Ali C
@alic.bsky.social
Cybersecurity policy, ethics and culture geek. Human <--> techie translator. Organ donation advocate. She/her. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ally. Views are mine, you can't have them.
This, plus:
- unsubscribing from everything you may have previous unknowingly subscribed to
- sending stuff you have never heard of to your Spam folder so you never see it again
- definitely not buying anything at all today in protest at the Imported American Capitalism Day (maybe that's just me)
- unsubscribing from everything you may have previous unknowingly subscribed to
- sending stuff you have never heard of to your Spam folder so you never see it again
- definitely not buying anything at all today in protest at the Imported American Capitalism Day (maybe that's just me)
Love that feeling of waking up and deleting eleventy million Black Friday emails from my inbox.
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This, plus:
- unsubscribing from everything you may have previous unknowingly subscribed to
- sending stuff you have never heard of to your Spam folder so you never see it again
- definitely not buying anything at all today in protest at the Imported American Capitalism Day (maybe that's just me)
- unsubscribing from everything you may have previous unknowingly subscribed to
- sending stuff you have never heard of to your Spam folder so you never see it again
- definitely not buying anything at all today in protest at the Imported American Capitalism Day (maybe that's just me)
It's 30 years since Disco 2000 came out. Huh. Weird.
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
It's 30 years since Disco 2000 came out. Huh. Weird.
Ha, bit of a whiff of Dear Leader about all this, no?
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Ha, bit of a whiff of Dear Leader about all this, no?
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November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I just finished a full rewatch of all ten series of Stargate SG1. Satisfying.
two men are sitting at a table with the words wow that 's ambitious behind them
Alt: two men are sitting at a table with the words wow that 's ambitious behind them
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November 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I just finished a full rewatch of all ten series of Stargate SG1. Satisfying.
How do 9% not know??
Do you stand or sit to wipe your bum?
The question has been doing the rounds on podcasts and social media, and now YouGov has the answer:
Stand: 34%
Sit: 57%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
The question has been doing the rounds on podcasts and social media, and now YouGov has the answer:
Stand: 34%
Sit: 57%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
How do 9% not know??
This is a great time to unsubscribe from all the random shit accounts who send you email like this, and block the rest.
Brace yourself for the tsunami of "Black Friday" emails that are coming your way this week. 😂
a woman pushing a shopping cart in a grocery store with chinese writing on the bottom
Alt: a woman pushing a shopping cart in a grocery store with chinese writing on the bottom
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November 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This is a great time to unsubscribe from all the random shit accounts who send you email like this, and block the rest.
My top five cities:
1. London (home forever)
2. San Sebastian (walk everywhere eat everything)
3. Buenos Aires (dance all night)
4. New York (more than just Manhattan)
5. Sydney (beach cities ftw)
1. London (home forever)
2. San Sebastian (walk everywhere eat everything)
3. Buenos Aires (dance all night)
4. New York (more than just Manhattan)
5. Sydney (beach cities ftw)
My top five cities:
1. London (forever)
2. Paris (Alphaville avec les nounours)
3. Sheffield (“bizarre”)
4. Brussels (silence)
5. Tokyo (big but small but big)
1. London (forever)
2. Paris (Alphaville avec les nounours)
3. Sheffield (“bizarre”)
4. Brussels (silence)
5. Tokyo (big but small but big)
My top five cities:
1. London (forever)
2. Barcelona (temps perduts)
3. Venice (beauty and light)
4. Madrid (movida)
5. Hong Kong (relentless energy)
1. London (forever)
2. Barcelona (temps perduts)
3. Venice (beauty and light)
4. Madrid (movida)
5. Hong Kong (relentless energy)
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
My top five cities:
1. London (home forever)
2. San Sebastian (walk everywhere eat everything)
3. Buenos Aires (dance all night)
4. New York (more than just Manhattan)
5. Sydney (beach cities ftw)
1. London (home forever)
2. San Sebastian (walk everywhere eat everything)
3. Buenos Aires (dance all night)
4. New York (more than just Manhattan)
5. Sydney (beach cities ftw)
I love that because we're in the US is still asleep delta of the day that #TheArchers is one of the TrendingTopics. Good work, people.
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I love that because we're in the US is still asleep delta of the day that #TheArchers is one of the TrendingTopics. Good work, people.
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So... spells.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So... spells.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
I take 13 different medications. Got so fed up with them all running out at different times, and my bloody GP surgery being so inflexible with prescribing, that I've drawn up a spreadsheet of ALL THE MEDS and how many days left of each so it alerts me when I have less than 2 weeks of anything.
a man in a tuxedo is holding a piece of paper in front of a woman in a dress .
Alt: Winona Ryder looking confused at maths equations floating in the air.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I take 13 different medications. Got so fed up with them all running out at different times, and my bloody GP surgery being so inflexible with prescribing, that I've drawn up a spreadsheet of ALL THE MEDS and how many days left of each so it alerts me when I have less than 2 weeks of anything.
Hot water bottle ftw
a cartoon cat is laying under a blanket holding a pink cup of coffee
Alt: a cartoon cat is laying under a blanket holding a pink cup of coffee
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November 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Hot water bottle ftw
What needs to happen is *every driver* has to take a highway code test every 10 years. So much has changed, most people have no idea of recent changes. You get three retakes. If you can't pass, you can't drive. That'd shake things up a bit.
69% of Britons would support the introduction of graduated driving licences, whereby new drivers would be restricted from driving in certain conditions, as a new campaign is launched by MPs and bereaved families in favour of them
Support: 69%
Oppose: 21%
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
Support: 69%
Oppose: 21%
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
What needs to happen is *every driver* has to take a highway code test every 10 years. So much has changed, most people have no idea of recent changes. You get three retakes. If you can't pass, you can't drive. That'd shake things up a bit.
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If someone has two followers, a brand new account and is responding to you with a strong political view, the correct thing to do is block them.
November 18, 2025 at 6:39 AM
If someone has two followers, a brand new account and is responding to you with a strong political view, the correct thing to do is block them.
My photo app just reminded me of this picture from about 20 years ago (not mine, I just have a copy). I must admit to being a tad wistful for when Battersea Power Station stood in splendid isolation rather than being clogged by all the nasty glass buildings which now surround it.
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My photo app just reminded me of this picture from about 20 years ago (not mine, I just have a copy). I must admit to being a tad wistful for when Battersea Power Station stood in splendid isolation rather than being clogged by all the nasty glass buildings which now surround it.
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The thing they really don't tell you about chronic illness is how much bloody Admin there is. I reckon at the moment I'm spending an average of half a day every week just dealing with hospitals, outpatient departments, GPs and Pharmacists. Wish I could bill someone for the time!
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The thing they really don't tell you about chronic illness is how much bloody Admin there is. I reckon at the moment I'm spending an average of half a day every week just dealing with hospitals, outpatient departments, GPs and Pharmacists. Wish I could bill someone for the time!
A Paso to Carmina Burana?? YES please.
If you feel the need to sing along next week, here's your lyrics to learn: #Strictly
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIwr...
If you feel the need to sing along next week, here's your lyrics to learn: #Strictly
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIwr...
O Fortuna Misheard Lyrics
YouTube video by FamishedMammal
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A Paso to Carmina Burana?? YES please.
If you feel the need to sing along next week, here's your lyrics to learn: #Strictly
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIwr...
If you feel the need to sing along next week, here's your lyrics to learn: #Strictly
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIwr...
I've become quite invested in this over the past weeks!
QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup
FINAL THREAD 1/x
OK, here we go.
We have had 1,753 votes in this tournament so far and they have sorted all the Queen songs 12 of my friends and I could think of to a last pair.
Let's step onto the stage at the Hammersmith Apollo and pretend it's Christmas Eve.
#QueenWorldCup
FINAL THREAD 1/x
OK, here we go.
We have had 1,753 votes in this tournament so far and they have sorted all the Queen songs 12 of my friends and I could think of to a last pair.
Let's step onto the stage at the Hammersmith Apollo and pretend it's Christmas Eve.
a man is singing into a microphone while another man plays a guitar
Alt: An animation of Queen live on stage
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November 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I've become quite invested in this over the past weeks!
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FYI: The BBC has revealed the charities #TheCelebrityTraitors were all competing for, with links so that you can donate.
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
FYI: The BBC has revealed the charities #TheCelebrityTraitors were all competing for, with links so that you can donate.
Can't wait til I'm 20 years older and can legitimately rant about how great the 90s were.
Actually quite tempted to write a post about quite how shit the 70s were.
The rot really set in when the woke brigade cancelled Spangles.
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Can't wait til I'm 20 years older and can legitimately rant about how great the 90s were.
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PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/