NylaNox FBPE
@nylanox.bsky.social
Author of Graveyards of the Banks and many stories and articles. Veteran of the fight against Brexit. Lover and translator of poetry.
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If people want to read more, I suggest starting here:
"We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically."
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"We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically."
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I collected some materials on critical AI from my perspective; hope it's useful: olivia.science/ai
"CAIL is as an umbrella for all the prerequisite knowledge required to have an expert-level critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims"
"CAIL is as an umbrella for all the prerequisite knowledge required to have an expert-level critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims"
October 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
If people want to read more, I suggest starting here:
"We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically."
bsky.app/profile/oliv...
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"We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically."
bsky.app/profile/oliv...
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Guest, O. & van Rooij, I. (2025). AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
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“The deskilling, denigration, and displacement of teachers and scholars have historically been central to fascist takeovers, since educators serve as bulwarks against propaganda, anti-intellectualism, and illiteracy.” — @olivia.science
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Guest, O. & van Rooij, I. (2025). AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
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So the USA plans to fabricate their science going forward? If they do, they'll really be able to behave as if they fully don't need scientific evidence anymore. They can just pump out pseudoscience, like antivaxx articles "made by LLMs".
See doi.org/10.31234/osf... for the case in psychology.
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See doi.org/10.31234/osf... for the case in psychology.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:59 AM
So the USA plans to fabricate their science going forward? If they do, they'll really be able to behave as if they fully don't need scientific evidence anymore. They can just pump out pseudoscience, like antivaxx articles "made by LLMs".
See doi.org/10.31234/osf... for the case in psychology.
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See doi.org/10.31234/osf... for the case in psychology.
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DOGE was always a very thinly disguised con to dress up data theft and extraction class destruction of federal corporate oversight as innovative, and it's important to remember that part of the reason it worked so well is that the press helped legitimize it
hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing
The agency disbanded eight months ahead of schedule.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
DOGE was always a very thinly disguised con to dress up data theft and extraction class destruction of federal corporate oversight as innovative, and it's important to remember that part of the reason it worked so well is that the press helped legitimize it
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Horror? Absolutely! Surprise? Seriously, we ALL know that he's an arrogant prick. It's about time the law started treating him as it would pretty much everyone else in the UK.
Boris Johnson ‘beyond contempt’ for attack on Covid inquiry’s findings
Families of the Covid bereaved have reacted with horror to the lack of contrition in the former prime minister’s weekly column
www.independent.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Horror? Absolutely! Surprise? Seriously, we ALL know that he's an arrogant prick. It's about time the law started treating him as it would pretty much everyone else in the UK.
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COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
the very limited results of the British Covid Inquiry www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Vote for competent leaders, not entertainers – that’s what I wish the Covid report could say | Devi Sridhar
To prevent a future pandemic we’d need agile leadership, smart decision-making, humility and trustworthiness. How does one build those into a political system, asks Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global ...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
the very limited results of the British Covid Inquiry www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Wenn wir in einer Welt leben würden, in der jeder ausschließlich nach Leistung und Kompetenz bezahlt würde, und nicht nach Amigos, Erbschaft, Kapital- und Immobilienerträgen, würde die CDU auf der Straße stehen und für mehr Bürgergeld protestieren.
Darum will die CDU genau das verhindern.
Darum will die CDU genau das verhindern.
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Wenn wir in einer Welt leben würden, in der jeder ausschließlich nach Leistung und Kompetenz bezahlt würde, und nicht nach Amigos, Erbschaft, Kapital- und Immobilienerträgen, würde die CDU auf der Straße stehen und für mehr Bürgergeld protestieren.
Darum will die CDU genau das verhindern.
Darum will die CDU genau das verhindern.
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Boris Johnson’s lack of leadership over the seriousness of Covid led to the first lockdown being introduced too late, which contributed to the loss of 23,000 lives, the official inquiry into his handling of the pandemic has concluded
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Boris Johnson's lack of leadership blamed for 23,000 Covid deaths
A scathing report by inquiry chair Baroness Hallett also criticises the Department of Health, led by the current Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald and the then minister Matt Hancock
inews.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Boris Johnson’s lack of leadership over the seriousness of Covid led to the first lockdown being introduced too late, which contributed to the loss of 23,000 lives, the official inquiry into his handling of the pandemic has concluded
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Why do our societies still celebrate fossil fuel climate destruction as a sport?
It’s grotesque.
It’s grotesque.
Formula 1’s Most Valuable Teams 2025
With investors racing to get into F1, the ten teams on the grid are now worth $3.6 billion on average, and the leaders of the pack even outpace some NFL and NBA franchises.
With investors racing to get into F1, the ten teams on the grid are now worth $3.6 billion on average, and the leaders of the pack even outpace some NFL and NBA franchises.
Forbes Formula 1’s Most Valuable Teams 2025 List
Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren top Forbes' 2025 list of Formula 1's most valuable teams. See the latest valuations of the financial powerhouses on the F1 grid.
www.forbes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Why do our societies still celebrate fossil fuel climate destruction as a sport?
It’s grotesque.
It’s grotesque.
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Dream study requires that we look at ourselves embedded in a dominant culture that actively - through advertising, social and mass media, and propaganda -attempts to shape our thoughts and behaviors by activating our instinctive reactions...
By donation, Tues in January
By donation, Tues in January
Dream Workshop — What A Shrink Thinks
Exploring dreams as a creative, contemplative, and community-building
practice
www.whatashrinkthinks.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Dream study requires that we look at ourselves embedded in a dominant culture that actively - through advertising, social and mass media, and propaganda -attempts to shape our thoughts and behaviors by activating our instinctive reactions...
By donation, Tues in January
By donation, Tues in January
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Sweden’s foreign minister says EU imports from Russia have exceeded support for Ukraine by 124 billion euros since the full scale invasion. Europe gave Ukraine 187 billion, but imported Russian oil, gas and other goods worth 311 billion.
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Sweden’s foreign minister says EU imports from Russia have exceeded support for Ukraine by 124 billion euros since the full scale invasion. Europe gave Ukraine 187 billion, but imported Russian oil, gas and other goods worth 311 billion.
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From the CWS ARCHIVES. May 2020. COVID. ‘Let the bodies pile high’ Johnson.
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
From the CWS ARCHIVES. May 2020. COVID. ‘Let the bodies pile high’ Johnson.
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Human brains produce new ideas every second of every day. Sit down with a tiny child and ask them to explain something they're doing and you will hear half a dozen of them. Ideas are what humans *do*. The idea is by far the easiest part of any creative process.
But the point (there is a point) is, people fetishise the idea over the hard work of plotting and character development and research and internal consistency and just writing the fucker, because the Idea is the sparkly magic bit.
And this is what makes them put value in the AI prompt.
And this is what makes them put value in the AI prompt.
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Human brains produce new ideas every second of every day. Sit down with a tiny child and ask them to explain something they're doing and you will hear half a dozen of them. Ideas are what humans *do*. The idea is by far the easiest part of any creative process.
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Big Polar Plunge across Europe as the jet stream takes a nose dive! Temps 10-20C below normal! Lots of snow in the mountains!!
November 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Big Polar Plunge across Europe as the jet stream takes a nose dive! Temps 10-20C below normal! Lots of snow in the mountains!!
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Children helping clear the rubble. 19 dead so far
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Children helping clear the rubble. 19 dead so far
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From Germany: "The UK wants to abolish the obligation to support asylum seekers that became EU law in 2005. UK had 84,200 asylum applications in 2024. From 2011 – 2020 (before Brexit) the average was 27,500 applications per year. By comparison, in Germany, 250,945 people applied for asylum in 2024."
ROUNDUP: Getrieben von rechts - London will Asylsystem verschärfen - boerse.de
LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Unter dem Druck der rechtspopulistischen Gegner hat Großbritanniens sozialdemokratische Regierung eine drastische Verschärfung der...
www.boerse.de
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
From Germany: "The UK wants to abolish the obligation to support asylum seekers that became EU law in 2005. UK had 84,200 asylum applications in 2024. From 2011 – 2020 (before Brexit) the average was 27,500 applications per year. By comparison, in Germany, 250,945 people applied for asylum in 2024."
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Freelancer Day at a German trade unions, representing, among others, artists, journalists, translators etc. The country is still very hostile to freelancers, with huge barriers in social insurance, pensions and employment status. Curious what the union will/can tell us today. @social.verdi.de
November 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Freelancer Day at a German trade unions, representing, among others, artists, journalists, translators etc. The country is still very hostile to freelancers, with huge barriers in social insurance, pensions and employment status. Curious what the union will/can tell us today. @social.verdi.de
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I think I’m just not going to respond anymore to foolishness about how LLMs are a true substitute for thought. It’s an utter waste of time. People who commit to that idea will find out that it’s nonsense in time, and they aren’t going to listen until then.
November 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I think I’m just not going to respond anymore to foolishness about how LLMs are a true substitute for thought. It’s an utter waste of time. People who commit to that idea will find out that it’s nonsense in time, and they aren’t going to listen until then.
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I’m sad that fellow remainers block me for pointing out that accession to the EU takes a long time and requires a lot of buy in from a large majority of the population, but that is the case. We are not looking at a fast process, and we would be far behind even Ukraine in the accession queue.
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I’m sad that fellow remainers block me for pointing out that accession to the EU takes a long time and requires a lot of buy in from a large majority of the population, but that is the case. We are not looking at a fast process, and we would be far behind even Ukraine in the accession queue.
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Die Kürzung der Ticketsteuer fürs Fliegen führt zu Mindereinnahmen von 350.000.000 Euro im Bundeshaushalt.
Das ist genau der Betrag, um den die Bundesförderung für das Deutschlandticket gekürzt worden ist.
Prioritäten. So wichtig.
Das ist genau der Betrag, um den die Bundesförderung für das Deutschlandticket gekürzt worden ist.
Prioritäten. So wichtig.
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Die Kürzung der Ticketsteuer fürs Fliegen führt zu Mindereinnahmen von 350.000.000 Euro im Bundeshaushalt.
Das ist genau der Betrag, um den die Bundesförderung für das Deutschlandticket gekürzt worden ist.
Prioritäten. So wichtig.
Das ist genau der Betrag, um den die Bundesförderung für das Deutschlandticket gekürzt worden ist.
Prioritäten. So wichtig.