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I think the underlying radioactivity of the "male loneliness epidemic" and Gen Z men's desire to return to more traditional relationship structures is
if being a stay-at-home parent is so great, if the roles are just complementary, why do so few men want to do it?
if being a stay-at-home parent is so great, if the roles are just complementary, why do so few men want to do it?
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I think the underlying radioactivity of the "male loneliness epidemic" and Gen Z men's desire to return to more traditional relationship structures is
if being a stay-at-home parent is so great, if the roles are just complementary, why do so few men want to do it?
if being a stay-at-home parent is so great, if the roles are just complementary, why do so few men want to do it?
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This year we're doing Whamutopia. Every time you hear Last Christmas you have to have a mulled wine at your earliest convenience and toast George Michael, because he was a lad
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This year we're doing Whamutopia. Every time you hear Last Christmas you have to have a mulled wine at your earliest convenience and toast George Michael, because he was a lad
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Okay, this is deeply intriguing: adversarial poetry prompts have a significantly higher rate of jailbreak success on nearly every model the researchers tried. Guardian article: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI’s safety features can be circumvented with poetry, research finds
Poems containing prompts for harmful content prove effective at duping large language models
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Okay, this is deeply intriguing: adversarial poetry prompts have a significantly higher rate of jailbreak success on nearly every model the researchers tried. Guardian article: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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I’ve played a lot of simcity but I didn’t know you could go pro
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I’ve played a lot of simcity but I didn’t know you could go pro
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They picked their name by FPTP...
November 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
They picked their name by FPTP...
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
Or come within inches of stepping back into a ditch while rearing because bicycles in the wet are scary, scary things.
Still not sure how I kept my seat.
Still not sure how I kept my seat.
Cars are super dangerous but they also don’t tend to spook and fling you into a canyon when they see a plastic bag
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Or come within inches of stepping back into a ditch while rearing because bicycles in the wet are scary, scary things.
Still not sure how I kept my seat.
Still not sure how I kept my seat.
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“started making it, had a breakdown, bon appetit”
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“started making it, had a breakdown, bon appetit”
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Oh word?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura_an...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura_an...
November 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Oh word?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura_an...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura_an...
Should we be concerned that she's apparently so oblivious to the story of the nativity that she's unaware that it's framed around a census? The state is part of the foundational narrative of Christianity.
The point about welfare is too stupid to even engage with.
The point about welfare is too stupid to even engage with.
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Should we be concerned that she's apparently so oblivious to the story of the nativity that she's unaware that it's framed around a census? The state is part of the foundational narrative of Christianity.
The point about welfare is too stupid to even engage with.
The point about welfare is too stupid to even engage with.
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It remains my recommendation for anyone with even a passing interest in the law or the criminal justice system to spend a couple of days sat in your local magistrates court and watch what goes on. I would be surprised if it didn't affect your views.
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It remains my recommendation for anyone with even a passing interest in the law or the criminal justice system to spend a couple of days sat in your local magistrates court and watch what goes on. I would be surprised if it didn't affect your views.
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It should be a federal crime to make a television with only two HDMI ports.
I have three gaming consoles and a soundbar and you come to me with two HDMI ports?
I have three gaming consoles and a soundbar and you come to me with two HDMI ports?
November 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It should be a federal crime to make a television with only two HDMI ports.
I have three gaming consoles and a soundbar and you come to me with two HDMI ports?
I have three gaming consoles and a soundbar and you come to me with two HDMI ports?
The Bosnian Genocide is usually a good gauge. If they're old enough to have been active in the 90s and thought Serbia wasn't committing atrocities, they're a bad person and you should ignore them.
Or, why I ignore Chomsky and didn't like Corbyn. (Though he did eventually apologise later)
Or, why I ignore Chomsky and didn't like Corbyn. (Though he did eventually apologise later)
Shorthand: If someone expresses that US Imperialism is a stain upon the earth whose sin can never be washed clean, but Soviet or Chinese imperialism is either acceptable or just didn't happen, you're talking to a tankie.
November 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The Bosnian Genocide is usually a good gauge. If they're old enough to have been active in the 90s and thought Serbia wasn't committing atrocities, they're a bad person and you should ignore them.
Or, why I ignore Chomsky and didn't like Corbyn. (Though he did eventually apologise later)
Or, why I ignore Chomsky and didn't like Corbyn. (Though he did eventually apologise later)
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November 22, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I did not realise I needed swing covers of the Arctic Monkeys in my life.
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I did not realise I needed swing covers of the Arctic Monkeys in my life.
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happy international mens day to this guy
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
happy international mens day to this guy
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I can’t believe there’s not a gif of the “what’s with this chick, she have beer flavored nipples?” line from 10 Things I Hate About You
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I can’t believe there’s not a gif of the “what’s with this chick, she have beer flavored nipples?” line from 10 Things I Hate About You
Saving Private Ryan just came on. It would be rude not to watch the opening for the fiftieth time, right?
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Saving Private Ryan just came on. It would be rude not to watch the opening for the fiftieth time, right?
Babe, it's not really a worm. I did some funny looking coke from somewhere called Arrakis and I must have inhaled a sandtrout egg. My brain contains what will one day become a god, it's not really a parasite.
November 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Babe, it's not really a worm. I did some funny looking coke from somewhere called Arrakis and I must have inhaled a sandtrout egg. My brain contains what will one day become a god, it's not really a parasite.
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Circling back to Labour seriously pitching the state stealing valuables from refugees, this is an affront to G-d and humanity. Labour is my enemy
November 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Circling back to Labour seriously pitching the state stealing valuables from refugees, this is an affront to G-d and humanity. Labour is my enemy
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if microsoft just made outlook search not suck they'd see triple the productivity gains of any AI integration
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
if microsoft just made outlook search not suck they'd see triple the productivity gains of any AI integration
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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"The indifference of evil"
Wealthy foreign gun enthusiasts paid Bosnian Serb forces for the chance to shoot residents of Sarajevo during the siege of the city during the 1990s, according to claims being investigated by Italian magistrates ⬇️
Wealthy foreigners ‘paid for chance to shoot civilians in Sarajevo’
An Italian writer says he has uncovered evidence that Italians paid Bosnian Serb forces for ‘human safaris’ during the siege in the Balkan Wars
www.thetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
"The indifference of evil"
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