Ian Kirk
@ianpkirk.bsky.social
The views expressed here are not necessarily my own
These posts from @alanbeattie.bsky.social and @davekeating.substack.com were juxtaposed in my timeline
- Pope advocates monogamous heterosexual relationships
- Same-sex marriage to be recognised throughout EU
I checked. The Vatican is not in the EU.
Did not know that before.
- Pope advocates monogamous heterosexual relationships
- Same-sex marriage to be recognised throughout EU
I checked. The Vatican is not in the EU.
Did not know that before.
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
These posts from @alanbeattie.bsky.social and @davekeating.substack.com were juxtaposed in my timeline
- Pope advocates monogamous heterosexual relationships
- Same-sex marriage to be recognised throughout EU
I checked. The Vatican is not in the EU.
Did not know that before.
- Pope advocates monogamous heterosexual relationships
- Same-sex marriage to be recognised throughout EU
I checked. The Vatican is not in the EU.
Did not know that before.
Dunno Doug, looks like your working relationship with ChatGPT is breaking down.
It seems to be one exchange away from saying, "OK I may hallucinate but at least I know what 'final' means!"
It seems to be one exchange away from saying, "OK I may hallucinate but at least I know what 'final' means!"
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Dunno Doug, looks like your working relationship with ChatGPT is breaking down.
It seems to be one exchange away from saying, "OK I may hallucinate but at least I know what 'final' means!"
It seems to be one exchange away from saying, "OK I may hallucinate but at least I know what 'final' means!"
What about this guy?
October 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
What about this guy?
What it's like to vibe code with Claude Code
October 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
What it's like to vibe code with Claude Code
Just found out that Episode 2 of Traitors aired this evening.
Very happy that BlueSky let's you mute keywords for 24 hours so I can avoid spoilers until I catch up
Very happy that BlueSky let's you mute keywords for 24 hours so I can avoid spoilers until I catch up
October 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Just found out that Episode 2 of Traitors aired this evening.
Very happy that BlueSky let's you mute keywords for 24 hours so I can avoid spoilers until I catch up
Very happy that BlueSky let's you mute keywords for 24 hours so I can avoid spoilers until I catch up
There's a gap, so I asked GPT5 to fill it.
It did very well:
-Net zero is the new Brexit — a battle no party dares fight honestly
-The middle class has given up on universities — and they’re right
- Sport is no longer an escape — it’s become another culture war front
(Prompt in alt)
It did very well:
-Net zero is the new Brexit — a battle no party dares fight honestly
-The middle class has given up on universities — and they’re right
- Sport is no longer an escape — it’s become another culture war front
(Prompt in alt)
September 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
There's a gap, so I asked GPT5 to fill it.
It did very well:
-Net zero is the new Brexit — a battle no party dares fight honestly
-The middle class has given up on universities — and they’re right
- Sport is no longer an escape — it’s become another culture war front
(Prompt in alt)
It did very well:
-Net zero is the new Brexit — a battle no party dares fight honestly
-The middle class has given up on universities — and they’re right
- Sport is no longer an escape — it’s become another culture war front
(Prompt in alt)
Another afternoon with the world's best coding AI
August 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Another afternoon with the world's best coding AI
For the prompt, I provided the Mandate for Leadership (project 2025) pdf and the following instruction to GPT o3.
The full prompt is in the alt-text. Please use it and improve upon it if you wish.
Lastly, remember that I did not write this thread's contents. It was AI.
The full prompt is in the alt-text. Please use it and improve upon it if you wish.
Lastly, remember that I did not write this thread's contents. It was AI.
July 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
For the prompt, I provided the Mandate for Leadership (project 2025) pdf and the following instruction to GPT o3.
The full prompt is in the alt-text. Please use it and improve upon it if you wish.
Lastly, remember that I did not write this thread's contents. It was AI.
The full prompt is in the alt-text. Please use it and improve upon it if you wish.
Lastly, remember that I did not write this thread's contents. It was AI.
I don't normally post work stuff here but my company, @1827marketing.com has just published an article about the uses of AI video in marketing.
This little animation, made in Midjourney using an image also generated in Midjourney, is so cute that I wanted to share it again.
This little animation, made in Midjourney using an image also generated in Midjourney, is so cute that I wanted to share it again.
July 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I don't normally post work stuff here but my company, @1827marketing.com has just published an article about the uses of AI video in marketing.
This little animation, made in Midjourney using an image also generated in Midjourney, is so cute that I wanted to share it again.
This little animation, made in Midjourney using an image also generated in Midjourney, is so cute that I wanted to share it again.
This viral video of Indonesian boat racing finally reached me.
I had no idea that this was a thing.
About to spend my lunch break goind down a rabbit hole.
I had no idea that this was a thing.
About to spend my lunch break goind down a rabbit hole.
July 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This viral video of Indonesian boat racing finally reached me.
I had no idea that this was a thing.
About to spend my lunch break goind down a rabbit hole.
I had no idea that this was a thing.
About to spend my lunch break goind down a rabbit hole.
Whatever the real reason for your trip to Oxford, you seem to have written a really effective and wholesome short course on dealing with social anxiety.
These two posts should be framed somewhere, or maybe you could make a fortune on the self-help lecture circuit.
These two posts should be framed somewhere, or maybe you could make a fortune on the self-help lecture circuit.
June 29, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Whatever the real reason for your trip to Oxford, you seem to have written a really effective and wholesome short course on dealing with social anxiety.
These two posts should be framed somewhere, or maybe you could make a fortune on the self-help lecture circuit.
These two posts should be framed somewhere, or maybe you could make a fortune on the self-help lecture circuit.
It is Pride Parade Day in Sao Paulo
We're watching from London.
The sign language interpreters and co-host, including Diva Depressão (Depressed divas) are doing a fabulous job.
Here's Ludmilla performing to an unbelievably huge crowd.
#ParadaSPnaDiaTV
Link here:
www.youtube.com/live/tgs5Lpa...
We're watching from London.
The sign language interpreters and co-host, including Diva Depressão (Depressed divas) are doing a fabulous job.
Here's Ludmilla performing to an unbelievably huge crowd.
#ParadaSPnaDiaTV
Link here:
www.youtube.com/live/tgs5Lpa...
June 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It is Pride Parade Day in Sao Paulo
We're watching from London.
The sign language interpreters and co-host, including Diva Depressão (Depressed divas) are doing a fabulous job.
Here's Ludmilla performing to an unbelievably huge crowd.
#ParadaSPnaDiaTV
Link here:
www.youtube.com/live/tgs5Lpa...
We're watching from London.
The sign language interpreters and co-host, including Diva Depressão (Depressed divas) are doing a fabulous job.
Here's Ludmilla performing to an unbelievably huge crowd.
#ParadaSPnaDiaTV
Link here:
www.youtube.com/live/tgs5Lpa...
June 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
@mikecaulfield.bsky.social Have you tried your SIFT framework and prompt with Manus?
If not, you might be interested to see how it deals with your sample diabetes question (which it says is correct)
In this video it uses to-do, search, browser, markdown file editor, Linux terminal and pdf creation
If not, you might be interested to see how it deals with your sample diabetes question (which it says is correct)
In this video it uses to-do, search, browser, markdown file editor, Linux terminal and pdf creation
June 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
@mikecaulfield.bsky.social Have you tried your SIFT framework and prompt with Manus?
If not, you might be interested to see how it deals with your sample diabetes question (which it says is correct)
In this video it uses to-do, search, browser, markdown file editor, Linux terminal and pdf creation
If not, you might be interested to see how it deals with your sample diabetes question (which it says is correct)
In this video it uses to-do, search, browser, markdown file editor, Linux terminal and pdf creation
Waymos summoned and set ablaze in Los Angeles.
Lime bikes used as projectiles or to block police ramps in Seattle.
At some point a smart cultural theorist is going to write an fascinating PhD on how protestors started to weaponize platform economy hardware.
(links in alt)
Lime bikes used as projectiles or to block police ramps in Seattle.
At some point a smart cultural theorist is going to write an fascinating PhD on how protestors started to weaponize platform economy hardware.
(links in alt)
June 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Waymos summoned and set ablaze in Los Angeles.
Lime bikes used as projectiles or to block police ramps in Seattle.
At some point a smart cultural theorist is going to write an fascinating PhD on how protestors started to weaponize platform economy hardware.
(links in alt)
Lime bikes used as projectiles or to block police ramps in Seattle.
At some point a smart cultural theorist is going to write an fascinating PhD on how protestors started to weaponize platform economy hardware.
(links in alt)
Just got access to Google's new Gemini Diffusion Model.
First impressions are:
- it's extremely fast
- text generation is very bland, even by the low standards of generative AI
- seems pretty good at coding
First impressions are:
- it's extremely fast
- text generation is very bland, even by the low standards of generative AI
- seems pretty good at coding
June 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Just got access to Google's new Gemini Diffusion Model.
First impressions are:
- it's extremely fast
- text generation is very bland, even by the low standards of generative AI
- seems pretty good at coding
First impressions are:
- it's extremely fast
- text generation is very bland, even by the low standards of generative AI
- seems pretty good at coding
I think you will like a lot of what Zanin has to say about algorithmic amplification in the links I shared.
It is very much aligned with the concerns you raise in this thread.
One example:
It is very much aligned with the concerns you raise in this thread.
One example:
June 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I think you will like a lot of what Zanin has to say about algorithmic amplification in the links I shared.
It is very much aligned with the concerns you raise in this thread.
One example:
It is very much aligned with the concerns you raise in this thread.
One example:
The site has federal, administrative and court building on it.
June 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The site has federal, administrative and court building on it.
I'm watching CNBC's livestream from Los Angeles.
I was curious about why so many troops were stationed at what looks like a healthcare facility.
ChatGPT o3 was able to identify precisely which building is in the footage and explain why it was chosen.
The explanation is in the screenshot here.
I was curious about why so many troops were stationed at what looks like a healthcare facility.
ChatGPT o3 was able to identify precisely which building is in the footage and explain why it was chosen.
The explanation is in the screenshot here.
June 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I'm watching CNBC's livestream from Los Angeles.
I was curious about why so many troops were stationed at what looks like a healthcare facility.
ChatGPT o3 was able to identify precisely which building is in the footage and explain why it was chosen.
The explanation is in the screenshot here.
I was curious about why so many troops were stationed at what looks like a healthcare facility.
ChatGPT o3 was able to identify precisely which building is in the footage and explain why it was chosen.
The explanation is in the screenshot here.
This is on the wall inside Tate Modern just by the Do Ho Suh exhibition.
May 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This is on the wall inside Tate Modern just by the Do Ho Suh exhibition.