Nick Christian
@nickchristian.bsky.social
I write, mainly about bikes and balls, for TNT Sports, Cyclist, Eurosport, Cycling Plus, When Saturday Comes. Will never use AI to write.
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only in Britain will you be cussed out for being able to speak more than one language lol
December 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
only in Britain will you be cussed out for being able to speak more than one language lol
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
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Polling basics is you don’t let your cohort self select like this. More appalling bullshit journalism laundering government bullshit form the BBC
Interesting thing to take away here.
BBC asked 5000 doctors to take part in a survey about overdiagnosis of mental health conditions. Only 15% of them responded.
And what do you think the belief will be of that 15% who specifically wanted to respond to a study into overdiagnosis? 🤔
BBC asked 5000 doctors to take part in a survey about overdiagnosis of mental health conditions. Only 15% of them responded.
And what do you think the belief will be of that 15% who specifically wanted to respond to a study into overdiagnosis? 🤔
December 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Polling basics is you don’t let your cohort self select like this. More appalling bullshit journalism laundering government bullshit form the BBC
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Not at all concerning, given the current political alignments of the tech giants that own and operate them
New: AI chatbots can change voters' minds, according to a pair of in-depth studies published just now in Science and Nature.
How they do it is interesting — and concerning. Gift link: wapo.st/49RSstP
How they do it is interesting — and concerning. Gift link: wapo.st/49RSstP
Voters’ minds are hard to change. AI chatbots are surprisingly good at it.
New research suggests AI chatbots can shift people’s political views more effectively than campaign ads on TV.
wapo.st
December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Not at all concerning, given the current political alignments of the tech giants that own and operate them
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What a wonderful story - and a beautiful illustration of the power of the arts.
Great writing expands our imagination. It helps us to see the world in new ways.
And that has consequences that can never be measured by "average starting salaries" or "contribution to GDP".
Great writing expands our imagination. It helps us to see the world in new ways.
And that has consequences that can never be measured by "average starting salaries" or "contribution to GDP".
December 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
What a wonderful story - and a beautiful illustration of the power of the arts.
Great writing expands our imagination. It helps us to see the world in new ways.
And that has consequences that can never be measured by "average starting salaries" or "contribution to GDP".
Great writing expands our imagination. It helps us to see the world in new ways.
And that has consequences that can never be measured by "average starting salaries" or "contribution to GDP".
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i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
Originally published in Cycling Plus in April, my article about what being diagnosed with a heart condition meant for me as a cyclist is now available to read at Bike Radar.
www.bikeradar.com/advice/healt...
The first 'personal essay' I've written, a few people have said they found it helpful.
www.bikeradar.com/advice/healt...
The first 'personal essay' I've written, a few people have said they found it helpful.
Heart problems can strike any cyclist – here's how to navigate an alarming diagnosis | BikeRadar
Nick Christian examines the mental scars of riding with a worrying heart condition
www.bikeradar.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Originally published in Cycling Plus in April, my article about what being diagnosed with a heart condition meant for me as a cyclist is now available to read at Bike Radar.
www.bikeradar.com/advice/healt...
The first 'personal essay' I've written, a few people have said they found it helpful.
www.bikeradar.com/advice/healt...
The first 'personal essay' I've written, a few people have said they found it helpful.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social
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Meanwhile, on X
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Meanwhile, on X
Huge congrats to Andy on his first book about a cyclist not to die in tragic circumstances. 🎉
Mad to have researched and written it all in well under a year.
So far I've only read the bit where I'm mentioned but that was excellent, so I'm sure the rest is too. 👏
Mad to have researched and written it all in well under a year.
So far I've only read the bit where I'm mentioned but that was excellent, so I'm sure the rest is too. 👏
My book, Tadej Pogačar: Unstoppable, is out today!
It is the first in-depth biography of modern cycling's greatest, charting his dazzling rise to the top, full of fresh stories, insight and interviews with those close to him.
Order it here: tinyurl.com/Pogibook 📙 @bloomsburysport.bsky.social
It is the first in-depth biography of modern cycling's greatest, charting his dazzling rise to the top, full of fresh stories, insight and interviews with those close to him.
Order it here: tinyurl.com/Pogibook 📙 @bloomsburysport.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Huge congrats to Andy on his first book about a cyclist not to die in tragic circumstances. 🎉
Mad to have researched and written it all in well under a year.
So far I've only read the bit where I'm mentioned but that was excellent, so I'm sure the rest is too. 👏
Mad to have researched and written it all in well under a year.
So far I've only read the bit where I'm mentioned but that was excellent, so I'm sure the rest is too. 👏
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The first of what we can hope will be many legal victories for the music industry in its fight against the AI pirates. A Munich court ruled that OpenAI had breached copyright law and was liable to be sued for damages for appropriating content without authorisation.
En Allemagne, l’industrie musicale remporte une première victoire judiciaire contre OpenAI
En Allemagne, l’industrie musicale remporte une première victoire judiciaire contre OpenAI
Un tribunal de Munich a estimé, mardi, que le géant américain de l’intelligence artificielle avait porté atteinte « aux droits d’exploitation protégés par le droit d’auteur ». L’entreprise s’est dite « en désaccord » avec cette décision et dit étudier « les prochaines démarches possibles ».
www.lemonde.fr
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The first of what we can hope will be many legal victories for the music industry in its fight against the AI pirates. A Munich court ruled that OpenAI had breached copyright law and was liable to be sued for damages for appropriating content without authorisation.
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Jesus Christ
It said it was sending him a real person to help and then went LOL no just kidding I can’t do that
It said it was sending him a real person to help and then went LOL no just kidding I can’t do that
November 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Jesus Christ
It said it was sending him a real person to help and then went LOL no just kidding I can’t do that
It said it was sending him a real person to help and then went LOL no just kidding I can’t do that
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November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Yeah maybe you should all read the room
🇮🇱 Israel eyes future Tour de France Grand Départ
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📸 Cor Vos
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📸 Cor Vos
October 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Yeah maybe you should all read the room
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Was just reading about the history of BST, clocks changing etc, and discovered that the dude who campaigned for it in the early 20th century, a builder called William Willett, is the great-great grandfather of Chris Martin from Coldplay, which is what the song “Clocks” should be about, but isn’t
October 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Was just reading about the history of BST, clocks changing etc, and discovered that the dude who campaigned for it in the early 20th century, a builder called William Willett, is the great-great grandfather of Chris Martin from Coldplay, which is what the song “Clocks” should be about, but isn’t
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If we make it illegal to steal paintings from the Louvre then the entire industry will be unsustainable
you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
October 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
If we make it illegal to steal paintings from the Louvre then the entire industry will be unsustainable
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You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.
October 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.
This is the worst thing I've ever read by Barney Ronay.
Effectively accusing the only Jewish leader of a political party of antisemitism is pretty gross. Bringing up the "hypnotits" thing for no reason is cheap and tacky.
I thought he was better than this.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Effectively accusing the only Jewish leader of a political party of antisemitism is pretty gross. Bringing up the "hypnotits" thing for no reason is cheap and tacky.
I thought he was better than this.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans is a terrible decision – and a depressing one | Barney Ronay
The idea that barring the Israeli club’s supporters from Villa Park will de-escalate a volatile situation just doesn’t stand up
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
This is the worst thing I've ever read by Barney Ronay.
Effectively accusing the only Jewish leader of a political party of antisemitism is pretty gross. Bringing up the "hypnotits" thing for no reason is cheap and tacky.
I thought he was better than this.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Effectively accusing the only Jewish leader of a political party of antisemitism is pretty gross. Bringing up the "hypnotits" thing for no reason is cheap and tacky.
I thought he was better than this.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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For the love of God just make your mind up whether migrants should be speaking English or not www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform's Dame Andrea Jenkyns considers scrapping English lessons
Dame Andrea Jenkyns says a £1m budget to teach foreign nationals
www.bbc.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
For the love of God just make your mind up whether migrants should be speaking English or not www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school
October 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school