Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Even the over-65s are only fractionally against ditching the triple lock. And yet every other party (and Labour until now) has gone with the indefensible position of maintaining it, assuming that the electorate is fundamentally stupid and venal. This may be a big moment. 020 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Realised they were Renoirs, so tried to dump them, but were only able to get rid of two before the police arrived… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukRenoir paintings worth millions stolen in French museum heistIt is the latest in a string of high-profile art thefts in Europe that has again put the security of museums and galleries in the spotlight. 001 0
Reposted by GustavoJack @jdanial16.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Listen to Fabregas here on defensive substitutions at 1 goal up. Hits the nail on the head. 58626 0
Reposted by GustavoTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 15/07/2026In many ways, dropping deep early to defend a lead and undermining your overall performance is the perfect end to Keir Starmer's premiership 315034 0
Reposted by GustavoArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The Battle of the Peasants, by M.D. Hout, 17th c 153815842 0
Reposted by GustavoDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Isn't even as if young people want to work in manufacturing. This is the nostalgia of the old for a life their parents wanted to avoid. It is completely mad. 927223 0
Reposted by GustavoGrumpenstein’s Monster @maxwellshabbsby.bsky.social · 15/06/2026All Bluesky users will now have to pass the following security question to use the platform #totp 1322677 0
Reposted by GustavoJonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social · 24/05/2026i wrote about arsenalism www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comArsenal’s party embodies the metropolitan swagger and angst of a divided city | Jonathan LiewThe crowd that gathered late into the night to celebrate on the streets reflected an idea of London where all are welcome 2628759 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I can’t remember a football team with a more likeable group of players than this Arsenal team. Everyone’s slagging off their style of play, but they’re genuinely a good bunch. Arteta recruits on character as well as ability, and it’s paid off. 040 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Impressive work here. If anything the standard narrative is 100% the wrong way round: Arsenal got so good at set pieces (legally - at worst with a player standing in front of the keeper) that other teams responded by jostling, wrestling and rugby tackling. And refs weren’t willing to deal with it. 010 0
Reposted by GustavoAdam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 06/05/2026"Based on the dataset you shared, US and UK responses differ mainly in tone, intensity, and wording style, even though they express similar emotional states" New post on what happened when I got Copilot to do some data analysis: kucharski.substack.com/p/real-signa...kucharski.substack.comReal signals or artificial stereotypes?Adventures with a cultural Copilot 15338142 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Starting a campaign to have bathroom mats renamed as floor towels. If you know, you know. 000 0
Reposted by Gustavotweety fish oh wow like a chimera or something spoooky @sifu.tweety.fish · 29/03/2026how cool would it be if we had different words for "incredibly computationally intense and kinda troubling but startlingly effective coding tools seeing massive uptake", "dumb UI shit nobody asked for polluting everything", "cheating helper", and "computer program for identifying bird calls or wev" 1448296 0
Reposted by GustavoMꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 03/03/2026this photo leaves little to the imagination 331458232 0
Reposted by GustavoTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Solvitur ambulando is my favourite Latin phrase. It means "it is solved by walking". 8408108 0
Reposted by GustavoGeoff St Louis 🎗️ @geoffstlouis.bsky.social · 01/02/2026An interesting graph: we face by far the deepest defensive low blocks of any team in the league (look at how much space opponents give Man City - tossers). We also play with the highest defensive line. 55617 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Let’s celebrate some good news for once www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHomicides at lowest level in nearly 50 years, ONS statistics showThe 499 cases of murder and manslaughter in the year to September are the lowest in England and Wales since 1977. 010 0
Reposted by GustavoAnthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026MY PETS (Palindrome) Dog. A sad dog or fat cat. Nine dragons (no garden intact). A frog, odd as a god. 512031 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I so wish Adil Rashid had played more test cricket. What a bowler. 020 0
Reposted by GustavoAdam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Want to get the data out of a PDF figure? As in, the actual data – not a rough trace-along-the-lines version? I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/ It all started a few years ago... 🧵 18479182 0
Reposted by GustavoKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Holy hell, what an obituarynytimes.comRenfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program 17648791642 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Really interesting on deceleration as an under-appreciated facet of elite athleticism. This piece covers football and basketball, but it must be true of rugby too. 010 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Gian van Veen - you probably think this song is about you 010 0
Reposted by GustavoApoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Mind-blowingly cool use of AI “Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales. 18520149 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Unpopular musical opinions #3: Dark Side Of The Moon was always a pretty average album, and now it just sounds awfully dated. An honourable exception is Money, which is a banger touched with genius, but most of the rest of it is dreary, pompous, overblown dirge. 020 0
Reposted by GustavoHEATED RIBALDRY @kneelbeforeclom.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Absolutely gone at this story from Harris on FB, the last sentence is pure Atlantic coast magic. 716758 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 09/11/2025I’ve always had a bad DNF (did not finish) habit. I’d love to take comfort from the idea that it’s a sign of a discerning mind. Trouble is my DNF habit has turned into a DNS (did not start) habit. 010 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Got to admit I prefer the Electric Nebraska versions of Atlantic City and Johnny 99. And I prefer the Electric Nebraska version of Born In the USA too. Makes you wonder how great it could have been if Bruce had made one album rather than two. #springsteen 000 0
Reposted by GustavoJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 01/11/2025There’s a fairly reasonable chance that, if you look around, you’ll spot something purple right now. (I did – it’s a massive pillow.) Purple absolutely definitely exists. You apologise to Alice Walker, right now! So - exactly why is it the internet thinks the colour purple does not exist?jonn.substack.comSome notes on the non-existence of purpleThe colour light forgot. 278321 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Brilliant little bit of football writing from F365… 010 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Sam Fender is a deserving winner of the Mercury Music Prize. If you’re not sure, have a listen to this, which is one of the very best musical podcasts I’ve heard. open.spotify.com/episode/6S2f...open.spotify.comSam Fender - People Watching 010 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 06/10/2025I think I might write a book called Printernomics. Or Inkonomics. 000 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 24/09/2025“Many, many people with bad reading comprehension will use Ron’s image as their avatar when they’re super-right-wing. I can’t sit every one of them down and explain why they’re bad at watching television.” 031 0
Reposted by GustavoSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Word of the day is ‘tamalou’: a French name for an older person who no longer greets their friends with ‘how was your holiday?, but with ‘t’as mal où ?’, ‘where does it hurt?’. There follows an enthusiastic account of aches and pains and doctor’s appointments. 722153498 0
Reposted by GustavoAdam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/): 1739601332 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Unpopular musical opinions #2: Nirvana were exciting at the time, but sound incredibly dated now. And seriously, cheer up… 010 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Unpopular musical opinions #1: Prince was a pretty good writer of middle-of-the-road pop-rock songs. He wasn’t funky, his rhythms were leaden, and over his career he underdelivered on his extensive musical talents. 000 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Chilterns>>Cotswolds Dales>>Peaks Lakes>>Snowdonia 000 0
Gustavo @gustavoporco.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Only very infrequently do I want Tottenham to be any good. They invariably let me down. 010 0