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AI specifically and VC tech at large feels like it's constantly having a "We're disrupting gyms by making the weight lift itself" approach to life.

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Evergreen statement

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It is highly entertaining watching a whole new generation discover that Rod Stewart is a bit of a prick.

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I do not like the work WhatsApp group being so close to the pals WhatsApp Group on my list. I am always only two clicks away from a REALLY inappropriate voice message.

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PSA watercress is the best addition to salad greens atm.

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In today's free newsletter, I share a recipe for a perfect hot-weather lunch. I also try something new - I've recorded it, so if you prefer to listen than to read, you'll have the great pleasure of hearing me swear in English and in French. Impossible to resist, I know.

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this whole halibut was in the fishmongers today and I wondered just how much of my lawn I’d have to set on fire to cook it

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this whole halibut was in the fishmongers today and I wondered just how much of my lawn I’d have to set on fire to cook it

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Oh yeah that . . .

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Summer solstice at Dunadd Fort

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Summer solstice at Dunadd Fort

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As someone whos fought a battle to the death with an article over the last week i can only say yes, yes, writing is thinking. It also hurts worse than childbirth but there you go.

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Came home to see a video showing Drifting North is real (and presumably making its way in preview form to people who are on the list)

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My father evidently thinks LOL is lots of love. he looked like he was recording an audio on WhatsApp earlier in the week. Someone somewhere is teaching him things. And I want to know who.

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With happy timing, here comes my book extract -- on why having a high IQ can make you an outsider, rather than a genius. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 26 days ago • 13 comments

Twitter memories: the few days when Scottish Legal Academic Twitter was obsessed with the making of an eight year old’s Minion Halloween costume.

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I'm delighted to reveal the cover of my new book, Upon A White Horse: Journeys in Ancient Britain and Ireland. It will be published by @headlinebooks.bsky.social on 11 September. Available to pre-order here: linktr.ee/UponAWhiteHo... If you are happy to share this post, please, I'd be grateful.

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That’s Musk’s hat Kundera fans.

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Convincing large swathes of Western decision-makers and public opinion that Pu is a madman who would trigger nuclear Armageddon rather than lose his war of choice in Ukraine is a Ru psy op. Don’t fall for it. He has proven his rationality numerous times over the past 3.5yrs.

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Another way to look at this is that SBU agents had to spend 18 months doing insanely dangerous Mission Impossible behind enemy lines tradecraft because Western governments won't authorise them using long-range missiles for fear of hurting Vlad's feelings.

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Watching a doc for work and being reminded of David Cameron’s existence. Ugh

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