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Hopefully tending towards 'woke'. Interested in history (largely WWII mil), puns and silliness...and procrastination.
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WIFE: This summer I'm banning you from wearing those shorts with pockets. ME: *barely audible* embargo pants HER: Get out

submitted 14 days ago • 16 comments

As a comms expert and socialist, my grand theory of LLMs/Copilot/etc is that the reason people look at the garbage these machines produce and go "this looks plausible and coherent" is because a huge amount of the text humans produce in their actual jobs is *also* insubstantial waffle 🧵

submitted 19 days ago • 33 comments

I call my cat Nature because she abhors the vacuum.

submitted 22 days ago • 3 comments

the antlers, my friend are goin' in the bin these antlers are goin' in the bin

submitted 34 days ago • 5 comments

‘Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?’

submitted 53 days ago • 93 comments

If your prints are coming out a bit faint, you may be entitled to ink opacity benefit.

submitted 56 days ago • 13 comments

This weekend GET 25% OFF the paperback of The Illusionist from Waterstones using code PREORDER25: www.waterstones.com/...

submitted 83 days ago • 3 comments

“I had that actress from the 1950 film “Odette” in the back of my cab once” “Anna Neagle?” “No, she was on her own”

submitted 102 days ago • 15 comments

Remember to spread a little joy, even if it will be fleeting

submitted 106 days ago • 70 comments

Phil Collins isn’t his real name. It’s a sussudionym.

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

"I know, I know—all you did was share your chili recipe, but did you consider the people who don’t like chili? The people who are vegetarians? The people without tastebuds? The people who don’t know how to turn on stoves? What about all those folks?"

submitted 111 days ago • 5 comments

I've installed a surveillance camera in a gym for aliens. I'll let you know how things work out.

submitted 113 days ago • 6 comments

You can reduce the cost of keeping buffalo by switching off roaming.

submitted 113 days ago • 5 comments

At all times the Royal Fusilliers are on standby, should the King want twisty pasta for lunch.

submitted 114 days ago • 10 comments

I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋

submitted 115 days ago • 1110 comments

"It's nice to see people over Christmas, but it's also nice to have a choice of chairs again."

submitted 141 days ago • 0 comments