Oli

Oli

@spoonmeiser.bsky.social

What's all this?

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Billie Jean Sweeney
@billiejsweeney.bsky.social

Replying to @evanurquhart.bsky.social

Rowling *never* writes about women’s rights, workplace discrimination or the threats to women from predatory men. I tracked her posts for five months: Well over 200 hateful transphobic smears. Not a single post about women’s actual concerns or needs None

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The Washington Post
@washingtonpost.com

Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. https://wapo.st/4yt6dHY

Oli
@spoonmeiser.bsky.social

I've been getting emails for a couple of days about a parcel that's going to be delivered. I don't recall ordering anything I've not received. Exciting times.

Oli
@spoonmeiser.bsky.social

An excellent reason to back Ukraine in this war, for people who aren't convinced by the moral argument.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

The backstory: Ukrainian drones struck a Yandex supercomputer facility in Vladimir, taking it out. Suddenly, bot activity in US social media fell by 49%, confirming suspicions that this was the site of a massive Russian influence operation targeting US social media—mostly targeting MAGA.

Oli
@spoonmeiser.bsky.social

@alistrathern.bsky.social you seem like a decent guy, but please read this: growinguptransgender.com/2026/10/02/l... When you read that, do you feel pride or shame at being a member of the Labour party? Does the direct effect of what Labour has done align with your values?

growinguptransgender.comLeaving the UK with a heavy heartToday, as a family, we have booked our flights and our one-way ticket out of the UK. This has not felt like a choice. This feels like fleeing to protect ourselves. For the past 7 years we have look…
Oli
@spoonmeiser.bsky.social

Another favourite UI pattern: The modal that pops up on a webpage a second after it loads, but is dismissed by clicking off it or navigating to a different page. In normal use, it means a question that was important enough to be asked gets accidentally dismissed before you realise it's there.

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Ian Danskin
@innuendostudios.bsky.social

"we allowed rights to be stripped from minorities and tolerated illegal wars and destroyed literature about queer and trans history in order to prevent fascism"

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social

a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever

Oli
@spoonmeiser.bsky.social

I don't know what kind of regulations AI tech companies are trying to get put in place, but I thought I should record my prediction before I find out. I'll bet it's regulation that doesn't limit them in any meaningful way, but does make it much harder for anyone else to enter the same market.

Oli
@spoonmeiser.bsky.social

Either that, or it's completely ineffective regulation, because claiming that AI is powerful enough to need specific regulation is marketing on and of itself.

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Channel 4 News
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Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:

channel4news.substack.comExclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donationsUndercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
Oli
@spoonmeiser.bsky.social

What does paprika taste like? My hot take is that it doesn't taste of anything and that all it does is make food look slightly red.

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HappyToast
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The Guardian@theguardian.com

Summer of 2026 was UK’s hottest on record, Met Office says

theguardian.comSummer of 2026 was UK’s hottest on record, Met Office saysMeteorologists say average mean temperature of 16.5C was made 130 times more likely by climate crisis This year’s summer was the UK’s hottest on record, according to provisional Met Office data, with the season’s mean temperature made 130 times more likely as a result of the climate crisis. The summer saw record-breaking and back-to-back heatwaves scorch much of Europe. In England, temperatures peaked at 38.1C (100.1F) at Kew Gardens in London on 13 August, with June already confirmed as the country’s hottest since records began in 1884. Scientists have said these heatwaves are only possible because of the climate crisis driven by burning fossil fuels. Continue reading...
Oli
@spoonmeiser.bsky.social

New computer, but it is way more powerful than I actually need for most of the games I actually play. So it looks like I'm going to have to buy Cyberpunk again.

Oli
@spoonmeiser.bsky.social

Imagine living in Clacton and being so joyless that you make the choice not to do the objectively funny thing of voting for Count Binface

Oli
@spoonmeiser.bsky.social

I have some income again, so it's time to pull the trigger on a new PC... Just waiting for this AI bubble to pop... Any day now...

Oli@spoonmeiser.bsky.social

I really need to buy a new PC... I hope this AI bubble pops in the next, say, 2 weeks or so.

Oli
@spoonmeiser.bsky.social

I don't quite understand how attempting to destroy FIFA results in him being able to steal International Rescue's technology, but it's good that his plans seem to be being foiled.

Oli
@spoonmeiser.bsky.social

This is a great thread

Aidan Comerford@aidancomerford.bsky.social

John Woodcock resigned from Labour in 2018 to end an investigation against him into sexual harrassment, that involved his alleged victim resigning her job. But what do women's rights actually matter to JK Rowling when he's on her side when it comes to proscribing uppity trans people, eh? 1/

Oli
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We should all take a moment to remember the Stockport rioter getting a brick to the nuts. Something to cheer us up.

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Oli
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Just bought this, so excited to play it... But I'm not going to be able to until next week 😭

Adam Vian@sfbdim.bsky.social

🪸The Mermaid Mask🪸 is OUT NOW on Steam, Switch 1 and Switch 2 - and hopefully very soon on PS5! A murder-mystery detective adventure aboard the world's strangest submarine...

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Zack Polanski
@zackpolanski.bsky.social

On the 5th August, the EHRC's Code of Practice becomes statutory guidance. It will make life even harder for many trans & non-binary people. It's unworkable & harmful. The Good Law Project is challenging & wants to hear from people affected by these exclusions. goodlawproject.org/discriminato...

goodlawproject.org‘Discriminatory’ and ‘unworkable’ trans guidance to come into force | Good Law ProjectThe equalities minister has ordered the government’s harmful code of practice will apply from 5 August – we’re pushing back