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Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · 4h

Very patient, when she can think of no other option

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Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · 4h

Her mam's in the kitchen, making a cheese toastie.

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Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · 5h

A whippet (dog) on a blanket on a couch, staring at a closed door. The angle emphasises her massive muscular bum.

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Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · 5h

So happy to hear that!

Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · 5h

Apologies all round

Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · 5h

Gru but his minions are labubus

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Journal of General Physiology @jgp.org · 12h

This Special Issue rupress.org/jgp/search-r... brings together a collection of studies that exemplify the multidimensional progress in physiology, pharmacology, & structure-function analysis of voltage-gated sodium channels. Editorial by Abriel & @lampertlab.bsky.social: rupress.org/jgp/article/...

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tante @tante.cc · 11d

Things I had not expected to see today: Deutsche Bank making a numbers based argument that "AI" is a bubble and won't last https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/deutsche-bank-grim-warning-ai-industry

Deutsche Bank Issues Grim Warning for AI Industry

Deutsche Bank is warning that AI spending won't "remain parabolic," or continue to increase exponentially, a dire warning for the future.

futurism.com

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Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · 12d

Have you ever seen a pure concept? In the flesh, as it were. Like a box of width or a handfull of efficiency? I had not. And frankly, at 42, I was pretty sure it was impossible. But someone's just handed me a small glass of red, so here we are.

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Brian @bwianair.bsky.social · 13d

This government *really* knows what people want...

Jaf @jaffne.bsky.social · 13d

Welcome, Two Millionth Signee!

Screenshot of a person at 8.58pm, showing it's been signed by 2,000,056 people.

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Justin Edwards @bigedwards.bsky.social · 14d

Might as well put this up again as Duolingo is in the news.

Justin Edwards @bigedwards.bsky.social · Nov 18

A song to remind me of the most useful phrases I have learnt from Italian Duolingo. (Sound up)

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Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · 13d

No, unusual for us too, but I'd love it if others did the same so trying to push myself into doing it. And to be fair, I'm usually checking methods are well described, not rejecting on "novelty" or "importance" so not really putting myself out there

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Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · 13d

When it's an option I always do

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Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · 14d

I feel bad for you, son

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iucounu @iucounu.bsky.social · Sep 5

Spider-Man asking dinosaur mad scientist Sauron why he is using his 170 seat majority to constantly fuck up instead of fixing Britain and Sauron saying that’s the way he likes it

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Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · 14d

May you live in interesting times, and have all your parcels delivered by Evri

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Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · 15d

Bilal Zafar @zafarcakes.bsky.social · Jul 4

At Oasis show, Noel just said 'fart if you love England' and thousands of young men began farting this is horrible not what I wanted at all.

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Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · 15d

Best video. Cracks me up every time

Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · Jul 15

Only heard this today: youtu.be/Ad6SxduZfis
LOVE the video

Mr Oizo - Hand In The Fire (feat. Charli XCX) [Official Video]

YouTube video by Ed Banger Records

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Psy Costanza @ganondalf.bsky.social · 16d

You simply cannot make me spend my time on this stuff. Oh the president said Tylenol causes autism? Well it doesn't. No I'm not going to pore through research papers to prove it to you. That's not what my time is for. My time is for playing videogames and gazing lovingly at my wife.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 15d

These very true words from Steve Hely have given me tremendous comfort over the years.

Writing a novel— actually picking the words and filling in paragraphs— is a tremendous pain in the ass. Now that TV’s so good and the Internet is an endless forest of distraction, it’s damn near impossible. That should be taken into account when ranking the all-time greats. Somebody like Charles Dickens, for example, who had nothing better to do except eat mutton and attend public hangings, should get very little credit.

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 16d

“(…) what gets repeatedly ignored is this fundamental paradox: GenAI’s architecture absolutely depends on consciously taken actions that would stand in violation of any of our institutions’ academic-integrity policies.” @thetattooedprof.bsky.social

www.chronicle.com/article/some... 2/n

Advice | Sometimes We Resist AI for Good Reasons

Why higher ed needs to listen to the contrarians in setting policies on using tools like ChatGPT in faculty work.

www.chronicle.com

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Michael Clerx @michaelclerx.com · 16d

Just remembered the speed-reading ads

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 16d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 16d

They've lost the 9yos

JA Westenberg
@Daojoan@mastodon.social

My 9 year old and his classmates have started using “that’s AI” to mean “I don’t believe you.”

Me: we’re having dinosaur meat for dinner

Kiddo: that’s AI
Sep 24, 2025, 07:36 AM

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 17d

A study has found that AI 'workslop', where coworkers use AI and their colleagues have to spend time fixing it, is taking over workplaces. Workers said that they thought of their colleagues who filed low-quality AI work as "less creative, capable, and reliable."

www.404media.co/ai-workslop-...

AI ‘Workslop’ Is Killing Productivity and Making Workers Miserable

AI slop is taking over workplaces. Workers said that they thought of their colleagues who filed low-quality AI work as "less creative, capable, and reliable than they did before receiving the output."

www.404media.co

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