Ben Selby

I tried to support the Jets today, as underdogs, but good grief!!!!

The proper way to drink whiskey - and live.

Of course, some of this is necessary and useful, and I don’t actually hate any specific thing in every instance. But the problem is we just have so many of them, instead of getting good at some subset, we have to do all of them because people bring them from their past company

Ed Miliband says it is ‘possible’ that UK government should leave X Energy minister says platform’s owner Elon Musk is a ‘dangerous man’ who is part of a ‘global network of right’

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Criticism shows me what you think; action shows me how much you care.

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey has refused to rule out striking a deal with Sir Keir Starmer in order to stop Nigel Farage from entering Number 10, Sky News reports.

Robert Redford on the phone, plus Dustin Hoffman. From All the President’s Men

When journalism was cool. And risked everything to challenge power.

Dora metric experts - If you fix a long standing bug, from maybe 6 months ago, does that class as a change failure rate for this week?

The immigration debate on Sky news is as bad as you think it would be.

Apparently this is the “new ending”! Are there any other film classics I need to rewatch as the ending has changed recently!

a man wearing sunglasses and a hat is looking down ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a hat is looking down

The end of Godfather 3 absolutely kills me.

The BBC iPlayer has a version where seemingly Michael doesn't die at the end? I mean they show him old, put on his sunglasses, and then cuts to quote. That's not the ending!

The crowd at Coldplay - Wembley Arena August 2025!

Since coming home from Coldplay at Wembley last week, my marriage is now just about sending Coldplay videos to each other.

MIGRANTS AREN'T THE PROBLEM INEQUALITY IS Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Migrants didn't cut council funding. Migrants didn't cut NHS funding. Migrants didn't close youth centres. Migrants didn't sell off council houses. Migrants aren't filling our rivers with sewage.

Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.

Don't fall for it.

A sign in London that says “New map coming soon” where once was an old map.

And you’re not entitled to see the old map. So there.

Today I found out only 10-20% of people can wiggle their ears. We’re a special bunch is ear wigglers.

Only one thing I miss about the office. The pint after work!

This needs reporting to the Serious Crimes Unit

YouTube video by ThePrimeagen 0 to LSP : Neovim RC From Scratch

Well this was a fun watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7i4...

Bases in Obsidian has just landed for me. Really liking it so far.

Trump says “we may be the only country in the world which allows mail-in ballots…I could be wrong.”

He is. 34 democracies allow some form of postal voting. That goes up to 54 if you include voting from abroad.

Zelenskyy with the “same suit” comment. Well done.

Round two. White House.

Really enjoyed The Studio on Apple TV. I do like the spectacle of a farce. The silver lake take in episode 2, and the Bryan Cranston scene in episode 10 were delightful. Beautifully shot too.

Yep, you get it wrong three times, card blocked, and you're left just questioning life choices. Sorry state of affairs.

At this point in my life, keyboard shortcuts are just pure muscle memory. On the other side of that, when your brain stops working, and you have no idea what the shortcut is after using it for ten years, it's a bit bleak!

The staging area could be like your shopping basket. You might buy or abandon.

Meadow as the Don? I’d watch that.

YouTube video by Firelands Chevrolet Vermilion The First Ever All Electric Chevy Silverado, The Sopranos Superbowl Commercial With Meadow and AJ

Can't believe i've not seen this before www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Bd... - What a clip (not bothered about the car!). I'm watching it all again, so far up to series 4.

You are underestimating the compounding awesomeness of continually fixing small broken things.

AI promised efficiency. Instead, it’s making us work harder. AI tools were supposed to free up our time—but they’re increasing our cognitive load and making us less productive. Here’s what’s really happening (and how to use them without burning out).

This was a good read, and I've found similar experiences afterburnout.co/p/ai-promise...

> If an AI tool saves you 30 minutes but leaves you mentally drained and second-guessing everything, that’s not productivity—that’s cognitive debt

This is very real