Charles Arthur
@charlesarthur.bsky.social
Author “Social Warming”, about how social media inevitably polarises us all (not me or you, obviously, just everyone else). Journalist who has covered sports, technology, science, medicine. Ex-Guardian, -Independent, -New Scientist.
This is our extraordinary 🌎 Why are we destroying #Climate stability ? Triggering gigantic #Wildfires ....and so many disasters #ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis #WarOnNature
Weirdly, despite repeated requests, I haven't had any invitations to Reform press events since I asked a month ago whether Farage was scared of questions about his finances.
Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d agoNigel Farage just took a question from a 'journalist' at his press conference, who turned out to be his former chief adviser Raheem Kassam, who asks him why the media are being so unfair to him
Nigel Farage just took a question from a 'journalist' at his press conference, who turned out to be his former chief adviser Raheem Kassam, who asks him why the media are being so unfair to him
We pulled Candy out of a building site where she was struggling to survive. We believe she ate her own leg off as it was infected as a puppy. Look at her now living her best life in Spain ❤️
Haters doubt the power of the new AI economy, but we're now capable of letting a 24-year old kid speedrun Long-Term Capital Management www.ft.com/content/5fb4...
Citadel buys large portion of Situational Awareness equity holdings
Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund suffered steep losses in recent days from tech sell-off
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I'm not qualified to judge whether such people are psychopaths. All I can say is that they behave as if they are. From today's Telegraph.
Absolute scandal that The Forever War hasn't been adapted into a film. I asked a few years back and was told it was "in development" and had been for years - which means it's lost in Development Hell. Read the book, in the meantime.
Bakka Phoenix Books@bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 2w agoOur first visitor today said "My husband has some books here." Us: Great, what the name? Her: Joe Haldeman Us: Oh, not the books, we meant your husband's name. Gay Haldeman: It's Joe Haldeman. Such a lovely surprise visit! Related: we now have a few signed @joehaldeman.bsky.social titles.
This is Cluck. She has severe demodex mange, causing significant hair loss and discomfort, along with a heart murmur and irritation in her left eye. She needs medicated baths, antibiotics and ongoing exams to monitor her heart and eye health. You can help her below ❤️🩹 1510.fan/cluck-bsd
In today's @theoverspill: one of the biggest costs in robots is actuators - but China dominates their manufacture. How can the US catch up?
Start Up No.2677: Microsoft shows OS for AI devices, lawyers try to evade AI exams, Norse Atlantic’s flawed service, and more
One of the biggest costs in robots is actuators - but China dominates their manufacture. How can the US catch up? CC-licensed photo by Ricardo Diaz on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. A selection of 10 links for you. Klaatu barada nikto.
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In today's @theoverspill: if a picture on a wall is described as a Monet painting, you probably believe it's real. What if you're told it's actually AI, though?
Start Up No.2676: the superintelligence problem, Instagram AI helps hackers take over accounts, trouble in the solar business, and more
If a picture on a wall is described as a Monet painting, you probably believe it's real. What if you're told it's actually AI, though? CC-licensed photo by Gerard Stolk on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. A selection of 9 links for you.
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In today's @theoverspill: scientists have unravelled more of the mysteries of how tardigrades survive extreme temperatures. And it's quite weird.
Start Up No.2675: Google engineer charged with insider prediction betting, solving maths in dreams, Nvidia PCs?, and more
Scientists have unravelled more of the mysteries of how tardigrades survive extreme temperatures. And it's quite weird. CC-licensed photo by Philippe Garcelon on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. A selection of 9 links for you. Heatwave? No. I'm @charlesarthur on Twitter.
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In today's @theoverspill: climate change is taking rice-growing areas above the temperature at which it will grow, but and evolution isn't keeping pace.
Start Up No.2674: the AI boosters looking to replace humanity, the casino economy, an anti-snatch iPhone feature?, and more
Climate change is taking rice-growing areas above the temperature at which it will grow, but and evolution isn't keeping pace. CC-licensed photo by Toshiyuki IMAI on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. A selection of 10 links for you. Chopsticks. I'm…
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I remember a Tory confidently telling me "In a decade, everyone will say they voted Leave even if they didn't".
Leonardo Carella@leonardocarella.bsky.social · 2mo agoThere are now more Tory supporters who *say* they voted Remain than Leave. In the BES, which has EU vote information from previous waves rather than recalled vote, the split is 50-35 for Leave (vote intention is 2025 though). If anything, false recall is even more damning for the Brexit project.
In today's @theoverspill: the dogs in the Iditarod snow race run in subzero temperatures for days without frostbite, and far exceeding human endurance. How?
Start Up No.2673: Iran’s internet comes back slowly, Claude Code’s creator on programming’s future, killing the bitcoin ATMs, and more
The dogs in the Iditarod snow race run in subzero temperatures for days without frostbite, and far exceeding human endurance. How? CC-licensed photo by mcgeez on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. A selection of 9 links for you. Ruff time. I'm…
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In today's @theoverspill: a huge trade in stolen and repackaged gift cards is being run via China and funding criminal gangs in the US.
Start Up No.2672: the Filipinos writing those LinkedIn CEO posts, biomedicine’s fake citation problem, Uber mulls AI, and more
A huge trade in stolen and repackaged gift cards is being run via China and funding criminal gangs in the US. CC-licensed photo by Mike Mozart on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. A selection of 9 links for you. Not magi-cal.
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In today's @theoverspill: the mystery of why the SNP's embezzling former chief executive spent hundreds on games consoles and video games might never be solved.
Start Up No.2671: RAM shortage chokes cheap smartphones, Pope Leo warns on AI, LA’s hapless robots, big solar!, and more
The mystery of why the SNP's embezzling former chief executive spent hundreds on games consoles and video games might never be solved. CC-licensed photo by Marcin Wichary on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. A selection of 9 links for you. Non-paying character.
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In today's @theoverspill: the guitar company Fender has won a default judgment protecting the iconic shape of its Stratocaster models - and is applying it.
Start Up No.2670: the new Luddites, where LLMs get their writing, can AI fly the plane?, Ebola outbreak spreads further, and more
The guitar company Fender has won a default judgment protecting the iconic shape of its Stratocaster models - and is applying it. CC-licensed photo by Xoran Sorvor on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. A selection of 9 links for you. Highly strung.
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This is straight out of Tintin and The Black Island, isn't it.
Kevin Wilbraham@kpw1453.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe stairwell of Mousa Broch on the western shore of the Island of Mousa in the Shetland Isles. The broch was constructed in the Iron Age in around 100 BC. 📸 My own. #StairwellSaturday #Mousa #Shetland #Archaeology
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Elon is VERY sore about what Homelander did to him in that final episode. I laughed aloud. The characterisation was done in three lines tops, plus the baseball cap. Absolutely brilliant screenwriting.
Forbes@forbes.com · 3mo agoSeries creator Eric Kripke, who has acknowledged his show is a right-wing critique, said he would “never get a better review ever."
In today's @theoverspill: ships stranded in the strait of Hormuz are succumbing to barnacles and jellyfish.
Start Up No.2669: Waymo’s cars hit flood problem, Ofcom chief talks tough on tech bros, Meta begins layoffs for AI, and more
Ships stranded in the strait of Hormuz are succumbing to barnacles and jellyfish. CC-licensed photo by Curtis Gregory Perry on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. A selection of 9 links for you. Scraping by. I'm @charlesarthur on Twitter. On Threads: …
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