Bob D 🦋
@bobathon.bsky.social
physicist interested in quantum theory, cosmology, climate change, stars, yorkshire, wildlife, birds, fell running, mindfulness, mindlessness, the world and stuff
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Britons living in rural areas support banning trail hunting by 50% to 35%
Most rural Britons say hunting has little to no importance to rural communities socially (51%) or economically (58%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Most rural Britons say hunting has little to no importance to rural communities socially (51%) or economically (58%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
December 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Britons living in rural areas support banning trail hunting by 50% to 35%
Most rural Britons say hunting has little to no importance to rural communities socially (51%) or economically (58%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Most rural Britons say hunting has little to no importance to rural communities socially (51%) or economically (58%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
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I dream of the day when Drax is shut down at last. The madness of shipping wood from 1/3 of the way round the globe to burn it with an efficiency of about 30%. The number of cooling towers (12) tells you just how much energy is wasted. It is an astonishing monument to the Second Law.
December 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I dream of the day when Drax is shut down at last. The madness of shipping wood from 1/3 of the way round the globe to burn it with an efficiency of about 30%. The number of cooling towers (12) tells you just how much energy is wasted. It is an astonishing monument to the Second Law.
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December 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Next up: Black Plague was a lab leak, dinosaur extinction was a lab leak, Big Bang was a lab leak.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Next up: Black Plague was a lab leak, dinosaur extinction was a lab leak, Big Bang was a lab leak.
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Made a conscious decision to focus on AI/bigtech in early 2025 and I'm glad I did
It's a systemic attack on both the means of climate action (evidence-based facts, the written / spoken word, visual communication) and the ends (trying to stop fossil fuel use). I think it's starting to sink in, now
It's a systemic attack on both the means of climate action (evidence-based facts, the written / spoken word, visual communication) and the ends (trying to stop fossil fuel use). I think it's starting to sink in, now
December 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Made a conscious decision to focus on AI/bigtech in early 2025 and I'm glad I did
It's a systemic attack on both the means of climate action (evidence-based facts, the written / spoken word, visual communication) and the ends (trying to stop fossil fuel use). I think it's starting to sink in, now
It's a systemic attack on both the means of climate action (evidence-based facts, the written / spoken word, visual communication) and the ends (trying to stop fossil fuel use). I think it's starting to sink in, now
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‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
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As someone who grew up in the countryside the Countryside Alliance has never represented me and my family and honestly fuck them
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance
Poll released by group as people gather for traditional Boxing Day hunts finds 76% of voters believe Labour prioritises urban issues over rural ones
Keir Starmer’s government has been told it has “alienated rural people” as traditional Boxing Day hunts gathered across the UK ahead of plans to ban trail hunting.
The warning came from the Countryside Alliance pressure group, which released a poll suggesting 65% of voters think the Labour administration unfairly neglects country communities. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
As someone who grew up in the countryside the Countryside Alliance has never represented me and my family and honestly fuck them
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Unbelievable that lead #fishing weights are still driving wildlife declines decades after we understood the threat #Ornithology
Loons are beloved across the north. Yet they’re populations are still struggling to rebound in some areas. We know what’s killing them—lead poisoning caused by sinkers left behind by fishermen. The good news is that there’s an easy fix. 🌎
Loons Losing Out
A common piece of fishing gear is threatening one of America’s most beloved bird species
www.sierraclub.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Unbelievable that lead #fishing weights are still driving wildlife declines decades after we understood the threat #Ornithology
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
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It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
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Tonight Kertasníkir (Candle Stealer), the last of Iceland's 13 Yule Lads, comes down from the mountains. He steals candles (that used to be made from animal fat) and eats them.
Children leave their shoes out in the window, he gives the good ones a small gift, the bad ones get a potato.
Children leave their shoes out in the window, he gives the good ones a small gift, the bad ones get a potato.
December 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tonight Kertasníkir (Candle Stealer), the last of Iceland's 13 Yule Lads, comes down from the mountains. He steals candles (that used to be made from animal fat) and eats them.
Children leave their shoes out in the window, he gives the good ones a small gift, the bad ones get a potato.
Children leave their shoes out in the window, he gives the good ones a small gift, the bad ones get a potato.
My Personal Spotify Top 10 of 2025
YouTube video by Rick Beato
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December 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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The next National Climate Assessment will be written by five climate deniers and an AI in a trench coat.
I look forward to the legally required, transparent peer review process required by the US Global Change Research Act and the Information Quality Act. I always thought they would try to do a NCA with Judith Curry, five old men and a LLM.
It’s the gold standard of US climate research. Contrarians could write the next one.
Researchers who have downplayed the threat of global warming have been asked to author the next National Climate Assessment.
www.eenews.net
December 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The next National Climate Assessment will be written by five climate deniers and an AI in a trench coat.
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The government is announcing a raft of animal welfare measures that include a ban on trail hunting, claiming they're just a smokescreen that masks the hunting of real animals.
Chris Packam talks to Good Morning Britain 👏
Chris Packam talks to Good Morning Britain 👏
December 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The government is announcing a raft of animal welfare measures that include a ban on trail hunting, claiming they're just a smokescreen that masks the hunting of real animals.
Chris Packam talks to Good Morning Britain 👏
Chris Packam talks to Good Morning Britain 👏
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Andrew Tate getting beaten with pink gloves is also v funny
December 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Andrew Tate getting beaten with pink gloves is also v funny
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I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite
The Biggest Breakthroughs in Mathematics: 2025
YouTube video by Quanta Magazine
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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No prize for guessing what the Peregrines had for breakfast here...
#EatYourGreens
#EatYourGreens
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
No prize for guessing what the Peregrines had for breakfast here...
#EatYourGreens
#EatYourGreens
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
Fukuyama's record as a futurist is somewhat patchy
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Fukuyama's record as a futurist is somewhat patchy
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Sign my petition calling on Rachel Reeves to end tax breaks for fossil fuel companies and fund a Jobs Guarantee instead:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
End tax breaks on oil and gas
Sign the petition to stop the giveaway and demand a fair jobs plan needs major people power right now.
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Sign my petition calling on Rachel Reeves to end tax breaks for fossil fuel companies and fund a Jobs Guarantee instead:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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"Leave fossil fuels in the ground. It's so simple.This is the most important predicament humanity has ever faced and by design as a result of the enormous oppressive power of the fossil fuel industry, we're flunking it." George Monbiot.
No time to waste. #ActOnClimate
No time to waste. #ActOnClimate
December 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"Leave fossil fuels in the ground. It's so simple.This is the most important predicament humanity has ever faced and by design as a result of the enormous oppressive power of the fossil fuel industry, we're flunking it." George Monbiot.
No time to waste. #ActOnClimate
No time to waste. #ActOnClimate
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Yeah! Because the climate emergency isn't nearly as important as Derek in Carshalton Beeches God given right to drive a diesel Mercedes through Sutton.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kemi Badenoch: Tories to scrap petrol ban if they win next election
The Conservative Party leader says the policy is
www.bbc.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Yeah! Because the climate emergency isn't nearly as important as Derek in Carshalton Beeches God given right to drive a diesel Mercedes through Sutton.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...