Hey, so, I've been fired. Now that I'm unemployed like the other half of Bluesky, if anyone knows of work for a writer, reporter, or nonprofit grants manager, I'd be much obliged. You all know where to find me.

moby dick was almost called death of a whalesman

Gorge Washington Abraham Lincoln Bob Hope Jack Nicholas Shirley Temple Donald Trump Are you listening Donald Trump Are you listening? We're giving your boys a hell of a beating

Saw the RNLI in full action this weekend doing a coastguard search that sadly resulted in a tragedy for a family and their 13yr old kid. Please chuck them a fiver, or whatever you can afford. They do an immense job. rnli.org/support-us/g...

I got to visit the new Fenix museum in Rotterdam, an art museum about migration. That sounds weird. It’s wonderful. 1/

Sharing for the 3,456th time as there seems always to be someone that hasn’t seen it yet. youtu.be/cHLbaOLWjpc?...

This is a classic of AI: transfer the routine part to a computer, make the human watch for errors and hold them liable. Like the self-driving car which transfers control to a human miliseconds before a crash

The MP has made both a pig’s ear and a dog’s breakfast of this metaphor

Certainly hope Victoria Prentis finds time out of her packed nativity play planning schedule to contribute usefully to the House of Lords #sunakhonours

Five years ago today it seemed that the golden age of naval idiocy had disappeared forever. That was before the Venezuelan patrol vessel Naiguatá managed to recapture some of this spirit by fighting - at least at that point - the dumbest action of the 21st century.

Heathrow can be described in many ways today, but definitely not "fast moving"

Wow www.kpbs.org/news/border-...

URGENT request for help: I need to build a case (soon) that justifies the "broader impact" of my research (yes, this is related to recent events in the US). If you have ever used Chartability or Data Navigator in your work in any capacity, I would love to know! Please email ([email protected]) or dm me.

What is it with the outbreak of Blobby disease? It was originally crap and hasn't improved. The only reason it hasn't got worse is that isn't possible. Please, make it stop. #theLastLeg

In 1959 police were called to a segregated library in South Carolina when a young Ronald McNair refused to leave without his science book. He was just 9 years old. (Obvs this image was taken a few years later!)

“[Liz Truss] was complaining that saying ‘she crashed the economy’ was damaging her reputation. It was actually crashing the economy that damaged her reputation.” #PMQs

I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...

The comic that got us demonetised on Facebook back in August. (We’re no longer on Facebook).

*sighs* Percentage change should *always* be expressed on a log scale, because it’s multiplicative. A doubling and a halving should be given equal space. I did a whole thread on this at the time x.com/jburnmurdoch...

I'm launching a new career as a demotivational speaker (thanks to everyone who got in touch this morning - it's nice to hear it strikes a chord) www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Don't know what it is about the Grateful Dead, but it sure attracts the bots - at least three "respectfully disagreeing" and the other pivots

First post, and it's not about Everton Had our motorhome stolen in Huddersfield last night 😡😡 Eldiss Autoquest 196 WX18CUK Any info is appreciated, but we feel it's too late 🙏

Why are Guardian and Observer journalists going on strike for four days in December over the deal to offload the Observer onto a failing digital startup? Five reasons here. Please repost 🙏

A certain irony in opining on echo chambers with restricted replies