Thomas Buck
@moocows.bsky.social
Glorified spreadsheet typer. Minor cow obsession. Terrible pianist. He/him/his.
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Why can't they all just fuck off back to Saxony and leave the place to us Welsh?
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Why can't they all just fuck off back to Saxony and leave the place to us Welsh?
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and the signalling staff , in under 4 minutes they had to reroute the train and make sure that didnt lead to it hitting another train that was scheduled to be on that line.
November 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
and the signalling staff , in under 4 minutes they had to reroute the train and make sure that didnt lead to it hitting another train that was scheduled to be on that line.
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(Also, I would point out that he wasn't a crank, he was one of the leading scholars of his day working on one of its most important topics, and he should be a constant memorial to modern researchers: one day all this will be a punchline.)
October 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
(Also, I would point out that he wasn't a crank, he was one of the leading scholars of his day working on one of its most important topics, and he should be a constant memorial to modern researchers: one day all this will be a punchline.)
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I mean…. and the home invasion assasination of the leader of the opposition party in a divided state house, by a christian nationalist goon, whose actions the right is trying to gaslight at massive scale.
June 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I mean…. and the home invasion assasination of the leader of the opposition party in a divided state house, by a christian nationalist goon, whose actions the right is trying to gaslight at massive scale.
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a pigeon finds some gum on the sidewalk
April 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
a pigeon finds some gum on the sidewalk
The psychopath test: product design edition.
March 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The psychopath test: product design edition.
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Here's a pitch for what the National Data Library should actually be - a guest post by @iosad.fyi ! (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/tbi-ndl
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/tbi-ndl
Here's a pitch for what the National Data Library should actually be
Do you want to be a National Data Librarian?
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Here's a pitch for what the National Data Library should actually be - a guest post by @iosad.fyi ! (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/tbi-ndl
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/tbi-ndl
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And to accompany the publication of our NDL paper, something of a bucket list item for me with a guest post for @jamesomalley.co.uk. You also have the opportunity to ask burning questions/hurl questionable fruit at me tonight at our long-planned in-conversation about AI in govt – info in the post.
Here's a pitch for what the National Data Library should actually be - a guest post by @iosad.fyi ! (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/tbi-ndl
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/tbi-ndl
Here's a pitch for what the National Data Library should actually be
Do you want to be a National Data Librarian?
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
And to accompany the publication of our NDL paper, something of a bucket list item for me with a guest post for @jamesomalley.co.uk. You also have the opportunity to ask burning questions/hurl questionable fruit at me tonight at our long-planned in-conversation about AI in govt – info in the post.
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February 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Also, if all it took to beat your AI model was to train on your AI model, then just train your AI model on your AI model.
they're gonna spend a few weeks throwing excuses at the wall to explain why they were out-innovated by china (again) and ultimately land on xenophobic fear mongering (again)
David Sacks claims there's 'substantial evidence' that DeepSeek used OpenAI's models to train its own | TechCrunch
David Sacks said there's evidence that DeepSeek 'distilled' knowledge from OpenAI's models, a process that Sacks equated to theft.
techcrunch.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Also, if all it took to beat your AI model was to train on your AI model, then just train your AI model on your AI model.
New parenting level unlocked: helping eldest’s German homework thanks to Rammstein’s lyrics and other 70s German prog.
“No, I’m afraid that one is DU HAST”
“No, I’m afraid that one is DU HAST”
November 18, 2024 at 7:47 PM
New parenting level unlocked: helping eldest’s German homework thanks to Rammstein’s lyrics and other 70s German prog.
“No, I’m afraid that one is DU HAST”
“No, I’m afraid that one is DU HAST”
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🚨NEW & EXCLUSIVE
Using our country's Freedom of Information laws for their intended purpose, I have uncovered the 50 names Network Rail shortlisted for their leaf-busting train before putting it to a public vote🧵
Using our country's Freedom of Information laws for their intended purpose, I have uncovered the 50 names Network Rail shortlisted for their leaf-busting train before putting it to a public vote🧵
October 28, 2024 at 6:03 PM
🚨NEW & EXCLUSIVE
Using our country's Freedom of Information laws for their intended purpose, I have uncovered the 50 names Network Rail shortlisted for their leaf-busting train before putting it to a public vote🧵
Using our country's Freedom of Information laws for their intended purpose, I have uncovered the 50 names Network Rail shortlisted for their leaf-busting train before putting it to a public vote🧵
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Will many of those prisoners released early reoffend?
Yes. Guaranteed.
Would they have reoffended if they’d served their full sentences?
Yes. Guaranteed.
The problem isn’t early release, it is a prison system that fails utterly to rehabilitate people’s lives.
Yes. Guaranteed.
Would they have reoffended if they’d served their full sentences?
Yes. Guaranteed.
The problem isn’t early release, it is a prison system that fails utterly to rehabilitate people’s lives.
September 10, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Will many of those prisoners released early reoffend?
Yes. Guaranteed.
Would they have reoffended if they’d served their full sentences?
Yes. Guaranteed.
The problem isn’t early release, it is a prison system that fails utterly to rehabilitate people’s lives.
Yes. Guaranteed.
Would they have reoffended if they’d served their full sentences?
Yes. Guaranteed.
The problem isn’t early release, it is a prison system that fails utterly to rehabilitate people’s lives.
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It's 2028. The entire general election campaign consists of everyone calling everyone else "WEIRD!" except Ed Davey, who skydives into a tub of baked beans while dressed as Mr Blobby and nobody calls it weird
August 30, 2024 at 12:16 PM
It's 2028. The entire general election campaign consists of everyone calling everyone else "WEIRD!" except Ed Davey, who skydives into a tub of baked beans while dressed as Mr Blobby and nobody calls it weird
Loving the sheer front from Pete Best to pretend that excluding Ringo is only about historical accuracy, no pettiness whatsoever (but you can rent a room named after their bass player at the time!).
www.theguardian.com/music/articl...
www.theguardian.com/music/articl...
Liverpool venue that hosted some of the Beatles’ earliest gigs turned into Airbnb
Fans can stay at the Casbah Coffee Club where the Quarrymen, the precursor band to the Beatles, had a residency
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Loving the sheer front from Pete Best to pretend that excluding Ringo is only about historical accuracy, no pettiness whatsoever (but you can rent a room named after their bass player at the time!).
www.theguardian.com/music/articl...
www.theguardian.com/music/articl...
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I desperately wish that the Mail ghostwriter story was better known. Being able to introduce myself as 'the UK's second most prolific black writer after Leo McKinistry' and/or lightly dismiss another black British writer as 'the person you call when Leo McKinistry is busy' are great bits.
August 18, 2024 at 10:06 PM
I desperately wish that the Mail ghostwriter story was better known. Being able to introduce myself as 'the UK's second most prolific black writer after Leo McKinistry' and/or lightly dismiss another black British writer as 'the person you call when Leo McKinistry is busy' are great bits.
Poor Ruby, not one of the great Labrador intellectuals at the best of times, and currently utterly defeated by these grates.
August 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Poor Ruby, not one of the great Labrador intellectuals at the best of times, and currently utterly defeated by these grates.
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Being this stupid really should be an aggravating factor - if it weren’t so funny www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/crime/n...
August 9, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Being this stupid really should be an aggravating factor - if it weren’t so funny www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/crime/n...
Looking at book reviews for guides to help my neurodiverse daughter and wow, some people are monsters:
October 28, 2023 at 12:53 PM
Looking at book reviews for guides to help my neurodiverse daughter and wow, some people are monsters:
Ruby is indignant about the idea of waiting for treats.
October 24, 2023 at 10:47 AM
Ruby is indignant about the idea of waiting for treats.