Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 28/05/2026They took Android Auto from "play <song>" "Sure' - Song played. To 3 infuriating follow up questions and maybe maybe not playing the song. It wasn't broken and they haven't fixed it. 020
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Yeah, I think your first post nails it. The "I should probably use this phrase because I think smart people do" insecurity in young students (my hands raised high), fits AI text quite well. 000
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 28/05/2026There is a range of academic opinions and this matter, some of which are contradictory and express different views - as a result conclusions vary considerably across the literature leading to a lack of consensus, these diverse opinions however does provide some insight into the uncertain nature.. 030
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 28/05/2026This very basic meme will be made 100 times on the day. But I've thought of it now so out it goes. 010
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Yes 4 is good, I've taken to mostly waiting years to start a series. I avoid cancellations before conclusion and if it runs to 80-100 hours - I do not have that much life to give any more so can opt out without sunk cost fallacy kicking in. I know I miss great stuff, but works on balance. 010
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Not really, my uplands are always so sunny I won't be able to see them properly. 060
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 28/05/2026And you're unsure if the quality is going to be any good when it arrives but you ordered it anyway. 020
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I mean it is all a bit Temu, you order an Andy Burnham PM and it takes 12 weeks to arrive. 120
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 28/05/2026"There is no social problem that can't be solved with heavy industry, less education, national service or a combination of those if we believe hard enough." 020
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I can see it. There is a big "do you want to take a bottle of vodka and 2l of mixer to the house party to share?" market to get a piece of. 010
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 28/05/2026There are exceptions, but in general the shows with stand alone episodes with a few long term threads perform well. And very long continuous story arc shows perform poorly. 110
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Android Auto before: Me: Play kpop demon hunters golden AA: Sure <plays song> Android Auto Gemini: Me: Play kpop demon hunters golden AA: I've found 12 songs named golden (lists them), would you like one of these? Me: yes kpop demon hunters AA: more chat <plays obscure acoustic cover version> 000
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I used to be an auditor and see some fraud as part of the job, (nearly always identified by the client). What was interesting was how many cases the amounts involved were very very small. My theory was it was akin to well off people shoplifting trivial items. The rush. 070
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Lol. As an aside I watch Newsround most mornings with my kids and the range of ability to communicate with kids is enormous. Even people decent at communicating with adults are often terrible at it. 000
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Basically when your main strategy is hope Jaiswal is on strike idk what you do from there. 020
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 27/05/2026On classical music album covers why are in the ubiquitous headshots the women mostly smiling and the men mostly doing that weird tortured contemplating something pose? 000
Reposted by TootlefishRAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Cats 🐱 rule the world 🌎 😊😺🐾🥰 65816
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I think Truss/Kwasi is interesting. He had to be thrown under the bus , but they were both on the same bus before that happened. And if Blair had lost in 2001 say I don't think Blair/Brown would be regarded as a strong team as such. 110
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Perhaps although this may also be survivorship bias, as no other pair has lasted long enough. 110
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Ranking of best to worst post office PMs. As in entirely based on post office dignity/quality of any public utterances/ability to not shit the bed. Something like Major Brown May Sunak Cameron Johnson Truss Blair The noble strategy of shutting up gets you mid table. Truss being ignored pips Blair 020
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Oh yeah! I'd drop him below Sunak and May, who got solid mid table by mainly shutting up, which is a noble strategy for a former PM. 010
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 27/05/2026This got me thinking about the ranking of best to worst post office PMs. As in entirely based on post office dignity/quality of any public utterances/ability to not shit the bed. Something like Major Brown May Sunak Johnson Truss Blair 110
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Yeah, and healthy life expectancy has been falling for years now. This not being in lockstep with overall life expectancy put a lot of pressure on any work longer assumption long term. 020
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Telegraph: £76 p/w JSA is the life of Riley stuff disincentivisng work. Telegraph: £115k p/a is basically unliveable. 0142
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 26/05/2026The really irksome thing is he probably will profit somehow. 010
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Step 1) Consolidate all your non-existing revenue streams Step 2) ? Step 3) profit 100
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I think comedy ages faster than sci if. Even the best is quite hard to stay objectively laugh out loud funny over time to most audiences. But either way Adams won't be durable I don't think sadly. 010
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 25/05/2026I have seen people suggest their operating model is to collapse chains and through very sharp practice in insolvency make a quick buck, and they knew exactly what they were buying. And are not dumb at all just evil. I don't pretend to know if that's true. 000
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Gmail has removed basic spell check and rolled it into the wider interfering smart assistant with an on/off option. I rely very heavily on spell check so this annoyed me a lot. 020
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Not me! But Tuchel's - goal down, throw on a box presence extra striker situation he described makes sense I guess. 000
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026That's a fair point and justifies not doing it. But that's so sad if we need to hide candidates faces. 000
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026From a practical point of view most serious contenders will have leafleted with a photo so it avoids confusion perhaps. From an emotional point of view I think its good I know what my representatives look like. Just seems good. 100
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026? £4k extra a month would fund a lot of nice restaurants and holidays. The £1m done wisely would do even better. Sure it's not pad on lake Como money but still. 000
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026It's probably reflective of my follows and bluesky in general, but most threads on this are discussing optimising investment returns long term and tax considerations etc. No one is considering how best to fund an ongoing amazing lifestyle. Which is an opportunity cost in itself. 340
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026On 1. I'd go the other way. I would buy a big house etc or something sensible with a million. But the temptation for rampant conspicuous consumption with a low savings rate with an extra 4k a month would be high. 120
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026It sounds like Sainsbury's trying to flog Pimm's in June. 020
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Ooh thank you kindly. Love her music and didn't know this existed. 010
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Yeah Cameron was good at politics even if his politics sucked. Persuading the lots of the country austerity (a bad policy) was necessary, doing it hard and fast then winning a second term with more MPs wasn't something an incompetent person could pull off. 000
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I would be interested in a 'Bargepole mostly passive fund'. Index fund with a few very risky assets excluded by exception selected by active managers. 130
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026The amount of toys in their original packaging, never touched by a child that will eventually end up in the bin when they don't in fact turn out to be collectors items makes me sad. 0560
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Wait. Each time are you buying progressively less fashionable trainers? In which case this makes sense. 110
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Supermarkets have for decades been perceived as villains. Outcompeting small shops, screwing suppliers etc. Much of which is true. But I think this means people are utterly immune to the logic that your food is cheap because of the supermarkets and they are not exploitative (to customers). 110
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 19/05/2026No. This should only happen in nightmares and the Indiana Jones franchise. 010
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Yes should have added consistently before my list. I do get potentially retrospectively stripping titles is a mahoooosive call but FFS sit down in a room and decide. Taking Southampton out the playoff final was also mahoooosive and they got on with it. 010
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Yeah. the EFL seem very decisive, fast, and brutal in dishing out punishment compared to the PL. Even when it's a please stop they're already dead situation like Wednesday. 110
Tootlefish @tootlefish.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Installing dragon pads on aging hospital roofs is a nightmare for structural engineers. It's a non starter. 010
