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I reported 18(!) scam ads to YouTube all using pics like this, all separate accts. I wonder how many they'll take down. Some links even lead to fake websites that scammers switch out after their accts are vetted.
February 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I reported 18(!) scam ads to YouTube all using pics like this, all separate accts. I wonder how many they'll take down. Some links even lead to fake websites that scammers switch out after their accts are vetted.
I reported Honey's Firefox add-on for the evil stuff documented in the video below. I got a response affirming that Firefox has "requested changes" but really they should disable and delist it right now pending those changes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCGT...
The Honey Scam is Worse Than I Thought
YouTube video by MegaLag
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 AM
I reported Honey's Firefox add-on for the evil stuff documented in the video below. I got a response affirming that Firefox has "requested changes" but really they should disable and delist it right now pending those changes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCGT...
I wonder why Windows 11 even asks if I want to update and shutdown when it's going to restart anyway.
February 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I wonder why Windows 11 even asks if I want to update and shutdown when it's going to restart anyway.
Got a scam automated "hello can you hear me" scam call from Latvia today. Different text and voice than I'm used to. Still not sure what the purpose is other than to verify somebody answers which isn't much.
January 29, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Got a scam automated "hello can you hear me" scam call from Latvia today. Different text and voice than I'm used to. Still not sure what the purpose is other than to verify somebody answers which isn't much.
Bad enough she takes bribes but I hope the Moonies are getting prosecuted too for such a brazen scheme. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kim Keon Hee: South Korea's former first lady gets 20 months' jail for bribery
Kim Keon Hee was also ordered to return a Graff diamond necklace and pay back 12.85m won in cash.
www.bbc.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Bad enough she takes bribes but I hope the Moonies are getting prosecuted too for such a brazen scheme. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Bill Browder wrote an entire book called "Red Notice" about this very tactic. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Russia using Interpol's wanted list to target critics abroad, leak reveals
A leak exposes for the first time the extent of Russia’s misuse of Interpol to request the arrest of critics.
www.bbc.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Bill Browder wrote an entire book called "Red Notice" about this very tactic. www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Ig Nobel committee should award Trump a special prize for peace, for threatening violence because he wouldn't get a peace prize.
January 21, 2026 at 8:07 AM
The Ig Nobel committee should award Trump a special prize for peace, for threatening violence because he wouldn't get a peace prize.
Sounds like Elon is butthurt that Ryanair, a notoriously budget airline sees no business case for installing Starlink on its mostly shorthaul flights. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Spat deepens between Elon Musk and Ryanair's O'Leary
Musk and Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary have called each other "idiots" in recent days
www.bbc.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Sounds like Elon is butthurt that Ryanair, a notoriously budget airline sees no business case for installing Starlink on its mostly shorthaul flights. www.bbc.com/news/article...
An incredible display of obsequiousness. Makes her unfit to rule.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award at White House meeting
Trump thanked Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, calling it "a wonderful gesture of mutual respect".
www.bbc.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:47 AM
An incredible display of obsequiousness. Makes her unfit to rule.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Last time this happened Qatar airways & Doha airport demonstrated sheer incompetence when every flight got cancelled the next day. Its like they didn't have any contingency to deal with the situation and staff were hopeless. www.bbc.com/news/article...
US reducing personnel at Qatar air base, official tells CBS
Officials say it is a "precautionary measure" and comes as Donald Trump weighs up whether to take action against Iran.
www.bbc.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Last time this happened Qatar airways & Doha airport demonstrated sheer incompetence when every flight got cancelled the next day. Its like they didn't have any contingency to deal with the situation and staff were hopeless. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scott Adams spent the latter part of his life shitting all over his reputation. Kind of sad he would rather be remembered as an angry self-centred asshole, than a cartoonist but oh well.
January 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Scott Adams spent the latter part of his life shitting all over his reputation. Kind of sad he would rather be remembered as an angry self-centred asshole, than a cartoonist but oh well.
A kitchen robot seems like the ultimate in buyer's remorse. A crappy kitchen gadget which doesn't even have the good grace to be easy to stuff into a cupboard forever when its uselessness becomes obvious. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Is this the year domestic robots come in our homes?
Joe Tidy meets robots being trained to tidy up all your mess.
www.bbc.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
A kitchen robot seems like the ultimate in buyer's remorse. A crappy kitchen gadget which doesn't even have the good grace to be easy to stuff into a cupboard forever when its uselessness becomes obvious. www.bbc.com/news/article...
If the UK wants to send a message to Twitter, then close every single government account and federate them on Bluesky and/or Mastodon. Reclaim digital sovereignty and leave that cesspit.
January 11, 2026 at 9:02 AM
If the UK wants to send a message to Twitter, then close every single government account and federate them on Bluesky and/or Mastodon. Reclaim digital sovereignty and leave that cesspit.
People his age would be on warfarin
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Trump says he takes higher daily dose of aspirin than doctors recommend
In an interview about his health, the US president says: "I don't want thick blood pouring through my heart".
www.bbc.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:36 PM
People his age would be on warfarin
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This property developer sounds like he's just tapping into a rich seam of gullible idiots.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The fight over Christian nationalism in a small Tennessee town
A controversy kicked off after two religious podcasters moved into an Appalachian hill town deep in the Bible Belt.
www.bbc.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
This property developer sounds like he's just tapping into a rich seam of gullible idiots.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Starbucks spammed to let me know they're serving "pistachio velvet oat latte" and all I can wonder is what circle of hell their product research department resides on.
January 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Starbucks spammed to let me know they're serving "pistachio velvet oat latte" and all I can wonder is what circle of hell their product research department resides on.
A newspaper headline which is an obvious lie
December 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A newspaper headline which is an obvious lie
Every single day YouTube recommends me AI garbage videos. They usually have < 100 views. What does it say that I can recognize this stuff almost from the screenshot and block it, yet YouTube can't or stop facilitating this shit in the first place.
December 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Every single day YouTube recommends me AI garbage videos. They usually have < 100 views. What does it say that I can recognize this stuff almost from the screenshot and block it, yet YouTube can't or stop facilitating this shit in the first place.
The next generation of hipsters has arrived. Expect CDs to receive a 2x markup.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
CDs return to Christmas shopping lists as gen Z embrace ‘retro renaissance’
Demand for CD players rises 74% this year amid deluxe releases from artists such as Taylor Swift and Pink Floyd
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The next generation of hipsters has arrived. Expect CDs to receive a 2x markup.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
I've never thought of boxing as having a "democratic dream". It's two people punching each other for money in front of a baying crowd. The biggest disappointment is seeing Netflix waste subscriber money on this shit.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
Jake Paul’s artless spectacle robbed boxing of its democratic dream | Bryan Armen Graham
Netflix’s 300 million global subscribers got just what they wanted: to see a former YouTuber knocked out brutally
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I've never thought of boxing as having a "democratic dream". It's two people punching each other for money in front of a baying crowd. The biggest disappointment is seeing Netflix waste subscriber money on this shit.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
The rendition of this proposed Universal Studios UK park makes it look pathetically small. Maybe a couple of roller coaster rides, a handful of dark rides, an arena and that's your lot. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Universal UK theme park could rival Disneyland Paris in size
Within its first 20 years, Universal is expecting more annual visitors than any park gets in Europe.
www.bbc.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The rendition of this proposed Universal Studios UK park makes it look pathetically small. Maybe a couple of roller coaster rides, a handful of dark rides, an arena and that's your lot. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sarkozy's incarceration (with fridge and TV + bodyguard protection) is better that any other convict with similar terms but he's having a sad and we should feel sad for him too according to him. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sarkozy releases prison diaries about his 20 days behind bars
The former French president was jailed for taking part in an election campaign funding conspiracy.
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Sarkozy's incarceration (with fridge and TV + bodyguard protection) is better that any other convict with similar terms but he's having a sad and we should feel sad for him too according to him. www.bbc.com/news/article...
This could be easily solved with legislation and judicious application of taxes/congestion fees/tolls/vignettes to tilt people's preference towards smaller vehicles.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
This could be easily solved with legislation and judicious application of taxes/congestion fees/tolls/vignettes to tilt people's preference towards smaller vehicles.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Of course Farage was racist at school. There are contemporary letters by teachers opposing his being made prefect. Nothing has changed since, he's just better at using euphemisms.
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Of course Farage was racist at school. There are contemporary letters by teachers opposing his being made prefect. Nothing has changed since, he's just better at using euphemisms.
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
I notice a lot of AI slop YouTube has started using a grainy dirty filter for some reason. Even on digital footage. Seeing it in the preview window is surefire sign it's slop.
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I notice a lot of AI slop YouTube has started using a grainy dirty filter for some reason. Even on digital footage. Seeing it in the preview window is surefire sign it's slop.