A terrific list. Can I humbly add Peter Gabriel's Us. A more heart breaking collection of post relationship soul searching and reflection you won't find. Honest, painful and also beautifully performed, sung and produced.

Any journalist giving credence to the notion that Earl or Pollock should play in the backline or Ford at 9 should question their life choices.

Shameful

This is one of the worst Scarlets performances I've ever seen. Just heartbreaking to see how poor we've become. I just don't see it ever getting better. Is there any point in fighting to continue. Llanelli rugby is dead.

So those of us who had downgraded or cancelled our Ultimate subscription are sold short, it would seem.

Microsoft really doesn't want to be in the console games business any more.

More than one hour in a Google support chat thread taking to three different teams trying to do one simple thing: activate my Nest Aware account. Failed attempt to connect me to fourth team. This is really shoddy service from Google.

Your new daily obsession. You're welcome chartle.cc

Upgraded my Pixel 8 Pro to 10 Pro. First impressions are that it's a decent uplift in performance. Am enjoying the smaller size and improved camera. Battery life seems on par for Google (average).

My latest Bellingcat tool is out! It lets you search what was said in council meetings across the UK and Ireland, and takes you directly to the right part of the video session to verify. Check it out and let me know what you think! 👇 council-search.bellingcat.com

The Eurostar experience at Paris Nord remains as dreadful as ever. Aside from the crush of passport control and security with v little organisation, the "hallway" of departures is chronically short of seats and the tannoys are garbled and barely audible. It's so far removed from the experience sold.

Schmidt complaining about Jac Morgan clear out has the hallmarks of trying to influence next week's ref. It was a text book clear out low, with wrap and shifted player legally. The theatrics from Aussie clutching his head after he fell back were embarrassing.

Absolutely delighted with this news. Wales beat Australia to claim first win under Lynn - www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...

I admire the boldness of giving users actual control over the front page.

Absurd praise for Tom Curry. Decent performance. No more. A good hit and some fine harrying. Should have seen yellow, missed a couple of tackles and wasn't anywhere near top tackler.

Australia are pretty dreadful. It's very much like watching Wales. No forward platform, no shape behind and a 10 who looks lost. Therefore I'm finding it very easy to support them.

If Jac Morgan isn't in the 23 for the Lions on Saturday I'm supporting Australia. Seriously. I don't want to be THAT supporter but come on, it's a joke.

Finally. A win. #cymru

Have we (Wales) hit bottom yet? No. I don't think we have. We pick a lightweight team and play like we're going to dominate upfront.

People can talk about pedigree and being a "test match animal" as much as they want but Owen Farrell shouldn't be anywhere near this Lions squad. You've got to feel for those who hoped they were on standby for a full back, wing or centre injury.

Thousands of people camped and queued overnight for tickets for the start of Wimbledon. And yet Centre Court right now is barely half full. It's appalling that Wimbledon is happy to sell tickets but not fill seats.

Beneath the canopy: Pioneering satellite reveals rainforests' hidden worlds www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

LCD Soundsystem last night at Brixton was sublime. It's the closest I'll get to experiencing the Talking Heads Stop Making Sense tour. Almost flawless.

The #LastofUs series 2 episode 1 continues the run of almost note perfect adaptation for TV. It's clear that the story is going to struggle to match the dynamism of the game where the structure and shifting perspectives are so fantastically suited to gaming. But so far so good.

I guess Ireland should be thankful they weren't playing France's under-20s.

Poor defending and a lack of power generally is costing us. Yes I'm frustrated with the ref. Knock on ignored. Illegal positioning in the ruck by Graham ignored. But Scotland superior generally

So aside from ignoring POM deliberately diving into players with no arms twice the officials are having a belter. #irefra

So... Captain America Brave New World. It's bad. Really bad. It's a cut and shut job. You can see all the joins between different rewrites and spot the additional dialogue dropped in. And it looks like it was filmed on an iPhone 5.

The US Census website is no longer available and data can't be accessed.

It’s like they bought the free version of a modern rugby attack that stops at “set up at 1-3-3-1” and you have to pay £250 to get more detail.

Shout out to @squidgerugby.bsky.social whose review of the year and team of the year videos are the best rugby themed content of 2024 and likely 2025. His love for rugby is just so infectious. Rugby's unions and governing bodies could learn so much. youtu.be/ODsPwcUEn8E?...

I'm loving Nathan Fillian's new Star War police drama... The Wookie.

The dog? Really? James Gunn gonna James Gunn.

Absolutely moved by the words of Dr Mark Prince as he receives the Helen Rollason award at #spoty V inspiring. Great that community sport heroes are celebrated.

Not when he didn't obstruct at all. Where was he meant to go?

Another game where I'm supposed to ignore the dreadful officiating and just accept it. Rugby is being ruined by the standard of officiating.

‘As the Observer’s editor, I was not consulted on its sale to Tortoise Media.’ Damning takedown letter to Guardian from recently ex-Observer editor Paul Webster www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...

How to make £8m earnings appear as £1.8bn earnings? Here's how... BBC News - Major water company uses accounting trick to inflate balance sheet by £1.68bn - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I can't work out if making it a lottery for users if they run into the paywall or not is a stroke of genius or stupid. It's annoying either way.

What's the point of laws if referees just ignore many of them. Bayonne players diving off feet at ruck. Ignored.

I wasn't expecting this content to be the first time I run into @theverge.com paywall.

I've written about what dying typically looks like - not as a 'pro' or 'anti' AD piece, but in the spirit of confronting a taboo. We've lost the easy familiarity with the patterns of dying that existed when death typically occurred in people’s own homes. Let's talk about it 🙏 @newstatesman.com

Oh Sonos. I want to love your products again. But everyday it feels like there's another issue. Today it's my Beam. App says nothing is playing. But that's not the case.

Had a great morning helping marshal the Machen marathon and half marathon. Frustrating that someone had ripped down direction signage at several points. Risk of runners getting lost and then injured somewhere off course. @ridgerunners.bsky.social

There's a funereal quality to Cardiff today. The rain is incessant. The roof might be closed for Wales v RSA but the water stains and faded facade of the stadium reflect the shabby state of Welsh rugby. Where once we played with joy in a cathedral now the reminders of better days are everywhere.

BBC News' brilliant climate and science team is all over this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8... COP29 live: UN climate talks on verge of collapse as countries walk out over cash

Great to see @dcrainmaker.bsky.social explain changes to the e Strava API which essentially make many people's fitness experience worse in so many ways. youtube.com/watch?v=EFqj...

This feels like a risky strategy. Are Microsoft going to shift boxes based on a streaming strategy? Do they even want to move hardware? Sony will just keep pushing the device.

On days like these I'm looking ahead to spring and being able to head out for some days and nights with the bike and tent. #bikepacking