Ian Kirk
@ianpkirk.bsky.social
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lol and AI agent published a hit piece on a human developer after he rejected its code theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me
Summary: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…
theshamblog.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:16 AM
lol and AI agent published a hit piece on a human developer after he rejected its code theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...
BBC Winter Olympics on iPlayer is terrible.
It's impossible to watch a particular sport that interests you.
iPlayer just has big 4–5 hour chunks of morning, afternoon or evening sport.
- There are no chapters/sections.
- Fast-forward/rewind shows a still image.
YouTube would do it better.
It's impossible to watch a particular sport that interests you.
iPlayer just has big 4–5 hour chunks of morning, afternoon or evening sport.
- There are no chapters/sections.
- Fast-forward/rewind shows a still image.
YouTube would do it better.
February 11, 2026 at 2:50 PM
BBC Winter Olympics on iPlayer is terrible.
It's impossible to watch a particular sport that interests you.
iPlayer just has big 4–5 hour chunks of morning, afternoon or evening sport.
- There are no chapters/sections.
- Fast-forward/rewind shows a still image.
YouTube would do it better.
It's impossible to watch a particular sport that interests you.
iPlayer just has big 4–5 hour chunks of morning, afternoon or evening sport.
- There are no chapters/sections.
- Fast-forward/rewind shows a still image.
YouTube would do it better.
This is mad, isn't it?
Lyrics and music videos can't be only evidence of confession, conspiracy, association...
They can be supporting evidence. Defence lawyers can argue admissibility and evidence case by case.
Or, everyone can start singing ransom demands and death threats and get away with it.
Lyrics and music videos can't be only evidence of confession, conspiracy, association...
They can be supporting evidence. Defence lawyers can argue admissibility and evidence case by case.
Or, everyone can start singing ransom demands and death threats and get away with it.
Campaigners urge UK ministers to make music lyrics inadmissible in court
Art Not Evidence group wants change in law that currently allows lyrics by defendants to be presented as evidence of gang affiliation
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
This is mad, isn't it?
Lyrics and music videos can't be only evidence of confession, conspiracy, association...
They can be supporting evidence. Defence lawyers can argue admissibility and evidence case by case.
Or, everyone can start singing ransom demands and death threats and get away with it.
Lyrics and music videos can't be only evidence of confession, conspiracy, association...
They can be supporting evidence. Defence lawyers can argue admissibility and evidence case by case.
Or, everyone can start singing ransom demands and death threats and get away with it.
Watching Last One Laughing Brazil.
Luciana Paes is a genius.
Luciana Paes is a genius.
February 7, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Watching Last One Laughing Brazil.
Luciana Paes is a genius.
Luciana Paes is a genius.
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🇮🇹🇧🇷 Delegação brasileira faz 'passinho' na cerimônia de abertura dos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno 2026 Milão-Cortina.
🎥 @tvglobo.com
🎥 @tvglobo.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
🇮🇹🇧🇷 Delegação brasileira faz 'passinho' na cerimônia de abertura dos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno 2026 Milão-Cortina.
🎥 @tvglobo.com
🎥 @tvglobo.com
This seems interesting.
I wonder if creating a larger social graph using source files enhanced with lots of people's Linkedln submissions would allow algorithmic 'unredacting' of IDs by solving gaps.
But people should not upload business contacts to random websites.
I wonder if creating a larger social graph using source files enhanced with lots of people's Linkedln submissions would allow algorithmic 'unredacting' of IDs by solving gaps.
But people should not upload business contacts to random websites.
NEW: A new tool searches your LinkedIn connections for people who are mentioned in the Epstein files.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts
EpsteIN—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 7:27 PM
This seems interesting.
I wonder if creating a larger social graph using source files enhanced with lots of people's Linkedln submissions would allow algorithmic 'unredacting' of IDs by solving gaps.
But people should not upload business contacts to random websites.
I wonder if creating a larger social graph using source files enhanced with lots of people's Linkedln submissions would allow algorithmic 'unredacting' of IDs by solving gaps.
But people should not upload business contacts to random websites.
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Only 10 cases of Guinea worm disease were recorded *globally* last year.
It may become the second human disease we eradicate, after smallpox.
It may become the second human disease we eradicate, after smallpox.
February 4, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Only 10 cases of Guinea worm disease were recorded *globally* last year.
It may become the second human disease we eradicate, after smallpox.
It may become the second human disease we eradicate, after smallpox.
People need to go back to Baudrillard
A lot of the discourse around Moltbook is rightly saying that the whole thing is just rolling context engineering. The bots are doing what bots trained on sci-fi and Reddit probably would do...
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A lot of the discourse around Moltbook is rightly saying that the whole thing is just rolling context engineering. The bots are doing what bots trained on sci-fi and Reddit probably would do...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:38 AM
People need to go back to Baudrillard
A lot of the discourse around Moltbook is rightly saying that the whole thing is just rolling context engineering. The bots are doing what bots trained on sci-fi and Reddit probably would do...
🧵
A lot of the discourse around Moltbook is rightly saying that the whole thing is just rolling context engineering. The bots are doing what bots trained on sci-fi and Reddit probably would do...
🧵
Lots to do today.
So instead I wrote an automation to make the lighting in my London flat match a webcam of the sky in Vitória, Brazil.
It's very pleasant
So instead I wrote an automation to make the lighting in my London flat match a webcam of the sky in Vitória, Brazil.
It's very pleasant
February 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Lots to do today.
So instead I wrote an automation to make the lighting in my London flat match a webcam of the sky in Vitória, Brazil.
It's very pleasant
So instead I wrote an automation to make the lighting in my London flat match a webcam of the sky in Vitória, Brazil.
It's very pleasant
No-one involved in this story can raise their eyebrows
Amazon spent $40 million for the rights to “Melania” at auction, and reportedly spent an additional $35 million on the marketing and theatrical release, an unusually high spend for a documentary.
'Melania' Director Defends $75 Million Documentary Price Tag—Here's Why It's Raised Eyebrows
Amazon spent $40 million for the rights to “Melania” at auction, and reportedly spent an additional $35 million on the marketing and theatrical release, an unusually high spend for a documentary.
www.forbes.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM
No-one involved in this story can raise their eyebrows
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Last few days to send your application for the BSc in Creative Computing at Winchester School of Art.
This three year undergraduate programme is aimed at students who want to develop innovative digital experiences.
www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/crea...
This three year undergraduate programme is aimed at students who want to develop innovative digital experiences.
www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/crea...
January 28, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Last few days to send your application for the BSc in Creative Computing at Winchester School of Art.
This three year undergraduate programme is aimed at students who want to develop innovative digital experiences.
www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/crea...
This three year undergraduate programme is aimed at students who want to develop innovative digital experiences.
www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/crea...
This is awful. I hope Google Play and Apple App Store take immediate action.
In my view, xAI combining Grok & X as its non-consensual porn & CSAM generator and social media platform is worse because it more easily facilitates abuse, harassment and grooming.
Criminal investigations are needed.
In my view, xAI combining Grok & X as its non-consensual porn & CSAM generator and social media platform is worse because it more easily facilitates abuse, harassment and grooming.
Criminal investigations are needed.
A review of the app stores “found 55 nudify apps on Google Play and 47 in the Apple App Store…”
Apple, Google host dozens of AI ‘nudify’ apps like Grok, report finds
A tech watchdog organization found 55 nudify apps on Google Play and 47 in the Apple App Store.
www.cnbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 PM
This is awful. I hope Google Play and Apple App Store take immediate action.
In my view, xAI combining Grok & X as its non-consensual porn & CSAM generator and social media platform is worse because it more easily facilitates abuse, harassment and grooming.
Criminal investigations are needed.
In my view, xAI combining Grok & X as its non-consensual porn & CSAM generator and social media platform is worse because it more easily facilitates abuse, harassment and grooming.
Criminal investigations are needed.
I'm concerned @safety.bsky.app has not yet been able to at least add a label to videos of someone being shot dead in the street.
My account is not age-verified so I should not be seeing graphic violence on @bsky.app at all.
This is an important moment in debate over social media for under-16s.
My account is not age-verified so I should not be seeing graphic violence on @bsky.app at all.
This is an important moment in debate over social media for under-16s.
January 24, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I'm concerned @safety.bsky.app has not yet been able to at least add a label to videos of someone being shot dead in the street.
My account is not age-verified so I should not be seeing graphic violence on @bsky.app at all.
This is an important moment in debate over social media for under-16s.
My account is not age-verified so I should not be seeing graphic violence on @bsky.app at all.
This is an important moment in debate over social media for under-16s.
If I were a faithful I'd get everyone to list their top three suspects.
For each player, top suspects would get three points. Next gets two points. Last gets one point.
Then add all the points together and vote accordingly.
@pimlicat.bsky.social - this is a post about electoral reform vs. FPTP
For each player, top suspects would get three points. Next gets two points. Last gets one point.
Then add all the points together and vote accordingly.
@pimlicat.bsky.social - this is a post about electoral reform vs. FPTP
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
If I were a faithful I'd get everyone to list their top three suspects.
For each player, top suspects would get three points. Next gets two points. Last gets one point.
Then add all the points together and vote accordingly.
@pimlicat.bsky.social - this is a post about electoral reform vs. FPTP
For each player, top suspects would get three points. Next gets two points. Last gets one point.
Then add all the points together and vote accordingly.
@pimlicat.bsky.social - this is a post about electoral reform vs. FPTP
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Once again: If it's not your job, it's fine to not watch horrific footage.
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Once again: If it's not your job, it's fine to not watch horrific footage.
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O jornal The New York Times já havia nomeado a atriz Tânia Maria, de "O Agente Secreto", como a "melhor atriz com cigarro" dos lançamentos do último ano. Agora, o jornal voltou a elogiar a atriz, chamando-a de "novo ícone do cinema brasileiro".
January 22, 2026 at 10:48 PM
O jornal The New York Times já havia nomeado a atriz Tânia Maria, de "O Agente Secreto", como a "melhor atriz com cigarro" dos lançamentos do último ano. Agora, o jornal voltou a elogiar a atriz, chamando-a de "novo ícone do cinema brasileiro".
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I don’t know why more people don’t study Lithuanian church history, it has centuries less church history than other European nations and yet historians are still tormenting themselves ploughing through the church history of countries like Greece or France. Do yourself a favour!
January 22, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I don’t know why more people don’t study Lithuanian church history, it has centuries less church history than other European nations and yet historians are still tormenting themselves ploughing through the church history of countries like Greece or France. Do yourself a favour!
Is it too soon to declare that we already post peak #traitors?
Feels like when Big Brother started to fade.
It has become a universal hackneyed metaphor for any political commentary.
It's already more obviously used as a vehicle for self-promotion.
I enjoyed it don't care who wins this time.
Feels like when Big Brother started to fade.
It has become a universal hackneyed metaphor for any political commentary.
It's already more obviously used as a vehicle for self-promotion.
I enjoyed it don't care who wins this time.
January 22, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Is it too soon to declare that we already post peak #traitors?
Feels like when Big Brother started to fade.
It has become a universal hackneyed metaphor for any political commentary.
It's already more obviously used as a vehicle for self-promotion.
I enjoyed it don't care who wins this time.
Feels like when Big Brother started to fade.
It has become a universal hackneyed metaphor for any political commentary.
It's already more obviously used as a vehicle for self-promotion.
I enjoyed it don't care who wins this time.
I'm beginning to think that the window in this image is the Overton Window
January 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I'm beginning to think that the window in this image is the Overton Window
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This is truly awful prose
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 PM
This is truly awful prose
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EU/Mercosur free trade agreement to be signed Saturday 17 January - www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
EU-Mercosur: President Costa to travel to Brazil and Paraguay
The President of the European Council, António Costa, together with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will attend the EU-Mercosur signature ceremony in Asunción, Paraguay...
www.consilium.europa.eu
January 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
EU/Mercosur free trade agreement to be signed Saturday 17 January - www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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This headline wasn't on my AI bingo card apnews.com/article/monk...
Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis. And AI generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
apnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:57 PM
This headline wasn't on my AI bingo card apnews.com/article/monk...
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It's worth having a look at this feed right now, it's all UK MPs.
Something's happening.
Something's happening.
bsky.app
January 13, 2026 at 12:30 AM
It's worth having a look at this feed right now, it's all UK MPs.
Something's happening.
Something's happening.
OK this is fun & very silly. You can give MiniMax the following prompt:
Create death metal style music with these lyrics:
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Fernando
Happy birthday to you
Then, once the song is ready you can ask it to make the music video.
🤘
Create death metal style music with these lyrics:
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Fernando
Happy birthday to you
Then, once the song is ready you can ask it to make the music video.
🤘
January 10, 2026 at 1:35 PM
OK this is fun & very silly. You can give MiniMax the following prompt:
Create death metal style music with these lyrics:
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Fernando
Happy birthday to you
Then, once the song is ready you can ask it to make the music video.
🤘
Create death metal style music with these lyrics:
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Fernando
Happy birthday to you
Then, once the song is ready you can ask it to make the music video.
🤘