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Ian Rennie @theangelremiel.bsky.social · 8h

I'd like to propose the Turing Test Test. An individual conducts text conversations with a human and a generative AI. If they cannot tell the difference between them, they are not allowed to make policy decisions relating to AI.

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Son of Raum @sonofraucous.bsky.social · 8h

This made me laugh way more than I probably should have.

A flooded toby carvery show from the outside. The water looks very brown.
The caption reads, tell me when to stop with the gravy.

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A Valiant Tart @janusxuk.bsky.social · 3h

Are you a fan of The Rest Is History and if so have you heard their episode on the writing of the book?

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three spooks pam 🎃 @threesteakspam.bsky.social · 6h

women don’t like the vehicle

a silver 1996 rover 825 sterling parked outside radio norwich. somebody has spray painted "cock piss partridge" on it in black. somebody else has modified this to read "cook pass babtridge" in purple. somebody else has simply added "twat" in red

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A Valiant Tart @janusxuk.bsky.social · 3h

Bob?

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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 1d

“Before we crack on with the meat raffle, could the owner of a yellow Vauxhall Corsa please move their vehicle? Dave from the mobile discotheque says he can’t get his van in”

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Gary Delaney Comedian @garydelaney.bsky.social · 8h

A story in three parts

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The Red-Headed Strangler @emmaberquist.bsky.social · 7h

my god there has never been a more accurate use of this

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 5h

My husband of 5 years bought me £30 Lego for my birthday this year. I wouldn't mind so much, but he also bought himself £150 Lego the same day. Unfortunately he's not been able to finish his AT - ST walker as some of the pieces appear to have mysteriously gone missing. Shame.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 5h

<INTERNAL - PHOTOGRAPHER'S STUDIO>
<SFX - PHONE RINGING>

- "Hey, Bob!"
- "Hey, Nigel!"
- "We have another new MP. We need a new party shot."
- "Cool. Is there six of you now, then?"
- "Nope."

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 5h

Also it's worth noting something about the scene where Scotty tries to talk to a 1980s computer in Star Trek IV.

When he realises it ISN'T a talk-to-it computer, he proceeds to type INSANELY fast.

You know. Like someone who only talks to computers when he wants simple shit done. Not complex shit.

Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 5h

I feel like (as with so many things with AI) this is techbros confusing the affordances of science fiction *media* with reality, when those affordances are often driven by the needs of the *media* rather than the SF.

I.E. they talk to the computer on Star Trek because typing is visually boring!

Peter Clines @peterclines.bsky.social · 6h

Can you imagine a writers retreat where everyone is talking to their computer all the time? Or a classroom? Or trying to work in an open plan office where everyone in every cubicle is talking in loud clear voices and then things go wrong because their computer heard Bill talking two cubicles over...

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A Valiant Tart @janusxuk.bsky.social · 3h

Do you need cheering up? This will do it. #IfItsNotAlrightItsNotTheEnd

And for fans of #CatsAreTwats, there is a post credit scene...

John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 7h

Okay. So. Amazing scenes playing out at the vets when i arrived to pick up Napoleon.

Names changed/removed. But get ready for a lost kitty story with a happy ending.

It starts late last year, when the elderly neighbour of a young couple went into a care home /1

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Autistic Adam @autisticadam.bsky.social · 7h

Autistic burnout isn’t a nap. It’s watching your life collapse while people ask if you’ve tried yoga.

Not just fatigue ethier. The body hits limit after years of pretending everything’s ok. You don’t recover by “resting more,” you recover by rebuilding safety. That’s the part no one talks about.

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Bishop Steiner @bishopsteiner.bsky.social · 5h

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Sundance @sundance.bikesky.social · 20h

I feel seen and attacked at the same time

Who is better at riding a bike meme from KnowYourMeme on Instagram. Comparison a chill kid riding a bike a road cyclist being fussy about their sport

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Nicola Griffith @nicolaz.bsky.social · 1d

When the *Episcopalians* do memes you know we're approaching the end times...

Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 1d

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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A Valiant Tart @janusxuk.bsky.social · 12h

Well deserved

Richard Courtice @richardcourtice.bsky.social · 16h

Good morning, News from the UK is you are an award winner. 16 Sunsets won best Science And Technology Podcast last night 😀🎉

Award for Best Science And Technology Podcast at the 2025 Independent Podcast Awards

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911-blondie.bsky.social @911-blondie.bsky.social · 23h

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A Valiant Tart @janusxuk.bsky.social · 12h

I thought Allo Allo was a comedy, not a documentary?

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14h

urgently need you guys to know that this French politician below 1) didn't know he'd been appointed as a minister until he saw it on TV 2) reacted by going: "bah pfff voilà"

Libération @liberation.fr · 14h

Le nouveau ministre de la Ruralité, Michel Fournier, raconte avoir appris sa nomination à la télé

Le plus vieux ministre nommé sous la Ve République précise avoir discuté avec le Premier ministre «deux jours avant», sans que rien ne soit arrêté. «Comment j’ai réagi ? Bah pfff voilà», résume-t-il.

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A Valiant Tart @janusxuk.bsky.social · 15h

Had to be on site for dark o'clock this morning for what turned out to be a total and utter waste of time. If you thought I ran on #CoffeeAndSarcasm before, cue the music and strap in.

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Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet 1974 Video Sound HQ

YouTube video by NEA ZIXNH

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A Valiant Tart @janusxuk.bsky.social · 17h

Def Leopard, Pour Some Sugar On Me
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DEF LEPPARD - "Pour Some Sugar On Me" (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by DEF LEPPARD

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A Valiant Tart @janusxuk.bsky.social · 1d

www.reddit.com/r/stories/s/...

From the stories community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the stories community

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A Valiant Tart @janusxuk.bsky.social · 1d

As someone who spends a lot of time on the road late at night, this story made my blood run cold. I commend this story to the house.

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A Valiant Tart @janusxuk.bsky.social · 1d

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Katie Parker @kparkerhistorian.bsky.social · 1d

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Want to learn about their history and use as sources?

In London in late January?

Sign up for @ihr.bsky.social short course, Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place!

#maphistory #skystorians 🗃️

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Flups @flups.bsky.social · 1d

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS.

A court has ordered Paul Chuckle cut down several four metre tall oak trees at the bottom of his garden after the council provided evidence he is only permitted to have a two metre yew.

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