The way you know ghosts aren't real is because if they were, everything east of the Oder would be nothing but ectoplasm

This is a superb piece of writing on chasing a dream, fighting an eating disorder and eventually finding yourself. Even if you know nothing about racing, read this piece by Finnish F1 driver Valtteri Bottas. You won't regret it. www.theplayerstribune.com/valtteri-bot...

Reminder that if you're in the UK, then CPC Farnell probably have whatever tech stuff you'd normally buy from Amazon and do free delivery on any UK order over £20. They've also never tried to make me listen to an AI podcast about USB-C cables. cpc.farnell.com

The Wachowskis built 1.5 miles of highway for their Reloaded set piece, got 300 some cars from GM that were not deemed to be road safe for consumers, and after filming one of the five best car chases in cinematic history, recycled all that material into affordable housing in Mexico

there are 10 ways to get a batsman out in cricket 1. Bowled 2. Caught 3. Leg Before Wicket (LBW) 4. Run Out 5. Stumped 6. Baffled 7. Trousers fell down 8. Jam first on scone 9. Not saying "thank you" after a delivery 10. Proved to be french

what the hell is going on on that island

TV: And if you follow the cold front through the weekend, you'll see we have a 30% chance of upset. Me: ...What's upset? The Egyptian God Set: NOT MUCH DAWG, WHATS UP WITH YOU

what a terrible day to be able to read

Absolutely adorable thread

Never mind all what's wrong in the world, admire this amazing quiche I made yesterday. Spinach, mushroom and smoked cheddar with red onions and garlic in a (store bought) shortcrust pastry case. It tasted as good as it looks.

You fucking idiot, my dad quit smoking because he was made aware of how much it could impact the health of his family, especially his children. That was 33 years ago and I continue to be grateful for it. Credit to my elder sister for laying it out for him, too.

because at a time like this it behooves all decent men to nearly stand up and be almost heard… But no one said anything. The cowards, each man thought. - Guards! Guards!

Quite interesting that a British newspaper writes an entire article about an American novel product without even once mentioning that there's a British company literally in Bristol who is on par with them. Hmm. (Disclaimer: I'm biased) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Check your Sertraline if you're on it in the UK www.gov.uk/government/n...

A capybara for @ct4bb8.bsky.social #art #SillyLittleGuys

Sabastian Sawe had a 5km split of 13:42 from 35-40km as he sped up towards the finish. That is a faster time than anyone has run any parkrun in the UK (record 13:44)! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...

Every *single* fucking time an LLM fucks something up and someone asks it why, what is is actually doing is regurgitating the statistically most likely text following that question in the data stolen to train it. Which is literally all of Stack Overflow, tons and tons of company slack chats, reddit

See this post first and then see what it's replying to. I laughed out loud.

AI creativity is that which can say, “I studied 10,000 French Academic paintings and here is the most statistically typical result.” Human creativity is that which can say, “I studied 10,000 French Academic paintings and now I’m so sick of it, I’m gonna go invent Impressionism.”

Charles could solidify support for the monarchy for at least three generations with just one move.

My Daal Parlour venture suddenly looks profitable now.

My cricket season preview just dropped.

consider drying your hands on the dog, who may have less dog hair than every other surface based on my own experiences

The Daal Parlour. Like an ice-cream parlour but with different lentil preparations that you can point at and it will get poured on to a heap of steamed rice with yoghurt on the side. You can mix and match just like ice-cream scoops. I already have 8 candidates for the dishes.

It's today, today!

When Einstein developed general relativity the closest thing to a practical application that could even be imagined at the time was a slightly more precise description of where to look for the planet Mercury in the sky, and yet now we’d all be literally lost without it. Anyway: fund basic research.

I'll say it again, one of the worst things this rampant push to cram "generative AI" into everything has done is make people suspect bright kids of cheating when they're just nerdy or bookish or neurodivergent, sanding down their unique edges to fit into people's lowered, homogenized expectations.

Hey, this is fun (I missed it on #EarthDay but it’s still fun today 😅). Use this NASA outreach tool to spell your name with LandSat images of our beautiful Earth! science.nasa.gov/mission/land...

Dumpling! Waffles! And Kevin!

“We’re closing the strait to open the strait to win the war to open the strait that was open until we started the war that closed it and that’s why we are threatening to help Argentina steal Britain’s penguins.” I pay taxes to fund this.

I made a new ko-fi goal for Nessy, the vet's fee estimate from yesterday is in the "gallery" section. I don't really like ko-fi's interface very much for emergencies, so i'm considering switching to gofundme for this. In any case, any & all help including shares, is hugely appreciated 💕💕

The internet was a mistake. Courtesy of www.reddit.com/r/ididnthave...

"One guard lies, one tells the truth, one requires you to accept all cookies, even those used for marketing purposes. "Heed, though, my warning: some labyrinth functionality may not work without saying yes to the third guard"

Yes, Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky coined the term “dark matter” which is impressive, but he also coined the term “spherical bastard” to describe people who are bastards no matter which way you look at them, and I think that should be celebrated more.

i snorted repeatedly

In honor of #EarthDay, here is a reminder that there is a bot account that posts a photo of the whole Earth from a million miles away, taken by the Deep Space Climate Observatory, several times daily. You can view all the images (and zoom in) here: epic.gsfc.nasa.gov

People with preexisting conditions also don’t deserve to die

Kharvas, a "milk pudding made from cow or buffalo colostrum, the first form of milk produced within one or two days of giving birth" It is disgusting on all counts.

"Did you know that the politician was friends with a nonce when you appointed him?" is not a question that should ever be answered with "which one"

Ask him "why not give them freedom to wear whatever they want on the battlefield?" and watch his brain melt in real time

creative process

Dassana's Veg Recipes of India is an incredible resource. Made this today (no photos, it doesn't look noteworthy) and it is incredible. Replaced ghee with oil, that's all. www.vegrecipesofindia.com/dum-aloo-rec...

I see they sent Donald Trump back in time to name Royal Navy ships. "We've got two ships, they are powerful and terrible. They are more powerful and terrible than any ships anyone has ever made. In fact they are so powerful and terrible that we are going to call them that"

Did it use a GBU-24 or just Mk.82s? #NicheJoke

First time making using tangzhong! Japanese milk bread (2:3 whole wheat : bread flour). Didn't rise as much as a white bread would, no surprise, and I went light on the sugar compared to the recipe but it still tastes slightly sweet. Wife shouts from the kitchen "oh this is GOOD" so... #BreadSky

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X. I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!). So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

So I am reflecting on AI as one does and I have come to realize that “learn to use AI” and “embrace AI” and “develop AI literacy” won’t fucking protect ua from existential and stochastic harms of AI, and my overlooking this as a vector for criticism is really something.

but doctor, this IS my hobby!!

How To Live A Good Life #oldknees