Patrick Allies
@patrickallies.bsky.social
Musician. Visiting Artist and Researcher at KCL.
Artistic Director @SiglodeOroVocal.bsky.social
Musical Director @ICChamberChoir.bsky.social
Views my own.
mail[at]patrickallies.co.uk
Artistic Director @SiglodeOroVocal.bsky.social
Musical Director @ICChamberChoir.bsky.social
Views my own.
mail[at]patrickallies.co.uk
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
Oh
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The M&S stands for Michelangelo and Sixtus
a visionary, touched by the muse, has created their Yorkshire Pudding Sistine Chapel
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The M&S stands for Michelangelo and Sixtus
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Just to prove you are worth an 8p stamp.
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Just to prove you are worth an 8p stamp.
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We lived in a pub when I was growing up and when I was 3 (50 years ago!) we had someone in to draw the pub for a business card. I sat next to him and watched him draw every line. I was transfixed and it was a huge inspiration for me. I’ve dreamt about owning that drawing for years…
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We lived in a pub when I was growing up and when I was 3 (50 years ago!) we had someone in to draw the pub for a business card. I sat next to him and watched him draw every line. I was transfixed and it was a huge inspiration for me. I’ve dreamt about owning that drawing for years…
Adding this my Christmas wish list
Part 158 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
16th century German ring that unfolds into an astronomical sphere
16th century German ring that unfolds into an astronomical sphere
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Adding this my Christmas wish list
Wake up babe, new JS Bach organ pieces just dropped
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Wake up babe, new JS Bach organ pieces just dropped
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Two newly discovered Bach keyboard works are premiering in 1 hour
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Two newly discovered Bach keyboard works are premiering in 1 hour
Blessed are those (composers) who sell a 30-copy license of their music for £20
November 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Blessed are those (composers) who sell a 30-copy license of their music for £20
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Pedestrians in the German city of Nuremberg made way for hundreds of bleating sheep as a flock of the animals was herded through the center on its way to its winter quarters.
Make way for the flock! Hundreds of sheep head through German city to their winter pastures
Pedestrians in the German city of Nuremberg made way for hundreds of bleating sheep on Sunday as a flock of the animals was herded through the center on its way to its winter quarters.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Pedestrians in the German city of Nuremberg made way for hundreds of bleating sheep as a flock of the animals was herded through the center on its way to its winter quarters.
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I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Aged 7, Helga boarded a train and fled Nuremberg with her father Max and her 6-year-old brother Hans. They came to London where she grew to love cats. About fifteen years after marrying my father, she fell in love with cookery too. To this day I use her wooden spoons.
On Nov 15 2011, she died.
RIP
On Nov 15 2011, she died.
RIP
November 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Aged 7, Helga boarded a train and fled Nuremberg with her father Max and her 6-year-old brother Hans. They came to London where she grew to love cats. About fifteen years after marrying my father, she fell in love with cookery too. To this day I use her wooden spoons.
On Nov 15 2011, she died.
RIP
On Nov 15 2011, she died.
RIP
Can’t imagine how this could possibly go wrong
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Can’t imagine how this could possibly go wrong
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she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
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Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
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Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
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Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Oxford grad student socials are not like other socials
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Oxford grad student socials are not like other socials
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Thankfully very little these days
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Thankfully very little these days
Could not believe these were still being used when I moved to DC in 2018. Even then they felt like historical artefacts.
A Trump nominee to the advisory board overseeing Dulles International Airport plans to push for an end to its signature “people movers,” saying the shuttles that drew headlines this week for a crash that hospitalized 18 people are outdated and dangerous.
Trump airport nominee wants to eliminate Dulles ‘people movers’
The unique shuttles, which have been in operation since 1962, have been blamed for delays and accidents. A White House official Tuesday called them “notorious.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Could not believe these were still being used when I moved to DC in 2018. Even then they felt like historical artefacts.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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I really like the Oxford Clarion which doesn’t get enough mentions when people write about local news startups.
Oxfordshire County Council has clarified that the Ghostbusters hearse would not be exempt from the city’s Congestion Charge. A spokesperson told us “It’s not as simple as buying a hearse. In order to qualify for a permit, you must also be a funeral care business.”
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I really like the Oxford Clarion which doesn’t get enough mentions when people write about local news startups.
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HELP ME settle a debate with @chadpbown.com
Which cover for “How to Win A Trade War” grabs you most? The blue one or the white one? And ARE YOU AMERICAN? (favourite the option that applies to you!)
Which cover for “How to Win A Trade War” grabs you most? The blue one or the white one? And ARE YOU AMERICAN? (favourite the option that applies to you!)
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
HELP ME settle a debate with @chadpbown.com
Which cover for “How to Win A Trade War” grabs you most? The blue one or the white one? And ARE YOU AMERICAN? (favourite the option that applies to you!)
Which cover for “How to Win A Trade War” grabs you most? The blue one or the white one? And ARE YOU AMERICAN? (favourite the option that applies to you!)
Amazing that in today's world, Spotify still can't seamlessly knit two tracks from a long classical piece together... Surely this can't be beyond them.
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Amazing that in today's world, Spotify still can't seamlessly knit two tracks from a long classical piece together... Surely this can't be beyond them.