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Emily @emily-405.bsky.social · 16h

It's so bad - also it's shocking, and quite frankly insulting, that frontline NHS staff are now no longer eligible either. The nurse mentioned when I asked about covid jabs at my last asthma review, and I was horrified.

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Skeletal Viking Amy @lasrina.bsky.social · 3d

Can I offer you some nice gourds in these trying times?

All kinds of weird lumpy gourds mixed together

Many different colors and types of pumpkin

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Emily @emily-405.bsky.social · 3d

I did accidentally take a series of like 200 screenshots in a row, but also the computer remembers that I do in fact enjoy *not* being deafened when reconnecting Bluetooth headphones, so it's feeling good overall

Emily @emily-405.bsky.social · 3d

1st impressions: very user friendly so far, the main things I've tried doing have worked nicely, and also I can now burn MS Teams in fire when I close the window

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Emily @emily-405.bsky.social · 3d

So I installed @linuxmint.com

A screenshot reading, "No problems were detected"

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Emily @emily-405.bsky.social · 28d

And so much so that several buses (ST1, ST2, maybe others) run different timetables during term time vs during school holidays

Emily @emily-405.bsky.social · 28d

Ahh yes, completely agree on that! Many different issues to address - but school traffic is definitely a major one.

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Emily @emily-405.bsky.social · 28d

My buses have also been pretty much on time the whole summer, and then as soon as the schools have gone back there have been multiple delays of ~30 mins.
Of course, commuters are part of the same traffic, but there's a step change for sure when the schools go back.

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it

AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event

Three years in, one of AI’s enduring impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it.

www.theatlantic.com

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CrazyMyra @outonthemoors.bsky.social · Aug 16

Learning well

Screenshot of an exchange between a PayPal chatbot and a user called Brady Pettit.
"PP: Hi! l'm PayPal's virtual agent. To get started, simply ask me a question.
I am still learning, so if I can't help you I'll direct you to additional resources.

Pettit: I got scammed

PP: Great!"

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christhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · Aug 15

The officially censored Soviet photoshop picture but with the presenters of Masterchef in it innit

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Emily @emily-405.bsky.social · Aug 11

Only very light rain at the moment, I'm afraid. Seems to be sticking around though 🌧️

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Emily @emily-405.bsky.social · Aug 11

It's just started raining in Oxford!

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · Aug 5

(scrolls)
(mutters 'fucking hell')
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(mutters 'fucking hell')
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(mutters 'fucking hell')
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Danny Birchall @dannybirchall.bsky.social · Aug 5

the scenario we all feared

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · Aug 4

This is fun/good.

In the Future All Food Will Be Cooked in a Microwave, and if You Can’t Deal With That Then You Need to Get Out of the Kitchen

As a restaurant owner – I’m astounded at the rate of progress since microwaves were released a few short years ago. Today’s microwave can cook a frozen burrito. Tomorrow’s m…

www.colincornaby.me

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · Aug 2

Discovered today that not everyone considers this nine year old viral tweet a seminal text in the field of social media studies but I do

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🎃 Agent Pumpkin 🎃 @agentpumpkin.bsky.social · Aug 1

Madness this morning. My partner's works laptop couldn't connect.
She shouted at me "The Internet isn't working"

"What is it?" I replied.

"It’s a worldwide network of computers and other systems that all speak to each other, but that’s not important right now."

Turns it was in Airplane mode...

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Martin Robbins @mjrobbins.com · Jul 29

My latest, exploring with numbers how the millennial household budget is basically incomprehensible to retired boomers.

WASPInomics and the magic avocado tree

Why boomers struggle to make sense of the millennial world.

open.substack.com

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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.bsky.social · Jul 27

lol @ “it’s staying home” #thefootball

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Emily @emily-405.bsky.social · Jul 27

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿!⚽!🏆!

Emily @emily-405.bsky.social · Jul 15

Makes one proud to be British 🥲

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · Jul 15

Britons are more regular swearers than Australians or Americans, but what are their top swear words?

Britons
F*ck: 67% use regularly
Sh*t: 65%
Bloody: 54%

Australians
Sh*t: 61%
F*ck: 56%
Bullsh*t: 52%

Americans
Damn: 55%
Sh*t: 54%
F*ck: 47%

👇 more in chart below

yougov.co.uk/society/arti...

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Emily @emily-405.bsky.social · Jul 15

This may not be as smart as you're looking for, but my one of these has done a good job for the last 3 years!
www.screwfix.com/p/titan-sing...

Titan Single Outlet Watering Timer - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Simply attach to the system to automate watering. 11 preset watering frequencies to meet any needs, works well with mist and drip irrigation systems. Universal male conne...

www.screwfix.com

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Jul 14

paradox, you say

Research reveals a paradox: the more people understand AI, the more hesitant they may become to embrace it.

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ceej @ceej.online · Jul 3

more businesses are relying on heroin use to increase employee efficiency. studies have found that one employee on heroin can replace three non-heroin employees at a fraction of the cost. ceo's should consider implementing heroin in their organizations or risk being left behind, say heroin dealers

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