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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 9m

I love when Marina Hyde goes full angry rather than cynical. “I’ve seen it said that OpenAI’s motto should be “better to beg forgiveness than ask permission”, but…its actual motto seems to be “we’ll do what we want and you’ll let us, bitch”.” Genius. (Always)

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It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards? | Marina Hyde

His AI video generator Sora 2 has been reviled for pinching the work of others. One giant leap for Sam: for everyone else, not so much, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 17m

Generous gift from Swiss hotel when I arrived too late for the local coop to buy Middle Of The Night After Cycling Snacks. I will now survive till morning without resorting to murder and cannibalism. A

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 20m

Hey wait wait wait, human geneticists discovered everything, that’s why it’s called wingless!
(Based on a real conversation I had with a mouse geneticist (FRS!!!) about Notch and they had absolutely no clue it hadn’t been discovered in the mouse. Living is easy with eyes closed…)

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 26m

Excellent:

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Madeline Horwath on St George returning to England – cartoon

The St George’s flag is more popular than ever. It’s more complicated for England’s patron saint

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 30m

Indie version

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 1h

Mood

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 2h

Everywhere the rule seems to be - yes universities took the right stance on apartheid, on civil rights protests etc, and yes they were right in the face of strong governmental opposition BUT THAT WAS IN THE PAST and has no bearing whatsoever on opposing genocide which is Just Playing Politics etc

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 19h

I love this image.

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 8h

His delight was so infectious - like he also couldn’t believe what he was doing. Reminds be a bit of Bolt’s 100m in 2008 when his arms came down 20m early like he was saying “can you F-ing believe this??!”. Track and field, I could watch it all day…

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 8h

For once it wasn’t literature, notoriously the leakiest of prizes - year after year huge betting surges pre announcement. And a good winner this year after some patchy choices (Dylan FFS, a writer whose every lyric would have been improved by cutting the number of verses in half, and Tarantula).

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 8h

The “Atomkraft Nein Danke” movement certainly has much to answer for, a catastrophic error. Would be astonished if that 80s left/green movement wasn’t highly infiltrated/funded by the Kremlin.

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 9h

In my darker moments, I have often wondered about Merkel, child of the DDR, and how she made Germany entirely dependent on Russian oil and gas to the point that it was powerless to oppose Putin. She couldn’t be…could she??

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Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 10h

'In other words, US taxpayer money is propping up the peso, allowing hedge funders to sell their Argentine assets at inflated prices, after which the peso will promptly fall again.'
@pkrugman.bsky.social
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Bailing out Bessent’s Buddies’ Bets on Argentina

Trump bails out hedge funds’ failed bets on Milei while his foreign aid cuts will kill millions of children

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 22h

Lecornu? Recallyou!

Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 22h

This is obviously terrible for a democracy. But then again it’s John Bolton who is an appalling person. Meh, hard to care too much about his fate tbh.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 22h

BREAKING

The acting U.S. Attorney in Maryland is moving forward quickly to seek criminal charges against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton.

A complaint or an indictment could come as early as next week.

Full Story: bit.ly/4o8DW4I

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 23h

This from a regime filled by people too scared to ride public transit or walk down a city street…

thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 1d

So instead of this utter bullshit golden dome scam, Canada just gives Trump a huge jet and a few billion to him and his inept little prick sons, and we could get full protection for 10% of Golden Dome costs with no strings attached?

DBeach @beachnic.bsky.social · 1d

Extraordinary corruption in plain sight.
➡️ Qatar gives Trump a private jet.
➡️ Qatar gives billions of dollars to Trump's family business.
➡️ Qatar strikes a deal with Trump's sons to build a luxury golf course.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/01/p...

Analysis: Why Trump’s pledge to defend Qatar is so extraordinary | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump has bestowed upon the nation of Qatar a remarkable security guarantee that could include coming to its defense militarily.

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 1d

Creators of AI-generated actress unsure if coolest part is the creepiness or the stealing

PALO ALTO, CA - The inventors of Tilly Norwood, a computer generated character built using artificial intelligence, enthusiastically insist their creation is both unsettlingly lifeless and built on ou...

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 1d

mt fuji Swiss style

Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 1d

How come there’s no tuna fish in the Thunersee?

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Ravi Menon, Ph.D. @northernthrux.bsky.social · 1d

My department, the very first Department of Medical Biophysics in Canada, with a long a storied history is looking for a new Chair. The Department is particularly strong in neuroimaging and MSK imaging. @schulichmeddent.bsky.social @westernu.ca

Jibran Khokhar @drjkhokhar.bsky.social · 1d

Come join us at @westernu.ca: Chair, Department of Medical Biophysics: www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 1d

Well the climb from Rosenlaui to the top is absolutely brutal but the views are off scale. Which allows for multiple tactical photo stops which seem to coincide nicely with leg burn!! Now a descent to grindelwald…after this hot chocolate.

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 1d

Can’t believe they gave a Nobel Peace Prize to someone who hasn’t even murdered a bunch of Venezuelan fisherman, it’s ridiculous.

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 1d

This is genius because it will help grow Argentinian soy bean exports to China which are bankrupting US soy bean farmers. It’s hard to dump $20bn on a stupid problem and lose in every direction!

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward to today’s climb with a mix of excitement and dread. But the chance to see the Eiger again - very lucky.
And many thanks to the local last night who warned me NOT to descend “full gas” because the road is narrow and the Postbus is wide and metal is hard and I am not.