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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 23h

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 14h

I’ve always liked Wevie Stonder mainly because it’s very satisfying to say out loud.

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 1d

This is superb.

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! Perfect! Although they prob think William Hague is left wing now. Maybe Michael Gove’s raps?

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 1d

That’s very smart. I can’t imagine what everyone would dance to at the Tory conference. The National Anthem? The sound of people despairing?

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 1d

a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .

ALT: a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .

media.tenor.com

Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 1d

Unless everyone applauded thinking they’d just witnessed a new Beckett play or something and thought Kemi delivered the role with the seriousness the stupidity needed?

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 1d

‘Our show got a standing ovation every night.’ Well done. You’re as good as a terrible, nonsensical speech by Kemi Badenoch.

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 1d

There you go. Proof that people give standing ovations for any old shit now, they’re just excited to get out of their uncomfortable seats.

Text: Badenoch finishes speech to standing ovation

Wrapping up her speech, Badenoch says she wants to see a "better Britain" where people have a "brighter future".

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 1d

Wherever Robert Jenrick goes next, absolutely everyone should turn up wearing masks like Michael Myers from Halloween.

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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 2d

You know who doesn't integrate? People like Robert Jenrick. You think he works out at the local leisure centre? Goes to the Tuesday night pub quiz? You think his golf club lets anyone play? Or his private members' clubs let anyone in? He puts the ick in prick

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 1d

On this week’s @comedyclub4kids.bsky.social Radio Nonsense podcast, the creator or Air-rate John Cooper joins me to talk goldfish.

Get your kids to listen at: pod.fo/e/3394e9

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 2d

Ah thanks, I appreciate that. I’ve not seen the new NB episodes yet but that’s a shame if it’s the case. I know the maths they’re looking at is getting more complex which can’t be easy to write stories about!

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d

Keir Starmer’s spokesman asked about Israel detaining British citizens who were on the Gaza aid flotilla, while in international waters, replies that it is a “matter for the Israeli Government”

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competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 5d

wizard frog is insane

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 4d

Thing I don’t get is if you want someone not real who’ll agree with you all the time and push you towards stupid ideas, rather than AI, why not just become part of the British political class?

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Scare Osborn 🎃 @claireosborn.bsky.social · 4d

And there is *always* a tweet isn’t there

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 4d

What changed Shabana Mahmood?

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 4d

a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .

ALT: a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .

media.tenor.com

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 4d

Ooh crab protests!

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, starting points just three feet down the round from the last one each time. Perfect

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 4d

Look, the Groucho Club have apologised and got their licence back so just give it up guys.

Daniel @deargodwhatnow.bsky.social · 4d

Have to say, this is quite weird

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 4d

Are sequels repeats? I reckon you can do a demo a day with slightly different names or a numbering system while insisting 'ah but this time its lead by someone called Clive and last time it was lead by Susan' to prove its very different.

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 4d

If the Home Secretary wants to stop repeat protests, I think the key is to change the title of the protest but one word or letter each time. It's a not a repeat if it's, say, 'National Demonstration for Palestine' followed by 'Big Demo for Palestine' followed by 'Palestine: A Demonstration'.

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Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 4d

WOAH. Ok, maybe she has a point.

Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social · 4d

I don't understand why having the dates on a string would help. Can't they be in a bowl like everyone else has them? Is it some sort of arcane ritual?

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