Oh god we don’t have temperature dings in Europe, I don’t think.

Keir Starmer’s dad was a tool maker? First I’ve heard of it.

I hate it, it’s like someone trying to grab the wheel

I’ve driven across Europe multiple times, across multiple southern African countries on gravel and sand roads, off road over the Saiq Plateau, around Madagascar (if you know, you know). I have never had an accident, I don’t need lane assist on a Dutch snelweg.

Yes I know I crossed the lane marking, I’m changing lanes on a motorway you stupid fucking car!

You don’t need to beep and shake at me every time I do it.

Old person moan incoming.

Why do cars these days have so many bloody alerts, beep this, haptic shake that, another beep, a ping, a different vibration.

It’s bloody terrifying and distracting. This doesn’t make me a safer driver if anything it’s the reverse.

A cat sitting on a chair in a taverna

And now here’s Keir Starmer with “The Return of the Sausages”

🎶
(You lied Mandy) Even though you knew I'd die for you
(You lied Mandy) Yes, I cried, yes I cried

Return of the sausages (There it is)
Return of the sausages (Come on)
Return of the sausages (Oh my god)
🎶

A harbour scape with the setting sun making distant buildings glow pink. There are hills on the distance across the sea.

It’s been a while…

Do you think Cardi B and Nicki Minaj are the same person?

You’re talking about the UK on a post about New Zealand.

Except New Zealanders don’t go around commenting on Americans posts assuming they’re talking about New Zealand. 99.9% of the time it’s Americans doing this because you all have main character syndrome.

There was also the person who thought it was about the UK

I think the rest of the world should start centring ourselves on American posts, but then we’d all look like idiots so on second thought maybe we shouldn’t.

It doesn’t but why did you assume it was about the US? There are 194 other countries why was your default the US?

This is exactly why the rest of the world has had enough of the US’ bullshit.

Why do you assume it is?

No one is asking you to read minds, we’re asking you to not assume the default for everything is America, when a few seconds of checking someone’s timeline will tell you where they’re from. We object to the arrogance.

I didn’t like the black and blue combo (always hard colours to match) but that was true of some of the others too.

Two seconds looking at the OPs timeline would tell you they’re not American. But I get it, research is hard, much easier to assume the world is just America.

Why would you talk about American politics on a thread about New Zealand, bit weird and self-absorbed no?

And the options. The options were terrible.

Exactly.

We figured out how to travel the whole world by harnessing the power of the wind and by following the stars.

This robot is not impressive compared to that.

And before all that humans figured out a way to travel faster by working with other animals. Riding horses, sledding dogs.

Do I realise the work that goes into a moderate jog let alone a half marathon?

Yes. I run. I’m a runner. I know how hard it is. My body produces lactic acid. My heat rate rises aerobic, anaerobic…

This robot can never realise the work it takes to run. It cannot feel. It has no consciousness.

All of this tech is solely geared at producing soldiers without conscience and you will never convince me otherwise.

Until its battery runs out or someone uses a weapon that fries its electrical circuit.