Some old boy has nicked my perfect spot in the pub when i was at the bar. Tempted to punch him in the back of the head.
Brain Farts
Tiny thoughts, pinned for later.
1st class service!
Train worker sacked after passengers served sausage rolls taken from a bin https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/train-worker-sacked-sausage-roll-bin-lner-peter-duffy-b2894124.html
LNER Train worker Peter Duffy sacked after passengers served sausage rolls taken from a bin | The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
AI usage is starting to worry me... not AI itself, but how people are using it. It lies, gaslights, in an attempt to be helpful... people are trusting it...God help us!
Humanity is just monkeys with potential.
Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking: 'We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star...' - The Economic Times https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/quote-of-the-day-by-stephen-hawking-we-are-just-an-advanced-breed-of-monkeys-on-a-minor-planet-of-a-very-average-star-/articleshow/126103458.cms
Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking: 'We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very…
m.economictimes.com
At Work there's no other option but copilot. I do find it annoying though.
https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/poll-do-you-actually-use-microsoft-copilot
Seriously, do you actually use Microsoft Copilot? I
Windows Central
Idea for blog post... Digitalisation: Good or Bad etc
Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/21/denmark-postnord-postal-delivery-letters-society?CMP=share_btn_url
Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years PostNord’s decision to end service on 30 December comes after fear over ‘increasing digitalisation’ of Danish society
the Guardian
Learn something new every day...
The sad story behind America’s favorite Christmas carol revealed https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/white-christmas-bing-crosby-lyrics-meaning-b2885084.html
‘White Christmas’ isn’t really about Christmas at all — the sad story behind America’s favorite carol | The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
Interesting!
The UK economy is not nearly as bad as you’ve been told https://www.ft.com/content/5afff79e-0af7-4f96-b69f-c603cd083a50
The UK economy is not nearly as bad as you’ve been told A huge pessimistic bias in our national accounts leads us to doom and gloom which turns out to be nonsense
www.ft.com
Noisy eaters make my piss boil!... Not sure that makes me a genius though.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/hide-and-seek/202109/hate-noise-you-might-be-a-genius
Hate Noise? You Might Be a Genius Is sensitivity to noise associated with creative thinking?
Psychology Today
Read later.
6 creative uses for NotebookLM you'll actually want to try https://share.google/rU1gMjamcUgIdFXyi
6 creative uses for NotebookLM you'll actually want to try Go beyond summarizing and start playing with your data.
How-To Geek
Based purely on the price of a pint, it looks like I'll be going to Mexico to watch the world cup.
Travellers & Fringe are definitely on my rewatch list.
https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/list/5-sci-fi-tv-shows-that-were-masterpieces-from-beginning-to-end/
5 Sci-Fi TV Shows That Were Masterpieces From Beginning To End There have been many great sci-fi stories in television history, but only a few shows that are completely flawless from start to finish.
ComicBook.com
Christmas Starts With You
https://suno.com/s/wpadhAIT3pnBDWCc
CHRISTMAS STARTS WITH YOU Listen and make your own on Suno.
suno.com
Banks acting like gangsters...big surprise!
Eastbourne MP calls on bank to repay woman £125k after error - BBC News https://share.google/Amv0Kw8BkQLI8cncH
Eastbourne MP calls on bank to repay woman £125k after error A woman cashed a £125,000 cheque from her dying partner but was only paid £125 after it cleared.
share.google
Taking opportunities from stupidity.
Nothing new. Dealt with these sort of claim 20 years ago.
Friendly fraud: The new scam causing harm to businesses - BBC News https://share.google/5lJgz4QDNUaAXpFP4
Friendly fraud: The new scam causing harm to businesses - BBC News
share.google
Interesting
OpenAI is a loss-making machine, can it outlast the bubble? | Windows Central https://share.google/xx4S8QKhELmpPDFl4
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, with estimates that it has no road to profitability by 2030 — and will need a… Don
Windows Central
interesting, something to look into.
I used NotebookLM to learn about Python and I should have sooner https://share.google/5Lj0escPYVb8cxdR5
I used NotebookLM to learn about Python and I should have sooner The ultimate Python study hack
XDA
Continuum & 12 Monkeys were very good.
5 Awesome Sci-Fi Shows From The 2010s That Nobody Talks About - ComicBook.com https://share.google/dxSv2ic678zgEoZmn
5 Awesome Sci-Fi Shows From The 2010s That Nobody Talks About Throughout the 2010s, there were many great sci-fi shows that seem to have been unfairly forgotten in the years since.
ComicBook.com
MikeBot 2.0 is definitely showing promise. Much funnier and conversational.