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I'm not pleased by Burnham's (reported) position on Man City. I was impressed by his speech, happy about his proposals (if a bit vague), but then today he comes out with a defence of the Man City owners because they (I paraphrase) threw a lot of money at Manchester.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have sometimes disparagingly said of a designer outfit "that woman is wearing curtain material", but never before have I seen "the sofa look". Did she not read the "couch posts"?

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Jeanne Perego @jeperego.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ma è vestita da divano Chesterfield per Halloween?

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.

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Tech Won’t Save Us @techwontsave.us · 25/09/2026

This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES. In Episode 4, Paris explores the future envisioned by the tech elite — and how hostile it is for the rest of us. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/347_...

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So, #TheArchers is Amber late with George's baby, or on time with Brad's?

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Wordle 1,916 3/6* ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 That was difficult.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This is an interesting short thread, with a bit of insight on Switzerland's neutrality, and far right manipulations.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Wonderfully funny writing in this Guardian review. Enjoy!

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Wordle 1,914 3/6* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Quite pleased with this effort!

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hysteria about AI doesn't really 'compute'. AI is an unreliable tool, encouraged by 'line managers', who are encouraged to embrace it by their bosses, and when they interrogate their 'coal face' the response is less than meh. This is in a field (data analysis) which one would think was AI's forte.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Excitement today. We had a big thunderstorm at 6am and a seriously big electricity cable got struck, with spectacular sparking and electrical smells, bit of soot on the external render, but we didn't lose power. Was it my job to report it? I got through the AI assistant and spoke to a human. 1/2

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Doing Asbestos I Can @geologist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I know all the rocks that underlie Malibu. I'm the City geologist.

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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Today would be a very good day to donate to the RNLI rnli.org/pages/ig/new...

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One off donation form

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Mika Salonoja 🚲🇫🇮♥️🇺🇦🚲 @mikasalonoja.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Brilliant🥰💪 I'm sure you're aware of also this awesome variation on the same theme, by the great Tom Lehrer who passed away last year at the age of 98.

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Tom Lehrer - The Elements

Listen to The Elements on TIDAL

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I was surprised that the UK government today proposed/implemented some sanctions on occupied West Bank Palestinian territories. I had assumed that such sanctions had been in place for decades.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Wordle 1,905 5/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tricky one today.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wordle 1,903 4/6* 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Apparently it was a difficult one today. (I should have got it on line 3, but changed my mind)

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I think tonight (for no particular reason) I have succumbed to Bannon's flood the zone, and have drowned. I do hope stronger younger people still maintain the will to resist.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Ben Delo, a crypto entrepreneur who moved back from Hong Kong to the UK to continue supporting Reform, gave £4mn of the party’s total £5.3mn donations. Delo was pardoned by Trump last year after pleading guilty to breaking US bank-secrecy law in 2022. www.ft.com/content/c8fb...

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News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#Newsnight was quite interesting tonight. Ed Conway, who I admire for his writing about 'hardware' (Material World etc.) came across as very bright, but the ghastly Camilla Tominey is even worse in speech than she is when she scribbles.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Wordle 1,900 3/6* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pleased with that. (Forgot to do Wordle yesterday!)

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

As usual, a fascinating thread from Nick, this is truly a 'you couldn't make it up contemporary story. Still a wok in progress ...

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Bluesky's 'Trending' has been a bit peculiar for a week or two, but tonight's offering seems to have been served up by an illiterate bot, at least a year out of date on the renaming idiocy. (And kudos to anyone who can parse sentence number one.)

Screen cap of Bluesky's trending panel
1. Users list live acts seen
2.US-Canada trade war escalates
3. Coyote vs. Acme hits theaters
4. US-Venezuela oil deal reports
5. Google Maps renames Gulf of Mexico

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

So I've noticed laments about Bluesky misbehaving recently, but it was fine for me. It's still okay on Android app, but Chrome on the PC is asking me to sign in and then just spinning its wheel.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Wordle 1,897 5/6* ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Sea of greens, but phew!

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Wordle 1,894 3/6* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Very quick solve today

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I find it amazing (in a good way) that the Indian nation has a stockpile of onions. That's what you call getting your priorities right.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Wordle 1,893 5/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A sea of greens, except what a dreadful start!

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I love the way the #Formula1 feed gave me the occasional take on the Washington DC Indy shindig. Bluesky feeds working so well!

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I am terminally pissed off. I have driven 5km from a friend's house, where it was spitting, into a two speed wiper plus full demister nightmare, only to arrive home to the usual drought.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Wordle 1,887 3/6* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

So - do we have any exit polls from Clacton, or any turnout numbers yet?

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Are they going to count Clacton overnight? Anyone have any ideas on the time of the declaration?

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Just a tip for anyone thinking about filming the eclipse; turn off the auto-exposure option or you won't get the dimming effect.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

To the bewilderment of my cat I am half watching the European athletics. Why is no country (with the exception of Italy, and the Netherlands who at least have orange tops) wearing recognisable national 'colours'? To the casual viewer it makes life difficult - like green painted Ferraris.

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We now have the first part of the provisional (i.e. still being developed) party manifesto of General Vannacci's Futuro Nazionale, now polling at circa 7/8%. As expected, they position themselves as the "pure" Right, on the right of both League & Brothers of Italy. Thread.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Tik Tok wants me to install it, show it a photo of my cat, choose a sample dance video and it will then 'make the cat dance'. Is this why we are building data centres? This makes Nero's fiddling seem entirely benign.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Yet more IT hell today - the wireless adapter on the resuscitated computer died. Never mind, connect it to a LAN port on the modem (much ad hoc wiring involved). Just for interest I speed checked the connection, and was surprised to find it slightly slower on download, and much slower on upload.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Wildlife count tonight, two unauthorised cats, three geckos and a bat - and that's just in the kitchen. Couple of healthy looking scorpions on the staircase.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Right. 17th thing has gone wrong. Channel4 (in Chrome, using a VPN) is getting shitty about ad blockers (which I don't have any of) and asking me to allow DRM content in Chrome settings., for which I can't find a switch. Anybody else suddenly got a problem with C4?

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Adam Bell @adambell.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

If I can, let me explain today's Times story. This is less to do with renewables and much more to do with where generation is located and how it shows up at a system level. /1

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Is it me, along with Google Maps, who are wrong, or is it everybody else? Isn't the fire devastated place called Cap Ferrat and not Cap Ferret?

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'm amused by the political commentators getting their knickers in a twist about this northern Number 10. It's incredibly patronising, on Newsnight they even referred to a 'fake replica No 10 door'. I'm okay with replica - but they needed to add the derogative 'fake'.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

What's the story on this boat hits Westminster Bridge? The police boat doesn't look damaged in the pics I have seen. Were they all well lubricated after a long lunch? It is a Friday!

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This is horrendous. The Italian 'RSPCA' has offered a reward of €1000 to anyone who denounces a perpetrator to the forces of order which results in a conviction.

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I've been in IT hell. My 'current' computer failed, and at the same time my elderly cellphone died on me. This left me without banking app or web based banking, since I was using a borrowed phone and a resuscitated computer. Fortunately the bank has human support, and 4 phone calls fixed it. Then ..

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Is the BBCSounds app playing up for anyone else this morning?

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Sallyoo @sallyoo.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The trouble with trying to follow this football match in audio is that all the players have Spanish sounding names.

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