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Student of history, come for the football and Rugby stay for the history both remembered and forgotten. Also films and Detective fiction, and art, and stuff. I block AI firms, Crypto people of all genders and Traders so don't bother !
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Never ceases to blow my mind that for a period of time it was more economical to get people to paint things and reproduce them than take a picture of the same thing and reproduce it.

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Beautiful everyday Ladybird things. ‘Sweets’ A lovely bit of photo realism from artist: Harry Wingfield (First Picture Book 1970)

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I think a lot of people don't understand that in a world where everyone uses "AI" to vomit out statistically average text, the ability to use words uniquely becomes a premium skill and a critical differentiator.

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Or the time the Sat Nav failed (luckily near our destination) and we had to navigate back across country using AA Route master instructions in reverse.

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A reminder:

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When you slept while the Dems in the House were fighting this bill, you write stupid posts like this.

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Colleagues don’t book me in for a meeting with half and hour’s notice without checking if I’m free and then get arsey with me for declining. It’s not my fault you didn’t check my calendar.

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Josephine Baker off to the shops - BOTD

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“The president’s solutions-focused approach to legal roadblocks necessitated thinking outside the constitutional box.”

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The only response to this should be "Yes ? So what?"

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After finishing Andor I went and watched Rogue One, which ties in beautifully on its own and as a transition into Star Wars, and then A New Hope, which straight-up made me yell at the screen for realizing characters from Andor had to clap at some kid and a smuggler getting medals from some princess.

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A photo of my lovely Great Aunt Sylvia Syms that I’ve never seen before. I so wish she was still with us for everything that I’ve got coming up this year, I know she would be so excited.

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Have you tried the otter key, Steve? Mug available here: tidd.ly/3FuCMQt

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This is why we have... why we need Pride.

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Dubai Dick don't want you to have a pension.

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Important thread with implications well beyond this particular case.

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The correlation between being insecure and ostentatiously trying to present yourself as tough remains incredibly strong. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

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"What's real, what's not and what the difference is." Words to live by online atm

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Discworld QOTD, from Witches Abroad

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Sooner rather than later, I hope.

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#action #democracy #protest #ice #immigration

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Russia’s security is riddled with vulnerabilities, exposed and porous at every level.

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a general note to the press: we simply do not have to do this

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Remember that the industry’s most prominent “AI safety experts” were busy wanking about making a paper clip maximizing god, not considering actual risks.

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My small town crime drama feature... SALUDA ... is now in the top 3% of all scripts on @coverfly.bsky.social Even though Coverfly is shuffling off its mortal coil, my script most definitely is not. DM me to read #scriptsky #IYKYK #RIP

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CW: brutal hate crime It is important to remember: Johnathan Joss was killed in a hate crime. The shooter yelled homophobic slurs while shooting Johnathan, killed him & his husband's dog prior, & burnt down their home. The media is not talking about this aspect. But we will. It was a hate crime

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This is unbelievable. The man is apparently a lawyer…but does not have the first clue about the most basic rules of our profession.

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I know it's a small thing in the grand scheme of things but it's July 21st Attacks not 21/7 you wanna be Maga Numpty.

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Sarawak state assembly building. Fairly lavish for a sub-national legislature!

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My god, this is a truly awful read:

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I am going to be creating a prototype of a new (secret for now) narrative game this year. I need to find two people, both UK-BASED (sorry): a freelance dev and a freelance illustrator. If interested in working with me (and if you have a clearly REAL profile to screen for AI), do DM me.

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#Syrian President Ahmad Al-Shara is set to visit the #UnitedStates next September. The anticipated visit will include a speech at the #UnitedNations, marking the first time in 60 years that a #Syrian president addresses the #UN.

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