Bruce Johnston
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Let the holiday reading commence
August 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Let the holiday reading commence
Amused to find Terry Eagleton on sale for $1.99 at a Goodwill store in Denver
August 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Amused to find Terry Eagleton on sale for $1.99 at a Goodwill store in Denver
Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Mansfield Park
New game: Read, Research, Recycle
(One you read for fun, one you research for years, one you put out with the old paper)
Bleak House, David Copperfield, Our Mutual Friend
(One you read for fun, one you research for years, one you put out with the old paper)
Bleak House, David Copperfield, Our Mutual Friend
August 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Mansfield Park
Who makes the smart money during a gold rush? The guy selling the shovels.
Wanna see a crazy chart? Of course you do.
Spending on constructing datacenters and manufacturing facilities for computers & electronic products in the US now exceeds the entire retail and wholesale industry and almost as much as the rest of the office and manufacturing sectors combined.
Spending on constructing datacenters and manufacturing facilities for computers & electronic products in the US now exceeds the entire retail and wholesale industry and almost as much as the rest of the office and manufacturing sectors combined.
August 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Who makes the smart money during a gold rush? The guy selling the shovels.
First time in Denver. Good omelette.
August 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
First time in Denver. Good omelette.
Reposted by Bruce Johnston
A record number of young people in Scotland have gained a place at university, new figures have shown 👏
Record number of young Scots headed to university after exam results
www.thenational.scot
August 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A record number of young people in Scotland have gained a place at university, new figures have shown 👏
Oooft, some hit 💪
not to be hyperbolic but this is legitimately one of the greatest strikes i’ve ever seen
August 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Oooft, some hit 💪
Nice ad 👍
August 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Nice ad 👍
Reminded of this classic bit from Jim Downey
"Jeff Epstein" - Jim Downey on Conan
YouTube video by Box Chat
www.youtube.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Reminded of this classic bit from Jim Downey
😅
the best part of offsites is sitting around the table with 3 people on the same conference call on our own laptops
July 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
😅
Reposted by Bruce Johnston
I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters — the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. — are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters — the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. — are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.
A little bit annoyed with myself that I took this long to get round to reading Rebecca. A masterpiece.
July 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A little bit annoyed with myself that I took this long to get round to reading Rebecca. A masterpiece.
The world at War any time Mr Manson couldn’t be arsed with a lesson plan.
July 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The world at War any time Mr Manson couldn’t be arsed with a lesson plan.
It's rare to find a political think piece these days that's above the level of howling mad, but this is a bullseye on what's gone wrong with centrists and their appeasement of the far right
"Because reactionary centrists do not really have values, they struggle to understand the motivations of those who do."
www.thebulwark.com/p/when-moder...
www.thebulwark.com/p/when-moder...
When Moderation Becomes Appeasement
If your chief goal is to find a middle ground with the far right on social issues, you’ll end up condoning its values—just ask Keir Starmer.
www.thebulwark.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It's rare to find a political think piece these days that's above the level of howling mad, but this is a bullseye on what's gone wrong with centrists and their appeasement of the far right
After a few years away I'd forgotten that paying for electric and gas here is, at best, a confusing mess. Quotes, tarriffs, direct debits - how about you just send me a bill each month for what I've used and I'll pay that?
July 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
After a few years away I'd forgotten that paying for electric and gas here is, at best, a confusing mess. Quotes, tarriffs, direct debits - how about you just send me a bill each month for what I've used and I'll pay that?
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I don’t know what’s wrong with people who still use X. You’re getting your breaking news and sports chat from a Nazi site. Draw a line
July 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I don’t know what’s wrong with people who still use X. You’re getting your breaking news and sports chat from a Nazi site. Draw a line
Very exciting. I can’t wait to see this.
I imagined the Chatsubo in 1984. 41 years later I opened its door. Neuromancer is in production.
July 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Very exciting. I can’t wait to see this.
Absolutely incredible that receipts from British Airways don't include the price you paid, and to get a actual receipt you have to fill in a form and wait up to 28 days to get it 🙈
June 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Absolutely incredible that receipts from British Airways don't include the price you paid, and to get a actual receipt you have to fill in a form and wait up to 28 days to get it 🙈
If they’re not selling a cocktail shaker maker then what are they even doing?
I'll take 2 t-shirts, a bucket hat and one of them cutlery sets for my lasagne #Oasis www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
June 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
If they’re not selling a cocktail shaker maker then what are they even doing?
lol
“rewrite the entire corpus of human knowledge”
June 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
lol
Great ad
June 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Great ad
7/10 on catfishing today 💪
catfishing.net/game/today
catfishing.net/game/today
catfishing.net
June 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
7/10 on catfishing today 💪
catfishing.net/game/today
catfishing.net/game/today
I think he’s in trouble if that goes to VAR.
He knows he’s not allowed on the sofa. Apparently it doesn’t count if he still has paws touching the ground.
June 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I think he’s in trouble if that goes to VAR.
Loving the new neighbourhood.
June 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Loving the new neighbourhood.