Flic
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Editor/publisher in Cambs. She/her. Still trying to master tone while speed typing with thumbs.
Also: Right to Roam! Thank you ramblers, you're amazing.
June 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Also: Right to Roam! Thank you ramblers, you're amazing.
I absolutely agree but a version of this could definitely also end up in a film as a stereotyped "bumbling Brit PM" - "oopsie daisy! Ah, yes, I'll pick that up" vs Big American President moment.
Time will tell what moral/strategic roles each of the characters would play in that film, though.
Time will tell what moral/strategic roles each of the characters would play in that film, though.
June 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I absolutely agree but a version of this could definitely also end up in a film as a stereotyped "bumbling Brit PM" - "oopsie daisy! Ah, yes, I'll pick that up" vs Big American President moment.
Time will tell what moral/strategic roles each of the characters would play in that film, though.
Time will tell what moral/strategic roles each of the characters would play in that film, though.
Shhhhh, don't tell them - we don't need to argue about it - but we have twice as many varieties (and some of them are bloody lovely)
June 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Shhhhh, don't tell them - we don't need to argue about it - but we have twice as many varieties (and some of them are bloody lovely)
Oooooh. TV: you wouldn't get watercooler numbers on the apprentice like that in an age of streaming/YouTube... Internet: targeted ads, misinformation, "fake news". He's a cusper innee
June 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Oooooh. TV: you wouldn't get watercooler numbers on the apprentice like that in an age of streaming/YouTube... Internet: targeted ads, misinformation, "fake news". He's a cusper innee
Cyclists - same reputation, and definitely some angry ones. People are people and some of them are pushy
June 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Cyclists - same reputation, and definitely some angry ones. People are people and some of them are pushy
Same. But also we are the teacher's pet (because monarchy/empire) and so I think there's maybe a danger we'd face worse treatment than them if we "disappoint" him.
Can't we just dump him and buddy up to the EU properly please
Can't we just dump him and buddy up to the EU properly please
June 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Same. But also we are the teacher's pet (because monarchy/empire) and so I think there's maybe a danger we'd face worse treatment than them if we "disappoint" him.
Can't we just dump him and buddy up to the EU properly please
Can't we just dump him and buddy up to the EU properly please
It is explicitly designed that way - that's the pull down to refresh/ endless scroll www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Social media copies gambling methods 'to create psychological cravings'
Methods activate ‘same brain mechanisms as cocaine’ and leads to users experiencing ‘phantom’ notification buzzing, experts warn
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June 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
It is explicitly designed that way - that's the pull down to refresh/ endless scroll www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
I mean he would, wouldn't he. Inner turmoil. "God, they already hate me enough back home for being nice to him. Is this really worth it?"
June 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I mean he would, wouldn't he. Inner turmoil. "God, they already hate me enough back home for being nice to him. Is this really worth it?"
Same for Clarence House, it seems. Very zoomable! I've never even looked at it before.
June 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Same for Clarence House, it seems. Very zoomable! I've never even looked at it before.
I just went back and read a dag blogpost about it; one of his points in the comments was that the vagueness also means you don't know what technicalities you could abuse, so bad actors face risk. Although if you've managed to turn your party into a cult who knows whether that would matter.
June 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I just went back and read a dag blogpost about it; one of his points in the comments was that the vagueness also means you don't know what technicalities you could abuse, so bad actors face risk. Although if you've managed to turn your party into a cult who knows whether that would matter.
As always, there's a good law and policy post about it davidallengreen.com/2022/06/yes-...
Yes, part of our [expletive] constitution is (or was) a letter written to the Times *under a pseudonym*
30th June 2022 This was an amusing exchange today on Twitter between two journalists: Yes, part of our [expletive] constitution is (or was) a letter written to the Times *under a pseudonym*. Becaus…
davidallengreen.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
As always, there's a good law and policy post about it davidallengreen.com/2022/06/yes-...
Cameron won the election with "Broken Britain" and used it as an excuse to make govt smaller and let the "Big Society" fill the gaps. And that top-down reorganisation of the NHS he explicitly said he wouldn't do when the NHS was pretty healthy at the time.
You're right, we could do with de-dooming.
You're right, we could do with de-dooming.
June 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Cameron won the election with "Broken Britain" and used it as an excuse to make govt smaller and let the "Big Society" fill the gaps. And that top-down reorganisation of the NHS he explicitly said he wouldn't do when the NHS was pretty healthy at the time.
You're right, we could do with de-dooming.
You're right, we could do with de-dooming.
(NB that TikTok account is quite sad really. They've been posting for a while but had no engagement whatsoever)
June 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
(NB that TikTok account is quite sad really. They've been posting for a while but had no engagement whatsoever)
www.tiktok.com/@travelthewo... he'd also given up a six figure salary to work from home by 1 Oct 2023, apparently. Impressive
Working from home isn’t for everyone and it definitely comes with it’s own challenges for the whole family, but it’s not until you or your partner go back to the office five days a week with a long co...
TikTok video by Travel The World Family
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June 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
www.tiktok.com/@travelthewo... he'd also given up a six figure salary to work from home by 1 Oct 2023, apparently. Impressive
Hopefully it's CAIE, which is the international sister to OCR. The exams are pretty rigorous. But it's an exam board so it doesn't tell you what the year is like, particularly.
June 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Hopefully it's CAIE, which is the international sister to OCR. The exams are pretty rigorous. But it's an exam board so it doesn't tell you what the year is like, particularly.
Their website is excellent for plain-language info on nearly anything health-adjacent as well. My son wanted to know what vegetables (but not fruit) you could get vitamin C from today. To the NHS website we went...
June 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Their website is excellent for plain-language info on nearly anything health-adjacent as well. My son wanted to know what vegetables (but not fruit) you could get vitamin C from today. To the NHS website we went...
CBeebies, including CBeebies radio ❤️
June 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
CBeebies, including CBeebies radio ❤️
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So,as a little thought-experiment, tell me something about the United Kingdom that works well and is actually quite impressive. I am not trying to sound like some boosterish politician. I just genuinely believe that making people believe that all is lost is a convenient pretext for shady characters.
June 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
So,as a little thought-experiment, tell me something about the United Kingdom that works well and is actually quite impressive. I am not trying to sound like some boosterish politician. I just genuinely believe that making people believe that all is lost is a convenient pretext for shady characters.
A general "safe" vibe, certainly in my area, which may just be privilege of course.
Free lunch and snacks for my KS1 primary-schooler have been great. He came home telling me he now likes sweet red peppers 😄
Free lunch and snacks for my KS1 primary-schooler have been great. He came home telling me he now likes sweet red peppers 😄
June 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A general "safe" vibe, certainly in my area, which may just be privilege of course.
Free lunch and snacks for my KS1 primary-schooler have been great. He came home telling me he now likes sweet red peppers 😄
Free lunch and snacks for my KS1 primary-schooler have been great. He came home telling me he now likes sweet red peppers 😄
Even the Lords have pulled all nighters to keep us out of (more) trouble as well
June 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Even the Lords have pulled all nighters to keep us out of (more) trouble as well
The first Cambridge mayor spent a significant amount on feasibility studies for a "metro" that was kind of an autonomous underground bus-train-tram thing while everyone cried as well en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambrid...
Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro - Wikipedia
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June 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The first Cambridge mayor spent a significant amount on feasibility studies for a "metro" that was kind of an autonomous underground bus-train-tram thing while everyone cried as well en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambrid...
I agree, but checking/editing formal-looking information to make sure it conveys everything you meant is a third skill that requires both.
If he's prompting ChatGPT effectively he has a good enough grasp of writing to write what he means. The problem is management being obtuse, not the sewage guy.
If he's prompting ChatGPT effectively he has a good enough grasp of writing to write what he means. The problem is management being obtuse, not the sewage guy.
June 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I agree, but checking/editing formal-looking information to make sure it conveys everything you meant is a third skill that requires both.
If he's prompting ChatGPT effectively he has a good enough grasp of writing to write what he means. The problem is management being obtuse, not the sewage guy.
If he's prompting ChatGPT effectively he has a good enough grasp of writing to write what he means. The problem is management being obtuse, not the sewage guy.