Ian Whitney
@iancwhitney.bsky.social
I do one thing very well and therefore assume all of my opinions are impeccable, no matter the subject.
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Ian Whitney
@iancwhitney.bsky.social
· May 16
Pinning this mainly to remind myself:
Hmm that looks like an American Problem. Sucks to be them, I guess. Hope they sort that out but not my rodeo.
Hmm that looks like an American Problem. Sucks to be them, I guess. Hope they sort that out but not my rodeo.
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i’m sorry what the fuck are you tryna sell me?
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
i’m sorry what the fuck are you tryna sell me?
As a sign of general maturity, many MPs will try and get ejected today so that they can get an earlier flight home for the hols.
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
As a sign of general maturity, many MPs will try and get ejected today so that they can get an earlier flight home for the hols.
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With the American military adopting such pointlessly cruel and antagonistic anti-LGBTQ+ policies it’s good to see some other countries are taking the opposite approach.
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
With the American military adopting such pointlessly cruel and antagonistic anti-LGBTQ+ policies it’s good to see some other countries are taking the opposite approach.
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"Americans": inaccurate, chauvinist ❌
"USians": clunky, twee ❌
"Seppos": literally perfect, no drawbacks ✔️
"USians": clunky, twee ❌
"Seppos": literally perfect, no drawbacks ✔️
If your argument involves referring to Americans as “USians” it doesn’t matter how cogent the rest of your point may be tbh
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"Americans": inaccurate, chauvinist ❌
"USians": clunky, twee ❌
"Seppos": literally perfect, no drawbacks ✔️
"USians": clunky, twee ❌
"Seppos": literally perfect, no drawbacks ✔️
This, for me, is honestly up there with the Koko Birkin bag joke. I don't know why, but makes me hoot and hoot every time I see it and sometimes it just randomly pops into my head during the day.
I was just telling my girlfriend the other day that the old world is dying. And, my stars, the new world is struggling to be born. And now is the time when you meet such INNNNteresting monsters.
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
This, for me, is honestly up there with the Koko Birkin bag joke. I don't know why, but makes me hoot and hoot every time I see it and sometimes it just randomly pops into my head during the day.
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
November 26, 2025 at 6:16 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
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I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
It's extraordinary how this single post seemed to kick off an international wave of reporting with absolutely no verification it was true. It isn't true!
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It's extraordinary how this single post seemed to kick off an international wave of reporting with absolutely no verification it was true. It isn't true!
Must almost be time for that Live Forever freak to get some more free press again.
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Must almost be time for that Live Forever freak to get some more free press again.
Ah you saying an account only 8 hours sounded this absolute attention siren?
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Ah you saying an account only 8 hours sounded this absolute attention siren?
Well Jono, everyone is talking about Pauline this morning! She's sucked all the oxygen out of the final sitting week and made it Pauline Week. There is no such thing as negative engagement.
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Well Jono, everyone is talking about Pauline this morning! She's sucked all the oxygen out of the final sitting week and made it Pauline Week. There is no such thing as negative engagement.
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Heaven forfend a woman wear the same outfit twice.
#BREAKING 🚨 The Senate has been suspended after One Nation leader Pauline Hanson wore a burka on the floor, repeating her 2017 stunt
It happened shortly after Hanson tried introduce a bill which would ban burkas in Australia
It happened shortly after Hanson tried introduce a bill which would ban burkas in Australia
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Heaven forfend a woman wear the same outfit twice.
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The platforms make money from predators and Nazis and are overrun with bots but the real issue is all of us having to upload ID to poast about some shit we saw in The Age or a our walk in the park. Makes sense.
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The platforms make money from predators and Nazis and are overrun with bots but the real issue is all of us having to upload ID to poast about some shit we saw in The Age or a our walk in the park. Makes sense.
Every single one of the 'good examples' has significant weight bearing "but..." clauses. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Four ways AI is being used to strengthen democracies worldwide | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier
The dangers of artificial intelligence and its potential to consolidate power are clear. But used fairly, it can be a boon for good government
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Every single one of the 'good examples' has significant weight bearing "but..." clauses. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Le Meilleur Patissier is doing a "British Week" like Bake Off did all those silly Mexican, Japanese etc... weeks and it is hilarious.
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Le Meilleur Patissier is doing a "British Week" like Bake Off did all those silly Mexican, Japanese etc... weeks and it is hilarious.
Finally time for chapter 2 of my thesis to shine! Josette Féral's quotidian cleft baaaaaby
The theory in the paper is that it's not the superhero per se, but that unexpected events in general increase mindfulness and thus pro-social behavior
So act weird and make people behave better.
So act weird and make people behave better.
Science will often take you to unexpected and delightful places. In this study, researchers hypothesized that riders in a crowded subway car would be more likely to offer their seat to a pregnant person if there were someone in the subway car dressed as Batman 🧪🦇
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Finally time for chapter 2 of my thesis to shine! Josette Féral's quotidian cleft baaaaaby
I love these plummy toned NFSA videos of Australian optimism of the 60s so much. And you have to see the bit on The Rocks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj-l...
City Of Millions
YouTube video by NFSA Films
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I love these plummy toned NFSA videos of Australian optimism of the 60s so much. And you have to see the bit on The Rocks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj-l...
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They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They line up perfectly.
We didn't take action when tests were finished within 4 days.
We thought we could cope when they finished in 3 days.
Soon they will be finished by tea at this rate of extrapolation. #Ashes
We thought we could cope when they finished in 3 days.
Soon they will be finished by tea at this rate of extrapolation. #Ashes
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 AM
We didn't take action when tests were finished within 4 days.
We thought we could cope when they finished in 3 days.
Soon they will be finished by tea at this rate of extrapolation. #Ashes
We thought we could cope when they finished in 3 days.
Soon they will be finished by tea at this rate of extrapolation. #Ashes
My current preferred online quiz for French verb conjugations really likes to throw in some unexpected curveballs. It's actually really smart because it's forcing me to learn patterns, not words.
November 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
My current preferred online quiz for French verb conjugations really likes to throw in some unexpected curveballs. It's actually really smart because it's forcing me to learn patterns, not words.