Ruth999
@ruth999.bsky.social
Ride horses. Very amateur potter. Emeritus Professor, still teaching a bit of corporate finance & governance.
I wish the media would use the correct word - "Price" - rather than "Valuation".
Elon Musk’s xAI seeks $113bn valuation in $300mn share sale ft.com/content/703e...
Elon Musk’s xAI seeks $113bn valuation in $300mn share sale ft.com/content/703e...
June 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I wish the media would use the correct word - "Price" - rather than "Valuation".
Elon Musk’s xAI seeks $113bn valuation in $300mn share sale ft.com/content/703e...
Elon Musk’s xAI seeks $113bn valuation in $300mn share sale ft.com/content/703e...
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So it would take, at most, 85 backers to get us to the £100,000 mark. However many there are between now and then, ONE of them is going to get a massive reward boost. The more you pledge, the better the odds... #lovecraftinvestigations www.kickstarter.com/projects/cro...
Lovecraft Investigations: Crowley
A new season of the award-winning Lovecraft Investigations, delving into the (true) life and works of Aleister Crowley
www.kickstarter.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
So it would take, at most, 85 backers to get us to the £100,000 mark. However many there are between now and then, ONE of them is going to get a massive reward boost. The more you pledge, the better the odds... #lovecraftinvestigations www.kickstarter.com/projects/cro...
Report on the Impact of the Post Office Scandalon the sub-postmasters and their families. Utterly horrific.
postofficeproject.net/wp-content/u...
Via @richardmoorhead.bsky.social
postofficeproject.net/wp-content/u...
Via @richardmoorhead.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Report on the Impact of the Post Office Scandalon the sub-postmasters and their families. Utterly horrific.
postofficeproject.net/wp-content/u...
Via @richardmoorhead.bsky.social
postofficeproject.net/wp-content/u...
Via @richardmoorhead.bsky.social
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With billionaires and big tech increasingly controlling the information we consume, global journalism is up against threats of a new kind. If, like us, you think facts are sacred and a free press is worth defending, please support the Guardian today: support.theguardian.com/uk/contribute
May 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
With billionaires and big tech increasingly controlling the information we consume, global journalism is up against threats of a new kind. If, like us, you think facts are sacred and a free press is worth defending, please support the Guardian today: support.theguardian.com/uk/contribute
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Thank you! And yes you can - www.pleasantgreen.co.uk/audio-resour...
Audio Resources
The four seasons of The Lovecraft Investigations are available here:
The Lovecraft InvestigationsDrama Podcast · An investigation into witchcraft, the occult and secret government operations. From H....
www.pleasantgreen.co.uk
May 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Thank you! And yes you can - www.pleasantgreen.co.uk/audio-resour...
@juliansimpson.bsky.social
Crowdfunding for Crowley is brilliant - can't wait to get my goodies!
Where can I listen to all the older Pleasant Green plays? I'd love to hear Mythos again, and I've never heard the earlier ones. Are they available?
Crowdfunding for Crowley is brilliant - can't wait to get my goodies!
Where can I listen to all the older Pleasant Green plays? I'd love to hear Mythos again, and I've never heard the earlier ones. Are they available?
May 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
@juliansimpson.bsky.social
Crowdfunding for Crowley is brilliant - can't wait to get my goodies!
Where can I listen to all the older Pleasant Green plays? I'd love to hear Mythos again, and I've never heard the earlier ones. Are they available?
Crowdfunding for Crowley is brilliant - can't wait to get my goodies!
Where can I listen to all the older Pleasant Green plays? I'd love to hear Mythos again, and I've never heard the earlier ones. Are they available?
The English town that can’t wait to be a theme park ft.com/content/fb09... #Bedford #universalstudios
The English town that can’t wait to be a theme park
Bedfordians are endlessly keen to show off their history of industrial ingenuity — and now Universal is offering a chance
ft.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The English town that can’t wait to be a theme park ft.com/content/fb09... #Bedford #universalstudios
I thought I knew all about what he's doing to Universities and Research. But it's worse.
Simon Schama: Trump’s war on knowledge on.ft.com/4lV07v6 (free read for first 20 views) via @ft
Simon Schama: Trump’s war on knowledge on.ft.com/4lV07v6 (free read for first 20 views) via @ft
on.ft.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I thought I knew all about what he's doing to Universities and Research. But it's worse.
Simon Schama: Trump’s war on knowledge on.ft.com/4lV07v6 (free read for first 20 views) via @ft
Simon Schama: Trump’s war on knowledge on.ft.com/4lV07v6 (free read for first 20 views) via @ft
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“I can never give allegiance to anyone else other than to follow the science as we see it."
'Very scary': RFK sought out data that doesn't exist to back anti-vax agenda
Dr. Peter Marks, the outgoing top vaccine regulator at the Food and Drug Administration, says that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed him out because he wouldn't assist in his demands to find nonexistent da...
www.rawstory.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
“I can never give allegiance to anyone else other than to follow the science as we see it."
Freshfields is the only large firm to sign on in support of legal fight against Donald Trump
on.ft.com/3FRLfNi
on.ft.com/3FRLfNi
April 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Freshfields is the only large firm to sign on in support of legal fight against Donald Trump
on.ft.com/3FRLfNi
on.ft.com/3FRLfNi
AI companies should not be training their models on our copyrighted work without permission and payment.
I've just used actionnetwork.org/letters/auth... to send a letter to them to that effect. Please do likewise!
I've just used actionnetwork.org/letters/auth... to send a letter to them to that effect. Please do likewise!
Tell AI Companies They Do Not Have the Right to Use Your Work
I just sent a letter telling AI companies they do not not have the right to use my work. Use the Authors Guild's letter template to send your own.
actionnetwork.org
April 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
AI companies should not be training their models on our copyrighted work without permission and payment.
I've just used actionnetwork.org/letters/auth... to send a letter to them to that effect. Please do likewise!
I've just used actionnetwork.org/letters/auth... to send a letter to them to that effect. Please do likewise!
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The green glory that is Wild Garlic Pesto is #RecipeOfTheDay! And if you can’t get your hands on wild garlic (ramps in the US) you can use basil instead, along with a clove of garlic, to make traditional pesto www.nigella.com/recipes/wild...
Wild Garlic Pesto
I am a relative newcomer to the joys of cooking with wild garlic, as until recently you could never find it in the shops and — as an indoorsy Londoner — I am not much given to long walks in the countr...
www.nigella.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The green glory that is Wild Garlic Pesto is #RecipeOfTheDay! And if you can’t get your hands on wild garlic (ramps in the US) you can use basil instead, along with a clove of garlic, to make traditional pesto www.nigella.com/recipes/wild...
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Here’s a poem called ‘For Your Own Safety and Protection’.
April 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Here’s a poem called ‘For Your Own Safety and Protection’.
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The stupidest chart you’ll see today
[FREE TO READ] Trade tariffs by Dunning-Kruger
on.ft.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Do you moisturise?
April 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Do you moisturise?
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Watch the full interview with @nedprice.bsky.social and subscribe to support independent media:
🚨 National security expert drops NIGHTMARE news on Trump over group chat scandal
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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March 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Very good article on Risks and how boards can approach them. Useful summaries. shorturl.at/UgE3G From Patrick Dunne. #risk #corpgov
Thinking about Risk - Time to Change
As a small boy my Gran told me “Never to confuse worrying with thinking”. Genius advice for life.
shorturl.at
March 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Very good article on Risks and how boards can approach them. Useful summaries. shorturl.at/UgE3G From Patrick Dunne. #risk #corpgov
Big companies backtrack on climate goals in bosses’ pay www.ft.com/content/f33a... via @ft
#execpay #esg
#execpay #esg
March 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Big companies backtrack on climate goals in bosses’ pay www.ft.com/content/f33a... via @ft
#execpay #esg
#execpay #esg
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Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Want to read a book but can’t afford to buy it?
❌ don’t pirate/steal it
✅ join your local library and borrow the book for FREE.
If the library doesn’t have the book you want, ask if they can buy it.
You get to read.
Authors get paid.
Libraries stay open.
✨ Triple win ✨
#BookSky #Library
❌ don’t pirate/steal it
✅ join your local library and borrow the book for FREE.
If the library doesn’t have the book you want, ask if they can buy it.
You get to read.
Authors get paid.
Libraries stay open.
✨ Triple win ✨
#BookSky #Library
March 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
'Americans apply for UK citizenship in record numbers.
Donald Trump’s election and British tax changes believed to be behind 40% rise in applications'
on.ft.com/4ip6m7H
Donald Trump’s election and British tax changes believed to be behind 40% rise in applications'
on.ft.com/4ip6m7H
March 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
'Americans apply for UK citizenship in record numbers.
Donald Trump’s election and British tax changes believed to be behind 40% rise in applications'
on.ft.com/4ip6m7H
Donald Trump’s election and British tax changes believed to be behind 40% rise in applications'
on.ft.com/4ip6m7H
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I am grateful that so many people found my open letter to Elon Musk moving and want to share it. Some well meaning people are just cutting and pasting it on their social media feeds. I would appreciate it if people would link to the version posted on @democracydocket.com instead.
Thanks.
Marc
Thanks.
Marc
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com
February 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I am grateful that so many people found my open letter to Elon Musk moving and want to share it. Some well meaning people are just cutting and pasting it on their social media feeds. I would appreciate it if people would link to the version posted on @democracydocket.com instead.
Thanks.
Marc
Thanks.
Marc
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Matt Cartoons @MattCartoonist
February 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Matt Cartoons @MattCartoonist
