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ResearchNick
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Researcher, all-round opinionated nerd
Your periodic reminder of why owning CDs is old-fashioned but not actually unnecessary, as long as the alternatives involve DRM

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
Massive Attack remove music from Spotify to protest against CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in AI military
The band cited a ‘moral and ethical burden’ placed on artists by revenue from their work ultimately funding lethal technologies
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Excellent!! That's the one out, now we just need to let one in, and we're all done and can put this absolute charade to bed - hurrah!

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
First person removed to France under ‘one in, one out’ asylum deal, says UK
Agreement reached with France allows for removal of asylum seekers who arrive on small boats
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Hey @theguardian.com, you seem to have messed up your headline and subhead here: "we're committing war crimes" and "Israel has killed more than 200,00 Palestinians". Silly mistake to make, sure you'll correct it though

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
‘We took the gloves off’: ex-IDF chief confirms Gaza casualties over 200,000
Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the strip
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
@theguardian.com Absolutely spot on.
Talking about this passivity, btw, I'm struggling to find your reporting on the protests during Herzog's UK visit or your wall to wall coverage of the ongoing war crimes. Where is that?

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Israel’s attack in Doha: western passivity is allowing Netanyahu to cross every red line | Editorial
Editorial: The attempt to assassinate Hamas negotiators in the capital of a US ally was the act of a rogue government uninterested in peace
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
News websites and students all over the world suddenly wondering how on earth they're supposed to produce stories/ articles/ reports now

www.independent.co.uk/tech/chatgpt...
ChatGPT down: OpenAI reports major outage as users see error message
OpenAI reports the chatbot is seeing a widespread outage
www.independent.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I last read this about 20 years ago, and yet still find myself thinking of it every so often.
Question is, will the film reinforce or wreck that experience?!
May 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
So Gmail's search is just as broken as regular Google search, huh?
"Oh, that word you were searching for? Yeah, none of these results include it 'cause, y'know, it's not important"
May 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
@theguardian.com going full Guardian today I see
Shot: Chaser:
March 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Reposted by ResearchNick
podcasts
March 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Reposted by ResearchNick
"Historians will forever remember when we held up very small signs."

Democrats right now
March 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Those last two episodes of Big Boys though 😭
www.channel4.com/programmes/b...
Big Boys
Jack Rooke's comedy about two mismatched boys who bond at uni. Starring Dylan Llewellyn.
www.channel4.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
oi! oi! Mikel! I've forgotten - how do I make crumble? What do I need to do with the butter and flour??

#bakingwitharteta
December 17, 2024 at 11:49 AM