if this had taken me more than 15 seconds to come up with I’d be embarrassed but since it didn’t I’m just proud

It’s time to hand in my body armour after 30+ years covering conflict for the BBC. How have our ways of surviving on the battlefield evolved? Here’s a bumper 🧵

NEWS

Scarlett Johansson has just issued this statement on OpenAI.

I have confirmed its authenticity directly with her publicist.

'Last September, I received an offer from Sam Altman, who wanted to hire me to voice the current ChatGPT 4.0 system. He told me that he felt that

Thread of historical photos you've (probably) never seen before 🧵

1. 'A few seconds before happiness'

Back in the 90s, before cell phones, and before the man or bear convo, I was heading home after a night class. I stopped for gas in Ft Smith, AR on the way back home to Ozark. A man at the gas station tried to talk to me while I pumped gas. I was not in the mood for chit chat...

So if I understand this correctly the EU will soon impose tariffs to avoid that Europeans buy too many cheap Chinese EVs and scrap the 2035 ICE phaseout to make sure European carmakers don't have to produce too many EVs and then what? We ICE happily everafter?

when i was younger i got stalked through walmart by some redneck dudes at midnight (store was otherwise empty). they made a V type formation and cornered me in a back aisle so the tallest one could ask for my snap, i said no and he got red in the face and said /

And now we go back to discussing what legitimate concerns might be leading farmers to dump piles of manure on the motorway

this is genuinely one of the best covers of all time. and I mean top 10. because never in the history of ever did I think that someone could DARE remake a Michael Jackson song as legendary as Smooth Criminal.

and they killed it.

random stuff lady gaga went viral for, a very long thread:

I love everything about this, and now I want to build something similar :)

Take me to Currywurst. To this Imbiss specifically lol

Like. It’s just a solid piece of art. No notes.

A friend from my online board game community just launched this kickstarter. It's 66% funded in the first 20 minutes! I've tested the prototype and can confirm it's going to be awesome :) (big endorse) kickstarter.com/projects/addax…

Jesus I see what you have done for others

I HAVE BEEN GIFTED A GARLIC PILLOW

Will the Bild and the German government now start denouncing University Presidents as well?

Yeah, why indeed!

Academia is not the most human -friendly place 😬

I urge everyone who is sad the person who wrote their favorite childhood books is now a hate-filled obsessive, to do themselves and their children the favor of reading the far superior and much-beloved British children’s author Diana Wynne Jones dianawynnejones.com/booklist.html