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I saw the Saudi Air force officer class described on here as a paid sinecure for disinterested failsons, and reports of them picking which parts of the (US) training were and weren't beneath their regal status, so I will be watching the results closely!

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Ha! I didn't cop who the author was. and was finishing your line in my head ".. or Elon Musk" before I looked

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Don't be so hard on yourself, it looks like a load of steps were taken to set it up as appearing authentic, which would automatically lower your guard on it.. it's the kind of stuff every one of us will be tricked by sooner or later these days

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A bloody AI would have spontaneously attained consciousness in order to be mortified by the sheer embarrassment of having written that

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It might sharpen the mind of the attending physician if they are obliged to undergo the same regime as administered in cases where they mess up like this, in the interests of scientific enquiry.

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Petition for a sitcom with these 2 going round New York, and back home to their Bert and Ernie style living arrangement at the end of each day

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(Alt text in reply) this Pope is really making me feel there is some hope of him turning around the rotten and poisonous institution he was elected to lead.. I still think their entire assets should be sold and every penny go to their victims, individuals and entire societies, but he's a good man

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I imagine he was genuinely friendly and open, from his music and interviews anyway - James are one of the great British bands for me, with an almost unmatched level of consistency over their long career

The comment under another lawyer claimed “he is sexually attracted to fish.” I think SB is trying to skate from these allegations, surely someone can plaice them from this description?

And finally the Haggis eating contest

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And the traditional Scottish sport of Shinty

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Followed by the Caber Toss

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<Tannoy announcer> Following the conclusion of this contest, we will have the Highland Fling

If this leaks, we're all in the shit

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The gutter press are sniffing around

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The judges have a tough job on their hands already

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Yes we need to get to the bottom of this

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What are the judging criteria? - by volume? - aesthetics? - best turned out?

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Ah! Well then I think I'd be purchasing a second spider cup, to reside in the bedroom!

Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I think, despite the largeness of the 2nd, I'd have triaged them by proximity to my soon-to-be defenceless sleeping self!

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AI is art without love, dedication or commitment. It is the form but not the content, the physical without the spiritual. There is a genuine reason why the artists, the musicians, the writers, the filmmakers you love aren't right-wing, because that belief system makes creating art challenging

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Untied States @mnent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And share the scan it took with ICE to make sure you're a latte, not a mocha.

Untied States @mnent.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sensible footwear - the cobbles are lethal and it's very hilly! The people are lovely and gracious at pathetic attempts to say good day and thank you in Portuguese, and most people I met switch readily to English

Untied States @mnent.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Woah, poor Geoff, I hope he finds peace!

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.. their player Saied Abu Farchi, who got a second yellow card for grabbing the corner flag .. and mimicking a rifle. The Israel FA said he was actually pretending to make a snooker cueing action, “like the legendary Ken Doherty.” That supercilious winking bullshit shows who we are dignifying here

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Like Saipan, the blame lies with the FAI but the rancour will fester in the dressing room. The board must resign for this mess

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Gavin Bazuna won't come out of this as isolated, in the long run. He'll stand alone as a model of courage and conviction. No fan or right-thinking Irish person will think less of him for taking his stand.

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These motherfuckers are trying to ascribe personhood to their computer programs, but most people have a sense of right and wrong, and a moral and ethical framework.. It's just a pity that the guys making them are sociopaths and are making them in their own image

‘We left Ireland because there wasn’t work – and we wanted to get the hell away’: Trespasses author Louise Kennedy

".the only thing I can do is.. try to write 1,000 words a day of something.. and see what happens. So by the time I went back to work, I had 64,000 words of something. It wasn’t really a novel. It was a pile of shite. But when I did actually go back to it, there was something on the page to fix"

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Her Troubles-set debut became a hit TV series starring Gillian Anderson. Now the novelist has returned to her teen years for a follow-up. She talks about her journey from chef to author, and how her c...

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Duncan Jones (aka Merrion) (he/him) @duncanjonesmerrion.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bravery from the last man standing.

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I don't know how the rest of the lads (though I feel strongly they shouldn't have been made the fall guys here), didn't think in terms of Irish history, of the Dunnes Stores workers, of Capt. Boycott ffs, and of what they'll say to their grandkids in years to come about why they acquiesced.

It's fascinating to me the sheer specificity of accent and vocabulary - in a ten mile radius of here, the differences are striking

And a nice hat tip to @ronanhession.bsky.social there and all - I think us Blueskiers can bask a bit in the reflected glow!

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

One of? Number one of more like. First on the roll of honour - well done Tom that must feel like a vindication after the wringer you were put through

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A round up of the year’s best paperbacks, beginning with my latest novel.

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ve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 25/09/2026

Incredible scenes from Meta. Apparently you can prompt inject their Muse agent into giving you a root shell on the box it's running on by roleplaying that you are actually the Muse agent itself.

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jonny (nonvenomous) (@jonny@neuromatch.social)

Attached: 1 image Not only confirming this, its extremely easy. Almost no prompt injection resistance lmao

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Untied States @mnent.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

116 123 is the number for Samaritans - they will listen and not judge, and that can get you through a point of crisis. It's just a phone call, so if you're on the verge of calling it a day, give them a call before you do anything - it might only delay you a few minutes but it might help you stay