Commonfutrs
@commonfutrs.bsky.social
Community Ownership Explorer & Civic Engineer. MBE DU Essex (Hon). Polymath. Technophile. Rugby. Posts my own/not endorsements.
I was in Buenos Aires at this time of year 10 years ago - indulging my passion for tango and love of musicals. Vibrant, joyous. 💃
January 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I was in Buenos Aires at this time of year 10 years ago - indulging my passion for tango and love of musicals. Vibrant, joyous. 💃
Planet.
One of a series of sci-fi and sci-fact shorts made to inspire a return to ‘making’ (and progress) in the West.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JGLo...
From www.story.inc
One of a series of sci-fi and sci-fact shorts made to inspire a return to ‘making’ (and progress) in the West.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JGLo...
From www.story.inc
PLANET (2025) | Official Short Film
YouTube video by Jason Carman
m.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Planet.
One of a series of sci-fi and sci-fact shorts made to inspire a return to ‘making’ (and progress) in the West.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JGLo...
From www.story.inc
One of a series of sci-fi and sci-fact shorts made to inspire a return to ‘making’ (and progress) in the West.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JGLo...
From www.story.inc
Space 2025 report planet4589.org/space/papers...
Reaches for the telescope 🔭 gratefully received over the holiday period (to build on the lifelong curiosity sparked in me by the binoculars my parents gave me as a young person).
Mum stuck to our annual tradition: a Star Wars calendar 🤩
Reaches for the telescope 🔭 gratefully received over the holiday period (to build on the lifelong curiosity sparked in me by the binoculars my parents gave me as a young person).
Mum stuck to our annual tradition: a Star Wars calendar 🤩
planet4589.org
January 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Space 2025 report planet4589.org/space/papers...
Reaches for the telescope 🔭 gratefully received over the holiday period (to build on the lifelong curiosity sparked in me by the binoculars my parents gave me as a young person).
Mum stuck to our annual tradition: a Star Wars calendar 🤩
Reaches for the telescope 🔭 gratefully received over the holiday period (to build on the lifelong curiosity sparked in me by the binoculars my parents gave me as a young person).
Mum stuck to our annual tradition: a Star Wars calendar 🤩
Complete with references to Andor, Isaiah Berlin and India - thought-provoking musings of a ‘digital nomad’ on time, timing and progress.
A reflection on AI advances in the past decade and how scaling and time-horizon trends might point to far greater capabilities in the decade ahead (Zhengdong Wang)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Complete with references to Andor, Isaiah Berlin and India - thought-provoking musings of a ‘digital nomad’ on time, timing and progress.
Claude Code and ‘vibe coding’ the talk of the holiday season amongst AI enthusiasts - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Vibe coding: a new paradigm for biomedical software development
An official website of the United States government
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Claude Code and ‘vibe coding’ the talk of the holiday season amongst AI enthusiasts - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Measured and incredibly exciting - the story of Google DeepMind and AlphaFold.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=d95J...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=d95J...
The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection
YouTube video by Google DeepMind
m.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Measured and incredibly exciting - the story of Google DeepMind and AlphaFold.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=d95J...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=d95J...
Were we to invest in the tidal power schemes currently under consideration, they could generate >10% of UK electricity - as compared with the 20-25% to be generated through nuclear by the middle of the century. Tidal schemes are more costly but are expected to stand for 100 years - nuclear for ~60.
December 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Were we to invest in the tidal power schemes currently under consideration, they could generate >10% of UK electricity - as compared with the 20-25% to be generated through nuclear by the middle of the century. Tidal schemes are more costly but are expected to stand for 100 years - nuclear for ~60.
The Times 2025 cartoons — a typically insightful overview of the year that was 🤣
www.thetimes.com/article/e42c...
www.thetimes.com/article/e42c...
The Times 2025 cartoons — Trump, Reform and a struggling PM
Donald Trump’s return sent reverberations across the world, Nigel Farage capitalised on the government’s floundering and Prince Andrew was dispatched to Norfolk
www.thetimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Times 2025 cartoons — a typically insightful overview of the year that was 🤣
www.thetimes.com/article/e42c...
www.thetimes.com/article/e42c...
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Charlie Mackesy tops the Official Top 50 this week with 34,736 copies sold.
Read more 👇
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Don’t forget to remember: Charlie Mackesy reclaims first place
Charlie Mackesy has surged forward in a bid to claim the Christmas number one in the penultimate week before the big day, according to the latest data from NielsenIQ BookScan’s Total Consumer Market (TCM).
ebx.sh
December 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Just bumping the link for donations, if you can spare any moolah #DuvetKnowItsChristmas
www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing.
What is it?
Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
www.gofundme.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Just bumping the link for donations, if you can spare any moolah #DuvetKnowItsChristmas
www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
And, that’s a wrap 🎁
As ever, I defy anyone to break into their gift in under ten minutes due to the surfeit of cellotape applied - and how things that are rectangular always end up any shape but … remains a mystery.
Let the festivities commence!
As ever, I defy anyone to break into their gift in under ten minutes due to the surfeit of cellotape applied - and how things that are rectangular always end up any shape but … remains a mystery.
Let the festivities commence!
December 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
And, that’s a wrap 🎁
As ever, I defy anyone to break into their gift in under ten minutes due to the surfeit of cellotape applied - and how things that are rectangular always end up any shape but … remains a mystery.
Let the festivities commence!
As ever, I defy anyone to break into their gift in under ten minutes due to the surfeit of cellotape applied - and how things that are rectangular always end up any shape but … remains a mystery.
Let the festivities commence!
I might have gone down something of a spoiled / obscure cocktail 🍸 making rabbit hole in the course of shopping for Xmas this year … what to try first using Hibiscus, Tarragon and/or Cardamom syrup 🤔
December 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I might have gone down something of a spoiled / obscure cocktail 🍸 making rabbit hole in the course of shopping for Xmas this year … what to try first using Hibiscus, Tarragon and/or Cardamom syrup 🤔
A place has been found to accommodate the Xmas 🎄 tree which will not result in a mishap when the Poinsettia begins to flow, a turkey will soon be safely in the bath 🛀 defrosting ahead of time h/t Sue Townsend, and that just leaves the setup of the spare room to avoid featuring in #duvetknowitsxmas
December 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
A place has been found to accommodate the Xmas 🎄 tree which will not result in a mishap when the Poinsettia begins to flow, a turkey will soon be safely in the bath 🛀 defrosting ahead of time h/t Sue Townsend, and that just leaves the setup of the spare room to avoid featuring in #duvetknowitsxmas
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Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
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 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
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At the Humanoids Summit, robots could pour lattes but struggled to fold a t-shirt — a snapshot of a sector full of promise but still wrestling with real-world hurdles.
Humanoid Robots Are Coming, As Soon As They Learn to Fold Clothes
At a Silicon Valley summit, small robots roamed and poured lattes, while evangelists hailed new AI techniques as transformative. But full-size prototypes were scarce.
bloom.bg
December 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
At the Humanoids Summit, robots could pour lattes but struggled to fold a t-shirt — a snapshot of a sector full of promise but still wrestling with real-world hurdles.
What will supersede ‘billing by the hour’ in the private sector and ‘time and task’ commissioning where public services like domiciliary care are concerned?
If AI is coming for junior lawyers’ jobs, why does their pay keep going up? Our latest AI Shift newsletter... www.ft.com/content/1d85...
The AI Shift: If AI is coming for junior lawyers’ jobs, why does their pay keep going up?
Automation may be freeing up their time to do more valuable work
www.ft.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
What will supersede ‘billing by the hour’ in the private sector and ‘time and task’ commissioning where public services like domiciliary care are concerned?
Wrapping presents 🎁 that are mostly concerned with rainbows 🌈 and writing birthday cards replete with Mignons for small people: it’s beginning to feel a lot like … ❤️
December 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Wrapping presents 🎁 that are mostly concerned with rainbows 🌈 and writing birthday cards replete with Mignons for small people: it’s beginning to feel a lot like … ❤️
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Our report just out from the Kings Fund on evidence about what works in health and care regulation, commissioned by the Care Quality Commission - read it at www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Evidence On What Works In Regulating Health And Social Care | The King's Fund
Good regulation drives better services and ultimately helps people live healthier lives. But what does good regulation look like? Our latest research identifies five key challenges facing the Care Qua...
www.kingsfund.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Our report just out from the Kings Fund on evidence about what works in health and care regulation, commissioned by the Care Quality Commission - read it at www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Sensible from Denis Campbell @theguardian.com but needs to read alongside this article from Tom Calver @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/article/d7ed...
We have a front door, ‘flow’ and back door problem impacting local health and care systems.
What should be fixed first?
We have a front door, ‘flow’ and back door problem impacting local health and care systems.
What should be fixed first?
December 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Sensible from Denis Campbell @theguardian.com but needs to read alongside this article from Tom Calver @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/article/d7ed...
We have a front door, ‘flow’ and back door problem impacting local health and care systems.
What should be fixed first?
We have a front door, ‘flow’ and back door problem impacting local health and care systems.
What should be fixed first?
Joyous! Shopping for small people ahead of birthdays and Xmas - books about rainbows 🌈 toys to indulge the imagination, and baking equipment for hands still learning to decorate cakes 🥳
December 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Joyous! Shopping for small people ahead of birthdays and Xmas - books about rainbows 🌈 toys to indulge the imagination, and baking equipment for hands still learning to decorate cakes 🥳
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Australia began enforcing a ban on social media apps for children under the age of 16 — becoming the first country to do so.
The measure is meant to protect children from the pressures and risks of social media, a mounting global concern.
The measure is meant to protect children from the pressures and risks of social media, a mounting global concern.
Australia is set to ban social media for teens. Others could follow.
The world is watching Australia’s ban on social media for children under 16. But some experts say the policy will face difficulties.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Australia began enforcing a ban on social media apps for children under the age of 16 — becoming the first country to do so.
The measure is meant to protect children from the pressures and risks of social media, a mounting global concern.
The measure is meant to protect children from the pressures and risks of social media, a mounting global concern.
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Chatbots can help plan vacations and offer advice. Can they also sway your politics? A brief conversation with a trained chatbot proved roughly four times as persuasive as a traditional political ad on television, one study found.
Chatbots Can Meaningfully Shift Political Opinions, Studies Find
A brief conversation with a trained chatbot proved roughly four times as persuasive as a traditional political ad on television, one of the studies found.
nyti.ms
December 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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‘TikTok took down the videos six weeks after Taylor-Robinson complained. “Initially, they said some of the videos violated their guidelines but some were fine. That was absurd – and weird – because I was in all of them and they were all deepfakes”’
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media
Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements with unproven effects
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
‘TikTok took down the videos six weeks after Taylor-Robinson complained. “Initially, they said some of the videos violated their guidelines but some were fine. That was absurd – and weird – because I was in all of them and they were all deepfakes”’
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Enshitification - Cory Doctorow renews the call to proactively develop alternatives to big tech to revitalise our economy and communities h/t @krishgm.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
'Enshitification' and how big tech is making the internet worse for everyone - Cory Doctorow
Podcast Episode · Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy · 05/12/2025 · 41m
podcasts.apple.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Enshitification - Cory Doctorow renews the call to proactively develop alternatives to big tech to revitalise our economy and communities h/t @krishgm.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
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Jimmy Cliff, who died on Monday at 81, was a giant of Jamaican music. Here's a sampling of his greatest work. nyti.ms/4rjAczN
Jimmy Cliff: 8 Essential Songs
A giant of Jamaican music, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish reggae’s themes of struggle, resistance and uplift.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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