eigerjoch
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'Nightfall, Fleet Street and the Royal Courts of Justice' by Michael Alford
michaelalford.co.uk
michaelalford.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
'Nightfall, Fleet Street and the Royal Courts of Justice' by Michael Alford
michaelalford.co.uk
michaelalford.co.uk
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Good morning! This week's theme is Winter ❄️
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'London Snow', Warwick Square (1955) by Iain Macnab
(Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art)
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'London Snow', Warwick Square (1955) by Iain Macnab
(Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art)
December 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Good morning! This week's theme is Winter ❄️
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'London Snow', Warwick Square (1955) by Iain Macnab
(Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art)
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'London Snow', Warwick Square (1955) by Iain Macnab
(Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art)
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When your script for “authenticity” collides with your script for “illegal conflict of interest”
Bessent: "I'm involved in the agricultural industry. I run a soybean farm."
Brennan: "You own one. You invest in it."
Bessent: "And people in my family go out and work on it. I actually just divested from it this week."
Brennan: "You own one. You invest in it."
Bessent: "And people in my family go out and work on it. I actually just divested from it this week."
December 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
When your script for “authenticity” collides with your script for “illegal conflict of interest”
Plus last I heard they aren’t arriving in the US and ramming the stuff down unwilling throats. And for every poor sod buying the stuff bc they’re in wretched circumstances, there’s plenty more selfish idiots in clubs. The actual crime is the damage it does to countries where the stuff is made
Great thread by @anjalikdayal.bsky.social.
... and repeat this loudly and often:
Transporting illicit narcotics on a boat is not an act of war.
It is not an act of terrorism.
It is a criminal act.
It does not qualify for the death penalty under U.S. law.
Punishment for it requires due process.
... and repeat this loudly and often:
Transporting illicit narcotics on a boat is not an act of war.
It is not an act of terrorism.
It is a criminal act.
It does not qualify for the death penalty under U.S. law.
Punishment for it requires due process.
this article runs through the various ways lawmakers & military officials *might* interpret video evidence of survivors "waving," which is a familiar exercise to anyone tasked with interpreting ambiguous evidence, but unless you presume guilt, even a written description doesn't admit much ambiguity
December 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Plus last I heard they aren’t arriving in the US and ramming the stuff down unwilling throats. And for every poor sod buying the stuff bc they’re in wretched circumstances, there’s plenty more selfish idiots in clubs. The actual crime is the damage it does to countries where the stuff is made
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
Look at these f’ing losers. Not even hiding their identities! No fear that one day they’ll need a job, and a normal decent human googles them and finds this
Look at these f’ing losers. Not even hiding their identities! No fear that one day they’ll need a job, and a normal decent human googles them and finds this
On France's coast, far-right British activists try to stop migrant crossings
Since summer 2024, radical British groups have periodically traveled to the French shores of the English Channel, aiming to 'stop the boats' and protest what they describe as a migrant invasion.
www.lemonde.fr
December 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
Look at these f’ing losers. Not even hiding their identities! No fear that one day they’ll need a job, and a normal decent human googles them and finds this
Look at these f’ing losers. Not even hiding their identities! No fear that one day they’ll need a job, and a normal decent human googles them and finds this
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WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
economist.com/finance-and-...
“Often the details that make buzzy, speculative products dangerous are hidden from the investing public”
The only way the details here were hidden was if you had sh*t for brains
I want to know about the employees who kept you know, doing actual work thro all this
“Often the details that make buzzy, speculative products dangerous are hidden from the investing public”
The only way the details here were hidden was if you had sh*t for brains
I want to know about the employees who kept you know, doing actual work thro all this
Bitcoin has plunged. Strategy Inc is an early victim
It holds 3% of the world’s total supply
economist.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
economist.com/finance-and-...
“Often the details that make buzzy, speculative products dangerous are hidden from the investing public”
The only way the details here were hidden was if you had sh*t for brains
I want to know about the employees who kept you know, doing actual work thro all this
“Often the details that make buzzy, speculative products dangerous are hidden from the investing public”
The only way the details here were hidden was if you had sh*t for brains
I want to know about the employees who kept you know, doing actual work thro all this
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December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It’s used by the incompetent, not the competent.
The problem is it just delays the moment when the competent have to deal with the consequences
The problem is it just delays the moment when the competent have to deal with the consequences
Co-Pilot is currently running an advert of a negotiation where a woman types in 'what's the minimum we can sell for and still hit Q3 targets'
This is *mental*, this person should obviously know this backwards! It's her literal job!
This is *mental*, this person should obviously know this backwards! It's her literal job!
There’s a type of LLM advert which essentially depicts
1) a person using an LLM for a task it absolutely can perform
2) but a person who is qualified to double check its working wouldn’t need to.
Feels like this is the type of “AI misalignment” we should really worry about!
1) a person using an LLM for a task it absolutely can perform
2) but a person who is qualified to double check its working wouldn’t need to.
Feels like this is the type of “AI misalignment” we should really worry about!
December 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It’s used by the incompetent, not the competent.
The problem is it just delays the moment when the competent have to deal with the consequences
The problem is it just delays the moment when the competent have to deal with the consequences
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"Never, ever say ‘nice to meet you’. To anyone. There’s a high percentage chance that you have met them"
This is true. I mess this up all the time
This is true. I mess this up all the time
It’s work party season — here’s a survival guide on.ft.com/3Kv91S4 #FTEdit
It’s work party season — here’s a survival guide
Tips from a pro
on.ft.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
"Never, ever say ‘nice to meet you’. To anyone. There’s a high percentage chance that you have met them"
This is true. I mess this up all the time
This is true. I mess this up all the time
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Found when sorting an old drive. I still, very occasionally, say 'not many badgers in the House of Lords' and this is why:
February 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Found when sorting an old drive. I still, very occasionally, say 'not many badgers in the House of Lords' and this is why:
The general who refused to crush Tiananmen’s protesters
economist.com/china/2025/1...
from The Economist
economist.com/china/2025/1...
from The Economist
The general who refused to crush Tiananmen’s protesters
A leaked video of his court-martial has suddenly appeared
economist.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The general who refused to crush Tiananmen’s protesters
economist.com/china/2025/1...
from The Economist
economist.com/china/2025/1...
from The Economist
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This shows you how muddled the rationale is. On the one hand, the target was the capsized boat. On the other hand, the target were the men who could've "floated to safety". Which is it? What did JAGs say in that 41-minute gap? And did Adm Bradley sign up to kill shipwrecked people from the air?
I mean, this is an execution
December 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This shows you how muddled the rationale is. On the one hand, the target was the capsized boat. On the other hand, the target were the men who could've "floated to safety". Which is it? What did JAGs say in that 41-minute gap? And did Adm Bradley sign up to kill shipwrecked people from the air?
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I mean, this is an execution
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I mean, this is an execution
The weekly cartoon | Dec 6th 2025 Edition
The world this week
economist.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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If after we blow your boat up you still float, you are a witch, so we can kill you. If you drown you are not a witch.
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
If after we blow your boat up you still float, you are a witch, so we can kill you. If you drown you are not a witch.
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It’s the mark of an amateur – in journalistic writing, book writing, TV, whatever – that they think ideas are the currency, where the value is, and need fiercely protecting.
Everyone has ideas. Usually ten before breakfast. Executing them well is the hard bit.
Everyone has ideas. Usually ten before breakfast. Executing them well is the hard bit.
'The words are AI, but the idea is all me.'
'This is MY story, I just needed telling it.'
'The voice is authentically my own.'
'The novel is mine, but I used AI to write it.'
'This is MY story, I just needed telling it.'
'The voice is authentically my own.'
'The novel is mine, but I used AI to write it.'
December 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
It’s the mark of an amateur – in journalistic writing, book writing, TV, whatever – that they think ideas are the currency, where the value is, and need fiercely protecting.
Everyone has ideas. Usually ten before breakfast. Executing them well is the hard bit.
Everyone has ideas. Usually ten before breakfast. Executing them well is the hard bit.
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Most-read story on the BBC website is about cars getting bigger - and these are the most recommended comments
(Possible lesson: if you have to raises taxes, tax things that annoy people) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(Possible lesson: if you have to raises taxes, tax things that annoy people) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Most-read story on the BBC website is about cars getting bigger - and these are the most recommended comments
(Possible lesson: if you have to raises taxes, tax things that annoy people) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(Possible lesson: if you have to raises taxes, tax things that annoy people) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Jetty at Le Havre, Bad Weather - 1867
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/7309
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/7309
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The Jetty at Le Havre, Bad Weather - 1867
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/7309
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/7309
Amusing news from crypto land
“The most popular exchange-traded funds tracking Strategy’s volatile stock — MSTX and MSTU, which offer double the daily return — have both dropped more than 80% this year.”
(Bloomberg)
Oh dear who could have possibly predicted
“The most popular exchange-traded funds tracking Strategy’s volatile stock — MSTX and MSTU, which offer double the daily return — have both dropped more than 80% this year.”
(Bloomberg)
Oh dear who could have possibly predicted
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Amusing news from crypto land
“The most popular exchange-traded funds tracking Strategy’s volatile stock — MSTX and MSTU, which offer double the daily return — have both dropped more than 80% this year.”
(Bloomberg)
Oh dear who could have possibly predicted
“The most popular exchange-traded funds tracking Strategy’s volatile stock — MSTX and MSTU, which offer double the daily return — have both dropped more than 80% this year.”
(Bloomberg)
Oh dear who could have possibly predicted
open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...
Was reading this thinking, if only the far right in the UK were also this farcical. Then they’d not be a threat either.
Was reading this thinking, if only the far right in the UK were also this farcical. Then they’d not be a threat either.
Oops
The party that ended before it began
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...
Was reading this thinking, if only the far right in the UK were also this farcical. Then they’d not be a threat either.
Was reading this thinking, if only the far right in the UK were also this farcical. Then they’d not be a threat either.
“Oh that’s good I have an IT problem ….”
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“Oh that’s good I have an IT problem ….”
Re reading Len Deighton’s ‘spy line’. I love these books but I will never understand the point of the business with the stamps. Why on earth would that be necessary to send documents? You’d just stick them in the diplomatic bag surely?
December 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Re reading Len Deighton’s ‘spy line’. I love these books but I will never understand the point of the business with the stamps. Why on earth would that be necessary to send documents? You’d just stick them in the diplomatic bag surely?
Beside the point but FFS. ‘Kinetic strikes’. As opposed to what, the kind where the missile stays put and you ask the target to fling themself onto it?
Last week: In response to WaPo’s story on the Sept. 2 boat strikes, the Pentagon says “This entire narrative is completely false.”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Beside the point but FFS. ‘Kinetic strikes’. As opposed to what, the kind where the missile stays put and you ask the target to fling themself onto it?