Neil
@nudgecloud.bsky.social
A reader. A coder. Against certainty. A one-time London marathon runner.
Is the phrase "five quadrants" doing any more than channelling Nigel 'this goes to eleven" Tufnell?
The word you are looking for is quintant.
Four quadrants.
Five quintants.
The word you are looking for is quintant.
Four quadrants.
Five quintants.
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Is the phrase "five quadrants" doing any more than channelling Nigel 'this goes to eleven" Tufnell?
The word you are looking for is quintant.
Four quadrants.
Five quintants.
The word you are looking for is quintant.
Four quadrants.
Five quintants.
I want to ride my bicycle. I want to ride it well.
Me: I haven't got a bike.
Me: I haven't got a bike.
Bicycles - Why you might need more than one
Artist: Dave Walker
Artist: Dave Walker
November 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I want to ride my bicycle. I want to ride it well.
Me: I haven't got a bike.
Me: I haven't got a bike.
Learn the difference
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Learn the difference
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Normies who consider themselves “moderate” or “independent” are starting to realize that the Republican Party they thought was a business and growth party has been transformed into a violent criminal mob of masked kidnappers and assaulters. It is breaking through the billionaire info-blockade.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Normies who consider themselves “moderate” or “independent” are starting to realize that the Republican Party they thought was a business and growth party has been transformed into a violent criminal mob of masked kidnappers and assaulters. It is breaking through the billionaire info-blockade.
Let's invest in the future.
Youth clubs change lives for the better.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Youth clubs change lives for the better.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I used to be a bit naughty’: Portsmouth defied funding cuts and saved its youth centres – here’s what happened
Two decades ago, Portsmouth city’s council chose to fund and prioritise playgrounds and youth clubs to help its poorer families – and the benefits are plain to see
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Let's invest in the future.
Youth clubs change lives for the better.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Youth clubs change lives for the better.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Dehumanization and othering
Author Brene Brown on her intolerance of dehumanization. I can’t agree more with her. We all know who she’s talking about.
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Dehumanization and othering
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AI does not know anything
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
AI does not know anything
Bad data combined with a bad interpretation of that data creates this farrago, adversely affecting lives.
Be better.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Be better.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases
Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Bad data combined with a bad interpretation of that data creates this farrago, adversely affecting lives.
Be better.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Be better.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
e. e. cummings capturing vernacular speech with its partial quotes
As e.e. cummings and so many other thinkers and writers have known, we should beware those who sing their patriotic love of America while showing complete disregard for the lives of Americans.
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 AM
e. e. cummings capturing vernacular speech with its partial quotes
Overcoats and how they're made.
Fall is here and many of you may be shopping for an overcoat.
Let me show what you can get as you move up the price ladder. 🧵
Let me show what you can get as you move up the price ladder. 🧵
Here are four overcoats.
— Which do you think is the most expensive?
— Which do you think is the least expensive?
— Which do you think provides the best value?
Answer below. Tomorrow, I will show what you get as you climb up the price ladder for overcoats.
— Which do you think is the most expensive?
— Which do you think is the least expensive?
— Which do you think provides the best value?
Answer below. Tomorrow, I will show what you get as you climb up the price ladder for overcoats.
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Overcoats and how they're made.
Preach.
THE DUMB-ASS LT. GOV. OF INDIANA IS OUT HERE SAYING IT'S NOT THE GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO HELP PEOPLE. HE CAN FUCK OFF WITH THAT SHIT, STRAIGHT INTO THE SEA. I COVER ALL THIS AND MORE IN "THIS WEEK IN STUPID," MY VERY STRONG LOOK AT THE DUMBEST FUCKING SHIT THAT HAPPENED. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/49HMBHi
November 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Preach.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Cyber security is important.
Cyber security is important.
What department can we lose in this efficiency cut?
Cyber security. What is it they do, anyway?
Cyber security is important.
What department can we lose in this efficiency cut?
Cyber security. What is it they do, anyway?
2015: oh well they probably have my social security number already
2025: oh well they probably have root at the Pentagon already
2025: oh well they probably have root at the Pentagon already
The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb
Many critical systems are still being maintained, and the cloud provides some security cover. But experts say that any lapses in protections like patching and monitoring could expose government system...
www.wired.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Cyber security is important.
Cyber security is important.
What department can we lose in this efficiency cut?
Cyber security. What is it they do, anyway?
Cyber security is important.
What department can we lose in this efficiency cut?
Cyber security. What is it they do, anyway?
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American: “I’m paying more at the grocery store.”
Trump: “No you’re not.”
American: “I mean…I am. I have the receipt right here.”
Trump: “Prices are WAY down.”
American: “They’re just…not.”
Trump: “Are too!”
American: “…”
Trump: “…”
American: “…”
Trump: “I’ve ended 22 wars!”
Trump: “No you’re not.”
American: “I mean…I am. I have the receipt right here.”
Trump: “Prices are WAY down.”
American: “They’re just…not.”
Trump: “Are too!”
American: “…”
Trump: “…”
American: “…”
Trump: “I’ve ended 22 wars!”
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
American: “I’m paying more at the grocery store.”
Trump: “No you’re not.”
American: “I mean…I am. I have the receipt right here.”
Trump: “Prices are WAY down.”
American: “They’re just…not.”
Trump: “Are too!”
American: “…”
Trump: “…”
American: “…”
Trump: “I’ve ended 22 wars!”
Trump: “No you’re not.”
American: “I mean…I am. I have the receipt right here.”
Trump: “Prices are WAY down.”
American: “They’re just…not.”
Trump: “Are too!”
American: “…”
Trump: “…”
American: “…”
Trump: “I’ve ended 22 wars!”
Reposted by Neil
Those shonky signs around the White House?
They're for a game of Clue.
Kegseth with a Jeraboam in the Oval Office?
Vance with a couch in the East Room.
They're for a game of Clue.
Kegseth with a Jeraboam in the Oval Office?
Vance with a couch in the East Room.
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Those shonky signs around the White House?
They're for a game of Clue.
Kegseth with a Jeraboam in the Oval Office?
Vance with a couch in the East Room.
They're for a game of Clue.
Kegseth with a Jeraboam in the Oval Office?
Vance with a couch in the East Room.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Why?
Why did anyone agree to this?
Why did anyone agree to this?
BREAKING: Nazi Salute-Curious Tesla Investors Give Elon Musk Largest Payday in Human History for Being a White Supremacist Sociopath
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Payday
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Why?
Why did anyone agree to this?
Why did anyone agree to this?
LIVE from Wandsworth Prison
Nisus Wettus: Crucifixion?
Mr. Cheeky: Er, no, freedom actually.
Nisus Wettus: What?
Mr. Cheeky: Yeah, they said I hadn't done anything and I could go and live on an island somewhere.
Nisus Wettus: Oh I say, that's very nice. Well, off you go then.
Nisus Wettus: Crucifixion?
Mr. Cheeky: Er, no, freedom actually.
Nisus Wettus: What?
Mr. Cheeky: Yeah, they said I hadn't done anything and I could go and live on an island somewhere.
Nisus Wettus: Oh I say, that's very nice. Well, off you go then.
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
LIVE from Wandsworth Prison
Nisus Wettus: Crucifixion?
Mr. Cheeky: Er, no, freedom actually.
Nisus Wettus: What?
Mr. Cheeky: Yeah, they said I hadn't done anything and I could go and live on an island somewhere.
Nisus Wettus: Oh I say, that's very nice. Well, off you go then.
Nisus Wettus: Crucifixion?
Mr. Cheeky: Er, no, freedom actually.
Nisus Wettus: What?
Mr. Cheeky: Yeah, they said I hadn't done anything and I could go and live on an island somewhere.
Nisus Wettus: Oh I say, that's very nice. Well, off you go then.
Cory Doctorow's "enshittification" is late late capitalism, after Fred Jameson.
November 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Cory Doctorow's "enshittification" is late late capitalism, after Fred Jameson.
Cultural studies gets topical.
“You know what they call the Hunger Games in France?”
“They don’t call them the hunger games”
“No man, they got the welfare state, they don’t know what the hunger games are”
“What do they call them?”
“Battle Royale With Cheese”
“They don’t call them the hunger games”
“No man, they got the welfare state, they don’t know what the hunger games are”
“What do they call them?”
“Battle Royale With Cheese”
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Cultural studies gets topical.
There's always a chancer.
Don't hurry. Take proper legal advice before paying anything.
Don't hurry. Take proper legal advice before paying anything.
We’ve made this investigation free to read because so many people in Sheffield are affected by this story.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
There's always a chancer.
Don't hurry. Take proper legal advice before paying anything.
Don't hurry. Take proper legal advice before paying anything.