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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 5h

I always forget his name, but often remember the quote.

There's even an obit I'm looking forward to, aren't we all

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 6h

I still maintain there's a tiny chance that Serena double faults

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 6h

Ah this is one of those "your internet isn't mine" things

I've ~only seen the "early days" case and barely a blip of the latter

If you and Ketan are seeing something else, that's why this looks like rage bait to me

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 6h

Tactical voting will be much harder, in a world where you're not quite sure who the top two in your seat would even be

Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 15h

Same for me. Took a long break before coming here, then ended up following 80%+ the same people

Still wonder if I should have stayed off fully. Even this place has its drawbacks, but there's fun and interesting stuff here, too

Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 16h

Does the average reader consider Betteridge's Law of headlines?

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 17h

I don't understand how adults don't have frameworks of the world that include variations on

Wrong turn
Dead end
Red herring
Wasted effort

Even if I can understand being thrilled to be part of the "next big thing" (unproven, almost definitionally)

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 20h

Skill is hard. Ideas less so. Easy to assume my ideas could have been great, if only I had skills

Obviously 99% wouldn't be, but way too many think they're in that 1%

Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 1d

At least if I said something so absurd, nobody would report it. Almost feel sorry for him

Reposted by Half Baked Ideas

Sophie Hell 😈 @sophlouisehall.bsky.social · 1d

Great news for people who consider themselves Real Men

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 1d

Again? We should keep an eye on them somehow

Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 1d

A schism in our language

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 1d

That reflection on the glasses makes your eye look intense!

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 2d

Seem to have unlocked a new feature on here where on opening it shows

1) what I was looking at last time (1 sec)
2) top of "following" screen from last time (1 sec)
3) newly refreshed home screen

How do I re-lock this feature?

Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 2d

The duality of English place names

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 2d

The Dane does not return if you ask him nicely not to return. So I hear

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 2d

Council election turnout is always super low and by elections even more so

Potentially therefore not so predictive of the general public or general election voter

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 2d

Probably tacticals. Lots are more anti-Reform than they are pro their first choice party

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 2d

Feel like the text and image don't align. Many more than 6 cars, in a hold up. Pile up not pictured

Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 2d

I've decided to withdraw my candidacy. For this year at least. More, better, peace to be achieved in 2026!

Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 2d

Was common there in the 90s-00s, maybe Neighbours or similar helped it migrate?

Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 2d

You must be using a very narrow definition of "left" (it's very true of the Hard Left!)

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 2d

And then the government changes and the bagfuls stop*

*Get sent to different people instead

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 2d

Opposing the form of Zionism that wants an ever growing area is quite common

Opposing the existence of the state at all much less so (still way too common)

Both groups by the same name is poor planning on the former group's part, risks accidentally defending some awful things

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Half Baked Ideas @halfbakedplanning.bsky.social · 3d

We weren't thinking about Trump much then