Aine
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via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
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I haven’t been this excited for a bubble to burst since I was a toddler.
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I haven’t been this excited for a bubble to burst since I was a toddler.
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Which words have given you happiness this year? I’d love to hear them.
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
December 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Which words have given you happiness this year? I’d love to hear them.
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
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These two stories are 24 hours apart and not connected in any way:
New data centres will consume as much energy as the rest of the country combined
🤝🏼
Household users will pay more to contribute to investments in the electricity grid
New data centres will consume as much energy as the rest of the country combined
🤝🏼
Household users will pay more to contribute to investments in the electricity grid
December 16, 2025 at 8:23 AM
These two stories are 24 hours apart and not connected in any way:
New data centres will consume as much energy as the rest of the country combined
🤝🏼
Household users will pay more to contribute to investments in the electricity grid
New data centres will consume as much energy as the rest of the country combined
🤝🏼
Household users will pay more to contribute to investments in the electricity grid
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Today is 2025-12-12, the sun sets at 16:05:44 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 00 mins and 1 sec. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingIn
December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Today is 2025-12-12, the sun sets at 16:05:44 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 00 mins and 1 sec. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingIn
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The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
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Vaccines cause adults
COVID vaccines slashed ER visits by 76% in kids 9 mos-4 yrs, and 56% in older kids, CDC's latest MMWR report found (reposting with story): www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...
COVID Vaccines Slashed Kids’ ER Visits by 76 Percent, Study Finds
A report published by the CDC reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
www.scientificamerican.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Vaccines cause adults
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I like this to round it out: finance.yahoo.com/news/1-6-wor...
1 in 6 workers pretend to use AI amid workplace pressures, survey finds
HR teams can help workers build artificial intelligence fluency and skills and create tailored career pathways, Deloitte AI leaders say.
finance.yahoo.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I like this to round it out: finance.yahoo.com/news/1-6-wor...
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Coffee thoughts:
Ireland is a polity where you can go and visit a Minister in a constituency office on a weekend to ask for help filling in a form.
The distance to/from officeholders is effectively zero.
But the distance for most people from *power* can be (invisible to them) huge.
Ireland is a polity where you can go and visit a Minister in a constituency office on a weekend to ask for help filling in a form.
The distance to/from officeholders is effectively zero.
But the distance for most people from *power* can be (invisible to them) huge.
December 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Coffee thoughts:
Ireland is a polity where you can go and visit a Minister in a constituency office on a weekend to ask for help filling in a form.
The distance to/from officeholders is effectively zero.
But the distance for most people from *power* can be (invisible to them) huge.
Ireland is a polity where you can go and visit a Minister in a constituency office on a weekend to ask for help filling in a form.
The distance to/from officeholders is effectively zero.
But the distance for most people from *power* can be (invisible to them) huge.
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I would like to know what are the inhumane and degrading treatments the Minister believes should be legal.
European court interprets inhuman and degrading treatment too broadly, says O’Callaghan
European court interprets inhuman and degrading treatment too broadly, says O’Callaghan
Ireland shares concerns over challenges posed by convention on human rights in relation to migration and deporting criminals, Minister tells meeting
www.irishtimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I would like to know what are the inhumane and degrading treatments the Minister believes should be legal.
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I’ve seen some oddities on the Belfast antique auction sites — spooky porcelain dolls, eyebrow raising WW2 memorabilia, etc — but this is by far the most inexplicable:
December 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I’ve seen some oddities on the Belfast antique auction sites — spooky porcelain dolls, eyebrow raising WW2 memorabilia, etc — but this is by far the most inexplicable:
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I ended up drafting an email that didn't really lean on research specific to grade school education, but expressed my concerns in the most basic terms.
I removed the personal details and have shared it as a template here for folks who might find it useful:
bit.ly/TeacherEmail...
I removed the personal details and have shared it as a template here for folks who might find it useful:
bit.ly/TeacherEmail...
![Dear [TEACHER],
I want to make sure we're on the same page for the rest of the year, because I was surprised and disappointed to hear that you uploaded student projects to ChatGPT.
We have always found [SCHOOL] to be a place that encourages students to express themselves creatively, to be responsible and aware of how their actions affect others, and to be intellectually honest – doing their own work, rather than copying from others.
I know ChatGPT has been heavily marketed as an educational tool, but everything about it is the opposite of those values. AI tools are built by training models on stolen work. They have huge and terrible environmental costs, because their data centers generate enormous amounts of pollution and are cooled with drinking water. They're also incredibly dangerous: tools like ChatGPT have taught children how to start fires and even encouraged them to commit suicide.
And in a classroom setting, it teaches students that a machine can express their ideas better than they can. I told [ CHILD ] I was interested in seeing what they had to draw, and my heart sank when they told me "but I can't draw that pretty." Children deserve to draw what they imagine.
These environmental, ethical, and pedagogical concerns are why I don't want [ CHILD ] to use AI tools (or for you to use them on their behalf). For the same reasons, I respectfully ask that you stop using them in your classroom.
If you do plan to use AI this year, please send home a permission slip requesting consent. There are important privacy concerns when you upload student work into a for-profit service like ChatGPT.
Thank you,
[ PARENT ]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c2xl6zaxo623jzbjb43urymd/bafkreiesldew7oebm4hg2gymd4cftvwmrpbdw6m7eil2buiphw7db4ror4@jpeg)
December 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I ended up drafting an email that didn't really lean on research specific to grade school education, but expressed my concerns in the most basic terms.
I removed the personal details and have shared it as a template here for folks who might find it useful:
bit.ly/TeacherEmail...
I removed the personal details and have shared it as a template here for folks who might find it useful:
bit.ly/TeacherEmail...
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Also, I recently found out about Herman's much, much more fun and badass younger brother Albert.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_...
Albert Göring - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Also, I recently found out about Herman's much, much more fun and badass younger brother Albert.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_...
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Hegseth's not the only war criminal here. "The [USSOCOM] commander overseeing the operation from Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Adm. Frank M. 'Mitch' Bradley, told people on the secure conference call that the survivors were still legitimate targets... He ordered the second strike."
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Hegseth's not the only war criminal here. "The [USSOCOM] commander overseeing the operation from Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Adm. Frank M. 'Mitch' Bradley, told people on the secure conference call that the survivors were still legitimate targets... He ordered the second strike."
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Astrum Earth shows what Earth will likely look like when all the ice on the planet melts (sooner than you think).
What If All the Ice on Earth Melted?
YouTube video by Astrum Earth
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Astrum Earth shows what Earth will likely look like when all the ice on the planet melts (sooner than you think).
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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People who adore the LLM-machine, that by design has no concern for truth, must have no concern for truth
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
People who adore the LLM-machine, that by design has no concern for truth, must have no concern for truth
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I’ve invented a hot tub from which you can point the finger of blame. I call it the j’accuzzi
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I’ve invented a hot tub from which you can point the finger of blame. I call it the j’accuzzi
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Yes minister - 10 of bernards best one liners
youtu.be/gJC1LNhmtC4?...
youtu.be/gJC1LNhmtC4?...
Bernard's best one liners | Yes, Prime Minister | BBC Comedy Greats
YouTube video by BBC Comedy Greats
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Yes minister - 10 of bernards best one liners
youtu.be/gJC1LNhmtC4?...
youtu.be/gJC1LNhmtC4?...
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AI is looking peaky, and Larry Ellison’s Oracle is in the contagion zone. Turns out, having OpenAI as one of your biggest customers isn’t always a golden ticket.
An @alphaville.ft.com and #FTEdit 🧵 on the software company’s perilous position 👉
An @alphaville.ft.com and #FTEdit 🧵 on the software company’s perilous position 👉
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
AI is looking peaky, and Larry Ellison’s Oracle is in the contagion zone. Turns out, having OpenAI as one of your biggest customers isn’t always a golden ticket.
An @alphaville.ft.com and #FTEdit 🧵 on the software company’s perilous position 👉
An @alphaville.ft.com and #FTEdit 🧵 on the software company’s perilous position 👉
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It is genuinely insane how bright and distracting car lights are now
I wish we, like, regulated shit nowadays. Between car bloat, blinding headlines, and neighbourhoods packed with rental suites but no on-property parking, driving is an absolute nightmare now.
Nearly all drivers say vehicles' lights are too bright in study
The study, commissioned by the Department for Transport, was completed by Berkshire's TRL.
www.bbc.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
It is genuinely insane how bright and distracting car lights are now
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I was not expecting to open my email this morning to find that the Institute of Technology in Dundalk - a town in Ireland - is to become a University College of Queen’s University Belfast… I’m not an expert in Irish cross-border/unification politics, but it feels like a pretty big deal
November 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I was not expecting to open my email this morning to find that the Institute of Technology in Dundalk - a town in Ireland - is to become a University College of Queen’s University Belfast… I’m not an expert in Irish cross-border/unification politics, but it feels like a pretty big deal
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
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Putting aside his complete ignorance of particle physics, the problem that silicon manufacturers have been solving for the last forty years is how to use _fewer_ electrons by making the gates smaller. Gordon Moore is spinning in his grave. A half integer spin.
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Putting aside his complete ignorance of particle physics, the problem that silicon manufacturers have been solving for the last forty years is how to use _fewer_ electrons by making the gates smaller. Gordon Moore is spinning in his grave. A half integer spin.