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That’s nonsense. Democracy isn’t a luxury, it’s a duty that requires the voters to decide. If you treat your vote as merely a menu choice where, if nothing is appetising you don’t eat, then you’ve misunderstood your duty as a citizen.

Dammit. RIP

Anything specific? Or just... *gestures*

"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds.

Whist this thing in Russia may or may not be the early stages of a pandemic, one thing I am absolutely sure of: Trump will try to use this to his advantage in the mid-terms if this spreads in any meaningful way.

Wow. AI is such a productivity booster, right?

@andyburnham.bsky.social @ofcom.bsky.social any chance you could do something about this?

Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

Why the hell are the police not arresting these gits? Men wearing paramilitary uniforms, operating in coordinated groups, disrupting the functioning of critical national infrastructure? Throw the goddamn book at them!

Love it 😃

No camera. No AI. Just Normal Sunglasses. From DuckDuckGo x @Knockaround. (Yes, these are actually real. Get a pair here: knockaround.com/products/duc...)

On holiday in Scotland after 2 days travel. I had hoped to get onto our hosts car insurance (as in earlier years) but no dice. I’ve found several short term car insurance websites that cater for EU non-residents but they all ask for a UK phone number!?

An excellent article on strategic bombing & how successful it is. Or rather isn’t.

I think of Andy Burnham whenever I see this sign in Camden.

Just heard what I suspect was a pretty serious car crash. It was about 2 seconds of screeching brakes followed by a very loud 'bang'. Now - about 4 minutes later at time of writing - there are a lots of sirens sounding. I hope whoever they are, they're ok.

A good day to remind you all that you can spend £5.50 on a 28mm @countbinface.bsky.social model from Troublemaker Games, £3 of which goes to NHS supporting charities Now who is selling some frog faced fiends and a scale model pier for them to fight over? www.troublemakergames.co.uk/product-page...

I wonder whether Binface will use the slogan "I'm here to take out the trash".

If ever there was a person who deserved to win & humiliate his opponent, it’s the Count!

Are we going to see the back of both Nigel Farage and Marine Le Pen in the same afternoon??

Genuine question & probably for @chadbourn.bsky.social : if Farage does announce a resignation from public life, how many will that be? I'm pretty sure that he's done at least 3 before...

“The Gospel resounds where peoples meet, people welcome one another, their lives intertwine and different cultures engage in dialogue. It falls silent, however, when each person makes him or herself an island, avoiding contact and cutting off exchange.” - Pope Leo

Its weird that my youtube suggestions are filled with videos similar to the one below. I mean... he's not even taken office yet!

The Sun: Death Star?! I'll give them a f**king Death Star!

I’m looking forward to the inevitable Truss-Starmer podcast.

Thoughts & Prayers to Alistair Heath at this difficult time.

Does this mean we get to look forward to MOU Iran-USA V3 Final DJT Get Vance to Front This VersionUse this one (2).docx ?

defector.com/promises-mad... Ok, I'm calling it: best blog of the year

one of the oldest running dialogues in history is "war is a massively complicated political, bureaucratic, and logistical endeavor" vs. "fuck you pussy, war is when you're a fucking badass, oh shit I lost"

I think that this is a pretty sensible summary. I am deeply sceptical of the proposed ban (without any enforcement mechanism I feel that its largely the equivalent of shouting at strangers) but I do accept that there could be significant benefits, even it is only patchily implemented.

Think it's part of a broader problem in British politics which is this expectation that nothing bad should or will ever happen to people, which is an admirable and understandable view that parents have of their own children, but you can't run a flourishing society or an economy on that basis.

Jesus, this one really hits hard. RIP.

My wifes laptop is so dead that we now can't even do a clean install on it, even after a factory reset. I think its the hard drive, so I've ordered a new one - but if that fails then I don't know what to do. A new laptop, I guess. So, any recommendations for decent low-gaming laptops under €700?

I've just seen the (alleged) US-Iran deal, as published by the Iranians. Maybe Trump is so desperate he'll take it & claim that its the best deal ever, but I'm pretty sure that had Obamas JCPOA required the US to withdraw troops from the Gulf, there would be rioting. Also, how will Israel react?

I'm not sure that Nandy opinions on Streeting are in any way newsworthy, beyond "poorly performing cabinet member tries to cling onto her job".

A very interesting thread on the current Trump related oil mess & consequences thereof.

Blitzkrieg famously involved a glacially slow pace of military operation, punctuated with periods of dithering.

my current desktop background

In the final episode of Scooby Doo, the gang realise they are the ghosts.

Over /European/ sense of entitlement no less. Apparently "not throwing your citizens into a bloody conflict at the whim of a clueless would-be autocrat" is entitlement now. Who knew?

US Goal: Force Iran to accept ‘a better JCPOA‘ with no downsides. Iranian Goal: Remain a threat to the world economy by credibly threatening vessels in the Strait of Hormuz until the mid-term elections in November. One of these is focused, time limited & achievable. The other isn't.

Mad fact... 42% of Labour Prime Ministers have had to fire Peter Mandelson.