One thing I'm endlessly fascinated by is how _bad_ most scifi writers are at scale. In Asmiov's foundation books, Trantor is a world-spanning megacity, hundreds of storeys tall. With 40 billion people. Assuming earth-sized, that's 80 people/sq km.... That's similar population density to Wicklow.
This is what happens when you have preplay ads before news videos.
This Is Just To Say
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
A little bit of censorship, as a treat.
Well...
A self-checkout machine, warning users that takeaway coffee cups should be held upright when scanning.
Regulations are written in blood. Or, at least, minor scalding.
I had not realised this stereotype was that old.
The palladium really feels like scraping the bottom of the barrel. What are the chances that, having ignored the last 50 solicitations, I'll suddenly go buy a bunch of palladium? I have only the vaguest idea of what palladium even is.
Revolut, I am perfectly happy to use you for everyday payments and credit card. I do not, however, want personal loans, stock trading, or to buy government bonds, bitcoin, silver, or bloody palladium. Please stop offering.
samuel beckett was born on this day 120 years ago. astonishing to think that if he had survived, and could run 100m in 9.57 seconds, he would be not only the oldest but also the fastest man in the world - together with his nobel prize for literature, an astonishing trifecta
I am genuinely shocked that there is anyone else involved; always assumed it was essentially his personal blog.
Food warning seen: "Contains all allergens". All allergens! Y'know, nickel, cats, that sort of thing.
Bored of imitating Marcus Crassus, minihands is moving on to Henry VIII roleplay. Melania would want to watch it.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Whatever the price of Metrolink turns out to be we'll have it forever. The government have literally set fire to 1 tenth the cost (give or take) over the last month.
#IrishPolitics #SpéirGorm
We don't even _have_ bloody tanks!
(But yeah, army involvement was limited to loaning heavy vehicle moving equipment.)
Hungary’s pretty dependent on EU money (it’s about the largest per capita recipient) and the EU would likely sanction it if he tried that.
Won a charity table quiz last week. Prize was some drink vouchers… and entry to another table quiz. That's how they get you.
… So how did this work with the Julian-> Gregorian calendar shift?
Yes, hilarious, Sam.
“I never thought Elon would muffle *my* legitimate news sources” says guy who uses the “Elon muffles legitimate news sources” app.
Heard someone say “I had FOMO of missing out”, and it is going to bother me for the rest of the day.
I’m sorry, they’ve put Bluetooth in space?! Are they insane?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“Canvas tents, which are necessary without a ballroom, are significantly more vulnerable to missiles, drones, and other threats” - Pretty sure the Trump admin got ChatGPT to write this drivel.
Just wait til you look into the frog/toad distinction - it’s assigned more or less at random, and some languages don’t make a distinction at all. A thing called a frog will usually be smooth and a thing called a toad not, but this is inconsistent.
Has ol' minihands been getting into Elon's drug stash, or something? Getting increasingly incomprehensible.
Swingers night at the Pepys household.
And also some magic potion?
(My head-canon will forever be that this is an Asterix character)
(Valletta Marathon shirt; I only did the 10k)
