Reposted by Ben NeillAmy @lolennui.bsky.social · 12/06/2026guy has a trillion dollars, 0 friends, and has never landed a joke. I know a pact with the devil when I see one. 363252154861
Reposted by Ben Neill🔪🔪🔪bryan 🔪 🔪 🔪 @murderxbryan.bsky.social · 14/02/2026This is probably ok 160107311635
Ben Neill @drengur.bsky.social · 20/01/2026There has been multiple times i have tried to use the trains and found the times either too infrequent or services finish far too early. As a result I either drive or cancel plans. Driving is at least twice the travel time to bham central and more expensive + parking share.google/ieJAueFwog84...share.googleCalls for more train services in the West Midlands - BBC NewsMembers of the West Midlands Combined Authority board agreed to extend "collaboration agreement". 010
Reposted by Ben NeillSwiss Army Nerd @wesmorgan1.bsky.social · 05/11/2025I don't know who to credit for this, but this earned a spit take from my inner historian. #history 241
Reposted by Ben NeillJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 20/07/2025This is true, but: 1) there has to be an existing market to take over (Uber) 2) there has to be suppressed demand for the service offered, which you can lock in to create an economy of scale and then profit (Amazon) AI firms are trying to find one of those two things, so far with limited success. 2030478
Ben Neill @drengur.bsky.social · 06/06/2025The mechanical Turk strikes again. Even Microsoft invested huge amounts of money in this AI startup scam techstory.in/ai-firm-decl... 020
Reposted by Ben NeillMAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 05/06/2025#NAFOmemes ⚡️ Zelensky promised to reconcile Trump and Musk within 24 hours 561478238
Reposted by Ben NeillMarcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Pure, unadulterated, evil… www.abc.net.au/news/science...abc.net.auClever cockies not only open bins, they can use water fountains tooThe behaviour has spread among a mob of more than 100 sulphur-crested cockatoos that roost in the Western Sydney Parklands. 10477
Reposted by Ben NeillThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/05/2025Australia’s centre-left prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has won a second term with a crushing victory over the opposition, whose rightwing leader, Peter Dutton, failed to brush off comparisons with Donald Trump and ended up losing his own seat.theguardian.comAustralia re-elects Anthony Albanese as Labor rides anti-Trump wave to seal crushing winOpposition leader Peter Dutton fails to dissociate himself from Trump-like rhetoric and policies – and loses his seat 31617113
Ben Neill @drengur.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Looks like it's not your night nor your country either Dutto. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.com 000
Ben Neill @drengur.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Absolutely bizarre mould growing in the Fan Bay deep shelter tunnels in Dover. Apparently it loves the creosote covered timbers that are used near the entrances. 010
Reposted by Ben NeillRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Vance's Easter visit to Rome clogged its streets with a 40-vehicle entourage. He also demanded the Coliseum be closed so he and his family could tour it alone. Tourists who properly booked slots in advance got screwed. He's apparently the first to make that demand. Then he didn't bother to show up.thetimes.comJD Vance and his forty 4x4s visit the Vatican during trip to RomeThe US vice-president, a self-styled ‘baby Catholic’ who was baptised in 2019, and his family met senior officials from the Catholic Church 77688893299
Ben Neill @drengur.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Lawds, the state of coffee in this country is dire. I have...without exaggeration ... had far better coffee from McDonald's in Australia than any of the chain coffee joints here in the UK. 000
Reposted by Ben NeillPossum @pollytics.bsky.social · 21/02/2025What makes my eyes roll about the US is that they have this truly sincere and robust identity of rugged individualism and personal autonomy, with a constitution built around liberty - but no one is ever willing to just go and punch the bully in the face. Weak as piss performative exceptionalism 34311
Reposted by Ben NeillFriends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 20/02/2025As part of the extensive repairs at St James’s, Llangua, the lath and plaster ceilings of the two magnificent medieval wagon roofs are being reinstated. 1/8 511522
Reposted by Ben NeillSteve Hogarty @misterbrilliant.bsky.social · 13/02/2025This is the review that got me blacklisted by EA. Some shitbag executive wanted me fired. 2234143775
Reposted by Ben NeillLouise Matsakis @lmatsakis.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Elon Musk’s DOGE website is so insecure that anyone can add updates to it. One person wrote “THESE ‘EXPERTS’ LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN -roro.” www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...404media.coAnyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN." 310843
Reposted by Ben NeillBrian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 30/01/2025If you wanted no leaks you should have gone into Settings -> Security -> Configure privacy & security -> Privacy options -> Other -> Configure -> Media interface and clicked “Disallow.” The Leak setting is on by default but we understand your privacy is important so we’ve made it easy to opt out 824315195430
Reposted by Ben Neillandyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Despite all of the challenges - legal and meteorological - we did it! After 40 years of damaging deregulation, Greater Manchester has this morning successfully retaken control of the whole its bus network. 🙌🏻 25585951229
Reposted by Ben NeillArgo Tuulik @mixedmartialarx.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Fighting a malignant millionaire CEO has brought me and my family on the verge of a very real bankruptcy. This is not a drill, I genuinely need your help. Please, take a look at my fundraiser and share it if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco...gofundme.comDonate to Help Disco Elysium Writer Survive the Winter, organized by Argo TuulikI am Argo Tuulik, one of the key creatives responsible for bringing you the (… Argo Tuulik needs your support for Help Disco Elysium Writer Survive the Winter 3226382699
Reposted by Ben NeillTracieBreaux @traciebreaux.bsky.social · 31/12/2024After hearing how eating too much sugar and carbohydrates affects the human body I’ve decided to cut back on the amount of people I listen to 352175311615
Reposted by Ben NeillMelissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 28/12/2024To avoid automatically using AI in every Google search thanks to their no-one-asked-for-this AI summaries, you can type -ai or &udm=14 in the search terms. Or you can switch your default search engine (I switched to Duck Duck Go, which has the added benefit of being private). 17324194
Reposted by Ben NeillCaptain Quoll @kudelka.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Gymnasts only act like this when they’re extremely distressed. 9729
Ben Neill @drengur.bsky.social · 11/12/2024I saw #History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon was on audible and decided it was long overdue I read it. I did NOT notice the runtime though...sweet mercy. 130
Reposted by Ben NeillSir Turd of Squirrel 💜MagaPedoSuspensionServices @squirrelturd.bsky.social · 09/12/2024I just hit the 5,000 mark. I've only had to look at over 20,000 profile to do it. Their voice, my choice. bsky.app/profile/squi... 64484111
Ben Neill @drengur.bsky.social · 24/11/2024The most fascinating effect of reintroducing a predator is a trophic cascade... Grey squirrels spend more time looking over their shoulder and less time eating. Direct predation is not the whole story, nearby pine marten influence the whole population. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...theguardian.comPine martens return to Dartmoor after 150-year absenceFifteen of the nimble, tree-climbing mammals were released last month at secret locations in Devon 140
Reposted by Ben NeillJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Musk’s own AI identifies him as a major dissemination of misinformation online 762679706
Reposted by Ben Neilljawnpaulsarte @jawnpaulsarte.bsky.social · 25/10/2024 it’s not just the websites, it’s the marketing material, powerpoints, “whitepapers” they give us to share with clients that are so full of marketing slop-speak that clients are starting to explicitly ask us to skip all of it. no one knows what it means to accelerate innovation with Ai. no one cares 620243
Reposted by Ben NeillMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 25/09/2024NEW | I read Allison Pearson so you never have to... HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE As she minces Keir Starmer's Labour Party conference speech, let's analyse the ingredients of an Allison Pearson column. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/how-the-sa...brokenbottleboy.substack.comHow the sausage is madeAs she minces Keir Starmer's Labour Party conference speech, let's analyse the ingredients of an Allison Pearson column. 4267
Ben Neill @drengur.bsky.social · 13/09/2024Elmo is projecting again. More countries need to follow Brazil's lead and just ban the platform. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comElon Musk calls Australian government ‘fascists’ over move to regulate online misinformationLabor ministers hit back at US billionaire, saying he is inconsistent on free speech and calling his comment ‘crackpot stuff’ 010
Reposted by Ben NeillCountess of Monte Fisto @slstalter.bsky.social · 14/08/2024Here it is, folks: www.gothamcenter.org/blog/hippodr...gothamcenter.org“They’re Tearing Down the Hippodrome”: A History of the Theater’s Demolition — The Gotham Center for New York City History“They’re Tearing Down the Hippodrome”: A History of the Theater’s DemolitionBy Sunny Stalter-PaceDiscourse about the Hippodrome follows the pattern observed by Max Page, where real estate developmen... 16225
Ben Neill @drengur.bsky.social · 12/08/2024Think I'll be skipping the new pixel pro for the first time in several years. Pixel 9 comes with no freebies worth mentioning and no meaningful updates. 100
Ben Neill @drengur.bsky.social · 03/08/2024They really should just rip off the bandaid and remove the whip now when it's going to make little difference. She's going to do it anyway, best not to let her do it on her terms. She's basically blackmailing the party to let her say whatever insane nasty crap she wants 000
Reposted by Ben NeillHard Drive @hard-drive.net · 24/07/2024Cybertruck Already Recalled in Fortnite hard-drive.net/hd/cybertruc...hard-drive.netCybertruck Already Recalled in FortniteCARY, N.C. — After players reported multiple issues when attempting to use the vehicle, the Tesla Cybertruck has been recalled in Fortnite after barely a… 12577160
Ben Neill @drengur.bsky.social · 24/07/2024Here is my take on considering .net roles as an experienced Java/kotlin dev. Basically these days it's nowhere near as scary as you might think. medium.com/enable-engin...medium.comNavigating the Borderlands: Moving your Skillset from Java to .NETOften developers tend to pick a software engineering ecosystem niche and stay in it. Many others will venture up and down the stack… 100
Reposted by Ben NeillSardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 21/01/2024'A Regional Train passes a Railroad Crossing between Flooded Fields, Nidderau-Eichen, Germany' Photo Michael Probst 121087294
Reposted by Ben NeillStilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 02/12/2023“The end of Elon Musk” www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a... “SFGATE columnist Drew Magary consumed Musk's entire erratic interview so you don't have to.” 4157