If I remember it’s 150 gbp for the application and it has to be a specific secure courier
January 13, 2026 at 10:42 PM
If I remember it’s 150 gbp for the application and it has to be a specific secure courier
Smoke, mirrors, and non-sequiturs
The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
January 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Smoke, mirrors, and non-sequiturs
The existence of Robin of Sherwood predicts the existence of Batman of Sherwood
January 13, 2026 at 5:56 AM
The existence of Robin of Sherwood predicts the existence of Batman of Sherwood
Is harsh language still ok?
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Is harsh language still ok?
I’m hoping the arborist is lanyarded to the tree and the crane is there to lift the cuts away because otherwise my H&S persona would be having kittens
January 13, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I’m hoping the arborist is lanyarded to the tree and the crane is there to lift the cuts away because otherwise my H&S persona would be having kittens
There is that, but whether it’s being arch, rebellious, ironic or whatever, culturally it creates and sustains a reservoir of imagery and norms that perpetuates a harmful concept
January 13, 2026 at 1:45 AM
There is that, but whether it’s being arch, rebellious, ironic or whatever, culturally it creates and sustains a reservoir of imagery and norms that perpetuates a harmful concept
Since around about 2007 or so, my unpopular opinion has been that if you are supporting overseas hosting operations by paying them $$ rather than local operators, you are critically damaging NZ infrastructure
January 13, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Since around about 2007 or so, my unpopular opinion has been that if you are supporting overseas hosting operations by paying them $$ rather than local operators, you are critically damaging NZ infrastructure
There's a whole thesis waiting to be written on "did you choose that name to deliberately shock your parents/middle-class society, or are you secretly harbouring sympathizing fantasies?"
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
There's a whole thesis waiting to be written on "did you choose that name to deliberately shock your parents/middle-class society, or are you secretly harbouring sympathizing fantasies?"
Oh there's a huge rabbit hole of symbolism and sardonic rebellion going on there...
January 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Oh there's a huge rabbit hole of symbolism and sardonic rebellion going on there...
So many eyebrow-raising British band names…
January 12, 2026 at 10:53 PM
So many eyebrow-raising British band names…
Suzuki Samurai with front seats only, EV version with 4WD, low range and truck tyres.
Suzuki Swift with full EV conversion (not hybrid)
Ford Escort Mk II with rear wheel drive and sports mode electrics
Mercedes Benz 1963 190SL convertible, white with orange leather seats, drop in electric motor
Suzuki Swift with full EV conversion (not hybrid)
Ford Escort Mk II with rear wheel drive and sports mode electrics
Mercedes Benz 1963 190SL convertible, white with orange leather seats, drop in electric motor
January 12, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Suzuki Samurai with front seats only, EV version with 4WD, low range and truck tyres.
Suzuki Swift with full EV conversion (not hybrid)
Ford Escort Mk II with rear wheel drive and sports mode electrics
Mercedes Benz 1963 190SL convertible, white with orange leather seats, drop in electric motor
Suzuki Swift with full EV conversion (not hybrid)
Ford Escort Mk II with rear wheel drive and sports mode electrics
Mercedes Benz 1963 190SL convertible, white with orange leather seats, drop in electric motor
No knives though, looks like you’ll have to do the forksaw trick to cut up your food
January 12, 2026 at 10:07 PM
No knives though, looks like you’ll have to do the forksaw trick to cut up your food
Stick a washing machine on it!
January 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Stick a washing machine on it!
I’ve remixed In The Air Tonight with the drum break from Eastenders
January 12, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I’ve remixed In The Air Tonight with the drum break from Eastenders
Warning notice for lab technicians: “Do not look at laser beam with remaining good eye”
January 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Warning notice for lab technicians: “Do not look at laser beam with remaining good eye”
People have been drawing glasses on serious portraits pretty much since glasses were invented
A knight of the Order of Santiago, flashing his cool specs in 1640. By Jusepe de Ribera, who was born OTD in 1591.
January 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
People have been drawing glasses on serious portraits pretty much since glasses were invented
You balance peas on it, don’t you?
January 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
You balance peas on it, don’t you?
“Now’s No’ The Time” meets “Time Has Run Out”
January 12, 2026 at 8:47 AM
“Now’s No’ The Time” meets “Time Has Run Out”
I remember the Levi’s ad from the 80s, is that what you mean?
January 12, 2026 at 8:16 AM
I remember the Levi’s ad from the 80s, is that what you mean?
Way back in the 90s, my supervisor had a spreadsheet to automate the process of applying for EU research funding, it literally did grow on trees in those days
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Way back in the 90s, my supervisor had a spreadsheet to automate the process of applying for EU research funding, it literally did grow on trees in those days
I’ll dash off a quick summary
January 12, 2026 at 7:46 AM
I’ll dash off a quick summary
That's a most unfortunate typo
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 AM
That's a most unfortunate typo
We have not yet begun to fight them on the peaches
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
We have not yet begun to fight them on the peaches