‘Hurdy‘ is an adjective. Do with that what you will
11.03.2026 23:17
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‘Hurdy‘ is an adjective. Do with that what you will
I once met a luthier showing off his latest HG at carft fair at Bristol harbour - I asked ‘are they all like this one?’ He *retorted* (seriously) ‘OH NO! There are many different gurdies’
I think the point made is less ‘being a good person is bad for business’, more ‘a person discovered the price of their own soul, and that price was low’
There's a moment at the end of Frost/Nixon where the giving of shoes (publicly complimented but privately considered effeminate) by Frost to Nixon is a glorious power play
You mean this Portuguese one?
Wait till you re-watch it. Every second counts, and the first ten minutes may end up being your favourite bit. It is truly an ineffable work of genius. It's the reason my missus looked twice at me, that I loved that film
Fair point, I was always pretty good at spelling (though you should see my handwriting!). But in the battle of priorities I now love the trivial error artifacts of humanity, the badges of digital accountability
Switching off autocorrect has been good for me, I tell you
Can we PLEASE skip the part where the UK experiments with fascism/faragism/trumpism and go straight to, say, a national Green New Deal and a huge arts revival?
The Anatomy Lesson, 1632: seven students watch as a man in a black hat dissects a body
The People of Bluesky Crowd Round to Appreciate Andrew O’Hagan Eviscerating Mr Windsor, 2026, Rembrandt van Rijn
“Whatever that report shows, I’m willing to live with that report.“ literally a second’s thought raises horrific implications for those who ever supported this presidency
‘Blamed on’
It's really very lovely indeed, and the kitchen garden is amazing
Sports journalism is a golden seam in the English language. I once heard a golf commentator (don't recall why) quoting but not attributing a line from King Lear.
From Chancellor of the Exchequer to bitcoin salesman is a kind of perfect journey
yes I think this is an issue about researchers using language - which we use in a human way, to talk about the people around us - as if it were maths.
if you tell me these things about Linda, it's likely that you're *letting me know about her* & you're likely to follow up with 'active feminist'
loving this conversation. We always assume that any detail included in a story must matter in some way, so it unconsciously features in our calculations.
Text saying "You've read your last free article."
Jacked action hero with goon in headlock, in raspy yet firm voice:
Just thinking about Ben Kingsley & Jennifer Connelly in The House of Sand and Fog - which did not get the attention it deserved at the time, and deserves a re-watch now. It is about the chronic injustices of US housing, addiction, immigrant anxiety and the effect of the US on Iran.
Just following through the logic - at which date in history do you cease to feel the burn of humiliation? I find it really difficult to get far before I personally was born. And when you’ve got to that year, whichever one it is, why exactly should one stop there?
Not just the essence of work; of politics, and the social fabric of human life. I am still struggling with the sheer number of people (Silicon Valley especially) who will not see this, or who discount it.
Obviously you must do what suits you, but don’t put cheese in gratin Dauphinois.
The freedom they’re after is the one where their parents did the responsibility part
Welp. The internet had a nice run.
Some outlets have lost over 90% of their traffic since the "AI" summaries rolled out.
"...the four worst-hit publications [now] get less monthly web traffic combined than the r/ChatGPT subreddit gets on its own."
And Wikipedia… did not, in fact. Which must mean something
He seems to have been dealt a tough hand, intimacy/safety wise. And his affect (and career!) is a kind of vigilance engine
You can absolutely tell he’s never had therapy. It’s about parenting and boarding school; also this:
A bit at the end where he drops out to talk to the person in the bench next to him
Grammarly describing how it can detect or hide ai written text, whatever you want boss
Grammarly... Detecting AI, hiding AI, all in one snazzy service
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