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British European living in Amsterdam. 8lettersuk on most other platforms. Allegedly a yuppen. cramberts.com

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Iain@8letters· 27d

LOL I see over on the kiddie-porn and nazi site they are complying with the European Commission decision but also still want to pretend that they somehow support freedom of speech whilst censoring people and accounts for speech. Also they still want to use the verified badge because reasons...

Update on X's blue checkmark
Following the European Commission's Decision of 5 December 2025, we must explain the meaning of our blue checkmark and verification policies:

Premium accounts featuring the blue checkmark are not verified under identity or authenticity criteria (accounts verified based on an ID are labelled as "ID verified").

As you know, on 1 April 2023 we began winding down Twitter's legacy verification program:

Previously, to receive the blue checkmark, accounts had to be authentic, active, and deemed notable by Twitter staff (for more information on the legacy policy, please click here).

Now, following the changes implemented to democratize the platform, the blue checkmark has a different meaning and identifies accounts that have an active subscription to X Premium/X Premium+ (including services such as reply prioritization) and are complete, active, secure and non-deceptive, regardless of perceived notability.

X supports freedom of speech and does not endorse or validate the views expressed on accounts featuring checkmarks.

Iain@8letters· 29d

New Grindr spam recently all variations on a theme and all just spam. Well done Grindr team. So glad its owned by American venture capital now instead of a Chinese company (sarcasm)

9 Grindr alerts about taps from various accounts all ending in Stiff

Iain@8letters· Jul 14

Did Tikkie seriously not consider any other name for this bank? Pay with your BUUT

A screenshot of tikkie advertising their new bank called BUUT

Iain@8letters· Jul 13

Since we are all talking about Sam Neill and his movies I think you've all overlooked the 1985 TV show Kane & Abel based on the Jeffrey Archer novel.

Poster for Kane and Abel

Polish immigrant Abel Rosnovski and Boston banker William Lowell Kane

Iain@8letters· Jul 12

I laughed when I read this. It's clearly happened a few times if they need a sign.

A sign af Barack Obama Plaza that reads if you are reading this you are parked facing the wrong direction and in a drive thru waiting space please relocate immediately

Iain@8letters· Jul 12

Dear white wealthy American gays I'm begging you to look at your own country before crying you can't have an orgy in the sea off the coast of Egypt. www.hrc.org/campaigns/na... edition.cnn.com/2026/07/11/t...

Screenshot of a CNN article headline - Twice-rejected American cruise puts spotlight on rollback of LGBTQ rights, passengers say

Iain@8letters· Jul 11

I have had worse hotel room views.

A view of Spanish Point on the west coast of Ireland from the Armada hotel. In the foreground is a well maintained lawn then rocks and sea with a view across the bay to the other side with rocky cliffs

Iain@8letters· Jul 10

Lol that a story about the perils of AI and being crawled for AI is illustrated with an AI slop image. Also imagine still promoting you use the kiddie porn site. - Once Unimaginable, Publishers Are Preparing to Opt Out of Google Search www.adweek.com/media/publis...

As publishers weigh blocking the Google crawler, the quality of Google Search results could decline.
AI-generated image by Mark Stenberg via Gemini

Iain@8letters· Jul 3

If KLM don't release this version of the huisjes it will be a hate crime. (Just kidding but maybe I'll get some model paint out and do one for myself.)

A picture of the pride advert from the Holland herald the in flight magazine for KLM where there is one of their usually Delft blue houses painted in rainbow colours.

Iain@8letters· Jul 2

Hey @plex.tv why does your automated moderation still allow slurs against the LGBTQ community? Seems an easy fix..

A public comment left by a user using the poof slur against gay men.

Iain@8letters· Jun 29

I almost forgot. You have to walk through this kind of weird doorway with horn effect lighting to get to the rest of the house. It definitely sets the tone.

a red paint effect hallway with open doors leading to the apartment on either side of the door are white glass wall lights that resemble horns.

Iain@8letters· Jun 29

Given the funky decor and colours in the rest of the house I'm shocked by how plain the kitchen is. Grey cabinets. Seems very out of character.

A galley kitchen with grey concrete style cabinets along the top of the cabinets are coloured glass heads in a rainbow effect of colours from purple through to red

Iain@8letters· Jun 29

Back to that sunken bath in the hallway though. I mean It is also overlooked from a lot of the house I think so it can't be super relaxing.

A close-up of the sunken bath with a reserved sign on the edge and a faux tiger skin rug

A view of the hallway with staircases on either side of the sunken bath showing the glass walkway above.

A view across the bath to one of the staircases from underneath the other staircase. There is a gold leopard statue.

A view from above showing the glass walkway over the sunken bath

Iain@8letters· Jun 29

Anyway back to the listing. I think maybe they own a paint company? They certainly have used a lot of different paint colours. I'm kind of digging it though.

A room with one half in olive and the other in dusky pink the ceiling is the same colour palette but slightly lighter. There is a bar? with 3 red stools but it does not look far enough from the wall to be a bar. Above the bar isa round mirror. There is also a red smeg fridge and a multi-coloured rug.

The same room from a different angle reveals that ther are in fact multiple colours on the walls including a mint green and a lavender colour.

Iain@8letters· Jun 29

It's also one of the very few houses I've seen in Amsterdam to use the google maps blur effect. They didn't on Apple Maps though - maybe they think no one uses that? Oh and of course the listing has a picture so... maps.app.goo.gl/AHY9722aX16G...

A view of the exterior of the apartment showing a plain black door and unassuming garage door.

Iain@8letters· Jun 28

Call me a cynic if you will but immediately I saw this 'new fruitier jam' on jammie Dodgers I assumed they replaced an expensive ingredient with something cheap.

A 'new fruitier jam' label on a pack of jammie dodgers

Iain@8letters· Jun 27

The thunderstorm in Amsterdam is insane. The lightning has not stopped for 30 minutes and the thunder is constant.

Iain@8letters· Jun 26

It's already over 26 degrees in the shade before 10am in Amsterdam. There is a Code Red warning. So check in on your neighbours and make sure to drink plenty of water.

26.1 degrees from my WiFi garden thermometer and 66% humidity

Iain@8letters· Jun 23

I'm not sure if this is great or not chat. Is this great? I thought the line was supposed to go up?

A chart showing spacex SPCX stock declining in a classic 'line goes up' except the wrong way. It's at $150.15 basically back at where it started.

Iain@8letters· Jun 22

Lol this is not what a product manager is. I can't imagine using any of the products this company is selling if they've all been built using janky vibe coding by a product manager. AI product management lol.

A role advertised for a remote product manager

The job description asking for a developer.

Role
Who you are
Proficiency in Cursor and/or Claude Code is required. You must be able to autonomously build, debug, and ship functional code and prototypes — not just write specs
AI fluency. You have a point of view on how AI and automation can transform risk operations — from pattern detection to anomaly scoring to compliance workflows

Iain@8letters· Jun 22

Dear email marketers, if you subscribe me to random lists which you believe are different and then make me unsubscribe from them one-by-one I vow to never use your product or service again.

Iain@8letters· Jun 19

The lightning in Amsterdam right now is insane. Like nothing I've ever seen before. Sadly no video reall capture it. The sky is lighting up like daylight. 🌩️ ⚡

Iain@8letters· Jun 19

Yesterday I had a string of scam calls about replacing my out of date o2 sim card. They were increasingly frustrated by my faux interest in their help but my lack of ability to give them my account details to help them confirm the order. I like to waste their time. (I haven't used o2 since 2005)

A screenshot of 4 UK mobile numbers blocked by android spam settings

Iain@8letters· Jun 16

The reason your daughter didn't come out before Diana is because you are bigoted and a horrible parent.

Daily Telegraph UK article about Diana Appleyard being upset her daughter came out as gay at age 30. The entire article is about her and her feeling of bereavement.

Iain@8letters· Jun 16

Also I believe wholeheartedly it's because this counts as breakfast

A screenshot of hagelslag a Dutch breakfast topping which is essentially chocolate hundreds and thousands.

Iain@8letters· Jun 14

The gays will always own YMCA. Sitges pride 2026 playing a gay anthem since the 1970s

Iain@8letters· Jun 5

Plane nerd alert. The Privium Schengen lounge at Schiphol has a terrace with great views over the D and E Gates.

A view of a KLM Boeing 777 PH-BQA from an outdoor terrace.

A view of the Schiphol Privium Terrace with tables and chairs.

A view of the Privium Terrace with a KLM Boeing 777 tail PH-BQA in the distance.

Iain@8letters· Jun 1

It is as accurate as Google

Duck duck go search ai assist telling us that there is one r in raspberry

Iain@8letters· May 27

I am not sure I am ready for almost 29 hours of a new book. The last one dragged on and I have to say this is one TV adaptation that is better than the books.

A screenshot of an audio book Death's End by Cixin Liu

Iain@8letters· May 19

Ugh the Americanisation of UK foods continues apace. metro.co.uk/2026/05/19/j...