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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · 27d

Just finish one

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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · 28d

Why have these filled croissants never caught on in the UK when they are such obviously delicious processed food?

Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · Aug 28

You'd think he'd be proud of his Lebanese heritage given it has lots of blossom trees and no crocodiles

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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · Jul 22

There really is no moral justification whatsoever for mined blood diamonds now, on an environmental or humanitarian level. As technology advances, industries die. There would be nothing sad about De Beers or Rio Tinto doing a Blockbuster.

www.ft.com/content/2a8d...

How the diamond industry lost its sparkle

The explosion of lab-grown stones from China has shaken up the sector, leaving established players struggling for relevance

www.ft.com

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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · Jul 16

Self sufficiency is achievable if you lock in

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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · Jul 15

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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · Jul 13

What's going on with my "mallards" and, in some cases, "grebes?"

Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · Jun 29

Forget Drake's fake abs - a gin collection of Bombay, Hendricks, Plymouth and Tanqueray for a man worth half a yard is funny to me

Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · Jun 28

Raye should headline in 2027 #Glastonbury

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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · Jun 10

Mark is right. In the Netherlands they are so confident that their nuclear waste is safely stored that you can go and visit it in a museum: www.covra.nl/en/radioacti...

The art of preservation - COVRA N.V.

www.covra.nl

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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · Jun 10

The time will pass anyway. If we don't start building now we'll be saying 10 years too late again in 2035.

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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · Jun 10

Perhaps a boring decision but a great one. Not only the right direction with nuclear but Rolls Royce being a British company for investment and infrastructure security.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jun 10

Rolls-Royce named winning bidder for UK small nuclear reactors

FTSE 100 firm beats two US-owned companies as government pushes nuclear power with Sizewell C investment * Sizewell C to be built as part of UK’s £14bn nuclear investment Rolls-Royce has won a competition to be the first company to try to build small modular nuclear reactors in the UK, as part of a government effort to push Britain to the frontier of nuclear energy technology. The UK’s Great British Energy on Tuesday announced Rolls-Royce as the preferred bidder for the programme, after a drawn-out competition that pitted the FTSE 100 manufacturer against two US-owned companies. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · May 31

Utrecht is how cities should be

Reposted by Theo Bird

Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · May 31

Truly one of the dumbest people ever to hold public office

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · May 31

NBC News - Format modifications being considered for the top-secret President’s Daily Brief, to make it more appealing for Donald Trump, include a video version that would look and feel like a Fox News broadcast. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Gabbard considering ways to revamp Trump's intelligence briefing

One idea is to make the briefing, which according to his schedule Trump has been taking less often than his predecessors, a video that looks like Fox News.

www.nbcnews.com

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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · May 26

No idea but can't deny he has aura

Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · May 26

Make politics fun again

James Fitzgerald @jamesfitzjourno.bsky.social · May 25

Who says we have no culture 🇦🇺

Moment Australian politician signs off career with a 'shoey'

The MP ended his time in parliament by drinking beer out of his shoe during his farewell speech.

www.bbc.co.uk

Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · May 25

I thought this mandatory 2 pits would make it more exciting but somehow it's worse haha.

I mean personally I'd just scrap Monaco, but if not, can the solution to avoid a situation like last year just be that teams can't pit during a red flag? #MonacoGP

Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · May 21

But also like... AI is clearly really powerful, and for better or worse it isn't going anywhere, so I want to do my best to understand it. What Google announced yesterday was honestly quite extraordinary.

Am I missing all the AI chat on Bluesky somewhere or is there a genuine aversion to it here?

Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · May 21

I'm not necessarily saying that is a bad thing. I find the constant sound of AI Bros larping on about how their terrible AI picture is 'making art accesible' pretty exhausting.

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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · May 21

I find the difference between X and Bluesky on the topic of AI truly staggering.

On X, I can't scroll for a minute without seeing someone talking about AI. The lastest models, comparisons, job losses, benefits, covering all companies from Google, OpenAI or Anthropic.

On Bluesky? Crickets.

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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · May 19

Also if news starts spreading that there are 'no repercussions' for missing Klarna payments I can see this spiralling fairly fast

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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · May 19

Turns out a predatory business model of pushing loans on broke people might not be most stable

www.ft.com/content/6c4b...

Klarna’s losses widen after more consumers fail to repay loans

‘Buy now, pay later’ group’s weaker results come as concerns rise about the financial health of US consumers

www.ft.com

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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · May 14

Hahaha anything is possible

Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · May 14

With every fibre of my body I hope this is true. It's almost too on the nose for the Onion.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · May 13

As part of the red-carpet treatment, Saudi officials arranged for a fully operational mobile McDonald’s unit to accompany President Trump during his stay.

According to local reports, the unit was set up near the Saudi Royal Court.

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Theo Bird @theonlybird.bsky.social · May 11

I remember when any reusable water bottle was the 'Eco-friendly' option.

I am massively pro-environment, but where does the purity end? I fear a constant push for eco-perfection puts swathes of people off doing anything altogether.