John King
@johnaking.bsky.social
Hey there! I am using Bluesky.
Are the OfS saying trans people are a special case, and people should be allowed to say transphobic things, or do they mean all groups can be the victim of hate speech?
Either way, it's a pretty miserable position to take.
Either way, it's a pretty miserable position to take.
March 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Are the OfS saying trans people are a special case, and people should be allowed to say transphobic things, or do they mean all groups can be the victim of hate speech?
Either way, it's a pretty miserable position to take.
Either way, it's a pretty miserable position to take.
I don't mean to minimise Meta's egregious bulk copyright violation, but a LLM trained on a million textbooks might be more interesting than one trained on a billion Reddit shitposts.
March 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I don't mean to minimise Meta's egregious bulk copyright violation, but a LLM trained on a million textbooks might be more interesting than one trained on a billion Reddit shitposts.
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NEW ZEALAND!
It has been EIGHTEEN MONTHS since Gender Self-ID was made available, and THREE YEARS since the BDMRR Bill passed!
And NOTHING BAD HAS HAPPENED!
Not one case of it being misused or abused.
Every single submission against it was WRONG.
Anti-trans activists NEVER tell the truth.
It has been EIGHTEEN MONTHS since Gender Self-ID was made available, and THREE YEARS since the BDMRR Bill passed!
And NOTHING BAD HAS HAPPENED!
Not one case of it being misused or abused.
Every single submission against it was WRONG.
Anti-trans activists NEVER tell the truth.
December 14, 2024 at 6:54 PM
NEW ZEALAND!
It has been EIGHTEEN MONTHS since Gender Self-ID was made available, and THREE YEARS since the BDMRR Bill passed!
And NOTHING BAD HAS HAPPENED!
Not one case of it being misused or abused.
Every single submission against it was WRONG.
Anti-trans activists NEVER tell the truth.
It has been EIGHTEEN MONTHS since Gender Self-ID was made available, and THREE YEARS since the BDMRR Bill passed!
And NOTHING BAD HAS HAPPENED!
Not one case of it being misused or abused.
Every single submission against it was WRONG.
Anti-trans activists NEVER tell the truth.
"allegations"
Meta literally created a LGBTQ exception for calling someone mentally ill as an insult. You can't do it for any other group except LGBTQ people.
January 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
"allegations"
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Thank you @natureportfolio.bsky.social for making my review of the Anxious Generation open access for parents, policy-makers, and the public. The story told in this book runs counter science and is leading to poor policy decisions that will ultimately fail our kids. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
The evidence is equivocal on whether screen time is to blame for rising levels of teen depression and anxiety — and rising hysteria could distract us from tackling the real causes.
www.nature.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Thank you @natureportfolio.bsky.social for making my review of the Anxious Generation open access for parents, policy-makers, and the public. The story told in this book runs counter science and is leading to poor policy decisions that will ultimately fail our kids. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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We are excitedly anticipating our trip to Dragonmeet in London this year, where we will have a stand. (Find us thanks to @jogbrogzin.bsky.social's fab map below!) Come and say hello!
November 25, 2024 at 12:47 PM
We are excitedly anticipating our trip to Dragonmeet in London this year, where we will have a stand. (Find us thanks to @jogbrogzin.bsky.social's fab map below!) Come and say hello!
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Beginning to understand why so many Americans are obsessed with trans issues and panicking about being replaced. They think there are 21x more trans people, 27x more muslims, 15x more jews, 5x more asians, 3x more black people, and 2x more immigrants than there actually are.
November 24, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Beginning to understand why so many Americans are obsessed with trans issues and panicking about being replaced. They think there are 21x more trans people, 27x more muslims, 15x more jews, 5x more asians, 3x more black people, and 2x more immigrants than there actually are.
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UK journalists talking about echo chambers when 0.2% of journalists are Black and 2.5% Asian and 51% of the most influential journalists went to private school is a bit of a joke
November 17, 2024 at 6:29 PM
UK journalists talking about echo chambers when 0.2% of journalists are Black and 2.5% Asian and 51% of the most influential journalists went to private school is a bit of a joke
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How cool is this: this is from the Bluesky firehose!
What's so cool about this is:
1. The throwback style
2. That *any* dev can do this! Thanks to there being an API for this (no other social network allows this AFAIK)
This API is a big reason to be bullish on Bluesky
firehose3d.theo.io
What's so cool about this is:
1. The throwback style
2. That *any* dev can do this! Thanks to there being an API for this (no other social network allows this AFAIK)
This API is a big reason to be bullish on Bluesky
firehose3d.theo.io
November 17, 2024 at 9:40 AM
How cool is this: this is from the Bluesky firehose!
What's so cool about this is:
1. The throwback style
2. That *any* dev can do this! Thanks to there being an API for this (no other social network allows this AFAIK)
This API is a big reason to be bullish on Bluesky
firehose3d.theo.io
What's so cool about this is:
1. The throwback style
2. That *any* dev can do this! Thanks to there being an API for this (no other social network allows this AFAIK)
This API is a big reason to be bullish on Bluesky
firehose3d.theo.io
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Waiting for Trump to announce he's appointing a horse to his cabinet
November 15, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Waiting for Trump to announce he's appointing a horse to his cabinet
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This week I presented my Fireworks Bill to Parliament
The anti social misuse of fireworks torments many people across Luton - people with young children, pets, wildlife, mental health issues or just those trying to get a good night’s sleep!
This law would... 👇
The anti social misuse of fireworks torments many people across Luton - people with young children, pets, wildlife, mental health issues or just those trying to get a good night’s sleep!
This law would... 👇
October 18, 2024 at 11:58 AM
This week I presented my Fireworks Bill to Parliament
The anti social misuse of fireworks torments many people across Luton - people with young children, pets, wildlife, mental health issues or just those trying to get a good night’s sleep!
This law would... 👇
The anti social misuse of fireworks torments many people across Luton - people with young children, pets, wildlife, mental health issues or just those trying to get a good night’s sleep!
This law would... 👇
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Here’s a starter pack of some of my favourite UK commentators - hopefully helpful to new joiners to get you going. (It is pretty balanced female/male although the Bluesky generated picture always seems to tilt male)
go.bsky.app/M4Bt6Wq
go.bsky.app/M4Bt6Wq
November 6, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Here’s a starter pack of some of my favourite UK commentators - hopefully helpful to new joiners to get you going. (It is pretty balanced female/male although the Bluesky generated picture always seems to tilt male)
go.bsky.app/M4Bt6Wq
go.bsky.app/M4Bt6Wq
matthewbjane.com/blog-posts/b...
In which a talented PhD student politely addresses statistical faults that really matter. Clear, detailed, no notes!
In which a talented PhD student politely addresses statistical faults that really matter. Clear, detailed, no notes!
A Statistical Interrogation of “The Case for Causality, Part 1” by Rausch and Haidt – Matthew B. Jané
I don’t know anything about the literature on social media and mental health so my focus on this post is to interrogate the statistical approach taken by the article written by Zach Rausch and Jonatho...
matthewbjane.com
September 1, 2024 at 10:19 AM
matthewbjane.com/blog-posts/b...
In which a talented PhD student politely addresses statistical faults that really matter. Clear, detailed, no notes!
In which a talented PhD student politely addresses statistical faults that really matter. Clear, detailed, no notes!
www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-healt...
A very accessible review of new treatments for depression.
A very accessible review of new treatments for depression.
New and emerging treatments for major depressive disorder
Kirsten Lawson focuses on novel and emerging pharmacotherapy and neuromodulation for people with 'treatment resistant depression'.
www.nationalelfservice.net
August 31, 2024 at 8:44 AM
www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-healt...
A very accessible review of new treatments for depression.
A very accessible review of new treatments for depression.