Dave PhD
@cmsdengl.bsky.social
HCI academic (retired) . Here for #politics #fbpe #RejoinEU #climatechange #ukulele #cats #bassguitar #space #gardening #IAmEuropean
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The "release the files" bill is the one that really deserves the name "One Big Beautiful Bill".
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The "release the files" bill is the one that really deserves the name "One Big Beautiful Bill".
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Antonia Ruppel is teaching Greek for those who know Sanskrit. Very cool.
July 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Antonia Ruppel is teaching Greek for those who know Sanskrit. Very cool.
‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music
Dick Gaughan is a British folk music legend but his music is being held hostage by a rights vulture called Celtic Music
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
#folkmusic #dickgaughan #musicrights
Dick Gaughan is a British folk music legend but his music is being held hostage by a rights vulture called Celtic Music
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
#folkmusic #dickgaughan #musicrights
‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music
A skilled interpreter and social justice champion, Gaughan is a hero to the likes of Richard Hawley and Billy Bragg. Yet much of his work has been stuck in limbo for decades – until a determined fan s...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music
Dick Gaughan is a British folk music legend but his music is being held hostage by a rights vulture called Celtic Music
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
#folkmusic #dickgaughan #musicrights
Dick Gaughan is a British folk music legend but his music is being held hostage by a rights vulture called Celtic Music
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
#folkmusic #dickgaughan #musicrights
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Resist eating UPF or they will kill you…
Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds
World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Resist eating UPF or they will kill you…
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Comparison of the current LLMs without Claude.ai
WRONG 60% OF THE TIME:
ChatGPT. Gemini. Grok. Perplexity. Copilot. DeepSeek
Premium models, $20 to $40 per month, performed WORSE than free versions.⁵ Higher cost. Higher confidence. Higher error… |...
WRONG 60% OF THE TIME:
ChatGPT. Gemini. Grok. Perplexity. Copilot. DeepSeek
Premium models, $20 to $40 per month, performed WORSE than free versions.⁵ Higher cost. Higher confidence. Higher error ra...
www.linkedin.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Comparison of the current LLMs without Claude.ai
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I didn't know most of these things about Josephine Baker www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/jose...
Josephine Baker at Home: 21 Photos of the Legendary Showgirl in Her French Châteaux
The St. Louis–born Jazz Age star (and spy) built a life in France, where she raised 12 children and collected a panoply of exotic pets
www.architecturaldigest.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I didn't know most of these things about Josephine Baker www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/jose...
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Liverpool Biennial 2025 is up for Event of the Year 🗳️ form.jotform.com/252852417001...
Event / Festival of the Year | Voting Form
Please click the link to complete this form.
form.jotform.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Liverpool Biennial 2025 is up for Event of the Year 🗳️ form.jotform.com/252852417001...
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Do we want tobe replaced?
The Man Who Invented AI Just Admitted What Tech CEOs Won’t Say!
Geoffrey Hinton: They’re spending $420 billion on AI. It only pays off if they fire you
medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Do we want tobe replaced?
There's a lot of fuss about Musk being the first Trillion dollar man.
I remember Steve Austin who had bionic limbs & senses, & he cost $6 million in 1974.
Adjusted for inflation that's more than $1 trillion ??
Take that "this too solid human flesh" Musk !!
#trillion #musk #sixmilliondollarman
I remember Steve Austin who had bionic limbs & senses, & he cost $6 million in 1974.
Adjusted for inflation that's more than $1 trillion ??
Take that "this too solid human flesh" Musk !!
#trillion #musk #sixmilliondollarman
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
There's a lot of fuss about Musk being the first Trillion dollar man.
I remember Steve Austin who had bionic limbs & senses, & he cost $6 million in 1974.
Adjusted for inflation that's more than $1 trillion ??
Take that "this too solid human flesh" Musk !!
#trillion #musk #sixmilliondollarman
I remember Steve Austin who had bionic limbs & senses, & he cost $6 million in 1974.
Adjusted for inflation that's more than $1 trillion ??
Take that "this too solid human flesh" Musk !!
#trillion #musk #sixmilliondollarman
On Remembrance Sunday Farage and Reform UK embody everything that has been forgotten
#RemembranceSunday
#LestWeForget
#RemembranceSunday
#LestWeForget
November 9, 2025 at 10:52 AM
On Remembrance Sunday Farage and Reform UK embody everything that has been forgotten
#RemembranceSunday
#LestWeForget
#RemembranceSunday
#LestWeForget
Florence and the Machine with a glass harmonica ...
"The instrument did not last far beyond the 18th C ... as using the instrument caused musicians & listeners to go mad; all the commonly cited examples of madness seem to be German ..."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_h...
"The instrument did not last far beyond the 18th C ... as using the instrument caused musicians & listeners to go mad; all the commonly cited examples of madness seem to be German ..."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_h...
Glass harmonica - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Florence and the Machine with a glass harmonica ...
"The instrument did not last far beyond the 18th C ... as using the instrument caused musicians & listeners to go mad; all the commonly cited examples of madness seem to be German ..."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_h...
"The instrument did not last far beyond the 18th C ... as using the instrument caused musicians & listeners to go mad; all the commonly cited examples of madness seem to be German ..."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_h...
There are lot of BS AI posts about solving homelessness using solar powered cubicles. Finland show the way with its Homes First model. But homelessness rises if you cut back the support system.
Conservatism is the main cause of homelessness
www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finl...
#AIslop
Conservatism is the main cause of homelessness
www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finl...
#AIslop
Homelessness rises in Finland for first time in over a decade
The number of homeless people in Finland has increased for the first time in 11 years, according to new data from ARA, the Finnish Housing Finance and Development Centre. The report shows that 3,806 p...
www.helsinkitimes.fi
November 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
There are lot of BS AI posts about solving homelessness using solar powered cubicles. Finland show the way with its Homes First model. But homelessness rises if you cut back the support system.
Conservatism is the main cause of homelessness
www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finl...
#AIslop
Conservatism is the main cause of homelessness
www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finl...
#AIslop
Still life with vase, catalogue, voting form and tea and biscuit
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Still life with vase, catalogue, voting form and tea and biscuit
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A New Audience For An Antique Synth - LudoWic and the Trautonium
YouTube video by HAINBACH
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Statistically I have fewer birthdays ahead of me than behind. So I have instituted birthweek. For the next four days you are encouraged to
- eat cream cakes (or non-diary equiv)
- buy a hardback book in a physical book store
- eat out with friends
- continue to fight Trumpian oligarchs
#birthweek
- eat cream cakes (or non-diary equiv)
- buy a hardback book in a physical book store
- eat out with friends
- continue to fight Trumpian oligarchs
#birthweek
November 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Statistically I have fewer birthdays ahead of me than behind. So I have instituted birthweek. For the next four days you are encouraged to
- eat cream cakes (or non-diary equiv)
- buy a hardback book in a physical book store
- eat out with friends
- continue to fight Trumpian oligarchs
#birthweek
- eat cream cakes (or non-diary equiv)
- buy a hardback book in a physical book store
- eat out with friends
- continue to fight Trumpian oligarchs
#birthweek
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Andrew's multimillion pound 'cottage' that he has been sent to.
Even their 'punishment' is far better than 99% of us could ever hope for.
Even their 'punishment' is far better than 99% of us could ever hope for.
November 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Andrew's multimillion pound 'cottage' that he has been sent to.
Even their 'punishment' is far better than 99% of us could ever hope for.
Even their 'punishment' is far better than 99% of us could ever hope for.
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The Media is constantly complaining about Millionaires and Billionaires leaving the UK.
Many countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Spain and the USA have an exit tax, this taxes individuals when they leave a country.
Tada problem solved.
Many countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Spain and the USA have an exit tax, this taxes individuals when they leave a country.
Tada problem solved.
October 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The Media is constantly complaining about Millionaires and Billionaires leaving the UK.
Many countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Spain and the USA have an exit tax, this taxes individuals when they leave a country.
Tada problem solved.
Many countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Spain and the USA have an exit tax, this taxes individuals when they leave a country.
Tada problem solved.
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Just met a guy who is making web sites just for the purpose to attract AI spiders and feed them with hilarious and trash information ... 🤣 👍
#ai #whatamess
#ai #whatamess
November 1, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Just met a guy who is making web sites just for the purpose to attract AI spiders and feed them with hilarious and trash information ... 🤣 👍
#ai #whatamess
#ai #whatamess
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Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matters movement defrauded donors, sources tell AP.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matters movement defrauded donors, sources tell AP.
October 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matters movement defrauded donors, sources tell AP.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matters movement defrauded donors, sources tell AP.
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Rachel Reeves could slash the Cash ISA limit to £4K — a win for hedge funds, a loss for the rest of us 💸 Even the banks are against it. Tell the govt to protect savers, not risky investments! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Protect Cash ISAs
Rumours started swirling that Rachel Reeves might slash the tax-free cap on Cash ISAs from £20,000 to £4,000 after meeting with a group of bank executives back in February. [1] Now it looks like those...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Rachel Reeves could slash the Cash ISA limit to £4K — a win for hedge funds, a loss for the rest of us 💸 Even the banks are against it. Tell the govt to protect savers, not risky investments! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
The las time the Whitehouse was vandalised (1812) was under a mad British king. This time its a mad American king
#whitehouse #georgeIII #trump #uspol
#whitehouse #georgeIII #trump #uspol
October 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The las time the Whitehouse was vandalised (1812) was under a mad British king. This time its a mad American king
#whitehouse #georgeIII #trump #uspol
#whitehouse #georgeIII #trump #uspol
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We're pleased to announce that Maureen Royce and Eddie Berg have been appointed as the new Co-Chairs of our Board.
Read our new blog to find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/t...
Read our new blog to find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/t...
October 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We're pleased to announce that Maureen Royce and Eddie Berg have been appointed as the new Co-Chairs of our Board.
Read our new blog to find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/t...
Read our new blog to find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/t...
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Get ready for a fight over how much steak, butter and ice cream you should eat.
The federal government is set to unveil new diet advice likely to embrace saturated fat, alarming some doctors and scientists. 🔗: on.wsj.com/3J6CPDU
The federal government is set to unveil new diet advice likely to embrace saturated fat, alarming some doctors and scientists. 🔗: on.wsj.com/3J6CPDU
October 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Get ready for a fight over how much steak, butter and ice cream you should eat.
The federal government is set to unveil new diet advice likely to embrace saturated fat, alarming some doctors and scientists. 🔗: on.wsj.com/3J6CPDU
The federal government is set to unveil new diet advice likely to embrace saturated fat, alarming some doctors and scientists. 🔗: on.wsj.com/3J6CPDU