Andy
@andrewjones.bsky.social
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reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
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Great point on strategic sneakiness of scale.
The bigger the phenomenon, the smaller the impact any *individual* act seemingly has.
A perfect way to devolve responsibility to individual scales & dismiss individual acts as insignificant.
It’s scale *creators* who have real power & responsibility.
The bigger the phenomenon, the smaller the impact any *individual* act seemingly has.
A perfect way to devolve responsibility to individual scales & dismiss individual acts as insignificant.
It’s scale *creators* who have real power & responsibility.
Google's claim that each AI prompt uses the energy of 9 seconds of television is like throwing dispersant over an oil slick.
The only way to get a number that low is with massive scale, which you should definitely worry about. medium.com/@dnafus/why-...
The only way to get a number that low is with massive scale, which you should definitely worry about. medium.com/@dnafus/why-...
Why Saying “AI Uses the Energy of Nine Seconds of Television” is Like Spraying Dispersant Over an…
TLDR: the smaller the number, the more you should be worried
medium.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Great point on strategic sneakiness of scale.
The bigger the phenomenon, the smaller the impact any *individual* act seemingly has.
A perfect way to devolve responsibility to individual scales & dismiss individual acts as insignificant.
It’s scale *creators* who have real power & responsibility.
The bigger the phenomenon, the smaller the impact any *individual* act seemingly has.
A perfect way to devolve responsibility to individual scales & dismiss individual acts as insignificant.
It’s scale *creators* who have real power & responsibility.
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Ooft quite a correction
July 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Ooft quite a correction
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ABC's coverage has significantly privileged Israeli perspectives over Palestinian voices, data shows.
We deserve better from our national broadcaster.
Important work from @deepcutnews.bsky.social ⤵️
We deserve better from our national broadcaster.
Important work from @deepcutnews.bsky.social ⤵️
June 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
ABC's coverage has significantly privileged Israeli perspectives over Palestinian voices, data shows.
We deserve better from our national broadcaster.
Important work from @deepcutnews.bsky.social ⤵️
We deserve better from our national broadcaster.
Important work from @deepcutnews.bsky.social ⤵️
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March 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Elon is lying. Not only does the Social Security Administration use SQL, the agency has an entire IT division dedicated to database operations. The SSA's entire Master Files index runs directly on DB2.
not a new observation but Elon Musk genuinely isn't very bright, genuinely has no idea how most things work, and his entire supergenius engineer persona is a tech press-enabled mythology (they've never been held accountable for)
February 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Elon is lying. Not only does the Social Security Administration use SQL, the agency has an entire IT division dedicated to database operations. The SSA's entire Master Files index runs directly on DB2.
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ABC staff say the broadcaster's handling of the Antoinette Lattouf case "destroys any hope that the ABC intends to address the systemic racism identified by the Janke review of last year" www.meaa.org/mediaroom/ab...
ABC staff ‘disgusted’ by handling of Lattouf case
The ABC must commission an independent inquiry into the broadcaster’s independence from outside interference and apologise for allowing external pressure to influence the dismissal of Antoinette Latto...
www.meaa.org
February 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
ABC staff say the broadcaster's handling of the Antoinette Lattouf case "destroys any hope that the ABC intends to address the systemic racism identified by the Janke review of last year" www.meaa.org/mediaroom/ab...
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Hmm I haven't tried ChatGPT in a while — time to give it a spin and see why it's worth $157 billion
January 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Hmm I haven't tried ChatGPT in a while — time to give it a spin and see why it's worth $157 billion
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Statement from the Lemkin Institute on Musk's Nazi salute:
"We did not expect to be issuing a Red Flag Alert for genocide on the very first day of President Trump’s presidency after one of his closest advisors gave the Nazi salute twice to a crowd of cheering Americans."
"We did not expect to be issuing a Red Flag Alert for genocide on the very first day of President Trump’s presidency after one of his closest advisors gave the Nazi salute twice to a crowd of cheering Americans."
Red Flag Alert for Genocide - United States: The Rise of the Nazi Salute | Lemkin Institute
www.lemkininstitute.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Statement from the Lemkin Institute on Musk's Nazi salute:
"We did not expect to be issuing a Red Flag Alert for genocide on the very first day of President Trump’s presidency after one of his closest advisors gave the Nazi salute twice to a crowd of cheering Americans."
"We did not expect to be issuing a Red Flag Alert for genocide on the very first day of President Trump’s presidency after one of his closest advisors gave the Nazi salute twice to a crowd of cheering Americans."
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The seed oil deep state always wins 😏
January 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The seed oil deep state always wins 😏
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the babies are laughing
Wyze cameras will use AI to describe what they see
Wyze cameras will use AI to describe what they see
Including the color of vehicles and people's clothing.
buff.ly
January 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
the babies are laughing
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If allowed free rein over the company, I pledge to cut OpenAI's losses by 90 percent in the coming year by shutting down all operations and giving myself 500 million dollars
OpenAI is losing money on its pricey ChatGPT Pro plan, CEO Sam Altman says
OpenAI is losing money on its pricey ChatGPT Pro plan, CEO Sam Altman says
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that the company is currently losing money on its $200-per-month ChatGPT Pro plan because people are using it more than expected “I personally chose the price,” Altman wrote in a series of posts on X, “and thought we would make…
tcrn.ch
January 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
If allowed free rein over the company, I pledge to cut OpenAI's losses by 90 percent in the coming year by shutting down all operations and giving myself 500 million dollars
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brand new diner serves coke the normal way
October 23, 1927 at 3:27 AM
brand new diner serves coke the normal way
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Beavis and Butt-Head go to Silent Hill
December 30, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Beavis and Butt-Head go to Silent Hill
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It's not just young men getting radicalized into misogyny. I have become less feminist as I've aged. I used to be young and single and think all women were beautiful. Now I'm old and partnered up and think only one woman is beautiful.
December 29, 2024 at 2:35 AM
It's not just young men getting radicalized into misogyny. I have become less feminist as I've aged. I used to be young and single and think all women were beautiful. Now I'm old and partnered up and think only one woman is beautiful.
lol
Biden reportedly regrets ending re-election campaign and says he’d have defeated Trump
Biden reportedly regrets ending re-election campaign and says he’d have defeated Trump
President also regrets picking Merrick Garland for attorney general, as he was slow to prosecute Trump for January 6
Joe Biden regrets having pulled out of this year’s presidential race and believes he would have defeated Donald Trump in last month’s…
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 2:41 AM
lol
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Sorry, what now, Victoria?
December 17, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Sorry, what now, Victoria?
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very funny to see this the same day as i see an article in Wired about how a lot of kids whose parents did early gene selection stuff are now neurotic teenagers who feel they can't live up to their parents' expectations of who they should be genetically
Tech bros know what every parent wants: children who sleep less
December 11, 2024 at 3:45 PM
very funny to see this the same day as i see an article in Wired about how a lot of kids whose parents did early gene selection stuff are now neurotic teenagers who feel they can't live up to their parents' expectations of who they should be genetically
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Imagine commissioning a gorgeous bespoke station design and then within months defacing it like this
First huge digital advertising screen currently being erected at Barangaroo Metro station
December 11, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Imagine commissioning a gorgeous bespoke station design and then within months defacing it like this
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Ben Franklin would immediately grasp the concept of a phone and then ask for the hawk tuah girls number
Of all the founding fathers, Ben Franklin would immediately get this entire scenario
December 6, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Ben Franklin would immediately grasp the concept of a phone and then ask for the hawk tuah girls number
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out of the $143.88 that you pay spotify in a year for Spotify Premium, artists receive less than $1. buy music from bandcamp, or buy used LPs/CDs, listen on youtube with adblockers, or pirate it, just don't give any more of your money to billionaires
December 6, 2024 at 12:34 AM
out of the $143.88 that you pay spotify in a year for Spotify Premium, artists receive less than $1. buy music from bandcamp, or buy used LPs/CDs, listen on youtube with adblockers, or pirate it, just don't give any more of your money to billionaires
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I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am
December 5, 2024 at 8:40 PM
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am a huge fan of Hawk Tuah but you took my life savings.
I am
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at the end of the day the founding fathers did not want any of the president's friends to get into trouble and as americans we must live with that
December 2, 2024 at 3:47 AM
at the end of the day the founding fathers did not want any of the president's friends to get into trouble and as americans we must live with that