@charlesarthur.bsky.social
Not great news for quantum computing … “Similarly, quantum factorisation is performed using sleight-of-hand numbers that have been selected to make them very easy to factorise using a physics experiment and… an abacus, and a dog.”
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Posts by Marc Wickens
#NowPlaying "Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)" by #DavidBowie
But worrying that "Financial planning firm" Saltus doesn't seem to understand the difference between disposable income and discretionary income.
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Goood grief ....
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How have the previous governments laws on "hate speech" ended up being attributed to Keir Starmer? Jeremy Clarkson is a bit thick it seems.
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Elderly old man named Vladimir in a military costume.
BBC to reboot Dad's Army
So anyone talking about reform in the civil service is "echoing the language of Trump" ? Calm down, Guardian, Pat McFadden is a million miles away from Trump and is ilk. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Fuck me, stagecoach buses have the worst app imaginable.
Fascinating, and something we should pay more attention to.
"Social media is enabling health symptoms and mass psychogenic illnesses to spread quickly around the world. But by knowing how it happens, you can protect yourself"
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No joke but Comic Sans is famously good for this.
A crook, incel, and a nonce
America is now run by a crook, an incel, and a nonce. Can you guess who's who?
Why is the Washington Post's fashion correspondent at this briefing?
Would Apple have still leaked this request had Trump not won?
Fascinating clip of the newest member of the Intellectual Dark Web, Ash Sarkar, railing against snowflakes and cancel culture.
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#Apple could of course, allow users to perform cloud backups to 3rd party services, or even self-hosted servers, but that wouldn't be great for services revenue would it?
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Honestly can't notice the difference on my 16 pro max.
In journalism it's important to reflect both sides,listen, understand nuance,be aware of your bias
It’s also important to call out facts that aren’t true
Trump suggested Ukraine started the war with Russia
That is not true.Facts matter.If you want to end a war,you need to face up to how it started
@psbhq.bsky.social the "register" link just goes to google.com 🫢
Your cellular Mac discussion brought back a memory of using a USB cellular modem dongle about 10 years ago. Was even able to use macOS to share the connection to other devices via WiFi. Totally forgot that was a craze for a while!
Making Plans For Nigel by XTC, released by Virgin in 1979.
WHATT?? "Until the 1980s, … surgeons would operate on babies without any analgesic or anaesthetic. The assumption was that painkillers weren’t necessary, since babies couldn’t truly feel discomfort" — I was born just in time.
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Kemi needs to go and meet some people who aren't rightwing podcasters. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Photo of a bald eagle under the headline "Bald eagle in Massachusetts euthanized after testing positive for bird flu"
Allegory alert!
#NowPlaying "Out Of Time Revival" by #ManicStreetPreachers
An iOS notification telling me that the Manic Street Preachers are working on my order
As if the guys aren't busy enough #ManicStreetPreachers
"DOGE" should be pronounced like it rhymes with doggy.