Holy Cow.
In March 1972, after failing to rein in columnist Jack Anderson, the White House turned to the one method guaranteed to silence him permanently.
Bosses of the messaging app fear the Online Safety Bill could force it to weaken its users' security.
“the idea that complex social problems are amenable to cheap technical solutions is the siren song of the software salesman”
The October Game, by Ray Bradbury, was published in the…
I just read The October Game by Ray Bradbury and I’m not OK.
Bridgy face palm
[Faulding] said he did not want to speculate but there remained “a lot of unanswered questions” about the case.
Oh, now you don’t want to speculate?
How. How I ask you, are there no Chopper (from Rebels) / Firefly mash-ups?!
I wanted a t-shirt with Chopper in a browncoat with the legend “I am aim to misbehave.” Make it happen artists!
Just when it seemed like things couldn’t get any worse! Just leave it alone! https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nicola-bulley-psychic-gift-body-found-b2286238.html
I’m sure there is a balance yet to be found but having read some older books to my children some of the language is “awkward” to say the least. Stuff like East Asian characters described as having “yellow” skin. If I read that to them verbatim it results in a completely unnecessary conversation https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/20/roald-dahl-books-rewrites-criticism-language-altered
You get Elon! You get Elon! You get Elon! You get Elon! You get Elon! You get Elon! Everybody gets Elon! https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/13/23598514/twitter-algorithm-elon-musk-tweets
I just have him muted 🤷♀️ Always have done. The power of Mute to save your sanity on Twitter cannot be underestimated.
https://mastodon.social/@paul/109860410118902976
High inflation and added demand mean that, in spite of ongoing savings from becoming a unitary authority, the council needs to find an extra £63 million to cover its costs for the coming year.
This seems fine.