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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 27/09/2026

Darth Finchy. Bring it on.

Ralph Ineson as Chris Finch in The Office

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 25/09/2026

I hope this doesn't count as mansplaining, rather that it might help.

Jason Statham grinning at the thought of taking his sledgehammer of Occam (like the razor but bigger) to a meeting of people who recent anthropomorphized artificial intelligence.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 25/09/2026

I see nothing significant in any read out so far on #AI. This is from Xinhua.

Xi said that while China and the United States, as both major countries in AI, compete in AI, they have even more reasons to cooperate.

The two sides should leverage respective strengths in AI rather than guarding against each other, Xi said, adding that the two sides can continue to engage in dialogue on AI, exchange views on its risks and benefits, and work together to prevent the misuse and abuse of AI.

The two sides should maintain human control over AI technologies, uphold a people-centered approach and the principle of using AI for good, and ensure that AI serves human progress, he added.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 11/09/2026

Elliot Anderson: a 'king of Manchester' who should probably check the soup every time he eats out in town from now on.

A cook licks some tongs before he prepares to do something even more disgusting to Elliot Anderson's food order.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 31/08/2026

The UK's Cabinet-level #AI minister has launched an 'almost' £100m ($135m) 'rapid AI R&D procurement' scheme for public services. It feels more performative than practical, but feel free to correct my gut instinct.. First the video, since I can't find Kanishka Narayan here, then some thoughts: 1/3

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 26/08/2026

Looks like installments here with a huge chunk then conditional on Google and TikTok following suit.

Financial Details
The agreement includes a payment of approximately $18 billion, which can be used to fund youth online safety initiatives, among other state priorities. The payment will be distributed in annual installments over a 10-year period. Participating states will receive approximately 70% (approximately $12.7 billion) of the allocated payment over the decade. The remaining 30% (approximately $5.3 billion) will be released only after two specific conditions are met.

1. YouTube and TikTok implement a one-hour Daily Limit, Night Mode, and age assurance measures.
2. YouTube and TikTok each pay an amount matching the 30% figure, with half of the remaining funds tied to YouTube’s payment and half tied to TikTok’s.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 21/08/2026

Yes.... BUT IS HE A LEFT BACK? (I may be getting a little obsessive about this)

Rotwang from Lang's Metropolis looking dementedly obsessed.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 13/08/2026

Immediately made me think of Monet's House of Parliament series.

From the House of Parliament series by Claude Monet - Westminster shrouded in fog.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 16/07/2026

Is there anything in running a Kalshi market for which tabloid gets to Kobbie's brother first?

Kobbie Mainoo's brother wearing a 'Free Kobbie Mainoo' t-shirt.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 16/07/2026

Just leaving this here....

Messi grinning with a pink football signed by Donald Trump, alongside Donald Trump to whom he has gifted a replica kit.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 09/07/2026

Every time some clot does it, I hear, "Norman Stanley Fletcher, you are a habitual criminal..." Though to be fair, it is thievin' yer pomposity from one of the greatest sitcoms ever.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 07/07/2026

Official account elsewhere. No love lost.

Overturn This message from Belgian football team to Americans after it's 4-1 victory

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 04/07/2026

And he'd definitely be a Number 1.

Pope John Paul as a goalkeeper in his youth.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 19/06/2026

Just waiting for him to go full Rotwang, frankly.

Rotwang, the mad inventor from Metropolis, is gesticulating in front of his robot creation.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 17/06/2026

"My World Domination League has completed its nuclear deterrent and trained 43 squadrons of killer bees bridging the River Piddle. I believe this also qualifies my good self for pecuniary sustenance."

Peter Cook as E.L. Wisty - The world's most boring man.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 21/05/2026

This is for shits and giggles, right?

On January 13, 2026, our board approved the grant of 1 billion performance-based restricted shares of Class B common stock to Mr. Musk. The restricted shares vest upon (i) our achievement of specified market capitalization milestones across 15 equal tranches and (ii) the Company’s establishment of a permanent human colony on Mars with at least one million inhabitants

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 15/05/2026

He is showing the same respect for the Six Principles that have largely defined the US-TW relationship since Reagan as he has for his responsibilities under the 1994 Budapest Memorandum under which Ukraine gave up nukes in return for US-supported guarantees of its sovereignty and borders. They are:

The six assurances
The United States has not agreed to set a date for ending arms sales to Taiwan.
The United States has not agreed to consult with the PRC on arms sales to Taiwan.
The United States will not play a mediation role between Taipei and Beijing.
The United States has not agreed to revise the Taiwan Relations Act.
The United States has not altered its position regarding sovereignty over Taiwan.
The United States will not exert pressure on Taiwan to enter into negotiations with the PRC.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 08/04/2026

A movie couple who would definitely have a podcast.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 01/04/2026

Thing is, the subgenre started in the 70s with a cat.

Poster for The Long Goodbye (1973) showing Elliott Gould as Philip Marlowe with his cat perched on his shoulder.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 31/03/2026

I'm curious to see what, if any, political use Starmer will make of us. Given the economic damage already done, he could snipe back aggressively and likely regain a few of those lost pointing the polls. Cynical? Oh, you betcha.

Trump truth attacking the UK and others over Iran.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 19/03/2026

Life imitating art? Seth and Marty want their irony back.

Seth Rogen and Martin Scorsese discuss The Kool-Aid Movie in The Studio

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 17/03/2026

In the battle between Le Carre and Deighton, we had a trump card: "But Le Carre never wrote a cookbook." The nine-book Bernard Samson sequence is one of the highlights of popular 20th-century fiction, regardless of genre, but there are so many other crackers. RIP Len

A Len Deighton cookstrip for Boeuf Bourguignon.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 07/03/2026

First they lost Elmo.... #standupforscience Washington DC, 3/7/26

Someone in a costume of Beeker from The Muppets is hold a sign saying 'Evidence-based outrade' at the Stand Up For Science rally in Washington DC on March 7, 2026

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 18/02/2026

For all the bluster, Team Trump is terrified of the EU because Brussels' strategy to play AI lawmaker gives it control over whether OpenAI et al can scale to profitability (debatable at any rate). This isn't about innovation (and OpenClaw, cited here, is a security nightmare), just money.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 12/02/2026

Re Ratbag: Seen a few people quoting Tony Wilson's 'This is Manchester. We do things differently here'? But did he ever say that? What he did say was, 'You're entitled to your opinion but your opinion is shit.' Which works much better. #MUFC

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 16/01/2026

Been thinking about the t-shirt for a while.

The Enshittification will continue until the money runs out

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 12/12/2025

Even more appropriately than in the original image, they are all sitting on a beam with no visible means of support. (And why have they bifurcated Fei-Fei Li?)

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 21/11/2025

In Cade Metz's NYT piece today, we have this from Open AI's spokesman. Is he aware all three of the sectors he cites had major investment bubbles? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/t...

“Progress in generational advancements — like railroads, electricity and the internet — comes from bold investment and long-term conviction,” said the spokesman, Steve Sharpe. “In under three years we’ve built the fastest-growing consumer and enterprise platform in history.”

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 12/11/2025

🧵 A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30% It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections. 1/5

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 23/10/2025

For no good reason I can think of, here is a 2023 picture of the Carlton Tavern in Kilburn, London. Demolished without proper authority in 2015, the local council forced the developer to rebuild the pub "brick-by-brick" and the work was completed for a reopening in 2021. (Thanks to 'the wub')

The rebuilt Carlton Tavern in Kilburn, London that a developer was forced to rebuild brick-by-brick after demolishing it without proper authority.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 16/10/2025

'Colossus 2' - very droll. This is the voice of world control. I bring you peace. It may be the peace of plenty and content or the peace of unburied death. The choice is yours: Obey me and live, or disobey and die.'

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 22/08/2025

Posted because somebody had to....

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. Ronald Reagan.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 22/08/2025

What on earth made me think of this today?

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 07/08/2025

Almost as good as the live coded app.... that turns out to have a 2-day streak.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 18/06/2025

From Executive Order 12333 signed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 (for what it's worth, obviously).

From Executive Order 12333 signed by President Reagan in 1981: Prohibition on Assassination. No person employed by or acting on behalf of the United States government shall engage in, or conspire to engage in, assassination.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 23/05/2025

Dunno why, but I'm suddenly thinking about Gordon Moore's repeated joke when it was suggested Intel get back into consumer electronics after its failure with Microma in the 1970s. "Let me show you my $15m watch."

A cheap Microma digital watch manufactured by Intel in the 1970s at an ultimate loss of $15m.

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Paul Dempsey @pmdempsey.com · 08/05/2025

Habemus Papa! (He actually *does* look the part, you know)

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