Greg Wesson
@gregwtravels.bsky.social
Occasional traveller, more frequent (though slow) runner, cyclist and walker. Hammersmith and West London. Canadian by birth, British by ancestry and naturalisation. 🇨🇦🇬🇧
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Greg Wesson
@gregwtravels.bsky.social
· Oct 26
Transporting one of my threads over from the other place, on interesting articles I have found about how the "digital world" has an impact on the physical one we are living in.
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According to our guide "it's normal for the steam engine to scream when it's working"
You and me both, steam engine.
You and me both, steam engine.
October 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
According to our guide "it's normal for the steam engine to scream when it's working"
You and me both, steam engine.
You and me both, steam engine.
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So apparently the correct response to shopping centre Santa ringing his bell is not to shout "bring out your dead!"
No sense of humour, some people...
No sense of humour, some people...
December 16, 2024 at 1:09 PM
So apparently the correct response to shopping centre Santa ringing his bell is not to shout "bring out your dead!"
No sense of humour, some people...
No sense of humour, some people...
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"Tungsten carbide drill?!"
December 16, 2024 at 3:26 PM
"Tungsten carbide drill?!"
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For those investors taking Altman seriously:
What is the probability weighted sales funnel that would support $1T in spending, even without other costs?
What about when you have to support a software industry profit margin (~35%)?
When?
OpenAI wants to spend $1T/yr
www.axios.com/2025/10/28/o...
What is the probability weighted sales funnel that would support $1T in spending, even without other costs?
What about when you have to support a software industry profit margin (~35%)?
When?
OpenAI wants to spend $1T/yr
www.axios.com/2025/10/28/o...
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
For those investors taking Altman seriously:
What is the probability weighted sales funnel that would support $1T in spending, even without other costs?
What about when you have to support a software industry profit margin (~35%)?
When?
OpenAI wants to spend $1T/yr
www.axios.com/2025/10/28/o...
What is the probability weighted sales funnel that would support $1T in spending, even without other costs?
What about when you have to support a software industry profit margin (~35%)?
When?
OpenAI wants to spend $1T/yr
www.axios.com/2025/10/28/o...
Getting in gear for proper holiday / Christmas season now. Events on Thursday and Friday. And then... nothing.
To be honest, that might be it until Christmas. I feel like I used to get invited to a lot more Christmas parties.
Maybe I'm just getting less popular.
To be honest, that might be it until Christmas. I feel like I used to get invited to a lot more Christmas parties.
Maybe I'm just getting less popular.
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Getting in gear for proper holiday / Christmas season now. Events on Thursday and Friday. And then... nothing.
To be honest, that might be it until Christmas. I feel like I used to get invited to a lot more Christmas parties.
Maybe I'm just getting less popular.
To be honest, that might be it until Christmas. I feel like I used to get invited to a lot more Christmas parties.
Maybe I'm just getting less popular.
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At this time of year, a reasonable guess for the number of people north of me at any given moment is about 200.
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
At this time of year, a reasonable guess for the number of people north of me at any given moment is about 200.
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i can’t wait for everyone to see how much my drawing skills have improved — some of these birds nearly fly right off the page because they’re so realistic! tasteful, educational, and 100% anatomically precise… many seem to mistake my art for photography!
www.tommysiegel.net
www.tommysiegel.net
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
i can’t wait for everyone to see how much my drawing skills have improved — some of these birds nearly fly right off the page because they’re so realistic! tasteful, educational, and 100% anatomically precise… many seem to mistake my art for photography!
www.tommysiegel.net
www.tommysiegel.net
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I don’t understand how I can be on social media *this much* and still never have any idea what people are talking about
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I don’t understand how I can be on social media *this much* and still never have any idea what people are talking about
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Love this!
On British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, scofflaws are setting up benches and chairs next to bus stops, making sure no one has to stand up for a long wait for transit.
My kind of guerrillas...
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
On British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, scofflaws are setting up benches and chairs next to bus stops, making sure no one has to stand up for a long wait for transit.
My kind of guerrillas...
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Love this!
On British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, scofflaws are setting up benches and chairs next to bus stops, making sure no one has to stand up for a long wait for transit.
My kind of guerrillas...
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
On British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, scofflaws are setting up benches and chairs next to bus stops, making sure no one has to stand up for a long wait for transit.
My kind of guerrillas...
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
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Also I check to see what it hallucinates about me and/or my work, because that's a useful way to gauge how little to trust it on subjects where my domain knowledge is less complete than it is about, well, me.
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Also I check to see what it hallucinates about me and/or my work, because that's a useful way to gauge how little to trust it on subjects where my domain knowledge is less complete than it is about, well, me.
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Westminster Council has shut down its computer networks following a cybersecurity issue.
www.westminster.gov.uk
www.westminster.gov.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Westminster Council has shut down its computer networks following a cybersecurity issue.
www.westminster.gov.uk
www.westminster.gov.uk
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This seems not good...
Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham Councils are among London local borough governments which have reportedly been hit a "cybersecurity incident"
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham Councils are among London local borough governments which have reportedly been hit a "cybersecurity incident"
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
'Multiple' London councils hit by cyber attack - live updates
MyLondon has seen internal memos from three local authorities confirming an incident
www.mylondon.news
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This seems not good...
Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham Councils are among London local borough governments which have reportedly been hit a "cybersecurity incident"
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham Councils are among London local borough governments which have reportedly been hit a "cybersecurity incident"
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
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This is such an incredible way to put your thumb on the scale of an LLM since the actual outputs are hard to predict. It just keeps spitting out increasingly hilarious sycophanty
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This is such an incredible way to put your thumb on the scale of an LLM since the actual outputs are hard to predict. It just keeps spitting out increasingly hilarious sycophanty
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Ireland’s pivotal location on the edge of Europe means that an attack on its undersea cables could disrupt financial markets across continents, spark devastating internet outages and profoundly damage the Big Tech infrastructure upon which the island has grown rich.
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Ireland’s pivotal location on the edge of Europe means that an attack on its undersea cables could disrupt financial markets across continents, spark devastating internet outages and profoundly damage the Big Tech infrastructure upon which the island has grown rich.
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London’s cycling trips hit 1.5 million a day as ridership surges 43% since 2019
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...
London’s cycling trips hit 1.5 million a day as ridership surges 43% since 2019
London’s cycling boom shows no sign of slowing, with new Transport for London (TfL) data revealing a 43% increase in cycling journeys since 2019.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
London’s cycling trips hit 1.5 million a day as ridership surges 43% since 2019
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...
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“The world, we are told, was made especially for men - a presumption not supported by all the facts.”
- John Muir
#mammals #imageandverse #EastCoastKin
- John Muir
#mammals #imageandverse #EastCoastKin
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
“The world, we are told, was made especially for men - a presumption not supported by all the facts.”
- John Muir
#mammals #imageandverse #EastCoastKin
- John Muir
#mammals #imageandverse #EastCoastKin
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Right. Erm. The sky is on fire.
November 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Right. Erm. The sky is on fire.
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I’m at one of London’s numerous Christmas markets (no entry charge, unlike Seattle).
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I’m at one of London’s numerous Christmas markets (no entry charge, unlike Seattle).
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What it looks like when a Blue Tit flies straight at you! 😳😁😍🐦
Taken yesterday at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊
#birds 🪶
Please browse my shop for great Christmas present ideas for nature lovers, including calendars, books, jigsaw puzzles, tea-towels and more.. here;
www.carlbovis.com/shop-3 🐦❤️
Taken yesterday at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊
#birds 🪶
Please browse my shop for great Christmas present ideas for nature lovers, including calendars, books, jigsaw puzzles, tea-towels and more.. here;
www.carlbovis.com/shop-3 🐦❤️
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
What it looks like when a Blue Tit flies straight at you! 😳😁😍🐦
Taken yesterday at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊
#birds 🪶
Please browse my shop for great Christmas present ideas for nature lovers, including calendars, books, jigsaw puzzles, tea-towels and more.. here;
www.carlbovis.com/shop-3 🐦❤️
Taken yesterday at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊
#birds 🪶
Please browse my shop for great Christmas present ideas for nature lovers, including calendars, books, jigsaw puzzles, tea-towels and more.. here;
www.carlbovis.com/shop-3 🐦❤️
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Cows on the slopes eating grass and making milk which I turn into cheese. In winter, when the cows have been moved down to lower pastures, my farm is conveniently right beside a slope of a world-class ski resort.
Workers somehow paid for to tend to the cows and all the cheese making of course.
Workers somehow paid for to tend to the cows and all the cheese making of course.
November 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Cows on the slopes eating grass and making milk which I turn into cheese. In winter, when the cows have been moved down to lower pastures, my farm is conveniently right beside a slope of a world-class ski resort.
Workers somehow paid for to tend to the cows and all the cheese making of course.
Workers somehow paid for to tend to the cows and all the cheese making of course.
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Move to the French alps, become a ski guide for winter, hike all summer, make money by ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Move to the French alps, become a ski guide for winter, hike all summer, make money by ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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What's your absolutely unworkable plan to drop out of your current life (or at least work life) and do something completely different?
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
What's your absolutely unworkable plan to drop out of your current life (or at least work life) and do something completely different?
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Join us to ride the first weekend GO Train Kitchener to Toronto! Help us mark a major milestone.
Toronto activities: TTCriders Streetcar Summit, Santa Claus Parade, or just enjoy the city.
Return via 4:48pm train or train to Bramalea + bus. Weekend GO Passes are $10, kids under 12 ride free.
Toronto activities: TTCriders Streetcar Summit, Santa Claus Parade, or just enjoy the city.
Return via 4:48pm train or train to Bramalea + bus. Weekend GO Passes are $10, kids under 12 ride free.
November 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Join us to ride the first weekend GO Train Kitchener to Toronto! Help us mark a major milestone.
Toronto activities: TTCriders Streetcar Summit, Santa Claus Parade, or just enjoy the city.
Return via 4:48pm train or train to Bramalea + bus. Weekend GO Passes are $10, kids under 12 ride free.
Toronto activities: TTCriders Streetcar Summit, Santa Claus Parade, or just enjoy the city.
Return via 4:48pm train or train to Bramalea + bus. Weekend GO Passes are $10, kids under 12 ride free.