Laurence Sullivan
@laurencesullivan.bsky.social
English Literature PhD📚University Lecturer 🏫 18thC Medical Humanities🌿 Writer appearing in some 70 publications, such as ‘Londonist’, ‘The List’ and ‘NHK World-Japan’ ✍🏻 1st chapbook, ‘Bouquet of Goodbyes’ (Sampson Low, 2023)📕 www.laurencesullivan.co.uk 🏳️🌈
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If the concept of consent would kill an industry, that industry should not exist in the first place.
This is not even a debate.
This is not even a debate.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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May 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If the concept of consent would kill an industry, that industry should not exist in the first place.
This is not even a debate.
This is not even a debate.
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A nice bit of news. Dry stone wall construction added to UNESCO list of protected cultural heritages
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Irish dry stone wall construction added to UNESCO list
The practice of dry stone wall construction in Ireland has been added to UNESCO's list of protected cultural heritages around the world.
www.rte.ie
December 5, 2024 at 6:45 PM
A nice bit of news. Dry stone wall construction added to UNESCO list of protected cultural heritages
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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A satisfying thing to see over on Twitter, or ‘X’; anyone would think they’re desperate for a quick cash injection?
At this point, I’m surprised Musk is still going through the pretence of using the platform as anything other than his personal plaything, he’ll never see a monetary return on it… 📉
At this point, I’m surprised Musk is still going through the pretence of using the platform as anything other than his personal plaything, he’ll never see a monetary return on it… 📉
November 20, 2024 at 11:41 PM
A satisfying thing to see over on Twitter, or ‘X’; anyone would think they’re desperate for a quick cash injection?
At this point, I’m surprised Musk is still going through the pretence of using the platform as anything other than his personal plaything, he’ll never see a monetary return on it… 📉
At this point, I’m surprised Musk is still going through the pretence of using the platform as anything other than his personal plaything, he’ll never see a monetary return on it… 📉
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A story in two parts:
November 19, 2024 at 7:02 PM
A story in two parts:
Given this is the internet, though invented in the 60s as a way for the US government to share information, we all know it has since been taken over by cat pictures. 😺📸
It therefore feels fitting to have my second post on this platform be of our cat, Mizuki, sat almost impossibly upright. 🐈⬛
It therefore feels fitting to have my second post on this platform be of our cat, Mizuki, sat almost impossibly upright. 🐈⬛
November 19, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Given this is the internet, though invented in the 60s as a way for the US government to share information, we all know it has since been taken over by cat pictures. 😺📸
It therefore feels fitting to have my second post on this platform be of our cat, Mizuki, sat almost impossibly upright. 🐈⬛
It therefore feels fitting to have my second post on this platform be of our cat, Mizuki, sat almost impossibly upright. 🐈⬛
So I joined the X-odus today.
The final straw was the rabid, often homophobic abuse I received there for having the temerity to praise the strength and elegance of Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke’s haka in NZ Parliament.
The racism and vitriol was the worst I’ve seen; may this platform be brighter. 🌤️
The final straw was the rabid, often homophobic abuse I received there for having the temerity to praise the strength and elegance of Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke’s haka in NZ Parliament.
The racism and vitriol was the worst I’ve seen; may this platform be brighter. 🌤️
November 19, 2024 at 10:45 AM
So I joined the X-odus today.
The final straw was the rabid, often homophobic abuse I received there for having the temerity to praise the strength and elegance of Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke’s haka in NZ Parliament.
The racism and vitriol was the worst I’ve seen; may this platform be brighter. 🌤️
The final straw was the rabid, often homophobic abuse I received there for having the temerity to praise the strength and elegance of Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke’s haka in NZ Parliament.
The racism and vitriol was the worst I’ve seen; may this platform be brighter. 🌤️