Neil
@neilosborne.bsky.social
Tired and cynical IT professional. Getting less tolerant to BS as I age.
I am not now, nor have I ever been, a guitarist, singer and songwriter from Vancouver.
I am not now, nor have I ever been, a guitarist, singer and songwriter from Vancouver.
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Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
Love this !
August 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Love this !
Proof that nominative determinism is bollocks.
BBC News - Cleverly returns to Tory front bench as Badenoch reshuffles team
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Cleverly returns to Tory front bench as Badenoch reshuffles team
www.bbc.com/news/article...
James Cleverly gets new role as Kemi Badenoch reshuffles top team
The former foreign secretary becomes shadow housing secretary and will face Angela Rayner in Parliament.
www.bbc.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Proof that nominative determinism is bollocks.
BBC News - Cleverly returns to Tory front bench as Badenoch reshuffles team
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Cleverly returns to Tory front bench as Badenoch reshuffles team
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@feedphil.bsky.social Because I watched Somebody Feed Phil Netflix thinks I might like the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. Gotta love those algorithms.
July 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
@feedphil.bsky.social Because I watched Somebody Feed Phil Netflix thinks I might like the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. Gotta love those algorithms.
Who decides what’s ‘hate speech’ and what’s dissent? eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/who-...
Who decides what’s ‘hate speech’ and what’s dissent?
A single Glastonbury chant shattered the illusion of free speech, exposing Britain's fragile moral panic machine
eastangliabylines.co.uk
July 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Who decides what’s ‘hate speech’ and what’s dissent? eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/who-...
Why is one of these stories causing more noise than the other? And why is it the wrong one that is getting all the attention?
June 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Why is one of these stories causing more noise than the other? And why is it the wrong one that is getting all the attention?
So close to getting it in two...Wordle 1,450 3/6
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June 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
So close to getting it in two...Wordle 1,450 3/6
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Took a while staring at it, but not a bad result...
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May 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Not unhappy with this.
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May 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Not unhappy with this.
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These boxes are not moving. A mind-bending optical illusion by Japanese artist Jagarikin.
May 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
These boxes are not moving. A mind-bending optical illusion by Japanese artist Jagarikin.
I see they changed the Teams message to say that I am early for a meeting. For the record, I was on time - everyone else was late.
April 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I see they changed the Teams message to say that I am early for a meeting. For the record, I was on time - everyone else was late.
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Oh my god they literally confused it with Norfolk
So the reason Norfolk Island copped a dramatically higher tariff than the rest of Australia is two shipments of Timbaland boots from the Bahamas and some aquarium supplies from the UK that had their point of origin mislabeled or misrecorded.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
April 4, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Oh my god they literally confused it with Norfolk
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Trump’s whole shtick with tariffs was that the world gets too cushy a deal gaining access to the American market. It’s the best, you should all pay a fee.
The fact he’s so pissed at reciprocal tariffs tells us his original driver for implementing them was horseshit. What a cunt lol.
The fact he’s so pissed at reciprocal tariffs tells us his original driver for implementing them was horseshit. What a cunt lol.
March 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Trump’s whole shtick with tariffs was that the world gets too cushy a deal gaining access to the American market. It’s the best, you should all pay a fee.
The fact he’s so pissed at reciprocal tariffs tells us his original driver for implementing them was horseshit. What a cunt lol.
The fact he’s so pissed at reciprocal tariffs tells us his original driver for implementing them was horseshit. What a cunt lol.
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my sister accused me of stealing clothes and i nearly shit her pants
March 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
my sister accused me of stealing clothes and i nearly shit her pants
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Please, please. It's too much winning
March 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Please, please. It's too much winning
If only there were some mythical, omnipresent diety that could intervene...
BBC News - Pope Francis remains 'critical' and has kidney problem, Vatican says
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Pope Francis remains 'critical' and has kidney problem, Vatican says
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Pope Francis remains 'critical' and has kidney problem, Vatican says
The pontiff "continues to be alert and well oriented" and has not had any further respiratory crises, the Vatican said.
www.bbc.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If only there were some mythical, omnipresent diety that could intervene...
BBC News - Pope Francis remains 'critical' and has kidney problem, Vatican says
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Pope Francis remains 'critical' and has kidney problem, Vatican says
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ooops. It was only shown during the Superbowl so I'm sure that not many people were watching. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Google remakes Super Bowl ad after AI cheese gaffe
Its Gemini tool wildly overestimated global gouda consumption in ad that was meant to show off its capabilities.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Ooops. It was only shown during the Superbowl so I'm sure that not many people were watching. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The 5th aviation incident since President Musk and deputy Trump fired 400 FAA senior officials, the TSA head & 3000 air traffic controllers. I’d advise people not to fly to (or in) the US for at least four years. They’ll probably say the pilot was a black drag queen. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Alaska authorities search for missing small plane - BBC News
The craft carrying 10 people was on flight from Unalakleet to Nome when "its position was lost".
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The 5th aviation incident since President Musk and deputy Trump fired 400 FAA senior officials, the TSA head & 3000 air traffic controllers. I’d advise people not to fly to (or in) the US for at least four years. They’ll probably say the pilot was a black drag queen. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fly Tipping by J. R. Hartley
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January 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Fly Tipping by J. R. Hartley
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I am embarrassed to say that this is my MP. This means that I live amongst people who actually voted for him. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Britons need better work ethic, says senior Tory MP Chris Philp
The shadow home secretary says the UK is in a global race and everyone needs to make a contribution.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I am embarrassed to say that this is my MP. This means that I live amongst people who actually voted for him. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thirty days has September,
April, June, and November,
All the rest have thirty-one,
Except for January which has seven hundred and eighty-fucking-four.
April, June, and November,
All the rest have thirty-one,
Except for January which has seven hundred and eighty-fucking-four.
January 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thirty days has September,
April, June, and November,
All the rest have thirty-one,
Except for January which has seven hundred and eighty-fucking-four.
April, June, and November,
All the rest have thirty-one,
Except for January which has seven hundred and eighty-fucking-four.