isn't it kind of crazy that Russia is allowed to bomb most of the area on the right side of the mountain range and a TINY but CONSIDERABLE bit of the left side of the mountain range and anything other than that means WW3 in theory

out: Singapore-on-Thames in: Wightgapore

in hills I'll die on: Peloponnese, since 1893, is an island

The days leading up to a long trip have a peculiar feel. There is so much that would be nice to get sorted beforehand; and yet the judgment day has come, now it's just a suitcase and me The unfinished business will not stay so forever though; in 30 days I'll see you again 👋

there aren't enough murders around for the supply of murder mysteries to meet the demand for investigative puzzles from would-be detectives Fortunately, we invented software systems

I know that more stuff happens on the other account not this one but 🔁21💙456 : 🔁0💙0 is quite something 😭

also why is there no McMaster-Carr for clothes

incredible how skirts that are both knee-length and wide apparently don't exist

dancing figures

why do we call it disembowelment and not decolonisation

(it's quite interesting that I take this photo, think "it feels kind of English but idk couldn't this also be anywhere in the temperate world", but in this day and age I can just feed this into ChatGPT which then says "yeah it's southern England")

end of summer

Wikipedia: Cui bono in English "to whom is it a benefit?" Why not just "who benefits"? Latin is famously terse. That doesn't mean you *have* to translate it with the most words you possibly can Who benefits? Those paid by the word...

my actual ideology

We've been a bit quiet recently, but that doesn't mean we haven't been at work – you should expect more from us soon (we have something interesting to say about Sex Matters operations...) in the meantime, if you're interested in us, pop in this Sat! Holborn, London, 1-4pm link⬇️

Much like razor blade marketing led to a "more blades" arms race, LLM output using the "rule of three" construction will cause humans to use four groupings to differentiate This will lead to writing that is more humorous, satisfying, effective and human

“c gets you close to the machine” is the kind of sentence that lands very differently after working in a factory you’re not supposed to be close to the machine! that’s where the finger munchers are!

everyone has talked about the 'Battersea Power Station station' situation I think we should move on. and demand that National Rail lists its stations precisely. it should be London London Bridge

airline that loads your flight booking instantly instead of looping an animation for 10 seconds first who's working on this

RT @mayaofspring.bsky.social

ok I made a grave mistake heading back from the cafe to my place, I wanted to witness everyone's phones going off and not just mine 😑

hmm

moodboard: lowercase sans-serif neo-grotesque blairist𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲

experienceslop

Stop using prejudiced language: Instead of 'post-soviet', say: 'transcapitalist'

I now realise that the problem is that everyone is using ubiquitous hd screens not in the cool cyberpunk way but in the toxic slop way

I love the Moon so much as a periodic reminder that there are places beyond this world 🥲 Sun and stars are too easy to abstract away as the big glowing thing and the small glowing specks, but the Moon is undeniable, even from the deepest depths of urban light pollution

i liked the downpour yesterday

To Graham Linehan & friends, a trade offer: you get: the British state does not ban you from tweeting I get: the British state does not ban me from toilets deal?

Here, have an abstract treat: ඉ

it's yet another of those days where Bluesky users talk about Twitter, and Twitter users talk about Bluesky users talking about Twitter, and ...

the phrase "make illegal states unrepresentable" might originate in FP but one could imagine it being said in the UN too if you squint

why do tasks take so long I'm just pressing buttons on a computer it feels like there should be nothing time-consuming about it arghh

One month later, my online life reality is that I disconnect whenever I want local search results, reconnect whenever I want full access again still more dignified than trying to get verified at Discord, Reddit, Twitter, Bluesky, etc.

it's quite interesting how Amazon was supposed to completely displace online shopping by offering a unified platform for purchasing anything an existence and yet individual branded shops still exist thanks to the "you will not get scammed" moat A lesson in something

Looking at the aesthetic state of our enemies vs our friends and despairing

friend: 'improvised eggsplosive device'

United Kingdom 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇦🇮🇧🇲🇮🇴🇰🇾🇫🇰🇬🇮🇲🇸🇵🇳🇸🇭🇬🇸🇹🇨🇻🇬🇬🇬🇮🇲🇯🇪 (19) France 🇫🇷🇬🇫🇵🇫🇹🇫🇬🇵🇲🇶🇾🇹🇳🇨🇷🇪🇧🇱🇲🇫🇵🇲🇼🇫 (13) United States 🇺🇲🇦🇸🇬🇺🇲🇵🇵🇷🇺🇸🇻🇮 (7) Australia 🇦🇺🇨🇽🇨🇨🇭🇲🇳🇫 (5) Netherlands 🇳🇱🇦🇼🇧🇶🇨🇼🇸🇽 (5) New Zealand 🇳🇿🇨🇰🇳🇺🇹🇰 (4) China 🇨🇳🇭🇰🇲🇴 (3) Denmark 🇩🇰🇫🇴🇬🇱 (3) Norway 🇳🇴🇧🇻🇸🇯 (3) Finland 🇫🇮🇦🇽 (2)

if someone asks me about my footwear today, I will tell them that mismatched socks are out, mismatched shoes are in, rather than admitting the extent of my morning confusion

think being on call for your b2b saas company is stressful?

The fundamental problem with star ratings is that appreciation is contextual and unbounded and yet you have the gall to tell me to put a number from 1 to 10 on human expression?

Hello! If you are interested in our project work, want to engage in discussions, or simply meet us in person, you can pop in this Saturday for our 'office hours' in Holborn, London! From 1 to 4 pm. (Repeats fortnightly)

The trouble with making a nice ui is it can oneshot you if you make it too nice, preventing any further nice uis

empty string vs absence of string should not be any more confusing that 0 vs absence of int, and yet

i'm not like other girls (i cuddle a blåvingad)

the "why is it dark at 8 pm already" time of year

one of those days I'll learn how to write without spending ages on each sentence

On that note, the NHS generally does not believe in the existence of medical transition A post-op friend had a UTI recently, and checked the NHS article for guidance (those articles are good generally!). What does it say? that male guidelines apply of course

it's super cool that friends of mine organised a Touhou club night yesterday. I'm so proud of my weeb friends 🥹 [Maya spent the evening hopping around with too much glitter on her face]