Samuel Thomson
@samuelthomson.bsky.social
Lecturer in Game Design | Technical Artist | Artist
Interests include history of creative disciplines and technology.
Artist: http://samuelthomson.org
Technical Artist: http://framelord.ltd
Mastodon: http://mastodon.social/@samuelthomson
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Interests include history of creative disciplines and technology.
Artist: http://samuelthomson.org
Technical Artist: http://framelord.ltd
Mastodon: http://mastodon.social/@samuelthomson
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I don't think many cis people realize how much...
1) Blatant transphobia and harassment by the "you have to support Newsom" crowd.
2) UK tearing apart trans rights under a centrist/liberal gov.
3) Blue state govs refusing to enforce trans protections.
Is reshaping how we see liberals and Dems.
1) Blatant transphobia and harassment by the "you have to support Newsom" crowd.
2) UK tearing apart trans rights under a centrist/liberal gov.
3) Blue state govs refusing to enforce trans protections.
Is reshaping how we see liberals and Dems.
February 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I don't think many cis people realize how much...
1) Blatant transphobia and harassment by the "you have to support Newsom" crowd.
2) UK tearing apart trans rights under a centrist/liberal gov.
3) Blue state govs refusing to enforce trans protections.
Is reshaping how we see liberals and Dems.
1) Blatant transphobia and harassment by the "you have to support Newsom" crowd.
2) UK tearing apart trans rights under a centrist/liberal gov.
3) Blue state govs refusing to enforce trans protections.
Is reshaping how we see liberals and Dems.
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Rod Liddle not only said he couldn't have become a teacher because he "could not remotely conceive of not trying to shag the kids", but he also wrote laws banning child pornography are "absurd". Someone whose opinions ought not receive either an airing or people's eyeballs. Why is he published?
February 15, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Rod Liddle not only said he couldn't have become a teacher because he "could not remotely conceive of not trying to shag the kids", but he also wrote laws banning child pornography are "absurd". Someone whose opinions ought not receive either an airing or people's eyeballs. Why is he published?
Epstein's horrific life is being used as a sacrificial lamb for global systems that are the structural basis of his crimes. Tax the rich.
February 15, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Epstein's horrific life is being used as a sacrificial lamb for global systems that are the structural basis of his crimes. Tax the rich.
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the account which posted this appears to be an AI agent farming karma before it turns into an advertising bot
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 4:36 AM
the account which posted this appears to be an AI agent farming karma before it turns into an advertising bot
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If Cooper cared about Epstein's victims she would care that Epstein raped a trans woman and the Murdoch owned New York Post mocked her for it, and his scheme to kick off transphobia in the UK reaped a rich harvest.
Starmer hired an ex Murdoch editor and a former trustee of a transphobic hate group!
Starmer hired an ex Murdoch editor and a former trustee of a transphobic hate group!
February 15, 2026 at 9:37 AM
If Cooper cared about Epstein's victims she would care that Epstein raped a trans woman and the Murdoch owned New York Post mocked her for it, and his scheme to kick off transphobia in the UK reaped a rich harvest.
Starmer hired an ex Murdoch editor and a former trustee of a transphobic hate group!
Starmer hired an ex Murdoch editor and a former trustee of a transphobic hate group!
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Let joy be unconfined. Our 'neutral' State Broadcaster will today give us Kuenssberg (whose production team has dishonestly refused to withdraw her falsehoods about For Women Scotland) interviewing Hilary Cass (who was appointed because she was Gender Critical but we must all pretend is not).
February 15, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Let joy be unconfined. Our 'neutral' State Broadcaster will today give us Kuenssberg (whose production team has dishonestly refused to withdraw her falsehoods about For Women Scotland) interviewing Hilary Cass (who was appointed because she was Gender Critical but we must all pretend is not).
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For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs.
Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel.
February 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs.
Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel.
I am having trouble trying to reconcile abstract algebra with a general non-equivalence principal. Nothing is actually equivalent else it would be the same as. But so much metaphore is spatial metaphor based in abstract algebra. We're really saying "X would be Y, if not for Z". What is z?
February 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I am having trouble trying to reconcile abstract algebra with a general non-equivalence principal. Nothing is actually equivalent else it would be the same as. But so much metaphore is spatial metaphor based in abstract algebra. We're really saying "X would be Y, if not for Z". What is z?
"469 armed groups – including rebel groups, militias, gangs, and transnational cartels around the world – deployed a drone at least once in the past five years, up from only 10 groups using the technology in 2020"
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Are ‘low-cost, high-impact’ drones making Sahel fighters tougher to beat?
Experts say ISIL and al-Qaeda-linked groups use drones to target army positions with IEDs and to gather intelligence.
www.aljazeera.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:35 AM
"469 armed groups – including rebel groups, militias, gangs, and transnational cartels around the world – deployed a drone at least once in the past five years, up from only 10 groups using the technology in 2020"
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
How do you get to be a CFO on an actual CFO salary and be this dense?
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
How do you get to be a CFO on an actual CFO salary and be this dense?
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least surprising thing ever: llms are NOT ANALYTICS TOOLS.
“it explained everything so confidently, nobody questioned it”
literally “so confident” is a red flag.
“it explained everything so confidently, nobody questioned it”
literally “so confident” is a red flag.
Another example of why I feel no shame in my "I know AI but I won't cheerlead it" position:
www.reddit.com/r/analytics/...
www.reddit.com/r/analytics/...
From the analytics community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the analytics community
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February 14, 2026 at 11:56 PM
least surprising thing ever: llms are NOT ANALYTICS TOOLS.
“it explained everything so confidently, nobody questioned it”
literally “so confident” is a red flag.
“it explained everything so confidently, nobody questioned it”
literally “so confident” is a red flag.
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My employer, Univ. Colorado will pay OpenAI $2M/year under the banner of “equity”. That’s 54 full scholarships / year. Plus, our IT will be able to read our chatGPT logs, and our chats can be requested under public records law. No thanks. Surveillance is not equity
www.axios.com/local/boulde...
www.axios.com/local/boulde...
CU signs $2M OpenAI deal for ChatGPT access
Students and faculty will gain access to ChatGPT Edu starting in March under a three-year deal.
www.axios.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:36 PM
My employer, Univ. Colorado will pay OpenAI $2M/year under the banner of “equity”. That’s 54 full scholarships / year. Plus, our IT will be able to read our chatGPT logs, and our chats can be requested under public records law. No thanks. Surveillance is not equity
www.axios.com/local/boulde...
www.axios.com/local/boulde...
I really hate how accepable it is to body shame men for being small. You are simply re-enforcing the idea that physical dominance is power.
February 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I really hate how accepable it is to body shame men for being small. You are simply re-enforcing the idea that physical dominance is power.
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To give you an idea of how deranged the UK has become about gender stuff, here's Enid Blyton - the absolute avatar of classic English conservatism and a huge fan of racist "gollywogs" - casually describing a gender non-conforming kid in the 1940s and having their friends be totally cool with it.
February 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
To give you an idea of how deranged the UK has become about gender stuff, here's Enid Blyton - the absolute avatar of classic English conservatism and a huge fan of racist "gollywogs" - casually describing a gender non-conforming kid in the 1940s and having their friends be totally cool with it.
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Horror and glee.
February 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Horror and glee.
I saw someone, probably the artist, in full balaclava and ski goggles "erasing" this the day after it went up. Fairly sure they were actually putting some kind of sealer on it.
February 13, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I saw someone, probably the artist, in full balaclava and ski goggles "erasing" this the day after it went up. Fairly sure they were actually putting some kind of sealer on it.
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basically, we've utterly erased the rights & healthcare access of a vulnerable minority because a very small group (of apparently very well-connected) of people became fanatical about it & the (also very small) group who decide press coverage decided they needed relentless coverage
February 12, 2026 at 1:41 PM
basically, we've utterly erased the rights & healthcare access of a vulnerable minority because a very small group (of apparently very well-connected) of people became fanatical about it & the (also very small) group who decide press coverage decided they needed relentless coverage
We never had any pets, but my parents once rescued (abducted?) a hedgehog and it lived in a box in our house for the winter. We fed it on dog food until it was the size of a dinner plate.
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
February 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
We never had any pets, but my parents once rescued (abducted?) a hedgehog and it lived in a box in our house for the winter. We fed it on dog food until it was the size of a dinner plate.
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There were 36 votes between the Green Party and Reform.
36 votes.
Reform are absolutely stoppable - and the Green Party can win with our message to lower bills, protect the NHS and rebuild public services.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
36 votes.
Reform are absolutely stoppable - and the Green Party can win with our message to lower bills, protect the NHS and rebuild public services.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
There were 36 votes between the Green Party and Reform.
36 votes.
Reform are absolutely stoppable - and the Green Party can win with our message to lower bills, protect the NHS and rebuild public services.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
36 votes.
Reform are absolutely stoppable - and the Green Party can win with our message to lower bills, protect the NHS and rebuild public services.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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I have now done maybe a hundred consultations. Every one ignored. Zero impact.
I wrote this blog 18 months ago:
growinguptransgender.com/2024/10/14/i...
This is exactly the same.
Pls don't focus on the plan that consultations are how we fight back. It does not work. It wastes our time.
I wrote this blog 18 months ago:
growinguptransgender.com/2024/10/14/i...
This is exactly the same.
Pls don't focus on the plan that consultations are how we fight back. It does not work. It wastes our time.
Is this an abusive relationship?
(or why I won’t be responding to another government consultation on trans healthcare). Just weeks after having submitted an invited response (invited as an academic expert) to a government consulta…
growinguptransgender.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:17 AM
I have now done maybe a hundred consultations. Every one ignored. Zero impact.
I wrote this blog 18 months ago:
growinguptransgender.com/2024/10/14/i...
This is exactly the same.
Pls don't focus on the plan that consultations are how we fight back. It does not work. It wastes our time.
I wrote this blog 18 months ago:
growinguptransgender.com/2024/10/14/i...
This is exactly the same.
Pls don't focus on the plan that consultations are how we fight back. It does not work. It wastes our time.
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Pygmalion Displacement:
9) Social bonding: Do the users and/or creators of the AI develop interpersonal-like relationships with it?
10) Psychological service: Does the AI function to subserve and enhance the egos of its creators and/or users?
PDF: doi.org/10.31235/osf... @spookyachu.bsky.social
9) Social bonding: Do the users and/or creators of the AI develop interpersonal-like relationships with it?
10) Psychological service: Does the AI function to subserve and enhance the egos of its creators and/or users?
PDF: doi.org/10.31235/osf... @spookyachu.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Pygmalion Displacement:
9) Social bonding: Do the users and/or creators of the AI develop interpersonal-like relationships with it?
10) Psychological service: Does the AI function to subserve and enhance the egos of its creators and/or users?
PDF: doi.org/10.31235/osf... @spookyachu.bsky.social
9) Social bonding: Do the users and/or creators of the AI develop interpersonal-like relationships with it?
10) Psychological service: Does the AI function to subserve and enhance the egos of its creators and/or users?
PDF: doi.org/10.31235/osf... @spookyachu.bsky.social
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My take on the AI selfhood debate is that it is a deeply dehumanising distraction technique. Real horrors are happening every day to people whose sentience is not a matter of scientific or philosophical debate but LOOK THE MACHINE I DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE IT'S THINKING LOOKS LIKE IT'S THINKING!
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February 11, 2026 at 9:40 PM
My take on the AI selfhood debate is that it is a deeply dehumanising distraction technique. Real horrors are happening every day to people whose sentience is not a matter of scientific or philosophical debate but LOOK THE MACHINE I DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE IT'S THINKING LOOKS LIKE IT'S THINKING!
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The EU has just voted, by a VERY wide margin, for the full recognition of trans women as women…!
February 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The EU has just voted, by a VERY wide margin, for the full recognition of trans women as women…!