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Rikki Price
@rikkiprice.bsky.social
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A flibbertigibbet, a will-o‘-the-wisp, a clown
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rikkiprice.bsky.social
Oof
jasonkincade.bsky.social Jason Kincade @jasonkincade.bsky.social · 15h
Remembering this absolute GOAT from the old Twitter - "I help DJs" vs. Terry Farley 🤣
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
rikkiprice.bsky.social
Free access to British Newspaper Archive
magstheobscure.bsky.social Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 14h
BTW some of you may know this but others won't. If you're in a place that's free WiFi is _TheCloud then it will give you unlimited credits to the BNA.

Key places are Wetherspoons (which is cheap and quiet during the day) and Cafe Nero (who don't do booze and whose coffee is good)
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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oisinmcgann.bsky.social
Take a minute.
justkeepskeeting.pro de’on @justkeepskeeting.pro · 1d
this is mesmerizing
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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kathke.com
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
davelevitan.bsky.social Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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editor.scot
No we don’t! We literally do not! Do I have to engage with my air fryer? Do I have to have a co-dependent relationship with Google Maps?
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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rutgerbregman.com
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
rikkiprice.bsky.social
@duncanexley.bsky.social this is at your level
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
rikkiprice.bsky.social
🎶 Imagine there’s no heaven - it’s easy if you try 🎶
robbpettit.bsky.social Robb @robbpettit.bsky.social · 3d
It's been SEVEN hours and
fifteen days
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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seanreynard.bsky.social
Not Recommended!
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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danielsohege.bsky.social
I am currently, because I know how to enjoy a Saturday morning, writing some guidance for people on filling this consultation in. As I do several things are highly apparent. Before I go through them though I don't want this to put people off of filling it in. It is important to do so nonetheless. 1/
danielsohege.bsky.social Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 5d
Government has today published its consultation into "earned settlement", the forward alone contains a hot mess of misrepresentation of the current system by the Home Secretary. I would strongly urge anyone affected by the current system to respond.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691edd...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
rikkiprice.bsky.social
Guilty as charged (it did seem awfully plausible)
ernie.tedium.co Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 3d
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Update November 22. We’ve updated this article after realising we contributed to a perfect storm of misunderstanding around a recent change in the wording and placement of Gmail’s smart features. The settings themselves aren’t new, but the way Google recently rewrote and surfaced them led a lot of people (including us) to believe Gmail content might be used to train Google’s AI models, and that users were being opted in automatically. After taking a closer look at Google’s documentation and reviewing other reporting, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Gmail does scan email content to power its own “smart features,” such as spam filtering, categorisation, and writing suggestions. But this is part of how Gmail normally works and isn’t the same as training Google’s generative AI models. Google also maintains that these feature settings are opt-in rather than opt-out, although users’ experiences seem to vary depending on when and how the new wording appeared. It’s easy to see where the confusion came from. Google’s updated language around “smart features” is vague, and the term “smart” often implies AI—especially at a time when Gemini is being integrated into other parts of Google’s products. When the new wording started appearing for some users without much explanation, many assumed it signalled a broader shift. We’ve revised this article to reflect what we can confirm from Google’s documentation, as it’s always been our aim to give readers accurate, helpful guidance.
November 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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worldbollardassoc.bsky.social
Postbox bollards outside the Post Office. Absolutely delightful.
#WorldBollardAssociation 📮
A row of postbox painted bollards in front of a post office.
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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douglascheape.bsky.social
'Watson!' Exclaimed Holmes, his voice crackling with urgency. 'We must move quickly if we are to prevent that devilishly cunning Professor Moriarty from making good his escape'.
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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louiestowell.bsky.social
This colonial horror is happening now in Denmark.
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍

An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.

The Met 📷 by me

#Archaeology
My photo shows a three quarter profile of an ancient Egyptian figurine of a leaping dog facing left. Carved from ivory, now a warm caramel brown colour with glossy surface. The dogs eyes are outlined in black, the ears are floppy, the mouth is slightly ajar (the inside of the mouth is painted red - not sen in my photo). The front and back legs are outstretched as if running at full speed. A lever under the dog’s chest opens and closes the mouth so that the dog looks as if it’s barking. Dimensions: L 18.2 cm × H 6.1 cm × W 3.6 cm. Dated to Late Dynasty I8, I400-I350 BC, reign of Amenhotep III who was Tutankhamun’s grandfather. The dog is mounted on a thin metal rod in a display case. In the background in the same display case is a ‘galloping’ brown horse, which is the handle of an ancient Egyptian fly whisk or light whip.
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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birdrespecter.bsky.social
Shot + chaser
November 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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petefrasermusic.bsky.social
Innocent Smoothies vibes but for people who want to shit themselves.
samwhyte.bsky.social Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 4d
Half are called "pickled yum-ions" and the other half "rectum destroyer"
The chucking cheese Jars of pickles onions called fart starters pickle my fancy gorgeous garlic ring stingers ass blasters bangin balsamic.
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
rikkiprice.bsky.social
ewacat.bsky.social Muppet Ewa Island @ewacat.bsky.social · 4d
this isn't fun but it's reminded me of something i feel like everyone should know just in case, like a form of first aid:

if you or someone near you has a traumatic experience, playing games like Tetris ASAP disrupts the brain's creation of intrusive/sticky memories and will help prevent PTSD
colindickey.com Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 5d
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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generalboles.bsky.social
I've not actually seen this interview but judging by the expression on Chris Hope's face I'm guessing the PM told him there's no provision for a Royal Yacht in the budget
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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jdportes.bsky.social
Mahmood/government should say explain *objective* of increasing time to settlement for 15 years for care workers who arrived 2022-24

Is it

A) to get them to leave? Why?
B) to save money? Then why not just restrict benefits?
C) to "encourage integration"? How? Will do opposite.
 James Bowes @jamesbowes01.bsky.social · 5d
15 years for people in medium skilled jobs and care workers too. I believe this goes down to 10 years if they earn over £50,270. Someone in a high skilled job earning over that qualifies in 5 years.
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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picklebee.bsky.social
It's the most wonderful time of the year: Scotland's gritter tracker is back! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️🧊

www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
A map with gritters on it called William Wall-ice, grit tok, Gritney Spears and The Grittist Snowman A map with gritters on it called I've grit a crush on you, grit a bit, polar patroller, I want to break freeze A map with gritters on it called bear chills, thistle do icely A map with gritters on it called Gritallica, Olaf snow free roads, salt shaker and sled zepplin
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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tadethompson.bsky.social
I dunno, buddy, maybe if it didn't encourage young folks to kill themselves, or drink all the potable water, or pollute the Infoverse with fallacies, or add glue to recipes, or be that guy who lies rather than admits a mistake, or, and this is important, buddy, or IF WE WERE GIVEN A FUCKING CHOICE!
Microsoft Exec Asks: Why Aren't More People Impressed With AI?
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's head of AI, vents after the company receives backlash for saying 'Windows is evolving into an agentic OS.'
uk.pcmag.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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localnotail.bsky.social
Every time Dominic Cummings spouts forth again I am reminded of @daveyjones.bsky.social's Dogshit Puppet Master from 2021 in @vizcomic.bsky.social
10 panel comic about Dominic Cummings being a terrible children's entertainer who does a puppet show using dog turds and thinks he's a Machiavellian genius rather than a complete failure.
February 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
rikkiprice.bsky.social
Time to finish my migration from all Google products
booksofm.com Monica Valentinelli is riding to Isengard @booksofm.com · 5d
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.
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
Roman bronze dragon’s head standard, AD 190-260.

Originally mounted on a pole, with a long fabric tube attached to the back of the head. When charging on horseback, the wind inflated the tube and the dragon shrieked!

Niederbieber fort. Landesmuseum Koblenz. 📷 me

#RomanFortThursday
#Archaeology
My photo shows a Roman bronze dragon’s head from a military standard carried by Roman cavalry. The head is elongated with open jaws. The top and bottom jaws are lined with sharp triangular teeth. The top of the snout has diagonal ridges. It has a single round eye socket. The rear of the head and neck is textured with scales. At the top of the head there is a short, jagged, fin-like, upright crest. The bronze surface is weathered with greenish and gold patches. It is mounted on a dark stand in a museum display case.
November 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM