Edd Edmondson
@eddedmondson.bsky.social
(Former) physicist with alliterative name waiting for the lab accident that will grant him superpowers. Now does HPC IT. 🏳️⚧️-ally
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ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Sign the Petition
Demand the Release of Rodney Taylor from ICE Detention
www.change.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 AM
ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
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This is fucking appalling. This is university-administrators’-heads-should-roll appalling.
The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
College approached and paid student to write op-ed in The Dartmouth
The Dartmouth ran the article on Nov. 17 without knowledge that the College had been involved.
www.thedartmouth.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:21 PM
This is fucking appalling. This is university-administrators’-heads-should-roll appalling.
I fucking hate this cunt on #bbcqt being anti immigration and islamophobic. When I've hit my worst, the strangers who have checked on me in London and shown love and support have been immigrant Muslims.
January 29, 2026 at 11:21 PM
I fucking hate this cunt on #bbcqt being anti immigration and islamophobic. When I've hit my worst, the strangers who have checked on me in London and shown love and support have been immigrant Muslims.
Proud of @drjogrady.bsky.social standing up for my sector and more importantly for human rights on #bbcqt
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Proud of @drjogrady.bsky.social standing up for my sector and more importantly for human rights on #bbcqt
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I think I know which player I want to be murdered tonight.
Yes, I know this is The Apprentice.
Yes, I know this is The Apprentice.
January 29, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I think I know which player I want to be murdered tonight.
Yes, I know this is The Apprentice.
Yes, I know this is The Apprentice.
This is a headline in the Telegraph. The article is all about crime.
That's not what my friends and I are afraid of in America. It's the government goons.
That's not what my friends and I are afraid of in America. It's the government goons.
January 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
This is a headline in the Telegraph. The article is all about crime.
That's not what my friends and I are afraid of in America. It's the government goons.
That's not what my friends and I are afraid of in America. It's the government goons.
Good news about Hampstead Ponds, but I fear given this:
“In my view the more appropriate person to bring this claim is an individual who says that they have been discriminated against by decisions about access to the ponds.”
they'll soon find a stooge to take action.
“In my view the more appropriate person to bring this claim is an individual who says that they have been discriminated against by decisions about access to the ponds.”
they'll soon find a stooge to take action.
January 29, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Good news about Hampstead Ponds, but I fear given this:
“In my view the more appropriate person to bring this claim is an individual who says that they have been discriminated against by decisions about access to the ponds.”
they'll soon find a stooge to take action.
“In my view the more appropriate person to bring this claim is an individual who says that they have been discriminated against by decisions about access to the ponds.”
they'll soon find a stooge to take action.
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I didn’t realise things were this bad - 30% cuts are disastrous. This will kill all prospects of the UK being a science superpower since astro is a gateway to science for many. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social this needs fixing urgently.
The Royal Astronomical Society is gravely concerned at the drastic cuts to support for UK astronomy outlined by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.
Read our statement 👉 ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
Read our statement 👉 ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
Proposed budget cuts a catastrophe for UK astronomy
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is gravely concerned at the drastic cuts to support for UK astronomy outlined by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (...
ras.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:13 AM
I didn’t realise things were this bad - 30% cuts are disastrous. This will kill all prospects of the UK being a science superpower since astro is a gateway to science for many. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social this needs fixing urgently.
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A New STFC Funding Crisis
The outlook for UK astronomy now looks even more bleak than the dark days of the funding crisis following 2008. It looks like a return to the Bad Old Days.
The outlook for UK astronomy now looks even more bleak than the dark days of the funding crisis following 2008. It looks like a return to the Bad Old Days.
A New STFC Funding Crisis
The outlook for UK astronomy now looks even more bleak than the dark days of the funding crisis following 2008. It looks like a return to the Bad Old Days.
telescoper.blog
January 29, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A New STFC Funding Crisis
The outlook for UK astronomy now looks even more bleak than the dark days of the funding crisis following 2008. It looks like a return to the Bad Old Days.
The outlook for UK astronomy now looks even more bleak than the dark days of the funding crisis following 2008. It looks like a return to the Bad Old Days.
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NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
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I’m guessing even less ERFs are gonna be given out. Thank god the UK government are putting £2 billion into their “AI for Science Strategy” instead of directly funding scientists…
BREAKING: UK physics research and science facilities face ‘substantial’ cuts
Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks £162m cost savings, with existing projects facing axe
Scoop by @francesjones.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks £162m cost savings, with existing projects facing axe
Scoop by @francesjones.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
UK physics research and science facilities face ‘substantial’ cuts - Research Professional News
Exclusive: Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks £162m cost savings, with existing projects facing axe
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I’m guessing even less ERFs are gonna be given out. Thank god the UK government are putting £2 billion into their “AI for Science Strategy” instead of directly funding scientists…
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"the research council indicates that the budget for particle physics, astronomy and nuclear physics together will drop by around 30%. The letter also asks project teams to plan for scenarios where their funding is reduced by 20%, 40% and 60%."
Solidarity with our UK science friends, this sucks.
Solidarity with our UK science friends, this sucks.
The Royal Astronomical Society is gravely concerned at the drastic cuts to support for UK astronomy outlined by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.
Read our statement 👉 ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
Read our statement 👉 ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
Proposed budget cuts a catastrophe for UK astronomy
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is gravely concerned at the drastic cuts to support for UK astronomy outlined by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (...
ras.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:52 PM
"the research council indicates that the budget for particle physics, astronomy and nuclear physics together will drop by around 30%. The letter also asks project teams to plan for scenarios where their funding is reduced by 20%, 40% and 60%."
Solidarity with our UK science friends, this sucks.
Solidarity with our UK science friends, this sucks.
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AI companies really have managed to persuade the government that they're Nigerian princes, haven't they?
Untold riches await! You unlock them by spending a little of YOUR money...
Untold riches await! You unlock them by spending a little of YOUR money...
January 28, 2026 at 10:44 AM
AI companies really have managed to persuade the government that they're Nigerian princes, haven't they?
Untold riches await! You unlock them by spending a little of YOUR money...
Untold riches await! You unlock them by spending a little of YOUR money...
Reposting the original
January 28, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Reposting the original
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OpenAI just released Prism, a LaTeX editor with embedded ChatGPT for free.
Writing a paper has never been easier.
Clogging the scientific publishing pipeline has never been easier.
It took me 54 seconds to write up an experiment I did not actually conduct.
prism.openai.com
Writing a paper has never been easier.
Clogging the scientific publishing pipeline has never been easier.
It took me 54 seconds to write up an experiment I did not actually conduct.
prism.openai.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:01 PM
OpenAI just released Prism, a LaTeX editor with embedded ChatGPT for free.
Writing a paper has never been easier.
Clogging the scientific publishing pipeline has never been easier.
It took me 54 seconds to write up an experiment I did not actually conduct.
prism.openai.com
Writing a paper has never been easier.
Clogging the scientific publishing pipeline has never been easier.
It took me 54 seconds to write up an experiment I did not actually conduct.
prism.openai.com
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AI is fantastic for machine learning and data science, picking answers from haystacks full of data. Big raw data -> distilled useful information.
Everything shoved down our throats is the opposite: two-sentence prompt -> bucket of slop.
There's simply no getting around the basic laws of entropy.
Everything shoved down our throats is the opposite: two-sentence prompt -> bucket of slop.
There's simply no getting around the basic laws of entropy.
January 28, 2026 at 10:32 AM
AI is fantastic for machine learning and data science, picking answers from haystacks full of data. Big raw data -> distilled useful information.
Everything shoved down our throats is the opposite: two-sentence prompt -> bucket of slop.
There's simply no getting around the basic laws of entropy.
Everything shoved down our throats is the opposite: two-sentence prompt -> bucket of slop.
There's simply no getting around the basic laws of entropy.
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Re-upping this article in the Guardian Oz, about my research into the extreme harm being caused by Wes Streeting's puberty-blocker ban.
UK mainstream media has collectively ignored my research (as I expected) but not the Guardian Australia.
Needless the UK and US Guardian's didn't share it.
UK mainstream media has collectively ignored my research (as I expected) but not the Guardian Australia.
Needless the UK and US Guardian's didn't share it.
Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Re-upping this article in the Guardian Oz, about my research into the extreme harm being caused by Wes Streeting's puberty-blocker ban.
UK mainstream media has collectively ignored my research (as I expected) but not the Guardian Australia.
Needless the UK and US Guardian's didn't share it.
UK mainstream media has collectively ignored my research (as I expected) but not the Guardian Australia.
Needless the UK and US Guardian's didn't share it.
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Chris is bearing the brunt of this because of the format of Research Notes, but the other journals in our portfolio are also seeing a dramatic rise in vibe-based submissions. Each of them requires careful examination by a PhD. It’s a lot easier for AI to destroy journals than to do science.
January 28, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Chris is bearing the brunt of this because of the format of Research Notes, but the other journals in our portfolio are also seeing a dramatic rise in vibe-based submissions. Each of them requires careful examination by a PhD. It’s a lot easier for AI to destroy journals than to do science.
You're certainly not going to get the perfect political candidate if you don't loudly ask for it repeatedly.
January 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM
You're certainly not going to get the perfect political candidate if you don't loudly ask for it repeatedly.
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the use of the algorithms behind what is often called AI has real scientific, engineering and data uses. most people who want or need to be able to use that level will probably not get the training they need from *this* initiative because it is so specific
January 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
the use of the algorithms behind what is often called AI has real scientific, engineering and data uses. most people who want or need to be able to use that level will probably not get the training they need from *this* initiative because it is so specific
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Let’s take the government at their word and twenty minute taster sessions on Microsoft Copilot is the biggest government investment in adult education in seventy years, what does that tell us about this country?
The government’s suggestion that rolling out 20 minute courses on writing “AI“ prompts, sponsored by Google, Microsoft and Amazon, is somehow comparable to the founding of the Open University (the Wilson government‘s, & Jennie Lee’s, proudest achievement), is an insult to our human intelligence.
January 28, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Let’s take the government at their word and twenty minute taster sessions on Microsoft Copilot is the biggest government investment in adult education in seventy years, what does that tell us about this country?
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Because I've been to Auschwitz and there's a whole part of the talk about recognising dehumanisation and the way the state will turn people against a chosen scapegoat. How a lot of people allowed/didn't recognise escalation from keeping people in ghettos, then shipping them off, then killing them.
January 28, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Because I've been to Auschwitz and there's a whole part of the talk about recognising dehumanisation and the way the state will turn people against a chosen scapegoat. How a lot of people allowed/didn't recognise escalation from keeping people in ghettos, then shipping them off, then killing them.
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We’re getting so many journal submissions from people who think ‘it kinda works’ is the standard to aim for.
1. The thing about science that these jokers don't understand is that science cannot be vibe-coded.
Whatever its flaws, the point with vibe coding is that you're trying to quickly make something that sorta works, where you can immediately sorta see if it sorta works and then sorta use it.
Whatever its flaws, the point with vibe coding is that you're trying to quickly make something that sorta works, where you can immediately sorta see if it sorta works and then sorta use it.
“The idea is to put ChatGPT front and center inside software that scientists use to write up their work in much the same way that chatbots are now embedded into popular programming editors.
It’s vibe coding, but for science.”
It’s vibe coding, but for science.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:58 AM
We’re getting so many journal submissions from people who think ‘it kinda works’ is the standard to aim for.
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1. The thing about science that these jokers don't understand is that science cannot be vibe-coded.
Whatever its flaws, the point with vibe coding is that you're trying to quickly make something that sorta works, where you can immediately sorta see if it sorta works and then sorta use it.
Whatever its flaws, the point with vibe coding is that you're trying to quickly make something that sorta works, where you can immediately sorta see if it sorta works and then sorta use it.
“The idea is to put ChatGPT front and center inside software that scientists use to write up their work in much the same way that chatbots are now embedded into popular programming editors.
It’s vibe coding, but for science.”
It’s vibe coding, but for science.”
OpenAI’s latest product lets you vibe code science
Prism is a ChatGPT-powered text editor that automates much of the work involved in writing scientific papers.
www.technologyreview.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
1. The thing about science that these jokers don't understand is that science cannot be vibe-coded.
Whatever its flaws, the point with vibe coding is that you're trying to quickly make something that sorta works, where you can immediately sorta see if it sorta works and then sorta use it.
Whatever its flaws, the point with vibe coding is that you're trying to quickly make something that sorta works, where you can immediately sorta see if it sorta works and then sorta use it.