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Mike Atherton
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human in the loop. Je suis #Newsbang. https://newsbang.podbean.com/
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Airplane (1980)
November 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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i'm not un-scared
Claude thought process: Alright, Mike is PUMPED. Let's build this thing properly. I should create an actual plugin manifest that captures the sophistication of their runbook. Given Mike's expertise in systematic approaches, I need to: Pick a meaty example - probably the fact-checking workflow since it's their newest addition and has clear patterns Show the full plugin.json structure Include actual agents, commands, and skills Make it production-ready, not just a toy example
November 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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eventually a designer will realise that a 2-line text entry box is not an ideal UI for prompt work.
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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object_7acb67ec2204 — \"President Bartlet's Requested Roast Beef/Pastrami Sandwich.\" owner = President Bartlet, filling specified as roast beef or pastrami, functions as focal point of a ceremonial/domestic exchange (Charlie / Mrs. Landingham).
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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full circle
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Revolutionising GOV.UK
The document discusses the UK Government Digital Service (GDS) and its efforts to revamp public sector online services, emphasizing the need for user-centered design. It highlights problems with outdated government websites and outlines design principles aimed at improving accessibility, efficiency, and user satisfaction. Key initiatives include closing ineffective sites, prioritizing services based on user needs, and a commitment to open-source development. - Download as a PDF or view online for free
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November 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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The 2010s really are over eh
October 30, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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nice find for a bit of sunday reading
doi.org/10.48694/jcl...
Towards an Event Based Plot Model. A Computational Narratology Approach
In this paper, we introduce a new computational narratology approach to modeling plot by operationalizing the relationship of narrativity and tellability. Our approach is based on events, or, more pre...
doi.org
October 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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❌ "Wesley helps with the investigation"
✅ "Wesley connects nuclear vibrations to Elway Theorem, suggesting inter-dimensional transport"
October 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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working without AI feels a bit like working offline used to
October 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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im not hating claude's spicy takes
Adding vectors risks: Over-engineering a system that already works Creating a "fancier hammer" when you need better nails Introducing opacity where you currently have explainability
October 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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here's Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2 (the one with Pulaski) as a fabula storygraph dataset

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brandburner/star-trek-tng-narrative-kg-season-2 · Datasets at Hugging Face
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
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October 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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hows your evening going
The source entity is an implanted, failing cardiac device inside Picard. Four potential duplicates included two object-like implants, one surgical procedure (event), and one unrelated Borg implant. Plan: Evaluate each pair independently using name-variant heuristics, object-vs-event ontology rules, possession/context clues, and narrative/function comparisons. Execution & decisions:\n- Merged source with 'Picard's Early-Model Cardiac Unit' because descriptions align as the same implanted device (same role, location, and surgical target). Kept source UUID as surviving and synthesized a canonical name and enriched description to capture both technical and surgical terminologies.\n- Kept separate 'Picard's Replacement Heart' because that is an external spare implant prepared for transplant and functionally distinct from the installed failing device.\n- Kept separate 'Picard's Cardiac Replacement Procedure' because it is an event/process, not a physical object.\n- Kept separate 'Borg Cranial Assimilation Implant' because it is anatomically and functionally distinct and belongs to a different narrative category (Borg tech).\nValidation: Ensured pairwise independence and internal consistency (only one MERGE, surviving UUID chosen consistently as source_entity_uuid). Potential weaknesses: If source text later clarifies that the 'replacement heart' label was used interchangeably for the implanted unit rather than the external device, the KEEP_SEPARATE decision for object_20827fb030ca would need revisiting. Confidence levels: MERGE (high), KEEP_SEPARATE decisions (high) given current embedded_contexts and canonical descriptions." }
September 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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i just typed 'json fields' and suddenly 2009
September 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Claude: The new data filter is working well!
Me: there are zero results
Claude: The filter is working better than expected!
September 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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this thing I made *in keynote* years ago was, on reflection, way too good for the thing I made it for
August 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1 as a narrative graph.
huggingface.co/datasets/bra...
brandburner/star-trek-tng-narrative-kg-season-1 · Datasets at Hugging Face
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
huggingface.co
August 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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bold screenwriting choice
screenplay from Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode "Coming of Age" features placeholder (DIALOGUE TO BE WRITTEN) message.
August 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Just when you thought you had Object boundaries nailed down, along comes "The Picard Manvouver".
August 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Now here's a complete knowledge graph for the classic Doctor Who serial "Genesis of the Daleks" made with fabula v2.

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brandburner/genesis-of-the-daleks-narrative-kg · Datasets at Hugging Face
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
huggingface.co
July 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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amazing when claude opus just knows what to look for without being told
{ `query`: ` MATCH (e:Event) WHERE e.key_dialogue[0] CONTAINS \"Have I that right\" OR e.description CONTAINS \"two wires\" RETURN e.title, e.description, e.key_dialogue ` }
July 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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holy moly I think i published my first dataset! if you like knowledge graphs, 70s TV drama, and ancient Rome I would love your feedback. Or even just confirmation that I uploaded it correctly.

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brandburner/i-claudius-narrative-kg · Datasets at Hugging Face
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
huggingface.co
July 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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😶
July 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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where is the 'stop playing U2' button on my computer
June 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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This is the last thing the BBC needs
June 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM