Mark Lawson
@marklawsonkernow.bsky.social
Graphic #designer in #Cornwall, UK - marklawson.design - #EV, #renewables, mad cocker spaniel #dog, #wine, volunteer youth worker, wrong side of 50. Treat others as you’d want to be treated yourself. Creative problem solver.
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All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
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Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
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Good news! History's Most Epic Fibs was unavailable for a bit, but now it's available. So you can buy it now and either keep it or give it to someone as a Christmas gift. The most important thing is that you buy it
geni.us/HistorysMost...
geni.us/HistorysMost...
History's Most Epic Fibs: Discover the truth behind the world’s biggest historical whoppers
Discover the truth behind the world’s biggest historical whoppers
uk.bookshop.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Good news! History's Most Epic Fibs was unavailable for a bit, but now it's available. So you can buy it now and either keep it or give it to someone as a Christmas gift. The most important thing is that you buy it
geni.us/HistorysMost...
geni.us/HistorysMost...
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Someone please leak the entirety of the Epstein Files so the world can move on from this stupidity and throw the criminals in prison to rot.
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Someone please leak the entirety of the Epstein Files so the world can move on from this stupidity and throw the criminals in prison to rot.
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Nigel Farage.
The man of the (Russian) people.
Sorry,did you think he meant you?
Don’t be a fool.
The man of the (Russian) people.
Sorry,did you think he meant you?
Don’t be a fool.
December 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Nigel Farage.
The man of the (Russian) people.
Sorry,did you think he meant you?
Don’t be a fool.
The man of the (Russian) people.
Sorry,did you think he meant you?
Don’t be a fool.
UK citizens who care about autonomy and democracy and hate traitors - sign this petition please. The more voices the better. It might get considered for a Parliamentary debate but we need to make absolutely clear we want this treachery rooted out :- petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
UK citizens who care about autonomy and democracy and hate traitors - sign this petition please. The more voices the better. It might get considered for a Parliamentary debate but we need to make absolutely clear we want this treachery rooted out :- petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
If AI is so amazing why is autocorrect on my iPhone seemingly getting worse not better? Stop correcting words I typed correctly and not fixing words I’ve clearly fluffed up. So much more often I’m hitting the delete back button to complete something I’m typing. It should know me by now?!!
November 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If AI is so amazing why is autocorrect on my iPhone seemingly getting worse not better? Stop correcting words I typed correctly and not fixing words I’ve clearly fluffed up. So much more often I’m hitting the delete back button to complete something I’m typing. It should know me by now?!!
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Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
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Siblyback Lake, Near #Liskeard #Cornwall
No wildflowers, but the gorse was flowering profusely earlier in the week.
#WildflowerHour
No wildflowers, but the gorse was flowering profusely earlier in the week.
#WildflowerHour
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Siblyback Lake, Near #Liskeard #Cornwall
No wildflowers, but the gorse was flowering profusely earlier in the week.
#WildflowerHour
No wildflowers, but the gorse was flowering profusely earlier in the week.
#WildflowerHour
Maybe humans value original thought, creativity & honesty, rather than reprocessed theft of what humanity has worked hard & with love to create. AI is a soulless invention to try to make tech bros richer. Sure it has some use cases but shoving it down our throats and stealing our work? Sod off. 🚮
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Maybe humans value original thought, creativity & honesty, rather than reprocessed theft of what humanity has worked hard & with love to create. AI is a soulless invention to try to make tech bros richer. Sure it has some use cases but shoving it down our throats and stealing our work? Sod off. 🚮
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Glorious, cathartic, taking no shit at all, Stewart Lee.
Brexit: “like someone stepping round a massive pile of dogshit on the living room carpet. Every day. For nine years.”
If only all our media could be as ruthlessly challenging as this.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Brexit: “like someone stepping round a massive pile of dogshit on the living room carpet. Every day. For nine years.”
If only all our media could be as ruthlessly challenging as this.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Glorious, cathartic, taking no shit at all, Stewart Lee.
Brexit: “like someone stepping round a massive pile of dogshit on the living room carpet. Every day. For nine years.”
If only all our media could be as ruthlessly challenging as this.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Brexit: “like someone stepping round a massive pile of dogshit on the living room carpet. Every day. For nine years.”
If only all our media could be as ruthlessly challenging as this.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
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Okay, here we go.
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Okay, here we go.
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
The sheer scale of outrage about plans to lift children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
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Foreigners have created fake patriot accounts for years, they know the far right will boost ad revenue by sharing disinfo bait that provokes mindless outrage.
The result? Thick emotional UK racists aren’t just conned by foreigners they hate, they’re also making them very rich.
Slow fucking clap.
The result? Thick emotional UK racists aren’t just conned by foreigners they hate, they’re also making them very rich.
Slow fucking clap.
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Foreigners have created fake patriot accounts for years, they know the far right will boost ad revenue by sharing disinfo bait that provokes mindless outrage.
The result? Thick emotional UK racists aren’t just conned by foreigners they hate, they’re also making them very rich.
Slow fucking clap.
The result? Thick emotional UK racists aren’t just conned by foreigners they hate, they’re also making them very rich.
Slow fucking clap.
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Friday’s here! 💚
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Friday’s here! 💚
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Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
UK right wing media managing to destroy what little credibility they no longer have, after repeatedly telling us we need more patriotic British babies not foreigners, now attacking Labour’s policy to help the nation produce more of our own children we need to fill future jobs as immigration falls 🤷🏻♂️
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 28, 2025 at 6:40 AM
UK right wing media managing to destroy what little credibility they no longer have, after repeatedly telling us we need more patriotic British babies not foreigners, now attacking Labour’s policy to help the nation produce more of our own children we need to fill future jobs as immigration falls 🤷🏻♂️
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Lib Dem leader Edward Davey calls for a national investigation into Russian political interference in British politics:
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Lib Dem leader Edward Davey calls for a national investigation into Russian political interference in British politics:
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
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Fewer workers. Fewer international students. More people leaving.
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK net migration falls sharply with drop in arrivals for work and study
Provisional figures for net migration to the UK show levels dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Fewer workers. Fewer international students. More people leaving.
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That’s sweet. I don’t use Microsoft 365 either.
Some actual constructive, independent and creative thinking would be a lovely thing in a world of AI slop being forced on us.
And shame on those actively participating in the creation and consumption of that slop and dumbing down the human race.
Some actual constructive, independent and creative thinking would be a lovely thing in a world of AI slop being forced on us.
And shame on those actively participating in the creation and consumption of that slop and dumbing down the human race.
This is why OpenAI is selling so aggressively to education at all levels—they want to create entire generations of users incapable of reading, writing and thinking without ChatGPT to hold their hands
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
To bear out this rosy projection, HSBC assumes that OpenAI will become "as ubiquitous [...] as Microsoft 365" (345mm users worldwide) while bringing in 10x the number of users (3bn).
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
That’s sweet. I don’t use Microsoft 365 either.
Some actual constructive, independent and creative thinking would be a lovely thing in a world of AI slop being forced on us.
And shame on those actively participating in the creation and consumption of that slop and dumbing down the human race.
Some actual constructive, independent and creative thinking would be a lovely thing in a world of AI slop being forced on us.
And shame on those actively participating in the creation and consumption of that slop and dumbing down the human race.
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ChatGPT’s signature writing style is everywhere now, and I hate it. It reminds me of when we tried mixing all the beverages at the soda fountain in middle school. We didn’t actually create the perfect drink, we just made a cloying monstrosity that lost everything good about its constituent parts.
November 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
ChatGPT’s signature writing style is everywhere now, and I hate it. It reminds me of when we tried mixing all the beverages at the soda fountain in middle school. We didn’t actually create the perfect drink, we just made a cloying monstrosity that lost everything good about its constituent parts.
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BBC staff have now been banned from repeating the description of Donald Trump excised from Rutger’s Reith lecture. Makes his warning here all the more chilling.
youtu.be/9UlYdocG5Bs
youtu.be/9UlYdocG5Bs
'What are they afraid of?' Historian's lecture cut by BBC
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
BBC staff have now been banned from repeating the description of Donald Trump excised from Rutger’s Reith lecture. Makes his warning here all the more chilling.
youtu.be/9UlYdocG5Bs
youtu.be/9UlYdocG5Bs