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Commended by the poetry class for my commitment to violent revolution

11.03.2026 09:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Senior Research Software UI/UX Designer | King's College London

King's Digital Lab are looking for a Senior UI/UX Designer to join their RSE team.

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/139745-senior-research-software-uiux-designer

11.03.2026 08:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Or Barron Trump

11.03.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

4'33" by John Cage should really be referred to as 'Four Feet Thirty-Three Inches'.

11.03.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

10.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 5449 πŸ” 1601 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 84

Quick addendum on this: the one part of the left that truly understood power was ... unions. Union organizers were never under the illusion that they could sweet-talk concessions from bosses with the right framing. They dealt in power.

That's why the right killed them.

10.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 435 πŸ” 80 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

go back five years in time and tell yourself that in 2026 one of the internet's biggest scumbags will be the grammar check.

10.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

genuine q: do you have a quality threshold for how good the alt text is before you share?

10.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

one of my absolute faves

10.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

been there too

10.03.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

but tell me why there's a fucking empanada shop on every corner in west London now

10.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know what those other things are, but I'm rather partial to an eggslut when I'm feeling flush

10.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🎢 Why don't you ask them what they expect from you?
Why don't you tell them what you're gonna du
You'll get so lonely, maybe it's better that way
It ain't you only, you got something to Xana
Du anything you wanna du
Du anything you wanna du

10.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🎢 Xanadu
Xanadu just duin' the du
And you are through
And there's nothing you can do

10.03.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

this is exactly the level of niche that I am after, thank you!

10.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In a couple of months I'm going to Copenhagen for the sixth time, and therefore I solicit your recommendations on interesting things to do and see that I might not already have seen and done.

10.03.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Girl chewing gum,  John Smith, 1976
Girl chewing gum, John Smith, 1976 YouTube video by Filmman Cine Mix

There are few greater things, as someone who teaches in an art school, than saying to a student, 'Have you seen John Smith's film "The Girl Chewing Gum"?', and then sharing it with them if they haven't.

Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of its first screening at the London Filmmakers’ Co-op.

10.03.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

this is a repulsive, inhuman take, and you should be ashamed of yourself

10.03.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If I was a Cybertruck, I'd want to drive myself off a bridge too.

10.03.2026 11:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Batang Kali massacre - Wikipedia

hmmm .... who was prime minister during the Malayan Emergency?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batang_...

10.03.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We call AI output slop not because it's incapable of regurgitating something beautiful, but because vomiting up chunks of mixed restaurant meals is not the same as being a chef. That some of the upchuck can still be parsed as it was on the plate is not thanks to digestion or emesis, but to cooking.

10.03.2026 06:19 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I think the more likely cause is Anthropic's high-profile last-minute attempt to extricate themselves from the American war machine -- people perceive hypocrisy

10.03.2026 08:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm told they pickle well too

10.03.2026 08:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did you know that magnolia petals taste of ginger? Tried one for the first time last year - they're delicious! Go for the white ones with a hint of pink, otherwise the flavour is quite strong!

10.03.2026 08:33 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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I'm an art professor I made an art

09.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 348 πŸ” 100 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

so what's a more accurate assessment of Anthropic's contribution to the war effort?

09.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You’d think in this era of β€œMPs face increasing danger” there would be more outrage at newly elected Green MP Hannah Spencer being assaulted by transphobes but it’s nowhere to be seen on BBC News app even if you search her name

09.03.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 1022 πŸ” 356 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 17

I don't fw the NYT & its genocide-loving columnists in any regard whatsoever, but the hill I will die on is that coffee shops should not sell milkshakes.

09.03.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

forgive me, it was late capitalism, so heartbreaking and so ass

09.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just came across this release which, like Kosmischer LΓ€ufer, spins a great yarn about being lost music from 70's East Germany ufohawaii.bandcamp.com/album/platte...

09.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0