Martin Lloyd
@martinlloyd19.bsky.social
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Martin Lloyd
@martinlloyd19.bsky.social
· Feb 24
Today, and every day until the invader is defeated:
Slava Ukraini.
Death to fascists.
Slava Ukraini.
Death to fascists.
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In "celebration" of thr Pepto Bismol ad now being on the radio, I took some popular radio-friendly songs and added the "Diarrhea" guy.
January 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
In "celebration" of thr Pepto Bismol ad now being on the radio, I took some popular radio-friendly songs and added the "Diarrhea" guy.
Waited until after 10am to crack into all the leftover pre-Christmas chocolate in the office. New year, new me.
January 6, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Waited until after 10am to crack into all the leftover pre-Christmas chocolate in the office. New year, new me.
First in office day back after Christmas and I only nearly slipped over twice coming through town. That's an xS (Expected Slip) of 0.33.
January 6, 2026 at 8:51 AM
First in office day back after Christmas and I only nearly slipped over twice coming through town. That's an xS (Expected Slip) of 0.33.
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
Whamageddon on Day One. The perils of having a one year old to distract me now.
December 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Whamageddon on Day One. The perils of having a one year old to distract me now.
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
When you have a sidebar chat with the other decision maker in the group to strategize how you're going to lead the most indecisive group chat towards an actual decision.
October 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
When you have a sidebar chat with the other decision maker in the group to strategize how you're going to lead the most indecisive group chat towards an actual decision.
The backlash that is coming against AI is going to be huge and it is going to be hilarious.
October 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The backlash that is coming against AI is going to be huge and it is going to be hilarious.
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HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED
September 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED
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The discourse is all around deradicalising young men and the crisis among young men.
The discourse would be much better targeted if it was about deradicalising boomers (and increasingly Gen Xers).
The discourse would be much better targeted if it was about deradicalising boomers (and increasingly Gen Xers).
Shot, chaser
Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men
Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men
September 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The discourse is all around deradicalising young men and the crisis among young men.
The discourse would be much better targeted if it was about deradicalising boomers (and increasingly Gen Xers).
The discourse would be much better targeted if it was about deradicalising boomers (and increasingly Gen Xers).
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Can we just be real about The Hundred. Bring on the new owners. It’s absolutely dreadful as it is
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
The Hundred is just influencer sport and is the worst cricket thing ever invented | Barney Ronay
The confected format has generated very few moments and developed no male players but has given women cricketers income
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Can we just be real about The Hundred. Bring on the new owners. It’s absolutely dreadful as it is
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
I suspect @financialtimes.com know exactly what they're doing (publishing this for the clicks and not any sense of journalistic integrity) but where to even start with the content?
The New York mayoral candidate mistakenly believes the economy is a zero-sum game, writes Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute. https://on.ft.com/44IOZe2
July 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I suspect @financialtimes.com know exactly what they're doing (publishing this for the clicks and not any sense of journalistic integrity) but where to even start with the content?
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow might be the best book I've read this year.
June 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow might be the best book I've read this year.
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Five things to remember about war:
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Five things to remember about war:
Heard nothing from @liv-hopeunison.bsky.social as to what their position on this is @unison.org.uk
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
University of Liverpool staff to strike this week
It is in response to changes in working arrangements
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Heard nothing from @liv-hopeunison.bsky.social as to what their position on this is @unison.org.uk
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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It is very very funny that one of the few genuine ways we have diverged from EU law since Brexit is VAT on private schools.
Karmic punishment for Telegraph readers.
Karmic punishment for Telegraph readers.
June 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It is very very funny that one of the few genuine ways we have diverged from EU law since Brexit is VAT on private schools.
Karmic punishment for Telegraph readers.
Karmic punishment for Telegraph readers.
Airstrikes were never going to destroy Iran's capacity to develop nuclear weapons - they are too well protected and advanced. Intention can only be to increase the political costs, yet the of Israeli strikes on Iraq's nuclear program is that this will drive political will and not curb it.
June 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Airstrikes were never going to destroy Iran's capacity to develop nuclear weapons - they are too well protected and advanced. Intention can only be to increase the political costs, yet the of Israeli strikes on Iraq's nuclear program is that this will drive political will and not curb it.
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Starting to think the play here is to destabilize the regime more than cripple the nuclear program. It’s quite a bet by the Israelis.
June 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Starting to think the play here is to destabilize the regime more than cripple the nuclear program. It’s quite a bet by the Israelis.
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It is already clear that this is not a limited attack on core nuclear sites. The target set is broad and includes top military leadership in a way that Iran will see as regime threatening. The IRGC chief is dead. That is likely to drive more expansive Iranian retaliation.
June 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
It is already clear that this is not a limited attack on core nuclear sites. The target set is broad and includes top military leadership in a way that Iran will see as regime threatening. The IRGC chief is dead. That is likely to drive more expansive Iranian retaliation.
They're arresting Senators now are they?
June 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
They're arresting Senators now are they?
A worthy winner. A brilliant novel.
We are delighted to present the 30th winner of the #WomensPrize for Fiction: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden. Congratulations, Yael! Thank you to the judges and our sponsors #Audible and #Baileys.
@vikingbooksuk.bsky.social
@vikingbooksuk.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A worthy winner. A brilliant novel.
Generative AI is a Ponzi scheme sold by snake oil salesmen to gullible rubes, destroying our planet and social spaces in the process.
June 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Generative AI is a Ponzi scheme sold by snake oil salesmen to gullible rubes, destroying our planet and social spaces in the process.
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Deep Blue is 30 years old and was capable of defeating chess grand champions. It could be housed in a single cabinet.
ChatGPT spans untold data centers devouring massive amounts of electricity and it got its ass whipped by an 8 bit gaming console from the 1970s.
ChatGPT spans untold data centers devouring massive amounts of electricity and it got its ass whipped by an 8 bit gaming console from the 1970s.
ChatGPT Lost a Chess Game to an Atari 2600
And on the 'Beginner' difficulty level, too.
www.extremetech.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Deep Blue is 30 years old and was capable of defeating chess grand champions. It could be housed in a single cabinet.
ChatGPT spans untold data centers devouring massive amounts of electricity and it got its ass whipped by an 8 bit gaming console from the 1970s.
ChatGPT spans untold data centers devouring massive amounts of electricity and it got its ass whipped by an 8 bit gaming console from the 1970s.
Guys, guys. No need to fight. There's going to be enough room at the tribunal for you to *both* be convicted in 2027.
June 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Guys, guys. No need to fight. There's going to be enough room at the tribunal for you to *both* be convicted in 2027.