Matthew Fox
@mattfoxwriter.bsky.social
Kirkus ★ THE LOVELY DARK out April '26 🇺🇸 | Financial Times Best Children's Books '23 | Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award Shortlist '24 | Rep'd: Bell Lomax Moreton | No AI |🌱
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“Is it necessary to suffer in order to be a writer? Don’t worry about the suffering. The suffering will occur whether you like it or not.” - Margaret Atwood
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I'm writing a book. Every working day begins with me rewriting what I wrote the day before, and the day before that. If your reaction to that is "AI could save you that trouble," I know you're not a writer. Computer programs can't sleep on it, can't dream an idea, can't suddenly realize something.
February 16, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I'm writing a book. Every working day begins with me rewriting what I wrote the day before, and the day before that. If your reaction to that is "AI could save you that trouble," I know you're not a writer. Computer programs can't sleep on it, can't dream an idea, can't suddenly realize something.
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Of all the easy things you can do to help the environment, conserve water for communities not corporations, not perpetuate scams, support the labor and rights of creators... *not* using generative AI is the fucking easiest. You absolutely deserve to be shamed for using it for image and text creation
February 6, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Of all the easy things you can do to help the environment, conserve water for communities not corporations, not perpetuate scams, support the labor and rights of creators... *not* using generative AI is the fucking easiest. You absolutely deserve to be shamed for using it for image and text creation
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
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Daughter went to a birthday party and the party bag contained a BOOK. These are my people.
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Daughter went to a birthday party and the party bag contained a BOOK. These are my people.
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Lord, spare me from tenured faculty with strong views about the job market.
December 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Lord, spare me from tenured faculty with strong views about the job market.
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I am absolutely delighted that @peteralanross.bsky.social Upon a White Horse is BBCRadio4 Book of the Week. For it is another of my own Books of the Year. Adventurous, ruminative, watchful encounters with place & time
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross, Ring
Journalist Peter Ross joins a festival of hope and renewal at Stonehenge.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I am absolutely delighted that @peteralanross.bsky.social Upon a White Horse is BBCRadio4 Book of the Week. For it is another of my own Books of the Year. Adventurous, ruminative, watchful encounters with place & time
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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“A single generative AI text query consumes energy at four or five times the magnitude of a typical search engine request.
Generating a single image using AI consumes the same amount of energy as charging a phone to full power.
Training one large AI model consumes nearly five times the lifetime..”
Generating a single image using AI consumes the same amount of energy as charging a phone to full power.
Training one large AI model consumes nearly five times the lifetime..”
Environmental Impact of AI | NEA
As you are making decisions about the use of AI in your classroom, it is important to understand the environmental impact of AI's use.
www.nea.org
November 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
“A single generative AI text query consumes energy at four or five times the magnitude of a typical search engine request.
Generating a single image using AI consumes the same amount of energy as charging a phone to full power.
Training one large AI model consumes nearly five times the lifetime..”
Generating a single image using AI consumes the same amount of energy as charging a phone to full power.
Training one large AI model consumes nearly five times the lifetime..”
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Excessive viewing of TikTok and Instagram Reels is damaging cognitive performance, according to this American Psychological Association study:
www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-...
www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-...
TikTok and Instagram usage leading to brain rot, says APA study
The more short-form content a person watches on social media, the poorer their cognitive performance, the study found
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Excessive viewing of TikTok and Instagram Reels is damaging cognitive performance, according to this American Psychological Association study:
www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-...
www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-...
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“Insurers increasingly view AI models’ outputs as too unpredictable and opaque to insure, said Dennis Bertram, head of cyber insurance for Europe at Mosaic. “It’s too much of a black box.”
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
www.ft.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“Insurers increasingly view AI models’ outputs as too unpredictable and opaque to insure, said Dennis Bertram, head of cyber insurance for Europe at Mosaic. “It’s too much of a black box.”
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
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Drinking coffee (vs abstinence) reduces the risk of recurrent atrial fibrillation. Lots of coffee studies are observational with residual confounding, but this is an honest-to-god RCT 👍
Caffeinated Coffee Consumption or Abstinence to Reduce Atrial Fibrillation
This clinical trial compares the effect of caffeinated coffee consumption vs abstinence from coffee and caffeine on recurrent atrial fibrillation.
jamanetwork.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Drinking coffee (vs abstinence) reduces the risk of recurrent atrial fibrillation. Lots of coffee studies are observational with residual confounding, but this is an honest-to-god RCT 👍
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I stumbled upon this the other night, and it's terrific - well worth a half hour of your time. I'm a tech layman when it comes to film, but this felt spot-on to me and I learned stuff, too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwP...
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I stumbled upon this the other night, and it's terrific - well worth a half hour of your time. I'm a tech layman when it comes to film, but this felt spot-on to me and I learned stuff, too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwP...
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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'The medics are forced to create a new acronym for them. WCNSF - wounded child, no surviving family.'
I am so shaken by this book.
I am so shaken by this book.
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
'The medics are forced to create a new acronym for them. WCNSF - wounded child, no surviving family.'
I am so shaken by this book.
I am so shaken by this book.
'The medics are forced to create a new acronym for them. WCNSF - wounded child, no surviving family.'
I am so shaken by this book.
I am so shaken by this book.
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
'The medics are forced to create a new acronym for them. WCNSF - wounded child, no surviving family.'
I am so shaken by this book.
I am so shaken by this book.
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Went trick or treating as myself last night. Because nothing seems to terrify some of the locals as much as an immigrant.
November 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Went trick or treating as myself last night. Because nothing seems to terrify some of the locals as much as an immigrant.
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.
It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.
Thank you for your consideration.
It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.
Thank you for your consideration.
"Help us leave safely" on FreeFunder
Click here to support "Help us leave safely" by Dara on FreeFunder!
www.freefunder.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.
It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.
Thank you for your consideration.
It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.
Thank you for your consideration.
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Let alone the planet.
Ed Miliband looking into more North Sea drilling despite Labour pledge
Ed Miliband looking into more North Sea drilling despite Labour pledge
Exclusive: Energy secretary examining ways to allow oil and gas exploration without breaking manifesto promise
Ed Miliband is planning to encourage drilling in the North Sea despite a manifesto promise not to grant new licences on new parts of the British sea bed.
The energy secretary is looking at ways in which the government can allow companies to look for and produce more oil and gas without breaking Labour’s pre-election pledge not to issue new licences on new fields. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Let alone the planet.
Let alone the planet.
Ed Miliband looking into more North Sea drilling despite Labour pledge
Ed Miliband looking into more North Sea drilling despite Labour pledge
Exclusive: Energy secretary examining ways to allow oil and gas exploration without breaking manifesto promise
Ed Miliband is planning to encourage drilling in the North Sea despite a manifesto promise not to grant new licences on new parts of the British sea bed.
The energy secretary is looking at ways in which the government can allow companies to look for and produce more oil and gas without breaking Labour’s pre-election pledge not to issue new licences on new fields. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Let alone the planet.
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🔥YAY! It’s publication day!📚 And I’m giving away one copy to a UK school or library. Just post a comment with the name of your UK secondary school or library and postcode, then like, share, follow. I’ll draw a winner on 14th September 25. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻☘
August 28, 2025 at 6:09 AM
🔥YAY! It’s publication day!📚 And I’m giving away one copy to a UK school or library. Just post a comment with the name of your UK secondary school or library and postcode, then like, share, follow. I’ll draw a winner on 14th September 25. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻☘
"The day after he was stripped of the whip, the government slipped out some amendments to the planning and infrastructure bill that look very similar to Hinchliff’s own – including one that gives some protections to “irreplaceable habitats” such as chalk streams."
What are Labour playing at?
What are Labour playing at?
‘It’s all a game’ to some politicians, says Labour MP suspended for rebellion over planning bill
Chris Hinchliff says language used is indicative of ‘private schoolboy drinking club’ culture within government
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
"The day after he was stripped of the whip, the government slipped out some amendments to the planning and infrastructure bill that look very similar to Hinchliff’s own – including one that gives some protections to “irreplaceable habitats” such as chalk streams."
What are Labour playing at?
What are Labour playing at?
"Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose it status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it.
August 2019
415 ppm of CO₂" - ASM
August 2019
415 ppm of CO₂" - ASM
Opinion | The Icelandic Landscape Is Changing, and It’s Changing Us
www.nytimes.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
"Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose it status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it.
August 2019
415 ppm of CO₂" - ASM
August 2019
415 ppm of CO₂" - ASM
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This bit. This bit right here.
No, assholes, you do not have the right to take anything you can find on the internet and use it to feed your plagiarism machines.
Another reason to be grateful we're living in the EU.
No, assholes, you do not have the right to take anything you can find on the internet and use it to feed your plagiarism machines.
Another reason to be grateful we're living in the EU.
July 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This bit. This bit right here.
No, assholes, you do not have the right to take anything you can find on the internet and use it to feed your plagiarism machines.
Another reason to be grateful we're living in the EU.
No, assholes, you do not have the right to take anything you can find on the internet and use it to feed your plagiarism machines.
Another reason to be grateful we're living in the EU.
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Toxic Pfas above proposed safety limits in almost all English waters tested
Toxic Pfas above proposed safety limits in almost all English waters tested
Exclusive: 110 of 117 bodies of water tested by Environment Agency would fail standards, with levels in fish 322 times the planned limit
Nearly all rivers, lakes and ponds in England tested for a range of Pfas, known as “forever chemicals”, exceed proposed new safety limits and 85% contain levels at least five times higher, analysis of official data reveals.
Out of 117 water bodies tested by the Environment Agency for multiple types of Pfas, 110 would fail the safety standard, according to analysis by Wildlife and Countryside Link and the Rivers Trust. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Toxic Pfas above proposed safety limits in almost all English waters tested