Andrej
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The Pokémon Prohibitionist. Opinions and faux pas strictly my own.
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Mary Shelley: I subtitled my book The Modern Prometheus as a cautionary tale
Tech company: At long last,
Tech company: At long last,
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos has a new job.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Mary Shelley: I subtitled my book The Modern Prometheus as a cautionary tale
Tech company: At long last,
Tech company: At long last,
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Everyone who capitulated to this guy over the last 9 months should be ridiculed mercilessly
November 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Everyone who capitulated to this guy over the last 9 months should be ridiculed mercilessly
Disregard awfulness, observe insatiably cuddly creature
November 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Disregard awfulness, observe insatiably cuddly creature
Did a double-take reading this article
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No wheelie bin, rubbish piling up on my street - what can be done?
Bin bags put on the pavement for collection leave neighbourhoods worse places to live and work.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Did a double-take reading this article
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This feels like an ad written, directed *and* acted by people who have
1. Never played a game
2. Never watched anyone play a game
3. Never seen anyone interact with Alexa
4. Never seen anyone interact full stop
5. Never been alone in a room?
1. Never played a game
2. Never watched anyone play a game
3. Never seen anyone interact with Alexa
4. Never seen anyone interact full stop
5. Never been alone in a room?
November 16, 2025 at 7:34 AM
This feels like an ad written, directed *and* acted by people who have
1. Never played a game
2. Never watched anyone play a game
3. Never seen anyone interact with Alexa
4. Never seen anyone interact full stop
5. Never been alone in a room?
1. Never played a game
2. Never watched anyone play a game
3. Never seen anyone interact with Alexa
4. Never seen anyone interact full stop
5. Never been alone in a room?
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there is no possible way that this, Warcraft, and candy crush were worth remotely near 68 billion dollars
November 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
there is no possible way that this, Warcraft, and candy crush were worth remotely near 68 billion dollars
That's the best nickname he can come up with? The magic really is wearing off isn't it...
Trump lashing out in fear at GOP lawmakers will not end well for him.
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
That's the best nickname he can come up with? The magic really is wearing off isn't it...
Me unfollowing my favourite cute animal accounts on insta because even they have given in to posting AI slop
November 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Me unfollowing my favourite cute animal accounts on insta because even they have given in to posting AI slop
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Why did Tolkien call it The Red Book of Westmarch and not “Mordor, He Wrote”?
November 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Why did Tolkien call it The Red Book of Westmarch and not “Mordor, He Wrote”?
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I love people who respond to stories about MPs dragging their feet in renovating the existing Parliament by saying "turn Parliament into a museum and build a new one", as if they'd get a 2-for-1 deal
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I love people who respond to stories about MPs dragging their feet in renovating the existing Parliament by saying "turn Parliament into a museum and build a new one", as if they'd get a 2-for-1 deal
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well this is how I spent 5 minutes of my precious weekend
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
well this is how I spent 5 minutes of my precious weekend
Quick quiz: In which year did the a report say:
"The longer the essential work is left, the greater the risk becomes that the building might suffer a sudden, catastrophic failure, or that small, incremental failures might make the building uninhabitable."?
"The longer the essential work is left, the greater the risk becomes that the building might suffer a sudden, catastrophic failure, or that small, incremental failures might make the building uninhabitable."?
EXCL:
Final decision on restoring the Palace of Westminster will be delayed until 2030s
MPs were expected to vote by the end of 2025 on a way forward for fixing the crumbling parliament, but that now won't happen
Story w/@danbloom1.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/fina...
Final decision on restoring the Palace of Westminster will be delayed until 2030s
MPs were expected to vote by the end of 2025 on a way forward for fixing the crumbling parliament, but that now won't happen
Story w/@danbloom1.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/fina...
Final decision on fate of crumbling UK parliament delayed to 2030s
It’s a fire-hazard that’s prone to tumbling masonry — but fear of a public backlash is again delaying repairs to the world famous building.
www.politico.eu
November 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Quick quiz: In which year did the a report say:
"The longer the essential work is left, the greater the risk becomes that the building might suffer a sudden, catastrophic failure, or that small, incremental failures might make the building uninhabitable."?
"The longer the essential work is left, the greater the risk becomes that the building might suffer a sudden, catastrophic failure, or that small, incremental failures might make the building uninhabitable."?
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It remains funny that Canada bit the bullet and closed Centre Block seven years ago for renovation and it’s going to take another six years to finish it and somehow Parliamentary life has gone on and barely anyone notices or cares about it
It is 2014, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2017, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2024, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2028, MPs
It is 2017, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2024, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2028, MPs
A final decision on how to repair Britain’s crumbling parliament is likely to be postponed beyond the next general election, according to four people familiar with the matter.
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It remains funny that Canada bit the bullet and closed Centre Block seven years ago for renovation and it’s going to take another six years to finish it and somehow Parliamentary life has gone on and barely anyone notices or cares about it
It is 2014, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2017, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2024, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2028, MPs
It is 2017, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2024, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2028, MPs
A final decision on how to repair Britain’s crumbling parliament is likely to be postponed beyond the next general election, according to four people familiar with the matter.
Final decision on fate of crumbling UK parliament delayed to 2030s
It’s a fire-hazard that’s prone to tumbling masonry — but fear of a public backlash is again delaying repairs to the world famous building.
www.politico.eu
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It is 2014, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2017, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2024, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2028, MPs
It is 2017, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2024, MPs have postponed a decision on Parliament's restoration until after the election
It is 2028, MPs
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It's Friday night baby
July 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It's Friday night baby
Maybe it's belated revenge for John Lithgow being a better Churchill than most of the British attempts have been
Honestly we should return the favour. UK political drama where the PM and every other cabinet member is played by a Yank
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Maybe it's belated revenge for John Lithgow being a better Churchill than most of the British attempts have been
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We, the workers at Bethesda Games Studios, express our solidarity and support for the developers at Rockstar Games. Last month’s firings in the UK and Canada were a clear and disgusting case of union busting.
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We, the workers at Bethesda Games Studios, express our solidarity and support for the developers at Rockstar Games. Last month’s firings in the UK and Canada were a clear and disgusting case of union busting.
Charlie Brooker: I wrote “Be Right Back” as a cautionary tale
2wai: At long last, we have created the technology from the Black Mirror episode “Be Right Back”
2wai: At long last, we have created the technology from the Black Mirror episode “Be Right Back”
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Charlie Brooker: I wrote “Be Right Back” as a cautionary tale
2wai: At long last, we have created the technology from the Black Mirror episode “Be Right Back”
2wai: At long last, we have created the technology from the Black Mirror episode “Be Right Back”
Ah this is the good stuff, love a good stolen valour story
Suspected fake officer at Llandudno Remembrance event investigated
Suspected fake officer at Llandudno Remembrance event investigated
Members of the Royal Naval Association in Llandudno spotted a man wearing an unusual uniform.
www.bbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Ah this is the good stuff, love a good stolen valour story
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Dunno mate, if you're earning that much I feel like you're probably enjoying life a lot more for getting up in the morning than someone who isn't paying that rate of tax.
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Dunno mate, if you're earning that much I feel like you're probably enjoying life a lot more for getting up in the morning than someone who isn't paying that rate of tax.
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