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We have washing machines, dishwashers and microwaves. Almost nobody uses coal for heating. Domestic servants are quite unusual in Europe and North America. This is actually not that far off.

Amazed to learn the magnetic stripe MetroCard survived this long

Apparently I'm a high school science teacher (and astronaut)

Welcome to the thrilling Quarterfinal round of the 2025 Headline of the Year contest! (🎆🎆) Mostly proceeded according to seeds, but second seed Resolved and Unresolved had a close scare with the Drunk Raccoon. Let's review the results so far:

Translators work hard to make sure that the translated words, sentences, paragraphs, chapters, etc, not only convey the author's meaning, but also the author's *style.* Translators are alchemists. They are artists, and poets, and researchers, and editors. They are magicians and wizards.

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

Make a Bond film casual Licence to chill

cursed 52:48 ratio alert

I don't know how many times this needs to be said, but apparently a lot: If you are not in a position to verify the accuracy of some synthetic text, the synthetic text is not useful/has a high potential to be misleading. This is one of those cases.

GitHub Actions charging per build minute for *self-hosted-runners*? Shit's about to hit the fan lol

🚨 ROUND TWO STARTS NOW 🚨 We’re down to the final 16 contestants as you decide who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech! Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday. 🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-round...

Pro tip: if GenAI makes using your software or API significantly easier, YOUR SOFTWARE IS SHIT

left my woefully inefficient solution to Advent of Code 2025 Day 10 part 2 running and ... it completed? With the correct answer for the input? In only ... checks notes... ninety million milliseconds (25 hours)

Apparently Pocket Casts does a wrapped as well now? lists.pocketcasts.com/c6e293ba-0ef... #pocketcasts #playback2025 Of course @llepodcast.bsky.social is on top with @lateralcast.com and @techwontsave.us not far behind

has nobody made downdetectordowndetector yet?

This thing looks completely different for me every year

Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat

why are mathematicians always talking about the best methods for cutting cake into pieces just bake multiple cakes

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to - Farin Urlaub - The Longest Johns - Glass Animals - Enter Shikari - Eefje de Visser

Good on @was.tl for striking a fantastic compromise between ambition and personal well-being Looking forward to the shortened #AdventOfCode

I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.

UK politics is insane to me because every time I tune in even 1% to keep appraised of what's happening there the headlines are all like "GOVERNMENT MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO WATCH KISSING VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE TO PROTECT WOMEN AND GIRLS" and then in tiny font underneath "NHS budget cut by 75% next year"

The pedestrianisation of Oxford St will be transformational - making it a safer and much more pleasant area to visit. We've published our plans for the first phase of this exciting project. Have your say: haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/oxford-stree...

Apparently the price I pay for gas and electricity is going DOWN next year? What sorcery is this?

if they finally released the Epstein files on International Men's Day that would actually be quite funny

This will be my goto answer to anyone from now on. Especially physicists: «we need to make more electrons»

Oof Wordle 1,614 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

What do you all mean, "snow"? — just biked through some lovely 4°C rain

They’re gonna let OpenAI die lol

spotted at Rotterdam Centraal: a @kevlin.bsky.social

Wasn't expecting that Wordle 1,609 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

First time I've ever guessed the angle! 🥳 #Angle #1240 3/4 ⬆️⬆️🎉 www.angle.wtf

Have I sailed as close as you are legally allowed to do to have a nose at the SS Montgomery? Of course. Moment I knew she existed, I was out there faster than Jay Hulme when he spots a rickety ladder in a church. Here she is:

Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England. And they're marked by St George's flags www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Sarkozy: I don't trust your food Prison: You can cook if you like S: No I'll just have a yoghurt instead P: ... S: THE FOOD IN HERE IS INTOLERABLE what a fucking joke

#travle_challenge #93 +3 🟩🟧✅✅✅✅🟧✅✅✅✅✅✅🟥✅✅🟩✅ travle.earth/challenge

libs: hey what if we did some scandi style social democracy as a treat labour: you got it. one danish immigration policy coming right up

Time for a #proofofcat

Got a new stainless steel pan, first thing I made was eggs 🍳. No issues detected THE NON-STICK COATING PEOPLE ARE LYING TO YOU

i've tried talking to chatgpt a few times (because people are always like "how do you know it sucks if you haven't tried it) and the thought I can never get over is "damn this thing does not know shit"

HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

GTA6 was delayed because the devs are all too busy playing EU5

got my new id card; my photo looks bad in a different way from the previous photo, which also looked bad

finally a good use of AI: proving you're not an AI developers.nopecha.com

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this is hilárious: daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/11... via @daniel.haxx.se on 🦣

Dick Van Dyke has OUTLIVED Dick Cheney

Decided to have some fun with it Wordle 1,599 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 (the first three were accidental, the fourth was deliberate)