Battles
@battles.bsky.social
I used to be a ballerina but now I'm in cyber
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FACTCHECK: Centrica's Chris O'Shea got blanket coverage for claiming electricity will cost more in 2030 than in energy crisis (Chris Stark: "he's wrong on this")
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
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I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
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February 13, 2026 at 10:08 AM
FACTCHECK: Centrica's Chris O'Shea got blanket coverage for claiming electricity will cost more in 2030 than in energy crisis (Chris Stark: "he's wrong on this")
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
1/4
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
1/4
After the @smithandsniff.bsky.social live show last night I did, of course, check the car park.
The Alpines/Avantime parking group was fab.
Shout out to whoever brought out an NSX in Glasgow in February.
The Alpines/Avantime parking group was fab.
Shout out to whoever brought out an NSX in Glasgow in February.
February 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
After the @smithandsniff.bsky.social live show last night I did, of course, check the car park.
The Alpines/Avantime parking group was fab.
Shout out to whoever brought out an NSX in Glasgow in February.
The Alpines/Avantime parking group was fab.
Shout out to whoever brought out an NSX in Glasgow in February.
This is a good read.
If Google can make the fake image, it should be able to spot the fake in all its products.
If Google can make the fake image, it should be able to spot the fake in all its products.
"Let me put that in perspective: 2.2 million people looked at an AI-altered photo of a dead man, checked the tattoo analysis from a stranger on X, and hit the heart button. We have, as a civilization, optimized for this." #epstein #ai #fake www.digitaldigging.org/p/google-mak...
Made by Google. Missed by Google — except for one tool, buried in the garden shed.
If Google can make the fake, it should flag the fake in all its products
www.digitaldigging.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:54 PM
This is a good read.
If Google can make the fake image, it should be able to spot the fake in all its products.
If Google can make the fake image, it should be able to spot the fake in all its products.
Don't wait until you're jammed up, put Lockdown Mode on if you have the feature available.
New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Don't wait until you're jammed up, put Lockdown Mode on if you have the feature available.
I expected this was going to sail through with perfunctory scrutiny, really chuffed about this.
It's a well positioned site, build something for actual people there!
It's a well positioned site, build something for actual people there!
BREAKING NEWS: Edinburgh councillors have thrown out plans for a ‘green’ data centre at South Gyle. There was cross-party agreement in refusing the plan, with concerns about ‘how it affects the climate emergency’ and ‘how emissions could be minimised’.
edinburghminute.com
edinburghminute.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I expected this was going to sail through with perfunctory scrutiny, really chuffed about this.
It's a well positioned site, build something for actual people there!
It's a well positioned site, build something for actual people there!
I had this when I was a kid and thought that it was basically a schematic and I was going to be able to build a robot using it.
I remember checking the RS Components catalogue but it had no robot parts section.
I remember checking the RS Components catalogue but it had no robot parts section.
February 1, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I had this when I was a kid and thought that it was basically a schematic and I was going to be able to build a robot using it.
I remember checking the RS Components catalogue but it had no robot parts section.
I remember checking the RS Components catalogue but it had no robot parts section.
I did not have "Green party voters most likely to support military action over Greenland" on my bingo card.
If the US seized Greenland by force, Reform UK and Tory voters tend to think Europe's response should be diplomatic only, while Labour and Lib Dems tend to favour economic retaliation
Greens are split between diplomacy, economic and military reactions
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Greens are split between diplomacy, economic and military reactions
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
January 20, 2026 at 12:08 PM
I did not have "Green party voters most likely to support military action over Greenland" on my bingo card.
Y'know that scene in Weird Science where Gary and Wyatt are cutting up porn mags and the Littlewoods catalogue underwear to scan into their sex bot machine?
I wonder if Elon is operating the scissors himself or doing QA on the porn?
I wonder if Elon is operating the scissors himself or doing QA on the porn?
X has stopped working
X has stopped working
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Y'know that scene in Weird Science where Gary and Wyatt are cutting up porn mags and the Littlewoods catalogue underwear to scan into their sex bot machine?
I wonder if Elon is operating the scissors himself or doing QA on the porn?
I wonder if Elon is operating the scissors himself or doing QA on the porn?
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"The US has never had a rival like China: its equal or more in technology, trade and military power."
Bronwen Maddox on the challenge posed to the US by China's rise to power.
Watch in full➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
Bronwen Maddox on the challenge posed to the US by China's rise to power.
Watch in full➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"The US has never had a rival like China: its equal or more in technology, trade and military power."
Bronwen Maddox on the challenge posed to the US by China's rise to power.
Watch in full➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
Bronwen Maddox on the challenge posed to the US by China's rise to power.
Watch in full➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
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Tories and Reform starting to look like that brief period where there were two competing line ups of the Sugarbabes operating at the same time.
January 15, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Tories and Reform starting to look like that brief period where there were two competing line ups of the Sugarbabes operating at the same time.
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No doubt Zahawi a big name for Reform & helps with momentum. But his resignation was on what the public see as a clear ‘one rule for them’ type scandal they hate - so a risk this, more than previous switches, could blunt Reform’s appeal as ‘different to usual political class’.
January 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
No doubt Zahawi a big name for Reform & helps with momentum. But his resignation was on what the public see as a clear ‘one rule for them’ type scandal they hate - so a risk this, more than previous switches, could blunt Reform’s appeal as ‘different to usual political class’.
A fantastically versatile image.
Replace Michael Martin with your local council/councillor/MP/supermarket and email it to them.
(credit and luvs to @infiniteguff.com)
Replace Michael Martin with your local council/councillor/MP/supermarket and email it to them.
(credit and luvs to @infiniteguff.com)
January 9, 2026 at 9:33 AM
A fantastically versatile image.
Replace Michael Martin with your local council/councillor/MP/supermarket and email it to them.
(credit and luvs to @infiniteguff.com)
Replace Michael Martin with your local council/councillor/MP/supermarket and email it to them.
(credit and luvs to @infiniteguff.com)
It would be great if Dell were at the vanguard here.
Also great if Dell could do something about touchscreens in cars and the awful scales at self service checkouts.
Also great if Dell could do something about touchscreens in cars and the awful scales at self service checkouts.
DELL EXEC: Consumers are “not buying based on AI. In fact I think AI probably confuses them more than it helps them understand a specific outcome."
@pcgamer.com #CES
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/del...
@pcgamer.com #CES
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/del...
Dell seems to be the first to realise we don't actually care about AI PCs
"What we've learned over the course of this year, from a consumer perspective, is they're not buying based on AI."
www.pcgamer.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:50 PM
It would be great if Dell were at the vanguard here.
Also great if Dell could do something about touchscreens in cars and the awful scales at self service checkouts.
Also great if Dell could do something about touchscreens in cars and the awful scales at self service checkouts.
Kill Your Friends by John Niven @nivenj1.bsky.social
I would swear it has the most swearing I've ever read.
I would swear it has the most swearing I've ever read.
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Kill Your Friends by John Niven @nivenj1.bsky.social
I would swear it has the most swearing I've ever read.
I would swear it has the most swearing I've ever read.
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America has seen more pictures of Trump with Epstein than they have Trump with his own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
America has seen more pictures of Trump with Epstein than they have Trump with his own children.
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My stupidly talented friend Mike created this magnificent @heraldscotland.bsky.social front page, and now it’s up for Front Page of the Year.
He deserves all the recognition he’s received for it, and it would be much appreciated if you gave it a vote
www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/ch...
He deserves all the recognition he’s received for it, and it would be much appreciated if you gave it a vote
www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/ch...
December 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My stupidly talented friend Mike created this magnificent @heraldscotland.bsky.social front page, and now it’s up for Front Page of the Year.
He deserves all the recognition he’s received for it, and it would be much appreciated if you gave it a vote
www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/ch...
He deserves all the recognition he’s received for it, and it would be much appreciated if you gave it a vote
www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/ch...
The Ellison/Bezos tie is the one to gamble on, if that's your thing.
🚨 ROUND TWO STARTS NOW 🚨
We’re down to the final 16 contestants as you decide who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-round...
We’re down to the final 16 contestants as you decide who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-round...
December 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The Ellison/Bezos tie is the one to gamble on, if that's your thing.
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he's making a list
he's checking it twice
gonna find out who's naughty or nice
santa claus is in contravention of the data protection act (2018)
he's checking it twice
gonna find out who's naughty or nice
santa claus is in contravention of the data protection act (2018)
December 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
he's making a list
he's checking it twice
gonna find out who's naughty or nice
santa claus is in contravention of the data protection act (2018)
he's checking it twice
gonna find out who's naughty or nice
santa claus is in contravention of the data protection act (2018)
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Breaking. Liz Truss wins this year's FIFA Prize for Economics.
December 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Breaking. Liz Truss wins this year's FIFA Prize for Economics.
The Wera advent calendar is really delivering the goods!
It's only the 8th and I already have a respectable (if lopsided) tool kit.
It's only the 8th and I already have a respectable (if lopsided) tool kit.
December 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The Wera advent calendar is really delivering the goods!
It's only the 8th and I already have a respectable (if lopsided) tool kit.
It's only the 8th and I already have a respectable (if lopsided) tool kit.
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PLEASE SHARE:
On Black Friday, I want to draw attention away from the big chains and towards local Edinburgh independent retailers, makers and markets.
Please join me from
7 pm - 8 pm on Friday 28 November
to share some ideas for Christmas gifting.
We'll use the hashtag #EdinburghHour
On Black Friday, I want to draw attention away from the big chains and towards local Edinburgh independent retailers, makers and markets.
Please join me from
7 pm - 8 pm on Friday 28 November
to share some ideas for Christmas gifting.
We'll use the hashtag #EdinburghHour
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
PLEASE SHARE:
On Black Friday, I want to draw attention away from the big chains and towards local Edinburgh independent retailers, makers and markets.
Please join me from
7 pm - 8 pm on Friday 28 November
to share some ideas for Christmas gifting.
We'll use the hashtag #EdinburghHour
On Black Friday, I want to draw attention away from the big chains and towards local Edinburgh independent retailers, makers and markets.
Please join me from
7 pm - 8 pm on Friday 28 November
to share some ideas for Christmas gifting.
We'll use the hashtag #EdinburghHour
Copacetic mag really has been a thrill to read.
Exciting new print media in 2025 is a blessing.
Exciting new print media in 2025 is a blessing.
And don’t forget our crazy cheap Halloween deal! 👻
Order here - copaceticmagazine.co.uk/product-cate...
Order here - copaceticmagazine.co.uk/product-cate...
November 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Copacetic mag really has been a thrill to read.
Exciting new print media in 2025 is a blessing.
Exciting new print media in 2025 is a blessing.
Another fascinating deep dive by @londoncentric.media.
I don't love London but I love London Centric.
I don't love London but I love London Centric.
London's thieves are burying phones in flowerbeds
The police don't take much interest in returning the stolen devices when they're dug up — so London Centric decided to do it.
www.londoncentric.media
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Another fascinating deep dive by @londoncentric.media.
I don't love London but I love London Centric.
I don't love London but I love London Centric.
Amazing TV show returning to the iPlayer. I can't believe more people haven't seen it.
Michael Kamen and Eric Claptop score, which might not be everyone's cup of tea but adds heaps to the atmosphere.
Not unlike the Lethal Weapon score they did a couple of years later.
Michael Kamen and Eric Claptop score, which might not be everyone's cup of tea but adds heaps to the atmosphere.
Not unlike the Lethal Weapon score they did a couple of years later.
Aye aye. Edge of Darkness starting a rerun on BBC4 on 1st November. One of those dramas that just leave you rubbing your eyes in astonishment as it just gets better and better with every minute that passes. If you've never seen it before, god but you're in for a treat. Ian McNeice intro, too.
October 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Amazing TV show returning to the iPlayer. I can't believe more people haven't seen it.
Michael Kamen and Eric Claptop score, which might not be everyone's cup of tea but adds heaps to the atmosphere.
Not unlike the Lethal Weapon score they did a couple of years later.
Michael Kamen and Eric Claptop score, which might not be everyone's cup of tea but adds heaps to the atmosphere.
Not unlike the Lethal Weapon score they did a couple of years later.