I remember thinking back then, here comes the worst American president I’ll likely see in my lifetime. Dubya, we were so. very. wrong.

If you want to live in the John Wick universe, this is how you make it happen.

Fuck no. I have a list.

It’s a joke as old as Stalin.

INB4 this will be shut down later this year when they find out 90+% of traffic is driven by horny teens bypassing age verification to watch porn.

Boil water. Add egg. Wait 7m. Move hot egg to ice cold water. Wait 1m. Remove egg & peel. Add salt and pepper to taste. Eat.

Optional sides: toast, avocado, mustard, dill. Don’t overdo it.

I read the exchange live this morning. The only possibility left to us is a personal AI of our own that would act as a press officer. Maybe with an AI detector that actually works and a pass through / hold for human mode in case there’s a verified person on the other side.

SF? I give it 5 years tops.

Thanks for writing this up so thoroughly, wholly agree.

Read a few more comments here, and I would also exclude BuyFromEU from the ban list tbh.

Sure, ban those communities. But, out of curiosity, what does an instance wide community ban achieves that my own block list cannot? I already have a sizeable feddit.org presence on said list, so I doubt I would personally see any difference.

Not a big fan of instance banning though, unless there’s serious evidence of wrongdoing on our instance from their users. I’m not a wallflower that needs protecting from opinions, I can make my own mind and choose what to read and what to engage with. See: personal blocklist.

Regular Albert

Been looking for this.

Back in the day I scored a ticket to an Amanda Palmer show, was absolutely floored when he showed up mid-act, completely unannounced. He was one of my favourite writers, a friend to Sir Terry Pratchett (RIP) , and on top of that, someone who seemed like a genuine force for good in the world. I remember that show made my year, I felt so incredibly lucky, like finding a bike under the tree when you’re 4.

Then Good Omens happened, then Sandman, and I was just genuinely happy to see him getting the accolades and recognition.

Not mincing words here, once the allegations started floating up, I felt so angry and personally betrayed. For every book or show recommendation, for every conversation where I brought him up as one of my personal heroes. I was almost in mourning, I realise that now, and I’m pretty sure my cynicism levelled up as a direct consequence of that experience.

Fast forward to last week or so, where my RSS feed pings with an article from his blog, the first since the scandal began. He’s pointing to a journalist investigation that seems to say the whole thing was a hatchet job. He tries to explain, and this being Neil, the words line up and do his bidding. And I want to fucking believe him, I do. But I can’t.

The absolute worst thing? In spite of everything, I hope he’s really telling the truth. How does that make any fucking sense?

Here’s a virtual hug from a stranger. May the road ahead be smoother and more fulfilling, mate.

Except for Pompeii

Is this Bialetti’s redneck cousin or what?

Whenever I see dates like this I do the math in my head almost on reflex.

Man, dad died at 43, that must have been heartbreaking. Makes me wonder about the story behind the author.

I’m surprised he wasn’t replaced by Alexa.

Cannolis inna cannoli 🤌

Fight!

Maybe there should be quality criteria for what constitutes an idea worth discussing. Not every social media post is an idea.