Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...

Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...

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Today is Venn Day, in celebration of the mathematician John Venn, born on this day in 1834. To commemorate the occasion, here’s a poem in the form of a Venn Diagram.

I've decided I want to MC a panel at GenCon next year. The title? Don't Starve: How to break into (and survive) in the art industry. If you are/know an illustrator, artist, graphics designer, concept artist... anything that involves a visual art, and want to be on a panel next year. Let me know!

Based in the UK? Then please sign and share! Help creators be paid what they're owed. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Petition: Protect creators' rights: require AI firms to disclose training data

We ask the Government to introduce a statutory duty requiring AI developers to disclose the copyrighted works used to train generative AI in enough detail for creators to identify use of their work, e...

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Suddenly Kemi makes sense

John Power Jr.@johnpower.bsky.social · last wk.

is till think one of the funniest & most telling lines in her wikipedia entry is: She achieved a B in biology, a B in chemistry and a D in maths, claiming that "no one at the school had pushed [her] to fulfil [her] potential" despite being a "straight A student"

When you are PM of the UK, then maybe talking about Manchester being in the north of GB isn't actually true in any way whatsoever? But why fight marketing... Presumably this content is not available to viewers in Scotland or NI. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Burnham to spend first day working from No 10 North

Various ministers are also set to work regularly from the northern branch of Downing Street.

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The claim "sheep bladders do not predict earthquakes" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that sheep bladders predict earthquakes.

The Volatile Mermaid@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 2w ago

I’m sorry what

I hope Andy Burnham has the sense to recognise that trying to create a thriving UK economy without addressing climate breakdown is like trying to renovate a fire-damaged house while the fire is still burning. Stopping North Sea drilling and airport expansion are urgent priorities. #AndyDon'tBurn'Em.

National Emergency Briefing@nebriefing.bsky.social · 2w ago

The June heatwave alone cost the UK alone over £1 billion. www.edie.net/june-heatwav...

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Guardian Media Group announces strategic partnership with OpenAI

Guardian Media Group today announced a strategic partnership with Open AI, a leader in artificial intelligence and deployment, that will bring the Guardian’s high quality journalism to ChatGPT’s globa...

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this has been fascinating to watch unfold this season so far. Short version: the new power units (engine + battery) have a bunch of AI stuff. This is meant to optimise power deployment duting races. except it keeps doing weird shit the drivers can't stop/control. And they are NOT happy.

F1 drivers have become hostages to AI

YouTube video by THE RACE

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Adrian Tchaikovsky (@aptshadow.bsky.social) reflects on the #TyrantPhilosophers series and the long road back to the city where it all started, Ilmar, the setting for the forthcoming finale #TheGraveOfPerfection Read more: bit.ly/4vwAOmn Shop the series: amzn.to/4rdC0tK

Today I learned the Brazilian goblin spider "Predatoroonops" is named after PREDATOR (1987) and its numerous sub-species are named after members of the cast and crew. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predato...

A lenticular spoof ad near Meta’s London headquarters transforms Kylie Jenner’s Meta AI smart glasses campaign into a surveillance warning, depending on the viewing angle. Original post

If #Burnham issues new licences for North Sea oil drilling then we know exactly who he is. Committing to #fossilfuels as we live through extreme weather caused by human-made climate change is a sign of a leader who has already sold out to the oil industry. Our survival depends on change! #StopOil

Canvassers out in force in Clacton.

A little friendly disagreement. Thatcher left office 36 years ago. Thatcherism didn't. Those are different things. Politicians leave. Political settlements can last for generations. I think we're still living inside the one she created.

Edwin Hayward@edwinhayward.com · 3w ago

There are suggestions that Burnham may be planning to blame Thatcher for Britain's problems. Given that she was last in power 36 years ago and that you'd have to be in your mid-50s to have ever voted for her, this feels like a stretch and a half.

“.. Climate-change-fueled heat that is claiming lives, disrupting schools and hospitals and shutting down transport and infrastructure ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/w...

Ca-caw! Prefer your chats on gaming, world building and creativity in audio form? We've got you covered: Inside the Rookery is now in podcast format. First two episodes are available now! rss.com/podcasts/ins...

If you're in the UK, please sign this. AI companies have stolen untold numbers of books for training. All eigher in breach of licensing or stollen using pirate sites. #booksky #horrorbooks #indieauthor #books petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Petition: Protect creators' rights: require AI firms to disclose training data

We ask the Government to introduce a statutory duty requiring AI developers to disclose the copyrighted works used to train generative AI in enough detail for creators to identify use of their work, e...

petition.parliament.uk

PSA.

We’re no @criticalrole.bsky.social, but I’m still super proud of our wee show. We’re building a new studio in my garden for the second season, so it’s gonna be a wee bit more professional moving forwards.

LAWhammer@lawhammer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

75K VIEWS FOR EPISODE 1! Thanks for your support, everyone! Here's to the next 75K! A perfect 3rd birthday present for us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Ax...

If you see this, post your own comfort characters.

Farscape John Crichton Peace Sign

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Andy Law@hapimeses.bsky.social · 4w ago

If you see this, post your own comfort characters.

Standout #UKSFFBookBargains today is Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie, which won all the awards and deeply annoyed the kind of people who deserve to be annoyed. A ship Mind is betrayed and stuck in a human body trying to avenger it's destruction. www.amazon.co.uk/Ancillary-Ju...

Nigel Farage is a grifter. He always has been and he's continuing to grift. He knew he was heading towards a byelection anyway so has pulled the trigger early. The people Vs the establishment?! Reform are literally part of the establishment.

the only way to defeat this assault on our collective humanity is a unified front making AI use in creative fields an anchor which drags projects and companies to the bottom of the sea

Former Pingu Child Actor (BANISHED)@cursedpingu.bsky.social · last mo.

Sounds like AI is a huge liability and billionaires are mega-crybaby about it as per. "established studios with a positive track record see a "catastrophic" 40% to 60% drop in sales when they use AI"

Why not let the public decide media ownership and regulation, so we can put limits on the bullshit we're fed. Then we wouldn't be panicking about perfectly normal levels of immigration in the first place. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Public to decide asylum cases as Mahmood pledges to speed up decisions

The Home Secretary will set out plans for a new independent body made up of people from a range of backgrounds with training similar to magistrates.

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Curious about tonight's stream? Check out Andy Law's blog... www.patreon.com/InsideTheRoo...

Welcome to the Yellow! with Laurence Bianchi-Philips | Inside the Rookery

CA-CAW! A strange figure emerges from the shadows to step Inside the Rookery. This week, we're joined by Laurence Bianchi-Phillips to ask an

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Rookery Publications@rookeryp.bsky.social · last mo.

Ca- and indeed -caw! Join us Inside the Rookery this Saturday, as we chat with game designer, writer and artist Laurence Bianchi-Phillips ( @hardyroachgames.bsky.social )! 7pm UK / 2pm ET / 11am PT www.youtube.com/live/CZGzZNl...