Barley Blair
@barleyscottblair.bsky.social
Unhealthy obsession with geopolitics, love learning about new cultures and languages. Build tech companies in my spare time. Startups, code and semiconductors. Sometimes in the UK, sometimes in China.
Orange is the new Black Monday
April 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Orange is the new Black Monday
I’ve only been in China a week but keep hearing that Americans are rushing to embrace the Little Red Book.
January 17, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I’ve only been in China a week but keep hearing that Americans are rushing to embrace the Little Red Book.
From an old book about London that my wife picked up at a charity shop.
December 28, 2024 at 12:58 PM
From an old book about London that my wife picked up at a charity shop.
Inspiring work ethic
December 24, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Inspiring work ethic
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FUN FACT: Even the most modest Goat-Based Elevated Light Rail System has 10 x the throughput of a Tesla Tunnel.
December 18, 2024 at 7:40 PM
FUN FACT: Even the most modest Goat-Based Elevated Light Rail System has 10 x the throughput of a Tesla Tunnel.
The OpenAI / ChatGPT API is being a bit flakey today. Sometimes very slow.
December 14, 2024 at 3:03 PM
The OpenAI / ChatGPT API is being a bit flakey today. Sometimes very slow.
“I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.” youtu.be/GlZfndaO01c?...
OpenAI's New o1 Is LYING ON PURPOSE?! (Thinking For Itself)
YouTube video by Matthew Berman
youtu.be
December 13, 2024 at 10:38 AM
“I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.” youtu.be/GlZfndaO01c?...
Sorry for the geekery but after years of rubbish VPNs, WireGuard is the bomb.
December 11, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Sorry for the geekery but after years of rubbish VPNs, WireGuard is the bomb.
WhatsApp went down the moment I went live on my WhatsApp integration. Sorry everyone.
December 11, 2024 at 6:05 PM
WhatsApp went down the moment I went live on my WhatsApp integration. Sorry everyone.
Some big tractors on Haymarket for the farmer protests in London today
December 11, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Some big tractors on Haymarket for the farmer protests in London today
Cat GIFs were always cool
A selection of Song thru Ming cat paintings at the National Palace Museum.
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culture.teldap.tw/culture/inde...
December 9, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Cat GIFs were always cool
The beatings will continue until morale improves
December 9, 2024 at 4:11 PM
The beatings will continue until morale improves
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Bad, but expensive.
December 9, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Bad, but expensive.
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this is one of the most incredible things I’ve ever read
December 7, 2024 at 1:13 AM
this is one of the most incredible things I’ve ever read
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In Sichuan, there's a stone coffin from the Eastern Han Dynasty that is known as the "First Kiss in Chinese History".
It depicts a loving couple kissing each other more than 1,700 years ago, imagining that after death they would ascend to immortality together.
#romance #history
It depicts a loving couple kissing each other more than 1,700 years ago, imagining that after death they would ascend to immortality together.
#romance #history
December 6, 2024 at 2:27 AM
And they still say the economy is doing well!
December 5, 2024 at 7:57 PM
And they still say the economy is doing well!
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And just like that, Yoon has LIFTED martial law. It is over.
December 3, 2024 at 7:29 PM
And just like that, Yoon has LIFTED martial law. It is over.
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NEW: Yoon's declaration of martial law in South Korea took Biden by surprise and tests the US-Korea alliance, which is key for US efforts to counter North Korea, China and Russia. The White House said it was "seriously concerned." Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/u...
December 3, 2024 at 6:47 PM
NEW: Yoon's declaration of martial law in South Korea took Biden by surprise and tests the US-Korea alliance, which is key for US efforts to counter North Korea, China and Russia. The White House said it was "seriously concerned." Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/u...
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#BreakingNews #SouthKorea The South Korean military government plans to establish a media control office to oversee and censor the press following President Yoon Suk-yeol's declaration of martial law.
n.news.naver.com/article/002/...
n.news.naver.com/article/002/...
계엄사, 언론 통제 기구 보도처 설치한다
계엄사 공보 및 언론 통제·검열 기능 담당…언론단체 "언론자유 역사 부정하는 반자유 폭거" 계엄사령부가 언론 통제용 기구인 보도처를 설치할 계획으로 알려졌다. 에 따르면, 계엄사는 4일 국방부 및 정부 대변인실의 기
n.news.naver.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:42 PM
#BreakingNews #SouthKorea The South Korean military government plans to establish a media control office to oversee and censor the press following President Yoon Suk-yeol's declaration of martial law.
n.news.naver.com/article/002/...
n.news.naver.com/article/002/...
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RISK ANALYSIS: President Yoon Suk-yeol's martial law declaration marks a watershed moment for 🇰🇷 democracy, raising risks of political turmoil + violent unrest.
A quick thread on key risk factors and what may happen next... based on my latest at NK Pro:
shorturl.at/PuCJx
A quick thread on key risk factors and what may happen next... based on my latest at NK Pro:
shorturl.at/PuCJx
December 3, 2024 at 4:52 PM
RISK ANALYSIS: President Yoon Suk-yeol's martial law declaration marks a watershed moment for 🇰🇷 democracy, raising risks of political turmoil + violent unrest.
A quick thread on key risk factors and what may happen next... based on my latest at NK Pro:
shorturl.at/PuCJx
A quick thread on key risk factors and what may happen next... based on my latest at NK Pro:
shorturl.at/PuCJx