GP
@gpshewan.bsky.social
Technology and reading. I’m mostly on the Fediverse. But this is my place here. More at https://gpshewan.com when I feel like writing
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GP
@gpshewan.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Quick intro: I live in Northumberland, UK with Herself. If we’re not here, we’re in Italy (or somewhere in-between). She works in Renewables (Finance and Risk stuff), I work in Technology (Trying to be a good boss). I’m not selling anything, this is just me and what I find interesting.
A week in the south of France was good for the soul
August 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A week in the south of France was good for the soul
I spent last week in the Netherlands. Boy the Dutch love fried food. I indulged. Now I need salads, stat
July 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I spent last week in the Netherlands. Boy the Dutch love fried food. I indulged. Now I need salads, stat
If you really wanted to do a country scale pump and dump (even reverse), you’d probably want to gut financial regulation first 🤔
April 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
If you really wanted to do a country scale pump and dump (even reverse), you’d probably want to gut financial regulation first 🤔
It’s a busy day in Rome. Lots of Spanish here, weather or Jubilee?
January 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It’s a busy day in Rome. Lots of Spanish here, weather or Jubilee?
I heard there was a storm back in the UK. I’m in Rome this week where the temp is about 17°
Maybe this is going to be a lucky year 😏
Maybe this is going to be a lucky year 😏
January 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I heard there was a storm back in the UK. I’m in Rome this week where the temp is about 17°
Maybe this is going to be a lucky year 😏
Maybe this is going to be a lucky year 😏
No question. So angry
“The Roman salute, also known as the Fascist salute, is a gesture in which the right arm is fully extended, facing forward, with palm down and fingers touching. In some versions, the arm is raised upward at an angle; in others, it is held out parallel to the ground” #Musk
“The Roman salute, also known as the Fascist salute, is a gesture in which the right arm is fully extended, facing forward, with palm down and fingers touching. In some versions, the arm is raised upward at an angle; in others, it is held out parallel to the ground” #Musk
January 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
No question. So angry
“The Roman salute, also known as the Fascist salute, is a gesture in which the right arm is fully extended, facing forward, with palm down and fingers touching. In some versions, the arm is raised upward at an angle; in others, it is held out parallel to the ground” #Musk
“The Roman salute, also known as the Fascist salute, is a gesture in which the right arm is fully extended, facing forward, with palm down and fingers touching. In some versions, the arm is raised upward at an angle; in others, it is held out parallel to the ground” #Musk
The ‘Saluto romano’ that Musk just did is not a dog whistle. There have been issues in Italy recently, but they still wear balaclavas to do it. This was in broad daylight. This can’t be ignored. Worry more if the news does not call this out.
You can’t reason with Facists.
youtu.be/dS4DwXtASJQ
You can’t reason with Facists.
youtu.be/dS4DwXtASJQ
Tosca - Bella ciao
YouTube video by robisc01
youtu.be
January 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The ‘Saluto romano’ that Musk just did is not a dog whistle. There have been issues in Italy recently, but they still wear balaclavas to do it. This was in broad daylight. This can’t be ignored. Worry more if the news does not call this out.
You can’t reason with Facists.
youtu.be/dS4DwXtASJQ
You can’t reason with Facists.
youtu.be/dS4DwXtASJQ
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Who is up for a short thread on the intriguing parallels between OpenAI and Enron, as told by one of Enron's investment bankers -- that is to say, me? Here goes...
January 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Who is up for a short thread on the intriguing parallels between OpenAI and Enron, as told by one of Enron's investment bankers -- that is to say, me? Here goes...
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OpenAI doesn't report a single number for its climate impacts - not anywhere, in any way, shape or form.
It sounds kind of obvious but the fact that a company with such incredible electricity hunger isn't disclosing basic information about its energy consumption and associated emissions is v bad..
It sounds kind of obvious but the fact that a company with such incredible electricity hunger isn't disclosing basic information about its energy consumption and associated emissions is v bad..
December 28, 2024 at 7:58 AM
OpenAI doesn't report a single number for its climate impacts - not anywhere, in any way, shape or form.
It sounds kind of obvious but the fact that a company with such incredible electricity hunger isn't disclosing basic information about its energy consumption and associated emissions is v bad..
It sounds kind of obvious but the fact that a company with such incredible electricity hunger isn't disclosing basic information about its energy consumption and associated emissions is v bad..
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What are we DOING here? We're just meant to sit and act like this insane plagiarism and climate threat that requires more money than anything has ever cost is worth it? Are we meant to pretend that ChatGPT is worth this aimless, meaningless destruction of capital and our environment? For what?
Yeah I need way more money than anyone ever got before. I need it because my shit is difficult right now. But it's important in ways even I haven't been able to work out. OpenAI is a serious business. Help me. Please help me please my serious company is so good. Help me
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/o...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/o...
December 28, 2024 at 6:47 AM
What are we DOING here? We're just meant to sit and act like this insane plagiarism and climate threat that requires more money than anything has ever cost is worth it? Are we meant to pretend that ChatGPT is worth this aimless, meaningless destruction of capital and our environment? For what?
Apple Intelligence isn’t great. I think it’s prejudiced against beards - getting it to generate an avatar from a photo of me (my avatar pic on here) it looks nothing like me! But it actually captures Herself really well. Bit rude
December 12, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Apple Intelligence isn’t great. I think it’s prejudiced against beards - getting it to generate an avatar from a photo of me (my avatar pic on here) it looks nothing like me! But it actually captures Herself really well. Bit rude
Three Christmas trees. London (Trafalgar Square), Rome (Piazza del Popolo) and New York.
I don’t want to be judgey, but is London okay? Feck me everyone could do with a lift, but that’s it?? Are times THAT bad? (Probably)
I don’t want to be judgey, but is London okay? Feck me everyone could do with a lift, but that’s it?? Are times THAT bad? (Probably)
December 8, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Three Christmas trees. London (Trafalgar Square), Rome (Piazza del Popolo) and New York.
I don’t want to be judgey, but is London okay? Feck me everyone could do with a lift, but that’s it?? Are times THAT bad? (Probably)
I don’t want to be judgey, but is London okay? Feck me everyone could do with a lift, but that’s it?? Are times THAT bad? (Probably)
Middle age thought process:
What the shit? My clothes are shrinking?
[Jumps on scale] Ah…
It’s winter weight, like a Bear (rawr)
Well, bonus that new ache is probably not the Big C
Ah bollox, I better up the cardio so the Panettone isn’t restricted.
What the shit? My clothes are shrinking?
[Jumps on scale] Ah…
It’s winter weight, like a Bear (rawr)
Well, bonus that new ache is probably not the Big C
Ah bollox, I better up the cardio so the Panettone isn’t restricted.
December 5, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Middle age thought process:
What the shit? My clothes are shrinking?
[Jumps on scale] Ah…
It’s winter weight, like a Bear (rawr)
Well, bonus that new ache is probably not the Big C
Ah bollox, I better up the cardio so the Panettone isn’t restricted.
What the shit? My clothes are shrinking?
[Jumps on scale] Ah…
It’s winter weight, like a Bear (rawr)
Well, bonus that new ache is probably not the Big C
Ah bollox, I better up the cardio so the Panettone isn’t restricted.
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Newsletter: We're at peak AI - generative AI models have hit the wall where they won’t improve much further thanks to a lack of training data, killer apps or any kind of sustainable business model.
The results of a collapse could be catastrophic.
wheresyoured.at/godot-isnt-making-it
The results of a collapse could be catastrophic.
wheresyoured.at/godot-isnt-making-it
Godot Isn't Making it
Before we get going — please enjoy my speech from Web Summit, Why Are All Tech Products Now Shit? I didn’t write the title.
What if what we're seeing today isn't a glimpse of the future, but the new ...
wheresyoured.at
December 3, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Newsletter: We're at peak AI - generative AI models have hit the wall where they won’t improve much further thanks to a lack of training data, killer apps or any kind of sustainable business model.
The results of a collapse could be catastrophic.
wheresyoured.at/godot-isnt-making-it
The results of a collapse could be catastrophic.
wheresyoured.at/godot-isnt-making-it
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Robocop is a movie about a guy who gets killed on the job and they still made him go back to work
December 1, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Robocop is a movie about a guy who gets killed on the job and they still made him go back to work
Had to be done until it’s out of peoples system. If I could do the same for ‘X’ I would, not not sure what that would block
December 1, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Had to be done until it’s out of peoples system. If I could do the same for ‘X’ I would, not not sure what that would block
Unseasonably warm yesterday so managed to get down to the beach for the first time in a while (only 2km away). Annoyingly feel better for it
December 1, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Unseasonably warm yesterday so managed to get down to the beach for the first time in a while (only 2km away). Annoyingly feel better for it
AI is the tech equivalent of sub prime mortgages. Pretty sure I can’t be convinced otherwise
November 27, 2024 at 8:54 PM
AI is the tech equivalent of sub prime mortgages. Pretty sure I can’t be convinced otherwise
Jayzuz. There is a lot of news right now about a petition to call a general election. 2.4m people have ‘signed’ which apparently shows how disliked the Government is.
I’m going to be quite cruel and blunt next as BS does not allow the character length…
I’m going to be quite cruel and blunt next as BS does not allow the character length…
November 25, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Jayzuz. There is a lot of news right now about a petition to call a general election. 2.4m people have ‘signed’ which apparently shows how disliked the Government is.
I’m going to be quite cruel and blunt next as BS does not allow the character length…
I’m going to be quite cruel and blunt next as BS does not allow the character length…
“Pat McFadden is set to tell a Nato meeting that the Kremlin could target British businesses and leave millions without power.”
I dunno, teenagers doing social engineering and the energy price cap is making a pretty good job of it in the meantime.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I dunno, teenagers doing social engineering and the energy price cap is making a pretty good job of it in the meantime.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russia ready to wage cyber war on UK, minister to say
Pat McFadden will tell a Nato conference that Russia could try to attack British businesses and power grids.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2024 at 11:40 AM
“Pat McFadden is set to tell a Nato meeting that the Kremlin could target British businesses and leave millions without power.”
I dunno, teenagers doing social engineering and the energy price cap is making a pretty good job of it in the meantime.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I dunno, teenagers doing social engineering and the energy price cap is making a pretty good job of it in the meantime.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nothing like living your best life, singing along to Bocelli while preparing a nice big pan of veg broth…only after to realise Herself is on a late, quite important, conference call 😐
November 21, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Nothing like living your best life, singing along to Bocelli while preparing a nice big pan of veg broth…only after to realise Herself is on a late, quite important, conference call 😐
I like Dutch ‘Wilhelmina’ mints. So I picked up a pack of three. I didn’t notice they were ‘Zwart wit’
IYKYK - in the bin they have gone 🤢
IYKYK - in the bin they have gone 🤢
November 21, 2024 at 12:31 AM
I like Dutch ‘Wilhelmina’ mints. So I picked up a pack of three. I didn’t notice they were ‘Zwart wit’
IYKYK - in the bin they have gone 🤢
IYKYK - in the bin they have gone 🤢
Back in The North, could have done without the welcome from the weather 🥶
Colder, more wintry weather is arriving early next week, but how will this look across the country, and which of us are most likely to see the first snow of the season? ❄️
November 16, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Back in The North, could have done without the welcome from the weather 🥶
Killing time in the airport lounge 🍷 Not the most amazing view but one day those fellas in the little luggage tugs are going to run into each other.
The tension…[Yawn] well you have to entertain yourself a bit.
The tension…[Yawn] well you have to entertain yourself a bit.
November 16, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Killing time in the airport lounge 🍷 Not the most amazing view but one day those fellas in the little luggage tugs are going to run into each other.
The tension…[Yawn] well you have to entertain yourself a bit.
The tension…[Yawn] well you have to entertain yourself a bit.