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Russell T Davies frantically emailing to ask if it’s too late to rename the Thorpe series
November 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Russell T Davies frantically emailing to ask if it’s too late to rename the Thorpe series
Also either Serrano was very, very ill r it should have been called “Lucozade Christ”
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Also either Serrano was very, very ill r it should have been called “Lucozade Christ”
Right - no Allingham autograph?
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Right - no Allingham autograph?
Nolan Bond is, I think, the logical end point of the last 20 years.
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Nolan Bond is, I think, the logical end point of the last 20 years.
I was literally midway through typing “fucks sake, am I seriously paying for fake phishing this half-assed and obvious?” the other week when I heard 3 senior managers all start swearing at once
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I was literally midway through typing “fucks sake, am I seriously paying for fake phishing this half-assed and obvious?” the other week when I heard 3 senior managers all start swearing at once
I know nothing useful but sympathies, that’s an horrendous situation and the uncertainty makes it worse
November 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I know nothing useful but sympathies, that’s an horrendous situation and the uncertainty makes it worse
That's not hindsight, either - "Pixies would have broken like Nirvana if Black Francis looked like Kurt" was an article of faith among ghastly MRR rock snobs in 1991-2
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
That's not hindsight, either - "Pixies would have broken like Nirvana if Black Francis looked like Kurt" was an article of faith among ghastly MRR rock snobs in 1991-2
Sonic Youth were already royalty when Surfer Rosa came out & Nirvana had a once-in-a-generation front man (and, lets be honest, never had the chance to rust, just like Hendrix never got to record his embarrassing COVID single with Van Morrison)
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Sonic Youth were already royalty when Surfer Rosa came out & Nirvana had a once-in-a-generation front man (and, lets be honest, never had the chance to rust, just like Hendrix never got to record his embarrassing COVID single with Van Morrison)
Careful - my 18 year old is still claiming trauma from the time, 12 years ago, when she stuck her head into our attic and I asked if she wanted to meet her other brother.
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Careful - my 18 year old is still claiming trauma from the time, 12 years ago, when she stuck her head into our attic and I asked if she wanted to meet her other brother.
Agreed, and I'm more Doolitle-sceptical than most voters
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November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Agreed, and I'm more Doolitle-sceptical than most voters
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I get that Septic politics is a better spectator sport, but we don't, in fact, all live therre
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I get that Septic politics is a better spectator sport, but we don't, in fact, all live therre
It's the fact that someone still held a grudge about The Good Life in 1990, I think
October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It's the fact that someone still held a grudge about The Good Life in 1990, I think
I still remember watching the Branagh Henry V film and in the silence after he executes Richard Briers a voice from the back saying very clearly "that's for the Good Life, you bastard"
October 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I still remember watching the Branagh Henry V film and in the silence after he executes Richard Briers a voice from the back saying very clearly "that's for the Good Life, you bastard"
not perfect, but it has their 3 best songs (Ivy, You’re Just Dead Skin & I’m Losing More…)
October 30, 2025 at 8:25 AM
not perfect, but it has their 3 best songs (Ivy, You’re Just Dead Skin & I’m Losing More…)
Cosmic Thing is much better than I remembered & might have got my vote with a bit less Einaring; by 1989 there was a better answer to “your mate wants to be in the band but can’t sing”
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Cosmic Thing is much better than I remembered & might have got my vote with a bit less Einaring; by 1989 there was a better answer to “your mate wants to be in the band but can’t sing”
Brilliant book, that. It’s what all the mud-level fantasy soldier books remind me of, too
October 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Brilliant book, that. It’s what all the mud-level fantasy soldier books remind me of, too
Possibly the bleakest one-liner I ever read was (I think) Bruce Sterling pointing out that the 20th century leader best suited to handling the expected climate crisis was Stalin
October 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Possibly the bleakest one-liner I ever read was (I think) Bruce Sterling pointing out that the 20th century leader best suited to handling the expected climate crisis was Stalin
There's a lot to like about both, but we can't let rhyming "protest" with "injustice" go unpunished, so Julee it is
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
There's a lot to like about both, but we can't let rhyming "protest" with "injustice" go unpunished, so Julee it is
The number of described use cases for which LLMs are literally worse than useless is extraordinary
October 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The number of described use cases for which LLMs are literally worse than useless is extraordinary
My favourite is "it's like having a research assistant...OK, a research assistant who confidently invents 15-25% of their facts" as if you wouldn't fire that assistant in hour 2
October 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
My favourite is "it's like having a research assistant...OK, a research assistant who confidently invents 15-25% of their facts" as if you wouldn't fire that assistant in hour 2
also the first question is almost dementedly unclear (BY WHAT METRIC? - if it’s “esch woman wants to date men she finds attractive“ then…what else does the word mean?)
October 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
also the first question is almost dementedly unclear (BY WHAT METRIC? - if it’s “esch woman wants to date men she finds attractive“ then…what else does the word mean?)
That’s really great. I remember some website’s claim the book was a lens whose focal point was outside the book (paraphrasing 20 year old memories here) but that’s much, much better.
October 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
That’s really great. I remember some website’s claim the book was a lens whose focal point was outside the book (paraphrasing 20 year old memories here) but that’s much, much better.