Alex B
@alexbuchanan.bsky.social
I’m not actually a dog but his photos are much cuter. Occasionally I write stuff.
I know they are all evil, planet destroyers etc but I quite like that Amazon’s AI Rufus has been designed purely to sell you stuff and does not give a shit about trying to flatter you or keep the conversation going like chat gpt does.
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I know they are all evil, planet destroyers etc but I quite like that Amazon’s AI Rufus has been designed purely to sell you stuff and does not give a shit about trying to flatter you or keep the conversation going like chat gpt does.
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Judge for yourself: did the dossier accusing the BBC of doctoring a Trump quote…doctor a Trump quote?
Left: Donald Trump’s Jan 6th quote, as presented in the dossier that brought down two BBC bosses
Right: What Donald Trump actually said.
Full story in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
Right: What Donald Trump actually said.
Full story in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Judge for yourself: did the dossier accusing the BBC of doctoring a Trump quote…doctor a Trump quote?
Perhaps if they hadn’t dumped theirs in the harbour in the first place this wouldn’t be an issue.
Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Perhaps if they hadn’t dumped theirs in the harbour in the first place this wouldn’t be an issue.
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Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
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My mum just said to me "You should be hung like a horse". When I challenged her over saying such a thing, it transpires she thought it was a punishment horses got. Turns out she's been incorrectly using the phrase since the 90s in various settings
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My mum just said to me "You should be hung like a horse". When I challenged her over saying such a thing, it transpires she thought it was a punishment horses got. Turns out she's been incorrectly using the phrase since the 90s in various settings
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Reposted by Alex B
I challenge you to open this in your browser and not be impressed and sucked in messenger.abeto.co
Messenger
It's a small planet, but someone's gotta make the deliveries.
messenger.abeto.co
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I challenge you to open this in your browser and not be impressed and sucked in messenger.abeto.co
It’s really annoying to think that in a few years time we’re going to have so many ‘How Sam Altman fooled the world’ and ‘the crash no one saw coming’ documentaries when there are so many people pointing out the circular financing and impossible growth requirements.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nvidia becomes world's first $5tn company
The US chip-maker has rapidly climbed from a niche graphics-chip manufacturer to an AI titan.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
It’s really annoying to think that in a few years time we’re going to have so many ‘How Sam Altman fooled the world’ and ‘the crash no one saw coming’ documentaries when there are so many people pointing out the circular financing and impossible growth requirements.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reposted by Alex B
Are you a UK or Ireland-based designer looking to get started in the industry? Penguin UK has launched its cover design awards and this year, the focus is fantasy – and one of the two titles is Terry Pratchett's Night Watch. More details:
terrypratchett.com/news/calling...
terrypratchett.com/news/calling...
Calling all designers! Create your own version of a classic Discworld cover... | Terry Pratchett
Penguin UK has launched its annual cover design award contest where all UK and Ireland-based designers can submit their own designs for two classic Penguin titles. This year’s focus is fantasy and the...
terrypratchett.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Are you a UK or Ireland-based designer looking to get started in the industry? Penguin UK has launched its cover design awards and this year, the focus is fantasy – and one of the two titles is Terry Pratchett's Night Watch. More details:
terrypratchett.com/news/calling...
terrypratchett.com/news/calling...
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I frequently go back to this observation by Jesse Hamm
(from Hamm Tips volume 5 jessehamm.gumroad.com/l/eMeWr?layo...)
(from Hamm Tips volume 5 jessehamm.gumroad.com/l/eMeWr?layo...)
October 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I frequently go back to this observation by Jesse Hamm
(from Hamm Tips volume 5 jessehamm.gumroad.com/l/eMeWr?layo...)
(from Hamm Tips volume 5 jessehamm.gumroad.com/l/eMeWr?layo...)
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It’s #KidsBooksFriday and I need your help! I’m trying to raise the funds to self-publish my next picture book and after one week, I’m at 35% funded.
October 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
It’s #KidsBooksFriday and I need your help! I’m trying to raise the funds to self-publish my next picture book and after one week, I’m at 35% funded.
Tomorrow I’m going to go round the local area and rip down all the England flags from the lampposts!
Today I’m going to finished optimising the SEO for my new website www.bulkbuycheapenglandflags.co.uk
Today I’m going to finished optimising the SEO for my new website www.bulkbuycheapenglandflags.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Tomorrow I’m going to go round the local area and rip down all the England flags from the lampposts!
Today I’m going to finished optimising the SEO for my new website www.bulkbuycheapenglandflags.co.uk
Today I’m going to finished optimising the SEO for my new website www.bulkbuycheapenglandflags.co.uk
Just when you Roquefort it was safe to back in the funny books about cheese for kids market.
Kickstarter for CHEESE: Lights! Crackers! Action! launches at 10am today.
October 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Just when you Roquefort it was safe to back in the funny books about cheese for kids market.
Spotted at Tesco. I guess these are designed to hold a… booquet?
October 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Spotted at Tesco. I guess these are designed to hold a… booquet?
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This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
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Bereaved Dad Paul explaining very movingly about how having bereavement care from Shooting Star is helping him after the sudden death of his daughter Erin.
September 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Bereaved Dad Paul explaining very movingly about how having bereavement care from Shooting Star is helping him after the sudden death of his daughter Erin.
My child updated her iPhone software and it locked her out of everything as the parental controls settings have changed, forcing me to finally update mine as well. As a result the NYT app updated and I lost access to the mini crossword. @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com is clearly to blame for this.
September 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
My child updated her iPhone software and it locked her out of everything as the parental controls settings have changed, forcing me to finally update mine as well. As a result the NYT app updated and I lost access to the mini crossword. @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com is clearly to blame for this.
Naddpod
The Bugle
Loremen
Beyond the Map
You’re Dead to Me.
Probably lucky I got married before podcasts existed.
The Bugle
Loremen
Beyond the Map
You’re Dead to Me.
Probably lucky I got married before podcasts existed.
dating apps should just make men list their top 5 podcasts
September 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Naddpod
The Bugle
Loremen
Beyond the Map
You’re Dead to Me.
Probably lucky I got married before podcasts existed.
The Bugle
Loremen
Beyond the Map
You’re Dead to Me.
Probably lucky I got married before podcasts existed.
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Doctor: so, hear me out
TIL that for some people with irreparably damaged corneas, you can pull one of their teeth, drill a hole in it, install an artificial lens, sew it into their cheek (so tissue attaches), then pull it out and stick it in their damaged eye, and ... it works fine!?! www.nbcboston.com/news/health/...
Man, 34, is no longer blind after tooth is implanted in eye in 'crazy' surgery
Tooth-in-eye surgery sounds like science fiction, but it can help people with severely damaged corneas see again. A patient and his doctors describe what it's like.
www.nbcboston.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Doctor: so, hear me out
Me: I have no interest in what any British columnist has to say.
Also me:
Also me:
September 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Me: I have no interest in what any British columnist has to say.
Also me:
Also me:
Well this has completely sullied the reputation of Peter Mandelson.
September 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Well this has completely sullied the reputation of Peter Mandelson.