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Fashion week for Australia’s fluffiest and silkiest alpacas, where ‘we’re all hoping for a good hair day’ - Alpaca‘s are pretty cool. I think they might be my new favorite random animal. But I‘m conflicted because I quite would like an alpaca jumper. On the other hand, perhaps best left in the rear view mirror. Found via blogging and github. theguardian.com #

Vance and Lammy host Ukraine talks ahead of US-Russia summit - Glad they are making some progress, but it‘s difficult to get a read on what the situation really is. A meeting in Alaska, and a simultaneous meeting with a bunch of european countries, including Finland. It‘s sort of bizarre. It‘s also funny how big the Ukrainians are. They are like Giants. bbc.com #

How Kentucky bourbon went from boom to bust - Oh noes, some industries are being hit hard by the tariffs. Bourbon even more than most. Interesting story. bbc.com #

So bad they're good - why do we love terrible films? - War of the Worlds gets 0% rotten tomato critic score. It stars Ice Cube with a fat beard "as a man who must save humanity from an alien invasion without leaving his desk". Technically we worked together on Are We There Yet?, and 15 year old me‘s mind was blown listening to bootleg NWA cassette tapes. So I hope it does end up turning into one of those classic cult b-movies. bbc.com #

It shocked the market but has China's DeepSeek changed AI? - It‘s all about open source models at the minute. Some interesting facts about DeepSeek R1, which is one of the more impressive open source models. bbc.com #

Far-right protesters clash with police in Nuneaton after rally outside town hall - Looks like things are really kicking off again. Holy cow mustache bloke with a pint glass looked particularly scary. theguardian.com #

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