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Michael Clerx
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I do sums to learn why heart cells beat. Computational biologist. Biological computer. Sometimes does experiments. Whippet owner. Makes bad jokes. He/him.
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Interesting !
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
An heirloom sounds like something you weave clouds with
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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100% this.
"It’s ludicrous that aviation doesn’t pay fuel tax, especially now that Rachel Reeves is making noises about a tax on electric vehicles. If we’re looking for easy wins for revenue, just look to the skies."

~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
End the tax break that makes flying cheaper than trains | Letters
Letters: Airlines benefit from a tax system that helps them keep fares low, writes Anna Hughes
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The best way to cook an egg, without doubt, is to crack it into a pan of steaming hot linguine, bacon, & cheese.

But apparently it's not polite to ask for that
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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I did this in both of my classes this semester. It was super successful. The students had to ask an LLM about a subject they already knew well, like their favorite musician, movie, sports team, or something else they had previously researched.
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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November 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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“Once, after the group bought out a tamale vendor’s cart, that man found them days later to say immigration agents were spotted on his block just hours after. ‘You saved my life,’ Rosales said the man told them.” apnews.com/article/chic...
Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid a federal immigration crackdown
Across Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods, fear of a federal immigration crackdown has emptied the streets.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Morning thoughts about "AI".

Where do we go from here?
August 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
If true, this is insanity.

Think I might, uhm, join.greenparty.org.uk
November 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Combining two deeply unpopular opinions, I'm going to disect and joke like a frog (1) and (2) the joke is a... (cool people rush to their hideouts) funny song youtu.be/tQGCpZuOLSE?...
It's also 1 a deeply beautiful song that stays beautiful no matter how you disect it and a 2 Perfectly Crafted Joke
I Joined the Foreign Legion (To Forget)
YouTube video by The Divine Comedy - Topic
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I love the dwarves, who think it's rude to ask and also none of your business. And also I have a very sharp axe
Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay, for Trans Day of Remembrance
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Put me in mind of this song youtu.be/4uSTkb3s5Xs?... (hadn't seen the video before)
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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From The Washington Post:
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Exclusive: The Labour Government is planning to slash electricity bills for AI companies (while everyone else struggles with sky-high bills)

www.thenational.scot/news/2563567...
Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies while families struggle
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal.
www.thenational.scot
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Absolutely loved this image of Scotland, winning in extra time, days after Ireland winning in extra time, years after I stopped caring about football. But still. When it's good it is good. Also same day Graham told us Ardal is not a dick. Silver linings.
November 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.

Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Keep this in mind as we start seeing more and more large scale outages from AWS, Cloudflare, Github, etc. These are the companies hoping to increasingly automate their systems with AI
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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every author in the class action, please file the claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM