Fruit beer. Doesn’t count towards your 5 a day. Doesn’t matter, neither does coffee.

International Mead day! We have lots of mead, beer type meads, classic hydromel’s, sparkling meads, fruit meads & a new cherry bakewell mead. Want to get to know mead better or treat someone who does >> Mead tasting next Saturday with Hive Mind shop.independentspiritofbath.co.uk/products/hiv...

I've not read a single reply and don't intend to by the way, I'm not a therapist

If this is what happens to a scientific field as a whole when LLMs dominate the workflows of researchers, I can only imagine that the outlook is even worse for any individual researcher who is soldiering on without using them. 😞

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 2w ago

13. Hence our dismal conclusion: rather than finding that LLMs free us to do a better job of what we were doing before they came along, they shift scientific incentives (and the playing field of academic competition) in ways that compel us to do more and more, faster and faster, less and less well.

It’s sunny, it’s payday, it’s the weekend.. And the tarquins gin is flowing. Brand new limited edition chilli and mango gin plus mojito, cuecumber and mint, lemon sherbet editions.

The size of the beer deliveries today was addressed via the medium of a 14 second walk around video. I fear I have once again ordered too much beer. 90% of the two pallets was German and Belgian so fill your boots.

First it was cones on statues and now it’s buildings mysteriously burning down for tax reasons. The Weegification of Edinburgh must be stopped.

Can confirm, absolutely camp 1980s cartoon fun. Stay for the 40 million (3) end credit scenes.

HappyToast@happytoast.co.uk · 2w ago

Forgot to say, watched He-man today, it's ridiculously enjoyable. Everyone having a lot of fun. If you're a Flash Gordon fan you should definitely give it a go, very similar tongue in cheek feel. Only criticism is it's a bit long and Tim Curry should have voiced Skeletor not Leto mimicking him.

Little restock of Left Handed Giant and Lost & Grounded. Local legends and both with their birthday beers out. Fill your boots, it’s not like there’s rain to refresh you so you might as well have cold beer. Plus dog day afternoon is back so you can look at the doggos.

That didn't take long. Bath's Post office in need of a home (again).

Bath’s main Post Office based in TG Jones in Union Street to close

Closing down signs have gone up at TG Jones, which was formerly WHSmith.

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Last years best received mead from Hive Mind Mead is back!! Cherry on top is a cherry bakewell mead and well worth grabbing a bottle. Hive Mind are also coming for another tasting on Saturday 8th of August at 3PM shop.independentspiritofbath.co.uk/products/hiv...

It is officially SMODFEST season! The brewery of St Mars of the Desert have graced us with this years 3 releases. Lager fans, rejoice!! SMODFEST 2026, SMOKYFEST and HOPFENFEST.

Last ditch attempt….got a puppy so our #womad tickets are up for sale. Starts tomorrow. hbtn00x4.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

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Am fascinated to learn how somebody with no experience of the legal system either professionally or politically can be said to satisfy the requirement of s2 Constitutional Reform Act 2005 that the Lord Chancellor be “qualified by experience”.

Well, this will be fun in a few minutes

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w ago

Trump: "Spain is a wasted cause. We don't want to do any trade business with Spain anymore, by the way. I'd like to cut it off. Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. Cut off all trade with Spain, please. Including visits. We don't want anything to do. They're hopeless. Bad people."

Wonder if Spain might try something different in extra time and move from a possession based game to trying to catch Argentina out on the counter. Nobody expects the Spanish in transition.

Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*

The new Adelphi releases are here and boy is it a doozy of a list. Here’s something pretty unique that I hope stays in this neck of the woods. A single cask Somerset Cider Brandy. 16yr, 55%, 345btls and aged in an apple ice wine cask.

Midgie 2026 is here! @ardnamurchanwhisky.bsky.social absolutely smashing it this year. 34% ex-bourbon barrels, 49% Ruby Port barriques, and 17% Tawny port casks, made up as 70% unpeated and 30% peated spirit.

Restock of all the fun Bristol syrup co for your summer cocktail sessions. Brand new to the range we have the lychee.

Watching tv tonight? Something, something, beer open till 6 blah, blah, blah

The pitch here is that you now get to pay 20% of your cargo value to run the Strait of Hormuz while Iran shoots at you.

George Pearkes@peark.es · 3w ago

The President just announced a 20% toll on all cargo shipped through Hormuz, payable...to the US>

More new whisky for a Monday afternoon. Independent bottler Tri Carragh have 2 lines for us. 12yr Teaninich (yes, another Teaninich) finished in Cheal blanc wine casks. 12yr Mannochmore finished in a super tawny port barrel. The flora & fauna bottling is ace but lets not mention the Loch Dhu release

New whisky and a new distillery to us. Founded in 2015, locates up beside shop favourite Teaninich, with spirit flowing in 2018, GlenWyvis is community owned and produce a stunning spirit. We have 2 new limited editions in from them and you really need to get on board because this stuff is great.

🎶na na nahhhhh, The Planteray Mystery Tour🎶 Can’t tell you what’s on it because it’s not bottled yet. 30/10 shop.independentspiritofbath.co.uk/products/pla...

New tasting! Wormtubs, wonderful wormtubs. You want to dial in your whisky, this curly bit of copper is your best friend. Come along on 11/09 for a deep dive whisky tasting. shop.independentspiritofbath.co.uk/products/won...

Another new tasting! Tri Carragh independent bottlers are joining our range and we have Ryan down to show them off. shop.independentspiritofbath.co.uk/collections/...

Couple of bottles instore and online if you missed them.

There’s football on tonight. Have your own hydration break at home! Got a stunning Norwegian whisky and the local ones are pretty damn good too. I care not a jot as the time it’s on is probably the only time I can take the dogs out for their evening jaunt around looking for adventure.

More new tastings for you!! One of our new Indie Whisky bottlers is visiting. A deep dive into the world of wonderful wormtubs. Planteray rum are back and this tasting has a very, very special reason. 😘 shop.independentspiritofbath.co.uk/collections/...