Jonathan Oakley-Birch
@jdbirch.bsky.social
Northerner at FleishmanHillard. Fulham H4 resident. Reverb enthusiast.
Careless challenge? What a fucking joke. The “refereeing” in this country is an absolute disgrace.
August 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Careless challenge? What a fucking joke. The “refereeing” in this country is an absolute disgrace.
What’s going on with FFC TV today! Gentleman Jim barely audible.
August 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
What’s going on with FFC TV today! Gentleman Jim barely audible.
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Ever since AI took off, I've been trying to nail down one question: what's the climate impact of this technology? The initial impressions are not good. A new IEA report this week is the gold standard and shows emissions from data centres rising significantly: www.economist.com/science-and-...
April 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Ever since AI took off, I've been trying to nail down one question: what's the climate impact of this technology? The initial impressions are not good. A new IEA report this week is the gold standard and shows emissions from data centres rising significantly: www.economist.com/science-and-...
Today at the Cottage will live long in the memory. What an incredible day.
April 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Today at the Cottage will live long in the memory. What an incredible day.
The king of cinema, the small screen, dreampop, shoegaze and everything inbetween. Rest in peace, David Lynch
January 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The king of cinema, the small screen, dreampop, shoegaze and everything inbetween. Rest in peace, David Lynch
My religion? Bernd Leno.
December 26, 2024 at 5:07 PM
My religion? Bernd Leno.
December 22, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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So magical, it’s what it’s all about really isn’t it
December 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM
So magical, it’s what it’s all about really isn’t it
December 1, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Enjoying the recent surge of cyclists riding incredibly slowly in large compact crowds of people on the street whilst tutting that they’re all “in the way”
November 29, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Enjoying the recent surge of cyclists riding incredibly slowly in large compact crowds of people on the street whilst tutting that they’re all “in the way”
Miasma by The Black Dahlia Murder is the best death metal album of all time. Fight me.
November 27, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Miasma by The Black Dahlia Murder is the best death metal album of all time. Fight me.
London’s alright sometimes
November 27, 2024 at 7:41 PM
London’s alright sometimes
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Bluesky is truly having an incredible run as Threads' head of product
Meta’s Threads is developing its own take on Bluesky’s ‘Starter Packs’ techcrunch.com/2024/...
Meta's Threads is developing its own take on Bluesky's 'Starter Packs' | TechCrunch
Hoping to quell some of the momentum behind social network Bluesky, a competitor to X and Meta's Threads, Meta is developing a feature that takes
techcrunch.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Bluesky is truly having an incredible run as Threads' head of product
Frustrating day. Wolves deserved the win. Onto the next. Sigh.
November 23, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Frustrating day. Wolves deserved the win. Onto the next. Sigh.
Very late to the party (by some distance) but debating buying This Is Memorial Device. Never read it. Worth it?
November 23, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Very late to the party (by some distance) but debating buying This Is Memorial Device. Never read it. Worth it?
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Threads doesn’t seem to know what it wants to be: it’s actively trying not to be real-time nor to carry news/current affairs content.
So…what’s the point? It’s never answered that question and I suspect that’s why its growth so obviously stalled.
So…what’s the point? It’s never answered that question and I suspect that’s why its growth so obviously stalled.
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
November 19, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Threads doesn’t seem to know what it wants to be: it’s actively trying not to be real-time nor to carry news/current affairs content.
So…what’s the point? It’s never answered that question and I suspect that’s why its growth so obviously stalled.
So…what’s the point? It’s never answered that question and I suspect that’s why its growth so obviously stalled.
Promising signs for Bluesky. No real surprise to hear many journalists getting more engagement on this platform with less followers than their X accounts. That blue tick system was so dumb.
Wave of news publishers arrive on Bluesky as sign-ups surge
A wave of news publishers have set up on Bluesky in recent days, following audiences and journalists departing X/Twitter.
pressgazette.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Promising signs for Bluesky. No real surprise to hear many journalists getting more engagement on this platform with less followers than their X accounts. That blue tick system was so dumb.
The BBC’s Lord Lucan documentary is a wild watch for so many reasons. What a ride.
November 19, 2024 at 11:53 PM
The BBC’s Lord Lucan documentary is a wild watch for so many reasons. What a ride.
“Life is a meaningless playground, and you just should enjoy it” - Amy Taylor, Amyl and The Sniffers
Hell of a quote.
Hell of a quote.
Amy Taylor and Tones & I trace journeys from humble beginnings to music stardom at Bigsound 2024 - ABC News
amp.abc.net.au
November 19, 2024 at 9:14 PM
“Life is a meaningless playground, and you just should enjoy it” - Amy Taylor, Amyl and The Sniffers
Hell of a quote.
Hell of a quote.
My rehearsal rig last weekend (I really like reverb). Less than a month to go before we hit the studio to record the debut EP. Excited doesn’t begin to cover it! #guitar #pedalboard #fender #shoegaze
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 PM
My rehearsal rig last weekend (I really like reverb). Less than a month to go before we hit the studio to record the debut EP. Excited doesn’t begin to cover it! #guitar #pedalboard #fender #shoegaze
Sad news. It’s been a brutal couple of years for media industry job cuts
The Associated Press is planning to make cuts affecting 8% of staff, of which less than half would impact news staff, Press Gazette understands. Most of those affected are expected to be in the US pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/j...
News media job cuts 2024 tracked: Dotdash Meredith lays off 53 people while AP plans buyouts
Last year was brutal for journalism industry job cuts - but in 2024 so far the tide has yet to slow, with hundreds affected in January alone.
pressgazette.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Sad news. It’s been a brutal couple of years for media industry job cuts