Michael Larkin
@ipanalysis.bsky.social
Researcher, phenomenologist, parent to various creatures, some sort of musician, baker, reader, breaker of stuff, liker of seas and hills, sufferer of Boro.
https://collaborativeresearch.co.uk/
https://collaborativeresearch.co.uk/
Exactly - autistic people were there all along
January 11, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Exactly - autistic people were there all along
I'm sure someone on here has more uptodate figures!
January 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I'm sure someone on here has more uptodate figures!
Last year, the FT reported a drop of 1/3rd in 'daily active users' in UK, which is not the same as 'people who left' but gives an indication. Also confirmed that 'socially conservative' users mostly stayed put (which may mean 'kept their account' or 'continued to use it actively' I guess).
January 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Last year, the FT reported a drop of 1/3rd in 'daily active users' in UK, which is not the same as 'people who left' but gives an indication. Also confirmed that 'socially conservative' users mostly stayed put (which may mean 'kept their account' or 'continued to use it actively' I guess).
Aren't there something like 20+m UK accounts on X though? It might not be as popular as we'd like
January 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Aren't there something like 20+m UK accounts on X though? It might not be as popular as we'd like
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This is what I'm working on next: fascism and the environment. Hoping to finish it before the world burns and/or the fascists take charge. Fingers crossed. Do ask me about it, if you're curious. www.thebookseller.com/rights/manch...
Manchester University Press signs Richard Smyth’s ‘vital’ book on fascism and the environment
Manchester University Press has acquired Richard Smyth’s Greenshirts, a new book that uncovers the "deep, often obscured entanglements between fascist ideologies and environmental thought" over the la...
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September 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This is what I'm working on next: fascism and the environment. Hoping to finish it before the world burns and/or the fascists take charge. Fingers crossed. Do ask me about it, if you're curious. www.thebookseller.com/rights/manch...
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Have we seen any evidence at all that there's a point where these people will have enough and will stop trying to further enrich themselves at the expense of others? They will always want more. We can choose between compliantly giving them everything slowly, or drawing a line in the sand now.
January 11, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Have we seen any evidence at all that there's a point where these people will have enough and will stop trying to further enrich themselves at the expense of others? They will always want more. We can choose between compliantly giving them everything slowly, or drawing a line in the sand now.
A lot of researchers predicted this outcome to the HGP. I enjoyed the article - I didn't know this about Parkinson's - but this was an unfortunate misstep re autism I thought.
January 11, 2026 at 10:33 AM
A lot of researchers predicted this outcome to the HGP. I enjoyed the article - I didn't know this about Parkinson's - but this was an unfortunate misstep re autism I thought.
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This paper is batshit insane. It also (of course) has A TON of bullshit references that do not exist. Hey @springernature.com retract this AI slop and fire the editor that let it pass. There is evidently no review or quality assurance process in place at this journal.
January 8, 2026 at 11:20 AM
This paper is batshit insane. It also (of course) has A TON of bullshit references that do not exist. Hey @springernature.com retract this AI slop and fire the editor that let it pass. There is evidently no review or quality assurance process in place at this journal.
It's an automatic 4* in the REF scoring guide
January 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
It's an automatic 4* in the REF scoring guide