James Annan
@jdannan.bsky.social
jamesannan on twitter before it went down the shitter, climate scientist (as was - now retired) occasionally weighing in on various topics. Also @[email protected] (mastodon) and http://blueskiesresearch.org.uk/
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No, I'd say it's racists and those pandering to them.
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
No, I'd say it's racists and those pandering to them.
I think it's the open racism that they remember with such affection, not the heaps of stinking rubbish.
I was alive in 1970’s and it was shit.. I remember
Rubbish in streets because of bin strikes with swarms of rats ❌
Picket lines and seemingly never ending strikes ❌
Power cuts so you only had electricity for lights, cooking, heating, TV 3 etc days a week ❌
Skinheads itching to kick shit out of you❌
Rubbish in streets because of bin strikes with swarms of rats ❌
Picket lines and seemingly never ending strikes ❌
Power cuts so you only had electricity for lights, cooking, heating, TV 3 etc days a week ❌
Skinheads itching to kick shit out of you❌
November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I think it's the open racism that they remember with such affection, not the heaps of stinking rubbish.
Genuinely shocked the figure is as low as 1 in 25. Who are the other 24 and what are they doing there?
🚨BREAKING | 1,600+ fossil fuel lobbyists given access to #COP30 in Brazil
EU governments alone brought 84 fossil fuel lobbyists, including representatives from TotalEnergies and Engie
Climate policies can't be effective if they are shaped by the industry that is most responsible for climate change
EU governments alone brought 84 fossil fuel lobbyists, including representatives from TotalEnergies and Engie
Climate policies can't be effective if they are shaped by the industry that is most responsible for climate change
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Genuinely shocked the figure is as low as 1 in 25. Who are the other 24 and what are they doing there?
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The room is
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The room is
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
I told them a while ago they were sending stuff to the wrong email address (ie mine). It's remarkable how many companies don't do the most elementary diligence before sending customer details out to random people. Of course this joker trying to squat on my email address is the source of the problem.
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I told them a while ago they were sending stuff to the wrong email address (ie mine). It's remarkable how many companies don't do the most elementary diligence before sending customer details out to random people. Of course this joker trying to squat on my email address is the source of the problem.
kool-aid has been copiously consumed in the creation of this product.
The new AI function in ChessBase '26 to explain a position is, unfortunately, completely useless. ChatGPT does not 'see' where the pieces are.
- Black has double pawns on c7 and c6
- The knight on e6 is attacked by the pawn on f5
- Candidate move: Rb1 to contest Rb8
- Nc4 d5 is impossible, no-d-pawn
- Black has double pawns on c7 and c6
- The knight on e6 is attacked by the pawn on f5
- Candidate move: Rb1 to contest Rb8
- Nc4 d5 is impossible, no-d-pawn
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
kool-aid has been copiously consumed in the creation of this product.
Aka bullshit merchants.
Sounds right:
The report found that the heaviest AI users are thought leadership writers (84%), PR/comms professionals (73%), and content marketing writers (73%).
The report found that the heaviest AI users are thought leadership writers (84%), PR/comms professionals (73%), and content marketing writers (73%).
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Aka bullshit merchants.
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On Monday 10th @14:00 BST |15:00 CET |07:00 MT, the International Land Model Forum and ISI-MIP are hosting a joint webinar. Topics will include:
The design of ISIMIP experiments,
Harmonization of forcing and land-use data,
Shared challenges e.g. generating sub-daily forcings for offline forcing.
The design of ISIMIP experiments,
Harmonization of forcing and land-use data,
Shared challenges e.g. generating sub-daily forcings for offline forcing.
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
On Monday 10th @14:00 BST |15:00 CET |07:00 MT, the International Land Model Forum and ISI-MIP are hosting a joint webinar. Topics will include:
The design of ISIMIP experiments,
Harmonization of forcing and land-use data,
Shared challenges e.g. generating sub-daily forcings for offline forcing.
The design of ISIMIP experiments,
Harmonization of forcing and land-use data,
Shared challenges e.g. generating sub-daily forcings for offline forcing.
IMO a per-mile road usage tax is quite a sensible idea, no reason not to apply it to all motorised vehicles though. Of course additional tax on fossil fuels too (as currently).
There must be a replacement for road tax at some point, great, but…making EVs more expensive/less attractive *right now* is nuts. www.ft.com/content/9f90...
Reeves poised to unveil Budget plan for EV drivers to pay per mile charges
Chancellor looks to offset a forecast sharp drop in government revenue from fuel duty
www.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
IMO a per-mile road usage tax is quite a sensible idea, no reason not to apply it to all motorised vehicles though. Of course additional tax on fossil fuels too (as currently).
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A strong stance from @garrykasparov.bsky.social, on Kramnik and his campaign against Naroditsky. "I don’t know how he can appear at any chess tournament now. He’s become untouchable."
Original: www.youtube.com/live/1NVDy-D...
In English, via the great Leonard Barden:
www.ft.com/content/cf99...
Original: www.youtube.com/live/1NVDy-D...
In English, via the great Leonard Barden:
www.ft.com/content/cf99...
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A strong stance from @garrykasparov.bsky.social, on Kramnik and his campaign against Naroditsky. "I don’t know how he can appear at any chess tournament now. He’s become untouchable."
Original: www.youtube.com/live/1NVDy-D...
In English, via the great Leonard Barden:
www.ft.com/content/cf99...
Original: www.youtube.com/live/1NVDy-D...
In English, via the great Leonard Barden:
www.ft.com/content/cf99...
So AI has killed arXiv. Good job, tech bros. Real knowledge is such a threat when all you’ve got is regurgitated bullshit.
arXiv, a preprint publication for academic research that has become particularly important for AI research, has announced it will no longer accept computer science articles and papers that haven’t been vetted by an academic journal or a conference. Why?
A tide of AI slop.
A tide of AI slop.
arXiv Changes Rules After Getting Spammed With AI-Generated 'Research' Papers
Cornell University’s academic paper repository will no longer accept Computer Science papers still under review.
www.404media.co
November 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
So AI has killed arXiv. Good job, tech bros. Real knowledge is such a threat when all you’ve got is regurgitated bullshit.
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You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
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See also the thread from which this comes. Americans, even the progressive ones, are clearly getting a completely false impression of what life is like in the UK thanks to the disinformation being spread by fascists on both sides of the Atlantic.
Random violent attacks are just that, random. Like acts of god and medical emergencies. And they are very very rare. So rare that we do not live in fear. We just go out and about and get on with our lives.
November 3, 2025 at 6:49 AM
See also the thread from which this comes. Americans, even the progressive ones, are clearly getting a completely false impression of what life is like in the UK thanks to the disinformation being spread by fascists on both sides of the Atlantic.
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The end of free movement of people with the European Union has been a “disaster” for the UK that should be urgently reversed, new Green Party leader Zack Polanski told POLITICO — in his first major intervention on EU policy.
Ending EU free movement a ‘disaster’ for Britain, says Green Party’s Zack Polanski
The party’s new leader calls for the migration pact to be reinstated as he sets out his stall on Brexit.
www.politico.eu
October 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The end of free movement of people with the European Union has been a “disaster” for the UK that should be urgently reversed, new Green Party leader Zack Polanski told POLITICO — in his first major intervention on EU policy.
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Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
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Not quite sure why the media is presenting the Caerphilly result as a disaster for Labour, rather than as a perfect execution of its electoral strategy.
That strategy for *months* now has been to tell everybody who might otherwise be inclined to vote for them to fuck off.
And off they have fucked.
That strategy for *months* now has been to tell everybody who might otherwise be inclined to vote for them to fuck off.
And off they have fucked.
October 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Not quite sure why the media is presenting the Caerphilly result as a disaster for Labour, rather than as a perfect execution of its electoral strategy.
That strategy for *months* now has been to tell everybody who might otherwise be inclined to vote for them to fuck off.
And off they have fucked.
That strategy for *months* now has been to tell everybody who might otherwise be inclined to vote for them to fuck off.
And off they have fucked.
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Indeed, the main point is that the policy as a whole is obnoxious, retrospective and racist in both intention and effect, with or without pensioners
October 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Indeed, the main point is that the policy as a whole is obnoxious, retrospective and racist in both intention and effect, with or without pensioners
If I believed he meant it I could even be persuaded to hold my nose and vote Labour.
'Get rid of the migrants or I'll become a migrant' is quite the argument
October 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
If I believed he meant it I could even be persuaded to hold my nose and vote Labour.
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Breaking promises made to people the government thinks unpopular, and saying bad luck with health or unemployment is as reprehensible as criminality, is bad not just for those facing deportation but for all of us who care about Britain as a country that believes in fair play, decency and honesty.
Lam says on air the policy is to remove those "because" they broke the rules/conditions under which they came
But her policy is to retrospectively change the rules/conditions under which they came!
Lam knows this will be perceived as unfair: she will feel "great personal sympathy" for deportees
But her policy is to retrospectively change the rules/conditions under which they came!
Lam knows this will be perceived as unfair: she will feel "great personal sympathy" for deportees
October 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Breaking promises made to people the government thinks unpopular, and saying bad luck with health or unemployment is as reprehensible as criminality, is bad not just for those facing deportation but for all of us who care about Britain as a country that believes in fair play, decency and honesty.
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Tragic news as Daniel Naroditsky, the popular U.S. grandmaster, commentator, creator, educator, and author, unexpectedly passed away on Sunday at the age of only 29. www.chess.com/news/view/gr...
Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky Passes Away At 29
GM Daniel Naroditsky, the popular U.S. grandmaster, commentator, creator, educator and author, tragically passed away on Sunday at the age of only 29.
www.chess.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Tragic news as Daniel Naroditsky, the popular U.S. grandmaster, commentator, creator, educator, and author, unexpectedly passed away on Sunday at the age of only 29. www.chess.com/news/view/gr...
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Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/louvre-thieves-given-immunity-after-confirming-jewels-stolen-for-purpose-of-training-ai-software/
Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software
FRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of training AI software.
When …
waterfordwhispersnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/louvre-thieves-given-immunity-after-confirming-jewels-stolen-for-purpose-of-training-ai-software/
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We keep being told "there are no silver bullets". Nonsense. There are plenty of silver bullets. If they're not working as well as you hoped, perhaps you're not shooting at a werewolf.
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The silver bullet fallacy
[FREE TO READ] The idea that a lot of problems are difficult to fully solve doesn’t mean we should stop trying
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October 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We keep being told "there are no silver bullets". Nonsense. There are plenty of silver bullets. If they're not working as well as you hoped, perhaps you're not shooting at a werewolf.
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