Radiohead319 💙
@radiohead319.bsky.social
Retired Chartered Engineer. 'Citizen of nowhere'. 'Radical Centrist'. Anti-hunting. Breadmaker. Mainly veggie, woke, middle class. Bit of a radio nut. Broadcaster.
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Radiohead319 💙
@radiohead319.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Some noddy-level observation and comments about Bluesky after 24 hours. Hope they are useful to you:
1. For ease of discovery, set your bio text and both images to the same as Xitter. If you've lost those images, it's easy to save them from Xitter. 1/n
1. For ease of discovery, set your bio text and both images to the same as Xitter. If you've lost those images, it's easy to save them from Xitter. 1/n
If it helps I did a short thread on coming to BlueSky:
bsky.app/profile/radi...
And on deleting all content on Xitter (but keeping your old handle)
bsky.app/profile/radi...
bsky.app/profile/radi...
And on deleting all content on Xitter (but keeping your old handle)
bsky.app/profile/radi...
This totally sums up AI in my common experience!
Umm.
AI has told me flat-out lies and fabricated journal references, with made-up titles, authors, volume numbers and page numbers.
Fortunately, the wrong information was unlikely to lead to deaths.
But it is a worry.
AI has told me flat-out lies and fabricated journal references, with made-up titles, authors, volume numbers and page numbers.
Fortunately, the wrong information was unlikely to lead to deaths.
But it is a worry.
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This totally sums up AI in my common experience!
Breaking news...
I am shocked at claims that the guy who has a history of singing pro-Nazi songs, was described by his teachers as a neo-fascist, and has made an entire (lucrative) career out of drumming up hatred of foreigners is ... brace yourself Dierdre ... actually racist.
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Breaking news...
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The dead hand of Farage is all over Brexit and it’s made us all poorer. The idea that he should now be cast as the saviour of an economy he damaged is ridiculous and only fools would let him have a second chance to finish the job.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
'GDP reduced by 8%' - Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
Can't help but feel those responsible for Brexit should not, for example, be riding high in the polls with a new party...
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The dead hand of Farage is all over Brexit and it’s made us all poorer. The idea that he should now be cast as the saviour of an economy he damaged is ridiculous and only fools would let him have a second chance to finish the job.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
How do you even begin to explain this to the average low-information racist boomer?
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
How do you even begin to explain this to the average low-information racist boomer?
Good news!
Oh my gosh. This is... A thing. Please allow a microbiologist who has played with the microbe that makes this to waffle on for a bit in a short thread. (1)
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Good news!
Imo something like the triple lock ought to encompass public sector pay too. Maybe less generous, but done properly it could eliminate frequent pay disputes, strikes etc. At the end of the day, unless they are trying to degrade real terms pay, why wouldn't you do this? 1/2
Won't happen. But at some point a UK government is going to have to make a big decision to scrap the triple lock, and I suspect when they do it will prove to be far more popular than expected. Leadership rather than government by polling.
Reeves should risk it all on one last roll of the dice.
Raise income tax, break the triple lock, slay the deficit, spend the money on the things she believes in.
It may not work - but better than waiting for doom to overtake her.
open.substack.com/pub/edrith/p...
Raise income tax, break the triple lock, slay the deficit, spend the money on the things she believes in.
It may not work - but better than waiting for doom to overtake her.
open.substack.com/pub/edrith/p...
November 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Imo something like the triple lock ought to encompass public sector pay too. Maybe less generous, but done properly it could eliminate frequent pay disputes, strikes etc. At the end of the day, unless they are trying to degrade real terms pay, why wouldn't you do this? 1/2
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You cant parachute asylum seekers into deprived areas, in completely inappropriate housing, then say those migrants are 'dividing our country'. You divided the country because you can't organise a basic service and process claims in a timely way
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
You cant parachute asylum seekers into deprived areas, in completely inappropriate housing, then say those migrants are 'dividing our country'. You divided the country because you can't organise a basic service and process claims in a timely way
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Incredible story!
And before anyone comments... N.b. the mini data centre in question is *not* running AI.
"they swapped their gas boiler for a HeatHub – a small data centre containing more than 500 computers."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
And before anyone comments... N.b. the mini data centre in question is *not* running AI.
"they swapped their gas boiler for a HeatHub – a small data centre containing more than 500 computers."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'I heat my Essex home with a data centre in the shed'
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Incredible story!
And before anyone comments... N.b. the mini data centre in question is *not* running AI.
"they swapped their gas boiler for a HeatHub – a small data centre containing more than 500 computers."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
And before anyone comments... N.b. the mini data centre in question is *not* running AI.
"they swapped their gas boiler for a HeatHub – a small data centre containing more than 500 computers."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Top tip: Seen a house you like but can't afford it? Just put up some flags on the nearest lampposts and watch the value plummet!
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Top tip: Seen a house you like but can't afford it? Just put up some flags on the nearest lampposts and watch the value plummet!
This is cool
Did you know
111111111 × 111111111 = 12345678987654321?
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111111111 × 111111111 = 12345678987654321?
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November 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This is cool
Maybe suitable on the "Discover" feed, but surely not "Following"?
October 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Maybe suitable on the "Discover" feed, but surely not "Following"?
I'm not religious, but Lord forgive me for wishing Anderson to have a stroke or some other delibitating illness requiring a mobility aid!
Bring back three-wheeled cars for disabled drivers, Reform urges
Incredible …
www.thetimes.com/article/e8e5...
Incredible …
www.thetimes.com/article/e8e5...
Bring back three-wheeled cars for disabled drivers, Reform urges
The chief whip, Lee Anderson, suggests return of ‘Invacars’, which were withdrawn on safety grounds, as part of a replacement of the Motability scheme
www.thetimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I'm not religious, but Lord forgive me for wishing Anderson to have a stroke or some other delibitating illness requiring a mobility aid!
But bosses who pump sh1t into our rivers won't be jailed under new government proposals
Bosses who hire illegal workers could be jailed under new government proposals
news.sky.com/story/bosses...
news.sky.com/story/bosses...
Huge rise in raids on salons and takeaways revealed in illegal working crackdown
Ministers are considering plans to penalise employers who fail to carry out full right-to-work checks on staff
news.sky.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
But bosses who pump sh1t into our rivers won't be jailed under new government proposals
In other news:
The total expenditure on PIP in the financial year ending April 2024 was £21.6 billion.
So it looks like they plan to tax people £10 billion a year for being disabled.
www.the-independent.com/politics/ben...
The total expenditure on PIP in the financial year ending April 2024 was £21.6 billion.
So it looks like they plan to tax people £10 billion a year for being disabled.
www.the-independent.com/politics/ben...
October 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
In other news:
The total expenditure on PIP in the financial year ending April 2024 was £21.6 billion.
So it looks like they plan to tax people £10 billion a year for being disabled.
www.the-independent.com/politics/ben...
The total expenditure on PIP in the financial year ending April 2024 was £21.6 billion.
So it looks like they plan to tax people £10 billion a year for being disabled.
www.the-independent.com/politics/ben...
Six days left to opt out of LinkedIn's new AI and advert policies....
If you [shudder] use LinkedIn for professional stuff, you should read this and make relevant changes if needed.
October 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Six days left to opt out of LinkedIn's new AI and advert policies....
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Help us secure a huge grant for British wildlife!
Do you want to support Protect the Wild without spending a penny?
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October 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Please take 10 seconds to vote for FREE for us to win a huge grant!
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It strikes me that if 20% of our population is non-white, 80% white then unless adverts feature exclusively solitary people, the 50% figure suggests on average an advert features 3.1 people. Advert need to reflect normal, social beings, so an average of 3.1 feels about right to me! (0.8^3.2 =0.5)
But she’s not racist she just doesn’t like seeing none white people on TV because it upsets her😂😂😂
October 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It strikes me that if 20% of our population is non-white, 80% white then unless adverts feature exclusively solitary people, the 50% figure suggests on average an advert features 3.1 people. Advert need to reflect normal, social beings, so an average of 3.1 feels about right to me! (0.8^3.2 =0.5)
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The Trump Action Tracker has an update!
Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
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Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
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October 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The Trump Action Tracker has an update!
Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
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Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
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Nail hit squarely on the head, as usual by cws. This message needs banging out ad-nauseum until the next election.
October 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Nail hit squarely on the head, as usual by cws. This message needs banging out ad-nauseum until the next election.
I'm not at the moment, but if you are a member of the National Trust, pay attention, and take action now. Don't let the Nazis take over!
It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...
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October 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'm not at the moment, but if you are a member of the National Trust, pay attention, and take action now. Don't let the Nazis take over!
♥️Caerffili ydw i♥️
(Je suis Caerphilly)!
(Je suis Caerphilly)!
October 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
♥️Caerffili ydw i♥️
(Je suis Caerphilly)!
(Je suis Caerphilly)!
I've just asked my MP to make it quicker to remove honours when they are no longer deserved. Will you also ask yours using this website?
It's very easy to use, and you can modify the text it sends too.
goodlaw.social/805965
It's very easy to use, and you can modify the text it sends too.
goodlaw.social/805965
Tell your MP to strip Andrew of his dukedom
More than five years after Prince Andrew defended his friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffery Epstein on national TV, there are still questions over whether he took part in the abuse of young...
goodlaw.social
October 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I've just asked my MP to make it quicker to remove honours when they are no longer deserved. Will you also ask yours using this website?
It's very easy to use, and you can modify the text it sends too.
goodlaw.social/805965
It's very easy to use, and you can modify the text it sends too.
goodlaw.social/805965
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Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter
This ‘hidden saving’ is the result of wind power diluting the link between power prices and gas prices. Read more below 👇
eciu.net/media/press...
This ‘hidden saving’ is the result of wind power diluting the link between power prices and gas prices. Read more below 👇
eciu.net/media/press...
Analysis: Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by…
Gas power now only setting the price of electricity around 85% of the time.
eciu.net
October 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter
This ‘hidden saving’ is the result of wind power diluting the link between power prices and gas prices. Read more below 👇
eciu.net/media/press...
This ‘hidden saving’ is the result of wind power diluting the link between power prices and gas prices. Read more below 👇
eciu.net/media/press...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
If you're going to hang up flags, do it for a festival and do it PROPERLY!
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy getting in on some patriotic St George flag action!
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy getting in on some patriotic St George flag action!
October 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If you're going to hang up flags, do it for a festival and do it PROPERLY!
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy getting in on some patriotic St George flag action!
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy getting in on some patriotic St George flag action!