Matt Brown
@nowheria.bsky.social
Guitar player and blogger. UK. Runs @rochefoucauld.bsky.social & @mrfluent.bsky.social Find my blog called 'Bulletins' here: http://mattsbulletins.blogspot.com/
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Things That Happen In A Story: Genesis, the Odyssey, Dickens & Sherlock Holmes
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New blog post by me: 'Things That Happen In A Story: Genesis, the Odyssey, Dickens & Sherlock Holmes': mattsbulletins.blogspot.com/2025/11/thin...
Yup, Roderick Murchison was Scottish.
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Yup, Roderick Murchison was Scottish.
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In a perfect twist, incidentally, Roderick Murchison was a Scottish, not English, geologist.
November 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In a perfect twist, incidentally, Roderick Murchison was a Scottish, not English, geologist.
@edzitron.com Dear Ed, IDK if you've had the time to go into financial history much, but if you ever want a book about the South Sea Bubble, this is the one: 'Money for Nothing' by Thomas Levenson.
November 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
@edzitron.com Dear Ed, IDK if you've had the time to go into financial history much, but if you ever want a book about the South Sea Bubble, this is the one: 'Money for Nothing' by Thomas Levenson.
Made me laugh when she describes the English as "the most dishonest nation on Earth."
Thrilling dialogue in Star Media's new film, "Good Neighbors." The Russian Code ©️ explained, by a filthy Brit, no less.
November 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Made me laugh when she describes the English as "the most dishonest nation on Earth."
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The first voice alone of Mozart's Little Gigue K574 has every chromatic note from B3 to D6!
November 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The first voice alone of Mozart's Little Gigue K574 has every chromatic note from B3 to D6!
Also on Grokipedia, this is really good by @pboyle.bsky.social : www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkQU...
Elon Musk's Anti Woke Encyclopedia
YouTube video by Patrick Boyle
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November 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Also on Grokipedia, this is really good by @pboyle.bsky.social : www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkQU...
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New from me on Substack: “Source Wars and Bespoke Realities: Wikipedia, Grokipedia, and The Battle for Truth”
I wrote about the high stakes power game over “reliable sources” — and the story of how Grokipedia did change its entry ab me after my Atlantic article on its hallucinations last week.
I wrote about the high stakes power game over “reliable sources” — and the story of how Grokipedia did change its entry ab me after my Atlantic article on its hallucinations last week.
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
New from me on Substack: “Source Wars and Bespoke Realities: Wikipedia, Grokipedia, and The Battle for Truth”
I wrote about the high stakes power game over “reliable sources” — and the story of how Grokipedia did change its entry ab me after my Atlantic article on its hallucinations last week.
I wrote about the high stakes power game over “reliable sources” — and the story of how Grokipedia did change its entry ab me after my Atlantic article on its hallucinations last week.
@jacobsilverman.com Dear Jacob, I wanted to send you this because it confirms/illustrates things in 'Gilded Rage' in an interesting way: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuvx...
Marc Andreessen: The US is in a AI Arms Race & It Decides The World's Future
YouTube video by a16z
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November 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
@jacobsilverman.com Dear Jacob, I wanted to send you this because it confirms/illustrates things in 'Gilded Rage' in an interesting way: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuvx...
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Chicago Tribune Nov 11 1915 prints map of British-Indo advance on Ottoman forces from Kuwait to Baghdad archives.chicagotribune.com/1915/11/11/p... bsky.app/profile/this...
November 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Chicago Tribune Nov 11 1915 prints map of British-Indo advance on Ottoman forces from Kuwait to Baghdad archives.chicagotribune.com/1915/11/11/p... bsky.app/profile/this...
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Slouching Towards the Strange Death of Cliché and Its Discontents.
November 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Slouching Towards the Strange Death of Cliché and Its Discontents.
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What’s behind Silicon Valley’s psychotic break with reality?
Welcome to Apocalypse Capitalism.
As one prominent tech VC put it: “Maybe if you aren’t trying to destroy the world, you’re not trying hard enough.”
www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...
Welcome to Apocalypse Capitalism.
As one prominent tech VC put it: “Maybe if you aren’t trying to destroy the world, you’re not trying hard enough.”
www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...
Silicon Valley Apocalypse Capitalism
“Maybe if you aren’t trying to destroy the world, you’re not trying hard enough.”
www.thenerdreich.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
What’s behind Silicon Valley’s psychotic break with reality?
Welcome to Apocalypse Capitalism.
As one prominent tech VC put it: “Maybe if you aren’t trying to destroy the world, you’re not trying hard enough.”
www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...
Welcome to Apocalypse Capitalism.
As one prominent tech VC put it: “Maybe if you aren’t trying to destroy the world, you’re not trying hard enough.”
www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...
More UK political commentators telling me Wes Streeting is a brilliant communicator, & I still don't agree. He is an OK communicator surrounded by very poor ones. Why are these people so easily impressed ? Remember when Michael Gove was touted for years as such an effective minister ?
November 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
More UK political commentators telling me Wes Streeting is a brilliant communicator, & I still don't agree. He is an OK communicator surrounded by very poor ones. Why are these people so easily impressed ? Remember when Michael Gove was touted for years as such an effective minister ?
Oh yeah ?
Sundar Pichai proved to be the "wartime CEO" that Google needed after ChatGPT's launch, making the company an AI leader, in part by empowering Demis Hassabis (Dave Lee/Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Oh yeah ?
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What I most like in this graph from @britainelects.com is that they are all distinct journeys, albeit to roughly the same destination. Each graph tells a different story.
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
What I most like in this graph from @britainelects.com is that they are all distinct journeys, albeit to roughly the same destination. Each graph tells a different story.
New blog post by me: 'Things That Happen In A Story: Genesis, the Odyssey, Dickens & Sherlock Holmes': mattsbulletins.blogspot.com/2025/11/thin...
Things That Happen In A Story: Genesis, the Odyssey, Dickens & Sherlock Holmes
mattsbulletins.blogspot.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
New blog post by me: 'Things That Happen In A Story: Genesis, the Odyssey, Dickens & Sherlock Holmes': mattsbulletins.blogspot.com/2025/11/thin...
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The Financial Times' Bryce Elder (@bryce.lol) wrote up a piece about my newsletter.
www.ft.com/content/fce7...
www.ft.com/content/fce7...
November 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Financial Times' Bryce Elder (@bryce.lol) wrote up a piece about my newsletter.
www.ft.com/content/fce7...
www.ft.com/content/fce7...
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Orthogonally leveraging your Pareto optimal.
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Orthogonally leveraging your Pareto optimal.
I have been for a long time and remain mystified as to why Wes Streeting is supposed to be such a brilliant politician, however many times I'm told that he is.
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I have been for a long time and remain mystified as to why Wes Streeting is supposed to be such a brilliant politician, however many times I'm told that he is.
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I doubt it’s intended but the quotes in this read like a plea for time, rather than a determined vow to fight the next election www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer allies issue warning to PM’s rivals as fears grow over leadership challenge
Exclusive: No 10 said to be in ‘full bunker mode’ over fears of attempt to oust him after budget or May local elections
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I doubt it’s intended but the quotes in this read like a plea for time, rather than a determined vow to fight the next election www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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276. Absence makes average passions decrease and great ones increase, just as wind extinguishes candles and kindles a fire.
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
276. Absence makes average passions decrease and great ones increase, just as wind extinguishes candles and kindles a fire.
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British "patriots" assaulting the BBC to gain approval from American fascists is just fucking weird on a deep level.
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
British "patriots" assaulting the BBC to gain approval from American fascists is just fucking weird on a deep level.
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"People who are able to fit things into their lives and into their relationships will do better than those who fit themselves into the interests of a technology company."
fivebooks.com/best-books/h...
fivebooks.com/best-books/h...
How To Use Technology And Not Be Used By It: A Psychologist's Reading List
Which books are useful for thinking about how to use technology, rather than being used by it? Psychologist Margaret Morris provides a reading lsit.
fivebooks.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"People who are able to fit things into their lives and into their relationships will do better than those who fit themselves into the interests of a technology company."
fivebooks.com/best-books/h...
fivebooks.com/best-books/h...
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Parkinson (23rd November 1974). Michael chats to Richard Burton.
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Parkinson (23rd November 1974). Michael chats to Richard Burton.
a) Jessica's absolutely right b) it's often not just implied but openly stated.
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
a) Jessica's absolutely right b) it's often not just implied but openly stated.
@noupside.bsky.social Re your Andreessen vs. the Pope post (click on it for the full picture).
It's Anthropic that they're accusing of practicing regulatory capture, which is ironic given that the entire business strategy of the crypto industry is precisely regulatory capture. It's always other people doing the bad things as far as they're concerned. They're completely dishonest >>
November 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
@noupside.bsky.social Re your Andreessen vs. the Pope post (click on it for the full picture).