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Ben

@bpaul.bsky.social
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Leeds fan, sci-fi geek, all things tech, politics nerd, Radiohead super fan. The usual.

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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Yeah, at this point it just seems farcical that Labour still do not consider environmental and climate policies to be solid vote winners. Even framed simply as an economic, food and water security issue. Baffling it’s not being put front and centre at the moment.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I’m sure this will go well.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
But but but… I thought AI was going to usher in the era of abundance and the post-work society?!?
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I don’t give a shit about EA, but I do care about all the amazing studios they aggressively bought and closed down after whatever ‘on-trend’ game an idiot exec forced them to make and shove loot boxes into didn’t meet some absurd sales forecast. And for what?
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Dr Beth @drbeth.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
If we spend money supporting research, education and practice in areas we're actually good at, there might not be enough money to throw at the long shot of being 'world leaders" in AI.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
They’ll have to do it again in a few weeks too!
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Oh, well that’s okay then. Fuck’em.
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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Yes lockdown was really tough for kids. Lots of those kids are teenagers now so maybe as a thank you our establishments could stop deliberately making even more things worse for them due to a weird systemic hatred of our own youth
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The oddest thing about the response to this essay is people who say it’s “personal”. You can disagree about some or all of it! I may well be wrong! But it’s not “personal” to analyze a film or other work of art, even negatively. Criticism is more than “Hurray!” or “Hiss!”
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Oh Christ I seriously hope not. #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Time for a Beowulf remake!
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Is this like how there was going to be a Mars colony 2 years ago and everybody would have fully autonomous cars by 2019 and Optimus was ready for mass production last year?
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Wait… Summerville actually signed for Al-Hilal? Jesus. #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Hmm, I wonder if Sam Altman and OpenAI have anything to gain from people believing things like “this is the singilarity” and “our latest model escaped containment.” Maybe, just fucking maybe, the press could be *little* more credulous about what these companies say.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Absolutely zero chance this thing replaces your iPhone unless it is, fundamentally, also a phone. I am *begging* tech journalists to have even a modicum of scepticism about this stuff.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It is now beyond absurd that the one thing every government on earth isn’t pouring all available resources into is decarbonisation and climate change mitigation. But no, we have to fight our stupid wars and protect the oil industry and chase unsustainable economic growth at all costs.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Godamnit, I did NOT have ‘newfound respect for Marc Cucurella’ in my 2026 bingo card. #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
If we get Trafford and Brandt done, with perhaps another striker and left-back then the squad starts to look really serious. #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The media really need to stop with this shit. Who does this serve? Just nonsense. Remember that guy on QT a few years back who claimed he was working class but that he would also get hit by the higher rate tax rise?
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Completely normal way to frame public ownership of a critical utility.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I feel like there’s a non-zero chance he came to this opinion after watching 300 while drunk on hotel mini fridge whisky 17 years ago.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Honestly, it will be a minor miracle if Doomsday actually hangs together.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Beautiful.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Messi should go full Zidane and heabutt Cucurella or something.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
“AI is the answer.” Cool, what’s the question again?
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
*slow stare*
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Jonny Cooper @jrcooper26.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Tarik Muharemović has the longest surname in Leeds United's history that alternates each letter between a consonant and a vowel. He has beaten previous record holders Zan Benedicic and Danny Milosevic. #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Every word of this!
theguardian.com
Players ‘puzzled’ by tactics but Tuchel left himself no other option with his squad picks | Jacob Steinberg
The England head coach took a risk by selecting injury-prone players and ignoring creative options such as Foden, Palmer and Gibbs-White
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Genuinely think that was a once in a lifetime chance to win the World Cup and the players have absolutely been let down by the manager tonight.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
One last thing, but how does Saka not get on the pitch today? Bizarre game management from Tuchel.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Sorry, desperately booting it up to Dan fucking Burn doesn’t exactly scream world class tactician does it…
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Only got ourselves to blame here. Game was there to be won and Tuchel bottled it. #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I think Tuchel might have fucked this, you know.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Very weird seeing Djed Spence play like this in a World Cup semi-final when he was so lackadaisical at Leeds that Farke opted to play a child midfielder at right-back instead and then just cancelled his loan. #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Jordan this is not the time for you to go on a mad one! #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Is it ‘because they weren’t selected’? #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Rice looks leggy. #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Oof, Argentina look rather wound up. Maybe a bit too much? #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Alfie 😂 #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
#lufc
static.klipy.com
Jose Mourinho: If I Speak, Big Trouble
ALT: Jose Mourinho: If I Speak, Big Trouble
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
This kind of shit happens in every sub and it’s so weird. There are people in PlayStation subs saying stuff like “Just bought a PlayStation, what should I know?” Or “Just bought x game, what should I know!” There are explainer videos on youtube for films that are eminently straightforward.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Why is Roger Allam narrating a random YouTube clip show on ITV right now? What is going on?!?
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Una McCormack @unamccormack.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
“Phillipson's mother signed her up for Saturday morning drama lessons at the local community centre, which led to her being an extra on the children's TV programme Byker Grove. She also learnt to play the violin.” [Wikipedia]
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Genuinely, the other parties should call his bluff and not put up any candidates. Make him do 6 weeks of hustings with Count Binface.
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Mark Grimshaw @markgrimshawtism.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Serious questions should be asked as to how the supposedly non-biased BBC can justify airing a broadcast completely operated by Reform UK themselves. Nigel Farage should not been given complete editorial control of what is being aired on our national public service broadcaster.
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Just the limpest way to exit a World Cup, and all because they continue to indulge the demands of a billionaire man-child. #lifc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
This Spain - Portugal game is what happens when neither team bothers fielding a striker. #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Tell you what, Alan Shearer does talk some shit when it comes to England though. Kane didn’t dive in the last game, wasn’t a red for Quansah, wasn’t a penalty today. Come on mate, stop being so blinkered. #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Petition to retire Three Lions though. It’s tired and irrelevant now. #lufc
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Ben @bpaul.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Wow. That was one of THE World Cup games. Incredible. #lufc
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