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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 13/10/2026

Not suggesting closing anything but the proximity of these two always blows my mind

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 09/10/2026

Google "Amy Acton" and the first news story result is... an article from her own web site

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 05/10/2026

So much going on here that I can’t make sense of www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...

The sentencing judge, Todd F. Lang of Maricopa County Superior Court, praised the video, saying, "I loved that A.I." He called it "genuine" and noted that the victim was allowed to "speak from his heart."
He then imposed the maximum sentence, which was more than the nine years that prosecutors had sought.

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 01/10/2026

Something darkly comic about Facebook using a picture my own child made of me, for me, to advertise the idea of replacing it with AI generated slop

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 30/09/2026

I'm sorry did we forget we already did this?

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 22/09/2026

Hell yeah ICL One Per Desk. I remember almost nothing about it except you could make it talk and my sister and I made it “sing” the theme to Home and Away en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Per...

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 19/09/2026

Ireland’s national broadcaster announces changes for games against Israel: no studio, no in house commentary, no advertising taken www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...

RTÉ has confirmed it will provide stripped back coverage that will meet its contractual obligations to broadcast the two UEFA Nations League fixtures between the Republic of Ireland and Israel.
Ireland are scheduled to face Israel in Debrecen in Hungary on 27 September for the 'away' tie, before the return 'home' fixture on 4 October in Backa Topola, Serbia.
RTÉ have contractual broadcasting obligations to cover the games, however there will be no studio presentation, while commentary will be taken from the international feed and will not be provided by an RTE commentator.
A minimal technical team will be deployed by RTÉ to ensure the broadcast goes ahead and there will be no studio punditry.
RTÉ has not taken advertising or sponsorship around either game.
There will be news coverage of the games and the wider events surrounding them.

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 16/09/2026

Whoa, first time on an open gangway NYC subway car. It’s great… but I was told it would be full of crime and smell like homeless people, weird how that didn’t happen

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 20/08/2026

Feel like the most notable thing here is that the #1 trending topic on Bluesky has… 766 posts?

^ Trending
1. Debate over "spreadsheet people" comment
Users debate whether Al's benefits mainly help
"spreadsheet people" like MBAs or scientists.
766 posts
• • •

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 11/08/2026

Truly a quote for the ages

"I think that the trans community deserve safety and dignity and respect and total acceptance. But, I love Harry Potter"

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 30/07/2026

Been using this labeller for user activity for a while, it serves as a useful flag. Think I found some kind of jackpot today bsky.app/profile/stec...

(p) Made over 50 posts yesterday
(p) Made over 50 replies yesterday
(p) Made over 100 replies yesterday
(p) Made over 30 posts yesterday
(p) Posts over 20 times per day on average
(p) Replies over 20 times per day on average

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 30/07/2026

Picnic night at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and some solid proof that family biking is on the rise

Overflowing bike parking with cargo bikes and bikes with kid seats on the back

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 28/07/2026

As spotted at the closed newsstand at West 4th Street (which appears to be reopening as an art project? www.instagram.com/w4newsstand)

A magazine with “what you need to know about coronavirus” on the cover

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 20/07/2026

Accidentally left Fox on and it’s very clear they know this is their last chance to convert World Cup fans to… anything

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 15/07/2026

This was very specifically banned by FIFA but something tells me we won’t hear much about it en.mercopress.com/2026/07/15/f...

FIFA, in coordination with US security authorities, has banned imagery referring to the Falklands from the stadium where Argentina and England play the 2026 World Cup semifinal on Wednesday, a match loaded with historical connotations that has been classified as high-risk.
The measure bars entry to Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium with flags, signs or other items carrying political, racial or provocative content, a category in which authorities included references to the South Atlantic archipelago. Argentine Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva confirmed and endorsed the ruling, specifying that both countries' national flags would be allowed, but not messages that could lead to incidents.

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 08/07/2026

I guess they saw this and thought it was aspirational

Screenshot for The Entire History of You Black Mirror episode

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 24/06/2026

Using AI for JavaScript development usually works well but every time I switch to Swift stuff like this happens constantly

You are entirely right to call that out—I apologize for the confusion.
The NavigationLink(item:destination:) initializer actually doesn't exist.

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 24/06/2026

On a night of stunning upsets my local district almost looks like an outlier www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Yvette Clark shown as winning District 9

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 16/06/2026

I was skeptical about Parkside and Ocean being a great spot for a game watch party (why not in the park?!) but it’s kind of fun to have a steady stream of people coming out of the subway and stumbling into this

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 14/06/2026

I’m sure all the people visiting for the World Cup are relieved to know critical infrastructure will be ready after they’ve left

A banner over old metro card machines saying OMNY machines are coming soon

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 12/06/2026

now I know how all those divorced dads feel

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 10/06/2026

We’re doing a lil’ mobile thing tonight www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

An iOS live activity with election results in it

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 09/06/2026

God bless creative summer camp providers

Eleanor will be celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn with a water gun reenactment in the hills around Battle Pass in Prospect Park (site of the Hessian rout of the American troops in
1776). This special Not Lego camp is open to grades 2-7, who will be divided into regiments commanded by high school generals.

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 08/06/2026

Not only did he not, he consciously avoided attending games for this exact reason

"The challenge is that my motorcade and the Secret Service and the whole bit is such a massive disruption to the arena and to fans that I'm always worried that, rather than me just being able to enjoy the game, I'm actually making it a less pleasant experience for everybody else," the former president stated at the time.

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 31/05/2026

What’s that promoted post in my Instagram feed? Oh, it’s just the NYPost promoting betting on news events and providing their own referral code for kickbacks

Instagram post by @nypost advertising Kalshi, betting on gas prices

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 31/05/2026

Today in Facebook comments. The topic? A bus lane redesign in Brooklyn

This is how Nazi leadership works. The Nazis did the same thing to the Jews: they made their lives harder, and when they complained, the Nazis made life even harder for them. When that didn't work, they found a way to put them in concentration camps.
Welcome to the Stasi: East Germany's state security service maintained an oppressive domestic espionage network, relying on hundreds of thousands of informants to monitor and suppress citizens.
Most people only take the bus halfway.
If you want the bus end-to-end, you get off at Flatbush and Nostrand and catch the next bus. Most people take the bus to the Church Ave area, not all the way to Kings Plaza. Smart New Yorkers.

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 21/05/2026

Always weird when AI starts autocompleting comments in my writing style. Also maybe revealing of my mood when working with various different codebases?

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 15/05/2026

Man, local news reporters really need to have access to better tools. So many better ways to present this information

a bulleted list of road closures for the Brooklyn half marathon

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 08/05/2026

Incredible to see life imitate art @transalt.org

Poster about street crossing safety on Ocean Avenue

A zoomed out view where you can see a bus completely block a pedestrian crossing exactly where the poster is

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 06/05/2026

Street level activism: you love to see it

Want to cross the street safely with your kids? Scan the QR code below and sign the petition for a safer Ocean Avenue.
For more information or to help, emai
makeoceansafe@gmail.com

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 26/04/2026

Brooklyn half marathon is an incredible event but my personal achievement was biking down a Flatbush Ave that had no cars at all on it

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 17/04/2026

Maybe the most specific “you may be entitled to compensation” ad I’ve ever seen

If you parked at the main parking deck at CLEVELAND HOPKINS AIRPORT from
February 17, 2015, through May 19, 2016, and used a credit or debit card for payment and received an electronically printed paper receipt, you may be eligible to receive a voucher usable for future parking

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 16/04/2026

Who can blame them when the market rewards them like this

Chart showing Allbirds stock price shoot upwards

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 15/04/2026

Absolutely wild, the NYU emergency room in Cobble Hill is sponsored by Home Depot?! All else aside why would Home Depot even want that?

The Home Depot Emergency Department at NYU Langone Health—Cobble Hill

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 04/04/2026

Putting the content of the post aside… this person doesn’t follow me. Which means they read @jamesrball.com’s post, browsed through the quotes until they found an objectionable one, and replied to it. Doesn’t seem like a good use of anyone’s time!

・ 1h
→ Replied to you
"I intentionally provoked a group of people and they responded. How did this happen?"

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 01/04/2026

Also serves as a series of aspirational goals for NYC subway reliability

Screenshot of the MTA alerts account which made over 100 posts yesterday, posts over 20 times a day on average and had no break greater than 4 hrs yesterday

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 01/04/2026

Found a useful Bluesky labeller that identifies people who are very active on here: bsky.app/profile/did:... it's kind of useful in helping you skip over the people that are probably here a little *too much*

Label saying "Made over 100 replies yesterday"

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 17/03/2026

Not the main point but hoo boy Cameo developers, hoo boy

The Guardian discovered the time and date his videos were uploaded – and how much Farage charges for them – in the publicly available source code embedded in the platform’s website.

The code also reveals the prompts Farage sees when he records his videos, including one he made for Ben Tavener, 37, who had been convicted of violent disorder over his involvement in clashes in Bristol on 3 August 2024.

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 13/03/2026

Making buses free might help but there are real structural reasons why people don’t take the bus in NYC, like 42 minute waits

Bus timetable showing the next bus is in 4 minutes, then 46 minutes

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 04/03/2026

Question really threw Claude though

What year bush jr born

George W. Bush was born in 1946 - wait, that's his father. George W. Bush (43rd president) was born in 1946...
Actually: George W. Bush was born on July 6, 1946 is George H.W. Bush (the father).
George W. Bush (Bush Jr.) was born on July
6,1946 - по.
To be precise:
• George H.W. Bush (Bush Sr.) - born
June 12, 1924
• George W. Bush (Bush Jr.) - born July 6,1946

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 01/03/2026

The scale of transparently false A.I. generated news content on Facebook is crazy. And the comments are full of people taking it at face value

Jimmy Kimmel, Gavin Newsom, Tim Walz, Joe Biden standing together in an A.I. generated image holding a banner saying “Say yes if you believe Barack Obama is a good man”

On the night of February 27, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert delivered what would become one of the most shocking moments in modern television. After 35 years of late-night tradition rooted in satire and sharp humor, Stephen Colbert set comedy aside. Joined by five veteran journalists, he transformed the anniversary broadcast into something far more solemn and confrontational.
There was no monologue. No band-driven levity.
No punchlines.
Instead, the program unfolded with deliberate gravity, centering on allegations long overshadowed by power, influence, and silence.
In a stark, uninterrupted segment, the show reconstructed what it described as the final 20 minutes of Virginia Giuffre's life. Before a national audience, fifteen names-presented as figures allegedly connected to an entrenched structure of power-were read aloud one by one.

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 27/02/2026

In years gone by the police participating in snowball fights has been shown as evidence of their great community work. Feels like a sign of the times that they reacted this way instead in 2026

VIDEO: Washington state police get in snowball fight with kids

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 24/02/2026

*chefs kiss* thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/24/3...

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 05/02/2026

“they’re just around”

Goose meme saying “how did they get there, Megan? How did they get there?”

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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 03/02/2026

This is Parkside Ave in Brooklyn. There’s a protected bike lane hiding under all that snow but it can’t be plowed until the cars are moved. And alternate side parking is suspended until the 8th. Sigh.

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