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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Life is like a mirror. That which we try to project is merely a reflection of ourselves. That insight applies not only to individuals, but entire countries too.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

So you too can see right through him!

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The problem he faces is that we, as a country, are effectively insolvent. We can solve this by reindustrialising and taxing the rich - but nobody has got the political courage to do that.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

We had a right old bang earlier! Rivulets flowed down our street.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

They said that about a car fire in a newly-built car park at Luton Airport a couple of years back. Turned out it was a diesel car. The entire car park had to be demolished with the cars still there. Heartbreaking.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Did you go. I wonder what the smart tribe is like these days. Are any of the old faces still there?

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Does the smart crowd still meet there?

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Yusuf has always been so combative that only he could start a fight in an empty room. The classic 'throw mud and see what sticks' approach works, in the beginning, until enough people suss them out. He won't last, trust me.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Apparently, you can set your mobile camera to selfie mode, and turn your back to the sun, but point the camera sensor to the sun. I saw that on Look North this evening.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/08/2026

I'm sure that working in social media - dealing with people as mass statistical abstractions - is a cognitohazard, the sort of thing that could make anyone a little solipsistic, convinced that everyone else is a kind of stimulus-responding automaton lacking the interiority that you experience. 1/

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I’m definitely interested in this as my next car.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

So what you are saying is something I've understood all along. He's a sociopath.

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 05/08/2026

“Everyone has a strong incentive to lie about how much AI is delivering for their companies”: Cory @doctorow.pluralistic.net on why the people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...

Cory Doctorow: the people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying. “AI” written in large wonky font against a black background

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I seek the News Agents for their excellent analysis and measured, calm delivery. On this occasion, they are wrong. For two journalists to ignore objective evidence is extremely disappointing, and an insult to the many who were killed or disabled by this virus.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It only seems to concentrate on classic Minis though :(

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The man really is an idiot, isn't he?

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Our Bosch fridge/freezer is just over 20 years old! It broke down once, requiring the on/off switch to be replaced. Otherwise, it's still working perfectly!

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I am sad to say that they were brought up on a council estate that was just half a mile from where I was brought up. I just hope that, this time, justice is served.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Well, it's always been the 'Waitrose of motorway service areas.'

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A good point. One of the many reasons we are all in such a mess is because people are ignorant of the issues that affect them, and commentary and reporting of those issues that matter to people is put behind a price barrier.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I don't have the financial means to keep paying per author. I find this model exploitative and unethical. Those who write on this platform must be aware of this. Or are they?

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

What is it about Tebay South charger hub? Looking on the Electroverse app, they are constantly busy every hour of the day. No other hub nearby is as busy as this one.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Anyone who has looked at Reform UK finances has always sensed there was something dodgy going on, but this level of subterfuge and double dealing is quite spectacular. As @carolecadwalla.bsky.social explains in her excellent new piece in @thenerve.news this thrived all in post Brexit impunity

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Good turnout. There can't be that many roadsters left.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I remember her words spoken as my friends lay dying in the 1980s and 1990s. I remember those words that sought to hurt us. And yet I wished her no harm, but neither would I grieve her passing. I don't think she was a good person in life, and I worry that we'll end up lionising her in death.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

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Steven Levy @stevenlevy.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Yes, Sarah Wynn-Williams did seem to break her non-disparagement clause when she wrote Careless People. But Meta's bonkers campaign to silence her shows that her criticism of Zuck & Co is well grounded. www.wired.com/story/metas-...

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Meta’s Pursuit of the 'Careless People' Author Is Relentless and Self-Defeating

Yes, Sarah Wynn-Williams violated her deal to stay silent. But the power disparity bolsters the view that Meta is a heartless bully.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

So, that's what a flounce look like. Narcissism at its purest.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I suspect that he senses the tide is turning. The Brexit he advocated for has been a disaster, and the financial scandals grate with the everyday lives and struggles of ordinary people. My opinion is that the scales are beginning to fall away from people's eyes.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

What he's saying is not wrong per se. He's being deliberately selective because he knows his audience is too thick to have any critical thinking skills. He's not stupid. I fact I would contend that he knows exactly what he's doing!

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

BMW are hopeless. They no longer are willing to work with energy providers to allow smart charging of their EVs. For example, Intelligent Octopus Go does not work properly anymore with BMW/Mini charging. It's very disappointing.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I absolutely agree; and while I agree with Bray's views about Brexit, his tactics can antagonise rather than persuade. In this particular incident, his tactics have tipped over into cruelty. Whatever one thinks of Starmer, he is a human being and deserves to be treated with compassion and kindness.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Yes, and rightly so. I sense that people are just beginning to wake up to the dangers that a Reform government poses to our very security, freedom and way of life.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

@superstevie268.bsky.social Hi Steve. I'm back on BlueSky again. Hope you are all OK. David and Tony (and Sprocket)

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

There is the Mini Aceman, which is bigger and higher up. I drove one a couple of times as a courtesy car when my car went in for service. I like it, but it's not as much fun to drive. I am looking forward to l trying out the new fortwo (#2). You never know - I might come back to the fold.

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OrangeDave @ursus262.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The J01. I've the F56 Cooper SE, the older shape. Back on Bluesky after a break. How are you doing?

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