angus tatchell
@angus.tatchell.me
software developer, designer, consultant, project manager. 🇱🇨🏴🏴
joined 20.11.2024
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There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
April 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Is human consumption economically necessary in a future where human labour is technologically obsolete?
Here's a brief and mildly provocative sketch of my argument for why it isn't.
I would love to read any critiques of this position. ChatGPT 4.5 tells me it's a valid argument
#ai #agi #politics
Here's a brief and mildly provocative sketch of my argument for why it isn't.
I would love to read any critiques of this position. ChatGPT 4.5 tells me it's a valid argument
#ai #agi #politics
People often think humans are necessary for the world economy to function because humans are the only source of economic demand. But this is incorrect. There is another kind of economic consumer that is not human - governments.
March 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
People often think humans are necessary for the world economy to function because humans are the only source of economic demand. But this is incorrect. There is another kind of economic consumer that is not human - governments.
March 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
People often think humans are necessary for the world economy to function because humans are the only source of economic demand. But this is incorrect. There is another kind of economic consumer that is not human - governments.
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it is BUCK WILD that they are just texting this shit to each other
March 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
it is BUCK WILD that they are just texting this shit to each other
How utterly shameless could JD #Vance possibly be to, as a #VP, dare to accuse an elected head of state, invited as a guest to the oval office, of "disrespecting" #Trump or the #UnitedStates when he clearly did NO SUCH THING... in what way did #Zelenskyy do or say anything disrespectful ???
February 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
How utterly shameless could JD #Vance possibly be to, as a #VP, dare to accuse an elected head of state, invited as a guest to the oval office, of "disrespecting" #Trump or the #UnitedStates when he clearly did NO SUCH THING... in what way did #Zelenskyy do or say anything disrespectful ???
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A list of the number of chromosomes of ten different organisms…
Fruit fly = 8
Housefly = 12
Snail = 24
Frog = 26
American badger = 32
Red fox = 34
Cat = 38
Dolphin = 44
Human = 46
Pineapple = 50
* I, for one, welcome our future pineapple overlords
Fruit fly = 8
Housefly = 12
Snail = 24
Frog = 26
American badger = 32
Red fox = 34
Cat = 38
Dolphin = 44
Human = 46
Pineapple = 50
* I, for one, welcome our future pineapple overlords
December 19, 2024 at 10:03 AM
A list of the number of chromosomes of ten different organisms…
Fruit fly = 8
Housefly = 12
Snail = 24
Frog = 26
American badger = 32
Red fox = 34
Cat = 38
Dolphin = 44
Human = 46
Pineapple = 50
* I, for one, welcome our future pineapple overlords
Fruit fly = 8
Housefly = 12
Snail = 24
Frog = 26
American badger = 32
Red fox = 34
Cat = 38
Dolphin = 44
Human = 46
Pineapple = 50
* I, for one, welcome our future pineapple overlords
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Musk and Ramaswamy have already identified $516B dollars in government savings — it includes cutting all of Veteran’s Affairs health care, eliminating the NIH, and ending funding for federal prisons. @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Musk and Ramaswamy have already identified $516B dollars in government savings — it includes cutting all of Veteran’s Affairs health care, eliminating the NIH, and ending funding for federal prisons. @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
What are the most promising otc supplements for slowing neurodegeneration?
Particularly in cases of ALS, or non-length dependent axonal polyneuropathies?
I would appreciate links to papers investigating the efficacy of such supplements.
#neurology #neuropathy #polyneuropathy #als #supplements
Particularly in cases of ALS, or non-length dependent axonal polyneuropathies?
I would appreciate links to papers investigating the efficacy of such supplements.
#neurology #neuropathy #polyneuropathy #als #supplements
December 1, 2024 at 8:26 PM
What are the most promising otc supplements for slowing neurodegeneration?
Particularly in cases of ALS, or non-length dependent axonal polyneuropathies?
I would appreciate links to papers investigating the efficacy of such supplements.
#neurology #neuropathy #polyneuropathy #als #supplements
Particularly in cases of ALS, or non-length dependent axonal polyneuropathies?
I would appreciate links to papers investigating the efficacy of such supplements.
#neurology #neuropathy #polyneuropathy #als #supplements
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Recent research shows #LLMs like #BrainGPT, trained on #neuroscience literature, outperform human experts in predicting novel experimental outcomes. Could this reshape scientific discovery? #Science #FutureOfWork
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Large language models surpass human experts in predicting neuroscience results - Nature Human Behaviour
Large language models (LLMs) can synthesize vast amounts of information. Luo et al. show that LLMs—especially BrainGPT, an LLM the authors tuned on the neuroscience literature—outperform experts in pr...
www.nature.com
November 30, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Recent research shows #LLMs like #BrainGPT, trained on #neuroscience literature, outperform human experts in predicting novel experimental outcomes. Could this reshape scientific discovery? #Science #FutureOfWork
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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#bbcqt
There are many who have strong personal objections to #AssistedDying . They have the right to not take that route. But should they, or the state, have the right to deny that route to those who do want to take it? Should they have the right to impose their views on all?
No!
There are many who have strong personal objections to #AssistedDying . They have the right to not take that route. But should they, or the state, have the right to deny that route to those who do want to take it? Should they have the right to impose their views on all?
No!
November 28, 2024 at 11:26 PM
#bbcqt
There are many who have strong personal objections to #AssistedDying . They have the right to not take that route. But should they, or the state, have the right to deny that route to those who do want to take it? Should they have the right to impose their views on all?
No!
There are many who have strong personal objections to #AssistedDying . They have the right to not take that route. But should they, or the state, have the right to deny that route to those who do want to take it? Should they have the right to impose their views on all?
No!
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“I do not believe that anyone should be forced to endure terrible suffering that could be prevented, and I also believe in arguing for increases in resources across society to help everyone to have the freedom to choose what their lives and deaths look like” @sianberry.bsky.social 👏👏
Writing for Left Foot Forward, @sianberry.bsky.social explains why she's voting for the Assisted Dying Bill
Siân Berry MP: Why I’m voting for the Assisted Dying Bill
I do not believe that anyone should be forced to endure terrible suffering that could be prevented
leftfootforward.org
November 27, 2024 at 6:05 PM
“I do not believe that anyone should be forced to endure terrible suffering that could be prevented, and I also believe in arguing for increases in resources across society to help everyone to have the freedom to choose what their lives and deaths look like” @sianberry.bsky.social 👏👏
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So MPs vote 330 to 275 in favour of the #AssistedDying Bill & so bring hope & comfort to so many. It has the strongest safeguards in the world & by keeping issue in public eye as it goes forward for further consideration, we have best chance of improving palliative care too @dignityindying.org.uk
November 29, 2024 at 2:27 PM
So MPs vote 330 to 275 in favour of the #AssistedDying Bill & so bring hope & comfort to so many. It has the strongest safeguards in the world & by keeping issue in public eye as it goes forward for further consideration, we have best chance of improving palliative care too @dignityindying.org.uk
The UK should give people the right to die in peace.
People who don't want it should be protected from coercion.
But there is nothing more selfish and cruel than to force other people to endure insufferable pain that cannot be effectively managed by palliative care.
#AssistedDying #RightToDie
People who don't want it should be protected from coercion.
But there is nothing more selfish and cruel than to force other people to endure insufferable pain that cannot be effectively managed by palliative care.
#AssistedDying #RightToDie
November 29, 2024 at 4:54 PM
The UK should give people the right to die in peace.
People who don't want it should be protected from coercion.
But there is nothing more selfish and cruel than to force other people to endure insufferable pain that cannot be effectively managed by palliative care.
#AssistedDying #RightToDie
People who don't want it should be protected from coercion.
But there is nothing more selfish and cruel than to force other people to endure insufferable pain that cannot be effectively managed by palliative care.
#AssistedDying #RightToDie
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For years, some of us have fought back against terrible misinformation that somehow attributed Covid vaccines to a big risk of heart problems.
It’s always been Covid infection, not the Covid vaccine.
Yet another study revealing the truth:
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/w...
#medsky
It’s always been Covid infection, not the Covid vaccine.
Yet another study revealing the truth:
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/w...
#medsky
Covid Can Raise the Risk of Heart Problems for Years
People who had severe infections are especially vulnerable.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:10 PM
For years, some of us have fought back against terrible misinformation that somehow attributed Covid vaccines to a big risk of heart problems.
It’s always been Covid infection, not the Covid vaccine.
Yet another study revealing the truth:
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/w...
#medsky
It’s always been Covid infection, not the Covid vaccine.
Yet another study revealing the truth:
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/w...
#medsky
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Yes to the scientists, and philosophers of science, and historians of science, and sociologists of science, and metascientists, and humanities scholars, and academics of all stripes 🧪 #academicsky
November 25, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Yes to the scientists, and philosophers of science, and historians of science, and sociologists of science, and metascientists, and humanities scholars, and academics of all stripes 🧪 #academicsky
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I agree we should not be burning stuff. But now that coal is gone if you explore annual electricity-related emissions from the UK, the vast majority that is left is from fossil gas, not biomass. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋
November 25, 2024 at 1:03 AM
I agree we should not be burning stuff. But now that coal is gone if you explore annual electricity-related emissions from the UK, the vast majority that is left is from fossil gas, not biomass. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋
It's amazing how much this app really makes Twitter's ghost feel like a cesspit. It's one thing seeing it happen, but without seeing the alternative it's only half the picture. What a loss to the world it was when Twitter stopped being like this... I hope this lasts.
November 25, 2024 at 2:36 AM
It's amazing how much this app really makes Twitter's ghost feel like a cesspit. It's one thing seeing it happen, but without seeing the alternative it's only half the picture. What a loss to the world it was when Twitter stopped being like this... I hope this lasts.
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the responses to this post on x are grim. folks on there believe they have a mandate to supercharge transphobia because trump won when the reality is trump won a narrow victory because people wanted lower prices... but elon's cronies are doubling down on hate
November 24, 2024 at 5:26 AM
the responses to this post on x are grim. folks on there believe they have a mandate to supercharge transphobia because trump won when the reality is trump won a narrow victory because people wanted lower prices... but elon's cronies are doubling down on hate
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so excited to finally announce this to the world!
what’s a probe that can get anywhere in the brain, without destroying any tissue in the way, wiring up to existing structure to extract and inject information?
sounds like a neuron :)
#neuroscience #bci 🧪👩🔬🧠
what’s a probe that can get anywhere in the brain, without destroying any tissue in the way, wiring up to existing structure to extract and inject information?
sounds like a neuron :)
#neuroscience #bci 🧪👩🔬🧠
I had an idea way back in college which I've long thought could be, in many ways, the ultimate BCI technology. What if instead of using electrodes, we used biological neurons embedded in electronics to communicate with the brain?
Enter biohybrid neural interfaces: science.xyz/news/biohybr...
Enter biohybrid neural interfaces: science.xyz/news/biohybr...
Biohybrid neural interfaces: an old idea enabling a completely new space of possibilities | Science Corporation
Science Corporation is a clinical-stage medical technology company.
science.xyz
November 23, 2024 at 10:56 PM
so excited to finally announce this to the world!
what’s a probe that can get anywhere in the brain, without destroying any tissue in the way, wiring up to existing structure to extract and inject information?
sounds like a neuron :)
#neuroscience #bci 🧪👩🔬🧠
what’s a probe that can get anywhere in the brain, without destroying any tissue in the way, wiring up to existing structure to extract and inject information?
sounds like a neuron :)
#neuroscience #bci 🧪👩🔬🧠
What are the most promising research projects on brain-computer interfaces for controlling motorised mobility devices and speech synthesisers?
#bci #research #trials #neuroscience #neurology #medicine #assistive #technology #disability #als #mnd #paraplegia #quadriplegia
#bci #research #trials #neuroscience #neurology #medicine #assistive #technology #disability #als #mnd #paraplegia #quadriplegia
November 24, 2024 at 4:27 AM
What are the most promising research projects on brain-computer interfaces for controlling motorised mobility devices and speech synthesisers?
#bci #research #trials #neuroscience #neurology #medicine #assistive #technology #disability #als #mnd #paraplegia #quadriplegia
#bci #research #trials #neuroscience #neurology #medicine #assistive #technology #disability #als #mnd #paraplegia #quadriplegia
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November 18, 2024 at 12:07 PM
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It really does feel surreal to be on here. Feels like I got flung back in time.
November 18, 2024 at 11:51 PM
It really does feel surreal to be on here. Feels like I got flung back in time.
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Links. Lists. Not suppressing political or news content. This is like Twitter circa 2010ish.
November 18, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Links. Lists. Not suppressing political or news content. This is like Twitter circa 2010ish.
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We love links because we love the open web
It is so incredibly nice to have a social platform that values links again - a breath of fresh air in the poisoned ecosystem of the creator economy
November 19, 2024 at 5:00 AM
We love links because we love the open web