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Alex Hern

@hern.bsky.social

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AI writer at the Economist. I write about it, that is. I’m still human. One of literally dozens of people online who is not American.

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 13h

“Queen Elizabeth II might have scrolled through AI slop on instagram” is going to be one of these that hits hard in not that long

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 18h

forgot the link www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Tories would abolish stamp duty, Badenoch tells party conference – UK politics live

Party leader says measure is a ‘bad tax’ and scrapping it would free up the housing market and improve social mobility

www.theguardian.com

Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 18h

how dead is the tory party? dead enough that multiple people who support this exact policy have texted me in dismay that it's now backed by Kemi Badenoch

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 19h

no 👍

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 19h

weyyyyy queen

Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 19h

it should be illegal to park a lime bike on a public pavement BUT it should be legal to park a lime bike anywhere a car can be parked

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 20h

gonna go out on a limb and say that it's bad to watch ten hours of tiktok a day www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...

How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 1d

there's an optimal amount to blow on a single day's partying isn't there. if you give me £100 and tell me to have a good time I'll have more fun than if you give me £50 but if you give me £1000 I'd feel a lot of pressure to spend it all. Give me £10,000 and I'm drinking champagne with gold flakes

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 2d

you had high hopes for the french government too huh

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Isabelle Roughol @isabelleroughol.com · 2d

The French government lasted 13 hours and 47 minutes. We are ruled by children and we probably deserve it. I am disgusted.

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 2d

Guess this is just a thing Russia does now www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Drone sighting temporarily disrupt flights at Norway's Oslo airport, NTB reports

Norway's Oslo airport temporarily paused landings early on Monday after a report of a drone sighting near the airport, news agency NTB reported. Several arriving flights were delayed or diverted after...

www.yahoo.com

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 3d

A whole evening of people posting takes about “Ange” and I’ve just now realised they’re not talking about Rayner

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 3d

I actually haven’t experienced this because I killed him so fast that I never had time to play with the sound on

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 3d

I’m sorry we’re banning the protests in support of the banned group? weren’t they already banned

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you!

Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 4d

Is there a version of this by capacity or actual generation in 24/25?

Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 4d

Oh captain my captain

Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 4d

Which is to say, ebay.us/m/eJnXOW

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