South Ruislip Station
South Ruislip Station | Offers “Efficient Connections” and a Free Side of Mild Confusion
Month: June 2014
One British Pound Is Worth Approximately 107 Indian Rupees; History of This Exchange Rate Is Considerably More Complicated Than the Current Number Suggests
One British Pound Is Worth Approximately 107 Indian Rupees; History of This Exchange Rate Is Considerably More Complicated Than the Current Number Suggests | GBP/INR Exchange Rate Reflects 200 Years of Economic History Including the Bit Where Britain Extracted an Estimated PS45 Trillion From India, Which Tends to Affect the Relative Valuations
London 63 Bus Route: King’s Cross to Honor Oak via Multiple Identity Crises
London 63 Bus Route: King’s Cross to Honor Oak via Multiple Identity Crises | Cross London Bus Service Connects Train Station Hub With Suburban Terminus Through Neighbourhoods That Change Character Every Two Stops
British Gen Z Can’t Read
British Gen Z Can’t Read but They “Totally” Understand Memes In a story so perfectly ironic it practically wrote itself, Gen Z students are arriving at university unable to read full sentences according to lecturers shaking their heads in despair and tapping their foreheads like…
The Elizabeth Line London: A Tube That Runs On Time
The Elizabeth Line London: A Tube That Runs On Time | The elizabeth line london is the gleaming railway crossing the capital with such spacious, punctual ease that commuters scarcely believe it is real.
Man Lobs Molotov Cocktail at Sam Altman’s Home
Man Lobs Molotov Cocktail at Sam Altman’s Home, Confirms AI Has Yet to Replace Human Catastrophic Judgement Silicon Valley Pioneers Fire-Based Innovation — Venture Capital Remains Cautiously Interested In a development that has united Silicon Valley executives, federal law enforcement, and people who simply wanted…
Forest Gate: East London’s Loud Front Porch With Global Catering
Forest Gate: East London’s Loud Front Porch With Global Catering | Forest Gate London Neighborhood Satire With Markets, Motion, and Maximum Volume
London Veterinary Clinics Confirm They Are Very Good; Also Confirm They Are Very Expensive; Also Confirm Your Pet Cannot Be Expected to Have an Opinion About This
London Veterinary Clinics Confirm They Are Very Good; Also Confirm They Are Very Expensive; Also Confirm Your Pet Cannot Be Expected to Have an Opinion About This | Investigation Into London Pet Healthcare Market Finds That Treating a Cat in Zone 2 Costs Approximately the Same as Treating a Human in a Country Without Universal Healthcare, Which London Also Has
London Private Schools Now the Elite Institutions That Divide Opinion
London Private Schools Now the Elite Institutions That Divide Opinion | Renowned for results, debated for fairness, they shape the city
The Battle Of Naseby: When The War Finally Tilted One Way
The Battle Of Naseby: When The War Finally Tilted One Way | How Parliament Secured A Decisive Advantage
Amazon’s Plan to Buy Half of OpenAI
Amazon’s Plan to Buy Half of OpenAI Leads to Rumours They’ll Own the Other Half by Elevenses 🍵💼 Amazon Announces AI Bailout for ChatGPT After It Refuses to Shop on Amazon; “Alexa, Buy OpenAI!” Becomes New Catchphrase 🛒📊 Five Key Observations: Amazon’s $50 billion investment…
London Candy Shops Now the Sugar-Spun Wonderlands of Childhood Joy
London Candy Shops Now the Sugar-Spun Wonderlands of Childhood Joy | Sweets, jars and nostalgia delight visitors of every age
Reagan-Style Conservatism: Awaiting Another Morning
Reagan-Style Conservatism: Awaiting Another Morning | Government Is The Problem, Allegedly, In Cowboy Boots
Trump Wants Détente. Xi Wants Taiwan.
Trump Wants Détente. Xi Wants Taiwan. Somebody in This Negotiation Is Going Home Empty-Handed. The Leaders of the World’s Two Largest Economies Meet in Beijing to Discuss Trade, Peace, and One Island That Has Strong Feelings About Not Being Discussed at All Donald Trump touched…
London Thor Confirms Even Gods Need Branding
London Thor Confirms Even Gods Need Branding | London Thor Explained to Fans Unsure Which Universe They’re In
Beckenham: Where London Decided to Calm Down Permanently
Beckenham: Where London Decided to Calm Down Permanently | A Forensic Satire of Beckenham’s Orderly Streets, Polite Ambition, and Soft-Spoken Pride
British Garden Centres
British Garden Centres Quietly Become Retirement Theme Parks Five Observations From Britain’s Most Serene and Slightly Permanent Social Institution Garden centres now contain more pensioners than several coastal constituencies, with significantly better car parking and considerably less shouting about immigration. One retiree reportedly spent six…
Food Security Remains Strong
UK Government Assures Public Food Security Remains Strong, Points To Three Remaining Cabbages And A Greggs Sausage Roll LONDON (PRAT.UK DATELINE) — Amid growing concern about domestic food production capacity, the government’s Food Security Minister appeared before the Commons select committee on Tuesday to provide reassurance,…
Isle of Dogs: East London’s Glassy Confidence With a Dockside Memory
Isle of Dogs: East London’s Glassy Confidence With a Dockside Memory | Isle of Dogs London Neighborhood Satire With Towers, Tides, and Tightly Wound Calm
MIT Says LLMs Are Marvellous
MIT Says LLMs Are Marvellous, Britain Asks If They Can Queue On Its Behalf Nation Discovers “Large Language Model” Is Just a Posh Name for a Machine That Writes Emails Nobody Reads CAMBRIDGE, England (and also the other Cambridge, apparently) — A fresh wave of…
Britain Discovers Leisure Time
Britain Discovers Leisure Time | Unsure What to Do With Hands
Iran Fears a Deal
LONDON Why Iran Fears a Deal Today Means More War Tomorrow Five Observations on Trusting a Power That Already Did a Runner Once Iran treats peace deals the way a cat treats a bath: technically possible, emotionally traumatic, and likely to end with somebody bleeding.…
Hither Green: South London’s Quiet Determination With a Station
Hither Green: South London’s Quiet Determination With a Station | Hither Green London Neighborhood Satire With Patience, Parks, and Progress
London Rain Confirmed to Have Strong Opinions About Your Plans
London Rain Confirmed to Have Strong Opinions About Your Plans | Weather found to wait specifically until you leave the umbrella at home
Autumn in London Now When the City Dresses in Gold and Mellow Light
Autumn in London Now When the City Dresses in Gold and Mellow Light | Crisp air, falling leaves and cosy pubs make a beloved season
Anthropic Shares AI Risks
Anthropic Shares AI Risks With Washington, Posts Europe a Leaflet and a Slightly Damp Digestive Five Dispatches From the Collapse of Transatlantic Algorithmic Diplomacy Europe has perfected the noble art of regulating technology it has never been permitted to examine — rather like writing a…
London Markets Continue Selling London to Itself
London Markets Continue Selling London to Itself | London Markets Explained to People Who Came Hungry
Labour Union Statism: Strong Steward, Strong Kettle
Labour Union Statism: Strong Steward, Strong Kettle | ACAS Is The Chill-Out Room, Picketing Is Cardio
Every London District Declares Itself The Best Area To Stay London Has, Tourism Body Flees
Every London District Declares Itself The Best Area To Stay London Has, Tourism Body Flees | Every London district claims to be the best area to stay London offers, and a London tourism panel is hiding under a desk. Mock-news from the turf war.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan
Sunni Kills Shia, Britain Files It Under “Misc” and Has a Biscuit Pakistan vs Afghanistan In Bradford, someone spray-painted “Shia Kafir” on a mosque wall. A fourteen-year-old was arrested. Britain filed it under “hate crime,” shuffled its papers, and moved on to debating whether oat…