Jim Tate
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Wayless ‘knowledge’ - waymo dangerous?
Wayless ‘knowledge’ - waymo dangerous?
Why the arrival of the self driving taxi on London’s streets is an extinction-level event
Horseshit of the apocalypse
Horseshit of the apocalypse
Who knew the end times would be signalled by emojis?
(More) Crystal Balls
(More) Crystal Balls
The news stories that really await us in 2025
A cocktail for our times
A cocktail for our times
Have a particular reason to commiserate at this precise moment? Check out this libation that will deliver complete liberation!
Start the boats
Start the boats
The government’s stalled attempts to reach electoral success across the UK’s flooded roads.
The moronic plague
The moronic plague
A study into 14th Century plague brings out the brain-dead as it infuriates the UK’s culture warriors
MPs' “lifestyle choice”
MPs' “lifestyle choice”
A seat in parliament has become a “lifestyle choice” for many MPs, say voters frustrated about the mess on SW1's streets
Vote for AI
Vote for AI
Why the jobs that AI should really steal are those of our leaders
Stubbing out shoddiness
Stubbing out shoddiness
Will the UK’s cigarette ban extinguish ‘back of fag packet’ thinking?
X marks the spot
X marks the spot
News channels are overflowing with the dreadful phrase “formerly known as Twitter.” Why?
Get ready for rubble
Get ready for rubble
From a demolished old pub to thousands of closed schools, the UK’s crumbling infrastructure says a lot about its leaders - and its people.
Eschewing the scenery
Eschewing the scenery
Mind your step
Mind your step
Why developers of AI need more than a guardrail
Write your own AI horror story
Write your own AI horror story
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Beauty is in the AI of the beholder
Beauty is in the AI of the beholder
Among all the fuss around AI, I have a question. What does Artificial Intelligence look like?
The generation game
The generation game
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When government works to rule
When government works to rule
Voters are demanding legislation that ensures the UK Government sticks to a minimum service level. But will it go through?
Knives (and forks) out
Knives (and forks) out
From oysters cultivated in sewage-tainted waters to the most expensive lamb in the country, these dishes were killing it in 2022!
Waiting for god… knows what
Waiting for god… knows what
The famous British acceptance of a queue is being tested by public services close to collapse. This may not be a bad thing.
What we do in the shadows
What we do in the shadows
How can blackouts be imposed on the public this winter without causing insurrection? With some clever rebranding, that's how!
Britannia chained to a radiator
Britannia chained to a radiator
Ye Merrie Shitland
Ye Merrie Shitland
This is fine
This is fine
Protest comes unstuck
Protest comes unstuck
Press one for extinction
Press one for extinction
I’m lovin’ heat
I’m lovin’ heat
An election post-mortem
An election post-mortem
For your eyes only
For your eyes only
The floating turkey
The floating turkey
Staying put for good
Staying put for good
The business of change
The business of change
Fact of truth
Fact of truth
Remaking the bed
Remaking the bed
Full Meta Jacket
Full Meta Jacket
Send on the safety car
Send on the safety car
A toast to the anchovy
A toast to the anchovy
Eat the rich - save the planet
Eat the rich - save the planet
No time to drive
No time to drive
Buster rhymes
Buster rhymes
Will genius steal our future?
Will genius steal our future?
Frigging in the rigging
Frigging in the rigging
Reasons to be fearful
Reasons to be fearful
The demise of prediction
The demise of prediction
Space Balls-Up
Space Balls-Up
Loaded
Loaded
Unleash the beast!
Unleash the beast!
Your opinion does not matter
Your opinion does not matter
Dead can dance
Dead can dance
It’s all Greek to me
It’s all Greek to me
Be prepared: be very prepared
Be prepared: be very prepared
The wearing twenties
The wearing twenties
Trust thieves to tell it like it is
Trust thieves to tell it like it is
What a turn-off
What a turn-off
The unsung hero of lockdown
The unsung hero of lockdown
Aim 2 win — Name 2 disappoint
Aim 2 win — Name 2 disappoint
Larry makes an announcement
Larry makes an announcement
Time out for culture
Time out for culture
Digging for Bikram
Digging for Bikram
Prime numbers
Prime numbers
St Bores Homeschool
St Bores Homeschool
Countryvile
Countryvile
I am not a number
I am not a number
Pushing an open stable door
Pushing an open stable door
They've gone and done it now
They've gone and done it now
The list of lists
The list of lists
Eat, Sleep, Paint, Repeat
Eat, Sleep, Paint, Repeat
Making a meal of things
Making a meal of things
Think you’ve had a bad year?
Think you’ve had a bad year?
Big tech, epic fail
Big tech, epic fail
The Torment Calendar
The Torment Calendar
The history bores
The history bores
Ones and zeroes: Christmas goes digital
Ones and zeroes: Christmas goes digital
Town in chaos as bin fires continue to burn
Town in chaos as bin fires continue to burn
Black swans, dragon kings and winged monkeys
Black swans, dragon kings and winged monkeys
May I take your order?
May I take your order?
Escape from New Normal
Escape from New Normal
How to win at Four in a Bed
How to win at Four in a Bed
Nearly 28 weeks later
Nearly 28 weeks later
Che Grandfather!
Che Grandfather!
Hope for the best, prepare for Pot Noodles
Hope for the best, prepare for Pot Noodles
Faceplants and facemasks
Faceplants and facemasks
Kind of blue
Kind of blue
The grumble in the jungle
The grumble in the jungle
These are not the droids you are looking for
These are not the droids you are looking for
Islands in the stream
Islands in the stream
COVID-19 puts the bat into batshit crazy
COVID-19 puts the bat into batshit crazy
Statues and self-deception
Statues and self-deception
In the eye of the self isolator
In the eye of the self isolator
Nature is returning
Nature is returning
Crystal balls
Crystal balls
Memo to Larry
Memo to Larry
A matter of life and death
A matter of life and death
Move your body
Move your body
Flights of fancy
Flights of fancy
In search of normality
In search of normality
ALL HALLOW'S EVE
ALL HALLOW'S EVE
A TUNE FOR TOUGH TIMES
A TUNE FOR TOUGH TIMES
ANOTHER TURN OF THE KEY
ANOTHER TURN OF THE KEY
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