Michael
@mykl.sparkle.blue
Just a vibe, you know?
From the UK, jetzt in Deutschland.
Used to wrangle code, coders, and customers for a living. Now just for fun.
Interested in complex systems and how they fail us. Oh, and jokes.
From the UK, jetzt in Deutschland.
Used to wrangle code, coders, and customers for a living. Now just for fun.
Interested in complex systems and how they fail us. Oh, and jokes.
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Mumsnet is already on the case.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Mumsnet is already on the case.
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So I said 'it sounds like youre just feeding companies to private equity' and the exec's daughter started crying.
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
So I said 'it sounds like youre just feeding companies to private equity' and the exec's daughter started crying.
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CORRECTION: West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey walks back statement that both National Guard members were killed in shooting near White House. (This post corrects a previous post that stated the two members had died.)
Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says
Two National Guard soldiers were shot Wednesday near the White House and their conditions aren’t immediately known, according to a law enforcement official not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.Emergency vehicles were seen responding to the area.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
CORRECTION: West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey walks back statement that both National Guard members were killed in shooting near White House. (This post corrects a previous post that stated the two members had died.)
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
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James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
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I hope someone checks in with these guys today to see how they’ll cope with the Budget
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I hope someone checks in with these guys today to see how they’ll cope with the Budget
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“We are now receiving conflicting reports about the condition of our two Guard members…”
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
“We are now receiving conflicting reports about the condition of our two Guard members…”
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There are recordings of Donald calling Georgia officials asking them to fabricate 11,870 votes so that he could steal the 2020 election. And when that didn’t work, his goons seized election equipment and tried to sabotage the results. Now no one is being held accountable for these heinous actions.
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
There are recordings of Donald calling Georgia officials asking them to fabricate 11,870 votes so that he could steal the 2020 election. And when that didn’t work, his goons seized election equipment and tried to sabotage the results. Now no one is being held accountable for these heinous actions.
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Thanks BBC News, this is clearly the most important story today about Nigel Farage.
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Thanks BBC News, this is clearly the most important story today about Nigel Farage.
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Tesla's EU sales were down 48.5% in October, and are down 30% in a year-to-date when EV sales are up 26%.
Tesla's China sales fell 35.8% in October, for an 8.4% decline year-to-date.
Tesla's US sales fell 24% in October, after incentives expired.
IT'S HAPPENING!
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Tesla's China sales fell 35.8% in October, for an 8.4% decline year-to-date.
Tesla's US sales fell 24% in October, after incentives expired.
IT'S HAPPENING!
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Tesla's EU sales were down 48.5% in October, and are down 30% in a year-to-date when EV sales are up 26%.
Tesla's China sales fell 35.8% in October, for an 8.4% decline year-to-date.
Tesla's US sales fell 24% in October, after incentives expired.
IT'S HAPPENING!
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Tesla's China sales fell 35.8% in October, for an 8.4% decline year-to-date.
Tesla's US sales fell 24% in October, after incentives expired.
IT'S HAPPENING!
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Thanks BBC News, this is clearly the most important story today about Nigel Farage.
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Thanks BBC News, this is clearly the most important story today about Nigel Farage.
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I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
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My usual experiment to find out how bad LLMs are at technical instructions (wiring a UK plug) as applied to grok. It's just as bad as any other LLM out there:
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
My usual experiment to find out how bad LLMs are at technical instructions (wiring a UK plug) as applied to grok. It's just as bad as any other LLM out there:
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new allegation concerning Farage’s behaviour when he was 18 years old
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
new allegation concerning Farage’s behaviour when he was 18 years old
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There are of course of judicial systems, which each have their own merits and problems. But if we are going to change the fundamental basis of what justice means in this country, it should come with a big public debate, not something rushed off because resources are tight when no one is looking.
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
There are of course of judicial systems, which each have their own merits and problems. But if we are going to change the fundamental basis of what justice means in this country, it should come with a big public debate, not something rushed off because resources are tight when no one is looking.
Is this on its way to becoming a November tradition in Oslo?
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Is this on its way to becoming a November tradition in Oslo?
Brexit and wild swimming. That sounds like red meat (er sourdough starter?) for Guardian readers. But it’s a depressing assessment of this government’s feeble attempts to fix the roof by ripping up floorboards.
On budget, Brexit and UK politics paddling in the shallow end of a problem that goes way deeper than just tax rises. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Brexit and wild swimming. That sounds like red meat (er sourdough starter?) for Guardian readers. But it’s a depressing assessment of this government’s feeble attempts to fix the roof by ripping up floorboards.
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Suggs and the boys, great bunch of lads, always said so.
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Suggs and the boys, great bunch of lads, always said so.
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Hang on a minute.... if you want to find out if Farage is a racist, all you have to do is ask people who know him?
So many journalists must be kicking themselves right now.
So many journalists must be kicking themselves right now.
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Hang on a minute.... if you want to find out if Farage is a racist, all you have to do is ask people who know him?
So many journalists must be kicking themselves right now.
So many journalists must be kicking themselves right now.
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Well this is embarrassing for "newspaper of record" The Times:
Its coverage of EVs is the most misleading among UK titles, with 52% of pieces in H1 2024 containing at least one misleading statement
(The Daily Telegraph "wins" on volume, with 44 misleading pieces)
1/4
Its coverage of EVs is the most misleading among UK titles, with 52% of pieces in H1 2024 containing at least one misleading statement
(The Daily Telegraph "wins" on volume, with 44 misleading pieces)
1/4
September 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Well this is embarrassing for "newspaper of record" The Times:
Its coverage of EVs is the most misleading among UK titles, with 52% of pieces in H1 2024 containing at least one misleading statement
(The Daily Telegraph "wins" on volume, with 44 misleading pieces)
1/4
Its coverage of EVs is the most misleading among UK titles, with 52% of pieces in H1 2024 containing at least one misleading statement
(The Daily Telegraph "wins" on volume, with 44 misleading pieces)
1/4
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Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
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Unerwartet, trotzdem da:
Rossmann Deutsche Bank Antifa.
Rossmann Deutsche Bank Antifa.
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Unerwartet, trotzdem da:
Rossmann Deutsche Bank Antifa.
Rossmann Deutsche Bank Antifa.
Much like Sam Beckett’s I imagine: wake up and wonder where the hell you are this time.
📢 Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche explains a day in the life of a Premier League manager in an exclusive interview with Stan Sport.
A day in the life of a Premier League manager
www.smh.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Much like Sam Beckett’s I imagine: wake up and wonder where the hell you are this time.