Dan
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CaptainMcDan has dedicated his life to hunting down and killing the whale that bit his leg off, this may have sent him a bit funny
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Look for the helpers
Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest
A University of Alaska student was charged with a misdemeanor for eating another student's AI-generated art in protest.
www.artnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Look for the helpers
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Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Holy hell, what an obituary
if you wanted a free-trade low-tax island, and you were the government of a country composed of lots of islands, why would you build another one?
The former Chair of Northern Rock has had another bright idea.
January 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
if you wanted a free-trade low-tax island, and you were the government of a country composed of lots of islands, why would you build another one?
Off topic, but I was thinking that sounded pretty peaceful and law abiding until I remembered how old the year actually was.
January 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Off topic, but I was thinking that sounded pretty peaceful and law abiding until I remembered how old the year actually was.
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Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter.
Featuring illustrations by Grok, because “pixels 🟰 zero harm” apparently. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Featuring illustrations by Grok, because “pixels 🟰 zero harm” apparently. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter.
Featuring illustrations by Grok, because “pixels 🟰 zero harm” apparently. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Featuring illustrations by Grok, because “pixels 🟰 zero harm” apparently. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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The Elizabethans were right,
it's pronounced candle-light,
to rhyme with 'fire and fleet,'
just like 'this ae night.'
it's pronounced candle-light,
to rhyme with 'fire and fleet,'
just like 'this ae night.'
December 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The Elizabethans were right,
it's pronounced candle-light,
to rhyme with 'fire and fleet,'
just like 'this ae night.'
it's pronounced candle-light,
to rhyme with 'fire and fleet,'
just like 'this ae night.'
The most amazing man on a motorised wheelchair rounding up pigeons outside Victoria station this morning.
December 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The most amazing man on a motorised wheelchair rounding up pigeons outside Victoria station this morning.
The ghosts of dinosaurs
December 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The ghosts of dinosaurs
Never a good idea, should hire a lawyer
BBC vows to defend itself in $10bn Donald Trump lawsuit
President claims broadcaster ‘intentionally, maliciously and deceptively’ edited 6 January speech before Capitol attack
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Never a good idea, should hire a lawyer
Edamame beans, like rocket and tahini, are one of those ingredients that are fine, just fine, no problem with them whatsoever, but for some reason I cannot fathom chefs just LOVE.
December 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Edamame beans, like rocket and tahini, are one of those ingredients that are fine, just fine, no problem with them whatsoever, but for some reason I cannot fathom chefs just LOVE.
The book I am reading has mentioned in passing that Dylan Thomas was a beer drinker in London and only really turned to whisky when he went to America, and now I can't shake the idea that terrible American beer killed Dylan Thomas.
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The book I am reading has mentioned in passing that Dylan Thomas was a beer drinker in London and only really turned to whisky when he went to America, and now I can't shake the idea that terrible American beer killed Dylan Thomas.
Gonna pay attention to cats when they tell me something useful, not before.
"The team hypothesized that men 'require more explicit vocalizations to notice and respond to the needs of their cats.' In other words, the researchers are suggesting that many cats have concluded that men don’t always listen, and adjusted their behavior accordingly."
To Get a Man’s Attention, Meow Harder
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Gonna pay attention to cats when they tell me something useful, not before.
It is remarkable how many really thorny multithreading problems can be solved using a technique I like to call 'very big array.'
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
It is remarkable how many really thorny multithreading problems can be solved using a technique I like to call 'very big array.'
The "UK Editor of ITV News" complaining about the tyranny of the news cycle
It’s a sign of how insane the news cycle is these days that this historic failure of government policy got just one day of news coverage this week.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
BREAKING: UK’s response to Covid was “too little too late”. Acting faster could have saved 23,000 lives in England according to the public inquiry.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
November 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The "UK Editor of ITV News" complaining about the tyranny of the news cycle
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The fact that people risk their lives to come to the UK from France says these people are strongly committed to the UK and we should fucking cherish them as opposed to people who hate the BBC and the National Trust and the RNLI and every other British institution who should fuck off to Dubai.
But why are they coming here? How? You're imagining fictional versions of reality based on your own leftist fantasies. You tell me why people are risking their lives to reach the UK, from France.
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The fact that people risk their lives to come to the UK from France says these people are strongly committed to the UK and we should fucking cherish them as opposed to people who hate the BBC and the National Trust and the RNLI and every other British institution who should fuck off to Dubai.
@deserterblog.bsky.social ChatGPT for bum dosser!
October 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
@deserterblog.bsky.social ChatGPT for bum dosser!
Rich people are weird, exhibit no. 746644
There's a whole other world out there: www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
Private Tutor - London, England, Oxfordshire - Tes Jobs
Tutors International, United Kingdom
www.tes.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Rich people are weird, exhibit no. 746644
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Hoshoryu was gifted a giant soy sauce after becoming Grand Champion in London.
October 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hoshoryu was gifted a giant soy sauce after becoming Grand Champion in London.
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Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
Respectable!? I'm old enough to remember when heavy metal bands didn't want to he respectable.
October 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Respectable!? I'm old enough to remember when heavy metal bands didn't want to he respectable.
have finally watched kpop demon hunters and the children are correct - it's great
October 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
have finally watched kpop demon hunters and the children are correct - it's great
At an Octoberfest thing with an oompah band and badly need an oompah mode for Shazam.
October 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
At an Octoberfest thing with an oompah band and badly need an oompah mode for Shazam.
Some of the most American Americans I've ever heard quoted in this article. Genuinely couldn't be more American.
‘Men seem to make life for women worse’: single US women share the woes of dating in 2025
Here’s why some women feel like there’s little hope in the current dating pool of men – if they’re still in the market for one
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Some of the most American Americans I've ever heard quoted in this article. Genuinely couldn't be more American.