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STOP USING GENERATIVE A.I (Original Song) www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsQtUS…

Jeremy King: I’m fed up with influencers overrunning restaurants Restaurateur behind the Ivy has taken aim at tripod-lugging content creators who leave their tables ‘for long periods’ to film videos for social media

Pleased to see influencer bullshit being called out and banned.

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I'm going to see Big Special at the Roundhouse. I'm getting the train 😆

Well I say that, after Underworld we had to get an Uber as the trains were fcked... 😠

Are you still in Birmingham? 😉

My brother Garry has dementia and is currently lost somewhere in the Chester area. If anyone should spot him please call the police on 999. We'd appreciate reposts. @shitchester.bsky.social

Oh I’m an already avid user 😊

Well I’m adding shitehawk to my vocabulary. Brilliant. Thanks 😁

Kusama, by Doppler Fox track by Doppler Fox

A new release from Doppler Fox, my son's music making alter ego

dopplerfox.bandcamp.com/track/kusama

The Residence on Netflix is an absolute delight. Funny, clever, with great performances. Like a modern day Sherlock Holmes written by Agatha Christie.

Wetherspoon boss urges pubs to back Reform By Henry Saker-Clark The founder of Wetherspoon has urged other pubs to back Reform UK. Sir Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, said Reform's plans to slash beer duty would help the sector move towards "tax parity with supermarkets". Nigel Farage's party announced a series of proposals to support pubs last week. They included pledges to cut VAT in the hospitality sector by 10 per cent, cut beer duty by the same fraction. Reform also said it would reverse the recent rise in employers' national insurance contributions (NICs) for the sector and gradually remove business rates for all pubs. The party has said it would fund this package with around 23on, which it plans to secure through reinstating the two-child benefit cap, except for families with two British-born parents. In a lengthy stock exchange filing yesterday, Martin (inset) told industry leaders "there's no question that this initiative would utterly transform the competitiveness of pubs" He said: "By eliminating the tax differential between supermarkets and the hospitality industry, and restoring margins to devastated businesses, these changes would enable pubs to regain some, or all, of their lost trade. "You would think that this offer from Reform would have been greeted by a crescendo of enthusiasm, ecstasy and support from the licensed trade and its supporters. "However, surpris-ingly, initial support has been underwhelming, at least from the great and the good in the hospitality industry" Last month, Labour announced additional business rates support for pubs. The announcement was a U-turn following complaints from pubs about rates changes in November's Budget.

Multimillionaire Brexiter, Tim Martin, urges pubs to back Reform. Just like he urged the country to vote for Brexit. Too bad if it makes you poorer. Too bad for the children he’ll push back into poverty. Tim wants more money. And he couldn’t give a shit about the cost for everybody else.
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Hmm maybe the old calculator one was better now I look again...

They were on top form :)

Other than the microphone, I think they are all improvements personally.

Underworld at Brixton Academy. Stunning gig.

10 proper IPAs that aren’t hazy and horrible It’s easy to make trendy, hazy beer, says Pete Brown. These bottles and cans should restore the reputation of India pale ale

Today in @thetimes.com, old man shouts at cloudy beer. I don't like hazy IPAs. Here are some beers that are better. www.thetimes.com/life-style/f... (paywall)

”old man shouts at cloudy beer” love it!

I have a friend who thinks he’s into beer, but only if it’s hazy pales. If I order a good bitter or real IPA he thinks I’ve made a mistake, but he’s the one that’s missing out of course.

Great article and a good list of beers to seek out.

Blur - Song 2, but every "woohoo" is done by Mario www.youtube.com/watch?v=66yH8R…

Beastie Boys | So What’cha Want | Muppets Version www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq-VNC…

Faaaark!

I have that as well, been a while since i used it so I’ll try that next. I’m a big fan of Diamine Ink 🖋️

Same here and try to buy but just stream 🤘🏼

I love cleaning and filling my fountain pens. I've just filled one with an ink called Writers Blood 😊

They won't even let you turn off podcasts and audio books so I'm guessing no... I left them because of that and the lack of lossless audio. Then I learnt the CEO invested in military drones and felt even happier about my decision.

The Mortimiser A random name generator using the Bob Mortimer formula - an ordinary first name with a noun/nonsense word

Today I am… Barry Cabbages

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YouTube video by billbailey Bill Bailey - Kraftwerk - Part Troll

A little light relief from the news

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