Fil
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Opinions about Assistive Technology, music, outdoors and random other stuff.
To me this has a ring of the "stop gambling" taglines - Google trying to get ahead of regulation so lawmakers don't split search and AI summaries.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, Google boss tells BBC
Sundar Pichai candidly acknowledged concerns about inaccurate answers generated by Google's models.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 AM
To me this has a ring of the "stop gambling" taglines - Google trying to get ahead of regulation so lawmakers don't split search and AI summaries.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I could beat Stephen Hawking in a physics test if he didn't get any accommodations. That doesn't make me the better physicist.
A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I could beat Stephen Hawking in a physics test if he didn't get any accommodations. That doesn't make me the better physicist.
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AI is putting uncles out of work futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
futurism.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
AI is putting uncles out of work futurism.com/artificial-i...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Farage, Boris Johnson & Rees-Mogg apparently plotting assaults on UK democracy with Bannon, who was reporting back to Epstein. Nothing to see here, newspaper folk…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship
New documents show the pair discussing travel arrangements and UK politics in messages from 2018.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Farage, Boris Johnson & Rees-Mogg apparently plotting assaults on UK democracy with Bannon, who was reporting back to Epstein. Nothing to see here, newspaper folk…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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Alt + i + p + f
Probably not the most used keyboard shortcut in MS Word, but one I have reliably used for year to insert a picture.
Now turns out CoPilot has stolen Alt + i and I am very annoyed.
Probably not the most used keyboard shortcut in MS Word, but one I have reliably used for year to insert a picture.
Now turns out CoPilot has stolen Alt + i and I am very annoyed.
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Alt + i + p + f
Probably not the most used keyboard shortcut in MS Word, but one I have reliably used for year to insert a picture.
Now turns out CoPilot has stolen Alt + i and I am very annoyed.
Probably not the most used keyboard shortcut in MS Word, but one I have reliably used for year to insert a picture.
Now turns out CoPilot has stolen Alt + i and I am very annoyed.
This track is just some prank from #Burial to make you think your phone is vibrating every few seconds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_p4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_p4...
Burial: Etched Headplate (Hyperdub 2007)
YouTube video by Hyperdub
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This track is just some prank from #Burial to make you think your phone is vibrating every few seconds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_p4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_p4...
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Join Bob from Pretorian for a fun-filled webinar exploring assistive technology and alternative access methods in toy control, gaming and computer access.
Join live at 4pm or catch up on demand.
bit.ly/webinar261125
#FreeWebinarWed
Join live at 4pm or catch up on demand.
bit.ly/webinar261125
#FreeWebinarWed
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Join Bob from Pretorian for a fun-filled webinar exploring assistive technology and alternative access methods in toy control, gaming and computer access.
Join live at 4pm or catch up on demand.
bit.ly/webinar261125
#FreeWebinarWed
Join live at 4pm or catch up on demand.
bit.ly/webinar261125
#FreeWebinarWed
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Did you know
111111111 × 111111111 = 12345678987654321?
1/2
111111111 × 111111111 = 12345678987654321?
1/2
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Did you know
111111111 × 111111111 = 12345678987654321?
1/2
111111111 × 111111111 = 12345678987654321?
1/2
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my mother's hearing aid has broken the doorbell
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
my mother's hearing aid has broken the doorbell
Billions invested to try and send people to Mars, yet my washing machine can't cope with a rogue tissue.
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Billions invested to try and send people to Mars, yet my washing machine can't cope with a rogue tissue.
Oh my word #Evri are terrible.
Parcel left outside in rain while driver sped away.
Toilet paper delivery.
In a cardboard box.
The box says "Toilet paper" on it in big letters.
Parcel left outside in rain while driver sped away.
Toilet paper delivery.
In a cardboard box.
The box says "Toilet paper" on it in big letters.
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Oh my word #Evri are terrible.
Parcel left outside in rain while driver sped away.
Toilet paper delivery.
In a cardboard box.
The box says "Toilet paper" on it in big letters.
Parcel left outside in rain while driver sped away.
Toilet paper delivery.
In a cardboard box.
The box says "Toilet paper" on it in big letters.
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If you don’t like the BBC, I suggest that you go to America and watch their TV for a day. It gives you a migraine. The BBC also keeps the standards of the other outlets relatively high. If you think we watch shit now, imagine it with no BBC. And they actually care about drama, children’s, factual.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
If you don’t like the BBC, I suggest that you go to America and watch their TV for a day. It gives you a migraine. The BBC also keeps the standards of the other outlets relatively high. If you think we watch shit now, imagine it with no BBC. And they actually care about drama, children’s, factual.
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We will respect them but also, have you taken the two minute silence to really think about the value of your property? It's what the fallen would have wanted. They gave their tomorrow so we can tout for your business today.
Even by estate agent standards. That's low.
Even by estate agent standards. That's low.
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We will respect them but also, have you taken the two minute silence to really think about the value of your property? It's what the fallen would have wanted. They gave their tomorrow so we can tout for your business today.
Even by estate agent standards. That's low.
Even by estate agent standards. That's low.
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ME AS A CHILD: i cant wait till im an adult, then i can finally Do Things
ME AS AN ADULT: the spectre of Things To Do haunts me from sunup to sundown, and beyond
ME AS AN ADULT: the spectre of Things To Do haunts me from sunup to sundown, and beyond
November 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ME AS A CHILD: i cant wait till im an adult, then i can finally Do Things
ME AS AN ADULT: the spectre of Things To Do haunts me from sunup to sundown, and beyond
ME AS AN ADULT: the spectre of Things To Do haunts me from sunup to sundown, and beyond
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Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.
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Tobacco lobbyists are banned from WHO meetings, why not oil and gas polluters from #ClimateCOP?
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Tobacco lobbyists are banned from WHO meetings, why not oil and gas polluters from #ClimateCOP?
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Having a chippy dinner to celebrate sticking to the diet all day.
November 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Having a chippy dinner to celebrate sticking to the diet all day.
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![Comic. PERSON 1 with white hat: How tall are you? PERSON 2: 5ft 24cm [caption] When switching to metric, make the process easier by doing it in steps.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifptvo6h6kdpf75j3i443ospzumiii7a3pblah2urjrawmyymh3ga@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The travesty here is there seems to be a "National Saxophone Day", but no Sousaphone day, when it's patently obvious which is the superior instrument.
Incredible as it may seem, today is the birthday of TWO men who each invented a musical instrument that was named after them by adding "phone" to the end of their name.
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932): the Sousaphone
Adolphe Sax (1814-1894): the Saxophone
#musicsky #conicindence #synchronicity
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932): the Sousaphone
Adolphe Sax (1814-1894): the Saxophone
#musicsky #conicindence #synchronicity
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The travesty here is there seems to be a "National Saxophone Day", but no Sousaphone day, when it's patently obvious which is the superior instrument.
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Incredible as it may seem, today is the birthday of TWO men who each invented a musical instrument that was named after them by adding "phone" to the end of their name.
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932): the Sousaphone
Adolphe Sax (1814-1894): the Saxophone
#musicsky #conicindence #synchronicity
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932): the Sousaphone
Adolphe Sax (1814-1894): the Saxophone
#musicsky #conicindence #synchronicity
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Incredible as it may seem, today is the birthday of TWO men who each invented a musical instrument that was named after them by adding "phone" to the end of their name.
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932): the Sousaphone
Adolphe Sax (1814-1894): the Saxophone
#musicsky #conicindence #synchronicity
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932): the Sousaphone
Adolphe Sax (1814-1894): the Saxophone
#musicsky #conicindence #synchronicity