Paul Armstrong
@paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social
Emerging Technologies Advisor (TBD Group). Also: tech/startup writer, speaker, author of ‘Disruptive Technologies’. Optimistic sceptic.
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This looks like an Emmerdale new cast member announcement created by a previous-generation LLM.
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This looks like an Emmerdale new cast member announcement created by a previous-generation LLM.
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Sundar Pichai has set Google on the path to AI consumer dominance
Sundar Pichai Is Google’s AI ‘Wartime CEO’ After All
There was a time everyone seemed to have a take on why Open AI’s ChatGPT beat Google to market in November 2022.
bloom.bg
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Sundar Pichai has set Google on the path to AI consumer dominance
I think the simpler explanation is that we have just found the snout of the universe.
That Black Hole Merger That ‘Shouldn’t’ Exist’? Scientists Propose a Wild Explanation gizmodo.com/that-black-h...
That Black Hole Merger That 'Shouldn't' Exist'? Scientists Propose a Wild Explanation
The black hole was bigger than expected, and while the answer was hiding in plain sight, it still rewrites what we thought was possible.
gizmodo.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I think the simpler explanation is that we have just found the snout of the universe.
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“When you pull on the thread of a conspiracy theory, eventually it falls apart, because it’s not true. That’s not what’s happening here. Democrats keep pulling the thread of the Epstein story, and more documents emerge, raising ever more questions. What else is out there to find?”
The Epstein emails are the moment of maximum danger for Trump
Maga will now be looking at the President and asking: what else is there to find?
inews.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“When you pull on the thread of a conspiracy theory, eventually it falls apart, because it’s not true. That’s not what’s happening here. Democrats keep pulling the thread of the Epstein story, and more documents emerge, raising ever more questions. What else is out there to find?”
Love that when cancelling Spotify (after the four screens of pleads / discounts you have to get through), they don’t offer a “we’re not offering enough value” or “because we hiked it again despite making BILLIONS” option. Also the playlist when you go is chef’s kiss example of brand tone deafness.
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Love that when cancelling Spotify (after the four screens of pleads / discounts you have to get through), they don’t offer a “we’re not offering enough value” or “because we hiked it again despite making BILLIONS” option. Also the playlist when you go is chef’s kiss example of brand tone deafness.
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Epstein is not going away on.ft.com/3JOIw9Q | opinion
Epstein is not going away
The issue is Trump’s Achilles heel — and the US president knows it
on.ft.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Epstein is not going away on.ft.com/3JOIw9Q | opinion
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The music choice though…
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The music choice though…
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In ‘Of Colour,’ Vibrant Portraits by Yannis Davy Guibinga Illuminate Figures with Saturated Hues www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/yann...
In 'Of Colour,' Vibrant Portraits by Yannis Davy Guibinga Illuminate Figures with Saturated Hues
Guibinga taps into color as a means of communication—a language that can be used for storytelling.
www.thisiscolossal.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
In ‘Of Colour,’ Vibrant Portraits by Yannis Davy Guibinga Illuminate Figures with Saturated Hues www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/yann...
Sweet baby Jesus.
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Sweet baby Jesus.
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Behold: you can now see all 23 years of BYTE magazine in all its glory, all at once. Every issue on a single zoomable interface
www.404media.co/byte-magazin...
www.404media.co/byte-magazin...
Visualize All 23 Years of BYTE Magazine in All Its Glory, All at Once
Software engineer Hector Dearman built a zoomable map of every issue of BYTE magazine.
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Behold: you can now see all 23 years of BYTE magazine in all its glory, all at once. Every issue on a single zoomable interface
www.404media.co/byte-magazin...
www.404media.co/byte-magazin...
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A planned supersized floating wind turbine with two spinning heads will generate nearly double the amount of energy as the current record-holder
The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Will Smash Previous Records
A planned supersized floating wind turbine with two spinning heads will generate nearly double the amount of energy as the current record-holder
www.scientificamerican.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A planned supersized floating wind turbine with two spinning heads will generate nearly double the amount of energy as the current record-holder
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President Obama shows up for veterans arriving on an Honor Flight... he's still being presidential, while Nodfarter is napping.
A big thank you to all my fellow veterans - wishing you a peaceful day. 💙🫶💙
#Obama #VeteransDay
A big thank you to all my fellow veterans - wishing you a peaceful day. 💙🫶💙
#Obama #VeteransDay
President Obama surprises a planeload of veterans
YouTube video by Daily Kos
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
President Obama shows up for veterans arriving on an Honor Flight... he's still being presidential, while Nodfarter is napping.
A big thank you to all my fellow veterans - wishing you a peaceful day. 💙🫶💙
#Obama #VeteransDay
A big thank you to all my fellow veterans - wishing you a peaceful day. 💙🫶💙
#Obama #VeteransDay
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Google Photos lets iPhone users edit images by describing changes www.theverge.com/news/818346/...
Google Photos lets iPhone users edit images by describing changes
Google’s AI does the actual editing for you.
www.theverge.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Google Photos lets iPhone users edit images by describing changes www.theverge.com/news/818346/...
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BLACK SUN: Amorphous Flocks of #Starlings Swell Above the Danish Marshlands - amazing #murmuration #photography by Søren Solkær
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
BLACK SUN: Amorphous Flocks of #Starlings Swell Above the Danish Marshlands - amazing #murmuration #photography by Søren Solkær
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
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this is cool and people saying "just buy a whistle on amazon" did not read the story, have lost the light in their hearts, and will not enter heaven with that attitude www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
this is cool and people saying "just buy a whistle on amazon" did not read the story, have lost the light in their hearts, and will not enter heaven with that attitude www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
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The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
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Kim Davis denied again: Supreme Court declines to relitigate same-sex marriage boingboing.net/2025/11/10/k...
Kim Davis denied again: Supreme Court declines to relitigate same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court quietly ignored Kim Davis’s last stand Monday,
boingboing.net
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Kim Davis denied again: Supreme Court declines to relitigate same-sex marriage boingboing.net/2025/11/10/k...
Jesus wept.
Accountability.
Accountability.
NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Jesus wept.
Accountability.
Accountability.
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I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
My new favourite phrase: ‘Hopeium’
a picture of a pikachu with the words " i still have hope " written below it
ALT: a picture of a pikachu with the words " i still have hope " written below it
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
My new favourite phrase: ‘Hopeium’
They look like an in touch crowd.
A group of Democrats and one Democratic-aligned independent have helped clinch an agreement to end the government shutdown, saying they had secured a vote on the Affordable Care Act subsidies at the center of the standoff.
Here's a look at some of those members: https://cnn.it/3WIOLip
Here's a look at some of those members: https://cnn.it/3WIOLip
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 AM
They look like an in touch crowd.
Our visual guide to how a bust that rivals the dotcom era could wipe out 8% of Americans’ household wealth
How much wealth an AI stockmarket crash could destroy
Our visual guide to how a bust that rivals the dotcom era could wipe out 8% of Americans’ household wealth
econ.st
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.