Oliver Savory
@oliverj0.bsky.social
Personal account tweeting mainly about life, politics, and Norwich City FC. SSEES graduate, so personal interest in Central & Eastern Europe.
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Oliver Savory
@oliverj0.bsky.social
· Jan 4
Beginning of my thread of films and plays I see in 2025. First up "We live in Time". Terrible name with a pretty competent first two thirds, but loses its way by the end and completely sanitises dying of cancer. Probably not worth seeing
Why not go further and give out a free peace prize with every Happy Meal?
November 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Why not go further and give out a free peace prize with every Happy Meal?
I can't wait for him to be "like a new signing" for the bajillionth time in a couple of months.
Although seriously, very unlucky and you have to feel for him #ncfc
Although seriously, very unlucky and you have to feel for him #ncfc
Liam Gibbs has suffered a minor hamstring injury that's expected to keep him on the sidelines for around three to four weeks.
#NCFC
#NCFC
Canaries' injury nightmare goes on as Gibbs dealt fresh blow
Norwich City’s injury nightmare goes on, with Liam Gibbs the latest Canary to be ruled out by a hamstring injury.
www.pinkun.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I can't wait for him to be "like a new signing" for the bajillionth time in a couple of months.
Although seriously, very unlucky and you have to feel for him #ncfc
Although seriously, very unlucky and you have to feel for him #ncfc
Ironically this would probably deliver on Mamdani's promise to make housing cheaper
November 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Ironically this would probably deliver on Mamdani's promise to make housing cheaper
Fireworks night seems to bring out more and more killjoys every year
November 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Fireworks night seems to bring out more and more killjoys every year
It's all so predictable! This is one reason why I'm always so sceptical that "championship/English football" experience is "so important", it doesn't seem to be helping Manning get us out of this rut #ncfc
0-0 at HT, second half collapse, Manning actively make things worse, Hull score around 70 minutes, game over #ncfc
November 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It's all so predictable! This is one reason why I'm always so sceptical that "championship/English football" experience is "so important", it doesn't seem to be helping Manning get us out of this rut #ncfc
A stone dealer once told me marble is the worst stone for a bathroom because it stains really easily
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A stone dealer once told me marble is the worst stone for a bathroom because it stains really easily
Reposted by Oliver Savory
I heard there was a secret mash
That turned into a graveyard smash
But you don't really care for monsters, do you?
That turned into a graveyard smash
But you don't really care for monsters, do you?
October 28, 2024 at 2:28 AM
I heard there was a secret mash
That turned into a graveyard smash
But you don't really care for monsters, do you?
That turned into a graveyard smash
But you don't really care for monsters, do you?
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Hey, I've seen this zombie movie before!
October 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Hey, I've seen this zombie movie before!
This is less than 4mph?! That's an eminently doable, and oerfecisafe, speed?!? What does Fico have against fast walkers?
Slovakia's parliament votes in a speed limit for pedestrians on sidewalks, 6 km/h, reports Denník N.
Poslanci schválili novelu od Ľubomíra Vážneho, ktorá stanovuje rýchlosť chôdze na maximálne 6 km/h
…. Cieľom je dať presnejší limit rýchlosti pre cyklistov, kolobežkárov či korčuliarov na chodníkoch. Zároveň sa zvyšuje veková hranica pre povinnú lekársku prehliadku vodičov zo 65 na 70 rokov. Zmeny,...
e.dennikn.sk
October 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This is less than 4mph?! That's an eminently doable, and oerfecisafe, speed?!? What does Fico have against fast walkers?
This article on AI feels absurdly optimistic. AI regularly gets things wrong, as such pushes a lot of misinformation into the world. The Internet put a lot of experts in your pocket, AI risks hiding the experts behind slop, so could increase the info advantage again
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
The end of the rip-off economy
From finance and medicine to used cars, artificial intelligence is radically improving market efficiency
www.economist.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This article on AI feels absurdly optimistic. AI regularly gets things wrong, as such pushes a lot of misinformation into the world. The Internet put a lot of experts in your pocket, AI risks hiding the experts behind slop, so could increase the info advantage again
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
This is priceless
October 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This is priceless
Interesting read, for those interested in town planning/urban development
I've written about the worst city in the Netherlands. It's just 3000 words. A quick read. What Lelystad teaches us about new cities, why you probably shouldn't build them, what to do if you must,... and why you might need to. ps. Lelystad is actually good. tomforth.co.uk/newcities/
The worst city in the Netherlands.
Lessons on New Cities from Almere and Lelystad.
tomforth.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Interesting read, for those interested in town planning/urban development
I wasn't following closely, but everything I saw (in national press) was about the chances of reform winning. If you are a professional politics person it really is quite embarrassing if you missed that nearly half the people were about to vote for a specific different party
Caerphilly, Senedd constituency by-election result:
PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
October 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I wasn't following closely, but everything I saw (in national press) was about the chances of reform winning. If you are a professional politics person it really is quite embarrassing if you missed that nearly half the people were about to vote for a specific different party
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I for one did not see this coming
October 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I for one did not see this coming
The smol bean-ification of politics
I’m not saying Welsh Labour *may* have given up on the Caerphilly by-election but they just tweeted this
October 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The smol bean-ification of politics
I will always find stories like this inherently funny. You bought a bed that can stop working if the Internet goes down. You bought a bed that can stop working! My bed has no bells and whistles, but I *know* it will always be a working bed
The AWS outage bricked people's $2,700 smartbeds, leaving them in a reclining position or with the heat up. People were unable to use them, basically. A GitHub repo exists that lets people operate their beds without reliance on the normal infrastructure
www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
The AWS Outage Bricked People’s $2,700 Smartbeds
When Amazon Web Services went offline, people lost control of their cloud-connected smart beds, getting stuck in reclined positions or roasting with the heat turned all the way up.
www.404media.co
October 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I will always find stories like this inherently funny. You bought a bed that can stop working if the Internet goes down. You bought a bed that can stop working! My bed has no bells and whistles, but I *know* it will always be a working bed
If you think the country is full up, then maybe leaving is the most patriotic thing you can do
A curious approach from people who don't like the concept of immigration
October 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
If you think the country is full up, then maybe leaving is the most patriotic thing you can do
Staging a military intervention to topple a leftist government in Latin America? I see Trump isn't breaking *all* American political norms
Donald Trump’s military build-up off the coast of Venezuela is aimed at convincing President Nicolás Maduro and his inner circle that staying in power will be more costly than leaving, according to Venezuelan opposition figures and analysts. on.ft.com/3L6ye57
October 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Staging a military intervention to topple a leftist government in Latin America? I see Trump isn't breaking *all* American political norms
Happy "smug Luddite with few/no smart devices in their home" day to all who celebrate!
October 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Happy "smug Luddite with few/no smart devices in their home" day to all who celebrate!
This lives up to the teaser. What a bonkers story!
I think this is the weirdest story I've ever reported. www.londoncentric.media/p/terry-ball...
The snail farmer of London, his mafia friends, and a £20m vendetta against the taxman
Terry Ball runs elaborate mollusc-based tax avoidance schemes that are costing London councils millions of pounds. Yet when London Centric tracks him down, an even stranger story emerges.
www.londoncentric.media
October 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This lives up to the teaser. What a bonkers story!
Why did they call it a sperm bank when they could've called it...
October 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Why did they call it a sperm bank when they could've called it...
Really interesting article. Lends weight to my feelings that last season we were actually not that bad until the final run, and were largely better than we currently are. We'll never know if JHT would've been able to turn it around this season, but it's currently not looking better #ncfc
From Thorup to Manning: The data behind the transition.
🟡 Thorup Vs Manning. ⚽️
🟢 A stylistic change. 📊
🟡 Gunn Vs Kovacevic. 🧤
🟢 Underachieving under JHT. 🇩🇰
Worked hard on this, so any shares would be really appreciated. 👍
#NCFC | #OTBC
www.pinkun.com/sport/norwic...
🟡 Thorup Vs Manning. ⚽️
🟢 A stylistic change. 📊
🟡 Gunn Vs Kovacevic. 🧤
🟢 Underachieving under JHT. 🇩🇰
Worked hard on this, so any shares would be really appreciated. 👍
#NCFC | #OTBC
www.pinkun.com/sport/norwic...
Ben Lee: From Thorup to Manning: The data behind City's transition
Ben Lee analyses the Canaries tactical shift from former head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup to Liam Manning ahead of the Championship return.
www.pinkun.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Really interesting article. Lends weight to my feelings that last season we were actually not that bad until the final run, and were largely better than we currently are. We'll never know if JHT would've been able to turn it around this season, but it's currently not looking better #ncfc
Ursula Le Guin was so much better at world building than Tolkien
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Ursula Le Guin was so much better at world building than Tolkien