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Craig Walmsley

@craigwalmsley.bsky.social

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Medium height, medium build, brown hair, grey eyes. Knows way too much about John Locke (1632-1704). And Prince (God I miss Prince).

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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 10h

I am deeply sorry to hear of his death - it means he won’t get to see his own daughter jailed by the Republican Party he created and that is a damn shame.

Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 13h

I have to say that I was once asked by the Metropolitan Police:

"Is that *your* water pistol, Sir?"

To which I had to answer in the affirmative.

Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 13h

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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 13h

Unfortunately extractive hyper-capitalism with subtle overtones of the fascist jackboot is the only possible social arrangement.

So 🤷‍♂️

Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 20h

Please remind Donovan to send me those images of the Locke

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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 1d

I was hoping to see an interview with Dana.

But instead got a somewhat stilted narrative and some generic visuals - all obviously AI-generated.

I‘d prefer to keep it real all things considered.

Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed - if any materialists can tell me what matter actually is and how it actually works deep down I’d be impressed.

Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 1d

In fairness, the Turing test is a test of human gullability rather than machine intelligence.

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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 1d

Hmmm.

AI videos.

Not sure about that.

Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 2d

No (in any meaningful sense as currently conceived) and Yes (depending on what you mean).

Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 2d

I was going to say "Muppets & Morons"

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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 5d

It may just be a throwback to this pile of twaddle:

www.amazon.co.uk/Superintelli...

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies

Buy Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies Illustrated by Bostrom, Nick (ISBN: 0884960011388) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 6d

Well, in fairness, he is a massive piece of 💩.

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Mike_WA @theothermike.bsky.social · 7d

You can almost hear David Attenborough voice reading this.

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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 7d

I know it’s pointless, but I genuinely wonder what possesses a person to think such utterly ludicrous things?

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 7d

"To say 'Zelenskyy is no friend of the working class' is an insulting, facile distraction from the fact that Sultana refuses to support the Ukrainian people’s fight for existence."

Proper cold fury and moral clarity from @paulmason.bsky.social on Sultana.

open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/c...

Coventry South needs a by-election soon

Zarah Sultana has no mandate for disarming the people of Britain and betraying Ukraine

open.substack.com

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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 7d

The parody timeline is not as much fun as the name suggests.

Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 8d

Keep bustin’

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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 8d

Yeah - but then they changed the Constitution so no-one can serve more than two terms so this is *spectacularly* ill-informed and even more ill-considered.

Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 8d

The Turing Test measures human gullibility, not machine intelligence.

Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 8d

Well, yeah - because they've seen that when you own the algorithm you can neutralise animus, or direct it into onto the other, with surprising effectiveness and if your man in power can cow potential actors with prosecution or violence, you're golden.

Cf. Vladimir Putin's continued rule in Russia.

Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 8d

Let's not forget that these folks are really really very stupid.

Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 9d

This - but they don’t even care whether its true or not - they just refuse to do anything and will assert any argument (or none at all) to that end.

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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 9d

Turns out lots of people think there is more to life than money.

Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 11d

Snowy showflake’s gonna melt.