Is AI-generated content really going to be worse than this sort of carbon copy of a surprise hit?
Entertainment Film Distributors@EFDFilms
From the filmmakers of “Fisherman’s Friends” - Mother's Pride Exclusively in Cinemas from March 6th
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Thoughts on cities, urban economics, housing, plus puns, poetry and pop music. Views are mine.
Londonandthesoutheast Katılım Şubat 2011
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@nickhillman Wasn't the data originally more open? I'm sure I remember being able to look by course and institution. Do you know why that changed?
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Oli’s main point here is 100% right. LEO data should be more open. But who are the ‘pressure groups’ he claims oppose this? He should name them if he has any evidence for this at all.
Oli Dugmore@OliDugmore
The justification for charging tuition fees, with reverse triple lock interest, and resulting 9% extra income tax, is the graduate premium. This, you are told, is the extra lifetime earnings from which you will benefit as a degree holder. And we believe that to be between £100,00 - £150,000 over the course of your career. But “believe” is the operative word. The thing is, we don’t know. But the government does. That’s because they have something called LEO data - Longitudinal Education Outcomes. And it tracks the university, course, and earnings of nearly 40 million people. Here’s the kicker: they won’t release the full data to the public, to you. Only to pre-approved researchers. And even then, they don’t get the whole dataset. That’s because pressure groups that represent universities have lobbied for it to remain private. They say you can’t measure the value of an education in a salary. That it’s about the soul and the mind and enrichment and growing up. And I agree with them, if only for the fact that they did have a really specific idea of the value of an education when they were taking my money. And indeed the government does too: +9% on my marginal tax rate. So the ask is simple. Release the records. Let graduates make an informed choice about the actual value of their degree. They just have to press publish. What have they got to hide? x.com/lfg_uk/status/…
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@seatsixtyone @snalltaget There is a similar rule on the new Tren Maya in Yucatán Mx. Ignored it and nobody said anything. But stupid to have rules that aren’t enforced but put tourists off.
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If I could get it in writing from @snalltaget that they don't really enforce this limit in practice and people with 67cm or 79cm bags will not be turned away, that'd be acceptable. Daft, maybe, but acceptable. But I don't want to put travellers with normal luggage at risk.
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Unfortunately, @snalltaget's Oslo-Malmo train seems restricted to daytrippers with briefcases & small daypacks.
International travellers with a normal long-haul 79cm suitcase or 67cm backpack seem unwelcome.
As a result, I won't be showing this train on Seat61.
Chris Ogilvie@Ogilvie_CJ
This new rail route will link Malmö to Oslo via Gothenburg. This summer, rail operator Snälltåget will launch a daily daytime service between Sweden and Norway, with on-board dining and onward links to Berlin. euronews.com/travel/2026/02…
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@SimonCalder Visited Uxmal a few days ago - stunning, and much calmer than Chichen Itzá, which feels like a Mayan-themed car boot sale in places. Now leaving Holbox, which is also pretty special.
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Mexico: scary in parts right now, but full of wonders.
Highlights:
Copper Canyon Railway
Puebla and Cholula
Southern Baja Peninsula
Yucatan peninsula, in particular Uxmal.
And yours?
Acapulco was wonderful until drug gang warfare made it no-go territory.
independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…
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Actually he doesn’t claim it. He claims there was ‘talk’ about it. Not a difficult headline to get right
Daily Mail@DailyMail
Former British Prime Minister was involved in threesome with Ghislaine Maxwell, royal historian Andrew Lownie claims in explosive Epstein podcast trib.al/6RS2Kbk
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@whippletom Fell asleep during first few episodes. Stayed awake during last one. Needn't have bothered. Generic Netflix-slop.
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I stopped season two of night manager two episodes in as I thought it was a bit rubbish and hadmassive plot holes. Now I've seen some good reviews of the finale. Should I persist?
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I wholeheartedly support this important campaign to boycott hotels that do not have doors to the bathrooms. bringbackdoors.com
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@NicholasTyrone But does Burnham have to resign the mayoralty if he stands? I was under the belief it's only if he wins
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Worst case scenario for Labour: Burnham runs in the by-election, loses it either to the Greens or Reform (equally bad for Labour either way). Then, they lose the Manchester mayoral contest as well.
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@ludohunter Her recent albums are as much fun as that quote suggests...
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@PippaCrerar He managed to get a key economic fact 180 degrees wrong in the fourth sentence of his speech yesterday. Anyone with any nous would have heard a nonsense klaxon as he read it.
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Tim Loughton is saying publicly about Robert Jenrick what lots of his former colleagues are saying privately.
Tim Loughton@timloughton
Dealt with Jenrick a lot as Immigration Minister whilst negotiating amendments to Immigration Bill. He invariably had to defer to officials completely out of his depth then flounced off claiming he couldn't get his own way on reducing immigration rather than staying and fighting.
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Saying that, there is a notable omission there. It took a certain song a long time to become a notable song.👯♀️🕺🏻💃🏼👏
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In 2006 we started what was to be a long tour. It took a few gigs to get the wind up, I was struggling with the shape of the set. By about the fifth night in Newcastle it started to flow. I was so relieved I got Iain (production) to laminate the set and I wore it round my neck😊
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Bakerloo line temporarily rebranded as the Bakerl0.0 line to promote Heineken 0.0% beer
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@JonNeale Keeping ale too warm is like having red wine too warm. Both become soupy and unpleasant.
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@RobertKwolek @createstreets Given my experience of braking in a Defender, I would be giving it a wider berth on icy streets...
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Years ago we (@createstreets) reimagined what a Devon high street for the 21st century might look like, somewhere which welcomed people, greenery and cars. Here it is dressed up for Christmas. I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays!
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New from @CharlesWright57 on a @CentreforCities study of #london suburban high streets. All told, they are holding up quite well: onlondon.co.uk/londons-suburb… #truelondon
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@DaveHill Old hat. My corner shop has Creme Eggs already. Roll on Easter.
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