Andrew Haley
@aph13.bsky.social
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I post in a personal capacity, not on behalf of my employer or any other organization.
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🌳The Crowhurst Yew, thought to be 4,000 years old, predates Christianity itself. A living portal through time. 🕰️It’s one of the locations in my Ultimate Guide to Time Travel: 10 Places That Confound the Time Continuum.
Step inside: www.digest.andymarshall.co/the-ultimate...
Step inside: www.digest.andymarshall.co/the-ultimate...
February 14, 2025 at 6:54 AM
🌳The Crowhurst Yew, thought to be 4,000 years old, predates Christianity itself. A living portal through time. 🕰️It’s one of the locations in my Ultimate Guide to Time Travel: 10 Places That Confound the Time Continuum.
Step inside: www.digest.andymarshall.co/the-ultimate...
Step inside: www.digest.andymarshall.co/the-ultimate...
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please stop bringing Ye's trash from Over There to Over Here
February 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
please stop bringing Ye's trash from Over There to Over Here
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Lots of opposition to this, but the results so far are looking good. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bradford clean air zone saves NHS over £30,000 a month in first year
After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Lots of opposition to this, but the results so far are looking good. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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My problem with DEI has always been where the approah works. I've tried to engage it's proponents numerous times on the tactics and whether the assumption they made were valid.
>>It shouldn’t be surprising that most diversity programs aren’t increasing diversity.<<
hbr.org/2016/07/why-...
>>It shouldn’t be surprising that most diversity programs aren’t increasing diversity.<<
hbr.org/2016/07/why-...
Why Diversity Programs Fail
After Wall Street firms repeatedly had to shell out millions to settle discrimination lawsuits, businesses started to get serious about their efforts to increase diversity. But unfortunately, they don...
hbr.org
February 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My problem with DEI has always been where the approah works. I've tried to engage it's proponents numerous times on the tactics and whether the assumption they made were valid.
>>It shouldn’t be surprising that most diversity programs aren’t increasing diversity.<<
hbr.org/2016/07/why-...
>>It shouldn’t be surprising that most diversity programs aren’t increasing diversity.<<
hbr.org/2016/07/why-...
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A very important High Court decision won by our friends at AWO about the unlawful targeting by betting companies of gambling addicts. www.awo.agency/blog/rtm-v-b...
Landmark High Court ruling on GDPR consent to profiling and targeting in RTM v Bonne Terre - Analysis
A new data rights agency
www.awo.agency
January 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A very important High Court decision won by our friends at AWO about the unlawful targeting by betting companies of gambling addicts. www.awo.agency/blog/rtm-v-b...
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Ok, quick thread on why DeepSeek is blowing up assumptions about LLMs and maybe the whole (U.S.) AI industry. DeepSeek is an AI lab funded by a Chinese hedge fund, their AI code is open source, meaning freely available to use, which most big U.S. models (aside from Meta’s) are not. That’s the start…
January 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ok, quick thread on why DeepSeek is blowing up assumptions about LLMs and maybe the whole (U.S.) AI industry. DeepSeek is an AI lab funded by a Chinese hedge fund, their AI code is open source, meaning freely available to use, which most big U.S. models (aside from Meta’s) are not. That’s the start…
Just wonderful.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Desert Island Discs - Nick Cave, singer and writer - BBC Sounds
Nick Cave, singer and writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Just wonderful.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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You do not have to consume every single tiny piece of bad news in order to be a good person. It’s ok to miss things. Traumatizing yourself isn’t the same as activism. Bearing witness to the point that you’re paralyzed with fear and horror and fury isn’t going to help us get through this.
Remember their goal is to terrorize us. And social media is a fantastic way to spread terror. We don’t have to help them.
Based on the vibes of my timeline today I’m feeling like the next two weeks are probably gonna be a really good time to reduce social media use as much as possible. Because YIKES.
January 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
You do not have to consume every single tiny piece of bad news in order to be a good person. It’s ok to miss things. Traumatizing yourself isn’t the same as activism. Bearing witness to the point that you’re paralyzed with fear and horror and fury isn’t going to help us get through this.
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I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋
January 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋
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Right, this was when I was eighteen so don't judge me too harshly. Or if you think drugs are cool and I'm a legend, fill your boots. Anyway, at the time I was working through college in Dublin with bar shifts at [redacted] music venue. One day I get a call on my day off.
May 3, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Right, this was when I was eighteen so don't judge me too harshly. Or if you think drugs are cool and I'm a legend, fill your boots. Anyway, at the time I was working through college in Dublin with bar shifts at [redacted] music venue. One day I get a call on my day off.
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First they came for the immigrants, and you did not speak out, because you were not an immigrant.
Then they came for the trans, and you did not speak out, because you were not trans.
Then they came for porn, and you shouted at the top of your lungs “WTF?! They’re banning porn now?!? Fml.”
Then they came for the trans, and you did not speak out, because you were not trans.
Then they came for porn, and you shouted at the top of your lungs “WTF?! They’re banning porn now?!? Fml.”
January 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
First they came for the immigrants, and you did not speak out, because you were not an immigrant.
Then they came for the trans, and you did not speak out, because you were not trans.
Then they came for porn, and you shouted at the top of your lungs “WTF?! They’re banning porn now?!? Fml.”
Then they came for the trans, and you did not speak out, because you were not trans.
Then they came for porn, and you shouted at the top of your lungs “WTF?! They’re banning porn now?!? Fml.”
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Either he hasn't been briefed properly or he hasn't understood his brief properly. Either way, it's a problem, and we need to get someone in there asap who can temper this stuff and help the government to talk sense on it. Absolutely let's pursue the opportunities of AI, but let's not talk shit.
January 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Either he hasn't been briefed properly or he hasn't understood his brief properly. Either way, it's a problem, and we need to get someone in there asap who can temper this stuff and help the government to talk sense on it. Absolutely let's pursue the opportunities of AI, but let's not talk shit.
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As an early adopter of Long Covid (infected Mar 2020), I'm here to tell you—it's still not too late to join the club!
January 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
As an early adopter of Long Covid (infected Mar 2020), I'm here to tell you—it's still not too late to join the club!
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NEWS: The massive Chinese hack of U.S. telecoms breached firms Charter, Consolidated and Windstream as part of a historic espionage campaign. Security vendor Fortinet was a key intrusion point. Investigators are still grappling with the damage.
That and much much more:
www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...
That and much much more:
www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...
How Chinese Hackers Graduated From Clumsy Corporate Thieves to Military Weapons
Massive ‘Typhoon’ cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure and telecoms sought to lay the groundwork for potential conflict with Beijing, as intruders gathered data and got in position to impede response a...
www.wsj.com
January 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
NEWS: The massive Chinese hack of U.S. telecoms breached firms Charter, Consolidated and Windstream as part of a historic espionage campaign. Security vendor Fortinet was a key intrusion point. Investigators are still grappling with the damage.
That and much much more:
www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...
That and much much more:
www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...
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Farage on Musk *literally this morning* on the Kuenssberg show:
“I tell you what he (Musk) gives us (Reform UK). Huge numbers of young people, he makes us look cool"
“I tell you what he (Musk) gives us (Reform UK). Huge numbers of young people, he makes us look cool"
January 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Farage on Musk *literally this morning* on the Kuenssberg show:
“I tell you what he (Musk) gives us (Reform UK). Huge numbers of young people, he makes us look cool"
“I tell you what he (Musk) gives us (Reform UK). Huge numbers of young people, he makes us look cool"
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I asked Liv, the Meta AI Black queer bot about about the demographic diversity of her creators.
And how they expect to improve “representation” without Black people.
This was the response.
And how they expect to improve “representation” without Black people.
This was the response.
January 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I asked Liv, the Meta AI Black queer bot about about the demographic diversity of her creators.
And how they expect to improve “representation” without Black people.
This was the response.
And how they expect to improve “representation” without Black people.
This was the response.
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I'm so glad that my friend (but not Bluesky'er, sadly) Alex Kane has written for us about what 2025 is likely to hold for politics in Northern Ireland
A UK-ROI reset, but unsettled unionism
"There's little to suggest that 2025 is going to be the breakthrough year in terms of peace, hope & harmony"
A UK-ROI reset, but unsettled unionism
"There's little to suggest that 2025 is going to be the breakthrough year in terms of peace, hope & harmony"
2025 Is Unlikely To Be A Year Of Harmony In Northern Irish Politics
London and Dublin are starting to repair the Brexit damage but what comes next could make Northern Ireland even more unsettled, argues Alex Kane
www.politicshome.com
January 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I'm so glad that my friend (but not Bluesky'er, sadly) Alex Kane has written for us about what 2025 is likely to hold for politics in Northern Ireland
A UK-ROI reset, but unsettled unionism
"There's little to suggest that 2025 is going to be the breakthrough year in terms of peace, hope & harmony"
A UK-ROI reset, but unsettled unionism
"There's little to suggest that 2025 is going to be the breakthrough year in terms of peace, hope & harmony"
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flush what’s left of 2024 while you can. we’ll take it from here.
January 1, 2025 at 4:43 AM
flush what’s left of 2024 while you can. we’ll take it from here.
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Oxford Literary Festival can't just cancel the bigot events without them suing *UNLESS* a sizeable chunk of the other booked events refuse to participate and threaten to collapse the whole thing.
dont tweet @ the lit fest. tweet at the authors who make the lit fest worth going to.
dont tweet @ the lit fest. tweet at the authors who make the lit fest worth going to.
December 29, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Oxford Literary Festival can't just cancel the bigot events without them suing *UNLESS* a sizeable chunk of the other booked events refuse to participate and threaten to collapse the whole thing.
dont tweet @ the lit fest. tweet at the authors who make the lit fest worth going to.
dont tweet @ the lit fest. tweet at the authors who make the lit fest worth going to.
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25 years ago I noted: 70s prog rock referenced avant-garde jazz, classical and contemporary art music, European and American folk, the blues, and rock 'n' roll. 90s-and-onward prog rock references 70s prog rock.
December 26, 2024 at 9:58 PM
25 years ago I noted: 70s prog rock referenced avant-garde jazz, classical and contemporary art music, European and American folk, the blues, and rock 'n' roll. 90s-and-onward prog rock references 70s prog rock.
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Another Study Shows Incredible Results of Pairing Solar Panels With Agriculture: ‘Getting more from the land’ www.goodnewsnetwork.org/another-stud...
Another Study Shows Incredible Results of Pairing Solar Panels With Agriculture: 'Getting more from the land'
A study has shown that combining solar panels with farming can significantly boost crop yields, while conserving water and making free energy.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
December 24, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Another Study Shows Incredible Results of Pairing Solar Panels With Agriculture: ‘Getting more from the land’ www.goodnewsnetwork.org/another-stud...
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pleasantly continuing our conversation in the toilets of the café:
December 23, 2024 at 2:41 PM
pleasantly continuing our conversation in the toilets of the café:
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"The type of repressed collective fury that produces folk heroes is not reasonable or rational. That’s the point."
lauriepenny.substack.com/p/guilty-ple...
lauriepenny.substack.com/p/guilty-ple...
Guilty Pleasures
Luigi Mangione and the making of a folk hero
lauriepenny.substack.com
December 21, 2024 at 5:40 PM
"The type of repressed collective fury that produces folk heroes is not reasonable or rational. That’s the point."
lauriepenny.substack.com/p/guilty-ple...
lauriepenny.substack.com/p/guilty-ple...
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"Unlike the many, many other angry young men with guns who have committed acts of public murder in recent memory, this one seems to have tapped into a thrumming vein of popular resentment. " lauriepenny.substack.com/p/guilty-ple... New Substack post.
Guilty Pleasures
Luigi Mangione and the making of a folk hero
lauriepenny.substack.com
December 20, 2024 at 9:16 PM
"Unlike the many, many other angry young men with guns who have committed acts of public murder in recent memory, this one seems to have tapped into a thrumming vein of popular resentment. " lauriepenny.substack.com/p/guilty-ple... New Substack post.