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Martin B

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Helps people make software for people. Scottish. Loves music of various volume and intensity. Fitba. Got married to No. 2 in The Village. He/Him. Opinions = personal and all that jazz.

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Online headline from The Times: Britons in Dubai keep calm with Bridgestone and Cocktails alongside a thumbnail pic of what looks a child sitting on a beach feeding some kind of seabirds.

Online headline from The Times: Britons in Dubai keep calm with Bridgestone and Cocktails alongside a thumbnail pic of what looks a child sitting on a beach feeding some kind of seabirds.

Och well. Thatโ€™s the main thing, eh?

02.03.2026 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

canโ€™t even imagine how scared trans people in the states must be. over here we have to learn from this and give absolutely no quarter, ever, to transphobia, from anyone. treat transphobes with total contempt.

26.02.2026 12:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amazon is insisting on telling me daily โ€œwe thought youโ€™d like new outfits from Hugo Bossโ€.

Should I be worried?

25.02.2026 10:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I canโ€™t be sure, but Iโ€™m starting to think fluorescent bouncy balls werenโ€™t the problem.

22.02.2026 17:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sure itโ€™ll all be sorted when we get that stadium extension built to create new capacityโ€ฆ

20.02.2026 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I commented on this recently. Standing in north stand concourse watching the rangers game on the screens I looked around and it struck me how heavily skewed everyone was to 55+. Not suggesting us longtime fans donโ€™t have our place, but we need to work out a way to bring in new blood.

20.02.2026 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฎ

19.02.2026 22:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
7โ€ vinyl label Meatloaf โ€œTwo out of Three Ainโ€™t Badโ€

7โ€ vinyl label Meatloaf โ€œTwo out of Three Ainโ€™t Badโ€

19.02.2026 22:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Decent day so farโ€ฆ all-clear from hospitalโ€ฆ theyโ€™ve started arresting members of the royal familyโ€ฆ

Supposedly good things come in threes, so letโ€™s make it a hat-trick Celtic ๐Ÿ€

19.02.2026 17:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a city. I love it.

13.02.2026 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was even less when the 4 on the bottom-left got lifted ๐Ÿคฃ no idea what was going on there.

11.02.2026 23:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Worth a look. Take a chance on something. I managed to grab tickets for a couple of showsโ€ฆ

(and thanks to @carriem.co.uk or I wouldnโ€™t have known about this!)

10.02.2026 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Totally underrated album.

06.02.2026 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mosob in Glasgow is definitely worth a try. Introduced to me by a couple of Sudanese and Eritrean mates.

31.01.2026 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

10 lines of code can be worth millions of pounds, and 10,000 can be worth nothing.

Just a little reminder for folks who wrongheadedly equate coding with productivity.

30.01.2026 07:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is quite the thread

29.01.2026 07:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Was a metalhead at the time. Friend put that track on a mixtape for me and it blew my 16-year old mind.

25.01.2026 11:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cool, my first question is already โ€œHow do I turn it off?โ€.

21.01.2026 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It would have taken someone in or around government 60 secs to check this before patting X on the back for doing as they asked. It was *so* obvious.

Speak volumes about the tech literacy of our government. But thatโ€™s a whole other conversationโ€ฆ

16.01.2026 09:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Definitely changed my mind on this after Oโ€™Neill revealing the absolute mess heโ€™s been left to deal with on transfers. Nicholson must have known how bad the scouting function was, and did nothing. Or he didnโ€™t know - which might be worse.

Enough evidence either way to confirm he does have to go.

15.01.2026 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Could start by making them half the bloody length!

15.01.2026 13:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow. If PA are a designated โ€˜terrorist organisationโ€™ then what the hell is this!?

13.01.2026 09:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New data shows only four complaints about trans women in singleโ€‘sex spaces A major Freedom of Information investigation by advocacy group TransLucent has revealed that concerns about trans women in singleโ€‘sex spaces are vastly overstated. Over a threeโ€‘year period, across 382...

โ€œOver a threeโ€‘year period, across 382 public authorities in England - including local councils, NHS trusts and domestic abuse refuges - only four formal complaints were recorded regarding trans women using facilities such as toilets, hospital wards or shelters.โ€

Transphobic panics are manufactured.

10.01.2026 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 569    ๐Ÿ” 244    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Probably in a minority here, but Iโ€™d hang fire on that one to see how he gets on with Lawell and Tisdale out the picture.

Ange was vocal about their working relationship and how they were aligned on strategic direction for the club - and big Ange doesnโ€™t suffer fools gladly.

05.01.2026 18:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Ashley St. Clair
@stclairashley
Just saw a photo that Grok produced of a child no older than four years old in which it took off her dress, put her in a bikini + added what is intended to be semen. ChatGPT does not do this. Gemini does not do this.

Another girl who appears to be just 11 or 12 with a brain tumor, Grok removed her shirt completely. 

Stating that the people producing the prompts are the only ones responsible puts an undue burden on victims, most of which have no idea this is happening. This problem + exploitation of children could be fixed in a matter of minutes by the MechaHitler team.

Ashley St. Clair @stclairashley Just saw a photo that Grok produced of a child no older than four years old in which it took off her dress, put her in a bikini + added what is intended to be semen. ChatGPT does not do this. Gemini does not do this. Another girl who appears to be just 11 or 12 with a brain tumor, Grok removed her shirt completely. Stating that the people producing the prompts are the only ones responsible puts an undue burden on victims, most of which have no idea this is happening. This problem + exploitation of children could be fixed in a matter of minutes by the MechaHitler team.

Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead

05.01.2026 10:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5179    ๐Ÿ” 1620    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 130    ๐Ÿ“Œ 310

Starting to think Celtic hobble players to stop them from escapingโ€ฆ

05.01.2026 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes.

04.01.2026 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Problem is I donโ€™t see a route to independence between now and then. And if Reform took power then I think the devolved parliaments in Wales and Scotland lose powers at best, and get dismantled at worst.

Our best (only?) hope of independence in the foreseeable is a Green majority in Westminster.

04.01.2026 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This site is digitizing found cassette tapes of old dj sets, mixes & radio shows from around the world

intertapes.net

13.12.2025 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 636    ๐Ÿ” 221    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Yeah, I think HR still holds his conservative religious views, the rest grew up.

TBF, nearly half that list has members whoโ€™ve been โ€˜problematicโ€™ at one time or another. I guess weโ€™re into a whole conversation around how easily we overlook or excuse artists we like (myself included) ๐Ÿ˜•

30.12.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0