Willsh
@willsh.bsky.social
John V Willshire.
Scottish, understandably so.
Works @ smithery.com
Makes https://artefactshop.com
Writes https://buttondown.com/artefacts
Convenes https://lu.ma/stepscollective
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnvwillshire
Scottish, understandably so.
Works @ smithery.com
Makes https://artefactshop.com
Writes https://buttondown.com/artefacts
Convenes https://lu.ma/stepscollective
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnvwillshire
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I saw someone say, “Emerald Fennell is Greta Gerwig’s Wario,” and I haven’t stopped laughing 😭
February 14, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I saw someone say, “Emerald Fennell is Greta Gerwig’s Wario,” and I haven’t stopped laughing 😭
As proud as we should all be about the #scotland win against England yesterday, in the long run the real history was made by Scottish ref Hollie Davidson, who became the first woman to officiate a #sixnations game. And was *superb*.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Scottish referee Hollie Davidson praised by Italy captain Michele Lamaro
Scottish referee Hollie Davidson praised by Italy captain Michele Lamaro
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 8:21 AM
As proud as we should all be about the #scotland win against England yesterday, in the long run the real history was made by Scottish ref Hollie Davidson, who became the first woman to officiate a #sixnations game. And was *superb*.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
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The thing about Brewdog is that wankers, by definition, will drink anything anywhere, so it's not sustainable to make them your core demographic. This also applies to everything else.
February 14, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The thing about Brewdog is that wankers, by definition, will drink anything anywhere, so it's not sustainable to make them your core demographic. This also applies to everything else.
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I mean, after losing to Italy it was so likely we’d win that today. But what a game from #scotland. Townsend still need at least three wins though.
England’s problem remains that George Ford will never dig a team out of a hole, unless it’s an endless succession of drop goals.
#sixnations #SCOvENG
England’s problem remains that George Ford will never dig a team out of a hole, unless it’s an endless succession of drop goals.
#sixnations #SCOvENG
February 14, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I mean, after losing to Italy it was so likely we’d win that today. But what a game from #scotland. Townsend still need at least three wins though.
England’s problem remains that George Ford will never dig a team out of a hole, unless it’s an endless succession of drop goals.
#sixnations #SCOvENG
England’s problem remains that George Ford will never dig a team out of a hole, unless it’s an endless succession of drop goals.
#sixnations #SCOvENG
February 14, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Being quietly undone as a random playlist sneaks some #low upon me. I miss Mimi Parker.
open.spotify.com/track/3GdUju...
open.spotify.com/track/3GdUju...
Especially Me
open.spotify.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Being quietly undone as a random playlist sneaks some #low upon me. I miss Mimi Parker.
open.spotify.com/track/3GdUju...
open.spotify.com/track/3GdUju...
From a strategic point of view, it makes sense to occasionally float your ‘LLMs might be conscious’ theory just in you have to appear in a court one day and convince a government or judge that you can’t ’switch off life support’.
“Please Mr Judge, my jacquard loom, he is a nice boy but very sick”
“Please Mr Judge, my jacquard loom, he is a nice boy but very sick”
I'm pretty sure I know. They aren't. We're not going to really be able to make a lot of progress in dealing with the implications of this tech unless and until we get rid of all this "woo-woo" talk about LLMs. Anthropic pushing this line is PR, unserious.
February 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
From a strategic point of view, it makes sense to occasionally float your ‘LLMs might be conscious’ theory just in you have to appear in a court one day and convince a government or judge that you can’t ’switch off life support’.
“Please Mr Judge, my jacquard loom, he is a nice boy but very sick”
“Please Mr Judge, my jacquard loom, he is a nice boy but very sick”
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Keep being sent this completely nonsensical hogslop. It has multiple egregious lies, which is appropriate because he’s a fraud. Back in September 2024 he falsified a bunch of benchmarks to hype up his open source model. Article is total dogshit. I should annotate it venturebeat.com/ai/reflectio...
February 12, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Keep being sent this completely nonsensical hogslop. It has multiple egregious lies, which is appropriate because he’s a fraud. Back in September 2024 he falsified a bunch of benchmarks to hype up his open source model. Article is total dogshit. I should annotate it venturebeat.com/ai/reflectio...
This morning’s listening - a playlist I just refound that I used for a workshop loosely themed around Keller Easterling’s ‘Extrastatecraft’ sometime around… 2015?
open.spotify.com/playlist/6YT...
open.spotify.com/playlist/6YT...
Extrastatecraft
open.spotify.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:48 AM
This morning’s listening - a playlist I just refound that I used for a workshop loosely themed around Keller Easterling’s ‘Extrastatecraft’ sometime around… 2015?
open.spotify.com/playlist/6YT...
open.spotify.com/playlist/6YT...
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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I think the word you're looking for there John is "racist".
February 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I think the word you're looking for there John is "racist".
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Good example of far-right propaganda in action here. Also, the media outlet (Sky News) provides the facts in the next paragraph as a corrective to the lies, but carefully does not point out that lying has occurred.
Jim Ratcliffe - never knowingly informed. What a dick.
February 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Good example of far-right propaganda in action here. Also, the media outlet (Sky News) provides the facts in the next paragraph as a corrective to the lies, but carefully does not point out that lying has occurred.
Jim Ratcliffe - never knowingly informed. What a dick.
February 11, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Jim Ratcliffe - never knowingly informed. What a dick.
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Things seem to be going great at xAI. 😆
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Things seem to be going great at xAI. 😆
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People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
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What is the reset I would want from Starmer (apart from, obviously, just him falling in line with me on everything) - junking some of the policies designed to pander to the delusions of the far right. If the country is to succeed in the 21st Century, we have to stop going along with this stuff.
February 11, 2026 at 7:37 AM
What is the reset I would want from Starmer (apart from, obviously, just him falling in line with me on everything) - junking some of the policies designed to pander to the delusions of the far right. If the country is to succeed in the 21st Century, we have to stop going along with this stuff.
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I drew a face on a paper plate. Who could even begin to understand how it perceives the world or what it dreams of?
Researchers working with the A.I. system Claude have come to understand that the model’s selfhood, like our own, is a matter of both neurons and narratives. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kEX1vV
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 AM
I drew a face on a paper plate. Who could even begin to understand how it perceives the world or what it dreams of?
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Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
The vast majority of #GenAI is not FOR* anything. At best, Sora is a toy from a Christmas cracker that mildly amused for a moment or two.
*oh, apart from criming. It’s definitely for that.
*oh, apart from criming. It’s definitely for that.
Sora 2 apparently cost something like $5 billion to run every year and so far made OpenAI around $1.4 million.
February 10, 2026 at 11:14 PM
The vast majority of #GenAI is not FOR* anything. At best, Sora is a toy from a Christmas cracker that mildly amused for a moment or two.
*oh, apart from criming. It’s definitely for that.
*oh, apart from criming. It’s definitely for that.
Ah, the famous 37th amendment of ‘you gotta be nice to me’. Good work on that constitution, America.
House Oversight hearing on ICE opens with the rules:
"It is also a clear violation of the rules of the House to make statements that might personally be offensive to the President or the Vice President of the United States."
"It is also a clear violation of the rules of the House to make statements that might personally be offensive to the President or the Vice President of the United States."
February 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Ah, the famous 37th amendment of ‘you gotta be nice to me’. Good work on that constitution, America.
Ouch. Withering shite, maybe?
Bradshaw in the Guardian really isn’t impressed either.
Only positive reviews I’ve seen are… American? Which speaks volumes, I guess.
Bradshaw in the Guardian really isn’t impressed either.
Only positive reviews I’ve seen are… American? Which speaks volumes, I guess.
February 10, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Ouch. Withering shite, maybe?
Bradshaw in the Guardian really isn’t impressed either.
Only positive reviews I’ve seen are… American? Which speaks volumes, I guess.
Bradshaw in the Guardian really isn’t impressed either.
Only positive reviews I’ve seen are… American? Which speaks volumes, I guess.
From our pond last night… #uknature #amphibians
February 10, 2026 at 8:20 AM
From our pond last night… #uknature #amphibians
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Thing is, I don't know if these kind of bans are a good thing, a good thing badly implemented, or a bad thing. And I am fine with not knowing. I've heard good arguments for all three of those positions.
Which is to say, it's fine not to have an opinion on something because you just don't know.
Which is to say, it's fine not to have an opinion on something because you just don't know.
These bans are short-sighted and inhumane and pushed by people who do not understand the complexity of social media
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Thing is, I don't know if these kind of bans are a good thing, a good thing badly implemented, or a bad thing. And I am fine with not knowing. I've heard good arguments for all three of those positions.
Which is to say, it's fine not to have an opinion on something because you just don't know.
Which is to say, it's fine not to have an opinion on something because you just don't know.