Yuriy Akopov
@yakopov.me
*shoots someone 3 times in the face and 5 times in the back*
I have great impulse control because of my high IQ.
I have great impulse control because of my high IQ.
Whistles are now WMDs, according to the "high IQ" crowd.
January 26, 2026 at 11:50 AM
*shoots someone 3 times in the face and 5 times in the back*
I have great impulse control because of my high IQ.
I have great impulse control because of my high IQ.
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𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩—wax was a bad call. I should’ve flagged heat resistance as a 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 instead of assuming you’d stay within 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴. That one’s on me.
January 25, 2026 at 9:43 PM
𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩—wax was a bad call. I should’ve flagged heat resistance as a 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 instead of assuming you’d stay within 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴. That one’s on me.
Apart from everything else, "the 60's" were 60 years ago. Someone who was 20 back then is now 80. But they are "experienced", that would suggest being e.g. 30 at the time, so 90 today (or much more likely, dead).
People get stuck in their formative years and gauge everything against that.
People get stuck in their formative years and gauge everything against that.
I think it is *incredibly* irresponsible for someone like @stonekettle.bsky.social, with a huge following, to claim that Signal is just as insecure as texts or other public social media.
This is a classic “making perfect the enemy of the good” error.
This is a classic “making perfect the enemy of the good” error.
January 25, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Apart from everything else, "the 60's" were 60 years ago. Someone who was 20 back then is now 80. But they are "experienced", that would suggest being e.g. 30 at the time, so 90 today (or much more likely, dead).
People get stuck in their formative years and gauge everything against that.
People get stuck in their formative years and gauge everything against that.
When I moved from Spotify to Tidal, I noticed a measurable uptick in streaming quality.
It is now impossible not to notice Netflix has also degraded. High quality selected, paid account, device and internet connection both fast. Very visible artifacts all over the screen, and not only in dark areas
It is now impossible not to notice Netflix has also degraded. High quality selected, paid account, device and internet connection both fast. Very visible artifacts all over the screen, and not only in dark areas
January 25, 2026 at 1:44 PM
When I moved from Spotify to Tidal, I noticed a measurable uptick in streaming quality.
It is now impossible not to notice Netflix has also degraded. High quality selected, paid account, device and internet connection both fast. Very visible artifacts all over the screen, and not only in dark areas
It is now impossible not to notice Netflix has also degraded. High quality selected, paid account, device and internet connection both fast. Very visible artifacts all over the screen, and not only in dark areas
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Worth remembering that, as combined authority mayor, Andy Burnham was barred by Labour Party rules from standing as a candidate in Gorton and Denton.
That's why he wrote to the NEC and why this was considered by the full Officers' group (of 10) of the NEC and not a three-member selection panel.
That's why he wrote to the NEC and why this was considered by the full Officers' group (of 10) of the NEC and not a three-member selection panel.
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Worth remembering that, as combined authority mayor, Andy Burnham was barred by Labour Party rules from standing as a candidate in Gorton and Denton.
That's why he wrote to the NEC and why this was considered by the full Officers' group (of 10) of the NEC and not a three-member selection panel.
That's why he wrote to the NEC and why this was considered by the full Officers' group (of 10) of the NEC and not a three-member selection panel.
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Just ffs. If the seat goes to Reform, it will absolutely sum up Labour’s strategic idiocy. Defensive, self-harming bullshit instead of confident authenticity.
January 25, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Just ffs. If the seat goes to Reform, it will absolutely sum up Labour’s strategic idiocy. Defensive, self-harming bullshit instead of confident authenticity.
Fair.
Really don't need to hear anything but support from the Europeans and anglosphere while Americans are out in the street defending and being killed to protect immigrants.
January 24, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Fair.
The Starmerite thought that if we don't move to the right somewhat we will let the real monsters in would be very buyable if it wasn't increasingly looking like it will *also let the monsters in* in the end.
that Farage and Badenoch want ICE-style action in the UK should be enough to end them
January 24, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The Starmerite thought that if we don't move to the right somewhat we will let the real monsters in would be very buyable if it wasn't increasingly looking like it will *also let the monsters in* in the end.
Honestly if I were Starmer I'd quit because - well, just look around, it clearly isn't working. And he still clings to his post and tries to block a possible challenger, while also not trying anything new that could change the course in theory. Why? What does he even enjoy in his current position?
January 24, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Honestly if I were Starmer I'd quit because - well, just look around, it clearly isn't working. And he still clings to his post and tries to block a possible challenger, while also not trying anything new that could change the course in theory. Why? What does he even enjoy in his current position?
I hate OpenMediaVault I hate OpenMediaVault I hate OpenMediaVault
It completely bricks my Armbian single board the moment it touches network config. Just an alien headcrab of a service.
It completely bricks my Armbian single board the moment it touches network config. Just an alien headcrab of a service.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I hate OpenMediaVault I hate OpenMediaVault I hate OpenMediaVault
It completely bricks my Armbian single board the moment it touches network config. Just an alien headcrab of a service.
It completely bricks my Armbian single board the moment it touches network config. Just an alien headcrab of a service.
An extra layer to it is that the guy doesn't film some random people, it seems to be his actual customers, people he works with every day? And so in the eyes of many people sharing his views he's already engaged in ruining London by merely letting out rooms. Was that his way to cope with that fact?
This is one of the strangest and most screwed-up stories I’ve worked on. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
Who's secretly filming fake TikToks inside Londoners' homes?
We tracked down the viral video account invading people's houses to spread false claims about immigrants.
www.londoncentric.media
January 24, 2026 at 8:48 AM
An extra layer to it is that the guy doesn't film some random people, it seems to be his actual customers, people he works with every day? And so in the eyes of many people sharing his views he's already engaged in ruining London by merely letting out rooms. Was that his way to cope with that fact?
Irrespective of whether a ban is a good or a bad policy, this is yet another proof that bans work.
Ignore people who will tell you it won't matter because of VPN or other technology - only a very small share of users would bother with that extra step, and it's the same everywhere it had been tried.
Ignore people who will tell you it won't matter because of VPN or other technology - only a very small share of users would bother with that extra step, and it's the same everywhere it had been tried.
As we debate a social media ban for under-16s in the UK, it’s interesting to see the Australian PM confirm that, only a month after their ban, 4.7 million social media accounts have been deactivated.
www.pm.gov.au/media/press-...
www.pm.gov.au/media/press-...
Press conference - Murarrie
KARA COOK, MEMBER FOR BONNER: Welcome everyone to the Murarrie Recreation Reservation this morning and particularly a warm welcome to Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, Minister Wells and of course our eSafety Commissioner. I am so happy and delighted to have the Prime Minister here this morning to be talking about our social media ban.
www.pm.gov.au
January 23, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Irrespective of whether a ban is a good or a bad policy, this is yet another proof that bans work.
Ignore people who will tell you it won't matter because of VPN or other technology - only a very small share of users would bother with that extra step, and it's the same everywhere it had been tried.
Ignore people who will tell you it won't matter because of VPN or other technology - only a very small share of users would bother with that extra step, and it's the same everywhere it had been tried.
It's a plausible theory that Leave could only win around 2016 (on the back of the Syrian war and the refugee wave it created), but I think it might be also true that it was the worst time for that win (right before a chain of disasters, but with the separation negotiated without that chance in mind)
I'm old enough to remember when very serious newspaper columnists assured us that 5 eyes intelligence sharing with the Americans meant that the UK had all the cards in negotiations with the EU
Counterpoint: US intelligence officials will cooperate with the UK so long as we allow them jetski rides and trips to Windsor Castle for their girlfriends.
January 23, 2026 at 1:20 PM
It's a plausible theory that Leave could only win around 2016 (on the back of the Syrian war and the refugee wave it created), but I think it might be also true that it was the worst time for that win (right before a chain of disasters, but with the separation negotiated without that chance in mind)
While we are at it, a lot of people here similarly reveal that their only exposure to "AI" is from racist posters on X and sensationalised clickbait news.
As usual, people freaking out about theatre casting simply reveal they haven't been to theatre in the last like 20 if not 30 years, and their only exposure to it is through news.
January 23, 2026 at 9:40 AM
While we are at it, a lot of people here similarly reveal that their only exposure to "AI" is from racist posters on X and sensationalised clickbait news.
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The ad here is excellently done and the problem statement of why everyone in the UK is so pissed off is captured brilliantly (obviously the solution is trite nonsense, but you can't have everything)
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 23, 2026 at 4:19 AM
The ad here is excellently done and the problem statement of why everyone in the UK is so pissed off is captured brilliantly (obviously the solution is trite nonsense, but you can't have everything)
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This piece is good on how the people running the US are pure posters. They're obsessed with posting on Twitter, finding something new to post on there, and running the FBI is just a great source of new #content. Cool vision of the 'everyone is just a content creator' future we're almost already at.
the most extraordinary piece of reporting: a year inside the FBI (and yes there are implications here for British security- the Five Eyes bit is bonkers) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Kash Patel’s FBI Is Making America Less Safe, Current and Former Employees Say
Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:02 AM
This piece is good on how the people running the US are pure posters. They're obsessed with posting on Twitter, finding something new to post on there, and running the FBI is just a great source of new #content. Cool vision of the 'everyone is just a content creator' future we're almost already at.
I switched to Claude a while ago both for domestic and professional needs, and whole 'tone' is so much better. It does feel like a (good) tool and not something else.
Anthropic made a very conscious decision to not do any kind of image or video generation unlike OpenAI and XAI, which 1. cuts off a potentially really ugly legal liability tail, 2. is much cheaper to train and serve, especially without video, and 3. makes the product far more enterprise-friendly.
Lol half the revenue of OpenAI and 1/28th the infrastructure commitment - hard not to conclude OpenAI and everyone relying on their CapEx is kind of boned: www.cnbc.com/2025/11/12/a...
January 23, 2026 at 9:07 AM
I switched to Claude a while ago both for domestic and professional needs, and whole 'tone' is so much better. It does feel like a (good) tool and not something else.
Attacks on universities in the West are so intense to a large degree due to such graphs looking the same in every country.
chat is this good for your conservative party in one of the most educated countries on the planet
January 22, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Attacks on universities in the West are so intense to a large degree due to such graphs looking the same in every country.
Following a push from a friend I decided to rebuild my makeshift home NAS which I put together 7 years ago, and was very surprised to discover my rock64 single board still feels up to date (everything else - HDD, SD, OS, apps - requires a replacement). I thought it was the most vulnerable component!
January 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Following a push from a friend I decided to rebuild my makeshift home NAS which I put together 7 years ago, and was very surprised to discover my rock64 single board still feels up to date (everything else - HDD, SD, OS, apps - requires a replacement). I thought it was the most vulnerable component!
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we're leaving this back in woke I
January 22, 2026 at 5:36 PM
we're leaving this back in woke I
Some sensible (for real) people are saying that Britain depends on America too much so avoiding a confrontation is a wise practical strategy, but then again Canada and Ukraine depend on it more.
Is it that we think we didn't cross that line yet? Wait for Vance who can't be wooed by a Royal banquet.
Is it that we think we didn't cross that line yet? Wait for Vance who can't be wooed by a Royal banquet.
⚡ Zelenskyy: "Everyone gave attention to Greenland, and it is clear most leaders are not sure what to do about it. It seems like everyone is just waiting for America to cool down on this topic, hoping it will pass away. But what if it will not—what then?"
January 22, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Some sensible (for real) people are saying that Britain depends on America too much so avoiding a confrontation is a wise practical strategy, but then again Canada and Ukraine depend on it more.
Is it that we think we didn't cross that line yet? Wait for Vance who can't be wooed by a Royal banquet.
Is it that we think we didn't cross that line yet? Wait for Vance who can't be wooed by a Royal banquet.
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Affluenza: Britain is rich enough to kid itself that it can do things like Brexit, but too poor to do it without making itself miserable www.economist.com/britain/2026...
January 22, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Affluenza: Britain is rich enough to kid itself that it can do things like Brexit, but too poor to do it without making itself miserable www.economist.com/britain/2026...
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A lot of Americans are really struggling with the fact that this is no homogeneous 'white' concept in Europe. I mean, there are of course people who are prone to that here as well, but they still crack under pressure, see e.g. the sentiment against Eastern Euros around Brexit time in the UK.
January 22, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A lot of Americans are really struggling with the fact that this is no homogeneous 'white' concept in Europe. I mean, there are of course people who are prone to that here as well, but they still crack under pressure, see e.g. the sentiment against Eastern Euros around Brexit time in the UK.
This seems to be a very good point. Petrol and gas are gone once you burn them, and so you need a constant supply. This isn't the case with batteries, and you'll at some point only need a small amount of raw resources inflow.
No, you misread the post and think I'm making a point I'm not.
I didn't say we'll have enough batteries. I said extraction stops.
Why? Because dead batteries get ground up and turned into new batteries. The richest lithium deposits we know of are dead batteries.
This is about materials.
I didn't say we'll have enough batteries. I said extraction stops.
Why? Because dead batteries get ground up and turned into new batteries. The richest lithium deposits we know of are dead batteries.
This is about materials.
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 AM
This seems to be a very good point. Petrol and gas are gone once you burn them, and so you need a constant supply. This isn't the case with batteries, and you'll at some point only need a small amount of raw resources inflow.