Martin Ingram
@throg.bsky.social
When the wombat comes, he will find me gone.
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With friends like these...
Being overexposed to unpredictable foreign powers is hardly secure.
Relying on US tech companies for our digital infrastructure means essential services could be compromised.
We need #DigitalSovereignty in the Cybersecurity Bill.
www.youtube.com/shorts/mC3Bl...
Being overexposed to unpredictable foreign powers is hardly secure.
Relying on US tech companies for our digital infrastructure means essential services could be compromised.
We need #DigitalSovereignty in the Cybersecurity Bill.
www.youtube.com/shorts/mC3Bl...
The US Could Shut Down the UK Overnight #britishpolitics #uk #usa #politics
Read more here: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/digital-sovereignty-briefing-on-the-cybersecurity-bill/
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January 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
With friends like these...
Being overexposed to unpredictable foreign powers is hardly secure.
Relying on US tech companies for our digital infrastructure means essential services could be compromised.
We need #DigitalSovereignty in the Cybersecurity Bill.
www.youtube.com/shorts/mC3Bl...
Being overexposed to unpredictable foreign powers is hardly secure.
Relying on US tech companies for our digital infrastructure means essential services could be compromised.
We need #DigitalSovereignty in the Cybersecurity Bill.
www.youtube.com/shorts/mC3Bl...
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I feel like I really don’t want to play the game with the next album. I don’t want it to be reviewed, I am not bothered about press or radio. It’s too personal to me to hawk it in the ‘market place’. I am not just chasing fame and fortune; just sincere connection with our audience.
January 7, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I feel like I really don’t want to play the game with the next album. I don’t want it to be reviewed, I am not bothered about press or radio. It’s too personal to me to hawk it in the ‘market place’. I am not just chasing fame and fortune; just sincere connection with our audience.
Strange but true, malware is probably the one domain where vibe coding will improve productivity, because most of the work is around assembling an attack vector based on known vulnerabilities and existing exploits.
No innovation required.
No innovation required.
Are criminals vibe coding malware? All signs point to yes
Are criminals vibe coding malware? All signs point to yes
They also hallucinate when writing ransomware code
Interview With everyone from would-be developers to six-year-old kids jumping on the vibe coding bandwagon, it shouldn't be surprising that criminals like automated coding tools too.…
dlvr.it
January 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Strange but true, malware is probably the one domain where vibe coding will improve productivity, because most of the work is around assembling an attack vector based on known vulnerabilities and existing exploits.
No innovation required.
No innovation required.
New 83 Icons music klaxon.
If all goes according to plan, this will be the first of several new releases this year.
If all goes according to plan, this will be the first of several new releases this year.
The second EP, Winter, is out today and is available on all digital platforms.
Bandcamp is not only the cheapest place to purchase a copy, but it is also the only online store where you can download it in 24 bit high definition lossless. You also get a free digital booklet.
push.fm/fl/kmudnkjr
Bandcamp is not only the cheapest place to purchase a copy, but it is also the only online store where you can download it in 24 bit high definition lossless. You also get a free digital booklet.
push.fm/fl/kmudnkjr
Winter by 83 Icons | Listen on Bandcamp, Qobuz, Spotify | PUSH.fm
View 83 Icons's Fan Link. Listen to Winter on Bandcamp, Qobuz, Spotify now.
push.fm
January 7, 2026 at 11:59 AM
New 83 Icons music klaxon.
If all goes according to plan, this will be the first of several new releases this year.
If all goes according to plan, this will be the first of several new releases this year.
Top tip: pay a little extra for a TV with the Google OS. You can switch it into “dumb screen” mode which turns all of the smart features off, including ads, and it doesn’t bleat about not being connected to your WiFi.
Your smart TV is watching you and nobody's stopping it
Your smart TV is watching you and nobody's stopping it
From buried settings to geopolitical risk, the business model is surveillance
Opinion At the end of last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued five of the largest TV companies, accusing them of excessive and deceptive surveillance of their customers.…
dlvr.it
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Top tip: pay a little extra for a TV with the Google OS. You can switch it into “dumb screen” mode which turns all of the smart features off, including ads, and it doesn’t bleat about not being connected to your WiFi.
Apparently Microsoft CEO Satya Nadell objects to the term “AI slop” and wants us to stop using the term.
Time to wheel out my favourite academic paper again, because it suggests a suitable replacement. It even explores the precise definition of the word. 😬
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Time to wheel out my favourite academic paper again, because it suggests a suitable replacement. It even explores the precise definition of the word. 😬
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 3, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Apparently Microsoft CEO Satya Nadell objects to the term “AI slop” and wants us to stop using the term.
Time to wheel out my favourite academic paper again, because it suggests a suitable replacement. It even explores the precise definition of the word. 😬
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Time to wheel out my favourite academic paper again, because it suggests a suitable replacement. It even explores the precise definition of the word. 😬
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Shame on you @southamptoncc.bsky.social What on Earth is wrong with you?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Full animal rescue in Southampton says 'it will get much worse'
Rose Mill of Second Chance Animal Rescue in Southampton says the centre has never been busier.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Shame on you @southamptoncc.bsky.social What on Earth is wrong with you?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Developer learns that neither lines of code written nor number of PRs per day is actually a valid way of measuring productivity.
More news at 10…
More news at 10…
From top AI coding user globally to completely stop using it because it's so much harder to review AI code than write it myself. And they say all software developers jobs will be replaced by LLM. Life comes fast at you. 🤣
December 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Developer learns that neither lines of code written nor number of PRs per day is actually a valid way of measuring productivity.
More news at 10…
More news at 10…
The original album is certainly on my desert island list and Andvari is probably my favourite song from that record. So a ten minute plus version that strips it back to the voice, ambient drones and the string quartet is right up my street. Simply gorgeous.
youtu.be/Ugj4KIW-zxI
youtu.be/Ugj4KIW-zxI
Andvari (The Tape Variations)
YouTube video by Sigur Rós - Topic
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The original album is certainly on my desert island list and Andvari is probably my favourite song from that record. So a ten minute plus version that strips it back to the voice, ambient drones and the string quartet is right up my street. Simply gorgeous.
youtu.be/Ugj4KIW-zxI
youtu.be/Ugj4KIW-zxI
This is a rhetorical question, but why are media folk unable to read graphs?
The article that I lifted this from (link in the thread) even says “the major difference between 2025's flu season and the previous three years is that the virus started spreading around a month earlier.”
The article that I lifted this from (link in the thread) even says “the major difference between 2025's flu season and the previous three years is that the virus started spreading around a month earlier.”
December 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This is a rhetorical question, but why are media folk unable to read graphs?
The article that I lifted this from (link in the thread) even says “the major difference between 2025's flu season and the previous three years is that the virus started spreading around a month earlier.”
The article that I lifted this from (link in the thread) even says “the major difference between 2025's flu season and the previous three years is that the virus started spreading around a month earlier.”
As the first comment on the discussion thread, this isn’t a hardware problem, it’s a science one, and by extension a software one.
If you don’t know how intelligence works, you can’t model it in software, no matter how advanced your hardware is.
If you don’t know how intelligence works, you can’t model it in software, no matter how advanced your hardware is.
AI superintelligence is a Silicon Valley fantasy, Ai2 researcher says
AI superintelligence is a Silicon Valley fantasy, Ai2 researcher says
The dream of electric sheep gets a reality check from Moore’s Law
You want artificial general intelligence (AGI)? Current-day processors aren't powerful enough to make it happen and our ability to scale up may soon be coming to an end, argues well-known researcher Tim Dettmers.…
dlvr.it
December 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
As the first comment on the discussion thread, this isn’t a hardware problem, it’s a science one, and by extension a software one.
If you don’t know how intelligence works, you can’t model it in software, no matter how advanced your hardware is.
If you don’t know how intelligence works, you can’t model it in software, no matter how advanced your hardware is.
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Juries are a crucial check on the abuse of power.
The government must not roll back jury trials.
Doing so will result in automated injustice as the criminal justice system looks towards crime-predicting tech and algorithmic decision-making.
Read more ⬇️
www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/defendi...
The government must not roll back jury trials.
Doing so will result in automated injustice as the criminal justice system looks towards crime-predicting tech and algorithmic decision-making.
Read more ⬇️
www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/defendi...
Defending Trial by Jury
Justice Secretary, David Lammy, has announced plans to drastically reduce the use of jury trials in England and Wales.
www.openrightsgroup.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Juries are a crucial check on the abuse of power.
The government must not roll back jury trials.
Doing so will result in automated injustice as the criminal justice system looks towards crime-predicting tech and algorithmic decision-making.
Read more ⬇️
www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/defendi...
The government must not roll back jury trials.
Doing so will result in automated injustice as the criminal justice system looks towards crime-predicting tech and algorithmic decision-making.
Read more ⬇️
www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/defendi...
Yet again, this is what happens when you focus on short term cost cutting rather than focussing on quality.
It costs more in the long run.
It costs more in the long run.
10K Docker images spray live cloud creds across the internet
10K Docker images spray live cloud creds across the internet
Flare warns devs are unwittingly publishing production-level secrets
Docker Hub has quietly become a treasure trove of live cloud keys and credentials, with more than 10,000 public container images exposing sensitive secrets from over 100 companies, including a Fortune 500 firm and a major bank.…
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Yet again, this is what happens when you focus on short term cost cutting rather than focussing on quality.
It costs more in the long run.
It costs more in the long run.
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An absolute horrific nightmare of two AI bots caught in a loop with each other is the perfect example of the total nothingness of AI “brains”.
December 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
An absolute horrific nightmare of two AI bots caught in a loop with each other is the perfect example of the total nothingness of AI “brains”.
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Say No to Digital ID 🚫
Nearly 3 million people signed the petition against Digital ID. Next Monday, MPs will debate this 4th largest petition in British history.
Tell your MP to attend the debate and stop digital surveillance.
Use our tool ⬇️
action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp...
Digital ID
Nearly 3 million people signed the petition against Digital ID. Next Monday, MPs will debate this 4th largest petition in British history.
Tell your MP to attend the debate and stop digital surveillance.
Use our tool ⬇️
action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp...
Digital ID
Tell your MP to attend the debate on digital IDs
Nearly three million people signed the petition 'Do not introduce Digital ID cards' . The government, however, is pushing ahead regardless of public concern.
action.openrightsgroup.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Say No to Digital ID 🚫
Nearly 3 million people signed the petition against Digital ID. Next Monday, MPs will debate this 4th largest petition in British history.
Tell your MP to attend the debate and stop digital surveillance.
Use our tool ⬇️
action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp...
Digital ID
Nearly 3 million people signed the petition against Digital ID. Next Monday, MPs will debate this 4th largest petition in British history.
Tell your MP to attend the debate and stop digital surveillance.
Use our tool ⬇️
action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp...
Digital ID
Or a lossless download from Bandcamp… 😬
In fact a massive thumbs up to anyone that bought a physical copy of anyone’s record this year for helping to keep the art of the album alive.
December 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Or a lossless download from Bandcamp… 😬
Apropos of nothing in particular, where on Earth did that stock photo come from?
It’s been a while since I did my bricklaying course (and no, I’m not joking, it was a lot of fun) but that untidy mortar is quite triggering… 😬
It’s been a while since I did my bricklaying course (and no, I’m not joking, it was a lot of fun) but that untidy mortar is quite triggering… 😬
PRC spies Brickstromed their way into critical US networks and remained hidden for years
PRC spies Brickstromed their way into critical US networks and remained hidden for years
'Dozens' of US orgs infected
Chinese cyberspies maintained long-term access to critical networks – sometimes for years – and used this access to infect computers with malware and steal data, according to Thursday warnings from government agencies and private security firms.…
dlvr.it
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Apropos of nothing in particular, where on Earth did that stock photo come from?
It’s been a while since I did my bricklaying course (and no, I’m not joking, it was a lot of fun) but that untidy mortar is quite triggering… 😬
It’s been a while since I did my bricklaying course (and no, I’m not joking, it was a lot of fun) but that untidy mortar is quite triggering… 😬
We really do need a wide ranging review of public sector contracts with large consultancies. I do wonder how much of our taxes is being funnelled out to these shysters?
Pension portal launch fail sends Capita running to Microsoft for help
Pension portal launch fail sends Capita running to Microsoft for help
Union fields member complaints as it presses outsourcer over botched rollout
Capita has sought Microsoft's help after the launch of the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) left users facing a malfunctioning website designed to process important financial information.…
dlvr.it
December 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
We really do need a wide ranging review of public sector contracts with large consultancies. I do wonder how much of our taxes is being funnelled out to these shysters?
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David Joseph’s first solo EP, Under Cities, is released today on Bandcamp. There immersive instrumentals featuring field recordings from the London, New York and Hong Kong underground railway systems…
heldbytrees.bandcamp.com/album/under-...
heldbytrees.bandcamp.com/album/under-...
Under Cities, by David Joseph
3 track album
heldbytrees.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
David Joseph’s first solo EP, Under Cities, is released today on Bandcamp. There immersive instrumentals featuring field recordings from the London, New York and Hong Kong underground railway systems…
heldbytrees.bandcamp.com/album/under-...
heldbytrees.bandcamp.com/album/under-...
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Call me a mad alien with a Ceefax fetish but I don’t think you should be allowed to drastically change the justice system without asking voters in advance. Starmer and Lammy, if you think this is so important you need to call an election and make your case. I’m free in January.
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Call me a mad alien with a Ceefax fetish but I don’t think you should be allowed to drastically change the justice system without asking voters in advance. Starmer and Lammy, if you think this is so important you need to call an election and make your case. I’m free in January.
Truly the end of an era, at least for those of us who upgrade our kit.
Micron ditches consumer memory brand Crucial to chase AI riches
Micron ditches consumer memory brand Crucial to chase AI riches
First AI came for our jobs. Now, our memory?
The lure of AI spending was too much for Micron to ignore. On Wednesday, the US chipmaker announced it's abandoning its Crucial memory and storage lineup to bolster its supply of enterprise-focused chips, including those used in AI systems.…
dlvr.it
December 4, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Truly the end of an era, at least for those of us who upgrade our kit.
It's not exactly reassuring when you see these two headlines together.
Can anyone remind me where this significant change in policy was in their manifesto? This along with Digital ID and the ridiculous OSA would have been enough to dissuade me from voting for Labour.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Can anyone remind me where this significant change in policy was in their manifesto? This along with Digital ID and the ridiculous OSA would have been enough to dissuade me from voting for Labour.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It's not exactly reassuring when you see these two headlines together.
Can anyone remind me where this significant change in policy was in their manifesto? This along with Digital ID and the ridiculous OSA would have been enough to dissuade me from voting for Labour.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Can anyone remind me where this significant change in policy was in their manifesto? This along with Digital ID and the ridiculous OSA would have been enough to dissuade me from voting for Labour.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
As time passes, this record has become more important to me, to the point where it might now be my favourite Sylvian oriented record.
NEW ARTICLE: 'Wonderful World' is the opening track of the Nine Horses album, Snow Borne Sorrow. It was recorded early on by a trio of David Sylvian, Steve Jansen and Keith Lowe, with an additional vocal overlaid later by the wonderful Stina Nordenstam.
sylvianvista.com/2025/11/29/w...
sylvianvista.com/2025/11/29/w...
Wonderful World
‘how beautiful life is’
sylvianvista.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
As time passes, this record has become more important to me, to the point where it might now be my favourite Sylvian oriented record.
Give that (according to a study by Catherine Liu) 1 in 3 employees is a “professional manager”, will a lot of those roles go?
After all, the one thing that LLMs seem to be good at is regurgitating meaningless nonsense…
After all, the one thing that LLMs seem to be good at is regurgitating meaningless nonsense…
One-fifth of the jobs at your company could disappear as AI automation takes off
One-fifth of the jobs at your company could disappear as AI automation takes off
IT in the firing line as 'legacy' roles under the microscope
AI-pocalypse New research suggests AI deployment is creating significant workforce redundancies across major organizations.…
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Give that (according to a study by Catherine Liu) 1 in 3 employees is a “professional manager”, will a lot of those roles go?
After all, the one thing that LLMs seem to be good at is regurgitating meaningless nonsense…
After all, the one thing that LLMs seem to be good at is regurgitating meaningless nonsense…
Reposted by Martin Ingram
Today's instant mood uplift comes from my proximity to A Formal Horse's 2019 classic, Here Comes The Man From The Council With A Flamethrower.
Try it for yourself here
aformalhorse.bandcamp.com/album/here-c...
Try it for yourself here
aformalhorse.bandcamp.com/album/here-c...
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Today's instant mood uplift comes from my proximity to A Formal Horse's 2019 classic, Here Comes The Man From The Council With A Flamethrower.
Try it for yourself here
aformalhorse.bandcamp.com/album/here-c...
Try it for yourself here
aformalhorse.bandcamp.com/album/here-c...