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Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 2h

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Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 2h

They don't even realise that America fought a world war against fascism, and that anti-fa is not pronounced anteefa.

Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 4h

"I have no idea what I'm doing, and if I did I wouldn't tell you."

An obvious follow up would be "Why do you plead ignorance on questions like this? Either you're lying or are too badly informed as to be up to the job".

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 13h

This conversation.

Thank you, #BBCWest / #BBCBristol - it's good to see you can still do it.

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Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 8h

And I can't even upgrade because my perfectly good CPU isn't supported by Windows 11.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 17h

Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.

ok.co.uk @ok.co.uk · 6d

Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.

Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show

Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.

www.ok.co.uk

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Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 20h

PS re those AIs they can pretty much do everything from a simple prompt, very cool.

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Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 20h

KMP is great. We develop and run our application locally on desktop, but will end up deploying on Web (the only annoying thing is that the Material 3 date composables strangely aren't available there).

We've also found that Copilot and Amazon Q are a great help when developing.

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Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 20h

open.spotify.com/track/6eUJYd...

Loving the new single from The Thorn

@marcrileydj.bsky.social @gidcoe.bsky.social definitely a band to look out for!

Fountain

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Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 22h

Believers in the supernatural discover morals.

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 1d

🤖 If you use LinkedIn, please be aware that they automatically use your profile to train their GenAI. To turn off, go to Settings > Data Privacy > Data for Gen AI improvements.

Screenshot of LinkedIn’s menu: “How LinkedIn uses your data”. Near the bottom, is the option to turn off “Data for Generative AI improvement”, shown with a red arrow.

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Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 1d

You can't beat a @nigelslater.bsky.social recipe for an autumn evening.

Lentils substituted for pearl barley, otherwise to the letter of the recipe.

Chicken broth - carrots, onions, potatoes, leeks, homegrown sage and bay leaves, parsnips, salt, pepper and joy.

Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 1d

I listen to the Battlefield podcasts by military historians Saul David and Patrick Bishop and they are absolutely damning about Speer. How he got away with it I don't know.

Thanks for the post, I'll have a listen.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 1d

Go see @josielong.bsky.social in Salford tonight - brilliant show as ever

thelowry.com/whats-on/jos...

Josie Long - Now is The Time of Monsters

A new show about extinct gigantic, charismatic, megafauna from 3-time Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominated Comedian, and very good comedian Josie Long. In these troubled times, in this wicked world, it ca...

thelowry.com

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Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 1d

At least the end is in sight.

Looks great by the way!

Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know of any evidence either way on this. I'm tempted to dig deeper and perhaps write an article on it. It's very strange.

Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 1d

It's the JCVI's decision, not the government's. And a bit like SAGE during the pandemic, they don't seem to know what they are doing.

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Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 1d

Our household had it a couple of weeks ago.

Why on earth can't people get free or widely available, cheap vaccinations?

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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 1d

If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk

Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer

I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!

www.mathew-owen.co.uk

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 1d

Also, like you, I tried reading The Da Vinci Code but gave up as it seemed to have been written by a five year old.

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Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 1d

Or for some people, made into pie (!)

Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh, that's my free solar power disappearing ...

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Paul N @paulnuk.bsky.social · 1d

Hi @pimlicat.bsky.social and @sturdyalex.bsky.social

Regarding your "best of" episode, can I vote for Naomi's tale about redacted Mills and Boon novels?

This made me laugh out loud, and made a great Sunday even better.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

9-yr-old Ukrainian Sasha Paskal has won gold&bronze medals at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup"

In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation

Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
📹bokareva.solovey.m

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