This is a joy to read
Deb Chachra@debcha.bsky.social · 2d agoThis explainer out of Australia is genuinely useful background and analysis of what happened with the Canada-US trade deal last night. Note that it is extremely and delightfully sweary. Also there’s an appended glossary of Australian slang. ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...
My cat doesn't actually sign cards to family and friends. I sign it for him because he can't actually write at all.
@daraobriain.bsky.social I think of you before I think of MGS
Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social · last wk.Things I saw on my holidays
This is one of the best things I have read on Bluesky. Boing boing motherfuckers.
Nome@nome.bsky.social · last yr.I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane. Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
The DWP are asking for people to contribute evidence for a forthcoming review of Carers Allowance and how it operates. Admittedly this is niche, but please spread the word so it reaches the right people. www.gov.uk/government/c...
Carer's Allowance: call for evidence
This call for evidence is being administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to gather information and views to build on the Department’s existing evidence. What we hear will help shape ...
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As ever, the most important fact about a given technology isn't "what it does," but "who it does it *for*" and "who it does it *to*." 77/
I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses
Omg. i will strangle a horse has been played over 9000 times! If you've not played it yet, do give it a go! It's free, funny, and can be played on your phone! Reaching 10,000 plays would be absolutely lovely <3 Comedy! 13.5k words! Real silly ways to die! brainmage.itch.io/i-will-stran...
i will strangle a horse by BRAINMAGE
A comedy twine-based choose-your-own-adventure game where it's your first day on The Farm, and you have One Job
brainmage.itch.io
Does anyone remember the TV programme about a stand up comedian that used the good version of Stay With Me Baby? I fucking loved it. I doubt it would hold up today.#totp
I see Jonathan and Jennifer Hart have opened a shop together
Self-employed people! Sorry to put a downer on your Sunday, but in case you'd not seen, the Government wants us to pay our tax *monthly* like we're employees or something With the World Cup and all the politics, I'd missed the consultation they put out last month, which is here: 1/
Timely Payments in Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA)
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I’m very worried about the impact of restricting access to social media until 18 when family offer less support and scaffolding around it. We need to support kids in using tools that will be part of their everyday lives so they can make safer choices as they grow up not leave them to do it alone.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last mo.‘Social media bans are likely to make things worse’: psychologist Candice Odgers on kids, tech and mental health
Stop putting money in this woman's pocket. There are other, better books. There are other audiobooks and films and games and theme parks and Halloween costumes. Oh, your kid wants a Harry Potter wand? A labrador will bring you a stick that will be more magical anyway.
Shout this from the fucking rooftops!
Frances Ryan@francesryan.bsky.social · last mo.“The purpose of such interrogations has never been to determine whether someone needs disability benefits, but to make them reluctant to apply for it.” Today’s col. on Pip, its impending overall - and what a humane and effective system could actually look like. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@threebeansaladpod.bsky.social Next time the beans are in New York I think Josh should take them here - is slightly worse American tiramisu better or worse than the standard uk version?
Josh Gondelman@joshgondelman.bsky.social · last mo.There is a very good restaurant in our neighborhood that makes tableside tiramisu (mentioned in this piece), which is VERY charming but does make for slightly worse tiramisu.
Nearly 11 years ago, I’d had a great night out with friends and got back to my flat in a state you’d call ‘rather tipsy’ You know when it’s late and you should go to bed but you’re not tired, you’re wired? That It was nearly getting late but I wasn’t ready to sleep 1/
Have you tested your smoke alarm lately? We recommend testing them once a week and you should have one installed per floor of your home.
Our usual routine is if you worked from home you do the cooking. Right now the rule is if you got access to sweeet sweeet air conditioning during the day then you cook.
It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.
My first thought was this was a planned new use for Buckingham Palace
NBC4 Washington@nbcwashington.com · 2mo agoDATA CENTER SCRAPPED: Prince William County leaders effectively killed a plan for the world’s largest data center campus.
Eternal reminder: pensions are a feminist issue. All benefits are a feminist issue. Where does the burden of unpaid cared work still fall? What happens when people can't live independently? Who ends up absorbing the costs?
Marcus 🏳️🌈🇧🇧@marcusjdl.bsky.social · 2mo agoFuture workplace pensions have had lots of benefits reduced, there’s going to be more pensioners still paying rent, and the years go by QUICKLY. So young people saying haha cut one of the lowest state pensions in Europe - once it’s gone the triple lock won’t come back. It’ll affect YOU
OMG what? An UPDATE to the award-winning comedy choose-your-own-adventure game "i will strangle a horse"? And it's available now?? Free to play! I have hidden a Brand New Thing SOMEWHERE in this, and it leads to the start of something entirely new... brainmage.itch.io/i-will-stran...
i will strangle a horse by BRAINMAGE
A comedy twine-based choose-your-own-adventure game where it's your first day on The Farm, and you have One Job
brainmage.itch.io
Honestly, I can see only one person under 20 in this photo. And I fear for her.
Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼♂️😉@paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 2mo agoKemi Badenoch does a selfie visiting Young Conservatives Youth Club
Plan Step 1: Feed and befriend the crows in my neighborhood Step 2: ? Step 3: Not have to go to work anymore
