Some finds from my first solo mudlarking trip under Southwark bridge
Well, Gorillaz at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was something else. An audio-visual assault on the senses, an absolute spectacle
It is the official stance of the UK government that you're mature enough at 16 to vote in general elections, but not mature enough to go on YouTube after dark.
Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · 2mo agoYour regular reminder that votes at 16 has almost passed the House of Commons. (Is at report stage and then will go through the House of Lords)
It's still government policy to roll out AI tutors and other forms of AI across primary and secondary education. Maybe a rough equivalent would be banning all kids from public parks in case someone sells heroin to some of them, while also prescribing methadone to all kids, just for funsies.
Norman Stanley Fletcher Jr, you have pleaded guilty to posting on BookTok after teatime, and it is now my duty to pass sentence. You are extremely online, and accept arrest as an occupational hazard, and presumably accept early bedtime in the same casual manner. Clerk of the court, smash his phone
An extraordinary moment for us all, I think: legendary racist Milkshake Duck is ten years old today!
Just need everyone to know that the Belgium men's soccer team has new jerseys based on the art of Rene Magritte and this is the official photo shoot
If you bought one of Gail’s T shirts, you could be as cool as me. I know, you wouldn’t think that was possible, would you? But it can be…
Gail Myerscough@gailmyerscough.co.uk · 3mo agoIf I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty down about my small business. I’m working so hard but it’s been very quiet. It’s bloody difficult at the moment. Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
So having ditched the concept of talking to your colleagues via legless avatars in Horizon because *this isn't a thing anyone wants*, Meta are building an AI replica of Mark Zuckerberg to "connect with employees". Here's a non-exhaustive list of the reasons this is a terrible idea.
There comes a time in every technologist’s life when they have to bow to the inevitable and follow @katebevan.com advice 👍
It is really good and funny and has an interview with Sam Bankman-Fried which is for the ages
Ben McKenzie@benmckenzie.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe movie I directed about how crypto is bad and dumb will be in select theaters April 17. Here’s a 😜
Asking Awkward Questions As A Service is back for IWD. If you'd like me to ask an awkward question of your employer (or former employer) this weekend, nominate them here 👇 iwd.momentusco.org
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The Telegraph frames this as "nanny state", which is kind of close-but-no-cigar. It might be lawful, but dear God it feels like unethical overreach. Also, it's a good reason not to use your ISP or mobile provider's default DNS: this is exactly the kind of data that can be gathered from DNS queries
Electric car drivers ‘spied on by government’ through phones
Two-year mass surveillance project commissioned by Department for Transport under Tories
telegraph.co.uk
NEW DISCOMFORT BLANKET ... COMING MONDAY ... IN CARCOSA The King In Yellow. R.W. Chambers' unsettling Victorian short story collection, and the birth of the modern uncanny. Exclusively to subscribers of the Broken Veil Channel on Patreon... www.patreon.com/BrokenVeil
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h... "I am a pain in the arse and have fucked up real bad and want it to be someone else's fault"
I’m a London parent who hasn’t vaccinated my kids against measles, let me explain
A new outbreak of measles is spreading across north London, and it’s a wake-up call to all mums like me who didn’t give the MMR vaccines to our children, says Charlotte Cripps
independent.co.uk
"The Green Party has a habit of supporting things in principle and opposing them in practice. It wants environmentally friendly transport, then opposes HS2. It wants clean energy, but opposes wind farms locally. It supports affordable housing, but opposes almost every building project it sees."
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Green councillors are making North London housing even more expensive
capx.co
Look, let ye among us who has not forgotten signing paperwork to incorporate a company to facilitate a multi-million dollar process cast the first stone. *yeets rock*.
Dan Neidle@danneidle.bsky.social · 6mo agoTwo weeks ago, Peter Mandelson told us he had no recollection of planning to buy a £2m apartment in Rio via a Panama holding company and a Brazilian company. Yesterday we found notarised incorporation documents for the Brazilian company, with Mr Mandelson's signature.
We’re going to be at the Essex Podcast Festival on Feb 26th Tickets available now… www.chelmsfordforyou.co.uk/essexpodcast #brokenveil
If you work in tech, and are ever approached by any crypto sh*tcoin even for a harmless ask ("here's some money for you/your project! Take it! No strings attached, promise!"), a warning: Talked with someone who took it. Seemed too good to be true. Death threats to them and family followed.
