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Don’t be so good at shit posting - is the only advice I have.

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I feel that everyone enjoys shit posting, and if you’re good at it you’ll get the likes.

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“Please invest, my profit margin is very sick. *cough* And my product may kill us all *cough*” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Anthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO prospectus

Anthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO prospectus

Long-awaited S1 filing reports Claude maker lost $8bn last year on $4.6bn in revenue

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Setting up anything new, particularly if it’s unproven, is risky. Through tax and welfare, the risk can be reduced thereby encouraging new entrants.

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 24/09/2026

The government has an opportunity to use the tax and welfare systems to encourage the development of new companies and innovations. Will it? Absolutely not.

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Basically, we have become European in our attitude to work. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Why your holiday is good news for the UK

Why your holiday is good news for the UK

For once we should thank the Office for National Statistics for its productivity reporting

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 24/09/2026

Wait, you guys are still doing ETL? It’s all about TEL now

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 22/09/2026

They should be encouraged to collect Pokémon cards instead.

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 22/09/2026

Never trust someone who pairs brown shoes with a blue suit.

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 22/09/2026

I hate everything about this article. It could have been a message: retired people enjoy holidaying. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Meet the pensioners spending the kids' inheritance

The phenomenon sees retirees spend all their money on enjoying life to the full.

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 21/09/2026

Guys, the EU AI Act already exists

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 21/09/2026

Just ruined Little O’s day by beating him in cards. I feel terrible, he feels even worse. Happy Monday!

Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 16/09/2026

Were the naked people visitors or tapestry members?

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 16/09/2026

Proof that to be a bank requires more than just banking technology.

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 16/09/2026

One day Ed Sheeran and Rupert Grint will have “IT’S DAN WATERFIELD” yelled at them. Just before they stumble into a body of water.

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 15/09/2026

Literally nothing in the plot line is remotely rational. It’s a wild ride (and not the good kind). Society is doomed if these people are in charge.

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 15/09/2026

God bless SoftBank and all who have contributed to the unhinged shareholder presentations. The golden goose is coming home to roost - as I’m using it for inspiration for a conference session.

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 14/09/2026

At the start of the year, the FTs Tech Tonic podcast did a series called Artificial Intimacy. Very good and very unsettling.

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 14/09/2026

One of @timharford.ft.com’s best columns. I particularly enjoyed the “all YouTube is Baby Shark” theory. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Is the modern economy a bit too . . . samey?

Is the modern economy a bit too . . . samey?

The less willing we are to take a risk, the more safe options we are likely to be offered

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“Check that your ring doorbell is working”. Mate, I don’t have a ring doorbell. If you’re going to fob me off, at least get the description of my property correct.

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UPS is an awful logistics company

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Absolutely drown them in bureaucracy

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Time to designate Palantir a Critical Third Party. One may argue “what does energy supply have to do with financial stability?” To which my answer is: everything.

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 07/09/2026

Why does the discourse around the black clad thugs keep resolving to “illegal immigration”? These thugs have a problem with any kind of immigration - and their “concerns” should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve.

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I was reading this excellent article this morning giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Rerun or sequel? Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on end times fascism And Little O was asking me questions about the images in the article, so now he knows when to speak up against fascists.

Rerun or sequel? Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on end times fascism

How nationalists, theocrats and tech titans turned their backs on a shared future

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 04/09/2026

Cheap wine. Great pork pies

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 04/09/2026

Superb pub crawl stamina

Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 04/09/2026

Training exercises are there to stop boredom. This is only going to exacerbate the retention and recruitment problem that the army already has. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

British army told to stop non-essential training exercises to save money

Units in the UK not preparing to be deployed have been told to cut back on training exercises due to cost pressures.

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 03/09/2026

I feel like we need to start giving political donations the anti-money laundering treatment.

Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 02/09/2026

This is so fucking stupid. The UK economy is vulnerable to externalities because it is embedded in the global economy. Just like Labour wasn’t responsible for the GFC, the Tories aren’t responsible for… [checks notes] bond markets. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.com

Andy Burnham blames Tory legacy for leaving UK economy vulnerable

In first PMQs clash with Kemi Badenoch, prime minister rejects comparison to Liz Truss’s government

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 31/08/2026

Just explained insurance to Little O and he now wants to insure his things against being broken by Little P. He isn’t getting a favourable premium.

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 27/08/2026

What’s that you want - a French police procedural but as a Databricks app, powered by a Genie agent? Luckily for you, here’s one I made earlier youtu.be/KpJiX9zA59U

youtu.be

Le Greffier Demo

YouTube video by Ust Oldfield

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Rob Armstrong’s guide to wearing colour

I hate Rob Armstrong so much - ever since reading this article www.ft.com/content/fa24... I can’t stop thinking about the Armstrong aesthetic. And now I need a new wardrobe to complete the aesthetic. Damn you, Rob! Damn you and your well-dressed aesthetic.

ft.com

Primary brights are everywhere this season. Here’s how to make your wardrobe pop

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You can tell which politicians have never worked in business before (or been any good at it) because they love policies that would bankrupt any business in a matter of days.

Phone line? What phone line?

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