Bill banning people born after 2008 from buying tobacco clears UK parliament Ministers hope tobacco and vapes bill, which will become law next week, will create a ‘smoke-free generation’

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Woah

I don't remember seeing an image of Earth before that captures the (thin, fragile, tiny layer of) atmosphere so clearly. I mean, look at that.

Happy Fast Travis Day!!

It would be nice if all the “children’s safety glasses” on Amazon that didn’t specify their EN 166 rating would ever so kindly get lost

Introducing Samoyed - an amateur radio software modem

radio.doismellburning.co.uk/projects/sam... #AmateurRadio

The downside of watching TV as it’s released-ish is having to wait for the next season - I need more Bridgerton!

I had the floorplan backwards in my head - I’m onboard with Porch Theory now

Oh wow 🤯

Definitely has the “quick flip renovation” vibes but I can’t imagine how the kitchen might have been previously…!

I’m fascinated by the step up between kitchen and rest of the room (photo 6) - what do you reckon’s going on there??

Almost feels like there was a big central island / table that provided all the working space, and that’s been removed before sale…?

Like there’s a double-doored space opposite that was probably pantry/storage, then really Surfaces are the only big missing thing right?

Still, blimey

Huffington Post privacy notice saying they share your data with 987 partners.

I'd hate to see what not caring looks like.

Encanto is an absolute banger

But it’s very weird to think about it being Rosa Diaz

Just in case you need some good news today: researchers at U of W have figured out how to turn plastic waste into acetic acid (primary ingredient in vinegar) using the sun. This has the potential to really help us reduce plastic waste.

uwaterloo.ca/news/media/w...

Home from day 1 of #MonkiGras 2026 and it was such a joy as ever

So many beautifully thoughtful and thought-provoking talks, wonderful people, and fantastic food and drink

Beautiful talk, thank you for sharing

I'll just open the hellgates:

look, there *is* an argument that for everyone who can now "make apps" thanks to agentic coding, SOME people will take a look at what's been generated out of curiosity for how it works and SOME of them will end up actually learning how to code... and that is good!

Ohhhh I missed that there was a Season 2, thanks for the prompt!!

Jupiter Jones!!

Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Anthropic's response to the Secretary of War and advice for customers

www.anthropic.com/news/stateme... welp

i use this line all the time about writing code

What the Palestine Action judgment means - and what it does not mean The High Court rules against the government, but not with enthusiasm

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What the Palestine Action judgment means - and what it does not mean

How the High Court ruled against the government, but not with enthusiasm

By me: emptycity.substack.com/p/what-the-p...

(A follow up to my Prospect post this morning.)

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.

“Ok but have you told them that directly and explicitly?”

inspired by CLAUDE.md, I’ve started putting markdown files named after coworkers into work code repos so I can remind them to stop doing shit to the codebase that annoys me

for some reason they’re all mad at me now, which means ill be adding commands to JEREMY.md for an attitude adjustment

Seems unfair that you only get to use the bouncy slide to get off a plane when things have gone wrong. The bouncy slide should be a treat they give to the best passengers who did the flight correctly.

I left university in 2019 with £49,600 of debt. A few months later, I became an MP and have since received a salary that puts me in the top 5% in the country. 6 years on, the repayments from my salary have brought this total to down to £48,600 - just £1,000 less.

My copy of Felix Danczak’s “Market-led growth” arrived!

I’d already got and started the Kindle version when it came out, but I much prefer a physical book for this sort of thing so I can easily refer to bits as needed!

Hah yes I got one and thought it was neat too! Did you take a look at the payload? I haven’t had a chance yet

Dr. Darren Abbey (@thebiologistisn@redwombat.social) Attached: 1 image A few years ago, through luck and vibes, I managed to produce this blue colored bean variety. This was an early step in trying to answer the question, "Why isn't blue as common as ...

@spindlypete.bsky.social Do I recall correctly that you and your SO enjoy beans? I saw redwombat.social/@thebiologis... via @aredridel.dinhe.net and suspected you’d appreciate!

Loved jml's writeup of "How I've been using LLMs at work" (as an SRE) - jml.io/posts/llm-us...

Condolences and sympathies…!