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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It’s a joke that was funny for five seconds, but definitely not five weeks.

Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ooh which one have you got? My father in law has one in the US and it gets into all sorts of pickles, falling down stairs, sucking up power cords etc

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What is the show out of interest?

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thanks again for your efforts with this!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’d like to see what the folks who do the astons for BBC Parliament would score

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have to say it’s quite addictive. Not sure I’ll beat my 24 PB

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Yes that’s the one! I had a friend whose parents were market researchers and so he had literally every toy and game under the sun. I really remember this one!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Big trak. Were ads ever made for the electronic board game dark castle?

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

That really is amazing. EBay for quite a bit of it?

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Are the spares available from Kenwood or on the secondary market? I find it amazing spares are available!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I don’t think it had held up that well when I watched it 40-odd years ago! Am I right in remembering people emerging from the fog with worms wriggling through their faces?!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Somehow my parents let me rent The Fog when I was far too young, and I then had nightmares for weeks..!

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maniacally abstrack black @upfromsumdirt.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026

keith haring, grace jones, fela kuti, and jean-michel basquiat photographed by andy warhol. at mr. chow, nyc (june 1986)

a white man, a jamaican woman, an african man, and a black man walk into a restaurant....

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I tend to agree but then how do you explain Sam Ryder’s success in 2022?

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Sounds like the reverse is a writable surface in a way that standard inkjet photo paper is not?

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Is it a kind of photo paper hybrid?

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Somehow it had completely passed me by that the US Open was played on grass until 1974.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Thank you for bringing these posts to this platform! Always fascinating.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

That’s pretty astonishing. Much food for thought. Nice to chat to you - I’m glad you were happy to use your efficiency gains to reply!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Thanks. All very interesting. I presume an employer is happy to pay because they can see the productivity benefit (although the article indicated bosses are suddenly realising this costs a lot and the benefits aren’t 100% clear), but if asked to guess what % more efficient would you say you are now?

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I also wonder what sort of cost is involved for these long-time horizon activities that you describe. Do you think the process is making you more efficient, or runs the risk of doing yourself out of a job? Sorry for all the questions

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

That’s fascinating. I think you said previously you have access to several different models concurrently. Is that a cost borne by your employer? I saw a headline today indicating that the costs of the compute being carried out by agents is something companies are latterly thinking about.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

What was it that brought about your shift in perspective, if you don’t mind me asking? Successfully working through a thorny and rare medical issue with a family member’s care team, backed up by following along with a free tier AI was a big moment for me.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I have to say it is my first port of call for technical assistance these days. The AI does that leg work very efficiently, though also rather plagiaristically.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

That all looks so mouthwateringly delicious!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Looks great Giles! Hope you’ve had a good summer

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

They used to be so cheap but not any more.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I know I’m late to this, but this show in the west end is as incredible as I’d heard many people say

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In all seriousness it’s a wonder of economic inefficiency to behold.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I recently booked tickets for the stage version of Abigail’s Party after I saw a Facebook ad for it. I have seen ads for the show countless times since, which must have cost the production company close to what I paid for my initial ticket.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It’s always striking when one sees those relics these days. I was walking past a cafe in W1 recently that still had pavement marks outside to show how far apart people queuing outside had to wait from each other!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Likewise! That seems pretty elementary.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

And as an aside, @theconversation.com is a great source of non-paywalled interesting articles, written by academics worldwide, and edited by journalists to make them really engaging.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This is really interesting. Surprisingly strong evidence that minimal exposure to sugar in a child’s early years could lead to significantly lower risk of developing cancer in later life, as well as slower biological aging! theconversation.com/babies-born-...

theconversation.com

Babies born under sugar rationing grew into adults with lower cancer risk

Britain’s postwar sugar rationing was an accidental experiment. Decades on, it’s revealing how early diet shapes cancer risk, ageing and eating habits for life.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Thanks! Yes there’s a lot of mystique.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Looks like you need a Pinterest account to view the video so here it is:

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Yes it’s not exactly like the postcards of days gone by!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We have something similar and I’ve never thought of it quite how you’ve expressed it, but I couldn’t agree more.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I think I might have seen that - what was the supposed breakthrough?

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I know what you mean but it felt less magical travelling home after a night shift recently when I should have got off at Whitechapel only to realise I’d missed my stop!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

This is lovely Steve - thanks for sharing. Not quite the same but you’ve reminded me of a song I’d not heard in years - Moe Serdce by Splean, which I was introduced to by an enthusiastic guide taking me and a group of fellow students around Moscow and St Petersburg in 2002. It’s still a great tune!

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