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  @MAJ1 Morning all! Dashing around today so just a quickie… The Guardian has an article about Palantir that makes grim reading https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/21/palantir-manifesto-uk-contract-fears-mps?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Except for one paragraph. Hmmm… anyone we know? "There’s no shortage of bizarre and disturbing quotes from Palantir’s leadership,” said Tim Squirrell, the head of strategy at the campaign group Foxglove.

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  As the son of a diesel fitter dad and a Co-op shop assistant mum living in Battersea I was offered a scholarship to Dulwich College. Can't fault the education but really didn't feel like I fitted in. But I still didn't make hissing noises at Jewish kids.

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  Anyone else like the Indeed promos that Channel 4 show before every #WalterPresents episode? I particularly like the one where the employer is trying to distract the job applicant from asking about the salary and she says, "Did I mention #TacoTuesday?" Hilarious.

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  @Steampunk_Prof@mastodon.social Pretty sure we would have watched it in black and white on our 14" Murphy. Coincidentally, a 14" Murphy was apparently the objective of my mother's ultimately disappointing trip to Dublin... @MAJ1@beige.party

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  @Steampunk_Prof@mastodon.social Series 1 Episode 4! The one I vividly remember turns out to have been the very first episode, when all the plastic on a plane began to melt and drip from around the windows in mid-air. 13-year-old me was a bit worried by that! @MAJ1@beige.party

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  @MAJ1@beige.party Morning! Approximately… 👋 Glad I'm not the only one running late. I've had a weirdly productive day but I'm not intending to make a habit of it. I was thinking today about the '70s BBC series #Doomwatch, and wondering if anyone else here attributes their fears for the planet to Kit Pedlar, Simon Oates and co. You're probably too young to remember it! Have a fine what's left of the day 😁

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  @MAJ1@beige.party Good morning, squirrel guru 👋 Have a sensational Sunday! But hurry, it'll be dark soon…

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  @NormanDunbar@mastodon.scot It's just b***s**t, isn't it? @Steampunk_Prof@mastodon.social

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  @NormanDunbar@mastodon.scot Afternoon, Norman - nice pic. I'm having an unexpected day at King's Lynn QEII Hospital's Surgical Assessment Unit - nothing serious. I've finished the internet, and battery's down to 14%. Just waiting for Beth with a - hopefully not needed - overnight bag and a phone charger. Hope to check in to Masto later. Have a good day.

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  @NormanDunbar@mastodon.scot Morning, Norman. Glorious sun all day down here. Beth would love a portrait with the Easter bunny! Mrs D looks delighted, Wesley less so... Have a good day. I notice there's no mention of cakes today - is March 26th the annual Scots day of abstinence?

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  @Paul@social.lightlyseared.online Good morning, Paul. It's been all downhill *to* here...

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  @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social They were aiming to destroy the water and sewage systems too, but realised Anglian Water had already done that. Insert water company of your choice...

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  @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk It says in the bible, "The geek shall inherit the earth." The 'cool kids' don't even get a mention.

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  Could there ever be a more #JohnLewis #cake than Honey, cherry blossom and pistachio?

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  @Soldusty@beige.party 100%. Old folks are the only reason British Gas and BT are still trading: that misplaced loyalty to a company they've used for years and that treat them as cash cows. @amiserabilist@beige.party @MAJ1@beige.party @glasspusher@beige.party @kierkegaank@mastodon.sdf.org @ravensrod@mstdn.social @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party @TwoClownsEating@beige.party @DamonHD@mastodon.social

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  @Soldusty@beige.party In latter years, I was the guy who helped the people who didn't know someone. I've largely retired now, but still help the odd old customer. I visited an 80-year-old yesterday who was still paying £50 per month on a 'phone and airtime' deal they took out eight years ago for two budget Samsungs they haven't even owned for three years… £4800 for two budget Samsungs, 12 minutes a month in calls and about 80k of data. But "the Vodafone shop have alway...

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  @Soldusty@beige.party I kind of think after nigh-on fifty years of full-time work, most of it self-employed, nearly half of it seven days a week, if I can't treat myself now, it'll be too late when I'm in a box… 🙂 @amiserabilist@beige.party @MAJ1@beige.party @glasspusher@beige.party @kierkegaank@mastodon.sdf.org @ravensrod@mstdn.social @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party @TwoClownsEating@beige.party @DamonHD@mastodon.social

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  @MAJ1@beige.party Enjoy doing things to/with Bohemians, have a good, long sleep and see you around these parts some time in the next 24 hours. G'night.

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  @amiserabilist@beige.party Noooooo!

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  @amiserabilist@beige.party No, all good - that looks like another internet glitch… Indeed, it's hard to imagine the work involved in making him appear presentable and coherent. Although your use of the word fluffing has conjured up an image I'll never be able to unsee…

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  @amiserabilist@beige.party One way or another, it's getting harder to see Trump living long enough to see the end of his second term, isn't it? If the burgers don't get him...

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  @amiserabilist@beige.party He rarely is 🙄 @JustaJason007@beige.party @MAJ1@beige.party @Soldusty@beige.party @glasspusher@beige.party @kierkegaank@mastodon.sdf.org @ravensrod@mstdn.social @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party @TwoClownsEating@beige.party @DamonHD@mastodon.social

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  @amiserabilist@beige.party That seems to be a young person's cultural reference with which I'm unfamiliar… Put me out of my misey! @glasspusher@beige.party @TwoClownsEating@beige.party @MAJ1@beige.party @Soldusty@beige.party @kierkegaank@mastodon.sdf.org @ravensrod@mstdn.social @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party @DamonHD@mastodon.social

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  @glasspusher@beige.party 🤣 @TwoClownsEating@beige.party @amiserabilist@beige.party @MAJ1@beige.party @Soldusty@beige.party @kierkegaank@mastodon.sdf.org @ravensrod@mstdn.social @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party @DamonHD@mastodon.social

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  @JustaJason007@beige.party Lineage OS six years down the line then… So far - aside from having to set everything up again - I'm very pleased with it. It's been peeing down all day, so I ended up taking just one picture: LED lighting, hand-held at 6x zoom (3x optical plus 2x digital) and I'm very impressed. Matty says Hi, or possibly Food! It's #Caturday, after all. @amiserabilist@beige.party @MAJ1@beige.party @Soldusty@beige.party @glasspusher@beige.party @kierkegaank@mastodon.s...

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  @brianbilston@mastodon.online Mr Bilston, I salute you.

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  @amiserabilist@beige.party Yep, I was right - 100% agree with me (because I got in first and there's only one vote) @LikeItOrLumpIt@mstdn.social @MAJ1@beige.party

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  @amiserabilist@beige.party Hi Paul, Thanks for the follow. The corvids alone are worth a follow-back!

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  One of our friends volunteers at the Wells-Next-the-Sea community cinema, whose professionalism puts many commercial operations to shame. She'd just helped at a showing of #Pillion (Harry Melling, Alexander Skarsgård) and in a Les Dawson 'Cissie and Ada' whisper she said, "It was *very explicit* - not just *bums*. The place was almost full of *gay men*", almost silently mouthing those phrases. At the end, she turned to a colleague and said, "Well, I've certainly...

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  Just washed the car for the first time since October. I hope I haven't broken any drought regulations.