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· Feb 18
When I ran a research group, I'd tell my students that when you appear to have uncovered something anomalous, the first thing you say to yourself is "I fucked up". And the second thing you say is "I'm so stupid I can't even see where I fucked up".
No one is teaching Elon's script kiddies this.
No one is teaching Elon's script kiddies this.
if you read
some drivel i post
(do let me know if my *numerous errors* are obvious to you)
*spelling excluded 😅
bsky.app/profile/gera...
some drivel i post
(do let me know if my *numerous errors* are obvious to you)
*spelling excluded 😅
bsky.app/profile/gera...
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These are just three of the thousands of so-called 'eye idols' that were discovered at a temple in Tell Brak in Syria. Dating to around 3600 BCE, they are probably votive offerings. They are now in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. @camunivmuseums.bsky.social #FindsFriday
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
These are just three of the thousands of so-called 'eye idols' that were discovered at a temple in Tell Brak in Syria. Dating to around 3600 BCE, they are probably votive offerings. They are now in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. @camunivmuseums.bsky.social #FindsFriday
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Why read past headlines: I've spent years reporting on and commenting on the way rage bait is cynically used to manipulate MAGA for both politics and profit.
I bring that research to this analysis.
Being able to name the problem is a big step.
www.salon.com/2025/12/05/r...
I bring that research to this analysis.
Being able to name the problem is a big step.
www.salon.com/2025/12/05/r...
"Rage bait" as Word of the Year? It's a reason for hope
Oxford Dictionary elevates the name of the MAGA addiction — the first step to a solution
www.salon.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Sarah Wynn-Williams, former Meta executive and author of Careless People (Macmillan), has won Blueprint’s Asia-Pacific Whistleblowing Prize 2025 👇 #BookSky
Sarah Wynn-Williams wins whistleblowing prize
ebx.sh
December 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sarah Wynn-Williams, former Meta executive and author of Careless People (Macmillan), has won Blueprint’s Asia-Pacific Whistleblowing Prize 2025 👇 #BookSky
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A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
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Historian here it’s Hannah Arendt’s death anniversary and she was of course prescient.
December 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Historian here it’s Hannah Arendt’s death anniversary and she was of course prescient.
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Nerd humor coming your way 😂
December 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Nerd humor coming your way 😂
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Something I have been wanting to write a blog post on for a while is that information theory, which LLMs are built on in part, wasn’t born out of theories of meaning—that’s not what it’s for—it was born out of cryptography and the second world war
the worst part of the AI stuff and the insane philosophy LLM bros adhere to has started to make me doubt my own work as an information theorist and if like, somehow the field I'm in intrinsically leads people to madness or something
December 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Something I have been wanting to write a blog post on for a while is that information theory, which LLMs are built on in part, wasn’t born out of theories of meaning—that’s not what it’s for—it was born out of cryptography and the second world war
never thought id find any thing about a land mass relatable
tbh
tbh
They want England to be the England of their expectations and they cannot forgive us for not also wanting this.
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
never thought id find any thing about a land mass relatable
tbh
tbh
great!?
...expectations =/
...expectations =/
They want England to be the England of their expectations and they cannot forgive us for not also wanting this.
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
great!?
...expectations =/
...expectations =/
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"A hidden epidemic of failure"
Ash Mann speaks openly about 'Beyond the promise' and how we can learn from failures.
"Digital failure is rarely technical it's organisational" #MuseTech25
Ash Mann speaks openly about 'Beyond the promise' and how we can learn from failures.
"Digital failure is rarely technical it's organisational" #MuseTech25
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"A hidden epidemic of failure"
Ash Mann speaks openly about 'Beyond the promise' and how we can learn from failures.
"Digital failure is rarely technical it's organisational" #MuseTech25
Ash Mann speaks openly about 'Beyond the promise' and how we can learn from failures.
"Digital failure is rarely technical it's organisational" #MuseTech25
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December 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Big rise in mental health diagnoses in young people
Failure of UK productivity
It's bizarre that people don't put these two together and realize that modern management crushes people's creativity
And is a threat to our economic success
Failure of UK productivity
It's bizarre that people don't put these two together and realize that modern management crushes people's creativity
And is a threat to our economic success
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Big rise in mental health diagnoses in young people
Failure of UK productivity
It's bizarre that people don't put these two together and realize that modern management crushes people's creativity
And is a threat to our economic success
Failure of UK productivity
It's bizarre that people don't put these two together and realize that modern management crushes people's creativity
And is a threat to our economic success
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Useful reminder:
1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge!
2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science?
Colonial mentality is strong & alive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge!
2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science?
Colonial mentality is strong & alive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy
Prof Sir Paul Nurse says the UK is "shooting itself in the foot" with its visa system for researchers.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Useful reminder:
1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge!
2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science?
Colonial mentality is strong & alive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge!
2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science?
Colonial mentality is strong & alive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The EBU dropped plans for a vote on excluding Israel because of the ceasefire
This is the point of the pretend ceasefire. Not to stop the genocide but to allow countries & organisations to more easily resist calls to put pressure on Israel & to reverse actions already taken
This is the point of the pretend ceasefire. Not to stop the genocide but to allow countries & organisations to more easily resist calls to put pressure on Israel & to reverse actions already taken
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The EBU dropped plans for a vote on excluding Israel because of the ceasefire
This is the point of the pretend ceasefire. Not to stop the genocide but to allow countries & organisations to more easily resist calls to put pressure on Israel & to reverse actions already taken
This is the point of the pretend ceasefire. Not to stop the genocide but to allow countries & organisations to more easily resist calls to put pressure on Israel & to reverse actions already taken
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Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a…
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a…
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
this
>burn dinosaur juice until forever.
but! to the tune of
"strawberry fields"
>burn dinosaur juice until forever.
but! to the tune of
"strawberry fields"
Television started through the air and migrated to wires. The telephone started on wires and migrated to the air. Refrigerants and propellants are updated constantly. But cars are supposed to burn dinosaur juice until forever. Insanity.
December 5, 2025 at 6:09 AM
this
>burn dinosaur juice until forever.
but! to the tune of
"strawberry fields"
>burn dinosaur juice until forever.
but! to the tune of
"strawberry fields"
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Misinterpreting the most vulnerable and self-defensive attempt to survive as a hostile act? Who do you think you are, a cop?
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Misinterpreting the most vulnerable and self-defensive attempt to survive as a hostile act? Who do you think you are, a cop?
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keebler elves occult ritual
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
keebler elves occult ritual
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This is a wild story. These clams increased arsenic levels in the water.
Gold clam invasion in NZ threatens drinking water for millions of people
Nothing prepared me for the rapid transformation unfolding in the Waikato River since the invasion of the Asian clam, Adam Hartland writes.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This is a wild story. These clams increased arsenic levels in the water.
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This makes sense. Science requires observation, disconfirmation and interrogation of previous hypotheses informed by new information or concepts. LLMs aren't capable of any of this. Just create a confirmation death spiral incapable of referencing the real world.
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Lived for this show as a kid.
My son introduced me to this BBC series from 1978 called Connections, about how interconnected events led to the development of technology and the making of the modern world. It’s absolutely delightful and if you’ve never seen it, you’re in for a treat
James Burke Legend Connections 1 The Trigger Effect
YouTube video by Tim Callinan
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Lived for this show as a kid.