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Brighton and Hove News @bhcitynews.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: E-scooters could be trialled in Brighton and Hove

E-scooters could be trialled in Brighton and Hove

An e-scooter hire scheme could be trialled on the streets of Brighton and Hove as soon as next spring. If approved by councillors next week, the current operators of the city’s e-bike hire scheme, Beryl, could add 300 scooters from April. Trials in other areas of the country, such as Cambridge, Norwich, Bournemouth and parts […]

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Kelvin Newman @kelvinnewman.bsky.social · 1d

One of the best, which is a very high bit of praise given that catalog

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Popcornbender Spatch @spatch.bsky.social · 2d

this is beautiful theatre

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 2d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · Aug 2

So many billions spent on the build out of infrastructure for a product that hardly anyone is willing to pay to use.

pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/04/o...

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 4d

I felt crazy seeing people write about this because I was 100% sure they did before, and wouldn't you know it: back in March 2023 OpenAI launched "ChatGPT Plugins" that would " help ChatGPT access up-to-date information, run computations, or use third-party services."
openai.com/index/chatgp...

We’ve implemented initial support for plugins in ChatGPT. Plugins are tools designed specifically for language models with safety as a core principle, and help ChatGPT access up-to-date information, run computations, or use third-party services.

In line with our iterative deployment philosophy, we are gradually rolling out plugins in ChatGPT so we can study their real-world use, impact, and safety and alignment challenges—all of which we’ll have to get right in order to achieve our mission.

Users have been asking for plugins since we launched ChatGPT (and many developers are experimenting⁠(opens in a new window) with⁠(opens in a new window) similar⁠(opens in a new window) ideas⁠(opens in a new window)) because they unlock a vast range of possible use cases. We’re starting with a small set of users and are planning to gradually roll out larger-scale access as we learn more (for plugin developers, ChatGPT users, and after an alpha period, API users who would like to integrate plugins into their products). We’re excited to build a community shaping the future of the human–AI interaction paradigm.

Plugin developers who have been invited off our waitlist can use our documentation⁠(opens in a new window) to build a plugin for ChatGPT, which then lists the enabled plugins in the prompt shown to the language model as well as documentation to instruct the model how to use each. The first plugins have been created by Expedia⁠(opens in a new window), FiscalNote⁠(opens in a new window), Instacart⁠(opens in a new window), KAYAK⁠(opens in a new window), Klarna⁠(opens in a new window), Milo⁠(opens in a new window), OpenTable⁠(opens in a new window), Shopify⁠(opens in a new window), Slack⁠(opens in a new window), Speak⁠(opens in a new window), Wolfram⁠(opens in a new window), and Zapier⁠(opens in a new window).

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Kelvin Newman @kelvinnewman.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for all you do

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Downtown Brandi Frown 😾 @itsthebrandi.bsky.social · 8d

[Listening to the Taylor Swift album at 2.5x so I can get this review out before everyone else] I have to say, her pitch is too high on every single song. Disappointing. Incredible breath control singing that fast though

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 7d

Every day is “Zorp Inc given 3 trillion dollars to launch Blooper Quarks in an effort to create the first artificial intelligence in applesauce manufacturing, universal healthcare still an impossible pipe dream”

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James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 8d

you do have to admire OpenAI's chutzpah for holding a gun to the global economy, stacking dubious deal on dodgy evaluation, and telling the world: this is going to work or we're taking you all down with us

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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 8d

Even Jane Austen had to put up with Those Guys www.ft.com/content/bdcd...

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Kelvin Newman @kelvinnewman.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks will give it a proper watch later!

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 10d

I really want OpenAI to put out those Altman-grade vanity metrics about the “thousands of hours” of video generated by Sora 2 so that I can immediately take it to the Azure pricing for Sora and estimate what they’ve burned. I bet they lose like a billion dollars in the year just from this app

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brightonSEO @brightonseo.com · 10d

Are you eligible for a free ticket this October? 🎟️

We know certain groups of people are under-represented in digital marketing, which is why we offer a number of free training and two-day tickets to help address that imbalance.

Find out more & apply by next Tues.

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Kelvin Newman @kelvinnewman.bsky.social · 10d

Posted without comment

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Madeleine Sugden @madlinsudn.bsky.social · 11d

The Boring Fund will be open for applications in November.

If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look.

They welcome donations too.

The Boring Fund - Open Collective

We support small non-profit organisations (UK) by only funding the really boring (but essential) stuff like insurance, accountancy or admin

opencollective.com

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Glenn Gabe @glenngabe.bsky.social · 11d

*OpenAI said ChatGPT handled 1B prompts per day in Dec. By July that # was 2.5B prompts
*Much of that growth comes from API calls
*A Harvard/OpenAI study found 21.3% of prompts are “search-like.” That’s roughly 66M search-intent prompts
* Google handled 5T searches in 2024, or about 14B per day

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Lou Inglese @chaos440.bsky.social · 13d

Got my performance review.

Old floppy drive with printed label 'Works, but makes Sad Noises'

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Kelvin Newman @kelvinnewman.bsky.social · 16d

The start of #brightonseo week vs the end of brightonSEO week!

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Kelvin Newman @kelvinnewman.bsky.social · Nov 11

I wanna share some Great Bars in San Diego's Gaslamp District if your attending #brightonSEO or #HeroConf in California next week!

You gotta check out the Gaslamp District! It's a hotbed of energy, with bars to suit every taste.

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I wanna share some Great Bars in San Diego's Gaslamp District if your attending brightonSEO or Hero Conf in California next week! Are you Heading to San Diego…

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Link Building HQ @linkbuildinghq.bsky.social · 17d

Anddd it's full house here at #BrightonSEO San Diego!

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brightonSEO @brightonseo.com · 18d

Are you joining us in San Diego this week?

You are? Huzzah!

It'll make your life, like, way easier if you print your badge before you arrive.

You will have received an email containing your badge link to print, so dig that out. Then go ask someone if you can borrow their printer.

a woman in a red suit is dancing and says ctrl + p ... print .

Alt: Eddie Izzard in a red suit is dancing and says ctrl + p ... print .

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · Dec 22

I heard there was a secret ooze that turned four reptiles into dudes, but you don’t really care for turtles do ya

Irrationally Calm @direbeard.bsky.social · Dec 21

It’s a cold and it’s a broken “cowabunga”

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Kelvin Newman @kelvinnewman.bsky.social · 22d

Been considering getting a pair so joined a couple of groups for owners on FB, they all just wanted bigger battery and better camera and wasn’t fussed about any of the other features

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Kelvin Newman @kelvinnewman.bsky.social · 23d

My ego bruised I’m not getting asked

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Kelvin Newman @kelvinnewman.bsky.social · 23d

the extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock that is low in silica content, dark in colour, and comparatively rich in iron and magnesium?

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