David
@djwestgarth.bsky.social
Work and life updates. All views expressed are my own
Just paid £5.05 for a filter coffee and I think a piece of me wants to riot
December 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Just paid £5.05 for a filter coffee and I think a piece of me wants to riot
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Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently …
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
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My ex- neighbour had a sticker that said “Sadiq Khan is not my mayor “. And he was right because we lived in Kent.
October 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My ex- neighbour had a sticker that said “Sadiq Khan is not my mayor “. And he was right because we lived in Kent.
Bus lanes are all well and good unless there’s a thousand of them using it
September 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Bus lanes are all well and good unless there’s a thousand of them using it
I really did not vote nor expect Labour to be enacting ‘Reform Lite’ policies.
As disgusting as it is disappointing
As disgusting as it is disappointing
September 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I really did not vote nor expect Labour to be enacting ‘Reform Lite’ policies.
As disgusting as it is disappointing
As disgusting as it is disappointing
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Good opportunity for experimental television here in which we only see shots of food mysteriously cooking itself as all the people are edited out.
MasterChef: Second contestant edited out of Gregg Wallace and John Torode's final series
MasterChef: Second contestant edited out of Gregg Wallace and John Torode's final series
The show's production company says another chef decided not to be included "given recent events".
www.bbc.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Good opportunity for experimental television here in which we only see shots of food mysteriously cooking itself as all the people are edited out.
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Scientists continue warning for the impact of AI on science as AI based on LLM produces 1/2 truths and nonsensical stuff undermining confidence especially when important nuances get lost
Here @irisvanrooij.bsky.social with a call on other scientists and more references
Here @irisvanrooij.bsky.social with a call on other scientists and more references
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge
This week I was looking for info on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. I was curious, because the nuances are relevant for something I am researching at t…
irisvanrooijcogsci.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Scientists continue warning for the impact of AI on science as AI based on LLM produces 1/2 truths and nonsensical stuff undermining confidence especially when important nuances get lost
Here @irisvanrooij.bsky.social with a call on other scientists and more references
Here @irisvanrooij.bsky.social with a call on other scientists and more references
There are PLENTY of men’s teams out there who could do with Sarina Wiegman
July 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
There are PLENTY of men’s teams out there who could do with Sarina Wiegman
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Why can't I be a floaty summer person, and arrive everywhere perfect and unbothered, instead of turning up like Brian Blessed clambering out of a tumble dryer?
July 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Why can't I be a floaty summer person, and arrive everywhere perfect and unbothered, instead of turning up like Brian Blessed clambering out of a tumble dryer?
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I see Wimbledon have replaced line judges with robots, yet they still ignore my suggestion to replace all the ball boys and ball girls with a single Jack Russell terrier.
June 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I see Wimbledon have replaced line judges with robots, yet they still ignore my suggestion to replace all the ball boys and ball girls with a single Jack Russell terrier.
BBC not much better. In fact worse
What, that he’s a bit mental and needs to be sectioned?
No shit, Sherlock
No shit, Sherlock
Pete Hegseth's news conference made one thing clear – but two questions still need answering
June 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
BBC not much better. In fact worse
The world we live in today exists because belligerent leaders face no serious consequences to their actions.
Invade another country? Kill civilians waiting for food and aid? Deport and kidnap people off the street? No worries we’ll tickle you and turn the other way.
Where’s the leadership?
Invade another country? Kill civilians waiting for food and aid? Deport and kidnap people off the street? No worries we’ll tickle you and turn the other way.
Where’s the leadership?
June 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The world we live in today exists because belligerent leaders face no serious consequences to their actions.
Invade another country? Kill civilians waiting for food and aid? Deport and kidnap people off the street? No worries we’ll tickle you and turn the other way.
Where’s the leadership?
Invade another country? Kill civilians waiting for food and aid? Deport and kidnap people off the street? No worries we’ll tickle you and turn the other way.
Where’s the leadership?
GIVE IT TO STANLEY TUCCI (real ones will know)
Anna Wintour is stepping down as editor-in-chief of Vogue after 37 years, WWD reports.
June 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
GIVE IT TO STANLEY TUCCI (real ones will know)
What, that he’s a bit mental and needs to be sectioned?
No shit, Sherlock
No shit, Sherlock
Pete Hegseth's news conference made one thing clear – but two questions still need answering
Pete Hegseth's news conference made one thing clear – but two questions still need answering
Pete Hegseth's angry news conference, where the US defence secretary roundly abused those media outlets and individuals who didn't agree with him, certainly told us one thing.
news.sky.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
What, that he’s a bit mental and needs to be sectioned?
No shit, Sherlock
No shit, Sherlock
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Woke up this morning, hungover, with no coffee. None, of any sort, anywhere in the house. If you want to learn how thin the line is between you and a crazed drug fiend I highly recommend it.
June 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Woke up this morning, hungover, with no coffee. None, of any sort, anywhere in the house. If you want to learn how thin the line is between you and a crazed drug fiend I highly recommend it.
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Yesterday, Japan Airlines and Finnair flights from Helsinki to Tokyo took very different routes. Even though it flew further, Finnair beat JAL to Haneda. We look at some of the flight planning considerations. flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...
June 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Yesterday, Japan Airlines and Finnair flights from Helsinki to Tokyo took very different routes. Even though it flew further, Finnair beat JAL to Haneda. We look at some of the flight planning considerations. flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...
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Anyone still saying the US is a "democracy in decline" or "democracy under threat" isn't paying attention. American democracy has been dead for months. It is now a full-on fascist state.
June 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Anyone still saying the US is a "democracy in decline" or "democracy under threat" isn't paying attention. American democracy has been dead for months. It is now a full-on fascist state.
Sold my dining table. Wanted to get rid of it fairly quickly, so dropped it to £20.
Guy who came to pick it up said ‘I thought you’d made a mistake I’d have paid £200 for this!’
Guy who came to pick it up said ‘I thought you’d made a mistake I’d have paid £200 for this!’
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a window with blinds
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a window with blinds
media.tenor.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Sold my dining table. Wanted to get rid of it fairly quickly, so dropped it to £20.
Guy who came to pick it up said ‘I thought you’d made a mistake I’d have paid £200 for this!’
Guy who came to pick it up said ‘I thought you’d made a mistake I’d have paid £200 for this!’
Honestly team it’s dangerously close to ‘putting the heating on’ territory today
May 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Honestly team it’s dangerously close to ‘putting the heating on’ territory today
Nick Faldo, speaking about Rory McIlroy on the Masters coverage:
‘He’ll have tee shots on every hole’
Thanks for confirming that, Nick. I didn’t realise
‘He’ll have tee shots on every hole’
Thanks for confirming that, Nick. I didn’t realise
April 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Nick Faldo, speaking about Rory McIlroy on the Masters coverage:
‘He’ll have tee shots on every hole’
Thanks for confirming that, Nick. I didn’t realise
‘He’ll have tee shots on every hole’
Thanks for confirming that, Nick. I didn’t realise
Nightmares incoming!
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The very first dental tourism theme issue of BDJ In Practice.
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Check it out www.nature.com/bdjinpractic...
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The very first dental tourism theme issue of BDJ In Practice.
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Check it out www.nature.com/bdjinpractic...
April 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Nightmares incoming!
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The very first dental tourism theme issue of BDJ In Practice.
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Check it out www.nature.com/bdjinpractic...
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The very first dental tourism theme issue of BDJ In Practice.
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Check it out www.nature.com/bdjinpractic...
Kudos to the heavily pregnant lady at the train station this morning eating a share sized bar of chocolate straight from the wrapping. Very impressive
February 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Kudos to the heavily pregnant lady at the train station this morning eating a share sized bar of chocolate straight from the wrapping. Very impressive
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‘Uncomfortable truths’: controversial film challenges authorship of famous photo
‘Uncomfortable truths’: controversial film challenges authorship of famous photo
The Stringer, which premiered at Sundance, alleges that an incorrect credit was given for iconic ‘Napalm Girl’ picture
A controversial new documentary that premiered at the Sundance film festival on Saturday night disputes the authorship of one of the…
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
‘Uncomfortable truths’: controversial film challenges authorship of famous photo