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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 7d

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Elsa Williams @elsawilliams.bsky.social · 17d

‘Real friendships felt mythical to me’: On autism, reading and growing up

Some people liken autistic girls to an iceberg. Personally, I prefer the analogy of a rotten log: overturn any one of us and there’ll be…

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Jon Wilks @jonwilksmusic.bsky.social · 22d

I’ve written a new piece: Why Are Artists Leaving Spotify? A Guide for Listeners.

Low payouts, AI slop, Daniel Ek’s €600m weapons investment — the “Spotify exodus” is real, and listeners have choices.

Read here...

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Why Are Artists Leaving Spotify? A Guide for Listeners — Jon Wilks

Artists are leaving Spotify over low payouts, AI slop, and military ties. Here’s why it matters and how you can support them elsewhere.

www.jonwilks.online

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Esme @esmegrace31.bsky.social · 29d

Really interesting piece by Jon Wilks - I’ve recently cancelled my Spotify subscription and moved platforms. While other streaming services are by no means perfect, at least my money isn’t directly funding causes I disagree with. Recommend this to any artists/listeners thinking of ditching Spotify!👇

Jon Wilks @jonwilksmusic.bsky.social · Sep 14

New piece: Life After Spotify: What Musicians Lose — and What They Gain.

A field report for any musicians wrestling with leaving Spotify — the playlist trap, the illusion of “discovery,” and what you really gain by stepping away.

www.jonwilks.online/blog/life-af...

Life After Spotify: What Musicians Lose & Gain — Jon Wilks

A field report on leaving Spotify: the illusions of discovery, the playlist trap, and how musicians can find value and real connection elsewhere.

www.jonwilks.online

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · Sep 10

I know all the news is terrible right now, but it really is wretched to see our brilliant city museum targeted by thieves.

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Eliza Carthy @elizacarthy.bsky.social · Sep 10

Absolutely DELIGHTED to tell you that #thedaddy has been nominated for this year’s MERCURY PRIZE!!!!!!
About time, Dad! You total BELTER!
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Congratulations team: Ben Seal, Liz, Chris Salt, Kairen Kemp, Jon Wilks, Tim Youster and Dan Macdonald!
#transformmethenintoafish

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · Sep 2

When asked who her patient was apologising to, Hoyland shrugged and responded: “Her teeth, I suppose.”

Dentist forced to remind sobbing autistic woman that having a cavity is not a moral failing

An autistic woman was today rendered inconsolable at a routine dental checkup by the assessment and diagnosis of a small cavity that may require a filling. Dental hygienist Karen Hoyland, 34,…

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amy brown (spooky edition) @amybrown.xyz · Aug 22

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

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Esme @esmegrace31.bsky.social · Aug 23

Glad to see BBC News picking up this story about AI generated music being released on real artists’ Spotify/YouTube pages. So odd and really quite disturbing!!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Hester L-J @starcrossed2018.bsky.social · Aug 5

Stop doing this! Whoever is paying @timeshighered.bsky.social‬ for story after story is also funding environmental vandalism on a catastrophic scale. This isn't journalism, it's naive ethical bankruptcy - and intellectually and pedagogically obtuse.

Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Aug 5

#GenAI is not just for students. Isabel Fischer outlines draft principles to help assessors use AI responsibly in #marking and feedback.

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How should assessors use AI for marking and feedback?

While much attention has focused on students’ use of GenAI, its potential to support assessors has mostly been overlooked. Here, Isabel Fischer shares draft principles co-created at a cross-institutio...

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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · Aug 3

🎉 40,000 women have signed - and we’re not stopping here.

We’re united in rejecting discrimination against the trans and non-binary community. We refuse to let our voices be used to divide. This is our moment — and we’re heading for 50,000...and beyond! 🚀💥

📢 Here’s how you can help us get there...

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · Jul 21

Lottie Fitzgerald, 35, from Southsea, has developed a strong attachment to a blue studio pottery mug she was given last Christmas. She reports that she is beginning to feel intensely anxious about the effect on other mugs that she owns.

Autistic woman worried her mugs have realised she has a favourite

An autistic woman is facing an ethical dilemma over her preference for drinking out of one particular mug, it has been revealed. Lottie Fitzgerald, 35, from Southsea, has developed a strong attachment...

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Esme @esmegrace31.bsky.social · Jul 18

She’s posted about this on Instagram so watch her video - I can’t even comprehend firstly how odd this is, and also how genuinely quite terrifying!!

www.instagram.com/reel/DMP6kqk...

And why not listen to some of her real music while you’re there!! 😳

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Esme @esmegrace31.bsky.social · Jul 18

The sinister weirdness of GenAI continues…

Phenomenal folk musician Emily Portman has had A WHOLE ALBUM OF AI MUSIC released under her name without her knowledge - with plausible song titles & even cover art, all AI generated without her consent and attributed to her on streaming platforms!

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Rose Ruane @regretteruane.bsky.social · Jul 7

What is the charge? Walking a path? A succulent salt path?

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Esme @esmegrace31.bsky.social · Jul 6

As a student, gen AI feels so insidious because I had no idea that “most” students were using it for writing. I still can’t fathom why some are encouraging its use in unis to help students … stop thinking?!

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · May 20

sorry I know it's not "ha ha" funny but finding Labour's conference clusterfuck hysterical, like a cross parent going "well in that case NO ONE can have women"

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · May 19

duolingo recently declared they are now an AI-first company. well, here at The Museum of English Rural Life, we pride ourselves in being EI-first. EI EI O

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Matthias Eberl @eberlmat.bsky.social · May 18

Just when you thought it couldn't possibly get any worse.

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Cecil Sharp House @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social · May 2

STATEMENT FROM ENGLISH FOLK DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY

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Esme @esmegrace31.bsky.social · May 1

Well it’s 8:30 on May Day and I already have Hal-an-Tow stuck in my head …

Esme @esmegrace31.bsky.social · Apr 23

A fictional example, but I have ALWAYS thought this about Morose from Ben Jonson’s Epicene as well, the way he loves silence so much and has made his whole house completely perfect for himself (to an impractical extent) and he only likes the noise he creates himself… interesting

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Esme @esmegrace31.bsky.social · Apr 23

Sometimes I feel mildly comforted when Google’s compulsory AI overview is wildly wrong; this is a sung line from The Knight of Burning Pestle that I am trying to find the origin for!

A computer screen featuring a Google search with the AI overview. The searchbar says “Give him flowers enow palmer” and the AI Overview has determined that this line “likely refers to the football player Cole Palmer, and it could be interpreted as a suggestion to send him flowers in celebration of his achievements or to show appreciation for his skills on the pitch.”

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · Apr 18

Shells
By Nicolas Robert
b. #otd 18 Apr 1614

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Dripped Out Trade Unionists @uniondrip.bsky.social · Apr 17

Three panel cartoon drawing with a woman and a dog. The first panel shows a woman kneeling in front of her dog saying speak. The second panel the dog says "not without my union rep". The third panel the woman says "good boi" and gives a treat to the dog.

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