Pete
@caffetino.bsky.social
I play with terminologies, ontologies and semantics all day.
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We've hit a #climate tipping point, but leaders seem unlikely to act
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
We've hit a climate tipping point, but leaders seem unlikely to act
A report on the state of the climate has concluded coral reefs are on a knife-edge, even as the world shifts away from making good on net zero
www.newscientist.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
We've hit a #climate tipping point, but leaders seem unlikely to act
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
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UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
#Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
#Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"We studied more than 70 different elections that took place in 12 western European countries over several decades, and found that when mainstream parties take more anti-immigration positions, it leads to more support for the radical right, not less."
Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte
Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
"We studied more than 70 different elections that took place in 12 western European countries over several decades, and found that when mainstream parties take more anti-immigration positions, it leads to more support for the radical right, not less."
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The idea that someone can become British but never English is so agonisingly stupid that it makes me fear for the future of the species.
October 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The idea that someone can become British but never English is so agonisingly stupid that it makes me fear for the future of the species.
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“It is the first time in nearly 500 years of history that the Church nominated a woman to lead it”
Quite a moment.
Quite a moment.
Sarah Mullally named as new Archbishop of Canterbury
Dame Sarah, a former chief nursing officer, was previously the first female Bishop of London.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
“It is the first time in nearly 500 years of history that the Church nominated a woman to lead it”
Quite a moment.
Quite a moment.
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A really interesting article on Social Media usage by John Burn-Murdoch in the FT:
Have we passed peak social media
https://on.ft.com/4pOoLiV
#socialmedia #antisocialmedia
Have we passed peak social media
https://on.ft.com/4pOoLiV
#socialmedia #antisocialmedia
October 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A really interesting article on Social Media usage by John Burn-Murdoch in the FT:
Have we passed peak social media
https://on.ft.com/4pOoLiV
#socialmedia #antisocialmedia
Have we passed peak social media
https://on.ft.com/4pOoLiV
#socialmedia #antisocialmedia
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This photo from the Perseverance rover captured in early March, may be my favorite Mars image from this year.
It shows Mars' smaller moon Deimos over the hills of the Nili Planum region in the dark skies before dawn. 🔭
Full res: flic.kr/p/2rwUwV7
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß
It shows Mars' smaller moon Deimos over the hills of the Nili Planum region in the dark skies before dawn. 🔭
Full res: flic.kr/p/2rwUwV7
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß
October 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This photo from the Perseverance rover captured in early March, may be my favorite Mars image from this year.
It shows Mars' smaller moon Deimos over the hills of the Nili Planum region in the dark skies before dawn. 🔭
Full res: flic.kr/p/2rwUwV7
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß
It shows Mars' smaller moon Deimos over the hills of the Nili Planum region in the dark skies before dawn. 🔭
Full res: flic.kr/p/2rwUwV7
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß
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"The axe may forget, but the tree remembers"
Nuovo mantra unlocked.
Nuovo mantra unlocked.
October 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"The axe may forget, but the tree remembers"
Nuovo mantra unlocked.
Nuovo mantra unlocked.
Truly amazing if proved correct
We've found a master regulator that controls the level of DNA repair 🧬 and thus how fast we accumulate mutations 🧪
The team that discovered it thinks this also determines the rate of ageing 👵, but they haven't quite proved it yet
www.newscientist.com/article/2497...
The team that discovered it thinks this also determines the rate of ageing 👵, but they haven't quite proved it yet
www.newscientist.com/article/2497...
How fast you age may be controlled by a DNA repair boss in your cells
When a key protein regulator dials down DNA repair mechanisms, our cells accumulate more mutations, which may cause us to age faster
www.newscientist.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Truly amazing if proved correct
They say the mark of a good baker is in the consistency of the shape and size. Every roll should be identical.
I think I've cracked it.
😂
I think I've cracked it.
😂
September 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
They say the mark of a good baker is in the consistency of the shape and size. Every roll should be identical.
I think I've cracked it.
😂
I think I've cracked it.
😂
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New: The link between air pollution and aortic dissection/aneurysm, adds to genetic susceptibility
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Association of air pollution exposure and genetic susceptibility with increased risk of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection - Nature Cardiovascular Research
Ma et al. demonstrate that air pollution is associated with an increased risk of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD), and that genetic susceptibility to TAAD amplifies this risk through multiplicative and additive interactions.
www.nature.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
New: The link between air pollution and aortic dissection/aneurysm, adds to genetic susceptibility
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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BBC News - Nursery hackers threaten to publish more children's profiles - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nursery hackers threaten to publish more children's profiles
The criminals say they will share 30 more profiles along with 100 employees' data if a ransom is not paid.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
BBC News - Nursery hackers threaten to publish more children's profiles - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is why I'm exploring self-hosting...
This👇is not good for democracy.
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This is why I'm exploring self-hosting...
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In un mondo normale, in cui il sapere ha valore e la scienza viene rispettata invece che diffamata da bande di teppisti ignoranti ma potenti, questa è una notizia da prima pagina
C’è un primo trattamento promettente contro la malattia di Huntington
C’è un primo trattamento promettente contro la malattia di Huntington
Una delle malattie genetiche neurodegenerative più difficili e finora senza cura
ilpost.link
September 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
In un mondo normale, in cui il sapere ha valore e la scienza viene rispettata invece che diffamata da bande di teppisti ignoranti ma potenti, questa è una notizia da prima pagina
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Diagnosing health conditions early and in a way that works for people’s everyday lives is vital.
We're pleased to announce six new EPSRC projects that are developing community-based diagnostic tools to diagnose health conditions earlier, and closer to home.
More: www.ukri.org/news/new-too...
We're pleased to announce six new EPSRC projects that are developing community-based diagnostic tools to diagnose health conditions earlier, and closer to home.
More: www.ukri.org/news/new-too...
New tools aim to improve early diagnosis and ease NHS pressure
New technologies being developed by UK researchers could help diagnose common mental and physical health conditions earlier, more accurately and closer to home.
www.ukri.org
September 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Diagnosing health conditions early and in a way that works for people’s everyday lives is vital.
We're pleased to announce six new EPSRC projects that are developing community-based diagnostic tools to diagnose health conditions earlier, and closer to home.
More: www.ukri.org/news/new-too...
We're pleased to announce six new EPSRC projects that are developing community-based diagnostic tools to diagnose health conditions earlier, and closer to home.
More: www.ukri.org/news/new-too...
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Occultation! Venus is about to disappear behind the 5% lit Moon! #astronomy #astrophotography #Occultation #Moon #Venus @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social 1/2
September 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Occultation! Venus is about to disappear behind the 5% lit Moon! #astronomy #astrophotography #Occultation #Moon #Venus @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social 1/2
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German media have long used the quaint Americanism, "shitstorm." Now, turning the linguistic heat up a notch, @spiegel.de headline says Starmer is "in the middle of a clusterfuck."
September 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
German media have long used the quaint Americanism, "shitstorm." Now, turning the linguistic heat up a notch, @spiegel.de headline says Starmer is "in the middle of a clusterfuck."
“We’re a kind of vassal state technologically, we really are. The moment our companies, our tech companies, start developing any scale or ambition, they have to go to California, because we don’t have the growth capital here.”
I agree with Nick!
I agree with Nick!
Nick Clegg: multibillion-dollar transatlantic tech agreement ‘sloppy seconds from Silicon Valley’
Nick Clegg: multibillion-dollar transatlantic tech agreement ‘sloppy seconds from Silicon Valley’
Meta’s former president of global affairs said the deal, which coincides with Trump’s state visit, would leave the UK more reliant on US tech giants
A multibillion-dollar transatlantic tech agreement announced to coincide with Donald Trump’s state visit represents “sloppy seconds from Silicon Valley”, Nick Clegg, Meta’s former president of global affairs, has said.
The former deputy prime minister said that the deals, heralded with great fanfare by the government as it tries to foster growth in the UK, were “mutton dressed as lamb” and would make the country ever more reliant on US tech giants. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
“We’re a kind of vassal state technologically, we really are. The moment our companies, our tech companies, start developing any scale or ambition, they have to go to California, because we don’t have the growth capital here.”
I agree with Nick!
I agree with Nick!
This is really interesting:
Shmatko, A., Jung, A.W., Gaurav, K. et al. Learning the natural history of human disease with generative transformers. Nature (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#Healthcare #AI
Shmatko, A., Jung, A.W., Gaurav, K. et al. Learning the natural history of human disease with generative transformers. Nature (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#Healthcare #AI
Learning the natural history of human disease with generative transformers - Nature
Delphi-2M forecasts a person’s future health, covering more than 1,000 diseases, provides insights into co-morbidity dynamics and generates synthetic data for the training of AI models that have never...
doi.org
September 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is really interesting:
Shmatko, A., Jung, A.W., Gaurav, K. et al. Learning the natural history of human disease with generative transformers. Nature (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#Healthcare #AI
Shmatko, A., Jung, A.W., Gaurav, K. et al. Learning the natural history of human disease with generative transformers. Nature (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#Healthcare #AI
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Not that I don't appreciate people speaking up for #OpenScience, but I can't help but notice that a lot of the advocacy nowadays looks exactly what it looked like 5 or perhaps even 10 years ago. /
September 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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The unofficial death toll in #Gaza has reached over 64,000. While the US provides weapons and Europe debates whether Israel should be allowed in a song contest.
How did we get here?
How did we get here?
September 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The unofficial death toll in #Gaza has reached over 64,000. While the US provides weapons and Europe debates whether Israel should be allowed in a song contest.
How did we get here?
How did we get here?
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Elon Musk speaking at a far right rally today, claiming to speak for a British people that increasimgly hold Elon Musk in contempt, across every political perspective outside the far right, owing to his wrecking of Twitter + boosting of racism + rioting + hatred
Elon, speaking at the Tommy Robinson march today: “This is a government against the people and not for the people, this is why everyone is gathered here today…we don’t have another four years…there’s got to be a dissolution of parliament”
And the government just…continues to use X.
And the government just…continues to use X.
September 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Elon Musk speaking at a far right rally today, claiming to speak for a British people that increasimgly hold Elon Musk in contempt, across every political perspective outside the far right, owing to his wrecking of Twitter + boosting of racism + rioting + hatred
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A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely 😊
Hugh Lofting
#HughLofting
Hugh Lofting
#HughLofting
September 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely 😊
Hugh Lofting
#HughLofting
Hugh Lofting
#HughLofting
US officials plan to punish foreigners ‘making light of’ Charlie Kirk death www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US officials plan to punish foreigners ‘making light of’ Charlie Kirk death
Deputy secretary of state says ‘foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors’
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
US officials plan to punish foreigners ‘making light of’ Charlie Kirk death www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...