Ben
@bpaul.bsky.social
Leeds fan, sci-fi geek, all things tech, politics nerd, Radiohead super fan. The usual.
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My favorite Super Bowl memory is still when Elon Musk was at the 2023 game in Arizona and panicked about his Eagles tweet getting less engagement than Joe Biden's. He then flew immediately to Twitter's San Francisco office to start emergency meetings to fix the site's algorithm.
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 AM
My favorite Super Bowl memory is still when Elon Musk was at the 2023 game in Arizona and panicked about his Eagles tweet getting less engagement than Joe Biden's. He then flew immediately to Twitter's San Francisco office to start emergency meetings to fix the site's algorithm.
I was extremely wary of Keir Starmer becoming Prime Minister, and overall had pretty low expectations, but gosh darn it if he hasn’t managed to limbo right under that bar.
So frustrating the ‘talent’ most likely to replace him is Wes Streeting.
So frustrating the ‘talent’ most likely to replace him is Wes Streeting.
February 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I was extremely wary of Keir Starmer becoming Prime Minister, and overall had pretty low expectations, but gosh darn it if he hasn’t managed to limbo right under that bar.
So frustrating the ‘talent’ most likely to replace him is Wes Streeting.
So frustrating the ‘talent’ most likely to replace him is Wes Streeting.
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From this week’s Beano.
August 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
From this week’s Beano.
Sorry mate, you made your (extremely) gilded cage, now you have to play in it. #lufc
Cristiano Ronaldo strike action could signal end of time in Saudi Arabia
The 40-year-old is reported to have refused to play in a game for Al-Nassr after disappointment at investment in players by same PIF that owns Newcastle
www.thetimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Sorry mate, you made your (extremely) gilded cage, now you have to play in it. #lufc
Embarrassing.
The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next
go.nature.com/4kxrivL
go.nature.com/4kxrivL
Does AI already have human-level intelligence? The evidence is clear
The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next.
go.nature.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Embarrassing.
Really has been a lost 4 years for Kalvin, hasn’t it. From being virtually the first name on the team sheet for England and playing the Euros final, but money move to City, to on loan at Sheffield United. Such a shame how his best years have been wasted. #lufc
February 2, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Really has been a lost 4 years for Kalvin, hasn’t it. From being virtually the first name on the team sheet for England and playing the Euros final, but money move to City, to on loan at Sheffield United. Such a shame how his best years have been wasted. #lufc
For all the doom mongering we’ve only lost 2 in the last 14 (to Arsenal and Newcastle no less) and a win on Friday sees us go equal on points with Palace in 14th and 9 clear of the relegation zone. #lufc
February 1, 2026 at 5:39 PM
For all the doom mongering we’ve only lost 2 in the last 14 (to Arsenal and Newcastle no less) and a win on Friday sees us go equal on points with Palace in 14th and 9 clear of the relegation zone. #lufc
Spurs look like a totally beaten team here. Absolutely no confidence in what they’re doing and just waiting for the manager to be sacked.
February 1, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Spurs look like a totally beaten team here. Absolutely no confidence in what they’re doing and just waiting for the manager to be sacked.
Not that I’m bitter or anything, but would be quite amusing if after all this he doesn’t do much and Palace end up relegated. #lufc
Update from @david-ornstein.bsky.social: Wolves have accepted a bid from Crystal Palace for Jorgen Strand Larsen for a fee of £43million plus £5m in add-ons.
February 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Not that I’m bitter or anything, but would be quite amusing if after all this he doesn’t do much and Palace end up relegated. #lufc
You’ll never catch me celebrating a late Chelsea winner, but also… #lufc
a man with a mustache is wearing a suit and tie and making a funny face .
ALT: a man with a mustache is wearing a suit and tie and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:36 PM
You’ll never catch me celebrating a late Chelsea winner, but also… #lufc
Indeed. It’s extremely dispiriting to see a Labour chancellor forward this populist argument about taxation. Particularly when she knows it is, ultimately, a lie.
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
January 30, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Indeed. It’s extremely dispiriting to see a Labour chancellor forward this populist argument about taxation. Particularly when she knows it is, ultimately, a lie.
I hear the best young striker in English football is still on the books… #lufc
DF: "A cornerstone of our philosophy is our academy. We have players with us in training, like Chambers, Cresswell, Chadwick, Lienou. We don't want to just spend money on other clubs' talents. We won't block pathways for our young players." #lufc
January 29, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I hear the best young striker in English football is still on the books… #lufc
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Exactly this. We should have been playing with wingers and a second striker (Nmecha) after 20 minutes of that second half. #lufc
Their change pinned Bogle and JJ back. So if we change to a back 4, suddenly we have wingers pinning them back. They were awful and we let them drift back into it. Nerves crept in and we couldn’t hold onto the ball.
Fortune favours the brave.
#lufc
Fortune favours the brave.
#lufc
January 26, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Exactly this. We should have been playing with wingers and a second striker (Nmecha) after 20 minutes of that second half. #lufc
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I do not say this lightly when I tell you, as a proud Scot, that this is the funniest thing Keir Starmer has ever done.
January 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I do not say this lightly when I tell you, as a proud Scot, that this is the funniest thing Keir Starmer has ever done.
Reform’s messaging (such as it is) so far has been primarily anti-establishment. Tricky to continue doing that when the party is increasingly made up of former Tory ministers responsible for the failure they’re setting themselves up against.
January 26, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Reform’s messaging (such as it is) so far has been primarily anti-establishment. Tricky to continue doing that when the party is increasingly made up of former Tory ministers responsible for the failure they’re setting themselves up against.
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10.6 miles along the South Telford Heritage trail today. So many powerful reminders of Telford's industrial heritage! I will be sharing some of the sites over the next few days. I am still raising money for Dementia UK. I would love to get to £450 💚
fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/27334/27886
fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/27334/27886
January 25, 2026 at 5:40 PM
10.6 miles along the South Telford Heritage trail today. So many powerful reminders of Telford's industrial heritage! I will be sharing some of the sites over the next few days. I am still raising money for Dementia UK. I would love to get to £450 💚
fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/27334/27886
fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/27334/27886
I assume the idea here is to protect Keir Starmer, but surely all it does is make him look scared and weak?
Andy Burnham blocked from byelection race by Labour ruling committee — The Guardian
Decision likely to set off ferocious row between Keir Starmer loyalists and allies of Greater Manchester mayor
apple.news
January 25, 2026 at 1:03 PM
I assume the idea here is to protect Keir Starmer, but surely all it does is make him look scared and weak?
I have tried *so* hard to not know anything about the Beckham family feud, and now here I sit, knowing things against my will.
January 23, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I have tried *so* hard to not know anything about the Beckham family feud, and now here I sit, knowing things against my will.