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AidaP is scraping Mumsnet threads, and grading them

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BambooLampshade · 28/04/2026 21:15

Honestly, this man is obsessed. He has now created a program to scrape and grade Mumsnet threads from this board.

What is this?

Oh yes, I have downloaded most of mumsnet and we will be doing embeddings of the content to try to understand how does the rot and hate builds and spreads.

I never had so much hate and delusion on my hard drive before 😅

https://bsky.app/profile/aidap.bsky.social/post/3mkklbtpgbs2s

Aida (@aidap.bsky.social)

What is this? Oh yes, I have downloaded most of mumsnet and we will be doing embeddings of the content to try to understand how does the rot and hate builds and spreads. I never had so much hate and delusion on my hard drive before 😅

https://bsky.app/profile/aidap.bsky.social/post/3mkklbtpgbs2s

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Helleofabore · 30/04/2026 13:16

Igneococcus · 30/04/2026 13:03

It might not taste nice but butyric acid is one of the biggest contributors to gut health.

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I love Parmesan. I hate it in chocolate though. So I am sorted!!! Bring on the parmesan !

Helleofabore · 30/04/2026 13:15

ArabellaScott · 30/04/2026 13:04

Parmesan is good for gut?! Bonus! This thread gets better all the time!

IKR!

Boiledbeetle · 30/04/2026 13:11

SlackJawedDisbeliefXY · 30/04/2026 12:16

Don't forget to remove all that old cheese that you forgot to peel off before you put it away last time.

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I always thoroughly clean my toastie machine before putting it away. The removable plates helps!

ArabellaScott · 30/04/2026 13:04

Parmesan is good for gut?! Bonus! This thread gets better all the time!

Igneococcus · 30/04/2026 13:03

Helleofabore · 30/04/2026 12:42

Same acid compound in Parmesan, but at least in Parmesan it mixes with others to just be part of the blend. In chocolate, it is very very very divisive.

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It might not taste nice but butyric acid is one of the biggest contributors to gut health.

Igneococcus · 30/04/2026 13:02

Helleofabore · 30/04/2026 12:40

Whittaker's Peanut slabs* *are gorgeous!

I used to also get friends to bring Flake bars back to Australia from NZ. The NZ Flake was so much nicer.

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They are great. There was a fab ad for Whittaker's many years ago. But my favourite NZ sweet treat where those chocolate chip (more chunks than chips) cookies that you could buy from vending machines. I forgot who made them, so good.

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Helleofabore · 30/04/2026 12:42

ArabellaScott · 30/04/2026 12:01

Oh, apparently it's vomit flavour, not shite?

Meh.

Same acid compound in Parmesan, but at least in Parmesan it mixes with others to just be part of the blend. In chocolate, it is very very very divisive.

Helleofabore · 30/04/2026 12:40

Igneococcus · 30/04/2026 12:15

Whittaker's Peanut slabs - good honest chocolate :)

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Whittaker's Peanut slabs* *are gorgeous!

I used to also get friends to bring Flake bars back to Australia from NZ. The NZ Flake was so much nicer.

Helleofabore · 30/04/2026 12:38

unwashedanddazed · 30/04/2026 12:00

This talk of weetabix and New Zealand reminds me of my boyfriend when I lived there for a while. He asked my why I was saying it like that cause it sounded silly. Obviously I corrected him that they are called weetabix. He said no, here it's weetbix, which makes more sense. You don't say cornaflakes do you? he asked. No that would be stupid. So why weetabix?!!! Couldn't argue with that!

I cannot call the British version 'weetabix'.

If I remember correctly, the Australian version was the first back in the mid 1910s. The British trademarked 'weetabix' to avoid infringement on the copyright but this was in the 1930s.

In Australia, we not only have Weet-bix made by Sanatarium, but have Vita Brits which has changed hands quite a few times and are also made by Sanatarium.

What can I say, Aussie Kids are Weet-bix kids!

ArabellaScott · 30/04/2026 12:35

We'll have none of that wrapper-sniffing around these parts.

Dark choc bounty update: I have exploded one bowl.

Coconutty balls now chilling in the fridge.

BackToLurk · 30/04/2026 12:32

I used to love a caramac. Just a sniff of the wrapper.

Wearenotborg · 30/04/2026 12:32

ArabellaScott · 30/04/2026 10:37

You know what might sober everyone up.

chocolate covered coffee beans. I could eat a whole bag, but it would probably kill me.

I once ate half a tube of those at once as I thought they were like coffee flavoured chocolate. I may have been a bit energetic after 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

BackToLurk · 30/04/2026 12:32

unwashedanddazed · 30/04/2026 12:00

This talk of weetabix and New Zealand reminds me of my boyfriend when I lived there for a while. He asked my why I was saying it like that cause it sounded silly. Obviously I corrected him that they are called weetabix. He said no, here it's weetbix, which makes more sense. You don't say cornaflakes do you? he asked. No that would be stupid. So why weetabix?!!! Couldn't argue with that!

You don’t say cornaflakes.

Shedmistress · 30/04/2026 12:27

Im currently making some pottery in homage to one of our most popular chocolate bars in the 90s at work. Because they were the cheapest in the local shop.

But my favourite was always and ever shall be the Starbar.

AidaP is scraping Mumsnet threads, and grading them
SlackJawedDisbeliefXY · 30/04/2026 12:16

Boiledbeetle · 30/04/2026 09:50

Ooooh!

<sticks Mars Bars on the shopping order, unearths sandwich maker>

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Don't forget to remove all that old cheese that you forgot to peel off before you put it away last time.

Igneococcus · 30/04/2026 12:15

Beowulfa · 30/04/2026 10:03

I was amazed the first time I went to New Zealand that they do different Cadbury bars there. How is that fair? My favourite was Moro Gold- very good chewy consistency.

There is also a rival brand called Whittakers that do great big slabs, including coconut flavour which I haven't seen anywhere else. Presumably because all the coconut heretics, like the raisin-whingers on this thread, mess up some sales wonk's bar chart.

I'm going to be spending the day looking up NZ food stockists in the UK aren't I?

Whittaker's Peanut slabs - good honest chocolate :)

EdithStourton · 30/04/2026 12:14

ArabellaScott · 30/04/2026 12:01

Oh, apparently it's vomit flavour, not shite?

Meh.

American chocolate, with a few notable exceptions, is bloody awful.

I like chocolate with raisins in it.

FlirtsWithRhinos · 30/04/2026 12:11

@unwashedanddazed

You don't say cornaflakes do you?

I do now!

ArabellaScott · 30/04/2026 12:01

Oh, apparently it's vomit flavour, not shite?

Meh.

Catiette · 30/04/2026 12:01

Mais oui! J'avais raison!

ArabellaScott · 30/04/2026 12:00

Helleofabore · 30/04/2026 11:44

It is not as good as British Dairy Milk, for sure. But it is heaps better than Herschey's chocolate with butyric acid.

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I think we are best drawing a veil over American shitey-flavour chocolate, tbh.

unwashedanddazed · 30/04/2026 12:00

This talk of weetabix and New Zealand reminds me of my boyfriend when I lived there for a while. He asked my why I was saying it like that cause it sounded silly. Obviously I corrected him that they are called weetabix. He said no, here it's weetbix, which makes more sense. You don't say cornaflakes do you? he asked. No that would be stupid. So why weetabix?!!! Couldn't argue with that!

ArabellaScott · 30/04/2026 11:59

Catiette · 30/04/2026 11:40

I'm not sure where I sit ['Sit!']

This made me laugh. Thank you, Marie. Raisins aside...

(and there's an unexpected bonus - this thread's made spelling that come more naturally! - it was always a rare sticking point for me, with an unwanted "o" occassionaly creeping in before I recoiled in horror on seeing it written each time)

...I so enjoy your posts.

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Est-ce que tu as raisonné que c'est le bon reponse?

Beowulfa · 30/04/2026 11:55

I just had to look up Lucky Charms breakfast cereal in case it was a student days hallucination. How could that ever be legally sold as a food item? And how was it advertised in Ireland?

Catiette · 30/04/2026 11:48

Catiette · 30/04/2026 11:40

I'm not sure where I sit ['Sit!']

This made me laugh. Thank you, Marie. Raisins aside...

(and there's an unexpected bonus - this thread's made spelling that come more naturally! - it was always a rare sticking point for me, with an unwanted "o" occassionaly creeping in before I recoiled in horror on seeing it written each time)

...I so enjoy your posts.

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Occasionally.

Ahem.