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Programmer (mostly games, currently Unity) and former microbiologist. Brit in Germany. Likes cats, tabletop RPGs, and F1.

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Now be fair, it's "on X, Facebook, and LinkedIn". The three key skills for the modern minister.

09.03.2026 08:43 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Good job, Mercedes. And cracking from Hadjar to take 3rd, although hard to judge how quick that Red Bull really is with Max in the wall #F1

07.03.2026 06:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Would they have known? They get the same feed of pictures as us, don't they?

07.03.2026 06:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think it's because with these regs they do a warmup lap? So rather than out-fast-in they do out-warmup-fast-in so they need time for an extra lap each time they set a time.

07.03.2026 06:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In Germany we had F1TV then they ended it to give Sky coverage when Mick joined the grid. More money for a worse product :(

07.03.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Replays showed his hands still on the wheel at impact.

07.03.2026 05:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hadjar outqualifies Verstappen in their first race together!! #F1

07.03.2026 05:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

About 3s down in both FP1 and FP2 compared to last year. A bit more of a gap than I expected.

06.03.2026 08:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is an amazing sequence of events.

06.03.2026 08:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seems rude for the Game of the Year to come out in early March, tbh

06.03.2026 07:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Spire has finally reawakened. βš”οΈ

Slay the Spire 2 is out now in Steam Early Access!!

New characters, enemies, environments, a co-op mode & more await you in this sequel to the iconic roguelike deckbuilder. Join the journey now to be a part of the Spire's next evolution!

05.03.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 796 πŸ” 261 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 109

It'll be like the "dire wolf". A scam.

05.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why do they have straight mode activation mode zones? Why not just let the teams/drivers decide when and how to use it?

05.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Democracy Volunteers – Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust

Yes. They're also accredited by the Electoral Commission as election observers.

05.03.2026 10:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Democracy Volunteers aren't Reform rabble rousers though, they get most of their funding from the Rowntree Foundation.

I don't think they've covered themselves in glory here, and what they've said has been gleefully received by Reform but that doesn't mean they're stooges.

04.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tomorrow. βš”οΈ

04.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 345 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 23
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Genome modelling and design across all domains of life with Evo 2 - Nature Evo 2 is an artificial intelligence-based biological foundation model trained on 9 trillion DNA base pairs spanning all domains of life that predicts functional properties from genomic sequences and p...

🀯 Evo 2, a model trained on 9 trillion DNA letters from curated genomic atlas across all domains of life β€œlearns to accurately predict functional impact of gene variation...Model parameters, training code, inference code etc = fully open, to accelerate exploration & design of biological complexity”πŸ§ͺ

04.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

What a pile of wankers.

There are no-win no-fee debt collection agencies, specialising in collecting B2B invoices in Europe for overseas clients? I don't have any direct experience with any of them to say whether they live up to their claims but it's maybe worth a shot?

04.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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03.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 202 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

Sort of. One thing the animation doesn't convey is how noisy this process is. Rather than walking in neat regular steps, the real protein moves jerkily and irregularly, sometimes even moving backwards for a while.

03.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An important thread on the reality of war. But also harrowing so skip if you're not mentally up to it.

03.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I have seen a lot of cursed stuff in my time in academia but this is among the *most* cursed.
Grammarly is generating miniature LLMs based on academic work so that users can have their writing β€˜reviewed’ by experts like David Abulafia, who died less than two months ago.

03.03.2026 11:58 πŸ‘ 3546 πŸ” 1548 πŸ’¬ 96 πŸ“Œ 284

My estimate of my ability to score a point is precisely my estimate of the probability she serves a double fault.

02.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cryptic crossword No 3,177 Β· MyCrossword Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,177 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by Irusan. Published Sun 1 Mar 2026. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.

Anyone like cryptic crosswords?

01.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The US navy make extensive of the port at Jebel Ali. They're hitting everywhere that has US bases.

28.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This 'correction' from @lewisgoodall.com regarding accusations from Reform and the Conservatives that the Greens engaged in sectarianism, deserves to be widely read.

#c4news

27.02.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 445 πŸ” 219 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 10

I'm curious as to how this line about the two-child limit plays with Labour MPs who know perfectly well how hard they had to fight Starmer to make it happen.

27.02.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
sex matters trustee charlotte cadden

sex matters trustee charlotte cadden

gorton and denton by-election result: she gets 706 votes, 1.9% of the total

gorton and denton by-election result: she gets 706 votes, 1.9% of the total

underappreciated but very funny gorton and denton sideplot: the conservatives nominating literal sex matters (uk terf group) trustee charlotte cadden, only for her to get the worst result for the conservatives in by-election history and lose her deposit

27.02.2026 10:21 πŸ‘ 2054 πŸ” 607 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 96

Should be the Green Hedge, tbh.

27.02.2026 07:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe putting a notice on the passport section of their own government website? Telling border control officers to tell citizens who enter on an expired passport? Encouraging airlines to put information on their websites when booking?

There seems to a be a lot of cheap options they didn't take.

26.02.2026 10:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0