Weird thought but I know people think the Scandanavians make the best crime drama but honestly I think it's the French. To be fair, the English make A great crime show, it's just the same show 243 times over.

This is the most amazing and wonderful thing.

TIL NY bottle shops can't sell non-alcoholic beverages, not even mixers. Lived here nearly 15 years and just hadn't noticed.

The first ~10 mins of every 1:1 with one of my Colombian colleagues is usually chisme. I once would have seen this as unproductive but now I see how much it builds connections between team members. Also it lets them get mocking Jaimito out of their systems prior to work discussions.

Bet the people of Georgia are very surprised to discover how many right wing idiots in the UK support their sovereignty. If you can't even use the right flag for your country then ...

Every time I think that Democrats can't get any dumber... Going further right will not work. Those Republicans will not vote for you. Never. Go out and actually run a grass roots campaign that draws in voters. Mamdani (and the first Obama campaign and Stacey Abrams) all provided models. FFS.

*giggles*

I've got a degree from the University of Melbourne. I'm pretty proud of finishing my degree but I am not like ra-ra-ra about the institution. But if my university had done what Columbia has done? I'd be disavowing my degree. A shameful capitulation that devalues every degree they've ever conferred.

I wonder if I can make my own loomi.... If there's anywhere in the world I can find black limes it's NYC.

England were like "You know that match against Sweden was a nail biter but I don't think we truly tested the fans. Hold my beer." lol #euros

Re-watching Jeremiah over the last few weeks and reflecting on Luke Perry being gone and today the news of Malcolm-Jamal Warner's death. Damn shame. Great actors.

Bad day to have a craving for jaffas.

England loses to France. I am like "this is not good" but rebound and beat Netherlands (solid team) and Wales (if you can't beat Wales :( - no offence I love the Welsh but Welsh football is embryonic) and now you're down 2-0 in the second half to Sweden? I don't see them making it further.

I just added KPop: Demon Hunters to my Netflix queue. I blame @cassidoo.co. lol.

I've been thinking about universal translators (a la Star Trek, Hitchhikers babel fish) and wondering what the impact on language learning would be. Would anyone learn another language? Would people move toward a single language or go the other direction? #insomnia

If I have to explain the paradox of tolerance to one more person I am going to be considerably less tolerant than normal.

Just to be clear, I voted for Mamdani before I knew he was an Arsenal fan.

When I started writing books it was because docs on many projects were terrible. I don't mean poorly documented, although some were, they often aimed at a more technical audience. Making the projects unapproachable for some. Things are better but my god do I still spend too much time code diving.

I went back to the bad place* to read a link. It was bad and I regret it. * Twitter - I am clarifying because almost all the places are the bad place now.

When you give people the idea they can do what they like to others, then they'll do what they like to others. And you're increasingly painted into a corner because you conceded over and over.

More games need arachnophobia mode.

I know Spurs had a dismal season but firing Ange Postecoglou seems pretty shortsighted. Geezus he got Spurs their first silverware in what 17? years. Almost feel sorry for Spurs. I mean almost.

There is a technical term for this: we're fucked.

Listening to girl in red's Hemingway on repeat on my flight. Enough said.

Well that's made my day/month/possibly year.

Arsenal! Arsenal! Arsenal! 2 x UWCL winners!

This game is utterly nerve-wracking. Sigh.

I keep shouting "Batlle! It's Ona Batlle! It's bad-yeh not badger." at the DAZN commenters.

Can today be Friday at 6pm please? James

Whose else's partner just bolted out of the house because a Mexican navy ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge and someone needs to cover it? Just me?

At a restaurant where they have definitely taken "slow cooked" very seriously.

My life right now. My team is always fucking with the yanqui.

If you'd have asked me five years ago how much I knew about Canadian politics, it'd have been basics of the system, the parties, the BQ, etc. Now I am reading riding results and electoral history. I guess I can thank the Republicans for the political education push.

Accurate.

Bit of a rough day for Chelsea. *giggles* Very sad for them. Honestly. Sad. *giggles*

Had forgotten this alias.

Colleague: Do you have WhatsApp? Me: *laughs* Yes, I am only 50% American.

As someone who passed Economics 101, and hence an economics export, I know the technical jargon in the economics world. I would describe our current situation as "deeply fucked".

Picked up 2nd place in our NCAA WBB march madness bracket (all Ruth's hardwork - my BB smarts consist of "oh, I like their uniforms") because we backed UConn all the way. Oh ye of little faith. :)

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Imagine you're the DFAT employee who looks after Norfolk Island waking up to discover an island whose only export is pine trees and Colleen McCullough novels has been hit with a 29% tarriff.

I have reduced my list of demands for changes to the Spanish language down to "vosotros - who needs it?" Because my mouth refuses to make an àis sound.

Watching Willow for the umpteenth time.

Amazing Rolling Stone piece on Rev Jeff Hood and his work against the death penalty: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult....

Watching the sevens quarter final in HK between my two teams: the USA and Australia. But when the US plays Australia I am Aussie Aussie Aussie oí oí oí all the way.

If there isn't, there should be a German word for taking the last 30 minute block of free time on your manager's calendar for the week.

Am thinking of streaming my Godspeed You! Black Emperor marathon to the hotel's very unsecured LG room speakers.

This just seems rude - #nyliberty

Signed up for Apple Developer Program for the first time in years. Gonna scratch my own itch on some tooling I want. Nothing I can find quite meets my needs. Yes, I am aware this is not a good build versus buy decision.

I could rewatch Canadian Bacon, or I could just turn on CNN.

It's been a day, so I am going to watch some nice, cosy British crime show where one or more people are brutally murdered in the idyllic English countryside.