Scornflake Grrrl
@scornflakegrrrl.bsky.social
Economic migrant, cries in Procurement
The playlist is a bit on the nose today
January 29, 2026 at 7:48 AM
The playlist is a bit on the nose today
Wonder if I should share this thread with some of the AI advocates at work
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Wonder if I should share this thread with some of the AI advocates at work
Crying in procurement, I’d say “how to ask a question properly (and what questions to ask)” actually is a skill that many have not mastered. (But training on how to use the lie machine won’t solve that
Next bit is about learning new skills for a role transition. Actually, a bit better! Although questionable advice, but we'll overlook that for now.
I can't help feeling that people needing training on "how to ask a question properly" is indicative of something broader going on here.
I can't help feeling that people needing training on "how to ask a question properly" is indicative of something broader going on here.
January 29, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Crying in procurement, I’d say “how to ask a question properly (and what questions to ask)” actually is a skill that many have not mastered. (But training on how to use the lie machine won’t solve that
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Why Rwanda is bringing a legal challenge against the United Kingdom
The claim is that the United Kingdom failed to terminate the agreement in time
By me - paywall removed:
emptycity.substack.com/p/why-rwanda...
Includes a possible defence for the government to the claim
Why Rwanda is bringing a legal challenge against the United Kingdom
The claim is that the United Kingdom failed to terminate the agreement in time
By me - paywall removed:
emptycity.substack.com/p/why-rwanda...
Includes a possible defence for the government to the claim
Why Rwanda is bringing a legal challenge against the United Kingdom
The claim is that the United Kingdom failed to terminate the agreement in time
emptycity.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:58 PM
NEW
Why Rwanda is bringing a legal challenge against the United Kingdom
The claim is that the United Kingdom failed to terminate the agreement in time
By me - paywall removed:
emptycity.substack.com/p/why-rwanda...
Includes a possible defence for the government to the claim
Why Rwanda is bringing a legal challenge against the United Kingdom
The claim is that the United Kingdom failed to terminate the agreement in time
By me - paywall removed:
emptycity.substack.com/p/why-rwanda...
Includes a possible defence for the government to the claim
And this is why bad science nerd bros fall for the most basic shit and end up being terfs and worse
Maths and physics are objective and humanities is subjective.
That's the difference.
That's the difference.
January 29, 2026 at 6:22 AM
And this is why bad science nerd bros fall for the most basic shit and end up being terfs and worse
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Okay, hear me out. What if instead of yet another movie about people miraculously surviving some cataclysmic event, we have a movie where NASA deliberately fires nukes into an asteroid to get it to hit the earth? It could be the hope filled film of the year.
January 28, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Okay, hear me out. What if instead of yet another movie about people miraculously surviving some cataclysmic event, we have a movie where NASA deliberately fires nukes into an asteroid to get it to hit the earth? It could be the hope filled film of the year.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
I keep thinking it is pancake day but it isn’t pancake day for another 3 weeks. Boo.
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I keep thinking it is pancake day but it isn’t pancake day for another 3 weeks. Boo.
The Yodel man’s been and finally brought me the earrings i coveted for a long time, then drunk ordered and forgot until I got a dispatch notification, and which then were lost in the first shipping attempt.
January 28, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The Yodel man’s been and finally brought me the earrings i coveted for a long time, then drunk ordered and forgot until I got a dispatch notification, and which then were lost in the first shipping attempt.
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El Chupacapybara, is that anything? I did an illustration and got it out of my system, anyhoo...
January 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM
El Chupacapybara, is that anything? I did an illustration and got it out of my system, anyhoo...
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It appears that the Rwanda claim against UK is not based on a badly drafted termination clause, but...
...because the current government did not formally terminate the contract in time, hence the payments still due and owing.
If true, whoopsie.
Rwanda statement www.gov.rw/fileadmin/us...
...because the current government did not formally terminate the contract in time, hence the payments still due and owing.
If true, whoopsie.
Rwanda statement www.gov.rw/fileadmin/us...
January 28, 2026 at 2:25 PM
It appears that the Rwanda claim against UK is not based on a badly drafted termination clause, but...
...because the current government did not formally terminate the contract in time, hence the payments still due and owing.
If true, whoopsie.
Rwanda statement www.gov.rw/fileadmin/us...
...because the current government did not formally terminate the contract in time, hence the payments still due and owing.
If true, whoopsie.
Rwanda statement www.gov.rw/fileadmin/us...
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"We're going to train people how to not think for themselves, and in doing so deny them the opportunity to learn new skills."
It's like the medieval church. "Don't bother learning Latin yourself. No need to read the bible; just trust the priests."
Trust the Machine.
The Machine will provide.
It's like the medieval church. "Don't bother learning Latin yourself. No need to read the bible; just trust the priests."
Trust the Machine.
The Machine will provide.
BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
January 28, 2026 at 9:48 AM
"We're going to train people how to not think for themselves, and in doing so deny them the opportunity to learn new skills."
It's like the medieval church. "Don't bother learning Latin yourself. No need to read the bible; just trust the priests."
Trust the Machine.
The Machine will provide.
It's like the medieval church. "Don't bother learning Latin yourself. No need to read the bible; just trust the priests."
Trust the Machine.
The Machine will provide.
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A 77% increase in immigration raids, 83% increase in arrests, coupled with undermining modern slavery protections and a call to remove basic ECHR rights from migrants.
If you think what is happening with ICE in the US can't happen here I have a bridge to sell you. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/n...
If you think what is happening with ICE in the US can't happen here I have a bridge to sell you. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Illegal working raids reach highest level in UK history
Enforcement raids skyrocket by 77% since the government came to power leading to an 83% increase in arrests.
www.gov.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:45 AM
A 77% increase in immigration raids, 83% increase in arrests, coupled with undermining modern slavery protections and a call to remove basic ECHR rights from migrants.
If you think what is happening with ICE in the US can't happen here I have a bridge to sell you. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/n...
If you think what is happening with ICE in the US can't happen here I have a bridge to sell you. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Train is just tootling through Todmorden, which from German translates as death murder and they really should make a whimsical crime show set here
January 28, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Train is just tootling through Todmorden, which from German translates as death murder and they really should make a whimsical crime show set here
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There's no meaningful justification for why the place of your birth gives anyone authority over where you should be allowed to live. The only reason hard borders exist is so that governments and the rich who own them can manage and control worker movements.
January 28, 2026 at 7:22 AM
There's no meaningful justification for why the place of your birth gives anyone authority over where you should be allowed to live. The only reason hard borders exist is so that governments and the rich who own them can manage and control worker movements.
On my way to Manchester for a meeting on a packed train with bad WiFi. Fun.
January 28, 2026 at 8:41 AM
On my way to Manchester for a meeting on a packed train with bad WiFi. Fun.
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Happy 3 year anniversary to this post
January 27, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Happy 3 year anniversary to this post
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Is it about time that someone told @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social that their "Tourmaline stone axe" is actually made of cheese?
January 27, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Is it about time that someone told @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social that their "Tourmaline stone axe" is actually made of cheese?
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The family group chat is currently discussing how helpful chatGPT is and 😬
January 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The family group chat is currently discussing how helpful chatGPT is and 😬
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We had about 20 tote bags and pins for Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs To Die arrive today!
So... one of each free with preorders until we run out, get in there :)
the-portal-bookshop.square.site/product/-pre...
So... one of each free with preorders until we run out, get in there :)
the-portal-bookshop.square.site/product/-pre...
January 27, 2026 at 12:42 PM
We had about 20 tote bags and pins for Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs To Die arrive today!
So... one of each free with preorders until we run out, get in there :)
the-portal-bookshop.square.site/product/-pre...
So... one of each free with preorders until we run out, get in there :)
the-portal-bookshop.square.site/product/-pre...
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And that was Herzog’s Nihilistic Penguin with their new 12” release “Right Wing Paddington Bear”
January 27, 2026 at 12:07 PM
And that was Herzog’s Nihilistic Penguin with their new 12” release “Right Wing Paddington Bear”
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UK PEOPLE: this is REALLY IMPORTANT. If the government bans under-16s from using VPNs, then logically they must intend to REQUIRE AGE VERIFICATION FOR ALL VPN USE. Which will affect adults too!
*Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408
*Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408
January 27, 2026 at 12:20 PM
UK PEOPLE: this is REALLY IMPORTANT. If the government bans under-16s from using VPNs, then logically they must intend to REQUIRE AGE VERIFICATION FOR ALL VPN USE. Which will affect adults too!
*Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408
*Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408