Steve Powell
@stevepowell99.bsky.social
mad about causal mapping. Also hit me with: psychology, evaluation, politics, qualitative research, AI.
Me: I'd like to save my document on my computer please.
Microsoft Word: ah you mean save it in the MicroCloud?
Me: No.
Word: How about these other places in your MicroCloud?
Me: No.
Word: This is fun...
Microsoft Word: ah you mean save it in the MicroCloud?
Me: No.
Word: How about these other places in your MicroCloud?
Me: No.
Word: This is fun...
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Me: I'd like to save my document on my computer please.
Microsoft Word: ah you mean save it in the MicroCloud?
Me: No.
Word: How about these other places in your MicroCloud?
Me: No.
Word: This is fun...
Microsoft Word: ah you mean save it in the MicroCloud?
Me: No.
Word: How about these other places in your MicroCloud?
Me: No.
Word: This is fun...
Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect the BBC, not let its enemies tear it down: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bbc-dg-o...
Sign the petition: save our BBC: don't let the likes of Trump and his UK cronies meddle with our public broadcaster
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect the BBC, not let its enemies tear it down: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bbc-dg-o...
I've finished my shocking dossier of things I don't like about the BBC and changes I'd like made. Can I just post it here or do I have to write for the Telegraph?
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I've finished my shocking dossier of things I don't like about the BBC and changes I'd like made. Can I just post it here or do I have to write for the Telegraph?
Corbyn once wore a slightly Russian-looking hat. Miliband once ate a sandwich clumsily. But those were much bigger crimes so it's fair they were never forgotten. Whereas Brexit, who cares?
What I don’t understand is why the British press don’t hang Brexit around Nigel Farage’s neck like a stockade.
It was the single worst act of economic self harm in modern British history.
Why doesn’t the British media force him to own that?
It was the single worst act of economic self harm in modern British history.
Why doesn’t the British media force him to own that?
October 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Corbyn once wore a slightly Russian-looking hat. Miliband once ate a sandwich clumsily. But those were much bigger crimes so it's fair they were never forgotten. Whereas Brexit, who cares?
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INSANE HEAT IN CHINA
Unstoppable hazardous heat continue with temperatures today up to 38.5C and 25 stations breaking October heat records (6 Tmaxes+19 High Tmins).
Already 3000+ records have fallen in East Asia these 10 days and MANY more are expected next week.
Unstoppable hazardous heat continue with temperatures today up to 38.5C and 25 stations breaking October heat records (6 Tmaxes+19 High Tmins).
Already 3000+ records have fallen in East Asia these 10 days and MANY more are expected next week.
October 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
INSANE HEAT IN CHINA
Unstoppable hazardous heat continue with temperatures today up to 38.5C and 25 stations breaking October heat records (6 Tmaxes+19 High Tmins).
Already 3000+ records have fallen in East Asia these 10 days and MANY more are expected next week.
Unstoppable hazardous heat continue with temperatures today up to 38.5C and 25 stations breaking October heat records (6 Tmaxes+19 High Tmins).
Already 3000+ records have fallen in East Asia these 10 days and MANY more are expected next week.
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Hi, UK Home Office here, just circling by to tell you that your book club thing has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation. Sorry can't say why, national security etc. But the reasons if only I could reveal them are terrifying, terrifying.
September 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hi, UK Home Office here, just circling by to tell you that your book club thing has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation. Sorry can't say why, national security etc. But the reasons if only I could reveal them are terrifying, terrifying.
Want to make sense of masses of stories in text data?
The Causal Map app does that, and the new version is now FREE for core functionality.
We are launching very soon. If you're interested in getting a sneak peek, reply here!
And it's "Human first, AI next".
#qualitative #QDA #CAQDAS
The Causal Map app does that, and the new version is now FREE for core functionality.
We are launching very soon. If you're interested in getting a sneak peek, reply here!
And it's "Human first, AI next".
#qualitative #QDA #CAQDAS
September 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Want to make sense of masses of stories in text data?
The Causal Map app does that, and the new version is now FREE for core functionality.
We are launching very soon. If you're interested in getting a sneak peek, reply here!
And it's "Human first, AI next".
#qualitative #QDA #CAQDAS
The Causal Map app does that, and the new version is now FREE for core functionality.
We are launching very soon. If you're interested in getting a sneak peek, reply here!
And it's "Human first, AI next".
#qualitative #QDA #CAQDAS
Israel out of the World Cup? Sign now. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
FIFA are rolling out the red carpet for Israel
But together with these brave Italian football coaches, we can do something about it. Join us.
secure.avaaz.org
September 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Israel out of the World Cup? Sign now. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
This appalling fascist rally in London is by far the largest far-right event in the UK ever. Isn't it? #stopfascism
September 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This appalling fascist rally in London is by far the largest far-right event in the UK ever. Isn't it? #stopfascism
Nutshell
![The Telegraph
Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement
Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty
Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence
[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]
Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent
29 August 2025 8:57am BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreihe5mm7nwmwvzhtgadmsafyvsaxhrufuai2d2j2rju5zt6g2lytea@jpeg)
![The Telegraph
Money > Property > Second homes
How to avoid tax on your second home
From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net
[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]
Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer
29 August 2025 1:21pm BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreieuwgc2vsmyfcctmf4cnpcqckij2pqdk2gmzajpnihrsqyqmzyr5e@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Nutshell
I've got a dumbphone I can sell your kids for (checks notes) £99 a month www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
That's £2376 over two years.
Two thousand three hundred and seventy six pounds.
That's £2376 over two years.
Two thousand three hundred and seventy six pounds.
Sage iPhone for children review: ‘Would it make me want to divorce my parents?’
As a 16-year-old I can tell you that teenagers will feel disconnected using this internet-safe smartphone
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I've got a dumbphone I can sell your kids for (checks notes) £99 a month www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
That's £2376 over two years.
Two thousand three hundred and seventy six pounds.
That's £2376 over two years.
Two thousand three hundred and seventy six pounds.
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Are you talking about Gemini or my brain? ;-)
This got me thinking of this:
This got me thinking of this:
Since some claim LLMs generate text based on word frequency statistics alone, even when correctly describing and answering questions about fresh, never-before-seen research, this logically implies they think all such research is totally predictable by word frequency statistics alone, right?
June 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Are you talking about Gemini or my brain? ;-)
This got me thinking of this:
This got me thinking of this:
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A British guide to terrorism ...
meme via The eloquent quirk
meme via The eloquent quirk
June 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A British guide to terrorism ...
meme via The eloquent quirk
meme via The eloquent quirk
I wish these humans could just stop parroting their training data already
May 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I wish these humans could just stop parroting their training data already
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Reposted by Steve Powell
Public Launch of the Evaluation Registry civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/31/p... recent post from UK Cabinet Office and HM Treasury
Evaluation Registry evaluation-registry.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/search/
#openpolicy #opengov
Evaluation Registry evaluation-registry.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/search/
#openpolicy #opengov
April 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Public Launch of the Evaluation Registry civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/31/p... recent post from UK Cabinet Office and HM Treasury
Evaluation Registry evaluation-registry.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/search/
#openpolicy #opengov
Evaluation Registry evaluation-registry.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/search/
#openpolicy #opengov
Serious flaws in new "intelligent" devices!
In spite of all the hype surrounding these so-called "humans" with so-called "brains", a number of serious flaws have recently emerged. Please be wary when interacting with them.
Here's why ...
#AI #ai #artificialintelligence
In spite of all the hype surrounding these so-called "humans" with so-called "brains", a number of serious flaws have recently emerged. Please be wary when interacting with them.
Here's why ...
#AI #ai #artificialintelligence
March 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Serious flaws in new "intelligent" devices!
In spite of all the hype surrounding these so-called "humans" with so-called "brains", a number of serious flaws have recently emerged. Please be wary when interacting with them.
Here's why ...
#AI #ai #artificialintelligence
In spite of all the hype surrounding these so-called "humans" with so-called "brains", a number of serious flaws have recently emerged. Please be wary when interacting with them.
Here's why ...
#AI #ai #artificialintelligence
March 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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There's a concept in engineering that you're not taught except through experience; Chesterton's Fence. It says that people don't build fences for no reason, so if you find a fence you don't understand, leave it in place until you understand it or you'll find out the hard way why it's there
March 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
There's a concept in engineering that you're not taught except through experience; Chesterton's Fence. It says that people don't build fences for no reason, so if you find a fence you don't understand, leave it in place until you understand it or you'll find out the hard way why it's there
Me: I'd like to save this document, please.
MS Word: Sure, where would you like to save it in OneDrive?
Me: Not there. Just in my own folders, thanks. Cancel that dialog.
MS Word: How about this other dialog with some other folders you won't recognise.
Me: NO, not those. Just my folders please ...
MS Word: Sure, where would you like to save it in OneDrive?
Me: Not there. Just in my own folders, thanks. Cancel that dialog.
MS Word: How about this other dialog with some other folders you won't recognise.
Me: NO, not those. Just my folders please ...
March 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Me: I'd like to save this document, please.
MS Word: Sure, where would you like to save it in OneDrive?
Me: Not there. Just in my own folders, thanks. Cancel that dialog.
MS Word: How about this other dialog with some other folders you won't recognise.
Me: NO, not those. Just my folders please ...
MS Word: Sure, where would you like to save it in OneDrive?
Me: Not there. Just in my own folders, thanks. Cancel that dialog.
MS Word: How about this other dialog with some other folders you won't recognise.
Me: NO, not those. Just my folders please ...