Jack Tindale
@jacktindale.bsky.social
Freelance Bernard Woolley Impersonator
WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN IN EVERY GAME
February 10, 2026 at 6:16 PM
WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN IN EVERY GAME
WAFFLES, YOUR TEACHER COLLAPSED
February 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
WAFFLES, YOUR TEACHER COLLAPSED
Yes! The "i dont know who mobutu is but id always back him over a white man" dude is back.
February 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Yes! The "i dont know who mobutu is but id always back him over a white man" dude is back.
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Time for my increasingly frequent, 'there's a clear Trend on this chart' joke
February 10, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Time for my increasingly frequent, 'there's a clear Trend on this chart' joke
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I’m Going to Be Sacked for Shagging About
Is that a dolphin in a bathtub?
the-fence.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Well, if nothing else, I am delighted that "Wuthering Heights" is getting an absolute pasting in the reviews.
I was dreading months of being gaslit that it was a bold artistic statement.
I was dreading months of being gaslit that it was a bold artistic statement.
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Well, if nothing else, I am delighted that "Wuthering Heights" is getting an absolute pasting in the reviews.
I was dreading months of being gaslit that it was a bold artistic statement.
I was dreading months of being gaslit that it was a bold artistic statement.
And, of course, Cuddly Internet Meme, not even a member of the Conference, Taro Kono, hit the "fuck the Kurds" button the other year.
As you say, behind the lines, it's very similar to the Abe-era loosening approach.
As you say, behind the lines, it's very similar to the Abe-era loosening approach.
February 10, 2026 at 11:05 AM
And, of course, Cuddly Internet Meme, not even a member of the Conference, Taro Kono, hit the "fuck the Kurds" button the other year.
As you say, behind the lines, it's very similar to the Abe-era loosening approach.
As you say, behind the lines, it's very similar to the Abe-era loosening approach.
"Top bosses depart Canadian pension fund after Thames Water fiasco"
February 10, 2026 at 10:15 AM
"Top bosses depart Canadian pension fund after Thames Water fiasco"
Small boys in the park, Junkers for goalposts? Marvellous.
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Small boys in the park, Junkers for goalposts? Marvellous.
Yeah, the Germans do this.
I think that they literally post police officers at airports during term time to question parents who look like they are taking their kids on holiday.
I think that they literally post police officers at airports during term time to question parents who look like they are taking their kids on holiday.
February 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Yeah, the Germans do this.
I think that they literally post police officers at airports during term time to question parents who look like they are taking their kids on holiday.
I think that they literally post police officers at airports during term time to question parents who look like they are taking their kids on holiday.
"THEY'RE MEANT TO INSTILL BISMARCKIAN-STYLE DISCIPLINE" I loudly protest as I am forcibly ejected from Downing Street after accidentally ordering three million sailor fuku from a fetish shop in Hakodate.
February 10, 2026 at 9:46 AM
"THEY'RE MEANT TO INSTILL BISMARCKIAN-STYLE DISCIPLINE" I loudly protest as I am forcibly ejected from Downing Street after accidentally ordering three million sailor fuku from a fetish shop in Hakodate.
You know how Liz Truss really wanted to be Education Minister so she could de-regulate childcare staff ratios and basically everything about her career can be explained from that? That's basically me but wanting to bring in those Prussian-style school uniforms.
February 10, 2026 at 9:42 AM
You know how Liz Truss really wanted to be Education Minister so she could de-regulate childcare staff ratios and basically everything about her career can be explained from that? That's basically me but wanting to bring in those Prussian-style school uniforms.
My dad (retired teacher) always said that half-terms should be scrapped, the school year should run April to March, with a shorter summer break, therefore showing that he's a weeb at heart.
www.ft.com/content/f5cb...
www.ft.com/content/f5cb...
Timing of England’s school holidays is ‘pretty bizarre’, says Ofsted head
Martyn Oliver calls for debate on long summer break and whether it is sensible to sit exams during hotter months
www.ft.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 AM
My dad (retired teacher) always said that half-terms should be scrapped, the school year should run April to March, with a shorter summer break, therefore showing that he's a weeb at heart.
www.ft.com/content/f5cb...
www.ft.com/content/f5cb...
No they wouldn’t have won but they’d not be trying and failing to get ahead the human equivalent of a bottle of Doom Bar.
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
No they wouldn’t have won but they’d not be trying and failing to get ahead the human equivalent of a bottle of Doom Bar.
Increasingly think the road not taken moment for the Tories was when they didn’t just give it to Penny Mordaunt till end of season in 2022.
February 9, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Increasingly think the road not taken moment for the Tories was when they didn’t just give it to Penny Mordaunt till end of season in 2022.
THE LITTLE MICROPUB UP THE HILL IS SERVING HARVEY’S BEST DAY EVER
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
THE LITTLE MICROPUB UP THE HILL IS SERVING HARVEY’S BEST DAY EVER
There's also a real tendency to catastrophise about the UK as well. There was an equally rapid turnover in Australia as well (including bringing one of them back for a second go!).
February 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
There's also a real tendency to catastrophise about the UK as well. There was an equally rapid turnover in Australia as well (including bringing one of them back for a second go!).
Had these done by David Mitchell Framers, just up from Lewisham. Please do give them your custom. Only £55 each!
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Had these done by David Mitchell Framers, just up from Lewisham. Please do give them your custom. Only £55 each!
Bit of a microcosm at Crystal Palace station.
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Bit of a microcosm at Crystal Palace station.
Currently transporting a framed Sailor Moon poster around south London which does seem like the set up to a Curb Your Enthusiasm punchline.
February 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Currently transporting a framed Sailor Moon poster around south London which does seem like the set up to a Curb Your Enthusiasm punchline.
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Somehow completely missed this. This sounds absolutely horrific but Drukpa Kunley is a terrible human being is not exactly news.
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Somehow completely missed this. This sounds absolutely horrific but Drukpa Kunley is a terrible human being is not exactly news.
I do genuinely believe the stories that he nearly went after Hartlepool. This would be in line with that.
February 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I do genuinely believe the stories that he nearly went after Hartlepool. This would be in line with that.
I take *one* afternoon off.
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I take *one* afternoon off.
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I’d like to see the sector break down of this but I’m increasingly confident (75-%) that we are going to get an AI driven productivity boom. This is partly personal experience with ai agents getting better; and partly the Uk statistics now following the us productivity numbers higher.
Good news about the British economy?!
UK productivity – how much the economy produces per hour worked – grew more in the past year than in the previous seven years combined.
In our latest Substack, Research Director @gthwaites.bsky.social takes a closer look 📈
UK productivity – how much the economy produces per hour worked – grew more in the past year than in the previous seven years combined.
In our latest Substack, Research Director @gthwaites.bsky.social takes a closer look 📈
UK productivity grew more in the last year than in the previous seven combined
Gregory Thwaites on a genuinely surprising number, and what it means for the Bank of England
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
I’d like to see the sector break down of this but I’m increasingly confident (75-%) that we are going to get an AI driven productivity boom. This is partly personal experience with ai agents getting better; and partly the Uk statistics now following the us productivity numbers higher.