Every so often, a post ages well.

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Yes. Obvs. The only real question in my mind is by how many decades this accelerates the changing of the guard from the US to China.

There is a symmetry here in a war that is going to go very asymmetric, very soon.

Bless her dear, sweet heart. If we could do that, we'd've done it 200 years ago. And never needed computers, let alone AI. But it's a worthy dream.

Euthanasia on the 12th birthday.

Is fusion really peculiarly British? I suppose there is a case that it's a legacy of Empire. Regardless, we would be immeasurably poorer if we threw away the ingredients for things like this.

The line of cultural continuity is the sagas, surely? 1066 can be seen as a point of inflexion between the Viking and Chivalric ages.

It's a fair cop!

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@rory-stewart.bsky.social saw this and thought of you…

I done a Thing! Concerned you might be being manipulated by your Chatbot advisor? (If you aren't, you should be…) Here's a handy cut out and keep checklist of common sense risks and things to bear in mind. Thoughts? #PauseQuestionReframe static1.squarespace.com/static/64303...

Save Our Swans!

@scottsantens.com , saw this and thought of you…

In no particular order: 1. The sound and feel of rain on your waterproofs 2. Cuddles 3. A conversation that heads off somewhere unexpected 4. Being constructively silly with grandchildren 5. Writing with a ball point pen on a banana

One can but hope that the Russians aren't as helpful as the Argentinians.

"Southern Rail: where every stop is a story" #LeadingWithTheirChin

Oo: an update to the Microsoft Services Agreement! I note that we now agree not to use AI to subliminally influence people with the intention of changing their behaviour in a way that causes harm. Quibble: does this prohibit any change of behaviour which is determined independently to be harmful?

It's all got out of hand. Entitled jokers in Washington, Moscow and Jerusalem appear to have decided to opt out of civilization. I think I need to go out and stand quietly in the rain for a while. :0(

Inexplicably, the stylishly supercilious Mlle Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com , appears to have overlooked the K Pop Demon Hunters singalongs at Vue. :0)

Just caught up with TMS. I imagine @anandmenon.bsky.social is being adorably insufferable.

Rather than snarking, I see this as a hopeful sign. Perhaps they're coming to their senses?

Oh, Guardian! Covering all needs, as ever… :0)

This is a great example of the importance of punctuation: that comma is critical. I wonder how clear it was in the spoken conversation.

Have you ever noticed chat GPT begin to produce an answer and then replace it with "I'm just an LLM. I can't answer that question"? Try "new query". It just recovered the original response twice for me. As always with the Young Master, YMMV.

Frankly, it's the white non Britons I worry about. #They'reLaughingAtUs

I disagree. But having read @columnist.bsky.social 's fabulous review of the Brasserie Lipp, I know I'm in the wrong. #LippService Not that I'm averse to the semicolon: there is indeed such a thing as flow. But unless the writer is great, stupidly long sentences get in the way of meaning.

No one should bother clicking on It Katie Martin's articles. At least, not until I have. Surprised and delighted that the article was still available after 3 hours. Great and illuminating read.

Well, the Grauniad WOULD say that, wouldn't they? www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Just back from seeing #Mickey17 with Sprog6. Whatever you may think of Donald Trump, he has done this for Western culture: He's made the scenery chewing pantomime villain believable again. Great work by Ruffalo.

FEWER! A small hill upon which I will die. :0) "The little UK city almost as pretty as Chester or Oxford but with way less tourists Source: Daily Express search.app/eFkS "

For anyone with UK Netflix, Renfield is up. A film about breaking dependency on a monster. What could be more timely?

@balhamfc.bsky.social leaving its run of wins fashionably late…

In the bad old days I used to waste my attention looking at my diary and deciding what to wear. Now my assistant wakes me with an appropriate alarm and "perhaps your dark blue suit today, for the meeting with the board? No. Definitely NOT the red socks! …"