Brian Ronald
@brian.ppcis.org
Spellwright. Practitioner of technomancy. Ally.
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Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
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Driving through the middle of Avebury stone circle.
November 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Driving through the middle of Avebury stone circle.
A really good reason not to choose Café Nero is the lack of respect they have for people who want coffee but not caffeine. The decaf is pre-ground and open to the air, and stale as a result. We saw this in a couple of their branches, but didn't order any decaf after the first one.
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A really good reason not to choose Café Nero is the lack of respect they have for people who want coffee but not caffeine. The decaf is pre-ground and open to the air, and stale as a result. We saw this in a couple of their branches, but didn't order any decaf after the first one.
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Streets that work for disabled people work better for everyone.
Decluttering our streets makes our communities safer, easier to navigate and more welcoming. And we can all play a role in making that happen.
If you could change one thing about your local streets, what would it be?
Decluttering our streets makes our communities safer, easier to navigate and more welcoming. And we can all play a role in making that happen.
If you could change one thing about your local streets, what would it be?
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Streets that work for disabled people work better for everyone.
Decluttering our streets makes our communities safer, easier to navigate and more welcoming. And we can all play a role in making that happen.
If you could change one thing about your local streets, what would it be?
Decluttering our streets makes our communities safer, easier to navigate and more welcoming. And we can all play a role in making that happen.
If you could change one thing about your local streets, what would it be?
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Thread 🧵 | My Experience with Bullying
#AntiBullyingWeek 1/8 Everyone says school
days are “the best days of your life.” I wish
that were true. Here’s what I went through.
#AntiBullyingWeek 1/8 Everyone says school
days are “the best days of your life.” I wish
that were true. Here’s what I went through.
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Thread 🧵 | My Experience with Bullying
#AntiBullyingWeek 1/8 Everyone says school
days are “the best days of your life.” I wish
that were true. Here’s what I went through.
#AntiBullyingWeek 1/8 Everyone says school
days are “the best days of your life.” I wish
that were true. Here’s what I went through.
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I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
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🧵 History lessons are important. UK schools now teach how Hitler came to not just rule but to cow the citizens of Germany into terrified submission. Unfortunately, older Brits just got the headlines, or were bored to tears by the perceived irrelevance of the Repeal of the Corn Laws, etc. 🧵1.
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🧵 History lessons are important. UK schools now teach how Hitler came to not just rule but to cow the citizens of Germany into terrified submission. Unfortunately, older Brits just got the headlines, or were bored to tears by the perceived irrelevance of the Repeal of the Corn Laws, etc. 🧵1.
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2024 was the 110th anniversary of WW1 and the 111th anniversary of your great-great uncle's ultimate sacrifice. I want to visit the Beverley memorial some day soon, also Bailleul.
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
2024 was the 110th anniversary of WW1 and the 111th anniversary of your great-great uncle's ultimate sacrifice. I want to visit the Beverley memorial some day soon, also Bailleul.
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
My least favourite thing about the knife attack on a train is the inevitable increase in surveillance and restriction of freedoms due to an increase in security theatre.
November 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
My least favourite thing about the knife attack on a train is the inevitable increase in surveillance and restriction of freedoms due to an increase in security theatre.
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You’d need a heart of gammon not to laugh…
November 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
You’d need a heart of gammon not to laugh…
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Quite proud of my response to this question from my brother. 😄
November 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Quite proud of my response to this question from my brother. 😄
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Of all the stupid things they’ve said, this is the stupidest. And the most dangerous.
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
October 16, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Of all the stupid things they’ve said, this is the stupidest. And the most dangerous.
Immigration levels are too low.
October 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Immigration levels are too low.
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She should donate it to a museum.
October 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
She should donate it to a museum.
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Alt text done right. It's here for everybody, not just those who can't see the pictures.
October 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Alt text done right. It's here for everybody, not just those who can't see the pictures.
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PSA for night sky watchers:
October 5, 2025 at 9:33 AM
PSA for night sky watchers:
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No one who understands how “ai answer engines” actually work (and who isn’t committed to magical thinking about them) can take them seriously as trustworthy sources. You appear to believe they actually search for information. They do not. They synthesize responses based on proximity vector analysis.
October 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
No one who understands how “ai answer engines” actually work (and who isn’t committed to magical thinking about them) can take them seriously as trustworthy sources. You appear to believe they actually search for information. They do not. They synthesize responses based on proximity vector analysis.
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Terrible headline on a good article. It’s the world’s taste for MEAT that’s fuelling Amazon destruction. The soya is cattle feed.
How the world’s taste for soya is eating Brazil’s Amazon
Cultivation of the crop has made a few wealthy but at a huge cost to untouched forest as it spreads across vast areas of former wilderness
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Terrible headline on a good article. It’s the world’s taste for MEAT that’s fuelling Amazon destruction. The soya is cattle feed.
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This is a fantastic health breakthrough.
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This is a fantastic health breakthrough.
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My sister painted this. I think it's awesome. www.instagram.com/p/DOtPx3SDPr...
September 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
My sister painted this. I think it's awesome. www.instagram.com/p/DOtPx3SDPr...
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It’s often when you have the fewest seconds to reach the Metro before it leaves that you find a puddle, a sunrise, and a tree all in the same view. But you have no choice. Freewill is an illusion.
Bergkrystallen, Oslo 2025-09-21
Bergkrystallen, Oslo 2025-09-21
September 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
It’s often when you have the fewest seconds to reach the Metro before it leaves that you find a puddle, a sunrise, and a tree all in the same view. But you have no choice. Freewill is an illusion.
Bergkrystallen, Oslo 2025-09-21
Bergkrystallen, Oslo 2025-09-21
Found this video from Chris Spargo on Youtube elucidating. Forthcoming changes to domestic waste recycling in England.
Why is recycling in England so complicated?
YouTube video by Chris Spargo
youtu.be
September 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Found this video from Chris Spargo on Youtube elucidating. Forthcoming changes to domestic waste recycling in England.