Danny Fraser
@danny.scot
Birds & books, spreadsheets & scripts
Found around Edinburgh & East Lothian
Found around Edinburgh & East Lothian
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is Microsoft Excel a feminist? Is Gemini a queer ally? Is this graphing calculator my friend
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
is Microsoft Excel a feminist? Is Gemini a queer ally? Is this graphing calculator my friend
I knew there was a reason I loved this sport
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I knew there was a reason I loved this sport
This week I was surprised with a set of button-up pyjamas courtesy of @walkyouhome.bsky.social
I think they're the first ones I've ever had. Is this me crossing the Rubicon of middle age?
I think they're the first ones I've ever had. Is this me crossing the Rubicon of middle age?
November 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This week I was surprised with a set of button-up pyjamas courtesy of @walkyouhome.bsky.social
I think they're the first ones I've ever had. Is this me crossing the Rubicon of middle age?
I think they're the first ones I've ever had. Is this me crossing the Rubicon of middle age?
It's another one of those days where I feel like I've done 3 days worth of work by lunch
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It's another one of those days where I feel like I've done 3 days worth of work by lunch
I bumped into someone I knew and hadn't seen for ages on the walk to work today so stopped for a chat. We agreed that next time we're not going to talk, just silently high-five as we pass one another.
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I bumped into someone I knew and hadn't seen for ages on the walk to work today so stopped for a chat. We agreed that next time we're not going to talk, just silently high-five as we pass one another.
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"Take away our ability to speak, and we can still think, reason, form beliefs, fall in love, and move about the world; our range of what we can experience and think about remains vast.
But take away language from a large language model, and you are left with literally nothing at all"
But take away language from a large language model, and you are left with literally nothing at all"
Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
www.theverge.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"Take away our ability to speak, and we can still think, reason, form beliefs, fall in love, and move about the world; our range of what we can experience and think about remains vast.
But take away language from a large language model, and you are left with literally nothing at all"
But take away language from a large language model, and you are left with literally nothing at all"
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Abandoned my morals to work in finance and then energy research
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Abandoned my morals to work in finance and then energy research
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Anyway, do not help the Sam Altmans of the world steal Machine Learning valor to prop up a bunch of gross plagiarism machines that have all our worst biases and failings baked in.
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Anyway, do not help the Sam Altmans of the world steal Machine Learning valor to prop up a bunch of gross plagiarism machines that have all our worst biases and failings baked in.
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
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Some
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Some
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
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"War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength"
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength"
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength"
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength"
A new induction hob is being put in right now and I am so excited
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A new induction hob is being put in right now and I am so excited
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The use of motorway services in this image really underlines this is about excluding people from public life. When you stop at a motorway services, you're on your way somewhere else. It's the most banal space possible. Now we'll all have to check we conform to gender stereotypes in order to pee.
Fixed it for you. Idiots! If the exclusion is based on appearance then it will certainly impact cis folks as well as trans folks.
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The use of motorway services in this image really underlines this is about excluding people from public life. When you stop at a motorway services, you're on your way somewhere else. It's the most banal space possible. Now we'll all have to check we conform to gender stereotypes in order to pee.
Might be time to accelerate my shift away from Big Tech
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Might be time to accelerate my shift away from Big Tech
More like pubic campaigner of the year am I right?
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
More like pubic campaigner of the year am I right?
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phenomenal stuff from grok here
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
phenomenal stuff from grok here
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India's coal utilisation is set to decline as renewables increasingly meet power demand.
MORE THAN A THIRD of India’s coal assets will run below 40% utilisation by 2032. Expensive plants running above INR 3/kWh risks becoming underutilised or going idle.
https://loom.ly/YXrBeIo
MORE THAN A THIRD of India’s coal assets will run below 40% utilisation by 2032. Expensive plants running above INR 3/kWh risks becoming underutilised or going idle.
https://loom.ly/YXrBeIo
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
India's coal utilisation is set to decline as renewables increasingly meet power demand.
MORE THAN A THIRD of India’s coal assets will run below 40% utilisation by 2032. Expensive plants running above INR 3/kWh risks becoming underutilised or going idle.
https://loom.ly/YXrBeIo
MORE THAN A THIRD of India’s coal assets will run below 40% utilisation by 2032. Expensive plants running above INR 3/kWh risks becoming underutilised or going idle.
https://loom.ly/YXrBeIo
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Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
One of the main things that convinced me to change my browsing habits was this stance from @vivaldi.com
Vivaldi takes a stand: keep browsing human | Vivaldi Browser
Browsing should push you to explore, chase ideas, and make your own decisions. It should light up your brain. Vivaldi is taking a stand. We choose humans over hype, and we will not turn the joy of…
vivaldi.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
One of the main things that convinced me to change my browsing habits was this stance from @vivaldi.com
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A reminder that crypto mining continues to be one of the world's most severe wastes of energy and one of the most shockingly pointless causes of environmental harm
Like generative ML, you have to burn more energy for every new dollar of profit. Death spiral ensues
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Like generative ML, you have to burn more energy for every new dollar of profit. Death spiral ensues
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A reminder that crypto mining continues to be one of the world's most severe wastes of energy and one of the most shockingly pointless causes of environmental harm
Like generative ML, you have to burn more energy for every new dollar of profit. Death spiral ensues
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Like generative ML, you have to burn more energy for every new dollar of profit. Death spiral ensues
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Sitting on the loo at work and I can hear the guy in the cubicle next to me watching last night's highlights. Sounds like the commentators are going wild for his shite
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Sitting on the loo at work and I can hear the guy in the cubicle next to me watching last night's highlights. Sounds like the commentators are going wild for his shite
I'd gotten used to the regular bouts of despair but this feels quite nice actually
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I'd gotten used to the regular bouts of despair but this feels quite nice actually
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