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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 9h

BOOOOOOOOO

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 10h

Had to dash out so missed a chunk of the episode but may never recover from "Bats...? Bats?!"

#taskmaster

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 10h

Been a good day for creeps getting their comeuppance in court!

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 10h

NEW: Federal judge dismisses Drake's defamation case against Kendrick Lamar storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The issue in this case is whether "Not Like Us" can reasonably be understood to convey as a factual matter that Drake is a pedophile or that he has engaged in sexual relations with minors. In light of the overall context in which the statements in the Recording were made, the Court holds that it cannot.

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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 11h

Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a guy throwing a printer at a horse

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 11h

"Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman eight months pregnant—she is an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School—and she is saying 'eff Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta."

gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-compl...

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 11h

oooh I intend to do the same this weekend, though once again I dread the stupidly long runtime.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 12h

You can tell winter is on the way when I have to start posting this very helpful graphic again.

Headline from Reductress: 'guy who just wants to be friends excited to watch your instagram stories for eternity'

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 13h

Sorry for the lack of alt text, I could barely get these posted. Me with unruly curly hair looking frazzled x 2.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 13h

here
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here

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 14h

deleted as apparently he's aware and it's coming back!

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 15h

*pinching bridge of nose so hard it almost falls off* My notice period is testing me.

Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 15h

A master tactician.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term

A French court increases by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 16h

de-what now?

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 16h

There's no laundry facilities at Carrington and Jim Ratcliffe said 'costs were too high' for staff to get free lunches anymore, but good luck with that!!!

The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 16h

Manchester United are exploring whether to sell seat licences for a new stadium which would be built adjacent to the existing stadium at Old Trafford.

More from @andymitten.bsky.social

🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 18h

I'm about to start working with predominantly scientists. Not sure if it's going to be better or worse on that front.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 18h

Things I have had to advise/suggest to people (no one I work with directly) today who must earn almost double my salary: putting a signature field in a document, and putting an out-of-office message on if they're going away.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 18h

*heavy sigh* ONCE AGAIN reminding you to be sympathetic to your single friends, who are proportionately paying far more to go on holiday by themselves.

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~daniel_barker~ @daniel-barker.bsky.social · 18h

Looking at the "disconnection" in this family specifically I'm really not sure that phones are the main factor.

Sky News @news.sky.com · 20h

Phones creating 'epidemic of disconnection' in families, says Princess of Wales

The Princess of Wales has said smartphones and computer screens create "an epidemic of disconnection" within families.

news.sky.com

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 19h

Should commit to the Lake District but I assume it'd be more expensive than Berlin, currently.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 19h

Merchaaaaaant's! My fave in the whole world. Spent many a happy time there. And the older I get, the more appreciative I am that the phone signal in there is terrible.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 19h

Who the fuck is he going to find to accept Saudi bribe money?!

Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 19h

Had a brief, insane idea that I could have a mini-break to Berlin during my few days between jobs in 3 weeks' time, but I absolutely can't justify spending the money.

Might go to Lancaster. Less debauched, but cheaper.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 20h

JAMES were you not aware of this?! It's improved my life considerably. He also just did an adorable anniversary post about his wife.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 20h

Anita WTF

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 20h

@mrchrisaddison.bsky.social has been doing shows about orchestras - unsure if they're kid-oriented but he may have some guidance!

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