Rob Barnes
@bobbybarnes.bsky.social
Incorrigible optimist and big fan of the great outdoors, the beautiful game, and family life.
Humans are built for nature not modern life | ScienceDaily share.google/dJ1aIxSGTpnd...
Humans are built for nature not modern life
Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life. Industrial environments overstimulate our stress systems and erode both heal...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Humans are built for nature not modern life | ScienceDaily share.google/dJ1aIxSGTpnd...
Well said Barney Ronay 👏 www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much?
Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protests
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November 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Well said Barney Ronay 👏 www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The good people at Your Undivided Attention delivering a powerful message 🙌
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What if we had fixed social media?
Spotify video
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November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The good people at Your Undivided Attention delivering a powerful message 🙌
open.spotify.com/episode/3VBF...
open.spotify.com/episode/3VBF...
LLMs Can Get "Brain Rot"! AI slop + social media = brain rot for humans, and it turns out LLMs, too. What a strange time to be alive. share.google/qT1FanYxdW9v...
LLMs Can Get Brain Rot
New finding: LLMs Can Get Brain Rot if being fed trivial, engaging Twitter/X content.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
LLMs Can Get "Brain Rot"! AI slop + social media = brain rot for humans, and it turns out LLMs, too. What a strange time to be alive. share.google/qT1FanYxdW9v...
September 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
This arrived today. I've been looking forward to the great man's take on the state of the web and his vision for quite a while 🙌
#thisisforeveryone
#thisisforeveryone
September 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This arrived today. I've been looking forward to the great man's take on the state of the web and his vision for quite a while 🙌
#thisisforeveryone
#thisisforeveryone
September 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Upper Derwent Valley, 17km round route with a dip in Slippery Stones 🥾
July 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Upper Derwent Valley, 17km round route with a dip in Slippery Stones 🥾
And we can expect the backlash to get even stronger at this rate.
The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger
As generative artificial intelligence tools continue to proliferate, pushback against the technology and its negative impacts grows stronger.
www.wired.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
And we can expect the backlash to get even stronger at this rate.
Beautiful Cheshire evening taking in Macclesfield Forest and Shutlingsloe 🥾
July 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Beautiful Cheshire evening taking in Macclesfield Forest and Shutlingsloe 🥾
24 hours in the Lake District 🥾☀️
May 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
24 hours in the Lake District 🥾☀️
Hive MCR dilevered yet again, with top insights from experts in SEO and beyond. Grateful to @whitworthseo.bsky.social for bringing this conference to Manchester 🙌
May 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Hive MCR dilevered yet again, with top insights from experts in SEO and beyond. Grateful to @whitworthseo.bsky.social for bringing this conference to Manchester 🙌
More great work from The Center for Humane Technology. A vital topic that has to be addressed sooner rather than later.
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Rethinking School in the Age of AI
Your Undivided Attention · Episode
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April 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM
More great work from The Center for Humane Technology. A vital topic that has to be addressed sooner rather than later.
open.spotify.com/episode/3nCp...
open.spotify.com/episode/3nCp...
Great circuit of Shutlingsloe this morning, starting and ending in Wildboarclough 🥾
April 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Great circuit of Shutlingsloe this morning, starting and ending in Wildboarclough 🥾
Massively mediocre Manchester derby!
April 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Massively mediocre Manchester derby!
Chelsea have sold their women's team to their parent company to get round FFP, and sadly it's all legit.
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Chelsea’s absurd finances are a mess of the Premier League’s making
After Chelsea’s latest financial figures sparked controversy, Miguel Delaney discusses how this has happened in the race to beat the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules
www.independent.co.uk
April 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Chelsea have sold their women's team to their parent company to get round FFP, and sadly it's all legit.
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
This is one of Gary Stevenson's best videos yet explaining the economic mess we're in. youtu.be/pUKaB4P5Qns?...
Why Labour is crushing your living standards
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March 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This is one of Gary Stevenson's best videos yet explaining the economic mess we're in. youtu.be/pUKaB4P5Qns?...
Stephen Graham has created something very powerful with Adolecence. A very important piece of work given the times we live in 👏 youtu.be/SYy0isKmEn4?...
Crafting Adolescence's Tense One-Take Episodes with Stephen Graham | BAFTA
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March 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Stephen Graham has created something very powerful with Adolecence. A very important piece of work given the times we live in 👏 youtu.be/SYy0isKmEn4?...
A powerful lecture from Sir Gareth, on the importance of role models for young men.
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Sir Gareth Southgate: Boys need role models, not gaming and porn
Young men are increasingly turning to
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March 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A powerful lecture from Sir Gareth, on the importance of role models for young men.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
First Peak District hike of the year. Beautiful morning on Rushup Edge 🥾
March 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
First Peak District hike of the year. Beautiful morning on Rushup Edge 🥾
Is this one of the most important books ever written about football? I would argue yes. Congratulations to @migueldelaney.bsky.social 👏
January 6, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Is this one of the most important books ever written about football? I would argue yes. Congratulations to @migueldelaney.bsky.social 👏
Top hike starting and finishing in Edale, taking in the Great Ridge and Rushup Edge 🥾 #PeakDistrict
December 16, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Top hike starting and finishing in Edale, taking in the Great Ridge and Rushup Edge 🥾 #PeakDistrict
Officially a world class armchair sportsman 💪
December 6, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Officially a world class armchair sportsman 💪