Neil

@nudgecloud

A reader. A coder. Against certainty. A one-time London marathon runner.

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Neil@nudgecloud· 14d

Pure apple juice is vegan. Really!

Innocent
Pure fruit juice
Apple

Bottle front label

Innocent
Pure apple juice

Vegan

Reverse of label

Neil@nudgecloud· 18d

Franz Fanon on the origin of wealth

The people come to understand that wealth is not the fruit of labour but the result of organised, protected robbery. Rich people are no longer respectable people; they are nothing more than flesh eating animals, jackals and vultures which wallow in the people's blood.

Franz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth

Neil@nudgecloud· Jul 10

Google knows.

A google summary page.

Q: What happened to Dennis Quaid's career?

A: An error has occurred. Please try again later.

Neil@nudgecloud· Jul 8

Last night's 4 mile run was slow, stop-start, in the heat.

Strave map of a 4 mile run around Rushcliffe Country Park as race 3 of the 2026 Holme Pierrepont Running Club Grand Prix

Neil@nudgecloud· Jul 6

There's a host of books on science for babies. Here's BAYESIAN PROBABILITY for babies.

Waterstones bookshop.

BAYESIAN PROBABILITY for babies

Chris Ferrie and Dr Sarah Kaiser

Neil@nudgecloud· Jul 4

Footpaths to the left of me Footpaths to the right of me Here I am About to run 5 miles

Countryside fingerpost with public footpath going North, East, South, and West

Neil@nudgecloud· Jul 2

Tonight's 5 mile run on a glorious sunny evening.

Strava map of a 2 lap, 5 mile, route around Colwick Country Park, Nottingham.

53 minutes 21 seconds.

Neil@nudgecloud· Jun 28

A very stop start 5k today. But I did get to cross a new bridge. Yay!

A new foot bridge over the Erewash Canal.
Finger post signs pointing left to Local Nature Reserve, follow the canal to Kong Eaton Town Centre, and right to Sandiacre.

The new pre-rusted foot bridge over the Erewash Canal

Neil@nudgecloud· Jun 6

Today I did my 373rd parkrun, slow and steady. It was the 500th parkrun at Beeston and my 250th at Beeston. I think Beeston feels like my home parkrun. It's like Cheers - everyone knows my name.

Parkrun results email.
Beeston parkrun results for event #500.
Your time was 32:10

My 373rd parkrun with 250 at Beeston

Neil@nudgecloud· Jun 2

It is a great piece of writing. Alt-text added

My husband plays the trumpet, which is a sort of loud pretzel originally invented to blow down the walls of fucking Jericho and, later, to let Civil War soldiers know it was time to kill each other in a river while you chilled eating pigeon in your officer's tent twenty miles away, yet some-how, in modern times, it has become socially acceptable to toot the bad cone inside your house before 10:00 a.m. because it's "your job" and your wife should "get up." What a world! If one was feeling uncharitable, one might describe the trumpet as a machine where you put in com-pressed air and divorce comes out, but despite this-despite operating a piece of biblical demolition equipment inside the home every bright, cold morning of his wife's one and only life-the trumpet is not the most annoying thing about my husband.

Neil@nudgecloud· May 31

The double decker bus has arrived in the conversation.

A red London double decker Routemaster bus

Neil@nudgecloud· May 29

Revolucion de Cuba for sale

Photo of Revolucion de Cuba in Harrogate.
The restaurant site is up for rental

Neil@nudgecloud· May 27

Miss Otis regrets she is unable to lunch today

A paper sign saying: due to circumstances beyond our control

We are unable to
serve sandwiches
today

Neil@nudgecloud· May 27

Gemini/Google AI says that the AI bubble is expected to burst sometime in 2026 or 2027. In other news: 50,000,000 Elvis fans can be wrong.

Google AI suggesting that "the precise moment the AI bubble might burst is unknown, but financial analysts and economists expect a market correction, or significant reckoning between 2026 and 2027.
Insiders warn that the massive disconnect between colossal infrastructure spending and actual revenue makes the current tech investment cycle highly unstable ...

Neil@nudgecloud· May 25

AI is breaking the concept of common knowledge

A Google result of asking: "who came first: Pelham Warner, the chicken, or the egg?

In the grand timeline of history, the egg arrived first by several hundred million years, followed by the chicken, and then Pelham Warner much later

Neil@nudgecloud· May 21

A steady 5 mile last night. The Beeston AC Trent 5 is always a great sunny evening. It's also my local parkrun, extended and in reverse.

Strava map of The Trent 5 mile race along the River Trent in Nottinghamshire

Not very impressive stats.

53:56 for 8.13 km

Neil@nudgecloud· May 13

A quick google shows that tinned lentils are a thing. Quick. Convenient. Questionable taste.

A search result for "tinned lentils" showing tins of:
Tesco Green Lentils in Water"
Sainsbury's Green Lentils in Water

Neil@nudgecloud· May 9

Today's fortune cookie

Fortune cookie with slogan: wise men learn by other men's mistakes; fools by their own

Neil@nudgecloud· May 4

Chesterfield May Day Rally 2026

Chesterfield May Day rally march in front of St Mary & All Saints Church with the crooked spire.

Neil@nudgecloud· May 4

Added ALT-TEXT

President Trump's reckless attempt to dismantle the Department of Education is an egregious attack on school kids across the nation. Not only will this jeopardize the education of millions of children, but it stands to strip billions in crucial funding from needy schools in underserved communities, and undermine decades of progress in ensuring equal access to quality education. Education is, as it should be, a fundamental responsibility of every level of government, and it should not be solely relegated to states, which vary wildly across the nation in philosophy, funding, and focus. New York stands with students, families, teachers and educators across the country in opposition to this illegal, unconstitutional, and destructive overreach, and we will continue fighting to ensure students here in New York have the tools they need to succeed."

Neil@nudgecloud· May 2

A great sunny May holiday Saturday. A solid parkrun. Then off to meet friends at Grace Road to see Leicestershire struggle against Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire 490 Leicestershire 220/8 www.leicestershireccc.co.uk/livescore/c5...

Rothesay County Championship - Division 1

Day 2: Leicestershire Men trail by 270 runs with 2 wickets remaining

Neil@nudgecloud· Apr 29

Alt-text added

From: Garda National Protective Services Bureau <informatica@mproduccion.gob

Date: 23 April 2026 at 10:33:34 GMT+1

To: gnpsb garda.ie@outlook.com

Subject: GNPSB - Notification of Investigation and Order to Provide Statement (24 Hours)

Reply-To: gnpsb.garda.ie@hotmail.com

Yourself there, take good note,

A criminal investigation into yourself has now been started by the Garda National Protective Services Bureau (GNPSB), under An Garda Síochána, so it has. You're being formally let know that your name came into it, and they've gathered information from all sorts of sources, so they have. Your potential criminal liability is under active and ongoing review, sure look, it is. This inquiry is being chased up with the full weight of the Irish law behind it, no two ways about it.

What with the height of international scrutiny following on from the Jeffrey Epstein case, any individual at all that's suspected of offences involving minors or online carry-on-they'll be met with a strict zero-tolerance approach, and no messing about. The GNPSB are working hand-in-glove with Europol and Interpol over this, so they are. There'll be no exceptions made, no sob stories listened to, and no slack given at all not a bit.

You've been formally identified as being within the scope of this investigation, sure, and it's being handled by the specialised units, so it is. The consequences arising out of this are serious in the extreme, no doubt about it, and could leave you facing significant legal, professional and personal repercussions, and that's no word of a lie, sure.

Now, what you're required to do

You're hereby instructed to provide a written statement, in your own words, within twenty-four (24) hours of you receiving this notice. That deadline is strict and final there'll be no extensions granted, under no circumstances at all, full stop.

If you fail to comply

Should you fail to respond within the time specified, this matter will go ahead without any further warning, so it …

Neil@nudgecloud· Apr 27

Had a great day yesterday watching the London Marathon at the 10 mile point in Rotherhithe. It was a gloriously sunny day. It was very busy on trains in that part of town. Now my Half Marathon PB is slower than the Marathon record. Sub 2 hours is fantastic.

London Marathon runners on a sunny day in Rotherhithe on Sunday 26th March 2026

Neil@nudgecloud· Apr 25

With Alt-text

Image: 2D2 catches the Jaws shark with a rod and line

Text
Dear George
Last week "Star Wars" moved ahead of "Jaws" in domestic film rentals.

Your hyperspace performance really did the trick.

Congratulations to the Cantina crew and all the forces of your imagination that made "Star Wars" so worthy of the throne.

Wear it well

Your pal
Steven (signed)

Steven Spielberg

Neil@nudgecloud· Apr 23

Here's an interesting letter on the "whim of iron". A passing comment from a government minister soon becomes an essential, must have, by the time it reaches those who have to implement it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Neil@nudgecloud· Apr 19

Sorry seems to be the hardest word. Spotted in Nottingham city centre.

SORRY graffitied in black paint on white washed column against a white wall on a city street.

Neil@nudgecloud· Apr 19

Sobar, Nottingham, has some fancy murals. It almost rivals the Works Progress Administration in 1930s USA!

Neil@nudgecloud· Apr 9

Lunchtime interval session. 8 * 500m with a 49 second walking recovery between each run. Now hummus, falafel, and flatbread at our local Lebanese restaurant. Support your local Lebanese restaurant.

Strava map - runch - 8 * 500 m intervals

Neil@nudgecloud· Apr 7

An image from Glasgow: DON'T CAST YOUR REVOLUTIONS BEFORE SWINE

A print of 6 red pigs across and 7 pigs deeps creating a frame for text:

DON'T CAST
YOUR REVOLUTIONS
BEFORE SWINE

Neil@nudgecloud· Apr 6

The Swiss Army knife enters the conversation