Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 18hHaha! Look, all I'm saying is we keep the specific puffin's identity a secret so no one starts digging into its past. 110
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 18hBloody brilliant. I don't hate Churchill, but because I'm not a total plank I'm able to acknowledge that for all his virtues, the man had flaws. All people do, so treating them like irreproachable gods on notes and statues is weird. Never met a bee, puffin, or owl anyone had a problem with. 280
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 18hI had to check this wasn't pinched from the Allister Heath headline generator. 1170
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026I must admit I don't know who any of those people are (I don't follow AI news that closely), but my ears did prick up when he was referred to I think as the original 'effective altruist' - a term I mostly associate with wacky crypto people like SBF. Thanks for the pointer, will look more closely. 110
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026Insightful and horrifying AI discussion on @gideonrachman.bsky.social's latest pod. I wasn't aware quite how hell-bent AI agents can be in reaching their goals, merrily breaking the rules they've been given. Seems only a matter of time before a huge disaster occurs. www.ft.com/content/e6f7...ft.comCould AI really end humanity?Researcher Toby Ord discusses rising anxiety about AI’s existential risks 130
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026Based on other comments I wonder if it's a combo of being of the typewriter age and actually having regularly used a typewriter? 100
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026Taught at school? And how come you use 'period', is that a regional UK thing or an American influence? 100
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026Ah, interesting. Was spacing on a typewriter too narrow or not consistent then? Even though it feels wrong to me, I do quite like how it looks in sentences. 100
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026Is doing two spaces after a full stop a Gen X/Boomer thing? I only ever seem to come across it among people older than me (I was born in '83). 810
Reposted by Tom IrwinPete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We’re never going to be told what - if anything - this was about, are we? 7232
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026Hearing this compilation at 14yo was how I really veered from punk and grunge towards electronic music - blew my mind: www.discogs.com/release/1221...discogs.comVarious - Wired (New Directions In Dance)View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1997 CD release of "Wired (New Directions In Dance)" on Discogs. 120
Reposted by Tom IrwinBarchart @barchart.com · 04/10/2026U.S. Treasuries have now suffered their worst 10-year period in history 🚨 34716
Reposted by Tom IrwinItIsStevenRhodes @400footghost.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Am I capable? Cooking: Good enough Whistle: Born whistling Draw: I enjoy it Paint: I enjoyed it Swim: surprisingly good English: enough to get by Dance: don't be silly Sing: Secretly Drive: No Gifting: Marvellous Write: I think so Guitar: I can recognise one anywhere Speaking: Better at writing 191
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026Not a bet I particularly want to win, but I'd get more than I put down if I cashed out now. Gone from 80/1 to 30/1 since December... 000
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026Was curious about the @atproto.com decentralising gubbins, so now have a @eurosky.social handle. Easy migration and now my data is on European servers. It's cool how you can do it if you want, but if you don't or it's too confusing you can just... not, and the whole experience is still the same. 001
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026On (very brief) inspection, it feels like it's no longer useful as a term on its own then? 210
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026Whenever this issue crops up I always think "I should find out what this thing that makes people so angry actually means", so have downloaded to listen to later, thanks. I bet 99% of people couldn't define it. 110
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026It may come as a shock to the Portuguese to discover that they live west of the mid-Atlantic. 010
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026I took my boys down the park with their 2 mates the other day to play football. They spent the whole time collecting these instead. This is only my boys' half. TBF they're not interested in hanging them on strings and battling them, they just thought were cool to collect. 110
Reposted by Tom IrwinEddie Robson will be at Fantasycon @eddierobson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Frowning at the PM because he doesn't have the nerve to do things you will absolutely shred him for doing 61346
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026No normal society puts children in this position. Utterly shameful. These words coming from a little boy are unspeakably tragic. 193
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026Tbf it is hard to look intimidating when your tits, belly and shirt sleeves look like a sad puppy's face 1111
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026I really don't see why it would be - if I was interviewing someone and they brought in a drink, I don't think I'd even notice. 100
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026Planet Earth is actually on there! But that's a fair point. I'd whack Hey Duggee on there too. TBF though I haven't read the article to see what the parameters are... 000
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026(with the caveat that it's broadly fine if you're talking English language stuff) 100
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026My tepid take: this list isn't terrible I mean lists like these are pointless other than to wind people up, but actually think as an attempt it's broadly fine 210
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026I need to know how Reform councillor Michelle Fascione pronounces her last name. Because if it's Fashy One then we're definitely in the Matrix. 130
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026New personal record MP Chain 🏛️ I recognised 0️⃣ MPs in a row. How long is your chain? toys.jamesomalley.co.uk/mpchain/toys.jamesomalley.co.ukMP Chain — How many MPs can you recognise?Pick the named MP from two portraits. One wrong answer ends your chain. 060
Reposted by Tom IrwinJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 23/09/2026I think once black clad men are interfering with rescues at sea, we are past "legitimate concerns". Once they're attacking boats, and risking the lives of everyone on board, it's just thuggery. The Home Secretary's statement is on the side of criminals. There's no other way to read it. 501557415
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026I can only do it if I think really hard about how they kept making Red Dwarfs after series 6 130
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026Not sure how I feel about a documentary that's styled and shot so much like a feature film - it's weird 000
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026Just discovered we spend 37.3% less on all education (early years to adulthood) each year than we do on pensioners (£102bn vs. £162.8bn). Was recently made aware of this site - really interesting stuff. wheredoesitallgo.orgwheredoesitallgo.orgWhere does it all go?A breakdown of UK government spending 040
Tom Irwin @tomi.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026Things feel grim right now. Imo a statement is needed, preferably by a coalition of national leaders, stating what the UK's values are and what won't be tolerated. Silence and inaction legitimises the far right. Their actions and what they say are not OK and they do represent me or my country. 0142
