A letter to act on.
Posts by Martin B
The Meltdown festival lineup he’s curated is pretty cool! He legitimately knows his stuff.
I was wearing the Converge shirt. Not Harry.
I went to see Harry Styles wearing a Converge T-shirt, so why not.
Sky news headline: “Helen Mirren’s link to food prices”
Knew it was her fault.
Yes, libraries are invaluable for their collections and services they offer, but also social contact without the expectation to interact with anyone or spend money is so important to so many people
Yes, that’s why we’d like the opportunity to vote for independence, genius.
You know he’s playing in Glasgow in a few weeks?
Pink box of GRIND House Blend Whole Bean coffee.
That’s me in from the Full of Hell gig.
This is what we’ve missed.
Can’t wait to have them back 🍀
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We all staying up for the apocalypse tonight?
This is just Taylorism wrapped in a shiny new algorithm.
A recent vendor report proudly claimed: "Daily AI users ship 60% more pull requests than non-users." Who cares?
Pull request throughput is not a unit of delivery. It is not a unit of business success.
3/7
6 front pages of articles about climate risk connected by a red line.
1/ For those of us keeping an eye on systemic #climate risks, these aren’t difficult dots to connect.
I find it downright frightening. We need to brace for impacts and spring into preparedness now.
This thread outlines 6 key papers and what we can do in response. ⬇️🧵
Eid Murbarak! Wishing everyone celebrating a wonderful day 💙
Donald Trump sitting in White House. He’s wearing a gold tie, and has his hands open, explaining something to a press audience.
“… I did once, but I think I got away with it.”
Travis ‘why does it always rain on me?’
Happy St. Paddy’s, here’s to a free and united Ireland in our lifetime ☘️
No shock to me, had a qashqai for a couple of years. Cheap plastic parts that literally came off in your hand and the worst customer service I’ve ever experienced. Nissan are crap.
16 year-old me’s mind was utterly blown
the first time I heard it kick in.
50/50. It’s between that and Hole in the Sky. 🤘
I’m a Celtic ST holder and after the trouble at the end + the wreckage in the Broomloan I’d say I’m Ok with us going back to no away fans for the foreseeable.
Sad, but this is why we can’t have nice things, and all that 😔
Counterpoint: I don’t think folk tarring all Rangers and Celtic fans with the same brush is going to do much to help either.
In this specific instance it looks like what Gerry says is pretty accurate (and he’s clearly talking about the fans that strode 100m looking to cause trouble).
Sinisalo sounds like an actor in a film that can’t quite get the accent right.
🚨Keir Starmer’s plan to strip the right to jury trials from offences carrying up to three years imprisonment will place the country on a path toward authoritarian justice. Is that what people voted for?
CONTACT YOUR MP NOW before it’s too late!
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They’re the absolute best ❤️
Online headline from The Times: Britons in Dubai keep calm with Bridgestone and Cocktails alongside a thumbnail pic of what looks a child sitting on a beach feeding some kind of seabirds.
Och well. That’s the main thing, eh?
can’t even imagine how scared trans people in the states must be. over here we have to learn from this and give absolutely no quarter, ever, to transphobia, from anyone. treat transphobes with total contempt.
Amazon is insisting on telling me daily “we thought you’d like new outfits from Hugo Boss”.
Should I be worried?
I can’t be sure, but I’m starting to think fluorescent bouncy balls weren’t the problem.