Ben Wainwright

Claude gave me a wrong answer to a simple question. I asked why. It's response? "This reflects a problematic pattern: I generated plausible-sounding answers without doing the careful verification work the question required." Sounds like just the sort of thing I'd outsource historical research to.

They should give Trump a special Ultimate Darwin Award, the smile on his face as he gets a gong without realising what it represents would be priceless.

Check out @sirpaintalot.bsky.social 's advent calendar from 2024 to prove how correct you are, if his appearance in films is anything to go by...

This text feels a bit mean given the subject...

I reckon he'll cancel future elections there, saying there's no point as it's being 'overseen' from America and he can rule it defacto. It gives him the chance to cosplay dictator, and ramble on about how you don't need elections when you're 'winning' at ruling a country.

I think there's a one out/one in policy, Rob was at the front of the queue watching gleefully as Walliams was being removed by the bouncers for being handsy (which he strenuously denies).

I've now got the image of Farage doing his best Trump voice saying 'you don't have the cards' as Jenrick sits in a chair looking glum. Ideally in front of cameras.

Also, given Jenrick's ambitions isn't he going to become a threat to Farage's leadership in the not-to-distant future?

The Columbo character implied he had a glass eye ("Three eyes are better than one” from A Trace of Murder, when being offered help), so Peter Falk's glass eye was playing the part of Columbo's glass eye. No debate needed.

#Grok, give me a metaphor for the 2025 version of Elon Musk

The best line from The Thick of It deployed with perfection. Hat tip, sir; hat tip.

When asked Kemi said "You can't expect us to have a policy about picking up sensitive papers dropped by an elderly man yet; but we will have one in place by the next election and it will be better than Labour's."

Isn't that the Tesla that Trump 'bought'. Maybe the kid is called 'Due Process'?

Image of Donald Trump's Truth Social page, with the text "No Truths - When this user composes a Truth, or ReTruths, you will see it here." as it can't load his feed.

The best thing about #TruthSocial is when it's experiencing technical issues is the only time it's honest:

Image of an article from the Viz comic, headlined "At last... It's official! Morrissey is a twat"

The Viz told you that years ago...

Trump is going to be pissed when he finds out what Elmo's done to the resale value.

Bolero?

As discussed on the 'Strong Message Here' podcast recently, they actually mean 'tough to justify'.

"If I'm as unpopular as Donald Trump he'll give us a great trade deal."

A Google Maps image of the Lifeboat Inn, Hayling Island.

What about this? The window, chimney and rail look right, the beer garden is now someone's (the three people in the photo's?) drive. It's Hayling Island, PO11 9HL.

The people of Morecambe are still enjoying Blobbyland, thank you very much. Well, enjoying paying for it, at least, if no longer visiting it.

I was just on about the republican era. I agree with the concept that Byzantium and beyond were a continuation of 'Rome' rather than a new entity, and I suspect will prove to have lasted centuries longer than America will manage.

The Roman Republic lasted about 480 years, nearly twice as long as the American republic managed before they elected their Caesar.

Joe Wilson on X: "Woke Putin has run Russia into the ground with one of the highest abortion rates in the world, lowest church attendance, highest domestic violence, highest divorce rate, and highest alcohol use. This is not a model to emulate!" / X Woke Putin has run Russia into the ground with one of the highest abortion rates in the world, lowest church attendance, highest domestic violence, highest divorce rate, and highest alcohol use. This is not a model to emulate!

One for @explodingheads.bsky.social to add to the list of woke things.

It's genuine too - x.com/RepJoeWilson...

"The Tesla recall issued on Thursday is related to a part called a cant rail"
I wish the Grauniad had allowed one of their customary typos to slip through on that one...

Same price on Kobo, if you'd prefer to give your money to a Canadian company rather than American tax avoiders.

RIP James Dean goal machine

Hope it works out! If you ever decide to branch your writing workshops out to other schools please let me know as I can think of another who'd bite your hand off at the opportunity.

Don't know if they'll let you in but the Lancaster Town Hall clock tower is (was) accessible on tours of the building.

Christ doesn't appear to be showing the right level of reverence to the chosen one.