@hurricane1982.bsky.social
One of the best books I've read this year. In a year that ALL the books I've read are good
Não caiam no papo de quem, a esta altura, usa "ludita" como desqualificação. A história é melhor e mais complexa:
"The AI Con reminds us that the fight over AI is not only about technology. It’s also about language, labor, and the stories we choose to tell about the future, which we can humanize rather than surrender to the myriad ways mass automation dehumanizes."
lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-...
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
One of the best books I've read this year. In a year that ALL the books I've read are good
@thetimes.com sort your app out! It still cuts half a sentence halfway through and when someone responds to one's comments one is asked to log in and then one's login is not recognised #sortitout #kafkaesque
September 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
@thetimes.com sort your app out! It still cuts half a sentence halfway through and when someone responds to one's comments one is asked to log in and then one's login is not recognised #sortitout #kafkaesque
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Reminder that Putin has never said he wants a trilateral meeting, had never said he would respect Ukrainian sovereignty, and has never said he wants to end the war. Not to be a downer, but the discussion of security guarantees is premature.
August 19, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Reminder that Putin has never said he wants a trilateral meeting, had never said he would respect Ukrainian sovereignty, and has never said he wants to end the war. Not to be a downer, but the discussion of security guarantees is premature.
Thanks to @alexhanna.bsky.social and @emilymbender.bsky.social I can't take this seriously. Damn you both, you have stolen my future www.facebook.com/share/v/1GBi...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Thanks to @alexhanna.bsky.social and @emilymbender.bsky.social I can't take this seriously. Damn you both, you have stolen my future www.facebook.com/share/v/1GBi...
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Happy birthday to Raymond Chandler, inventor of Google
(Legitimately love this attempted mockery of science fiction. I'd easily read a novel or series in this style.)
(Legitimately love this attempted mockery of science fiction. I'd easily read a novel or series in this style.)
July 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Happy birthday to Raymond Chandler, inventor of Google
(Legitimately love this attempted mockery of science fiction. I'd easily read a novel or series in this style.)
(Legitimately love this attempted mockery of science fiction. I'd easily read a novel or series in this style.)
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Even for Ukrainian soldiers locked in brutal warfare hundreds of kilometers from the capital, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s move to dismantle the country’s anti-corruption infrastructure built over the past decade felt like a blow.
‘A fatal mistake’ — Ukrainian soldiers slam Zelensky’s anti-corruption crackdown
Editor’s Note: Some Ukrainian soldiers in this article asked to be identified only by their first name or callsign, citing fears of possible repercussions for speaking to the press about a sensitive t...
kyivindependent.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Even for Ukrainian soldiers locked in brutal warfare hundreds of kilometers from the capital, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s move to dismantle the country’s anti-corruption infrastructure built over the past decade felt like a blow.
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"That this honourable black female MP has been shut up is sinister."
Rachel Johnson defends Diane Abbott.
Rachel Johnson defends Diane Abbott.
July 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"That this honourable black female MP has been shut up is sinister."
Rachel Johnson defends Diane Abbott.
Rachel Johnson defends Diane Abbott.
@avantgardening.pl have you ever seen the Polish version?
June 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
@avantgardening.pl have you ever seen the Polish version?
BBC hands over to China and Russia. Though it's asking a lot for licence fee to cover 2/3 liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/373...
BBC warns Russia is taking over World Service radio frequencies
Russian propaganda is filling the void where the BBC has closed World Service radio services due to cuts
liveapp.inews.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
BBC hands over to China and Russia. Though it's asking a lot for licence fee to cover 2/3 liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/373...
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Good morning beautiful souls! School's out so the summer reading club will start Monday at my library and I'm the lead this year. Maybe some #GoodTrouble in my future 😎 Happy Friday!
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May 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Good morning beautiful souls! School's out so the summer reading club will start Monday at my library and I'm the lead this year. Maybe some #GoodTrouble in my future 😎 Happy Friday!
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Now we know
After 33 years of people (subconsciously, actively, desperately) wondering where the iconic commentary sample in the Gazzetta Football Italia title music came from....
May 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Now we know
😅
We haven’t been to Lake Garda yet … but everyone who’s been says it’s lovely.
May 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
😅
Who won the Oscars this year? Who gives a flying fuck?
The Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s new movie, “It Was Just an Accident,” won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. The film set the tone for a festival defined by dramas of political resistance, @justincchang.bsky.social writes.
Jafar Panahi’s Cannes Triumph Sends a Warning to Authoritarians Everywhere
The Iranian director’s Palme d’Or-winning thriller, “It Was Just an Accident,” set the tone for a festival defined by dramas of political resistance.
www.newyorker.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Who won the Oscars this year? Who gives a flying fuck?
"Comments for this article have been turned off." Why? I was so looking forward to oldies like me puncturing these youthful egos. Snowflake subs at 'The Times'? This is the thin edge of the wedge www.thetimes.com/article/59c0...
Gen Z morning rituals: doom-scroll, supplements, workout …
For young people, the breakfast routine is more complicated than it used to be
www.thetimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"Comments for this article have been turned off." Why? I was so looking forward to oldies like me puncturing these youthful egos. Snowflake subs at 'The Times'? This is the thin edge of the wedge www.thetimes.com/article/59c0...
F*cks sakes, hey
"We are living in the Architecture of Authoritarianism."
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Mark Zuckerberg is building a new surveillance state
Meta’s new AI glasses, which are capable of recognizing faces, interpreting language, overlaying information, and collecting vast swaths of data, will create a world of layered realities, wit…
thehill.com
May 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
F*cks sakes, hey
Can #snooker comms learn that Chinese players have family name first and given name second. If they can't, say both together, like they do for everyone else. The ref today got it right, why can't those paid to talk?
May 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Can #snooker comms learn that Chinese players have family name first and given name second. If they can't, say both together, like they do for everyone else. The ref today got it right, why can't those paid to talk?
All-Chinese 2nd round match #snooker excruciating having BOTH Rob Walker AND Shaun Murphy for comms. BOTH refuse to use their names appropriately (family name first). "A half-century in five minutes - lightning quick" - Walker. It doesn't get any worse than this. WE hope
April 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
All-Chinese 2nd round match #snooker excruciating having BOTH Rob Walker AND Shaun Murphy for comms. BOTH refuse to use their names appropriately (family name first). "A half-century in five minutes - lightning quick" - Walker. It doesn't get any worse than this. WE hope
Headline of the day
Made up revenue and pretended to use non-existent data
The former CEO of Kubient, an advertising tech company that developed a cloudy product capable of detecting fraudulent ads, has been jailed for fraud.…
The former CEO of Kubient, an advertising tech company that developed a cloudy product capable of detecting fraudulent ads, has been jailed for fraud.…
AdTech CEO whose products detected fraud jailed for financial fraud
Made up revenue and pretended to use non-existent data
The former CEO of Kubient, an advertising tech company that developed a cloudy product capable of detecting fraudulent ads, has been jailed for fraud.…
dlvr.it
March 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Headline of the day
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Luckily, MPs and Peers will get the chance to vote on these measures.
How will they all vote?
How will they all vote?
Asking Labour MPs what their red lines are? Did they really get elected to do this?
* cuts to disability benefits
* 2 child benefit limit
* pensioner winter fuel allowance
* cut foreign aid budget
* Heathrow expansion
* no to public ownership of water
@greenjennyjones.bsky.social
* cuts to disability benefits
* 2 child benefit limit
* pensioner winter fuel allowance
* cut foreign aid budget
* Heathrow expansion
* no to public ownership of water
@greenjennyjones.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Luckily, MPs and Peers will get the chance to vote on these measures.
How will they all vote?
How will they all vote?
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Are we surprised? No, of course we're not.
Kemi Badenoch and four members of her Shadow Cabinet received donations from funders of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which campaigns against Net Zero
GWPF don't release details of their funding, but US tax records reveal links to the fossil fuel industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
GWPF don't release details of their funding, but US tax records reveal links to the fossil fuel industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
Kemi Badenoch Ditches Net Zero Target After Taking Donations From Funders of Tufton Street Climate Denial Group
The Conservative leader and her Shadow Net Zero Secretary took funding from key backers of lobby groups campaigning to curb action against climate change
bylinetimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Are we surprised? No, of course we're not.
Typical #RTE. Reports the use of the #Irish language in the UK parliament for the first time, but only quotes what was said in English www.rte.ie/news/2025/03...
Irish used for first time in Prime Minister's Questions
The Irish language has been spoken for the first time in the history of Prime Minister's Questions in the British House of Commons.
www.rte.ie
March 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Typical #RTE. Reports the use of the #Irish language in the UK parliament for the first time, but only quotes what was said in English www.rte.ie/news/2025/03...
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Remembering Captain Marko Ramius for today's celebration of Lithuania Independence Restoration Day.
March 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Remembering Captain Marko Ramius for today's celebration of Lithuania Independence Restoration Day.