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Was just reminded of the The Impenetrable Layer of Suck, a term from Peter Corbett that I illustrated back in 2010. Can't imagine much has changed, other than the layer of suck has probably thickened and become even more impenetrable.

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You have to wonder what's the fucking point.

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The problem with stuff like this is that outrage and anxiety are much more easy to monetise.

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Fondly remembering how publishers used to sell books. www.onedarnleyroad.com/work/natural...

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wow www.bbc.com/news/article...

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We do not and have never had an immigration "problem" or an immigration "crisis" in this country. We do, however, have a xenophobia and racism problem, and it's getting worse.

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Tea?

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Wild if the marines went in to round up violent troublemakers and ended up with a catchwagon full of LAPD and ICE.

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It has NOT been easy keeping this under my hat, but here's an announcement of an acquisition that made me VERY HAPPY INDEED.

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Today, the Government launches plans to fast-track driverless vehicle trials in the UK. One of the companies involved says London presents a big challenge: “It has seven times more jaywalkers than San Francisco.” Except… it doesn't. 🧵

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For anyone in the UK:

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And we're done! youtu.be/jn0NmumlYYs

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New arrival for #CoosDay! A wee heifer calf for Cerys.

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Have a floofy baby to start you #CoosDay right!

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The lamps are going out all over America...

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My friend Samaa is 7 months pregnant, with a sweet and beloved toddler named Julia…who has never known what peace and safety feel like. A parent’s worst nightmare, and it’s every day. Her family fundraiser is going slow and these babies need to eat. Please donate and share 🇵🇸❤️ gofund.me/f816f59f

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Or looked at another way, how many have colluded, wittingly or otherwise, in the downfall of America.

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Fell down a rabbit hole that led to me remembering this wonderful song by John Foxx. Apologies to anyone who was at school with me when it came out. I played it to death, then carried on playing it until it was nothing but bones and dust. johnfoxx.bandcamp.com/track/underp...

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I'm not the only person who sees this as a thinly veiled threat, am I?

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2000AD has always been eerily prescient.

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The thing about LLMs and Generative 'AI' you have to realise is that for the techbro billionaires it is a religion. They truly believe there will soon be a computer intelligence that outstrips all else, and which will bring them the immortality they crave. They are insane.

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No work, only scritches.

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