lot of availability in clearing at Greenwich...
Just look for a course that has a weird name and a lot of availability in clearing at Greenwich...
May 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It was renamed and that's the problem.
Just look for a course that has a weird name and a lot of availability in clearing at Greenwich...
Just look for a course that has a weird name and a lot of availability in clearing at Greenwich...
Wait to you press the don't allow button only to discover you need to talk to a machine on the local network.
Because finding the setting to reset it is a right pain in the arse..
Because finding the setting to reset it is a right pain in the arse..
May 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Wait to you press the don't allow button only to discover you need to talk to a machine on the local network.
Because finding the setting to reset it is a right pain in the arse..
Because finding the setting to reset it is a right pain in the arse..