I always wonder whether we're getting it backwards.

Like, did you see ads for kayaks because you had that conversation about kayaking, or did you have the conversation because an ad company/social network decided it was time for you to get into kayaking?

Or it accidentally got the wording wrong, oops

Like that "I Am Rich" app in the early days of the App Store that was $999.99 and just showed a picture of a diamond.

Wes Streeting has just backed Andy Burnham to become leader (11:09am BST, via Sky News), so I guess that takes away Burnham's only possible stumbling block.

Wonder if anyone else will even try to run 🤔

I bet building a ton of data centres is the answer ✨

It's likely to be Andy Burnham, who IIRC is currently the only British politician with a net positive approval rating. So that's something. 🤷‍♂️ He's been pretty successful (and well liked) as the mayor of Greater Manchester, and generally comes across a bit more human than the other lizard-people in British politics.

He's often described as "soft-left" by the media. So far, he's been a vocal supporter of proportional representation, which is great, but whether he'll drop that as soon as he gets into Number 10 is a different matter.

He's a member of the "Labour Friends of Israel" group, but kinda seems to mostly sit on the fence on that whole issue. (He called for a ceasefire but refused to call it a genocide.)

I'm sure other people will chip in with other problematic things about him, I haven't looked too deeply. 😃

I never know until it happens.

Dropped a fork? Friend used the wrong punctuation mark in a text message? Accidentally thought about the wrong past event? Computer froze? Something didn't go exactly how I planned it in my head?

Could be anything. I guess it's always more than one thing, but my brain doesn't give me enough forewarning that I'm starting to feel crappy, so all these stupid minor things end up taking me by suprise. 😬

This really warmed my heart 🥲

Globox Mangione

On one hand, I'm glad 4chan is taking this position.

On the other hand, this is probably how the UK ends up losing access to certain websites (and VPNs) "bEcAuSe ThEyR'e NoT dOiNg EnOuGh tO pRoTeCt ChILDrEn" 💀

Ate loads of shit for years as soon as I left home, now type-2 diabetic. 😬

FWIW, it's a myth that sugar causes hyperactivity. But it's been shown in studies that parents who believe the myth are more likely to perceive their children's behaviour as hyperactive when they've had sugar.

I think there is evidence that some artificial food additives can have that effect in some people, though.

Did you somehow post this from a typewriter

Researchers historically tended to assume birds either did not masturbate or did so only under the stress of captivity ... Accounts from hobbyists revealed that some owners had sought veterinary help when they caught their birds masturbating, fearing the animals might hurt themselves.

Twist: he actually hates AI but DLSS 6 is changing his words in real time

Not necessarily bots, but astroturfing, yes.

The Israeli government spends a lot of time and money on targeted ads and campaigning to get people to vote for their song. Not just in Israel, either, these are Israeli embassy accounts:

Soooooo go on MSNBC and say "Hell no" and "over my dead body!"

And then Jon Stewart smash-cuts to a report revealing you actually voted "Yes"? Like always happens? Cool great awesome

'Sicko' showed footage of hospitals dumping sick, disabled, disoriented people on the street and l leaving them to wander because they couldn't afford healthcare. That was nearly 20 years ago. 🤷‍♂️