dwhannon96.bsky.social
@dwhannon96.bsky.social
neo-luddite
did some research on fair selection, algorithmic mechanism design and multi agent systems
mainly will talk about clapton community fc with occational forays into designing rules and systems and public policy
did some research on fair selection, algorithmic mechanism design and multi agent systems
mainly will talk about clapton community fc with occational forays into designing rules and systems and public policy
new this Christmas gaslight your grandma
The comments on this are all about how sweet it is and I feel insane. Using AI to make fake memories of your grandma with dementia and telling her they happened and then filming her reaction
December 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
new this Christmas gaslight your grandma
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Sure, Xmas trees are pretty, but the best trees are decorated with lichens…
Various Sticta & Peltigera species on willows & hazels in this wet woodland in the Fowey Valley, Cornwall
Various Sticta & Peltigera species on willows & hazels in this wet woodland in the Fowey Valley, Cornwall
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Sure, Xmas trees are pretty, but the best trees are decorated with lichens…
Various Sticta & Peltigera species on willows & hazels in this wet woodland in the Fowey Valley, Cornwall
Various Sticta & Peltigera species on willows & hazels in this wet woodland in the Fowey Valley, Cornwall
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Last year I wrote my favourite thing I’ve ever written, and this year I am matching it with the equivalent rage against the tech industry - stage 4 of Enshittification, when the platforms begin to enshittfy shareholders. Out Monday if all goes to plan.
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
December 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Last year I wrote my favourite thing I’ve ever written, and this year I am matching it with the equivalent rage against the tech industry - stage 4 of Enshittification, when the platforms begin to enshittfy shareholders. Out Monday if all goes to plan.
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
splitting the g but it's a Yorkshire curry house and it's kingfisher
December 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
splitting the g but it's a Yorkshire curry house and it's kingfisher
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
December 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
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not the kind of behavior I expect from the winner of the fifa peace prize
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
not the kind of behavior I expect from the winner of the fifa peace prize
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Sunderland labeled Newcastle as “visitors” on the scoreboard. No Newcastle badge either
December 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Sunderland labeled Newcastle as “visitors” on the scoreboard. No Newcastle badge either
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Sunderland diving into tackles in a local derby like kamikaze pilots. Foreign players who couldn't point to Sunderland on a map before they went there absolutely dialled into what it means. The contrast between that and us against achelsea and Arsenal is stark.
And they won too.
And they won too.
December 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sunderland diving into tackles in a local derby like kamikaze pilots. Foreign players who couldn't point to Sunderland on a map before they went there absolutely dialled into what it means. The contrast between that and us against achelsea and Arsenal is stark.
And they won too.
And they won too.
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Let it be: Paul McCartney urges EU to drop ban on veggie ‘burgers’ and ‘sausages’
Let it be: Paul McCartney urges EU to drop ban on veggie ‘burgers’ and ‘sausages’
Former Beatle argues use of terms for meat-free products ‘encourages attitudes essential to our health’
Paul McCartney has joined calls for the EU to reject efforts to ban the use of terms such as “sausage” and “burger” for vegetarian foods.
The former Beatle has joined eight British MPs who have written to the European Commission arguing that a ban approved in October by the European parliament would address a nonexistent problem while slowing progress on climate goals. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Let it be: Paul McCartney urges EU to drop ban on veggie ‘burgers’ and ‘sausages’
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2Casa2Blanca
Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca
December 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
2Casa2Blanca
morbius type shit
Jamie Oliver to relaunch Italian restaurant chain in UK six years after collapse
Jamie Oliver to relaunch Italian restaurant chain in UK six years after collapse
Celebrity chef will start with branch in London’s Leicester Square, backed by Prezzo owner Brava Hospitality Group
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Business live – latest updates
Jamie Oliver is to revive his Jamie’s Italian restaurant chain in the UK, more than six years after the celebrity chef’s brand collapsed.
Jamie’s Italian is poised to be relaunched in the spring, starting with a restaurant in London’s Leicester Square. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
morbius type shit
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Also, tired of freezer jenga? Freeze anything liquidish flat on a baking sheet, then you can file it. Pasta sauce, soups, chili, etc. This is ~10L of pasta sauce.
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Also, tired of freezer jenga? Freeze anything liquidish flat on a baking sheet, then you can file it. Pasta sauce, soups, chili, etc. This is ~10L of pasta sauce.
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The Clapton Community Library of football and politics books is now open 🎉
www.claptoncfc.co.uk/2025/11/11/t...
www.claptoncfc.co.uk/2025/11/11/t...
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Clapton Community Library of football and politics books is now open 🎉
www.claptoncfc.co.uk/2025/11/11/t...
www.claptoncfc.co.uk/2025/11/11/t...
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Nvidia invests in OpenAI, OpenAI rents compute from Oracle, Oracle buys Nvidia’s hardware, and Nvidia records huge sales.
Everyone in the circle reports rising revenue, rising valuations, and surging share prices, but the cash is largely moving in circles.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-cir...
Everyone in the circle reports rising revenue, rising valuations, and surging share prices, but the cash is largely moving in circles.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-cir...
The AI Circular Economy
Big tech companies and wealthy investors are driving an AI bubble - but they won't be the ones feeling the pain when it bursts.
graceblakeley.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Nvidia invests in OpenAI, OpenAI rents compute from Oracle, Oracle buys Nvidia’s hardware, and Nvidia records huge sales.
Everyone in the circle reports rising revenue, rising valuations, and surging share prices, but the cash is largely moving in circles.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-cir...
Everyone in the circle reports rising revenue, rising valuations, and surging share prices, but the cash is largely moving in circles.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-cir...
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imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off
September 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off
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A new Explainer out from @aoifemod.bsky.social and me detailing the UK's ECHR commitments under the 1998 Agreement in response to recent speculation. It is short, because there is very little to say - the UK's obligations are evident on the B/GFA's plain text:
caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
September 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A new Explainer out from @aoifemod.bsky.social and me detailing the UK's ECHR commitments under the 1998 Agreement in response to recent speculation. It is short, because there is very little to say - the UK's obligations are evident on the B/GFA's plain text:
caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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The exchanges between Adam and ChatGPT are devastating. This, in my mind, is the worst one.
One of his last messages was a photo of the noose hung in his bedroom closet, asking if it was "good." ChatGPT offered a technical analysis of the set up and told him it 'could potentially suspend a human."
One of his last messages was a photo of the noose hung in his bedroom closet, asking if it was "good." ChatGPT offered a technical analysis of the set up and told him it 'could potentially suspend a human."
August 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The exchanges between Adam and ChatGPT are devastating. This, in my mind, is the worst one.
One of his last messages was a photo of the noose hung in his bedroom closet, asking if it was "good." ChatGPT offered a technical analysis of the set up and told him it 'could potentially suspend a human."
One of his last messages was a photo of the noose hung in his bedroom closet, asking if it was "good." ChatGPT offered a technical analysis of the set up and told him it 'could potentially suspend a human."
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“Free broadband for everyone”: tired, discredited, politics of the past.
“Free ChatGPT for everyone”: welcome to the politics of tomorrow!
“Free ChatGPT for everyone”: welcome to the politics of tomorrow!
August 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“Free broadband for everyone”: tired, discredited, politics of the past.
“Free ChatGPT for everyone”: welcome to the politics of tomorrow!
“Free ChatGPT for everyone”: welcome to the politics of tomorrow!
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Everyone knows that tons of humans who use technology are also idiots. We have known this since we first started making tools.
“Dumb people used the tool I built to do terrible and stupid things, so it’s not my fault” has never been an adequate excuse.
“Dumb people used the tool I built to do terrible and stupid things, so it’s not my fault” has never been an adequate excuse.
August 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Everyone knows that tons of humans who use technology are also idiots. We have known this since we first started making tools.
“Dumb people used the tool I built to do terrible and stupid things, so it’s not my fault” has never been an adequate excuse.
“Dumb people used the tool I built to do terrible and stupid things, so it’s not my fault” has never been an adequate excuse.
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Imagine dying because you asked your spellchecker to teach you mountaineering
AI does appear to be rapidly accelerating human selection of the fittest….
except it’s doing it by straight-up killing people who rely on ChatGPT to plan dangerous trips, not by improving human cognition like the techbros want us to believe:
except it’s doing it by straight-up killing people who rely on ChatGPT to plan dangerous trips, not by improving human cognition like the techbros want us to believe:
Why Are the Italian Alps So Deadly This Summer?
On average, three hikers have died every day throughout the summer in Italy’s high peaks. Experts explain why.
www.outsideonline.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Imagine dying because you asked your spellchecker to teach you mountaineering
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The absence of any coherent response can only mean that, in some way that is incomprehensible, the government has decided that it benefits most from saying nothing.
I have not heard anything at all from government ministers nor the opposition nor many media outlets about the dangers of this epidemic of sweeping casual racism. It is sometimes seen as comical - as with Rupert Lowe and the rowers - but it is dangerous and dehumanising
August 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The absence of any coherent response can only mean that, in some way that is incomprehensible, the government has decided that it benefits most from saying nothing.
thought of the day is the newest cultural battlefield
The BBC has now apologised for the Jenrick criticism in Thought for the Day, and edited it out. Remember, free speech means the right can say something people consider xenophobic, but nobody is allowed to label it as such
August 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
thought of the day is the newest cultural battlefield
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Being rattled by Thought for the Day is soooooo embarrassing
Exclusive: Tories Blast 'Socialist' BBC Radio Show After Jenrick Accused Of Xenophobia
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/this-i...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/this-i...
Exclusive: Tories Blast 'Socialist' BBC Radio Show After Jenrick Accused Of Xenophobia
The shadow justice secretary was attacked on the flagship programme this morning.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Being rattled by Thought for the Day is soooooo embarrassing
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Oh so it does have phd level intelligence
Google Gemini doesn’t appear to be doing too well:
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
www.businessinsider.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Oh so it does have phd level intelligence