Luke Bailey
@lukebailey.bsky.social
we still live in a hellworld of our own making, but the memes are getting better. editorial innovation director at the i paper (which will be here very soon)
AI Companies: it's outrageous that DeepSeek has ripped off our models to produce a cheaper, inferior version
Publishers: uh-huh, sure
Publishers: uh-huh, sure
January 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
AI Companies: it's outrageous that DeepSeek has ripped off our models to produce a cheaper, inferior version
Publishers: uh-huh, sure
Publishers: uh-huh, sure
I have the opportunity to watch a movie in full tonight, for the first time in 10 months. What should I watch?
January 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I have the opportunity to watch a movie in full tonight, for the first time in 10 months. What should I watch?
So where did we land on Nazi-punching this time around?
January 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
So where did we land on Nazi-punching this time around?
The BBC sends the entire country a notification for every single murder, and every single photo the royal family put on Instagram, and I don't know why
January 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The BBC sends the entire country a notification for every single murder, and every single photo the royal family put on Instagram, and I don't know why
It's usually been quite easy to see the cynical/personal motives behind whatever Musk is doing, but I really don't see it with his anti-UK stuff (of AfD stuff). What's the best explanation beyond "he's radicalised himself"?
January 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
It's usually been quite easy to see the cynical/personal motives behind whatever Musk is doing, but I really don't see it with his anti-UK stuff (of AfD stuff). What's the best explanation beyond "he's radicalised himself"?
If the average person was spending £63 a month on news the media industry would be gold-plating their third Lamborghinis
January 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
If the average person was spending £63 a month on news the media industry would be gold-plating their third Lamborghinis
12 senior outfield players older than 18 available
December 19, 2024 at 7:53 PM
12 senior outfield players older than 18 available
Do these people think the next few years are going to go well in the US
Conservative shadow business minister Andrew Griffith has urged Elon Musk to take another look at the Tories before donating to Reform UK, highlighting his party’s low-tax and anti-woke credentials
www.ft.com/content/e0b8...
www.ft.com/content/e0b8...
Senior Tory urges Elon Musk not to back Reform UK
Andrew Griffith showers praise on Tesla billionaire before asking him to also consider the Conservatives
www.ft.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Do these people think the next few years are going to go well in the US
how have I ended up following a load of people who all seem to be obsessed with top of the pops. it's this a bluesky thing. I am just that far out of the zeitgeist
December 18, 2024 at 7:53 PM
how have I ended up following a load of people who all seem to be obsessed with top of the pops. it's this a bluesky thing. I am just that far out of the zeitgeist
BlueSky has a user base with a very high proportion of people who have a history of leaving social networks that don't align with their values. That might be more of a challenge for them than I originally expected
“Yes, we briefly constructed a user-focused social media website so popular and culturally relevant we had Zuckerberg quaking in his boots, but we threw it all away to protect one weasely little bigot with a mid-tier Substack.”
is that what we’re doing here, Bluesky
it was going so well
is that what we’re doing here, Bluesky
it was going so well
Personally, I think Jesse Singal should be banned from Bluesky for his own protection.
December 15, 2024 at 10:41 AM
BlueSky has a user base with a very high proportion of people who have a history of leaving social networks that don't align with their values. That might be more of a challenge for them than I originally expected
This is what she should do
This isn't correct @thetimes.com If you built housing at average newbuild density (31 homes/hectare) across the 1,663km2 of Surrey you'd build 5.1 million homes. That's vastly more than Rayner wants to build on greenbelt.
Angela Rayner will press ahead with plans to prioritise for housebuilding an area of the green belt bigger than Surrey, insisting there is no alternative to large-scale development in the countryside around big cities ⬇️
December 11, 2024 at 9:26 AM
This is what she should do
Some people say BBC News has lost it's urgency
December 9, 2024 at 6:56 AM
Some people say BBC News has lost it's urgency
This summary of the Eras tour is really something
December 7, 2024 at 8:10 PM
This summary of the Eras tour is really something
I would be fascinated to know how many non-journalists are actually even aware of the difference between the observer and the guardian (and the idea that the observer is anything other than the Sunday Guardian)
(probably quite a piquant view but the Guardian hadn't exactly been letting the Observer thrive over the past decade or so, so maybe it's not the worst thing in the world that a group of people who are actually excited about the paper has now bought it)
December 6, 2024 at 10:35 AM
I would be fascinated to know how many non-journalists are actually even aware of the difference between the observer and the guardian (and the idea that the observer is anything other than the Sunday Guardian)
don't think anyone from politicsjoe has heard of against me! before now
December 5, 2024 at 9:18 AM
don't think anyone from politicsjoe has heard of against me! before now
post-having-a-child cultural consumption change as measured by best of lists:
- Music: I have listened to most of these
- TV: I have heard of most of these
- Films: These are all fake and you are trying to trick me
- Music: I have listened to most of these
- TV: I have heard of most of these
- Films: These are all fake and you are trying to trick me
December 4, 2024 at 3:58 PM
post-having-a-child cultural consumption change as measured by best of lists:
- Music: I have listened to most of these
- TV: I have heard of most of these
- Films: These are all fake and you are trying to trick me
- Music: I have listened to most of these
- TV: I have heard of most of these
- Films: These are all fake and you are trying to trick me
It is indeed a good deal from The i Paper inews.co.uk/subscribe?ut...
December 4, 2024 at 11:24 AM
It is indeed a good deal from The i Paper inews.co.uk/subscribe?ut...
why don't people trust the media
December 3, 2024 at 10:07 AM
why don't people trust the media
Imagine the police investigating a stolen phone in 2024
November 29, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Imagine the police investigating a stolen phone in 2024
one interesting thing about the return of links with bluesky is how many people are now using 3rd party syndication apps instead of actual news sites
November 28, 2024 at 3:05 PM
one interesting thing about the return of links with bluesky is how many people are now using 3rd party syndication apps instead of actual news sites
The sensitivity over the possibility that BlueSky might be an echo chamber is more interesting than the idea itself
November 23, 2024 at 4:13 AM
The sensitivity over the possibility that BlueSky might be an echo chamber is more interesting than the idea itself
Yeah those unheard of modern artists Green Day, Missy Elliott and Kraftwerk
Your real age is 70 minus the number of musicians you recognize playing at Coachella 2025
November 21, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Yeah those unheard of modern artists Green Day, Missy Elliott and Kraftwerk
Maybe the most interesting Bluesky vs. Threads data. Yes, Threads is almost definitely a lot bigger when you include app data (which SimilarWeb doesn't). But Bluesky is getting all the Twitter referrals, Threads is IG.
Bluesky is creating a second Twitter, Threads is a new IG offshoot instead
Bluesky is creating a second Twitter, Threads is a new IG offshoot instead
November 20, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Maybe the most interesting Bluesky vs. Threads data. Yes, Threads is almost definitely a lot bigger when you include app data (which SimilarWeb doesn't). But Bluesky is getting all the Twitter referrals, Threads is IG.
Bluesky is creating a second Twitter, Threads is a new IG offshoot instead
Bluesky is creating a second Twitter, Threads is a new IG offshoot instead
The Sandy Hook families have committed more money to The Onion takeover of InfoWars than the literal billionaire who owns The Onion
November 20, 2024 at 8:59 AM
The Sandy Hook families have committed more money to The Onion takeover of InfoWars than the literal billionaire who owns The Onion
For all the issues with voters who can't agree on the basic facts of the reality they're voting in, when the facts make this little sense, you can't really expect them to
Featuring quite the most amazing moment of voter interaction I have ever witnessed.
thecritic.co.uk/reap...
thecritic.co.uk/reap...
November 19, 2024 at 7:48 PM
For all the issues with voters who can't agree on the basic facts of the reality they're voting in, when the facts make this little sense, you can't really expect them to