Pete Finlay
@petefinlay.bsky.social
Interested in many things, friend to dogs and some cats.
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Oral history of ‘Knowing Me, Knowing Yule…with Alan Partridge,’ now 30!My contribution is me saying I can’t remember very much from then because I had a terrible head cold at the time and just wanted to go to bed. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Knowing Me, Knowing Yule at 30: ‘You can trace a lot of it back to Noel Edmonds’
To mark the special Alan Partridge episode turning 30, Simon Bland chats to Armando Iannucci, Patrick Marber, Rebecca Front and more about the making of a Christmas classic
www.independent.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Oral history of ‘Knowing Me, Knowing Yule…with Alan Partridge,’ now 30!My contribution is me saying I can’t remember very much from then because I had a terrible head cold at the time and just wanted to go to bed. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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Since Christmas is over, might I suggest "The lobsters, which were not alive," can be our new "Tiny Tim, who did not die."
December 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Since Christmas is over, might I suggest "The lobsters, which were not alive," can be our new "Tiny Tim, who did not die."
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#WinterFest2025 with 25% savings available on artisanal apps like Scrivener, Scapple, Tinderbox and more still available! artisanalsoftwarefestival.com :-)
All the best, L&L.
All the best, L&L.
WinterFest
Winter Festival of Artisanal Software.
artisanalsoftwarefestival.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#WinterFest2025 with 25% savings available on artisanal apps like Scrivener, Scapple, Tinderbox and more still available! artisanalsoftwarefestival.com :-)
All the best, L&L.
All the best, L&L.
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Immigration is incredible because it's one of the few policy areas where people are willing to suffer real, concrete consequences in order to solve completely imaginary problems.
ICE raids appear to be 100% responsible for the current housing crunch in south Texas. Indeed, they have brought residential construction to an end.
South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have slowed work
More than 380 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
www.texastribune.org
December 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Immigration is incredible because it's one of the few policy areas where people are willing to suffer real, concrete consequences in order to solve completely imaginary problems.
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AI in a nutshell
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
AI in a nutshell
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Prime Video has 3 versions of a certain film, and they're presented in this order:
🍿 "It's a Wonderful Life" [colorized version]
🍿 "It's a Wonderful Life Black & White Version"
🍿 "It's a Wonderful Life Abridged Version"
The abridged version omits the alternative world where George was never born.
🍿 "It's a Wonderful Life" [colorized version]
🍿 "It's a Wonderful Life Black & White Version"
🍿 "It's a Wonderful Life Abridged Version"
The abridged version omits the alternative world where George was never born.
December 24, 2024 at 6:57 AM
Prime Video has 3 versions of a certain film, and they're presented in this order:
🍿 "It's a Wonderful Life" [colorized version]
🍿 "It's a Wonderful Life Black & White Version"
🍿 "It's a Wonderful Life Abridged Version"
The abridged version omits the alternative world where George was never born.
🍿 "It's a Wonderful Life" [colorized version]
🍿 "It's a Wonderful Life Black & White Version"
🍿 "It's a Wonderful Life Abridged Version"
The abridged version omits the alternative world where George was never born.
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I do feel sorry for the kids. They’ll seemingly never know amazing things.
When dialup internet went mainstream, it was amazing. When we got broadband, it was amazing. When we got to take that mobile with 3G, it was amazing. MP3 players? Amazing! GPS? Amazing!
Now it’s just AI and enshitification.
When dialup internet went mainstream, it was amazing. When we got broadband, it was amazing. When we got to take that mobile with 3G, it was amazing. MP3 players? Amazing! GPS? Amazing!
Now it’s just AI and enshitification.
December 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I do feel sorry for the kids. They’ll seemingly never know amazing things.
When dialup internet went mainstream, it was amazing. When we got broadband, it was amazing. When we got to take that mobile with 3G, it was amazing. MP3 players? Amazing! GPS? Amazing!
Now it’s just AI and enshitification.
When dialup internet went mainstream, it was amazing. When we got broadband, it was amazing. When we got to take that mobile with 3G, it was amazing. MP3 players? Amazing! GPS? Amazing!
Now it’s just AI and enshitification.
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Mine's not as nice as John's but there's still a hint of the halo and even the tangent arc at the top, a small curve of light arcing in the other direction.
December 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Mine's not as nice as John's but there's still a hint of the halo and even the tangent arc at the top, a small curve of light arcing in the other direction.
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lotta good stuff here obviously but The Long Goodbye + Night Moves is an inspired, perfect double feature
Kick off the new year with a movie at the New Bev, where it’s always on film! Share with friends and let us know what you're most excited to see.
December 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
lotta good stuff here obviously but The Long Goodbye + Night Moves is an inspired, perfect double feature
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It turns out "I'm excited for my hard-offline staycation" has the same cosmic consequences as a movie cop saying "it's my last case before retirement"
December 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It turns out "I'm excited for my hard-offline staycation" has the same cosmic consequences as a movie cop saying "it's my last case before retirement"
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in case it's of use to anyone else, i made a very simple trip day planner.
you can add google maps spots (and notes) to each day, drag to reorder, etc. log in with google account to sync to cloud/other devices.
will not be working further on it, so literally WYSIWYG lol
planner.jonk.org
you can add google maps spots (and notes) to each day, drag to reorder, etc. log in with google account to sync to cloud/other devices.
will not be working further on it, so literally WYSIWYG lol
planner.jonk.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
in case it's of use to anyone else, i made a very simple trip day planner.
you can add google maps spots (and notes) to each day, drag to reorder, etc. log in with google account to sync to cloud/other devices.
will not be working further on it, so literally WYSIWYG lol
planner.jonk.org
you can add google maps spots (and notes) to each day, drag to reorder, etc. log in with google account to sync to cloud/other devices.
will not be working further on it, so literally WYSIWYG lol
planner.jonk.org
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really cannot be emphasized enough that bari weiss has literally never done journalism. i don’t mean that in the pejorative sense. i mean that in the “has never performed the job she was hired to do” sense
One explanation for Bari killing the story is that she did so as a public act of fealty to the administration. But another is that, as an inexperienced journalist, she doesn’t understand that a refusal to go on the record is a kind of comment in and of itself
December 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
really cannot be emphasized enough that bari weiss has literally never done journalism. i don’t mean that in the pejorative sense. i mean that in the “has never performed the job she was hired to do” sense
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Solar noon shadows in Anchorage on the winter solstice.
December 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Solar noon shadows in Anchorage on the winter solstice.
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This and the discussion about how academics can now just read AI summaries of things really drives home how much these guys always confuse the product for the goal. You don't do a coloring sheet because you want to have a colored sheet at the end!!! The coloring is the point!!!
December 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This and the discussion about how academics can now just read AI summaries of things really drives home how much these guys always confuse the product for the goal. You don't do a coloring sheet because you want to have a colored sheet at the end!!! The coloring is the point!!!
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D'oh! I'm 20 minutes late to wish you a happy solstice! At 10:03 Eastern US time the Sun reached its most southern point on the sky, and will slowly begin to crawl farther north every day. This means today has the least amount of daytime of the year, and nights get shorter from here on out!
December 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
D'oh! I'm 20 minutes late to wish you a happy solstice! At 10:03 Eastern US time the Sun reached its most southern point on the sky, and will slowly begin to crawl farther north every day. This means today has the least amount of daytime of the year, and nights get shorter from here on out!
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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i love how you first get to the patio furniture and you’re like “hmm, that’s kind of a dumpy choice” and it’s like a little clue and then BAM INTERIOR TIME BABY
I've never lived so close to a What Are We Even Doing Here real estate listing, and I am here, gifting you this experience, make sure to open the pictures
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 - 3 beds/3.5 baths
(SW Michigan MLS) For Sale: 3 beds, 3.5 baths ∙ 5000 sq. ft. ∙ 414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ∙ $7,000,000 ∙ MLS# 25062388 ∙ This Downtown Ann Arbor penthouse stands among the finest residence...
www.redfin.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
i love how you first get to the patio furniture and you’re like “hmm, that’s kind of a dumpy choice” and it’s like a little clue and then BAM INTERIOR TIME BABY
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By the way, if you want to see what me and my Magnum, Podcast pals are yammering on about or you are just marking time as you wait to fall to the Reaper's scythe, here is "The Chinese Typewriter," an unsold Tom Selleck pilot cobbled together into a movie of the week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=19tV...
The Chinese Typewriter (1979) Tom Selleck TV Movie Pilot
YouTube video by TheTapeToday
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
By the way, if you want to see what me and my Magnum, Podcast pals are yammering on about or you are just marking time as you wait to fall to the Reaper's scythe, here is "The Chinese Typewriter," an unsold Tom Selleck pilot cobbled together into a movie of the week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=19tV...
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Magnum, Podcast holiday episode is live.
It's the thought that counts.
www.theincomparable.com/magnum/113/
It's the thought that counts.
www.theincomparable.com/magnum/113/
"The Chinese Typewriter" (Magnum, podcast 113)
The Magnum, podcast holiday special is here! We watched the failed 1979 pilot for Boston and Kilbride, “The Chinese Typewriter,” starring Tom Selleck (as Tom Boston) and James Whitmore Jr. (as Jimmy K...
www.theincomparable.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Magnum, Podcast holiday episode is live.
It's the thought that counts.
www.theincomparable.com/magnum/113/
It's the thought that counts.
www.theincomparable.com/magnum/113/
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As the era of the MetroCard comes to an official end this year, a transit YouTuber and his friend traveled the longest possible distance on a single swipe — from Putnam to Suffolk County.
Miles Taylor and @jeremyzorek.bsky.social from @milesintransit.com joined NY1.
Watch here: specne.ws/ns733g
Miles Taylor and @jeremyzorek.bsky.social from @milesintransit.com joined NY1.
Watch here: specne.ws/ns733g
Transit YouTubers make longest possible trip with MetroCard
Elizabeth Glazer joined "News All Day" to discuss.
specne.ws
December 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
As the era of the MetroCard comes to an official end this year, a transit YouTuber and his friend traveled the longest possible distance on a single swipe — from Putnam to Suffolk County.
Miles Taylor and @jeremyzorek.bsky.social from @milesintransit.com joined NY1.
Watch here: specne.ws/ns733g
Miles Taylor and @jeremyzorek.bsky.social from @milesintransit.com joined NY1.
Watch here: specne.ws/ns733g
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Snow day in Central Park, Sunday in New York City #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #centralpark #CentralParkNYC #snow
December 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Snow day in Central Park, Sunday in New York City #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #centralpark #CentralParkNYC #snow
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Part of the fun of these kinds of illustrations in context is the janky, home made feel of the graphics. Having them be “photorealistic” is boring. Let’s hope The Daily Show/John Oliver/The Onion do not follow suit.
December 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Part of the fun of these kinds of illustrations in context is the janky, home made feel of the graphics. Having them be “photorealistic” is boring. Let’s hope The Daily Show/John Oliver/The Onion do not follow suit.
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
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Its not too late, get your Gravy boat Lighthouse today! youtu.be/LLDmzYObSMU?...
Gravyboat Lighthouse Commercial 11/24/10 | CONAN on TBS
YouTube video by Cactus Chef
youtu.be
November 27, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Its not too late, get your Gravy boat Lighthouse today! youtu.be/LLDmzYObSMU?...
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this is an extremely very good price for 25 movies.
(yes i still enjoy buying media via apple tv like an old man. quality is very good, portability is good, they don’t disappear on me, can download easily for trips without expiration, etc.)
(yes i still enjoy buying media via apple tv like an old man. quality is very good, portability is good, they don’t disappear on me, can download easily for trips without expiration, etc.)
Warner Bros. 25-Film Bundle Vol 2: Comedies, Drama, & Musicals is $19.99 on Apple TV DOTD (Movies Anywhere eligible) buff.ly/hB3i52a #ad
December 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
this is an extremely very good price for 25 movies.
(yes i still enjoy buying media via apple tv like an old man. quality is very good, portability is good, they don’t disappear on me, can download easily for trips without expiration, etc.)
(yes i still enjoy buying media via apple tv like an old man. quality is very good, portability is good, they don’t disappear on me, can download easily for trips without expiration, etc.)