Rambutan
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Jumping off the twitter frying pan and into the blue-sky oven.
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I mean, a) this is so obviously not a problem and b) *chanting* fifties period Bond! fifties period Bond!
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I mean, a) this is so obviously not a problem and b) *chanting* fifties period Bond! fifties period Bond!
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'we have created a youth wing and put Matt Goodwin in charge' is an idea so mesmerisingly bad that it approaches the level of art
November 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
'we have created a youth wing and put Matt Goodwin in charge' is an idea so mesmerisingly bad that it approaches the level of art
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Sky / ITV merger on the cards... ISkyV? SkiTV?
What's the betting on how many UK broadcasters are left by the end of the decade. BBC and one/two others?
What's the betting on how many UK broadcasters are left by the end of the decade. BBC and one/two others?
*SKY OWNER COMCAST SAID IN TALKS TO BUY ITV’S BROADCASTING ARM
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Sky / ITV merger on the cards... ISkyV? SkiTV?
What's the betting on how many UK broadcasters are left by the end of the decade. BBC and one/two others?
What's the betting on how many UK broadcasters are left by the end of the decade. BBC and one/two others?
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Two prosecutors are now going to have to deal with the question, “wait aren’t you the guys who lost the sandwich case?” for the rest of their lives.
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Two prosecutors are now going to have to deal with the question, “wait aren’t you the guys who lost the sandwich case?” for the rest of their lives.
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your honor, it was a bit
great day for the legal theory of "not guilty if it's funny enough"
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
your honor, it was a bit
Christ on a bicycle. Great reporting from Reuters and absolute failure in governments holding FB to account.
On average Meta shows its platforms’ users an estimated 15 billion “higher risk” scam advertisements every day.
(Meta earns about $7 billion in annualized revenue from this category of scam ads each year.) www.reuters.com/investigatio...
(Meta earns about $7 billion in annualized revenue from this category of scam ads each year.) www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Christ on a bicycle. Great reporting from Reuters and absolute failure in governments holding FB to account.
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Good morning! Day 4 of the Sandwich Guy’s trial. He is finally wearing a suit (the rest of the week’s evidence suggests he seems to prefer pullovers in cooler weather). The jury has a note for the judge.
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Good morning! Day 4 of the Sandwich Guy’s trial. He is finally wearing a suit (the rest of the week’s evidence suggests he seems to prefer pullovers in cooler weather). The jury has a note for the judge.
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Until I die, I will never understand why so many motorists think that “having a car” should give you special protections from doing crimes.
Year one: "We can work it out as an estimate"
Year two: "Oh, look, lots of people are dodging the system!"
Year three: "We need to fit mandatory trackers to every car in the country."
Year four plus: "Why shouldn't tracker data be used in evidence? What have people got to hide?"
Year two: "Oh, look, lots of people are dodging the system!"
Year three: "We need to fit mandatory trackers to every car in the country."
Year four plus: "Why shouldn't tracker data be used in evidence? What have people got to hide?"
I don’t think think “estimated road use” is right approach - at the least drivers should have the *option* of getting a black box fitted that just tracks their EVs usage, but come on, Mel, impersonate a serious politician!
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Until I die, I will never understand why so many motorists think that “having a car” should give you special protections from doing crimes.
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It’s a great piece
November 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
It’s a great piece
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The battle over pay-per-mile road tax could destroy Keir Starmer's government – here's how Labour can avoid disaster (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/pay-per-mi...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/pay-per-mi...
The battle over pay-per-mile road tax could destroy Keir Starmer's government – here's how Labour can avoid disaster
The new culture war to end all culture wars?
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The battle over pay-per-mile road tax could destroy Keir Starmer's government – here's how Labour can avoid disaster (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/pay-per-mi...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/pay-per-mi...
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
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Turnout in the NYC mayoral election is the highest since 1993.
November 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Turnout in the NYC mayoral election is the highest since 1993.
**solid snake voice** mentalhealth
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
**solid snake voice** mentalhealth
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BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
A part of me wonders if the investors are told that the robots are being piloted when viewing them.
“Workers said the exercises have included squatting, doing the ‘Chicken Dance,’ acting like a gorilla, pretending to vacuum, sprinting for several yards, pretending to golf, and twerking.”
Inside the Tesla lab where workers train the Optimus robot by doing the Chicken Dance, sprinting, and wiping tables
Have you ever wanted to wipe down a table hundreds of times while Elon Musk watches? Training Tesla's humanoid robot might be the job for you.
www.businessinsider.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A part of me wonders if the investors are told that the robots are being piloted when viewing them.
🙃
“Workers said the exercises have included squatting, doing the ‘Chicken Dance,’ acting like a gorilla, pretending to vacuum, sprinting for several yards, pretending to golf, and twerking.”
Inside the Tesla lab where workers train the Optimus robot by doing the Chicken Dance, sprinting, and wiping tables
Have you ever wanted to wipe down a table hundreds of times while Elon Musk watches? Training Tesla's humanoid robot might be the job for you.
www.businessinsider.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🙃
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Life, laugh, louvre.
November 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Life, laugh, louvre.
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Mad example of this trend from real life though - we pitched an investigation to a commissioner at a major broadcaster, and they put the thing we were investigating and said “oh I’ve put it into ChatGPT and it says the answer is…”
And then we’re confused when we said “thats not true”!
And then we’re confused when we said “thats not true”!
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Mad example of this trend from real life though - we pitched an investigation to a commissioner at a major broadcaster, and they put the thing we were investigating and said “oh I’ve put it into ChatGPT and it says the answer is…”
And then we’re confused when we said “thats not true”!
And then we’re confused when we said “thats not true”!
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It’s fascinating comparing the front page coverage of the Huntingdon train attack (below) with how the British press treated another case 30 years ago.
I’m referring to the 1995 Netto supermarket attack in Birmingham in which a man stabbed 10 people, killing one of them.
I’m referring to the 1995 Netto supermarket attack in Birmingham in which a man stabbed 10 people, killing one of them.
November 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
It’s fascinating comparing the front page coverage of the Huntingdon train attack (below) with how the British press treated another case 30 years ago.
I’m referring to the 1995 Netto supermarket attack in Birmingham in which a man stabbed 10 people, killing one of them.
I’m referring to the 1995 Netto supermarket attack in Birmingham in which a man stabbed 10 people, killing one of them.
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Remember when Farage talks *about* work he is largely talking *to* people who have retired from it
'Alarm clock Britain' is remarkably hackneyed, cliched and - frankly - dull - phraseology from someone who is meant to be good at this stuff.
November 3, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Remember when Farage talks *about* work he is largely talking *to* people who have retired from it
You can't do buisness with Trump's America.
This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized. on.ft.com/47lq3dZ
November 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
You can't do buisness with Trump's America.