Paul Sandham - formerly known as ........
@paulsandham.bsky.social
Waspkeeper & brambliculturalist. Insignificant geek, shed owner & Dad of the Ugs & Ig. Ultimately striving for the destruction of all pebble-dashed dwellings.
Recovering social media arriviste - banned by Musk after 16 years of definitively mediocre output
Recovering social media arriviste - banned by Musk after 16 years of definitively mediocre output
Pinned
A rare shot of Ifor Williams trailers early trials of their legendary ‘joscin’ caravan prototype, Corwen 1998. Dic ‘Pen y cara fan’ Bebb at the wheel.
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my superbowl analysis
February 11, 2026 at 10:17 PM
my superbowl analysis
This airspace closure also includes all military flights. Zero notice.
FAA halts all flights to and from El Paso, Texas, and an area of southern New Mexico for 10 days over security concerns https://cnn.it/4rbdn0R
February 11, 2026 at 9:38 AM
This airspace closure also includes all military flights. Zero notice.
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"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
www.newscase.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 AM
"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
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Stunning polar aurora in Norway 🇳🇴
Share with friends 👇
Geography / History / Facts
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Geography / History / Facts
February 11, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Stunning polar aurora in Norway 🇳🇴
Share with friends 👇
Geography / History / Facts
Share with friends 👇
Geography / History / Facts
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Gen A.I. barons want us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to build hell and have us pay for it.
February 11, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Gen A.I. barons want us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to build hell and have us pay for it.
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
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Luge is an Olympic sport where participants lay back and attempt to hang on for a very bumpy 58 seconds.
Most married women win the gold medal once a week.
Most married women win the gold medal once a week.
February 11, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Luge is an Olympic sport where participants lay back and attempt to hang on for a very bumpy 58 seconds.
Most married women win the gold medal once a week.
Most married women win the gold medal once a week.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Bangor University’s 2026/7 marketing campaign has been finalised. It might prove to be their best recruitment campaign ever.
February 10, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Bangor University’s 2026/7 marketing campaign has been finalised. It might prove to be their best recruitment campaign ever.
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God level
February 9, 2026 at 7:26 AM
God level
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My theory that AI maximalists don’t know how to use a computer remains undefeated so far
February 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
My theory that AI maximalists don’t know how to use a computer remains undefeated so far
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The oldest known image of an owl:
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
February 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The oldest known image of an owl:
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
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Just beyond parody at this point
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Just beyond parody at this point
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Yes it's an old gag, but we have at least looked up the names of owls and, lordy, there's some beauts #SuperBowlLX #SuperBowl2026 #notjustsnowytawnyorbarn
February 8, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Yes it's an old gag, but we have at least looked up the names of owls and, lordy, there's some beauts #SuperBowlLX #SuperBowl2026 #notjustsnowytawnyorbarn
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If anyone who follows me knows of any decent support groups near Manchester for
+ people with early onset Alzheimers
+ *and* the youngish adult children that care for them
then LMK
+ people with early onset Alzheimers
+ *and* the youngish adult children that care for them
then LMK
February 8, 2026 at 8:39 AM
If anyone who follows me knows of any decent support groups near Manchester for
+ people with early onset Alzheimers
+ *and* the youngish adult children that care for them
then LMK
+ people with early onset Alzheimers
+ *and* the youngish adult children that care for them
then LMK
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Jeff Bezos makes enough money to fully fund this literally every two minutes.
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Jeff Bezos makes enough money to fully fund this literally every two minutes.
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There is no way to fix the core problem, which is that the statistical production of symbols by definition is not based on their meaning
Would be interesting to compare the results on more recent models - but this problem won’t go away. LLMs are always going to be extrapolating from what has already, and often, been thought, which is why they aren’t windows to the future but anchors to the past.
Neat demonstration of how artificial so-called intelligence is taking us backwards.
"ChatGPT produced content most consistent with the 1960s and DALL-E 3 in the late 1980s and early '90s."
#AI - see @shannonvallor.bsky.social's work for important thinking on this
phys.org/news/2026-02...
"ChatGPT produced content most consistent with the 1960s and DALL-E 3 in the late 1980s and early '90s."
#AI - see @shannonvallor.bsky.social's work for important thinking on this
phys.org/news/2026-02...
February 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
There is no way to fix the core problem, which is that the statistical production of symbols by definition is not based on their meaning
I for one am all for this. Although on reflection, it does appear that our home will have to be demolished in order to build it.
Absolutely tremendous work here, no notes.
(Apart from to say that this proposal is by the actual president of RIBA)
(Apart from to say that this proposal is by the actual president of RIBA)
February 7, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I for one am all for this. Although on reflection, it does appear that our home will have to be demolished in order to build it.
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Just a word of thanks to our fantastic media. Despite my racist bullying at school, having a senior colleague imprisoned for being a traitor, breaking the MP’s Code Of Conduct 17 times, my dodgy house purchase and even being in the Epstein Files, nobody is demanding I resign!
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Just a word of thanks to our fantastic media. Despite my racist bullying at school, having a senior colleague imprisoned for being a traitor, breaking the MP’s Code Of Conduct 17 times, my dodgy house purchase and even being in the Epstein Files, nobody is demanding I resign!
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As much as we want to rip them a new one for getting us into this mess, when people on the right come forward and apologize and admit they were wrong, we should probably welcome them to the light.
February 7, 2026 at 5:17 AM
As much as we want to rip them a new one for getting us into this mess, when people on the right come forward and apologize and admit they were wrong, we should probably welcome them to the light.
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One-man think tank Anthony on *that* video.
I have nothing to add.
Or subtract.
I have nothing to add.
Or subtract.
February 7, 2026 at 7:54 AM
One-man think tank Anthony on *that* video.
I have nothing to add.
Or subtract.
I have nothing to add.
Or subtract.
Peter ‘Streisand’ Mandelson in action. Cough ‘in the public interest’, cough, Clause 3. She is staring at a much deserved incarceration and is reacting accordingly. Will Babs reveal anything with her back now firmly against the wall?
🚨 This evening, a notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news wire, to all media across the UK
We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇
We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇
Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full
www.thenational.scot
February 6, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Peter ‘Streisand’ Mandelson in action. Cough ‘in the public interest’, cough, Clause 3. She is staring at a much deserved incarceration and is reacting accordingly. Will Babs reveal anything with her back now firmly against the wall?