Have written a few things about this, but Britain's cultural bias against investing in stocks (and obvious property obsession) is culturally fascinating but also really bad for national well-being.
this is one of the most interesting things I've read about AI. Ben Affleck just sold his AI startup to Netflix for $600m. it's based on his analysis - as someone who's worked in movies for decades - of what AI is *actually useful for*. which is eg: adjusting film lighting.
archive.ph/OLsfn
I'm a broken record on this but the radicalisation and brain rot of Gen X/boomers is a massively under-appreciated problem
on the 50th anniversary of the release of The Boys Are Back in Town I'm morally obligated to share my favorite story of all time
schisming with the Catholic Church so hard I undo previous schisms
Not content with beating Labour on perceived competence, economic management and leadership, the SNP have unveiled a bold new policy to outflank Anas Sarwar on “really really stupid responses to the global resource crisis”.
it's almost as if there's an international right-wing conspiracy to foist illiberalism on an unsuspecting public
Short...no, wait, verbatim JD Vance: “I think it’s very, very important for the pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology.” www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/04/area...
ATTENTION FELLOW PRISONERS
in our upcoming Dilemma, I expect to be Defecting. I hope you understand, and of course that you choose to Cooperate (you doing this really helps me! thank you!!!)
one immediate dramatic consequence of the Hungarian result:
Magyar has promised to repair relations with the EU and unblock a €90bn EU loan for Ukraine
Hard to overstate how problematic Orban has been for the EU as a foreign policy player. Not only on Ukraine, but especially on Ukraine. Without his veto, we stand to be able to do much more. He was not the only obstructive one, but it will be much harder for the others now.
Opposition leader Péter Magyar at a rally.
Orbán's electoral crushing is a far greater achievement than most people outside Hungary realise.
He systemically consolidated power for 16 years, fixed the electoral map, abused govt power for political purposes & censored media.
The hurdles that Hungarians overcame for this moment were immense.
This could just be pirates, but the obvious countermove by Iran to a US blockade of the strait of Hormuz would be getting the Houthis to close the Bab el Mandeb. They call it the gate of grief for a reason.
Done a version of this joke before but *taps mic*
If I had a dollar for every time that an American administration featuring somebody with the name “Robert F Kennedy” did a naval blockade I’d only have two dollars but it is weird it’s happened twice
Time for the birth of terror. Me
Artemis II Return NASA's Orion spacecraft carrying Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), splashes down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California, at 5:07 p.m. PDT, (8:07 p.m. EDT) on Friday, April 10, 2026. The Artemis II test flight launched on Wednesday, April 1, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin its 10-day journey around the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars. NASA’s Landing and Recovery team and the U.S. military are coordinating efforts to extract the Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel
What a great photo just added on the NASA Johnson Flickr page www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2...
Tbh I let my membership lapse after Amersham byelection because of nonsense like this. They need someone willing at times to upset their rich suburban base.
Turns out we were both right :s
I'm pretty sure he got fired about a year earlier for racially abusing someone on his production team after a series of 'last chances'.
The Hair Ghost Of Prague taking a little walk in the park
Same NASA image of solar eclipse viewed from Artemis II with Saturn, Mars, Venus and other stars identified.
Some stars/planets identified
Going to try and turn my life around just in time for the world to end as a funny bit.
Well, good luck to the Artemis crew with their new mission of repopulating the Earth.
it is from some points of view quite funny that we've had years of debate as to whether they'd be any good at predicting elections and it turns out they cannot even predict stuff in the actual physical world that's already actually happening
BLOOMBERG: Markets remain bullish on continuing coyote elevation prospects
Guy who has only seen Iron Man, watching his second movie, the passion of the Christ: “getting some serious iron man vibes from this one”
Iran seems to have hit and, judging by the photos, heavily damaged, the world’s largest petrochemical plant in Jubail. That is uhhh not good. A lot of foundational chemicals for other industrial chains come out of there.
I’d actually go further than this and repeat my view that Grade II listing shouldn’t exist in the first place.
I think two percent of all housing stock in England and Wales is listed and it’s one of the reasons behind the housing crisis.
Some good news
The government have changed regulations to allow plug in solar panels, already very popular in Europe, without the need for an electrician
They can be hung from a balcony and are simply plugged into a normal socket
Cost is around £400 and will save around £70 per year
