My partner is part of this cohort - and I went through the equivalent process when I lived in Hong Kong. After 7 years on a work visa, I was given Permanent Residency, as a right under HK law, not a discretionary privilege. Changing the rules under people trying to build a life would be appalling.

Sumo stars goofing about at tourist locations seems a more fun way to celebrate England than any number of flags.

Fuck cancer. That is all.

A great article from Rachel, who really understands the heart and soul of Dad’s work.

One thing which would much more clearly delineate anti-Israel sentiment from (sometimes partially disguised, sometimes not) anti-Semitism would be ending the use of the word Zionist as an acceptable euphemism for Jew. But of course the people using it like that know exactly what they mean...

took a break from blocking people on social media to write a post about some places in Jewish London that I love: open.substack.com/pub/naomiald... just because you know. it is nice to think about some lovely parts of my culture and heritage.

Lots of opportunities to block terrorist apologists today...

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

Hi guys, did you already know there are competitions for window tinting? With better commentators than most of the tennis matches I’ve watched on ESPN? (Low bar I know) Anyway if you need to procrastinate harder than you’ve ever procrastinated before, I got you

Re-upping this again, please spread far and wide:

This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.

"We were both too tired to sleep" "So tired that I couldn't even sleep" Two back-to-back songs played randomly in order from my regular songs playlist tonight, both oddly referring to trains...

We must increase bands. Empress

Night, all!

Is Jurassic World Rebirth the first (major, Hollywood) movie to use the phrase "open source" as a verb, meaning to release to the world in a non-proprietary form? Has it actually gone mainstream?

The livin' is easy...

I'm in my late 40s, got quite nice-looking gray patches on my chin when I let the beard grow, and rapidly-thinning-to-balding hair on top. Such is life, there are many more serious things to worry about...

It was, of course, DNS. (More specifically, Cloudflare DNS for some reason)

I told you we’d be back

C: 香港人,加油！ E: "HKers, add oil!"/"Go! HKers!" The slogan would turn more grim as the protest wore on... but these words of encouragement were also used for Wuhan during their lockdown. Source: TG (Jul/ Aug 19)

This took me *so long* to get - I think I was randomly listening to the radio show once and it suddenly hit me!

Queen's 2025: Olga Morozova - women's singles champion since 1973

Andor season 2

#Glorious25th #HowDoTheyRiseUp #GNUTerryPratchett

🏆 CHAMPIONS AGAIN OLÉ OLÉ!!!

Leeds United have won promotion to the Premier League. #lufc

Happy Zombie Jesus Chocolate Day to all who celebrate... youtu.be/w04ipnmhvSQ?...

A movie that takes place where you are from. youtu.be/knD2EhjGwWI / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundha... The oldest existing film recording, shot about 4 miles from where I grew up and something like half a mile from where I live now...

Not exactly a joyous holiday this year, but Chag Pesach Sameach to my fellow Red Sea Pedestrians.

I hope y'all have been saying "thank you" to Alexa and Siri all these years...

Robinhood gain/loss leaderboard

Remember when you could buy boots in Clerks, Clerks in Smiths and Smiths in Boots.

Couple of weeks ago, I went to a potluck sort of party - I was the only local Brit there, in a crowd of very friendly Hongkongers. Someone had brought a family-sized tin of Twiglets, which was passed around the room to growing bemusement and horror...

‘Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?’

About 4 miles by road now - a bit less in a straight line. Until 2 years ago, it was about 6000.

If you ask someone today to name the builder of Hadrian's Wall, they would give you a funny look. But historical memory is odd, and right up to the 1800s we forgot who built it. Until in 1840 John Hodgson, an obscure Northumbrian clergyman, published the LONGEST footnote in history... 1/22

This is what a lunar eclipse looks like... from the surface of the Moon. That dark circle is Earth. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander took this image last night.

2 years ago today, after living in Hong Kong for almost 18 years, I got on a plane to Manchester and left for good - I haven't been back, and when I do, it will just be as a visitor. There are many reasons for making the move, some obvious and some personal. Overall, I'd say it's worked out so far.

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Go to retro game fair. Play Repton on BBC Micro. Immediately become 10 years old again. (The game fair is at Wakefield Exchange aka WX and is also on tomorrow March 9th)

Random Leeds fact: on this day in 1917, Jack White (born Jacob Weiss) originally of Leeds, performed the act of gallantry for which he would later be awarded the Victoria Cross, the UK's highest military honour - somewhat equivalent to the US Medal of Honour. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Wh...

We've been saving this little pup for when we thought you all might really need a gold star. And, given the current circumstances, here she is. 13/10

Freddie Mercury didn't go into the studio and nail the vocals for "The Show Must Go On" in one take while dying of AIDS for you to despair and give up now. Take the time you need, but then get up and get back out there. The show must go on.

Macrodata refinement #severance

R.I.P.

I've worked freelance. I've worked at a startup, a bank, and currently in the public sector. There are times to move fast and break things, and there are times to move slowly and fix things...

My great-grandfather loaned his binoculars to the US Navy in 1918, & received them back in 1919, with a personal letter of thanks from the captain of the USS Bridgeport. The captain noted that they had been "injured in a gale of wind" but repaired by "the Bridgeport's Group of Optical men".

GUNG HEI FAT CHOY SUN NEEN FAI LOCK SUN TAI GEEN HONG Happy Lunar New Year!

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