Dan Jackson
@danj2k.bsky.social
Network & Systems Engineer and Marvel/SF/anime fan. My views are my own and do not represent those of my employer.
"Amelia, who works in the Edinburgh area, [says] "I think that [this will] put sex workers at risk of violence [...] Because the violent clients who were going to hurt you were breaking the law anyway. [...] A client that was going to hurt me will do it, Nordic model or not.""
'I would love to be doing this in my 60s' - the debate over selling sex in Scotland
Porcelain Victoria is concerned that a potential change in law in Scotland could drive herself and other sex workers into poverty.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
"Amelia, who works in the Edinburgh area, [says] "I think that [this will] put sex workers at risk of violence [...] Because the violent clients who were going to hurt you were breaking the law anyway. [...] A client that was going to hurt me will do it, Nordic model or not.""
"One of the most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me and, knowing that I was Jewish, saying Hitler was right and 'gas 'em', and that was frequently followed by a 'sssss', you know, kind of imitating the sound of escaping gas."
Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate
Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 AM
"One of the most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me and, knowing that I was Jewish, saying Hitler was right and 'gas 'em', and that was frequently followed by a 'sssss', you know, kind of imitating the sound of escaping gas."
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"I made this stuffing with sage, cranberries, nuts, bolts, half a bottle of Children's Tylenol, and a slur for Turkish people that hasn't been heard since the 1930s."
I wonder how many people are gonna catastrophically fuck up thanksgiving by using chatgpt for their recipes
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"I made this stuffing with sage, cranberries, nuts, bolts, half a bottle of Children's Tylenol, and a slur for Turkish people that hasn't been heard since the 1930s."
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Women want one thing*, and it's disgusting.
*A next-gen SSTO voidfighter with 20,000 meters per second of delta-v, 4 powerful directed energy weapons, and phase change heat sinks; flown by the hottest and most traumatized trans valkyrie in known space.
@thestarsaredestiny.com
@ethanleroith.com
*A next-gen SSTO voidfighter with 20,000 meters per second of delta-v, 4 powerful directed energy weapons, and phase change heat sinks; flown by the hottest and most traumatized trans valkyrie in known space.
@thestarsaredestiny.com
@ethanleroith.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Women want one thing*, and it's disgusting.
*A next-gen SSTO voidfighter with 20,000 meters per second of delta-v, 4 powerful directed energy weapons, and phase change heat sinks; flown by the hottest and most traumatized trans valkyrie in known space.
@thestarsaredestiny.com
@ethanleroith.com
*A next-gen SSTO voidfighter with 20,000 meters per second of delta-v, 4 powerful directed energy weapons, and phase change heat sinks; flown by the hottest and most traumatized trans valkyrie in known space.
@thestarsaredestiny.com
@ethanleroith.com
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tech bro: i have made Artificial General Intelligence
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
tech bro: i have made Artificial General Intelligence
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
well that's the lasers sorted, now we just need the ninjas and gold
Royal Navy to get drone-zapping lasers from 2027
: Costs a tenner a shot instead of £1M per anti-aircraft missile
www.theregister.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 AM
well that's the lasers sorted, now we just need the ninjas and gold
Old-school rotary phone dials into online meetings • The Register www.theregister.com/2025/11/24/r...
Old-school rotary phone dials into online meetings
: Stavros Korokithakis really wanted to slam the receiver on meetings, so he built his own device to do just that
www.theregister.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Old-school rotary phone dials into online meetings • The Register www.theregister.com/2025/11/24/r...
yep, this definitely isn't going to go horribly wrong at some point in the future. no sir.
Anthropic reduces model misbehavior by endorsing cheating
: By removing the stigma of reward hacking, AI models are less likely to generalize toward evil
www.theregister.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
yep, this definitely isn't going to go horribly wrong at some point in the future. no sir.
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Thank you! If they're published by Tor (US or UK) or from @subpress.bsky.social, they should be DRM-free anywhere you buy them, and if they are not, I will not complain if you take measures to make them so. If you actually purchase my books, it's my opinion that you own them, period, full stop.
I love that your ebooks are DRM-free on @bookshop.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Thank you! If they're published by Tor (US or UK) or from @subpress.bsky.social, they should be DRM-free anywhere you buy them, and if they are not, I will not complain if you take measures to make them so. If you actually purchase my books, it's my opinion that you own them, period, full stop.
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At long last we have reinvented original sin from the famous story Don’t Commit the Original Sin
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 AM
At long last we have reinvented original sin from the famous story Don’t Commit the Original Sin
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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Good news we have hot water, bad news this shit was expensive
Please buy my books? Definitely need to sell a few dozen (hundred sob) copies
Please buy my books? Definitely need to sell a few dozen (hundred sob) copies
Plumber confirmed that the fuses blowing yesterday was due to the water heater and we need a new water heater. I did find the fuse for the water heater itself so we're good heating wise
(last night we had no light or heating in half the flat, which is less fun).
Wheee
Please buy my books?
(last night we had no light or heating in half the flat, which is less fun).
Wheee
Please buy my books?
November 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Good news we have hot water, bad news this shit was expensive
Please buy my books? Definitely need to sell a few dozen (hundred sob) copies
Please buy my books? Definitely need to sell a few dozen (hundred sob) copies
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November 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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“Regulated fares” is a meaningless term these days. DfT-controlled LNER removed the regulated off-peak fare for many journeys and now effectively charges what it likes, pushing fares up.
The Chancellor has announced that regulated rail fares will be frozen next year. A huge win for passengers and the economy, and one of our Budget asks!
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
“Regulated fares” is a meaningless term these days. DfT-controlled LNER removed the regulated off-peak fare for many journeys and now effectively charges what it likes, pushing fares up.
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girl just play the Sims
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
girl just play the Sims
Monday afternoon cannot come soon enough, my brain keeps going over and over stuff I want to talk to my therapist about.
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Monday afternoon cannot come soon enough, my brain keeps going over and over stuff I want to talk to my therapist about.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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somebody on here suggested awhile back that a pretty compelling 2028 Democrat campaign promise would be "on day one I will deploy a WPA-scale army of forensic accountants across every square inch of the federal government" and I think about that every day
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
somebody on here suggested awhile back that a pretty compelling 2028 Democrat campaign promise would be "on day one I will deploy a WPA-scale army of forensic accountants across every square inch of the federal government" and I think about that every day
"If adults are out here debating the 'acceptable age' of abuse, then kids aren’t the ones who need to grow up."
14-Year-Old Girl Has Mic Drop Message For Megyn Kelly After She Suggests Epstein Wasn't A Pedophile
Thank you for speaking up, Eloise! 👏🏼
www.comicsands.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"If adults are out here debating the 'acceptable age' of abuse, then kids aren’t the ones who need to grow up."
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It's #Caturday already?
How'd that happen?
I'm not ready to nap, yet.
What else to #Cats do for Caturday?
-Macie
#CatsOfBluesky #CatLife
How'd that happen?
I'm not ready to nap, yet.
What else to #Cats do for Caturday?
-Macie
#CatsOfBluesky #CatLife
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It's #Caturday already?
How'd that happen?
I'm not ready to nap, yet.
What else to #Cats do for Caturday?
-Macie
#CatsOfBluesky #CatLife
How'd that happen?
I'm not ready to nap, yet.
What else to #Cats do for Caturday?
-Macie
#CatsOfBluesky #CatLife
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Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present (67.21% vs. 37.66%, OR = 3.393, p < 0.001).
November 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present (67.21% vs. 37.66%, OR = 3.393, p < 0.001).
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Ask yourself this: Do you want this to be the future of your anime watching experience, forever? If your answer is no, then act on it! If you are a journalist or anyone with a platform, talk about this! If you know such people, urge them to do so! Use my article as base! Now, before it's too late!
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Ask yourself this: Do you want this to be the future of your anime watching experience, forever? If your answer is no, then act on it! If you are a journalist or anyone with a platform, talk about this! If you know such people, urge them to do so! Use my article as base! Now, before it's too late!
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Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph.
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph.
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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