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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 11/09/2026

And let's not forget that cars themselves presumably exist so the company can keep all of the money customers pay without having to give any to a stablehand.

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 04/06/2026

Also, somewhat insensitively, Flanders and Swann's Reluctant Cannibal: But people have always eaten people What else is there to eat? If the Juju had meant us not to eat people He wouldn't have made us of meat

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 26/04/2026

What proportion get new cars? If it's anything like the national average then less than 30%? Not far off 1/5 vs 4/5 who get higher education? So would a preference for the 70%+ who don't get new cars count against support for the car industry - even if this is ultimately outweighed by other factors?

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 12/04/2026

They're recessions - but I think you've identified the causes: Kuwait invasion oil shock, .com bubble bursts, global financial crisis and finally covid pandemic.

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 08/04/2026

Renault 5 is cute and has a baguette holder. Surely these are the main things to look for in an EV?

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 06/04/2026

Symbian was bought by Nokia and, later, CSR by both Samsung and Qualcomm. I was part of the CSR chunk that went to Samsung, I guess he must have been in the remainder that went to Qualcomm.

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 06/04/2026

The actor who played Carstairs, Nicholas Frankau, is a software engineer who also did Bluetooth stuff in Cambridge for Symbian and CSR. Sadly, I never worked with him, but vaguely remember him being part of a group drinking at the White Horse in Milton. But no idea how he managed fan photos.

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 04/04/2026

What steps should be taken to encourage those who can to use less heating oil?

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 18/03/2026

Wasn't part of the point of using QE that interest rates were up against the lower bound and so, in a sense, artificially high? Presumably in those circumstances the bank would have welcomed a rise in the ideal interest rate - to make it less negative?

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 06/03/2026

You war-ready yet, boy?

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 03/02/2026

Perfect opportunity to institute an annual Dishonours List.

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 10/11/2025

Because, if we assume interest rates don't change, then mortgages have a fixed nominal repayment rate? So this means that the higher the rate of inflation, the more front-loaded the repayments are? I'm guessing mortgages with a fixed real repayment rate would be too hard to deal with?

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 16/10/2025

They mention inflation later, but presumably interest payments they show here go beyond just maintaining the value of the current debt? I guess I was thinking about ukandeu.ac.uk/dont-blame-d... Would subtracting the treading-water part of the payments be interesting, or am I getting confused?

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Don’t blame debt interest for the fiscal squeeze - UK in a changing Europe

Jonathan Portes argues that the UK’s rising debt interest bill is not the reason why government spending is being squeezed while taxes...

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 12/07/2025

The film's depiction of evil was also more interesting than I was expecting. As well as the devouring malevolence of Gwi-Ma, we also have his foot soldiers, and here it is much more human - a selfish, cowardly, and ultimately despairing compliance with subjugation.

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 12/07/2025

The film is delightful and fun. Sony (also did Spiderverse) animation is great, and it has a more engaging story than might be expected from the title. When it comes to the songs, I personally prefer the gloating malice of My Idol, but Soda Pop's sunny subversiveness is just as sinister.

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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I believe the term is now "Privy Council".

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 04/02/2025

Very badly executed censorship. Search for just one of the words, then nothing, but 'racism equity gender' gives results. Evil and inept.

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 21/01/2025

Mein Führer! I can walk!

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Craig Hamilton @craighamilton.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

It's clear from this that Kemi Badenoch's team Don't Look Back In Hansard.

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HELLm City Horn @echorn.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Ok, sure, but a fighter that small could not have gotten all this way out by itself

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 14/12/2024

This morning I unexpectedly found myself asking "What is a Christmas Tree?" #adventofcode

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Dan DePetris @dandepetris.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Yoon getting pummeled by the South Korean editorial pages.

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Yeji Chung @yejichung.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

"However, just moments ago, in response to the National Assembly's demand for the lifting of martial law, I have withdrawn the military. I will lift the martial law through the Cabinet meeting in response to the National Assembly’s request." (2/3)

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 29/11/2024

Can't think why anyone wouldn't want a Lego Fab

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 22/11/2024

The costs of Labour's first budget will hit those on lower incomes hardest. I get the politics, and realise that there is also the good that comes from increased revenue, but this is still somewhat depressing.

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 11/02/2024

Anyway, although I'm being rather critical, I think it's a good, interesting read about stuff that matters, even if I'm a bit skeptical of the universality of the diagnosis and the efficacy of the cures.

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 11/02/2024

The issue he described for Amazon seems much more like monopsony - but from a naive user's perspective, it feels to me like its service is at least as good as it always was. So I think, at least for those skeptical of revolution, it's hard to shoehorn Amazon into the same category.

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 11/02/2024

And are the issues with Facebook/Twitter/TikTok/Amazon really that similar? My main issue with Facebook seems is the very low SNR. Twitter and TikTok seem to amplify extreme views. And Facebook too, but for me that is all lost in the noise. Perhaps Twitter and TikTok are just at an earlier stage?

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 11/02/2024

I think the difficulty is few people will pay for it, and the ways to make money from it are destructive. I'm sure there is a better balance, but I'm not sure how much better it would really be if it were still making money?

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Laurence Jupp @narya.org · 11/02/2024

I imagine Libertarians may object, as his proposals involve governments/unions, and the two people he blames left office 1/3 century ago. But I'm also skeptical his cures would salvage something like Facebook.

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