Giles
@gileswl.bsky.social
Working in biology. Technology from fifty years ago: I can do this a thousand times in under a second. Actual science from fifty years ago: who is this person she is literally a wizard.
June 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Working in biology. Technology from fifty years ago: I can do this a thousand times in under a second. Actual science from fifty years ago: who is this person she is literally a wizard.
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I can’t help but think something has gone wrong in your life if you’re spending your morning off work holding a sign that says “Large Gametes”.
April 16, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I can’t help but think something has gone wrong in your life if you’re spending your morning off work holding a sign that says “Large Gametes”.
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These people are going to hate the actual running of government so much
December 27, 2024 at 3:38 PM
These people are going to hate the actual running of government so much
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From now til Christmas, 100% of proceeds from our downloads will go to @switchboardlgbt.bsky.social.
We recommend our Christmas EP 'Fightmilk and Cookies' - 4 original songs/3 unhinged covers/the sound of a band losing the plot.
fightmilkisaband.bandcamp.com/album/fightm...
Trans lives matter x
We recommend our Christmas EP 'Fightmilk and Cookies' - 4 original songs/3 unhinged covers/the sound of a band losing the plot.
fightmilkisaband.bandcamp.com/album/fightm...
Trans lives matter x
Fightmilk & Cookies, by Fightmilk
7 track album
fightmilkisaband.bandcamp.com
December 14, 2024 at 6:20 PM
From now til Christmas, 100% of proceeds from our downloads will go to @switchboardlgbt.bsky.social.
We recommend our Christmas EP 'Fightmilk and Cookies' - 4 original songs/3 unhinged covers/the sound of a band losing the plot.
fightmilkisaband.bandcamp.com/album/fightm...
Trans lives matter x
We recommend our Christmas EP 'Fightmilk and Cookies' - 4 original songs/3 unhinged covers/the sound of a band losing the plot.
fightmilkisaband.bandcamp.com/album/fightm...
Trans lives matter x
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ROSE: Jack, paint me like one of your French girls
KIRBY: *paints naked woman with massive fist punching towards the reader*
KIRBY: *paints naked woman with massive fist punching towards the reader*
December 7, 2024 at 4:22 PM
ROSE: Jack, paint me like one of your French girls
KIRBY: *paints naked woman with massive fist punching towards the reader*
KIRBY: *paints naked woman with massive fist punching towards the reader*
Wolves being good dogs news esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (via @newscientist.bsky.social )
Canids as pollinators? Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves may contribute to the pollination of Kniphofia foliosa
Click on the article title to read more.
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Wolves being good dogs news esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (via @newscientist.bsky.social )
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I get a lot of emails from people asking if they can pay us to get rid of the chumboxes and bad ads on the site. It took some doing…. but now you can! And if you sign up for a yearly subscription to The Verge, we’ll send you our latest print magazine: CONTENT GOBLINS www.theverge.com/2024/12/3/24...
December 3, 2024 at 4:36 PM
I get a lot of emails from people asking if they can pay us to get rid of the chumboxes and bad ads on the site. It took some doing…. but now you can! And if you sign up for a yearly subscription to The Verge, we’ll send you our latest print magazine: CONTENT GOBLINS www.theverge.com/2024/12/3/24...
What can go wrong www.bigtechnology.com/p/elon-musks...
Elon Musk’s Plan For AI News
Musk emails with details on AI-powered news inside X. An AI bot will summarize news and commentary, sometimes looking through tens of thousands of posts per story.
www.bigtechnology.com
May 4, 2024 at 6:34 PM
What can go wrong www.bigtechnology.com/p/elon-musks...
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I've got a load of old Manga Studio 4 files (.cpg and .cst) for comics but you can't open them on M1 and later Macs. I don't think I'll ever need to open them but it's still a reminder to keep dozens of your old, still-working computers in a climate controlled vault, until you die.
May 2, 2024 at 3:55 PM
I've got a load of old Manga Studio 4 files (.cpg and .cst) for comics but you can't open them on M1 and later Macs. I don't think I'll ever need to open them but it's still a reminder to keep dozens of your old, still-working computers in a climate controlled vault, until you die.
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Major news for Area X fans: ABSOLUTION, the fourth Southern Reach novel! Exclusive cover reveal and details at
PEOPLE. Also, 10th anniversary editions of Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance, with new covers and introductions by Karen Joy Fowler, @nkjemisin.bsky.social, and @hjm.bsky.social !!
PEOPLE. Also, 10th anniversary editions of Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance, with new covers and introductions by Karen Joy Fowler, @nkjemisin.bsky.social, and @hjm.bsky.social !!
'Annihilation' Author Jeff VanderMeer Adding Fourth Book to 'Southern Reach Trilogy' (Exclusive)
Author Jeff VanderMeer is adding a fourth book to the 'Southern Reach Trilogy.' See the cover of the new installment, 'Absolution,' plus new 10th anniversary covers for the original three books.
people.com
April 4, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Major news for Area X fans: ABSOLUTION, the fourth Southern Reach novel! Exclusive cover reveal and details at
PEOPLE. Also, 10th anniversary editions of Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance, with new covers and introductions by Karen Joy Fowler, @nkjemisin.bsky.social, and @hjm.bsky.social !!
PEOPLE. Also, 10th anniversary editions of Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance, with new covers and introductions by Karen Joy Fowler, @nkjemisin.bsky.social, and @hjm.bsky.social !!
February 17, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Another blow to the nation
January 16, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Another blow to the nation
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To me, my X-Mas.
December 25, 2023 at 10:04 AM
To me, my X-Mas.
DfE guidance leans more heavily on "a lot of people think that" than might perhaps be expected from an official document.
December 19, 2023 at 1:06 PM
DfE guidance leans more heavily on "a lot of people think that" than might perhaps be expected from an official document.
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Still can't believe the 3rd Doctor was caught breaking and entering in my street.
December 19, 2023 at 8:59 AM
Still can't believe the 3rd Doctor was caught breaking and entering in my street.
Thoughts on AI/ML right now:
- Validate for every application, esp. outwith original training domain
- Ask your AI folks what data would help them improve the model
- Think about data you have that can be exploited
- DO NOT deploy in a way that makes it easy for non-domain-experts to get an "answer"
- Validate for every application, esp. outwith original training domain
- Ask your AI folks what data would help them improve the model
- Think about data you have that can be exploited
- DO NOT deploy in a way that makes it easy for non-domain-experts to get an "answer"
December 16, 2023 at 7:14 PM
Thoughts on AI/ML right now:
- Validate for every application, esp. outwith original training domain
- Ask your AI folks what data would help them improve the model
- Think about data you have that can be exploited
- DO NOT deploy in a way that makes it easy for non-domain-experts to get an "answer"
- Validate for every application, esp. outwith original training domain
- Ask your AI folks what data would help them improve the model
- Think about data you have that can be exploited
- DO NOT deploy in a way that makes it easy for non-domain-experts to get an "answer"
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December 14, 2023 at 9:45 PM
@cawhitworth.bsky.social This is your time to “shine”
In a post-Twitter landscape, where is the search box I can use to find out who shares my love for certain Only Connect teams? I watch Only Connect in isolation, separated from my community. Where are the horn"e"d vipers of Bluesky?
December 12, 2023 at 6:01 PM
@cawhitworth.bsky.social This is your time to “shine”
Another normal day here on normal island, currently parliament is trying to establish whether the prime minister is pro- or anti- death.
December 11, 2023 at 4:56 PM
Another normal day here on normal island, currently parliament is trying to establish whether the prime minister is pro- or anti- death.
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Dear god economics is even worse than I thought www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 1, 2023 at 6:19 PM
Dear god economics is even worse than I thought www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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yeah as far as presidential statements about the death of an american official goes, this is the closest you’re going to get to “yes he deserved to die and i hope he burns in hell”
This statement from Biden about Henry Kissinger is one cold-blooded shiv of a paragraph, to a degree that I truly didn't expect we were going to get.
I'm impressed.
I'm impressed.
November 30, 2023 at 11:53 PM
yeah as far as presidential statements about the death of an american official goes, this is the closest you’re going to get to “yes he deserved to die and i hope he burns in hell”
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anyway it's probably fine, it is definitely reasonable to have a machine that lies confidently about things you may not be certain about. a program that's baked into the OS and designed to be turned to for help when you're stuck and uncertain SHOULD randomly make shit up, including references,
November 22, 2023 at 10:46 PM
anyway it's probably fine, it is definitely reasonable to have a machine that lies confidently about things you may not be certain about. a program that's baked into the OS and designed to be turned to for help when you're stuck and uncertain SHOULD randomly make shit up, including references,
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I rebooted and Windows 11 put an AI copilot button beside the start button without asking. The first thing I asked it was how to turn it off, and it answered incorrectly. Twice. Then I asked it who I was married to and it hallucinated a new job for Jenn, a son, and a dog - with fake references
November 22, 2023 at 10:40 PM
I rebooted and Windows 11 put an AI copilot button beside the start button without asking. The first thing I asked it was how to turn it off, and it answered incorrectly. Twice. Then I asked it who I was married to and it hallucinated a new job for Jenn, a son, and a dog - with fake references