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This is so damning - Apple used its copywriting prowess to make the web itself sound unsafe www.theverge.com/apple/659296...

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“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?” - A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic

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How to call your bank by dialling just 3 numbers… simply dial 1-5-9! Then you know it’s legit, watch the video for more info. Please share, the more people know, the fewer will be scammed.

submitted 5 days ago • 24 comments

The pollen is out of control this year. Leafy Surrey is trying to kill me.

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My LG monitor decided to stop accepting power recently. It's driving me slightly crazy only having a laptop screen. The suggested repairers are being a pain too; really don't want to buy a new one though.

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Jon Stewart explains how conservatives confuse the profit and hate-driven social media algorithm with "free" speech

submitted 9 days ago • 28 comments

My favourite thing about Morocco is the Msemen pancakes/flatbread. Really crispy on the outside but flaky layers in the middle.

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CONFIRMED! Universal Studios have published the full concept art for their proposed theme park resort which is set to open in 2031 in Bedford, UK. Stay tuned to our social media channels as we cover this announcement in detail over the coming days.

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High resolution satellite image from NASA of a cloudless Monday

submitted 27 days ago • 9 comments

It's a lot of work but the copycat Bread Pudding from Disney World's Polynesian Resort is soooo good.

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Yeah… waking up to this view every morning is gonna slap. #UniversalOrlando #EpicUniverse

submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

General reminder that the makers of Airplane didn't expect Leslie Nielsen to agree to do it, as they thought he was too serious an actor. He agreed instantly. Turned out he was one of the funniest fuckers on the planet, and had been desperate to be cast in a comedy for like... Forever.

submitted 30 days ago • 17 comments

People are complaining about the cost of #MarioKart on #Switch2, but I paid £69.99 for Street Fighter Alpha 2 on the SNES in 1996 which is £140 in today's money.

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We've published the latest edition of our tech radar, where we share what we've learned in the latest rounds of technological change www.thoughtworks.com/radar

submitted 32 days ago • 6 comments

Amazing news! Well done #disneyparks disneyparksblog.com/wdw/both-dis...

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I think it is easier just to log out of the internet, at least for this morning.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Important reminder

submitted 34 days ago • 5 comments

The US and Canada mapped at equivalent European latitudes. (via Amazing Maps)

submitted 36 days ago • 30 comments

RIP McBarge 1986-2025 You were too pure for this world

submitted 38 days ago • 36 comments

@rotemrusak.bsky.social I think you have a mistake in your Nerdist article for Johnny Storm :) (nerdist.com/article/marv...)

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

I ❤️that a game that's over 15 years old still gets new love and content from it's community. 🐐 offshore.teamfortress.community

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Is our universe inside a black hole?!? You may have seen some of these headlines, but let me break down what the science ACTUALLY says…(1/n)🧪🔭

submitted 45 days ago • 11 comments

Of course you should get a heat pump, and if you can spare £4k or so there's a generous grant to help you. But running it will be far more expensive than it is in Europe — because we keep the cost of electricity so high relative to gas. My piece for Heinrich-Böll:

submitted 47 days ago • 8 comments

NEW 🧵 Is human intelligence starting to decline? Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s What should we make of this? www.ft.com/content/a801...

submitted 51 days ago • 300 comments

We put up a proposal that lays out a way for users to declare whether/how they want their data to be used by things like generative AI or public archives, check it out on github: github.com/bluesky-soci...

submitted 50 days ago • 161 comments

📢ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 3.6% in 2024 to lowest since 1872 🏭Coal lowest since 1666, when Great Fire ravaged London 🚗EVs pushed oil down despite more traffic, saving £1.7bn 🌇Gas down on "cleanest ever" power 📈📉Since 1990, CO2 -54% / GDP +84% www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/9

submitted 53 days ago • 46 comments

This is so mellow, yet builds and builds until the guitar unleashes the song at the end. youtu.be/Yv4--p6bAxo?...

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Good new podcast. Right up my street.

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

Feels a good day for a thread. So I would like to introduce you to a mostly forgotten, but actually rather pivotal figure in PC history. Meet Dr Portia Isaacson Bass. If it wasn't for something she did in 1981, we'd all still be forced to use IBM (or IBM-licensed) PCs right now. /1

submitted 55 days ago • 5 comments

It's 2025 people. Sort your lists on websites correctly!!!

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments