Arthur
@arthur.qeng-ho.org
Frequently glossobuccalic.
Knows just enough to be a danger to himself and others in a surprising number of areas.
I'm not overweight, I'm underheight.
"AI" is marketing hype, machine learning is the technology, copyright theft is the business model.
Knows just enough to be a danger to himself and others in a surprising number of areas.
I'm not overweight, I'm underheight.
"AI" is marketing hype, machine learning is the technology, copyright theft is the business model.
Awfully tempting to post this with the ShareGoodNewsToo hash tag.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
‘I could never hope to equal it again’: Jeffrey Archer announces next novel will be his last
The 85-year-old bestselling author’s final novel, Adam and Eve, will be published in English in October
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Awfully tempting to post this with the ShareGoodNewsToo hash tag.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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Looks like this could be #ShareGoodNewsToo and of interest to @adapalmer.bsky.social
Very promising study. Scientists Discover the Body’s Natural “Off Switch” for Inflammation scitechdaily.com/scientists-d...
Scientists Discover the Body’s Natural “Off Switch” for Inflammation
A human study reveals how naturally occurring fat-derived molecules help switch off inflammation. Researchers at University College London (UCL) have identified an important biological process that he...
scitechdaily.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Looks like this could be #ShareGoodNewsToo and of interest to @adapalmer.bsky.social
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The WHO just released new data showing the number of people exposed to trachoma worldwide has fallen below 100 million, down from over 1.5 billion in 2002, signalling an extraordinary reduction in the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. buff.ly/oIz8Mc9
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Global population requiring interventions against trachoma falls below 100 million for the first time
The number of people requiring interventions against trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, has fallen below 100 million for the first time since global records began.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:50 PM
The WHO just released new data showing the number of people exposed to trachoma worldwide has fallen below 100 million, down from over 1.5 billion in 2002, signalling an extraordinary reduction in the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. buff.ly/oIz8Mc9
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
January 20, 2026 at 9:37 AM
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
I complain about our local bus company, but this is insane. Driver doesn't know where he's going, so kidnaps the entire bus load of people and refuses to listen to his employers when the passengers get them on the phone.
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 12:04 PM
I complain about our local bus company, but this is insane. Driver doesn't know where he's going, so kidnaps the entire bus load of people and refuses to listen to his employers when the passengers get them on the phone.
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I do find it absolutely fascinating that we spent years, decades even, in the grip of market research so acutely fine-tuned it was spotting when someone was pregnant before even they knew, and now they're sledgehammering things we don't want into our lives and telling us to like it
Gamers love AI in game dev — they just don’t know it yet, says Razer’s CEO
Gamers will learn to love AI, says Razer CEO
Razer’s Min-Liang Tan on AI backlash, partnering with Grok, and the future of gaming.
buff.ly
January 19, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I do find it absolutely fascinating that we spent years, decades even, in the grip of market research so acutely fine-tuned it was spotting when someone was pregnant before even they knew, and now they're sledgehammering things we don't want into our lives and telling us to like it
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I dreamed that I went to check the news but the news had been blacked out and replaced with a large, bold, flashing sign that said "OH NO."
Which really does sum up the past few weeks of news!
Which really does sum up the past few weeks of news!
January 19, 2026 at 11:09 AM
I dreamed that I went to check the news but the news had been blacked out and replaced with a large, bold, flashing sign that said "OH NO."
Which really does sum up the past few weeks of news!
Which really does sum up the past few weeks of news!
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Interesting way to show LLMs are not thinking like humans. Like, a 5 year old might do a lot of stupid stuff, but not this kind of error, where it's drawn something that is solution-like but clearly nonsensical.
January 19, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Interesting way to show LLMs are not thinking like humans. Like, a 5 year old might do a lot of stupid stuff, but not this kind of error, where it's drawn something that is solution-like but clearly nonsensical.
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
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Last year, we made the decision to step away from X.
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
January 17, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Last year, we made the decision to step away from X.
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
Sign of the times: I've been notified that my house insurance will need changing because Munich Re is getting out of the market.
I.e. the world's largest reinsurer thinks home insurance is too risky, presumably because of climate change.
I.e. the world's largest reinsurer thinks home insurance is too risky, presumably because of climate change.
January 17, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Sign of the times: I've been notified that my house insurance will need changing because Munich Re is getting out of the market.
I.e. the world's largest reinsurer thinks home insurance is too risky, presumably because of climate change.
I.e. the world's largest reinsurer thinks home insurance is too risky, presumably because of climate change.
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'Alright pal, got plans for the #BigGardenBirdwatch?'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
January 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
'Alright pal, got plans for the #BigGardenBirdwatch?'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
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I love that the literal translation of escalator into Irish is “living stairs”
January 17, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I love that the literal translation of escalator into Irish is “living stairs”
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A lot of people don't know that Nobel laureates get two medals. A real gold one usually kept in a safe deposit box and a gold plated duplicate for public display.
She gave him the dupe
She gave him the dupe
January 16, 2026 at 6:48 PM
A lot of people don't know that Nobel laureates get two medals. A real gold one usually kept in a safe deposit box and a gold plated duplicate for public display.
She gave him the dupe
She gave him the dupe
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Conservationists in the Seychelles have achieved the first successful artificial incubation of Aldabra giant tortoises, hatching 52 young on Silhouette Island. The breakthrough offers new tools to boost wild populations of one of Earth’s oldest species. buff.ly/hK9ps7r #ShareGoodNewsToo
Baby giant tortoises thrive in Seychelles after first successful artificial incubation
Exclusive: Trial that has produced 13 hatchlings could help other threatened species avoid extinction
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January 16, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Conservationists in the Seychelles have achieved the first successful artificial incubation of Aldabra giant tortoises, hatching 52 young on Silhouette Island. The breakthrough offers new tools to boost wild populations of one of Earth’s oldest species. buff.ly/hK9ps7r #ShareGoodNewsToo
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Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
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NASA say that the crew member who was ill and returned to earth is doing well and now having a meal with colleagues.
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
NASA say that the crew member who was ill and returned to earth is doing well and now having a meal with colleagues.
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Because initially it sounds hilarious, a slow motion, tasty Vesuvius; then when you learn what happened it’s grotesquely awful: a fast, scalding Vesuvius.
Today's Starting Point explores why Boston’s Great Molasses Flood still fascinates 107 years later.
107 years later, Boston’s Great Molasses Flood still fascinates. Stephen Puleo thinks he knows why. - The Boston Globe
Decades-old shipwrecks, industrial accidents, and other disasters still sell books and command eyeballs. The author of the definitive account of the flood has a theory.
trib.al
January 15, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Because initially it sounds hilarious, a slow motion, tasty Vesuvius; then when you learn what happened it’s grotesquely awful: a fast, scalding Vesuvius.
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Conservation nonprofit American Prairie in Montana has acquired holdings now spanning more than 2,428 km², the nonprofit aims to stitch together 12,950 km² of shortgrass prairie, home to bison, badgers, prairie dogs, ferrets, pronghorn, sage grouse and swift fox. buff.ly/PJYfnwi
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Victory for public access: American Prairie unlocks another 70,000 acres in Montana
Conservation group opens gated road and tears down "no trespassing" signs with purchase from Texas billionaire brothers.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Conservation nonprofit American Prairie in Montana has acquired holdings now spanning more than 2,428 km², the nonprofit aims to stitch together 12,950 km² of shortgrass prairie, home to bison, badgers, prairie dogs, ferrets, pronghorn, sage grouse and swift fox. buff.ly/PJYfnwi
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
Epstein-Barr Virus #EBV was linked to #MultipleSclerosis - now a plausible cause has been found, misidentification by longterm memory T-cells that pick on the wrong protein, ANO2, instead of the EBV-antigen. Massive inflection towards the elimination of MS!!!
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Anoctamin-2-specific T cells link Epstein-Barr virus to multiple sclerosis
Researchers identified anoctamin-2 (ANO2) as a frequent autoimmune target in multiple
sclerosis, with T cell responses against ANO2 occurring in over half of patients.
These ANO2-specific T cells shar...
www.cell.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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Once wiped out in the wild, China’s milu (Pere David’s deer) has staged one of the world’s great wildlife recoveries. From just 39 animals reintroduced from British zoos in 1986, the herd at Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve is now 8,500. buff.ly/6JL2X2c #ShareGoodNewsToo
We studied 900+ endangered species across 20 years and this Chinese wetland's resurrection miracle changed everything we thought we knew about conservation
Journee-Mondiale > Travel
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January 14, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Once wiped out in the wild, China’s milu (Pere David’s deer) has staged one of the world’s great wildlife recoveries. From just 39 animals reintroduced from British zoos in 1986, the herd at Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve is now 8,500. buff.ly/6JL2X2c #ShareGoodNewsToo