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Amy Lawrence @amylawrence.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Talking about the Arsenal-Coventry fixture my son suggested a new tradition of the Premier League champions playing the Championship champions to open every season, with both trophies on display. I have to say I quite like that idea.

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Is that why it is so French coded?

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 17/04/2026

For this.weekinsecurity.com, I wrote about how hackers are helping criminal gangs hijack and steal delivery trucks packed full of consumer goods — from vapes to lobster meat heists, to potentially 12 tons of KitKat bars. It's a growing but underreported problem. I explain more for subscribers. ❤️

this.weekinsecurity.com

How hackers are helping criminal gangs hijack truck deliveries

Cargo hijackings are on the rise, as cybercriminals use remote access tools to track and divert large shipments of high-end goods from delivery trucks around the world.

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OrcGirlBoss 🐇🏹 @orc.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Today is officially the 30th anniversary of Steamed Hams. On April 14, 1996, "22 Short Films About Springfield" aired for the first time!

Steamed Hams full transcript

Well, Seymour, I made it- despite your directions.
Ah.
Superintendent Chalmers.
Welcome.
- I hope you're prepared for an unforgettable luncheon.
- Yeah.
Oh, egads! My roast is ruined.
But what if I were to purchase fast food and disguise it as my own cooking? Delightfully devilish, Seymour.
Ah- Skinner with his crazy explanations The superintendent's gonna need his medication When he hears Skinner's lame exaggerations There'll be trouble in town tonight Seymour! Superintendent, I was just- uh, just stretching my calves on the windowsill.
Isometric exercise.
Care to join me? Why is there smoke coming out of your oven, Seymour? Uh- Oh.
That isn't smoke.
It's steam.
Steam from the steamed clams we're having.
Mmm.
Steamed clams.
Whew.
Superintendent, I hope you're ready for mouthwatering hamburgers.
I thought we were having steamed clams.
D'oh, no.
I said steamed hams.
That's what I call hamburgers.
You call hamburgers steamed hams? Yes.
It's a regional dialect.
- Uh-huh.
Uh, what region? - Uh, upstate New York.
Really.
Well, I'm from Utica, and I've never heard anyone use the phrase "steamed hams.
" Oh, not in Utica.
No.
It's an Albany expression.
I see.
You know, these hamburgers are quite similar to the ones they have at Krusty Burger.
Oh, no.
Patented Skinner burgers.
Old family recipe.
- For steamed hams.
- Yes.
Yes.
And you call them steamed hams despite the fact that they are obviously grilled.
Ye- You know, the- One thing I should- - Excuse me for one second.
- Of course.
Well, that was wonderful.
A good time was had by all.
I'm pooped.
Yes.
I should be- Good Lord! What is happening in there? - Aurora borealis.
- Uh- Aurora borealis at this time of year at this time of day in this part of the country localized entirely within your kitchen? - Yes.
- May I see it? No.
Seymour.
! The house is on fire.
! No, Mother.
It's just the northern lights.
Well, Seymour, you are an odd fellow but I must say you steam a good ham.

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Alex Shephard @alexshephard.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

looking for angel investors for my business WORLD CUP SHERPAS where we charge Europeans exorbitant fees to get them to and from MetLife without dealing with this bullshit

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Rob Cyran @robcyran.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Generation discourse is so silly once you realize that most of the music that was so meaningful to you as a teen was probably created by people in a previous generation. And some of the kids’ music is more than alright.

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Apparently it is only you? Though every couple of months or so someone reports this. Have you been able to reach their customer service? Email me at brian@ridehomefund.com

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Goddamit. Follow up with me here. I have no idea. I’m very tired.

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Anyone know why Claude doesn't have memory across entire projects yet?

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Can you remind me of this at brian@ridehomefund.com? I know what has happened. I just need to fix it.

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I know I’m the giant asshole for not knowing this but since when do the Oscar’s start this early?

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

UPDATED! It's... James Mason In A Cave With A Cat Slight return. With a wee bit more information... And some nice new pictures. Enjoy. open.substack.com/pub/joelmorr...

open.substack.com

James Mason in a cave with a cat

The story behind a tiny, peculiar London pub landmark

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

This is my usual reminder that the team I really hate is Man U. But wow, this Tottenham thing is becoming a car crash that you can’t look away from.

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

This is 1) the best essay I’ve read in a while on OpenAI’s situation specifically, and 2) the whole question around LLMs as a new flavor of compute. Act accordingly. www.techmeme.com/260221/p5#a2...

techmeme.com

A look at the fundamental questions facing OpenAI: its models have a very large user base but very narrow engagement, incumbents are matching its tech, and more

From Benedict Evans. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.” @pcgamer.com #DRAM www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

You do realize you won’t have to post here anymore soon right? AI will do it for you. The thing is: you’ll still scroll as much as you ever did and won’t notice the difference.

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Am I wrong or does Apple need to release Macs that are like total beasts for doing AI very soon?

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Press a button and make one? Oh and the plot can be exactly the way I want it? How many people would take that choice?

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Listen, I want it NOT to be true. But I also don’t like the fact that most people spend 2 hours a day watching algorithm delivered 10 second videos either. Plus there’s the Napster/on demand example. I feel like watching a new James Bond right now. There isn’t one. But you’re saying I could

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I agree with you. But I’m not sure it’s going to matter to 90% of people.

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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I've actually been to the desert on a horse with THREE names: "Filly Michael Thomas." The original owner was a huge Miami Vice fan.

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Camera-on-Hudson @camonhudson.moacir.com · 16/01/2026

🌇 on Friday, January 16, 2026 at 16:54 in New York City. Current conditions (via NOAA): 🌞 Fair/clear Temperature: 0° Relative Humidity: 36.05% Wind Chill: -2.58°

A photo of the Hudson river, at about (40.81, -73.96), taken at 1/16/2026, 4:55:01 PM.

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

That's not how you say it? It's MATE-or?

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

the time it takes them to do the swap out as well, which you have kind of just proven to me. So the bottom line is, if you download the show within an hour of me hitting publish, you probably get the ads. If you download it, say, 3 hours after I hit publish... no ads. Stupid Apple.

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

file. So, one feed, but they replace the files. Problem is... Apple doesn't refresh the feed immediately. I've had to wait for as long as an hour before they refresh the RSS feed so I can upload the ad free file and they swap it out. Because they have this lag, I've SUSPECTED that there's a lag in

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Supercast, has a totally separate feed, where I upload a DIFFERENT mp3 file of the show without the ads. Apple doesn't do it that way. Apple needs to see the WITH ADS show show up in the main feed first, THEN you have to upload the AD FREE file so that Apple can replace the AD file with the AD FREE

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Well, there's not a "good" reason for it, but you've proven something is happening that I suspected was happening. So... stick with me for a second. There's the "main" rss feed hosted on Megaphone. I upload a file that has the ads in it, and hit publish. Then, the other subscription service....

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hold on. In a meeting. I’ll explain. But check yesterday’s episode. Redownload it. Does yesterday’s have ads?

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

CES week or any time I go out of town is always stressful. Been waking up at 4am local time just to do the show and even then I’ve been late every day so far. :(

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

You and me both! Sometimes I can’t be bothered to look it up or sound it out. You probably didn’t notice but every show this week has been late cause: CES. :) but I do try when I can.

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

so very true

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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

yeah. Like my Rad History episodes. Just posted the history of Toys-R-Us. Anyway, if I forget to mention this, SERIOUSLY... please remind me.

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

OMG! This is amazing! I hope I remember to talk about this on Monday! If I don't, ping me and remind me. And is there anything you want me to shout out as thanks for doing this?

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Gene Rayburn @generayburn.com · 08/12/2025

Here's Bjork again for no reason at all.

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Well… and that comes down to the simple question of time. As I say sometimes, I try hard to present all sides of an argument. In this particular case I just didn’t. But, again, I try. :)

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Ooohhh... interesting. Except reading things (quoting) is like 90% of the show. But that's an interesting idea.

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

That's the attempt I make, anyway...

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

One of the frustrating things of this job is, sometimes I have to talk about things that drive me crazy. Sometimes I have to quote things I personally disagree with. But my JOB is to tell you what I think is happening. My opinions should hopefully come into it as little as possible.

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Brian McCullough @brianmc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Yeah, this question comes up from time to time. But look, this is WHY I say "quote" and "unquote" all the time even though its annoying. If Brian wants to give an opinion, I try to make it clear when I do so. And my job is to tell you what is happening, as I see it, whether I agree with it or not.

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