Paul B 〓〓
@whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social
Beer, cricket, books, photography and the odd loosely coherent rant...
What a spectacular image!
🔭 Comet Lemmon and the Milky Way
Image Credit & Copyright: Lin Zixuan linzx23 at mails.tsinghua.edu dot cn) (Tsinghua U.)
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Image Credit & Copyright: Lin Zixuan linzx23 at mails.tsinghua.edu dot cn) (Tsinghua U.)
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25112...
November 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
What a spectacular image!
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
Huh..
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November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Huh..
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Rachel Reeves is hoping her tax increases and extra welfare spending will appease the Labour backbenchers without punishing middle-income earners. It's the riskiest gamble since someone bought a ticket for the third day of the next Ashes test
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Rachel Reeves is hoping her tax increases and extra welfare spending will appease the Labour backbenchers without punishing middle-income earners. It's the riskiest gamble since someone bought a ticket for the third day of the next Ashes test
Been watching Clive James: Postcard from Rome on BBC4. They don't make TV like this anymore, sadly.
November 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Been watching Clive James: Postcard from Rome on BBC4. They don't make TV like this anymore, sadly.
"Roxxxxxxxxxxxxxxanne!"
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"Roxxxxxxxxxxxxxxanne!"
Wow, Stephan Shemilt isn't pulling any punches here (and rightly so...).
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Ashes: 'England's first-Test defeat in Perth one of their worst ever'
England missed a chance to turn fierce Ashes pressure on Australia with self-inflicted defeat in Perth, writes Stephan Shemilt.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Wow, Stephan Shemilt isn't pulling any punches here (and rightly so...).
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
When I - finally - went to bed last night, England were 115-5, when I got up this morning Australia were 31-4. What a turnaround! Lets hope the rest of the series is like this #theashes
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
When I - finally - went to bed last night, England were 115-5, when I got up this morning Australia were 31-4. What a turnaround! Lets hope the rest of the series is like this #theashes
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In highly important news from history today, it’s the 80th anniversary of the 21st birthday of Christopher Tolkien, notable now for the wording (especially the small print) of the invitation to the party
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
In highly important news from history today, it’s the 80th anniversary of the 21st birthday of Christopher Tolkien, notable now for the wording (especially the small print) of the invitation to the party
A Black Series Kyle Katarn figure? Yes please!
(And they'd better do a Jan Ors figure to go with it!)
(And they'd better do a Jan Ors figure to go with it!)
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A Black Series Kyle Katarn figure? Yes please!
(And they'd better do a Jan Ors figure to go with it!)
(And they'd better do a Jan Ors figure to go with it!)
To be honest - as someone who regularly drinks on my own - I cannot think of a more ghastly venue than a cocktail and karaoke bar, but this chap's arguments just don't stand up. Not admitting a single drinker because they might have a seizure? Come on...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Altrincham bar bans solo-drinkers to 'protect customers'
Some people are unhappy that they are not allowed to drink on their own in a bar in Altrincham.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
To be honest - as someone who regularly drinks on my own - I cannot think of a more ghastly venue than a cocktail and karaoke bar, but this chap's arguments just don't stand up. Not admitting a single drinker because they might have a seizure? Come on...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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From the Guardian, bit of a theme
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
From the Guardian, bit of a theme
Isn't that every manager/executive ever, though?
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Isn't that every manager/executive ever, though?
If you see this, post a #StaaaarrrTrek
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
If you see this, post a #StaaaarrrTrek
"It tasted like weak piss before, and it still does now", was the quote from one proud brewer.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Heineken UK cuts Foster's beer alcohol strength to 3.4%
The brewer said the change could lead to cheaper pints.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"It tasted like weak piss before, and it still does now", was the quote from one proud brewer.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Looks like we can add "sexing up" to the charges against the Beeb!
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Looks like we can add "sexing up" to the charges against the Beeb!
After a fraught afternoon's travel, I'm in one of my favourite pubs, with one of my favourite beers (The Hole in the Wall, Southsea, and Urban Island Mosaic). Been far too long since I was last here...
November 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
After a fraught afternoon's travel, I'm in one of my favourite pubs, with one of my favourite beers (The Hole in the Wall, Southsea, and Urban Island Mosaic). Been far too long since I was last here...
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Microsoft's lack of quality control is out of control
Microsoft's lack of quality control is out of control
At one point, Microsoft's QC was legendary. Now, it's the wrong kind of legend
OPINION I have a habit of ironically referring to Microsoft's various self-induced whoopsies as examples of the company's "legendary approach to quality control." While the robustness of Windows NT in decades past might qualify as "legendary", anybody who has had to use the company's wares in recent years might quibble with the word "quality."…
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November 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Microsoft's lack of quality control is out of control
