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“When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant immunity,”
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Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software
FRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of ...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant immunity,”
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January 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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MAYBE DON’T EMAIL ME AT THE WEEKEND, THEN.
July 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
MAYBE DON’T EMAIL ME AT THE WEEKEND, THEN.
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Every "tech" guy is just a VC guy in a subculture that gets called "tech" for no particular reason. Most real "tech" - like, i dunno, cutting edge materials research - doesn't get called that while "a new pizza delivery app" does
I am going to be so fascinated to read the post-mortem about how a revolt lead by tech billionaires lead to a gutting of both scientific research, university education and immigrant labor, all key prerequisites to the very existence of their industries.
I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
July 10, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Every "tech" guy is just a VC guy in a subculture that gets called "tech" for no particular reason. Most real "tech" - like, i dunno, cutting edge materials research - doesn't get called that while "a new pizza delivery app" does
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The English political class often seems to believe that not knowing something (proudly declaring 'I have never played a videogame' or 'I have never watched a Marvel movie' or, at the other extreme 'I have never read Marx') is the same as knowing something.
June 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The English political class often seems to believe that not knowing something (proudly declaring 'I have never played a videogame' or 'I have never watched a Marvel movie' or, at the other extreme 'I have never read Marx') is the same as knowing something.
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UK tightening student visas during a uni funding crisis at the moment some of the biggest spenders on higher education are looking around for a new destination would be an impressive example of governing by polling against the economic interests of the country
April 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
UK tightening student visas during a uni funding crisis at the moment some of the biggest spenders on higher education are looking around for a new destination would be an impressive example of governing by polling against the economic interests of the country
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$119 Springer cancer treatments book: ‘As an AI language model …’
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$119 Springer cancer treatments book: ‘As an AI language model …’
Peter Purgathofer looked over “Advanced Nanovaccines for Cancer Immunotherapy” by Nanasaheb Thorat, published in March by Springer Nature. On page 25, he found why we pay Springer the big bucks: [h…
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April 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
$119 Springer cancer treatments book: ‘As an AI language model …’
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/12/1... - text
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3dI... - video
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/12/1... - text
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3dI... - video
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At last, someone who understands how tariffs are going to make America great again!
xkcd.com/3073/
xkcd.com/3073/
Tariffs
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April 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
At last, someone who understands how tariffs are going to make America great again!
xkcd.com/3073/
xkcd.com/3073/
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The Vatican was excluded from the tariff list and Italy is at the 20% EU rate. I hope some scheming cardinal sees the opportunity here.
April 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Vatican was excluded from the tariff list and Italy is at the 20% EU rate. I hope some scheming cardinal sees the opportunity here.
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For Americans who didn’t get the joy of living through the Truss/Kwarteng budget, this is the point where the government starts to call the stock market left-wing and/or woke.
April 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
For Americans who didn’t get the joy of living through the Truss/Kwarteng budget, this is the point where the government starts to call the stock market left-wing and/or woke.
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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
March 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
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After years of mocking British food, the NYT is treating a crisp butty as if its some sort of revelation.
March 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
After years of mocking British food, the NYT is treating a crisp butty as if its some sort of revelation.
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The Guardian is going for it, posting an article about surplus egg whites, while Americans suffer.
March 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The Guardian is going for it, posting an article about surplus egg whites, while Americans suffer.
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The American mind cannot comprehend etc
March 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The American mind cannot comprehend etc
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This is a good idea. But they should come in cartons labeled “EUAID” with big EU flags on the side. Maybe an EU flag printed on each individual egg
You know what? The EU should go out of its way to provide the US with eggs, accompanied by a targeted PR campaign saying: our beef is not with you, ordinary Americans struggling to pay your bills, we are your friends and here are some eggs to prove it.
”Finland can’t solve the US egg crisis”
The US has asked at least Finland, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands for eggs amid the growing bird flu-induced egg shortage in the US. Responses have been rather lukewarm.
The audacity of first imposing tariffs and then asking for help is kinda pathetic
The US has asked at least Finland, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands for eggs amid the growing bird flu-induced egg shortage in the US. Responses have been rather lukewarm.
The audacity of first imposing tariffs and then asking for help is kinda pathetic
March 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This is a good idea. But they should come in cartons labeled “EUAID” with big EU flags on the side. Maybe an EU flag printed on each individual egg
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Just spent day reading about the collapse of the British car industry.
The lack of vision, the managerial incompetence, the strategic insularity, the complacent reliance on ‘world-class’ marques, the constant short-termism, bad labour relations.
And I thought: yup, there go our universities too.
The lack of vision, the managerial incompetence, the strategic insularity, the complacent reliance on ‘world-class’ marques, the constant short-termism, bad labour relations.
And I thought: yup, there go our universities too.
March 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Just spent day reading about the collapse of the British car industry.
The lack of vision, the managerial incompetence, the strategic insularity, the complacent reliance on ‘world-class’ marques, the constant short-termism, bad labour relations.
And I thought: yup, there go our universities too.
The lack of vision, the managerial incompetence, the strategic insularity, the complacent reliance on ‘world-class’ marques, the constant short-termism, bad labour relations.
And I thought: yup, there go our universities too.
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UK taxes are not 'extremely high'. For most earners they are lower than they were in 2010 and the overall tax burden is not high compared to the rest of the OECD.
Rising already extremely high taxes is just not an option for the 🇬🇧.
*slaps roof of Downing Street* This bad boy can fit SO much magical thinking about how you can avoid broadbased tax rises.
March 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
UK taxes are not 'extremely high'. For most earners they are lower than they were in 2010 and the overall tax burden is not high compared to the rest of the OECD.
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One of Europe’s/NATOs/EUs greatest achievements is that the Baltics are now one of the most active pro-democracy and pro-European nations.
March 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
One of Europe’s/NATOs/EUs greatest achievements is that the Baltics are now one of the most active pro-democracy and pro-European nations.