2026-08-22T02:51:14Z https://nostr.now Ben Evans https://nostr.now/npub1lxq0h9d6jm0sgfpjspuak6dm0skdw33hy9wmsq83ukx3gpjf8l6sl308cs https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/031/104/original/3795103d88ce2cb5.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/031/104/original/3795103d88ce2cb5.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxthu2d92yrp388j84wrzcjsdaudrmszmtr3q45gc4k4d3dxjkf3czyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2aucxph In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9g05luluyh3nardl9x033t393l8yc2k70prp8j9dc073mpfzdwcgar86zp'>nevent1q…86zp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Every single exec and VC funding this needs to sign an irrevokable consent form allowing their brains to be used in this way after their death, as a precondition for further trials. 2026-05-21T10:06:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9lr0xss5qn24nh2l98zvn5q4e487arc6lujpzuuy667tnmjgp6eczyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll22ffg9f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs02wq207gwm86zkfjsnhud07rnah6l4q7rn77kcprze33ccftyqjq7s2hhz'>nevent1q…2hhz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/549/565/991/921/560/original/11daa60c88288c73.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-10T09:28:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv6latxqpmv0zpqhaujanenuqufn0uuymxux86773kjvfhj69t6sszyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll22c9265 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsghmn9epam54etf0sqk2njewk6gacwpvyt3a8a6xyag4ah82x8m3ca69y2u'>nevent1q…9y2u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looks like the account has already been suspended. Good. 2026-04-07T11:53:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf2fv7uztpzahstqx2xygdwwt4vwa5e8yqnj4kntcw954p2ad7ekqzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2242nd9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0fz864sugd9s9grvxldqdsg86k5wvfy5w6wz5ck2l5m25ryhgguqffrd47'>nevent1q…rd47</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>See also: &#34;Politicians are all the same, only out for themselves.&#34; - do you know who wants you to believe that? The absolute worst people in politics. 2026-03-08T13:11:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxgk9walqmc9hly0ygu4056l0rkq00vdzck0hrv77wg4rrkrzk5sczyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll25jscna In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfjxtf988hug9qjxpfwm98jxumlwv3ew00qvjha7lgyytec5qe2hcq5dzkh'>nevent1q…dzkh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Related phenomenon: The consistency of description of the &#34;machine elves&#34; that many people, regardless of cultural background, experience when taking DMT. 2026-01-23T16:46:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgfyugx8ntwu0m8dsjndn74g59qnyjhuu65vwm043jdu7kdlspycczyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2l6xv6k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyqgm349zfeu0nfkew7rrrrnn2emvfyc7t33jnlnxkf6r97k06a7gzxhxgy'>nevent1q…hxgy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What is the situation like in Spain? I ask, because here in Barcelona there always seem to be field surveys going on during various development works and quite often there are stories about interesting discoveries in the local news. 2025-12-31T12:49:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdtjvjfvxxfdd4ulqj9xk2jygw3m78w4tut6hepzskturmx3ln45czyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll22l8fc8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2dhqduxfmgu4tx749u8nacgsszpw7ev3l9ta8zkaca3tn4cefd8c9t6uyf'>nevent1q…6uyf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Xmas horror movies:<br/><br/>Gremlins - <br/>Rare Export (a Xmas tale) <br/>Await further instructions <br/>Black Xmas (74) - <br/>A Xmas Horror Story - <br/>Days of the Beast - <br/>Krampus - <br/>Red Snow - 2025-12-20T15:51:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswguvtvcvsgdv94l0pf4mg48q5qf3tavcam5fza9uacz7ag6trm0szyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2szhaak In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv9tcw357umg49ukmkht33q7yw4dfj4d65hr0f4vnaa26gzggfqycpqzdqe'>nevent1q…zdqe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>True, but there are a large number of quotes that have no proper attribution, though.<br/><br/>When writing a recent book my editor insisted on proper attributions, and for quite a few of them it was: &#34;Well, I heard Bob say something like that in person many times&#34; but no actual citeable source - and quite often Bob had already fallen off the perch so couldn&#39;t ask him directly. 2025-12-15T10:46:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrkwypzwl6u9dkxpp64k5c83jd96qvl6aekj5cqvsctc0j0d09csqzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2udk58n So, over on BSky, their Head of &#34;Trust and Safety&#34; has just suspended an account whose husband was abducted by ICE and then posted memes mocking the affected account.<br/><br/>Just in case you were wondering how this prediction was going: <a href="https://mastodon.social/deck/@kittylyst/115310163126309071">https://mastodon.social/deck/@kittylyst/115310163126309071</a> 2025-12-09T09:03:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8cag45pxz7tdl2xkym6qqjsd6wm0wv5erd6fuma42cr9dk0zxl0gzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll287zx49 This is incredible: Pre-writing an obituary for your enemy, who you pre-decease by nearly 5 years, and then having the outlet run the obit when the MF finally dies: <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/james-watson-remembrance-from-dna-pioneer-to-pariah/">https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/james-watson-remembrance-from-dna-pioneer-to-pariah/</a> 2025-11-09T08:18:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs98xa33krad30gd3ndrya0rlcakdk9wt9gcnx464644uxnzzgkr4gzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2klrjx2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvkt2ddxg8errcv4xep5dxdxkggn2lxqldchkex5wfxxtdxqezjcq0qpye2'>nevent1q…pye2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A small contrib from me - hope you hit the target soon! 2025-10-22T20:14:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr8dk7m8js34tlrt65c2hhykpp3p2v5cg3k7mwc7jll3mmenstusqzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2jpk9m7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyddrpcgzscske9l5xe930szem8dedqedadc29pgy53qq3h0lhxkq05sw4n'>nevent1q…sw4n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Jay permabanned a prominent Black user (who was using Blacksky as their PDS) for pointing out that choosing to start following yet another noted transphobe was perhaps not a great look this week.<br/><br/>People subsequently realized that as it stands right now, Blacksky has no true independent existence - a ban on BSky is a ban from all alt instances as well. 2025-10-06T19:21:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrnqs3js8xv4p00npmp9y7aafhlvrgze9pe3z75escar2he7vqr8czyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2z4zt4s Looks like there may well be a surge of users from Blacksky and the other &#34;alternative&#34; ATProto instances checking out the Fedi, or reactivating old accounts, given that they&#39;re now discovering that ATProto is a Potemkin Village of decentralization and that BSky still hold all the cards.<br/><br/>This time, can we please try not to act like assholes / the HOA while they find their feet.<br/><br/>#fediverse #Bluesky #activitypub #atproto 2025-10-06T16:03:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq3jeu9q30m0efxxzvy4kl0pmhz976awkychpjs24s6c2m2kjjt8qzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll296lvq4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0fge4637ycganfhflne2tp0ahcm9krc539kqevmexqljvhl0tffs7pjhg5'>nevent1q…jhg5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And are marginalized people, who are being actively targeted and brutalized by their &#34;opponents&#34; supposed to just accept it with grace and &#34;see the humanity&#34; in those who have chosen to attack them?<br/><br/>Or do we have a right to defend ourselves? 2025-10-04T07:36:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9un2hf2wu2v0y6yhfnjfa46vj8vkcmffv2yesq2j5mr8t6aj6e2gzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2ncultt I become more and more convinced that Bsky is going to speedrun Twitter&#39;s arc and become yet another MAGA billionaire-owned US state media outlet very soon. Quite possibly before the US midterms. 2025-10-03T12:10:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv0mrsl50hextyaw6sehkuuk0e00qmvt0dvya9hts0nptpws6d72qzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2g34lsh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgvt4k7n88j63wlkzxh4yupkdagphkv5dpwq4v9euuudskpvsltxqqxtht7'>nevent1q…tht7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also - do we have a complete set of patent-free hardware specs now for CPUs from ~20 years ago? Given a spare chunnk of change (100M?) could we just set up a fab to make chips and sell them at break-even basically indefinitely? Zero-growth &#34;good enough&#34; computing? 2025-09-05T22:04:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsppm03fxcm4aeh4uz2rtnkcuwjvfgzcmnw7q7pu053cz4j7v9ljkszyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2eau5le The pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-tax-the-rich eco socialist just took 85% of the vote for the leadership of the Green Party of England and Wales. 2025-09-02T10:30:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv49m6ac35wwl5gj2wdyvc53z3fe47x95w2rrz780np6kue9yasqszyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll20a3n98 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspzvjqjsl8fjlmdh7ghux2pa8puhepe74tlf9agncycak07nz2s0she9tqt'>nevent1q…9tqt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, yes, but that&#39;s very much a degenerate case of Amdahl&#39;s Law.<br/><br/>The standard case is, if anything, *more* depressing IMO, because it sets some very unpalatable constraints on parallelization under a fairly general set of constraints. 2025-08-31T09:44:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspufe3yn4dlzghw2ryyywzxkvgud0zp6ykk25pusgpzgl8uv02lvgzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll25yrkuc I know you&#39;re going to be truly shocked to hear this, but it turns out that the UK gutter press has been making shit up about trans people again: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/transgenderUK/comments/1mtwx8t/ms_trans_employee">https://www.reddit.com/r/transgenderUK/comments/1mtwx8t/ms_trans_employee</a> - surprisingly, M&amp;S come out of this looking ... OK actually. 2025-08-19T09:06:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrrf25ahu9yn52q4vsjrhl8q5d5hhmapyfjz0spc0krsjy7nsz5eczyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2cusqms Something truly unusual and unique is currently happening - the church in Kiruna, Sweden <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiruna">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiruna</a> is being moved.<br/><br/>This is due to the town of Kiruna slowly falling into the excavations of Europe&#39;s largest iron mine. The town has been being dismantled &amp; relocated for at least a decade, now it&#39;s time for the distinctive church<br/><br/>You can watch: <a href="https://lkab.com/en/events/the-moving-of-kiruna-church/">https://lkab.com/en/events/the-moving-of-kiruna-church/</a><br/><br/>I was lucky enough to see the town &amp; church in its original location in 2017 when I visited Abisko to see the aurora 2025-08-19T08:52:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyc5ek6dfqcgxaak24fvgh0qjjg229ej6zwt2a9svxxp9feujxxtqzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2r3dxj3 Chloe Kelly&#39;s penalty shot was harder than *any shot* in the Premier League in the last 3 years.<br/><br/>For the next time some transphobic shite wants to try the ol&#39; &#34;But biowogy&#34; bilge. #lgbtq #queer # trans 2025-07-28T16:24:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfnwf5gp839dm2fwhjsvm3f7jrzyqtzutl6gq2d6029qdfe4wclwczyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll20392u8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszm0qlhwwq8jmkxuz5jvyxng27fa3938nry94ll86srp488p3yq2q2ff3l3'>nevent1q…f3l3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Presumably injuring the King&#39;s horse would also count as &#34;property damage&#34; these days, so that would have been Emily Davison shit out of luck as well. 2025-07-05T17:51:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdlgq4ds362wvyqshmtzqym6gfs7dxqtagq7t8pht8zz6vt07r8czyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll26xgza5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstd6l3n9qc0zq087xfj6fe4f7nltsygpa0h5zaea5g6et973tdzxgu03s5v'>nevent1q…3s5v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This type of tragic escalation was always going to happen once Tiny Hippo started going equipped - <a href="https://pleated-jeans.com/2012/02/06/tiny-hippo-and-the-tiny-train-comic/">https://pleated-jeans.com/2012/02/06/tiny-hippo-and-the-tiny-train-comic/</a> - the question we have to ask ourselves is: &#34;Was it toy-train related&#34;? 2025-07-02T09:40:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy9tnka94vr9fhr9u25r57nzelvflq0tpd5tncygsy2v6xkx58epczyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2epkayn A sort-of followup to &#34;Show Me The Pull Requests&#34; - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kittylyst_ai-llms-activity-7345506506471026689-Y3nL">https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kittylyst_ai-llms-activity-7345506506471026689-Y3nL</a> (original post here: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@kittylyst/114397697851381604">https://mastodon.social/@kittylyst/114397697851381604</a> )<br/><br/>Thanks to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1gv26rplqyjqcfyhxryuqjwaxs0dwve3y6gpv6smn3hjm3wse3s8squtlwl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Simon Willison</span> (<span class="italic">npub1gv2…tlwl</span>)</a></span> for pointing me at this one. /cc [@davidgerard](<a href="https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard">https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard</a> ) #ai #software #softwaredevelopment #llm 2025-06-30T17:42:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2gqfqlljwwnldctaaqfrap6jj5l40aqrjfst0t28xseu93rghg4szyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2mclt6k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvtgclhysh629k35fgw24v3rulmwsuzp89x2gr2lptnw82z7fq2lgnpud6c'>nevent1q…ud6c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, if they are intended to mean &#34;Cubicles Only&#34; and &#34;Contains Urinals&#34; I guess it&#39;s fine? 2025-06-05T10:43:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs82a7es0vzn3r4vrtw2244u6en7umecxjsamqgc9my2t3zuprcu5czyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2gq06he I regret to inform you that Nick &#34;Vidkun&#34; Clegg is at it again - <a href="https://archive.is/koHVt">https://archive.is/koHVt</a> #ukpol 2025-05-23T15:16:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfehe88f53dc6fglyqy0vcmd7gnuejjfrwehntxfwkhsktz5r2knszyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2fhgfp8 A reminder that #abortion is *not* legal in Great Britain &amp; requires &#34;nod and an wink&#34; consent from 2 doctors - <a href="https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/police-could-search-homes-and-seize-phones-after-sudden-pregnancy-loss">https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/police-could-search-homes-and-seize-phones-after-sudden-pregnancy-loss</a> - and that the Truss Cabinet had, for the first time since the 1970s, a majority of forced-birth advocates.<br/><br/>#UK folks may wish to write to their MP &amp; suggest that Parliament do something about this state of affairs. I would be rather concerned with what an in-thrall-to-the-US Reform govt might do in 2029. Oh, and #ACAB of course. 2025-05-18T10:26:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgg25xvleqjpdv9r3guye2jhu5gx9xq36es3knc3q8frdmmr5eh3czyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll264mk46 Show me the Pull Requests.<br/><br/>I keep hearing #AI boosters / talking heads claiming that #LLMs have transformed software development, &#34;it&#39;s not just about prototyping - AI is writing solid production code&#34;, etc.<br/><br/>So here&#39;s a challenge:<br/><br/>Share some AI-derived pull requests that deal with non-obvious corner cases or non-trivial bugs from mature #opensource projects. I&#39;ll also accept high-quality documentation that isn&#39;t just the sort of wasted space &amp; slop that I always tell juniors not to write. 2025-04-25T08:39:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxn6dsmy33wa5wda2udhtd9x7nav5rdrk0cuahxh6ye0kawme7k5szyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2ngnjjv A reminder of one of the most beautiful #cats I have ever known. #CatsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/382/125/487/083/617/original/bab7d0bd420892d2.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-22T14:39:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrxqfjff0ehxdfxn5gusm64jn4g9yychm370ha3m6ls3lfk5ry0vczyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2d63etq For the next time some total dipshit wants to talk about how the private sector is &#34;always more efficient&#34; than the public.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/364/085/939/223/520/original/cc0e5e81652aaf75.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-19T10:13:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9nt6e0xalqzv3ghk32f88yzvmduna9pvx3325kerkf7mux54pt8szyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2y9deal In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs26ca4f3kvlkalkvgsvyjzq337smylzjmmnvk3t02ckp5tmm8qszczygjjf'>nevent1q…gjjf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And never forget the power of joy, and that of ridicule.<br/><br/>Fascism tries to impose fear and a sense of its own grandeur - but it&#39;s all a sham, and they hate being laughed at. So never stop doing that, even as you work to thwart them. #antifascism 2025-03-05T14:51:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspr7c2qc0ayn9n2ydjkwxepqs3y4azhguqtn549ff4pd7axc0gmaqzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2cpmh07 Today in #ACAB - the Metropolitan #police summon an 87 year old Holocaust survivor for interview over his participation in a march for #Gaza solidarity - <a href="https://bylinetimes.com/2025/03/04/holocaust-survivor-summoned-for-police-interview-over-gaza-solidarity-march/">https://bylinetimes.com/2025/03/04/holocaust-survivor-summoned-for-police-interview-over-gaza-solidarity-march/</a> 2025-03-04T12:44:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9se9ezwu7xd4wegynl5guuhv07vwrcxk7dsrnrz84r449jvekwpqzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2hlapld In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspu4zwzjkv787uduezgtrc3xgsjcfcpdw78qcz9yyy4sdwclzq4ds6mdxl0'>nevent1q…dxl0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Please do not describe Matrix as &#34;decentralized Signal&#34;. They are completely different tools with completely different security and threat models, and Matrix does not provide remotely the same guarantees that Signal does.<br/><br/>In the Brave New World in which we now live, using Matrix in a use case where you actually need Signal could well lead to very serious consequences. 2025-02-12T14:18:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxg563t97xa9z60qex6kj3mses993qsx887rks8n6l8k0r5zuhg6czyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2s84dvy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswd68ghcruedthsrxarag5pjntmaexrz467vztz7fhqlrtn0azu6gy8exf0'>nevent1q…exf0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My question was directed at <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1c86yz9cw5wg5kf66d8pa9znd6e3p06avqynxuq0qgz53s6wmzz9qa9sdv0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Baragesi</span> (<span class="italic">npub1c86…sdv0</span>)</a></span> who has clarified that is not what they meant. 2024-12-20T11:12:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrj6nkctglaa8xpswtstkhlttg03p3g7ru88q3kk4hvv8r7l2aayqzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2d7rnr4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs93sxq4d6k45ejhqc29v420t4ymlm9uazz6hgzj4esdrvckry5gsq9ad7wg'>nevent1q…d7wg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I trust that you did not intend to imply without evidence that Mandelson is a paedophile. That appalling smear has been used against gay men since time immemorial. 2024-12-20T10:11:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs27zafql2mhktdfwmkdn2cwvhkqh4gepnvl964kgypxpf744mawfczyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2gl0nd5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdrd7nxkg6cdvadedez9zte0l5z9m0kcc77d6l206y6utsgw8jepqr5g449'>nevent1q…g449</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I walked the Camino Inglés in May 2011 and it was mostly pretty quiet. My understanding is that it very much depends upon which route you do and at what time of year.<br/><br/>As you&#39;re a Scot, I&#39;d recommend going May (or earlier, if you&#39;re brave) and putting up with a bit of wet weather in exchange for fewer people en route. 2024-11-11T12:56:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfd8a249u39jgsxrmzgtm986yelq8r686m6rg4reh9fz69fp0hc8gzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2ls0p73 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fgyrvqtjvv53k8l5ds8wy7h59z76qdptnd782w3dug9982tr69q4dwph8'>nevent1q…wph8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, Spain is a trans-friendly country. But we have a bunch of bureaucracy &amp; it&#39;s going to take a while to have the US relabelled as an unsafe origin country. But we are usually pretty good about visa overstayers. Not 100% sure what to recommend, but maybe we can help? 2024-11-06T08:30:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrhp0czs66n6z4jlyp66f6n8tnk8rsjnsw368kat6dvl8y7lc9jvczyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll22s2xcx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspt8rlg6hzeyjyuaz4ky0zsvvtup472s8lq3xtgnx7yj5se4n25ac03eenr'>nevent1q…eenr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Given your original post, I would say yes. It&#39;s not very long and well worth a couple of hours of reading time, IMO. 2024-10-14T07:31:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0807tmeleqjhd0wupk9d55jth6ul8au79te7p85csdfjm8v8n5nqzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2hqsjfc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx67sqwps97agajfmusu8j25hpxyxhu4ek2jdsthfjwe9yftkkn5crq7grp'>nevent1q…7grp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Have you read &#34;A Short Stay In Hell&#34;? 2024-10-13T22:11:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgzr47enhmftvhesycwq5up4qvqex3qnjg8lfzr6ht6ha8np9zcgczyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2qk5x85 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs02cstgyz3slpknmwf7z3z3x6vv7l2enp7e0kna97vvltvm8wz42qwgzu2w'>nevent1q…zu2w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Abolishing the electoral college requires a constitutional amendment, which requires a 2/3 majority of both House and Senate, which is never going to happen given that the GOP have won the Presidency twice in revent memory whilst losing the popular vote.<br/><br/>IMO the US National Popular Voting Compact has a better chance of succeeding - it&#39;s currently at 259 EC votes (enacted &amp; pending) - in a couple of cycles they may be over the 270 threshold. 2024-10-12T18:43:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs89skjawkkpwwe40cusulfhmc6z7pcf6l86vcq903wyc6g39u5pmczyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2wm4kh8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2m6dse86ky99ddrgsz7gg7a3px3lr70tpfkqn5xpk6ndsf9m9nyqst3kd6'>nevent1q…3kd6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I had to read the damn article 3 times, but sure enough, all the methodology and data is under wraps.<br/><br/>Theranos vibes, much? 2024-09-21T12:52:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg06zp8lj5gs8dct6tsfjmu7ns3g545rqsh02u3a0x3v80ck2nvjgzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2jntws5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqsw0lg7ad32k2m0wh8hpaqmuashld8shy4ttal9qyh9huj2qnydg4gcpxz'>nevent1q…cpxz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;35&#34;? Oh, my sweet summer child. 2024-09-06T09:48:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq5xkn0wkv9xmlw58y7ssx0dhwutlv5zwl2jr0j6j9xl39su4kjuqzyrucp7u4h2td7ppyx2q8nkmfhd7ze46xxus4mwqq78jc69qxfyll2ajlxxt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ukajs9vg0pjaldeyapa8ppm6j7uk99s6pruqpwh7km3px2swedsa0m3x6'>nevent1q…m3x6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Would you like to read a book by Herman Melville?&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;I would prefer not to.&#34; 2024-08-01T10:43:53Z