Bethany
@bethany17.bsky.social
Computer science student who loves reading, learning and video gaming.
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As usual, nothing from me on "world mental health day" - the annual tendency to remember we might need to "do something" (whatever that means) and "raise awareness" (whatever that means), might be why some spend 365 days a year wondering why little changes.
October 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
As usual, nothing from me on "world mental health day" - the annual tendency to remember we might need to "do something" (whatever that means) and "raise awareness" (whatever that means), might be why some spend 365 days a year wondering why little changes.
I am so done with this world. WTF is wrong with everyone?
August 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I am so done with this world. WTF is wrong with everyone?
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Actual Conservative front bench politicians are calling for the government to overturn a not guilty verdict returned by an independent jury in respect of a political rival.
Trump levels of partisan, anti-rule of law authoritarianism.
Trump levels of partisan, anti-rule of law authoritarianism.
August 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Actual Conservative front bench politicians are calling for the government to overturn a not guilty verdict returned by an independent jury in respect of a political rival.
Trump levels of partisan, anti-rule of law authoritarianism.
Trump levels of partisan, anti-rule of law authoritarianism.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...
Well. That's pretty disgusting.
Well. That's pretty disgusting.
UK’s 50 richest families hold more wealth than 50% of population, analysis finds
Equality Trust says billionaires getting ‘ludicrously’ richer, with top two now wealthier than whole of 1990 rich list
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...
Well. That's pretty disgusting.
Well. That's pretty disgusting.
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TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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Word of the day is ‘bugiard’ (17th century): one who distorts the truth beyond all recognition to fit their own agenda.
April 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Word of the day is ‘bugiard’ (17th century): one who distorts the truth beyond all recognition to fit their own agenda.
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If you have to "self-censor" rather than spreading transphobic propaganda perhaps you should be self censoring.
Trans and non-binary individuals are not "fair game" for abuse, no matter how much some seem to think so right now. We all deserve to not face abuse.
#r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trans and non-binary individuals are not "fair game" for abuse, no matter how much some seem to think so right now. We all deserve to not face abuse.
#r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
![The OfS criticised the university's policy statement on Trans and Non-Binary equality, saying its requirement to "positively represent trans people" and an assertion that "transphobic propaganda [would] not be tolerated" could lead staff and students to "self-censor".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gt5f4xsjqzwdwqsakypbknxm/bafkreid5yk735ialulixttvi27hkknnrnjqplocj2leintloug2znfxpl4@jpeg)
March 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
If you have to "self-censor" rather than spreading transphobic propaganda perhaps you should be self censoring.
Trans and non-binary individuals are not "fair game" for abuse, no matter how much some seem to think so right now. We all deserve to not face abuse.
#r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trans and non-binary individuals are not "fair game" for abuse, no matter how much some seem to think so right now. We all deserve to not face abuse.
#r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I particularly enjoy the parts of the green paper where they acknowledge that these changes will badly affect some people who are still likely to need help, or that current processes are inadequate, but shrug it off saying "eh, we'll look at it later". See e.g. 141, 146, 147, 148, 152, 153, 156/7...
Liz Kendall unveils UK benefits cuts set to leave many sick and disabled worse off
Liz Kendall unveils UK benefits cuts set to leave many sick and disabled worse off
Welfare secretary announces changes aimed at cutting bill by up to £5bn in face of opposition from Labour MPs
* UK politics live – latest updates
Liz Kendall, the welfare secretary, has faced down angry Labour MPs to unveil drastic cuts to the UK’s…
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I particularly enjoy the parts of the green paper where they acknowledge that these changes will badly affect some people who are still likely to need help, or that current processes are inadequate, but shrug it off saying "eh, we'll look at it later". See e.g. 141, 146, 147, 148, 152, 153, 156/7...
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In response to Wes Streeting's claim over "over-diagnosis", says @rcpsych.bsky.social President Dr Lade Smith CBE aid the "rise in people with mental illness is being driven by real societal challenges and lack of available treatment” -
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
“Rise in people with mental illness being driven by real societal challenges and lack of available treatment” says RCPsych President
RCPsych President Dr Lade Smith CBE responds to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care's comments about the overdiagnosis of mental health conditions.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk
March 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In response to Wes Streeting's claim over "over-diagnosis", says @rcpsych.bsky.social President Dr Lade Smith CBE aid the "rise in people with mental illness is being driven by real societal challenges and lack of available treatment” -
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
FFS
Nothing to see here, just Nature advocating LLM peer review.
“Feed your dictated notes into an offline large language model (LLM) to clarify and organize your feedback. A simple prompt such as “Write a critical reviewer letter based on the following notes. Maintain a professional tone throughout”
“Feed your dictated notes into an offline large language model (LLM) to clarify and organize your feedback. A simple prompt such as “Write a critical reviewer letter based on the following notes. Maintain a professional tone throughout”
Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review
Tired of spending countless hours on peer reviews? An AI-assisted workflow could help.
www.nature.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
FFS
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Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.
March 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.
I have 7% of my book left and I *really* want to go finish it... but I have papers to read :( I'm definitely not procrastinating on bluesky instead...
Go ahead and read a book. You know you want to.
March 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I have 7% of my book left and I *really* want to go finish it... but I have papers to read :( I'm definitely not procrastinating on bluesky instead...
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There is a special place in hell for developers who start their game with an unskippable/important cutscene before I've got the chance to adjust my volume and resolution settings 😤
March 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
There is a special place in hell for developers who start their game with an unskippable/important cutscene before I've got the chance to adjust my volume and resolution settings 😤
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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
I am now at the point where "does not have AI shoehorned into it" is a legitimate selling point.
February 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I am now at the point where "does not have AI shoehorned into it" is a legitimate selling point.
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There are so many books in my TBR pile that I’m going to have to live forever so I can read them all.
February 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
There are so many books in my TBR pile that I’m going to have to live forever so I can read them all.
I am so glad I can just hide in my safe little bubble of nice people, interesting lectures, books and video games. The world is a scary place right now and I'm quite happy not to have to venture out into it. That said, let me know when we start revolting, I'll be there.
February 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I am so glad I can just hide in my safe little bubble of nice people, interesting lectures, books and video games. The world is a scary place right now and I'm quite happy not to have to venture out into it. That said, let me know when we start revolting, I'll be there.
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not everything you love in your teenage years holds up but Green Day was cooking with American Idiot
February 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
not everything you love in your teenage years holds up but Green Day was cooking with American Idiot
I have a (virtual) stack of books I want to read, a pile of articles to dig into and a ton of quality, brain-using games I want to play, and what am I doing? Collecting chonky space cats and selling them repeatedly to collect more chonky space cats. Am adult, honest.
February 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I have a (virtual) stack of books I want to read, a pile of articles to dig into and a ton of quality, brain-using games I want to play, and what am I doing? Collecting chonky space cats and selling them repeatedly to collect more chonky space cats. Am adult, honest.
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no, you drink coffee i drink a bean infused magical elixir that keeps me from becoming an axe murderer
February 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
no, you drink coffee i drink a bean infused magical elixir that keeps me from becoming an axe murderer
Please, no.
UK chief auditor ‘open to learning’ from Musk amid NHS funding concerns
UK chief auditor ‘open to learning’ from Musk amid NHS funding concerns
NAO’s Gareth Davies says healthcare and special educational needs systems are becoming unsustainable
The UK’s chief auditor has said he is open to learning from Elon Musk’s US department of government efficiency, as he gave a speech warning that the NHS…
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Please, no.
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On this 5th anniversary of Brexit the only benefit I’m willing to celebrate is its ultimate destruction of the political career of Boris Johnson.
January 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
On this 5th anniversary of Brexit the only benefit I’m willing to celebrate is its ultimate destruction of the political career of Boris Johnson.
When plans to force calories to be shown on menus were first discussed, I was pretty sure that these would be the results. My eating disorder began 20 years ago, and I've been recovered for ~6. Even now, being forced to think about the calories in everything I order distresses me a bit.
New research finds that calories on menus are harmful for those with eating disorders.
How people with eating disorders are negatively affected by calories on menus
New research finds that calories on menus are harmful for those with eating disorders.
tcnv.link
January 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
When plans to force calories to be shown on menus were first discussed, I was pretty sure that these would be the results. My eating disorder began 20 years ago, and I've been recovered for ~6. Even now, being forced to think about the calories in everything I order distresses me a bit.
I don't post much on social media—I'm a reader, not a writer. Pretty much signed up hoping to piss off Musk a bit by increasing BlueSky numbers.
January 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I don't post much on social media—I'm a reader, not a writer. Pretty much signed up hoping to piss off Musk a bit by increasing BlueSky numbers.