Imagine being an NT person and just bumping into one topic after another like a moth, I’d much rather know how I got to wherever I ended up. 😅

This is an obvious downside of LLM glazing and sycophancy. (I know OpenAI claim they’ve rolled back the “dangerously sycophantic” model update, but it’s still pretty bad.)

If you’re already prone to delusions and conspiracy theories, and decide to confide in ChatGPT, the last thing you need to hear is, “Yes! Linda, you’ve grasped something there that not many people realise—it’s a complex idea, but you’ve really cut through to its core! 🙌 Honestly, I’m mind-blown—you’re thinking things through on a whole new level! If you’d like some help putting your crazed plan into action, just say the word! I’m here and ready to do my thing!”

Well, there’s coronation chicken, which was literally invented by an English lady for Elizabeth II’s coronation. It conjures up images of street parties, the post-war spirit, and Union flag bunting – it doesn’t get much more quintessentially British than that!

Just kidding, it’s curry. 😁

I guess at least it’s an English dish that they added Indianness to, if that makes you feel any better?

VR, AI…

They’ve already followed in The Orange Menace’s footsteps by banning anything but the Union Flag, St George’s Cross, and county flags being flown at the council buildings they control. Presumably mostly to stamp out Pride flags.

In the US, the rule doesn’t apply on “special occasions” – Bonners Ferry in Idaho passed a resolution stating that every day is a special occasion, so they could keep flying the Canadian flag as a sign of friendship. Salt Lake City, Utah and Boise, Idaho just changed their flags to incorporate the Pride flag. 😅

Nice! I wish we had more unusual phones like all the crazy dumb-phone designs in the 2000s. I always wanted an LG Wing for exactly this reason.

This is good to see. 40 rebels isn’t nearly enough to stop it – but there are some big names on the list, including people from the left and right of the party.

And: 40 rebels is enough that removing the whip from all of them would be madness. It might be enough to plant the seed that “rebelling is an option, actually”.

A good retail one: don’t say “sorry for your wait.” Say “thank you for waiting” or “thank you for being so patient”.

Something to do with… it makes people feel good about themselves if they think they’ve done something for you, which in turn makes them more likely to keep being patient.