Ros42.bsky.social
@ros42.bsky.social
Old English, art (watercolour, portrait drawing), science, science fiction, history (but only the old stuff). Oh, and poetry - I wrote a book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drawing-Diagram-Rosemary-Badcoe/dp/1945752394/ref=sr_1_1
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Homeopathy is dangerous pseudoscience. Avoid anyone promoting it.
Read more in this piece I wrote LONG ago:
news.immunologic.org/p/homeopathy...
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Read more in this piece I wrote LONG ago:
news.immunologic.org/p/homeopathy...
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Homeopathy is a scam that causes real harm.
Not a single homeopathic "medicine" is FDA-approved. These expensive sugar pills have zero science behind them.
news.immunologic.org
September 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Homeopathy is dangerous pseudoscience. Avoid anyone promoting it.
Read more in this piece I wrote LONG ago:
news.immunologic.org/p/homeopathy...
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Read more in this piece I wrote LONG ago:
news.immunologic.org/p/homeopathy...
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I agree, but I also think this by @paulbernal.bsky.social is a very good piece on the challenges and problems.
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/d...
I was of the "it works for Europe so..." view, and hadn't clocked the differences.
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/d...
I was of the "it works for Europe so..." view, and hadn't clocked the differences.
Digital ID cards – some of the issues…
Since Keir Starmer announced the forthcoming introduction of mandatory ‘Digital ID’, the so-called ‘Brit Card’, there has been a lot of discussion and debate – some of…
paulbernal.wordpress.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I agree, but I also think this by @paulbernal.bsky.social is a very good piece on the challenges and problems.
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/d...
I was of the "it works for Europe so..." view, and hadn't clocked the differences.
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/d...
I was of the "it works for Europe so..." view, and hadn't clocked the differences.
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September 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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After the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, Pope Leo retweeted this from Senator Chris Murphy:
“Your cowardice to act cannot be whitewashed by thoughts and prayers.”
“Your cowardice to act cannot be whitewashed by thoughts and prayers.”
August 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
After the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, Pope Leo retweeted this from Senator Chris Murphy:
“Your cowardice to act cannot be whitewashed by thoughts and prayers.”
“Your cowardice to act cannot be whitewashed by thoughts and prayers.”
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The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
What chatbots are actually doing, and why you shouldn't be using them for anything much at all arstechnica.com/ai/2025/08/w...
Why it’s a mistake to ask chatbots about their mistakes
The tendency to ask AI bots to explain themselves reveals widespread misconceptions about how they work.
arstechnica.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
What chatbots are actually doing, and why you shouldn't be using them for anything much at all arstechnica.com/ai/2025/08/w...
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Meanwhile the petition to repeal the #onlinesafetyact is creeping up in numbers, now at 71,000
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
Repeal might be unrealistic, but rewrite severely is absolutely necessary. [1/several]
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
Repeal might be unrealistic, but rewrite severely is absolutely necessary. [1/several]
Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act
Comments
petition.parliament.uk
July 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Meanwhile the petition to repeal the #onlinesafetyact is creeping up in numbers, now at 71,000
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
Repeal might be unrealistic, but rewrite severely is absolutely necessary. [1/several]
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
Repeal might be unrealistic, but rewrite severely is absolutely necessary. [1/several]
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This poem breaks me open every time.
May 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This poem breaks me open every time.
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Absolutely loved this mini course to think critically about GenAI! Can only recommend it to anyone!
Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines?
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
INTRODUCTION
thebullshitmachines.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Absolutely loved this mini course to think critically about GenAI! Can only recommend it to anyone!
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I'm reading the report behind these headlines about glyphosate and it may be the most scientifically illiterate thing I've come across (although it's a close thing with the recent MAHA report). 1/n
June 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I'm reading the report behind these headlines about glyphosate and it may be the most scientifically illiterate thing I've come across (although it's a close thing with the recent MAHA report). 1/n
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"This is an act of war against the entire world"
Staggering analysis from Martin Wolf of @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/d96d...
Staggering analysis from Martin Wolf of @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/d96d...
April 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"This is an act of war against the entire world"
Staggering analysis from Martin Wolf of @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/d96d...
Staggering analysis from Martin Wolf of @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/d96d...
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Strange men on golf courses distributing tariffs is no basis for a system of government. Bring back the women lying in ponds.
April 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Strange men on golf courses distributing tariffs is no basis for a system of government. Bring back the women lying in ponds.
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This funny 'American Pie' parody bites hard — from a comedy show that went out a few days ago in the UK
April 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This funny 'American Pie' parody bites hard — from a comedy show that went out a few days ago in the UK
"I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
"And are you?"
"No. That's where it all falls down, of course." Hhgttg. Evergreen.
"And are you?"
"No. That's where it all falls down, of course." Hhgttg. Evergreen.
April 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
"I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
"And are you?"
"No. That's where it all falls down, of course." Hhgttg. Evergreen.
"And are you?"
"No. That's where it all falls down, of course." Hhgttg. Evergreen.
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This 👇, btw, is an important point. The US Africa command in Stuttgart, to take one example, isn’t there to protect Germany.
But both can of course be true: Europe has been free-riding AND the US has a self-interest in being in Europe.
But both can of course be true: Europe has been free-riding AND the US has a self-interest in being in Europe.
March 31, 2025 at 7:12 AM
This 👇, btw, is an important point. The US Africa command in Stuttgart, to take one example, isn’t there to protect Germany.
But both can of course be true: Europe has been free-riding AND the US has a self-interest in being in Europe.
But both can of course be true: Europe has been free-riding AND the US has a self-interest in being in Europe.
Brilliantly quality books made with exceptional care.
A dismal year for sales (thus far). That's not a reason to buy our books, of course: they're well-made, good and useful things, and designed to last a lifetime. You can find them here:
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
March 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Brilliantly quality books made with exceptional care.
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Founder of Signal 👀 🔥
March 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Founder of Signal 👀 🔥
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I couldn't help but write up some quick thoughts trying to capture the sheer insanity (and illegality!) of that Trump group chat. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-short-...
Six Short Thoughts on the Most Insane Trump Story of All Time
Trump's "Team of Amateurs" Screwed Up in the Most Hilarious (and Troublesome) Way
www.doomsdayscenario.co
March 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I couldn't help but write up some quick thoughts trying to capture the sheer insanity (and illegality!) of that Trump group chat. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-short-...
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Do Seed Oils Make You Sick? [Spoiler: nope.] www.consumerreports.org/health/healt... via Consumer Reports
"...these oils are rich in unsaturated fats, which experts have told us for years are better choices because they don’t clog arteries the way saturated fats do."
"...these oils are rich in unsaturated fats, which experts have told us for years are better choices because they don’t clog arteries the way saturated fats do."
Do Seed Oils Make You Sick? - Consumer Reports
Seed oils are blamed for a number of diseases. Consumer Reports looked into the science behind those claims.
www.consumerreports.org
March 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Do Seed Oils Make You Sick? [Spoiler: nope.] www.consumerreports.org/health/healt... via Consumer Reports
"...these oils are rich in unsaturated fats, which experts have told us for years are better choices because they don’t clog arteries the way saturated fats do."
"...these oils are rich in unsaturated fats, which experts have told us for years are better choices because they don’t clog arteries the way saturated fats do."
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It may feel as though we live in dark times, but here in the UK there are LOADS of science festivals celebrating ideas, sparking curiosity & sharing the latest research (for both adults & kids). Someone told me recently they didn’t know where to look, so I made a list. Here goes… [deep breath]:
1/8
1/8
March 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
It may feel as though we live in dark times, but here in the UK there are LOADS of science festivals celebrating ideas, sparking curiosity & sharing the latest research (for both adults & kids). Someone told me recently they didn’t know where to look, so I made a list. Here goes… [deep breath]:
1/8
1/8
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Penelope Keith's career as a hitwoman has been outed by Russell Brand. But she is not the only one of our celebrated actresses to have had a secret past.
a woman wearing a leopard print headband and scarf is smiling and looking down .
ALT: a woman wearing a leopard print headband and scarf is smiling and looking down .
media.tenor.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Penelope Keith's career as a hitwoman has been outed by Russell Brand. But she is not the only one of our celebrated actresses to have had a secret past.
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If you're trans and worried about the current legal landscape, I do free "know your rights" trainings. I can only give legal advice in Illinois, but I can give an informational training to your trans group anywhere in the US, and it's free. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com.
March 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
If you're trans and worried about the current legal landscape, I do free "know your rights" trainings. I can only give legal advice in Illinois, but I can give an informational training to your trans group anywhere in the US, and it's free. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com.
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On 18.03.2014, #Russia annexed #Crimea. In his speech, #Putin assured the people of Ukraine that 🇷🇺 doesn't want to harm Ukraine, respects it's territorial integrity, and does not want "other regions" of Ukraine.
Now, 3 years into the full-scale invasion, he talks about "peace". Don't. Trust. Putin.
Now, 3 years into the full-scale invasion, he talks about "peace". Don't. Trust. Putin.
March 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
On 18.03.2014, #Russia annexed #Crimea. In his speech, #Putin assured the people of Ukraine that 🇷🇺 doesn't want to harm Ukraine, respects it's territorial integrity, and does not want "other regions" of Ukraine.
Now, 3 years into the full-scale invasion, he talks about "peace". Don't. Trust. Putin.
Now, 3 years into the full-scale invasion, he talks about "peace". Don't. Trust. Putin.