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posting every errant thought that runs through my head. the erranter the betterer
"inflation would not be visible on small scales, planet-sized for instance." only a cosmologist could say something like this
October 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"inflation would not be visible on small scales, planet-sized for instance." only a cosmologist could say something like this
the people designing sauce bottles and the people designing fridges need to get together because i am tired of buying too tall bottles and relegating them to the bottom shelf with the milk and soft drinks
October 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
the people designing sauce bottles and the people designing fridges need to get together because i am tired of buying too tall bottles and relegating them to the bottom shelf with the milk and soft drinks
every 2-3 years i have to re-learn how to use a can opener.
September 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
every 2-3 years i have to re-learn how to use a can opener.
oh no! this one hurts. had many an eventful night in corsica
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Iconic south London club Corsica Studios is set to close next year.
Read: www.the-londoner.co.uk/exclusive-co...
Read: www.the-londoner.co.uk/exclusive-co...
Exclusive: Corsica Studios is closing next year
Plus, Thames Waters’ wasted £500mn, arson attack on an asylum hotel and the return of one of Bermondsey’s best boozers, all in your Monday briefing
www.the-londoner.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
oh no! this one hurts. had many an eventful night in corsica
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Iconic south London club Corsica Studios is set to close next year.
Read: www.the-londoner.co.uk/exclusive-co...
Read: www.the-londoner.co.uk/exclusive-co...
Exclusive: Corsica Studios is closing next year
Plus, Thames Waters’ wasted £500mn, arson attack on an asylum hotel and the return of one of Bermondsey’s best boozers, all in your Monday briefing
www.the-londoner.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Iconic south London club Corsica Studios is set to close next year.
Read: www.the-londoner.co.uk/exclusive-co...
Read: www.the-londoner.co.uk/exclusive-co...
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Mandatory ID cards are a terrible, terrible idea
iandunt.substack.com/p/id-cards-a...
iandunt.substack.com/p/id-cards-a...
September 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Mandatory ID cards are a terrible, terrible idea
iandunt.substack.com/p/id-cards-a...
iandunt.substack.com/p/id-cards-a...
all i want is work that is intellectually stimulating, low intensity, and socially impactful while also being absurdly well remunerated. oh and i would like the unending praise and adulation of my peers too. is that so much to ask?
September 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
all i want is work that is intellectually stimulating, low intensity, and socially impactful while also being absurdly well remunerated. oh and i would like the unending praise and adulation of my peers too. is that so much to ask?
best of september 2020? google you are ambitious today.
September 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
best of september 2020? google you are ambitious today.
sad to report that the uk still lags the world in tap technology. why do i have independent hot and cold knobs on my bath and bathroom sink?!?
September 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
sad to report that the uk still lags the world in tap technology. why do i have independent hot and cold knobs on my bath and bathroom sink?!?
p(eople) hacking
Please tell me this isn't real!?
Can large language models stand in for human participants?
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.
One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.
THREAD 🧵
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.
One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.
THREAD 🧵
September 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
p(eople) hacking
parsing man pages is a skill in and of itself
No, you don't need to use the command line but you absolutely should. Working in the terminal is more powerful, more efficient and easier than clicking around some GUI trying to find an obscure setting in a sub menu somewhere.
September 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
parsing man pages is a skill in and of itself
the longest uninterrupted reel of untruths, falsehoods and distortions ever broadcast on television *so far*
Absolutely fascinating choice by Channel 4 in the UK - I hope it’s made available online worldwide somewhere. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’
Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
the longest uninterrupted reel of untruths, falsehoods and distortions ever broadcast on television *so far*
reaping what i sowed (told the waiter at the restaurant yes please make it spicy)
September 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
reaping what i sowed (told the waiter at the restaurant yes please make it spicy)
congrats to the Marquess of Llevant de Mallorca
🎾🎾¡¡Carlos Alcaraz, campeón del #USOpen!! Gana en cuatro sets y menos de tres horas de partido a Jannik Sinner, conquista su sexto Grand Slam...¡Y recupera el número 1 del mundo!
La crónica y toda la info en rtve.es/deportes y rtve.es/noticias
La crónica y toda la info en rtve.es/deportes y rtve.es/noticias
September 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
congrats to the Marquess of Llevant de Mallorca
the funniest thing biden ever did was reply "the bbc? I'm Irish" when a bbc journalist was trying to ask him a question.
September 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
the funniest thing biden ever did was reply "the bbc? I'm Irish" when a bbc journalist was trying to ask him a question.
none of these words are in the bible
the whole evangelical furry mom to polycule porn artist saga actually did seriously derail the social organizing capacity of the furry right wing
September 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
none of these words are in the bible
i agree with this in principle but having lived in spain for a couple years it shouldn't be understated how hard it is, especially if
1) your work is in english
2) your employer provides no assistance
my spanish is around B1 level and that has taken a lot of time and ~1-2k euros in courses.
1) your work is in english
2) your employer provides no assistance
my spanish is around B1 level and that has taken a lot of time and ~1-2k euros in courses.
Maybe an unpopular view for Bluesky but:
If you live in a country for +6 months you should make a big effort to learn the language. If after a year or two you can’t speak it at all, that’s unacceptable. And no, “but people always speak English to me” isn’t a good excuse!
bsky.app/profile/matt...
If you live in a country for +6 months you should make a big effort to learn the language. If after a year or two you can’t speak it at all, that’s unacceptable. And no, “but people always speak English to me” isn’t a good excuse!
bsky.app/profile/matt...
Increasingly common in Amsterdam shops and restaurants to find staff (mainly European) who don’t speak Dutch. I don’t like this and feel there should be more pressure to learn the language. Not sure govt has a role to play, and it might be hard on businesses if they can’t hire non-Dutch speakers.
September 3, 2025 at 9:38 AM
i agree with this in principle but having lived in spain for a couple years it shouldn't be understated how hard it is, especially if
1) your work is in english
2) your employer provides no assistance
my spanish is around B1 level and that has taken a lot of time and ~1-2k euros in courses.
1) your work is in english
2) your employer provides no assistance
my spanish is around B1 level and that has taken a lot of time and ~1-2k euros in courses.
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g-2 of the muon has been measured to 127 parts per billion,
a_𝜇 = 0. 001 165 920 705(148), agreeing with previous experimental results. Theory predictions now largely agree.
PRL: go.aps.org/45IL4OY #OpenAccess
PhysMag: go.aps.org/45KNYmo
a_𝜇 = 0. 001 165 920 705(148), agreeing with previous experimental results. Theory predictions now largely agree.
PRL: go.aps.org/45IL4OY #OpenAccess
PhysMag: go.aps.org/45KNYmo
Muon Experiment Calls It a Wrap
The final results from the Muon g − 2 experiment agree with the latest predictions of the muon’s magnetic properties—letting down hopes that the particle would upset the standard model’s applecart.
go.aps.org
September 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
g-2 of the muon has been measured to 127 parts per billion,
a_𝜇 = 0. 001 165 920 705(148), agreeing with previous experimental results. Theory predictions now largely agree.
PRL: go.aps.org/45IL4OY #OpenAccess
PhysMag: go.aps.org/45KNYmo
a_𝜇 = 0. 001 165 920 705(148), agreeing with previous experimental results. Theory predictions now largely agree.
PRL: go.aps.org/45IL4OY #OpenAccess
PhysMag: go.aps.org/45KNYmo
looking for a place to rent and came across this beauty.
"Uniquely, the shower is built into the bedroom wall which maximises the space within the apartment allowing more space to relax or entertain."
it's gonna have to be a no from me dawg
"Uniquely, the shower is built into the bedroom wall which maximises the space within the apartment allowing more space to relax or entertain."
it's gonna have to be a no from me dawg
September 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
looking for a place to rent and came across this beauty.
"Uniquely, the shower is built into the bedroom wall which maximises the space within the apartment allowing more space to relax or entertain."
it's gonna have to be a no from me dawg
"Uniquely, the shower is built into the bedroom wall which maximises the space within the apartment allowing more space to relax or entertain."
it's gonna have to be a no from me dawg
there was an interesting video done by tom nichols recently on the introduction of uber into a small english city, plymouth. worth a watch imo.
youtu.be/kxnxhDDfLtc?...
youtu.be/kxnxhDDfLtc?...
September 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
there was an interesting video done by tom nichols recently on the introduction of uber into a small english city, plymouth. worth a watch imo.
youtu.be/kxnxhDDfLtc?...
youtu.be/kxnxhDDfLtc?...
(spartacus meme) subway takes is fun and i enjoy watching it
August 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
(spartacus meme) subway takes is fun and i enjoy watching it
if i ever see you reply to someone with ' you sir just won the internet today' just now i am judging you harshly
August 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
if i ever see you reply to someone with ' you sir just won the internet today' just now i am judging you harshly
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i don't think it's happening yet, but no one in the press corpse having seen trump for two days and him not even playing golf this weekend is... a little exciting
August 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
i don't think it's happening yet, but no one in the press corpse having seen trump for two days and him not even playing golf this weekend is... a little exciting
redditor (laudatory)
August 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
redditor (laudatory)
thing is, if that pro-racism third are single issue voters and vote as a block while the more than half non-racists are split between several parties, the racists will choose a majority of our mps.
Polling from @Moreincommon_ on Lucy Connolly
More than half think her sentence was too lenient or about right. Only a third that it was too harsh.
Only 18% think politicians should associate themselves her, while 51% think they should actively distance themselves from her.
More than half think her sentence was too lenient or about right. Only a third that it was too harsh.
Only 18% think politicians should associate themselves her, while 51% think they should actively distance themselves from her.
August 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
thing is, if that pro-racism third are single issue voters and vote as a block while the more than half non-racists are split between several parties, the racists will choose a majority of our mps.