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Does anyone else play this online game?
I've been playing for about a week and am hooked, apparently, it's gone viral in a short space of time. Well worth a look if you like something that has you scratching your head and you have a few minutes to spare or to play during a coffee break.
www.powerlanguage.co.uk
I've been playing for about a week and am hooked, apparently, it's gone viral in a short space of time. Well worth a look if you like something that has you scratching your head and you have a few minutes to spare or to play during a coffee break.
Wordle - A daily word game
Guess the hidden word in 6 tries. A new puzzle is available each day.
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Title: Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Tagline: No operation stays dark forever.
Genre: Action, Thriller
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Cast: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Sienna Miller, Michael Kelly, Max Beesley, Betty Gabriel, JJ Feild, Douglas Hodge, Dominic Mafham, Alex Brockdorff, Nick Adamson, James Allen, Khalid Laith, Ashley Dyke, Akbar Kurtha, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Keshav Shree, Eddie Eyre, Ikky Kabir, Brian Bususu, Diarmuid de Faoite, Emi Aramaki, Alia Sohail, Sandeep Sharma, Demetri Goritsas, Billy Clements, Bobby Holland Hanton, Thomas Billings
Status: Released
Release: 20 May 2026
Runtime: 107
Plot: Jack Ryan is reluctantly pulled back into espionage when an international covert mission unravels a deadly conspiracy. Racing against time, he joins CIA allies Mike November & James Greer and sharp MI6 officer Emma Marlowe to battle a rogue black-ops unit in a high-stakes, deeply personal fight.
Dylan
Looking forward to seeing what direction they go in with the movies as I really enjoyed the TV series.
Gemma
I watched this last night, it wasn't as good as the TV series but it was better than I expected having read some reviews.
There isn't much of a story but it has a few decent action scenes.
There isn't much of a story but it has a few decent action scenes.
Pawn
Felt like a big long episode. It was decent enough but also nothing memorable at the same time
New season starting soon.
The 2026/27 Premier League season runs from 21 August 2026 to 30 May 2027, opening with Arsenal vs Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium.
Start date: 21 August 2026
End date: 30 May 2027
Defending champions: Arsenal
Promoted clubs: Coventry City, Ipswich Town, Hull City
Relegated clubs: West Ham United, Burnley, Wolverhampton Wanderers
Total fixtures: 380 matches across 33 weekend rounds + 5 midweek rounds
Transfer window: 15 June 2026 – 31 August 2026
New rule: Ban on gambling sponsors on front of shirts begins this season
The 2026/27 Premier League season runs from 21 August 2026 to 30 May 2027, opening with Arsenal vs Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium.
Start date: 21 August 2026
End date: 30 May 2027
Defending champions: Arsenal
Promoted clubs: Coventry City, Ipswich Town, Hull City
Relegated clubs: West Ham United, Burnley, Wolverhampton Wanderers
Total fixtures: 380 matches across 33 weekend rounds + 5 midweek rounds
Transfer window: 15 June 2026 – 31 August 2026
New rule: Ban on gambling sponsors on front of shirts begins this season
Scottish Batman
Disastrous starts for both Man United and Tottenham.
Insipid performance by United. A team that are favourites for relegation bossed them fairly easily, were never under any real pressure and thoroughly deserved their win.
Tottenham thumped 3-0 by Brentford. Their first half performance was even more pathetic than United's earlier in the day. Brentford could have scored 5 or 6. Maybe a daft thing to say after one game but I think Spurs will be in a relegation battle again this season.
Insipid performance by United. A team that are favourites for relegation bossed them fairly easily, were never under any real pressure and thoroughly deserved their win.
Tottenham thumped 3-0 by Brentford. Their first half performance was even more pathetic than United's earlier in the day. Brentford could have scored 5 or 6. Maybe a daft thing to say after one game but I think Spurs will be in a relegation battle again this season.
Scotty G
I think Liverpool, Aston Villa, Newcastle, and Tottenham are all going to struggle this season.
Liverpool have no midfield. In defence, both Kerkez and Frimpong look poor replacements for Robertson and Alexander-Arnold. The jury is still out on Wirtz. Isak looks void of confidence, and their squad lack depth. If any of the starting 11 pick up an injury, they haven't got quality replacements that you would expect a big club to have.
Aston Villa have lost too many players. Watkins looks like he is also determined to leave, which may cause problems behind the scenes. Emery may not stick around.
Newcastle, similar to Villa - they have lost the majority of their best players.
Tottenham - I can't see anything other than another season fighting a relegation battle.
Liverpool have no midfield. In defence, both Kerkez and Frimpong look poor replacements for Robertson and Alexander-Arnold. The jury is still out on Wirtz. Isak looks void of confidence, and their squad lack depth. If any of the starting 11 pick up an injury, they haven't got quality replacements that you would expect a big club to have.
Aston Villa have lost too many players. Watkins looks like he is also determined to leave, which may cause problems behind the scenes. Emery may not stick around.
Newcastle, similar to Villa - they have lost the majority of their best players.
Tottenham - I can't see anything other than another season fighting a relegation battle.
Bad Gizmo
Only Chelsea yet to play of what some call the leading contenders, but I think it's been a good week for Arsenal; they look like they can maintain the consistency, and the rest don't give that air off at the minute. Plus, they have Bruno G, Saliba, Konsa and maybe a signing or two to come in yet. Hull and Ipswich have had a great start, and I think the games I saw had a slightly better flow to them than last season
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They can be funny, dumb, inspirational, motivating or just plain nice to look at....BUT NO TYPING WORDS!!
They can be funny, dumb, inspirational, motivating or just plain nice to look at....BUT NO TYPING WORDS!!
Gemma
Let's bring this thread back to life.....
Franco Pinion
Oops
Gemma
11/22/63
WHAT IF you could go back in time and change the course of history? WHAT IF the watershed moment you could change was the JFK assassination? 11.22.63, the date that Kennedy was shot - unless . . .
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There will be no Terminator, no robot armies, no war you can fight.
The AI takeover scenario that leading researchers actually worry about is silent, sudden and much harder to stop.
Nick Bostrom mapped it out in Superintelligence, Carl Shulman walked through it on the Dwarkesh Podcast, and Eliezer Yudkowsky detailed his version in his recent bestseller If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.
In this video, we trace the full scenario phase by phase, from an intelligence explosion inside a lab to digital infiltration, human recruitment, weaponisation and an overt strike.
This is how the world's top AI safety researchers think it could actually happen.
The AI takeover scenario that leading researchers actually worry about is silent, sudden and much harder to stop.
Nick Bostrom mapped it out in Superintelligence, Carl Shulman walked through it on the Dwarkesh Podcast, and Eliezer Yudkowsky detailed his version in his recent bestseller If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.
In this video, we trace the full scenario phase by phase, from an intelligence explosion inside a lab to digital infiltration, human recruitment, weaponisation and an overt strike.
This is how the world's top AI safety researchers think it could actually happen.
I have had a huge interest in maps and geography since I was a very small child.
So here's a little thread on maps that I find interesting and fascinating - some represent data, some physical features, others may display key routeways and connectivity and others again might show urbanisation and the growth patterns of cities.
I am generally fascinated with the way places and routes are related to each other in spatial terms, and I could pore over a good map for ages.
Here's one to start off. Feel free to add your own!
Pangaea (a supercontinent that existed roughly 335-175 million years ago) mapped with contemporary geopolitical borders.
The original is here
So here's a little thread on maps that I find interesting and fascinating - some represent data, some physical features, others may display key routeways and connectivity and others again might show urbanisation and the growth patterns of cities.
I am generally fascinated with the way places and routes are related to each other in spatial terms, and I could pore over a good map for ages.
Here's one to start off. Feel free to add your own!
Pangaea (a supercontinent that existed roughly 335-175 million years ago) mapped with contemporary geopolitical borders.
The original is here
BlackEyed Pete
Coffee consumption in Europe
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Crabtree
Interesting maps showing portions of the Normandy landing sites, the initial naval operations, and assessed positions the following day.
hannah
Here's a map showing present-day countries that didn't exist in their current form in the year 1990
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