I think I’ve found the quintessential BlueSky reply
ianVisits@ianvisits.co.uk · 3d agoYou're overthinking a throwaway quip.
ianVisits@ianvisits.co.uk · 3d ago@psimonk.bsky.social I wondered if you were on here. Sorry to step on your turf with a rambling reply to that Londoner story, but I've not long moved from E2 to distant suburbia and it's been quite an eye-opener, cycling-wise...
I must say, it’s a brave decision for U&Dave to show the Hairy Bikers show set in Tel Aviv. It has really not aged well
Laying the parquet floor at London's County Hall, quite likely. Hard on the knees, that job
Revan@revan.eurosky.social · 2mo agoEnough “what would you do on the commune questions” If you got sent back 100 years and were given your grandparent’s job, what are you doing?
While I'm wibbling on about motorbikes (yes, I am idly browsing Ebay for a new one) there are some truly spectacular examples of AI slop starting to pop up in the listings there
I think this is one for you @motomatters.com, when you're next in the market for a comfy touring bike www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30709259...
Aprilia RS-GP 20 Manual | eBay UK
The price indicated is the lower estimate. ModelRS-GP 20. We are unable to perform a basic history check on this vehicle. Vehicle history. Harwood House.
ebay.co.uk
Wrote two lines of Javascript to make news websites actually look like what they *feel* like to me
This why you need subs, pt387: @theobserveruk.bsky.social email went out this morning with ‘Cap Ferrat’ on its wildfire story. Correctly spelled ’Ferret’ on the main site, though. Presumably they don’t pay subs to work on the newsletters..?
just wanted to read a kids’ menu online and look at all this fucking shit lmao
@jonnelledge.bsky.social you appear to be important enough to attract scammers now (my card doesn't expire for over a year). Well done. Unless something's gone badly awry with Substack's credit control, of course, which isn't impossible
Everybody worries about the impact of social media on the young, but there’s a whole generation of middle managers whose brains have been thoroughly rotted by LinkedIn
Probably the worst thing about the clocks going forward is having to rotate your entire henge 30°
"Add one small onion (finely chopped), then half an onion, then a quarter of an onion, then an eighth of an onion..."–Recipe for Mandelbroth
can you explain all these gaps on your cv yes that's to show where one word ends and the next one begins
It’s funny how every time a major media organisation is crippled or dismembered there’s an ex-Murdoch exec somewhere nearby. Probably just coincidence
This is very good on government by skimread. The business equivalent, of course, is MBA Brain (don't get me started...)
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Excellent typo in a newsletter just now: “The interview has been condescended and edited.” Has it really, dear? Really..?
Of all the mistakes to let through... really helps tell your readers how little you value their attention
One of the best things about the internet is that you can just make shit up. It's one of the reasons I invented it
I’m hiring a reporter for London Centric, looking for someone smart who can use a phone, knock on doors and wants to cause trouble. Don’t care if you’ve got qualifications, just want evidence of caring about news. Initial six month contract, pay above national rates. www.londoncentric.media/p/jobs
Grandmaster Flash is swimming in his bear costume again. He's like a Bungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how he keeps from going under.
The @theguardian.com might have jumped the shark a little: "Friends of mine have been back... again and again since it opened in late November, having become addicted to those aubergines and the caviar crackers..."
SELF-PROMOTION POST. Clouds and concrete: why the record business *really* needs to stop using “albums” as units of measurement/metrics of success. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
The UK music industry is reporting record revenues. The reality is much gloomier | Eamonn Forde
We’re apparently spending more on music than any time since the CD era – but the calculation methods are archaic, and don’t reflect the low incomes for many artists
theguardian.com
Please excuse any typos as I am currently involved in a high-stakes pursuit by jet ski