Chris Hewson

It never improves tbf. Our 6 year old loves both rice and pasta, so tonight we had orzo. No dice apparently.

The skill is accepting that this is the case, but not becoming paralysed into inaction as you break things down into smaller and smaller pieces, which invariably don't get any less complicated.

Someone who thinks 'policymaking is generally not very complicated' either does not know what they are talking about or has very strong ideological leanings that help disappear the trade-offs that worry the rest of us.

“Ok the DMCA is good in this one specific use case”

Simon Case sets up independent consultancy Former cab sec's consultancy gets approval from Acoba – along with his first two commissions

This sort of thing rarely passes the smell test, and above all else shows that ACOBA are on a hiding to nothing.
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Given what we now know about CTE, some of the lawsuits in 10+ years are going to be wild.

Maybe the answer to political apathy, trust, and populism is for everyone to be a local councillor for a few weeks.

University of Nottingham UK I CHINA | MALAYSIA Job Opportunities Research Fellow in Feline Welfare (Fixed Term)

Is this a fancy term for minding someone’s cat while they’re on an overseas work trip?

An intervention here from the famously woke... :: checks notes:: ... Michael Heseltine

Good article. Also, me in pretty much every work/social scenario for as long as I can remember
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Pretty sure a ton of their trade comes from the subsidy through workplace vouchers route.

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.

This is extremely cool: 700 years worth of archaeological artefacts being collected from old nests of bearded vultures (strong contender for the best vulture)

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An eminently defensible position!

Pretty much the entirely of Pete Namlook's back catalogue is on Spotify too. Again, very good to work to.

Pretty sure my relentless streaming of this track has made Mixmaster Morris enough to buy a small cappuccino or some such.

Quite excited by this follow. 'Hymn' by Dreamfish (absolute banger btw) is my go to track when I have 30 minutes between Teams calls and want to get some focused work done.

It's a tricky one. I want to give them the benefit of the doubt before reading it. Also, I don't want to read it.

In memoriam...

No, but it can certainly profit from them

Not sure leadership is his forte, given the farrago he left at the Turing Institute

A statement from the President of the Royal Society | Royal Society A statement from Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society, regarding threats to the values that allow science to flourish.

A weak and pathetic response. Is this really what we have become? royalsociety.org/news/2025/10...

Is this simply a way to further extend Kazuyoshi Miura's career?

People who know better generally abstain from social media - is my new 'go to' position!

I support many sports teams, in many countries, and the common denominator seems to be futility and random injuries

"Tony Blair and Donald Trump are on the post-war Transition Team for the Palestinian Authority", now invent a time machine, travel back to 2004, say that, and get yourself sectioned.

Absolutely nailed it. This on X also made me laugh

I'm not sure he realises that his popularity might not translate nationally.

I suspect he may still be there. Shouting at the pigeons or suchlike.

I distinctly remember a few years ago being blocked by several Labour MPs for mildly suggesting that Andy Burnham might be a slick opportunist.

Routine victory, nearly everyone has left. Yet Pep remains... animatedly berating Nico Gonzàlez for standing in the wrong place 25 minutes ago.