Martin SFP Bryant

When I was about 10 I knew all the words to the Disney spoof segment from Stuff

Well it was billed as the ‘cheat on anything’ app

People who are not tax resident in the UK should not be allowed to donate to UK political parties.

Companies should not be allowed to donate to UK political parties.

No one should be allowed to use crypto to donate to UK political parties.

Or maybe ‘Harry Hill with hair”

This looks more like “Ronnie Kray demonstrates an inventive new ‘mouse torture’ method while his parents watch”

To me, Emil Michael will always be the Uber exec who suggested digging dirt on journalists looking into the company.

Wes Craven’s Pride & Prejudice

I enjoy the fun fact that they were from Manchester rather than London

Polymarket Pulls Bet on Nuclear Detonation in 2026 ‘How ghoulish.’ The depravity economy moves into the nuclear war business.

Polymarket pulls bet on nuclear detonation in 2026.

If there was a literal nuclear war, I doubt Polymarket would have been in much of a position to pay out anyway

The DOJ has been taking down Epstein files. Here's what remains. The massive tranche of files the Justice Department currently maintains is more than 65,000 pages shorter than what the agency initially released.

The Trump DOJ has been taking down Epstein files.

The massive tranche of files the Justice Department currently maintains is more than 65,000 pages shorter than what the agency initially released, according to a CBS analysis — and the number continues to fluctuate.

MacBook Neo hands-on: Apple's $599 laptop feels shockingly great The most interesting product Apple announced this week was its cheapest and least powerful laptop, the MacBook Neo.

Loving the cute new MacBook Neo. Looks like a great 'my first Mac'

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It's almost as though Greece is a bit nearer to Cyprus than we are

I paid because that's some damn good acid

Well, that explains the erratic delivery times.

XYNQ wants to clean up fraud in music streaming Edinburgh startup XYNQ has a fresh approach to take on a serious problem in online content, starting with fraud in the music streaming world.

Cleaning up fraud in music streaming: XYNQ has a fresh approach to take on a serious problem in online content

With Iran War, Kalshi and Polymarket Bet That the Depravity Economy Has No Bottom Gambling markets have conveniently found a stance that allows them to continue to profit from death and war.

"Polymarket’s recent integration with Substack means, I guess, that we’re about to see a generation of people who 'get their news from gambling apps,' which is sure to lead to a healthy society."

OpenAI says it does not think Anthropic should be designated as a supply chain risk and it has made its position on this clear to the Pentagon (@openai)

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That was yesterday.

Today;
*wakes up and happily looks at phone*

Oh FFS

Trump to cut Anthropic from government contracts in six months US president delays move against leading AI start-up in feud over military use of the technology

Is this going to be another TikTok-style standoff for years, where the threat is the important bit?

“Donald Trump has given Anthropic six months until it will be cut from US government contracts”

This post is glorious given your username.

The psychology of bus lanes is fascinating. I’ve just saved a few minutes driving in heavy traffic by using a bus lane outside its hours of operation while everyone else sat in a queue like they can’t read road signs.

The Green victory in Denton is the result which will have the biggest effect on Labour, far more so than a Reform win.

The blithe assumption progressives have nowhere else to go has been proved catastrophically wrong.

Can’t help thinking of this quote from a Labour minister, a year ago…

*wakes up and checks phone nervously*

Oh that is GLORIOUS and I can enjoy my Friday now 🙌

Solving a massive headache in logistics Shipio wants to help specialist logistics companies team up with faster pricing

From moving fine art to aircraft parts, specialist logistics is an artform in itself.

I looked at how Shipio wants to help specialist logistics companies team up with faster pricing, which can be really complex to figure out right now...

AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases

Advanced AI models are willing to deploy nuclear weapons without the same reservations humans have when put in simulated war games. The scenarios involved intense international standoffs, including border disputes, competition for scarce resources, and existential threats to regime survival.

Just assembled an Ikea three-seater sofa single-handedly and feeling like the king of the world.

Nick Watt called you something like “a highly respected pollster who lives in a neighbouring constituency and has said the by-election is currently a three-way tie”

Candidate list for the Gorton & Denton by-election. The first on the list is Monster Raving Loony Party candidate Sir Oink A-Lot

But seriously, why aren’t we spending more time on Sir Oink A-Lot’s policies?

I was just reading this as Newsnight mentioned your name. Coincidences like that freak me out.

Probably necessary in the market now, but I’d prefer it if they just made the iPad a slightly more complete computer.