CC Hogan
@cchogan.bsky.social
Writer, voice over, narrator, muso, sound producer
#writingtip Writing with a font size of 14 rather than 11 or 12, keeps me better focussed and more likely to see errors. So I have two new templates. 14 point, Garamond, and 1.5 line spacing for my big PC monitor, and a 16-point version for the audiobook/reading version used on iPad.
Bluesky just blew a fuse I think. I logged in to be told I had a huge amount of notifications. When I looked, it was all the notifications I have ever had. In fact, the only new one was one like. Daft machines!
These are meant for asylum seekers. But I can think of plenty already in the UK, especially those of "White Anglo Saxon" descent who could do with these lessons rammed down their throats.
Have you noticed how Social Media has taken the word "shocked" and redefined it to mean "mildly surprised"?
Fresh bread from my oven. I am now dreaming of a mortadella and tomato sandwich..... hmmmm
The real reason that news outlets like the BBC feel they must fact check everything is that the public has become TOO STUPID to work it out for themselves. It is a mad world where we now blame news outlets for the lies told by politicians. Are unable to separate the story from the messenger.
Don't you think Taron Egerton would make a good James Bond? Even the right age. He is 36, bond was 37. Certainly has the right frown! #jamesbond
I am happily pissing off lots of internet book editors today by wallowing joyfully in long passages of glorious telling!
For those of you interested in the 115 year old yacht Tally Ho, it sailed into Falmouth yesterday, following it trip from Port Townshend in Washington, down the east coast of North America, through the Panama Canal, and across the Atlantic: youtu.be/6xBAOsZqphw?...
Welcome Home Tally Ho... Today she arrives in Falmouth, UK.
YouTube video by Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery
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I must admit that I have no problem with AI generated content as long as I know that it is. What I don't like is people lying, pretending it isn't. Although systems can often identify AI content through inbuilt watermarks, and some label it, those system can be fooled www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Snapchat joins other platforms in the fight against 'AI slop'
Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack are trying to combat the proliferation of fake AI content.
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I know the Jack Ryan series was meant to be good, and it certainly had plenty of excitement, but I get BORED of characters who have so little self control that they would have been sacked by their agency, even prosecuted. Not allowed back for another go! Hawaii Five O is another one.
...But some young people have told the BBC the experience of applying for hundreds of jobs and never hearing back is "robotic and brutal". This is not unique to the internet. To get my first job in the 70s, I also wrote hundreds of letters, many who didn't reply. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Virtual job interviews don't let people shine, says Burnham
Interviews online may not allow young people to show their personality and passion, the prime minister says.
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Reading a few negative comments by scholars of Greek about Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey. Before one spits and huffs over the accuracy of any history or mythology in any film, particularly fighting Homer's corner, perhaps ask the question: "Would homer enjoy it?" HE WOULD LOVE IT!
Lest we forget, Bill Oddie was not only a great twitcher, a fabulous writer (partnering with Graham Garden), and a sharp comedian, but was also a stunning singer. Much missed already. William Edgar Oddie: 7 July 1941 – 25 July 2026, youtu.be/TMaB0cqwcvI?...
Bill Oddie - Ilkley Moor Baht At
YouTube video by LabanTall
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@cressup.bsky.social from BBC Tech reporting that an OpenAI agent has gone rogue, broken free of a controlled environment, and launched an attack on the AI LLM repository Hugging Face! Time for a variation of Asimov's 3 laws of robotics for all AI? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack
It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement.
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Set up my first NAS today using a UGREEN NAS enclosure. I know this is silly, but I was seriously impressed by how beautifully engineered the product is, including the packaging! When Chinese manufacturers go for it, the results are spectacular. Let's hope it works as well as it is made.
Going with the flow: Renewable energy battery breakthrough. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Renewable energy: QUB flow battery breakthrough
A 3D-printed battery designed at Queen's University Belfast could speed up energy storage research.
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This is why governments love a robust religion. If you can con the populace into believing in a god and a joyful afterlife, they will be less worried about dying for whatever cause. This doesn't just affect extremists twisting Islam, but any religion designed by kings. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
‘Everyone's afraid to die’: Struggle to recruit soldiers in Ukraine turns violent
Aggression against recruitment officers has become increasingly threatening, police say.
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A fantastic episode from Leo aboard Tally Ho, somewhere in the Atlantic. The boat he and friends have rebuilt from the keep up (and then even recast the keel!) is ploughing through the waves like the true ship she is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAsF...
Gale force winds / repairing sails at sea - Atlantic crossing, day 10
YouTube video by Sampson Boat Co
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A quick look at the Odyssey - the poem. www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
'A story of sex, strategy and power': How women shape the plot of Homer's Odyssey
The protagonist of the epic poem is a heroic male – but the story is shaped by the stratagems and seductions of the women, nymphs and goddesses he meets along the way.
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Sad to reflect that guidelines like this are necessary. And it is so for ALL broadcasters. I have frequently seen broadcast-quality shots, of the kind that can ONLY come from the massive cameras the big broadcasters use, that are intrusive and intimate. #womenathletes www.ebu.ch/files/live/s...
Beware, Clacton, you are about to be invaded by the political equivalent of the Moonies!
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo agoReform activists urged to switch focus from Manchester to Farage’s Clacton contest
On March 26, 2026, during a debate on violence against women in Germany’s Bundestag, left-wing MP Kathrin Gebel was repeatedly interrupted by AfD MP Martin Reichardt. She responded: “Mr. Reichardt, the clitoris has 3,000 nerve endings, and you’re still more sensitive. That’s quite an achievement.”
This is my original Dragon I drew years ago. The second image (with four poses) is using AI to refine the artwork. It hasn't got it perfect, so I will overpaint it a bit. If you are broke and have to use AI (me) then use it as a tool. Don't let it imagine for you. EG: Image 1 - spines are droopy!
I like this. When I was young, parents used to complain that kids, "spend hours in their bedroom, face in their books, never going anywhere!!" Some book zealots want to get kids off "devices" and hide in books like they did. This is better. @cressup.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What is the Nex Playground console, how much is it and when is it out in the UK?
The cube-shaped console will cost £269 (€319) when it is released on 22 June in the UK and Ireland.
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@susiedentwords.bsky.social - I have just nailed together a sweet little portmanteau to describe Trump's regime: Apotheocracy: a government which has raised itself to divine status.
