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The "still" really made the original version, appropriately accidental though it was.

Just claim they're exceptions that prove the rule, at which point we'll all be too distracted by arguing about the actual meaning of that phrase to come up with more examples.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 7h

Billy Connolly, as well.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 15h

The only real, genuine case I knew of was a friend's dad. One for breakfast. Then off to his City job with a few glasses of wine entrianing clients for lunch. Back to the office for the afternoon,perhaps with whiskey or brandy, then either more entertaining or home early for a bottle or two and bed.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 22h

Also, aren't they only missing out on the tax revenue from sales if Canadians don't just spend the money on other alcohol and instead save it?

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 23h

I don't think it is dystopian (got to be unpleasant )but rather that Banks was trying to convey that actually, given the choice, most people just don't want to have the hassle of agency. From memory, in the books major decisions are voted on but people usually delegate that to their AIs.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Which is, presumably, all good news for those hosting war film related podcasts?

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Frog and wop also fine, apparently. Good to know Biggles isn't going to need editing.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Yes, I think Myha'la and Hannah was just about ordering, there were decent reasons for both though Hannah felt more obvious to me. Agree about Joanne to, just from acting oddly. Miranda particularly voting Julie because she didn't have the votes for Hannah was a really odd overthinking it.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

One of my main theories on the show is that it really works because the players overthink it on both sides. Shown in this series with both the traitors picking Hannah, then her surviving two round tables - the Myha'la was probably a toss up, but Julie going was real overthinking by the faithful.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

I think Kenny wanted to be one, he just wasn't vocal about it. I do think Joe might have been able to carry it off though because he was talking about it so much I think people potentially don't then seriously think about him as being a traitor.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

I'm amazed they haven't killed her yet - she seems a really bad (for them) combination of smart, perceptive and dogged. Presumably they avoided her because she was so vocally sure Hannah was a traitor and it would been seen as confirmation... but then Hannah was toast anyway.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

I was looking for a job and then I found a job And heaven knows I'm miserable now In my life, why do I give valuable time To people who bang on about seeing the Smiths at the Hacienda? Not sure that scans, I'm not very musical.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Remember the demo cybertruck with bullet proof windows, that smashed when hit with a steel ball? And just the Cyber Truck in general. It will be cool if independently replicable, currently it seems like another Musk attention stunt.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Dunno, isn't a lot of it because he also has a history of making big claims that turn out to be fantasies to varying degrees? Like trips to Mars, the new roadster and the Cyber Truck?

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

They really should have made each one in a different genre with a made up side story. George's film has a detective theme, Paul's horror, John's sci fi and Ringo's secret agent/ action.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Is anywhere taking bets yet on who will be the first billonaire to kill themselves when they try to use it?

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

I like that in 2017, Musk said the base model of this car would go into mass production in 2020. 6 years later it still hasn't but he's now promising that it will definitely happen in two years time as a more technically complex version of the one they already hadn't been able to get to production.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

No - as a basic principle it is good that more of the population is able to interact with the state. We're just in an awkward adjustment period while the state works out how to manage the increase in correspondence and implement it.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Endlessly countering each other with cases they have invented...

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Or if his neighbours said he was a bit annoying rather than delightful? "it is a tragedy but a clear win for his neighbours who won't be getting annoyed by him anymore"

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Some polling on general population attitudes to writing would be interesting - how often have people not contacted their council or MP, for example, because they couldn't/ wouldn't write. I think this place can badly overestimate general reading/ writing ability & confidence.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

I'm trying to be positive for her fairly eccentric behaviour.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

She was surely going to be murdered if not made a traitor though - they let her have a couple more days by making her a traitor.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Her and Jerry Hall seem to be working on the same strategy. Just be so disconnected from reality no one, traitor or faithful, sees you as a threat.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Yes, it is a really good ad for Rules, all the better for being accidental. Though she also seems to have a strange hang up about waiting staff's appearances and a need to know their genders.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Ah, yeah. I did not, obviously, consider that usage.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I hope he has a rolodex he keeps, labelled as his "fist list".

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

It makes me think of @daraobriain.bsky.social 's bit on "alternative medicine" being the left overs after we already tested what did work which became just "medicine".

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I can remember at a slightly lower level there were plenty at the time arguing the current system was racist, due to favouring Europe over Africa and Asia.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The main objection from Brexiters though was it didn't go far enough.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Are you confessing to where covid actually came from? Rather than the wet market or lab theory, we all missed the over casual animal rescuer option.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

If that was my dad, I probably wouldn't be voluntarily bringing him in conversation except to say he'd been involved in some very bad stuff in WW2.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

There is some fascinating detail about his father here - newrepublic.com/article/1683...

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

A family member of Danny Trejo posted something on social media saying the cast were, effectively, tricked into being in another Daily Wire film. They supposedly kept the Daily Wire and conservative connection hidden until after contracts were signed and filming had begun. So could be similar?

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

It would be interesting as a control to ask if Australia and NZ, say, could. To see how much is the tech gap.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Looks pretty similar to the ones that do it for me, so probably.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I can't find his actual words anywhere but I do wonder what he actually said, as I'd think something to the effect of it not being clear what the impact was seems more likely?

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I think Rubio was supposed to be unhappy with her, which would seem more likely as a reason. Presumably things like saying the US could overthrow the Greek government was a headache for him, and he's closer to Trump's ear in Washington than she is in Greece?

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

That doesn't actually sound complicated? If you release AI that does that, you are responsible for releasing AI that does that. If you only find out after release, you are responsible for making a product recall and proving you had adequately tested it to avoid that outcome.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

And not that far away in Aylesbury as well. I think there are a few in south Buckinghamshire too.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Ed Davey is the name you get from combining Ed and David, presumably?

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Oh I'm sure he has some over criteria he's applying to get his claim.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

He seems to be using a slightly novel interpretation, it seems.

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

So much of this coverage is already covered by "tiger".

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Is this about Burnham again? Or possibly Bearnham?

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

In my case, my memory is really good at being able to recall where I put something. The issue tends to be that where I put things is where ever is a convenient spot at that time, creating a clash with my wife who has strong feeling about something strange concept she calls "tidiness".

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john @snoopster.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

It is in the place of me being able to believe it exists, given how extremely selfish and deeply immoral Trump is... but also all his behaviour is explained by him being a extremely selfish and immoral person anyway. So if anything it is excusing him.

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