Ellen

While we're at it, can someone explain Strictly Come Dancing to me?

The intercounty, surely?

Seeing generated signs and posters everywhere has made me wonder was it also really irritating when people first started using clip art everywhere?

Ya know, I would watch the hell out of a song contest consisting of Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Iceland and Ireland

If you've no affection for pigeons, like not even a bit deep down, I don't think you should be let live in their cities

I think if Britain colonised your country of origin you should get free BBC iplayer.

Photo of a fat little corgi with a golden retriever's face and coat

I'm glad I saw pictures of corgi mixes before gen AI was a thing. They look so fake

Nooo, not Tilted Axis! I didn't love all their covers but they were so eye-catching in bookshops

Slop machine parts salesman says slop is as important as oxygen

Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters Four Gaza protesters in Germany are set for deportations despite objections from an immigration official that none were convicted of crimes.

Germany tries to deport two Irish, a Pole and an American - over objections from its own officials - because of activities in support of Palestinian victims of Israel. None has been convicted of a crime. One acquitted of a charge over calling police 'fascist'.
theintercept.com/2025/03/31/g...

Ugh

So hard to square these gen AI machines hoovering up all of the art in the world to barely any pushback, with all the anti-piracy hysteria of the last few decades

I hate the back-to-office takes that are like "people should be forced on pain of destitution to spend 40 hours a week with me because I'm bored and can't be bothered to organise some sort of co-working set-up"

I think the equivalent is "grim boozer"

1.398 billion of us can't be wrong

You might see some nice dogs and trees along the way

I've read that bizarre AI posts are used on Facebook to identify people that might make good targets for scams

It can be a strain on your relationship when one of you doesn't age

Some weird scam on Facebook with an AI generated film poster for the Banshees of Inisherin featuring two creepy AI boys, garbeled text and Fr. Stone

Well here's what's happening over on Facebook anyway

I agree but won't stop

I've muted the word Bluesky and now it's fine actually