Chris R
@chrisro.eurosky.social
Medical Specialist on Yuwi country. Like people. Don't like generative AI.
It's my final week as a Guardian cartoonist ☹️ and here's my third last cartoon. It's a gamblin' one www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Will the government get it right on gambling reform? | Fiona Katauskas
Anthony Albanese is weighing up the options
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Fellas, is it bad if your prestige publishing line hasn't had more women than you can count on one hand writing your comics without a male co-author? Asking for everyone.
Rachel Pinnelas 💭@racheaissance.com · 4w agoFor instance, some napkin math for the percentage of women who have had solo writing credits on a DC Black Label series since 2018 is 0.0625%. It is literally under 1%. In eight years.
For instance, some napkin math for the percentage of women who have had solo writing credits on a DC Black Label series since 2018 is 0.0625%. It is literally under 1%. In eight years.
(1) Spoke to a Filipino guy last week who was attacked by a few racist scum , he came here after meeting his wife in the merchant navy , he was 15 years in the merchant navy his wife 5 years . Cost him nearly £4k to come here on a Fiancee visa he wasn't entitled to work or anything else on that visa
Chemist & X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin's meticulous research was instrumental in uncovering DNA's molecular structure. Most famous for her role in the DNA double helix discovery, her work also revolutionized our understanding of viruses & coal. She was born #OTD in 1920. #WomenInSTEM 🧵
The Heart of the Galaxy above the backyard last night. After some middle of the night swirling fog, just before dawn Matariki (aka The Pleiades) rises (circled) above the horizon. Dark sky New Zealand East Coast.
Church of England promotes "conversion therapy" ???!!! edzardernst.com/2026/07/the-...
The Church of England promotes “conversion therapy”
Conversion therapy is a form of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) that attempts to change an individual’s sexual orientation from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual, or to change their gender ...
edzardernst.com
if england wins the world cup someone should steal it and put it on display in their national museum
The ruins of Bothwell Castle on the banks of the Clyde to the East of Glasgow. Built in the 13th Century, it played an important role in the Wars of Scottish Independence. #glasgow #bothwell #bothwellcastle #architecture #scottishhistory
Posted at 1:56pm, got an email at 3:03pm from Jane Norman cancelling my membership of the press gallery
Greg Jericho@grogsgamut.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis gallery has had a decade of watching Trump and 30 yrs of Hanson and they walked in the press club like it was first day on the job.
. I love Scotland . . . then and now ... 💙 🏴 👊 🏴 💙 .
Glasgow now, there is no place in Scotland for racism or fascism.
A society with one trillionaire and millions of people in poverty is something to be deeply ashamed of, actually
MIGRANTS! Important! For electoral purposes, you are a resident if you’re in New Zealand legally and not required to leave within a specific time, and have lived in New Zealand continuously for 12 months or more. This will be a lot more people than are aware of this. enrol.vote.nz/app/enrol/#/...
Electoral Commission
Enrol, check or update your details here.
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This picture in the latest Library news email from @city-of-sydney.bsky.social makes me feel quite stressed. Don't put your bag there! Its going to fall in!
🚨 For nearly two years - and even now, depending on the day and model - AI models could tell you all about bixonimania, a totally made-up disease in a paper funded by “the Professor Sideshow Bob Foundation". My @nature.com story on AI's fallibility in medicine www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real
Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?
nature.com
Today marks 14 years since 17-year-old, unarmed Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while walking home. 14 years later, we’re still demanding a country where our children can walk home in peace — without being treated like a threat.
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
it must be so frustrating to be jk rowling these days, spending so much time overseeing the hbo harry potter remake and the audible harry potter remake when all she must really want to do is write something new that will be as successful as harry potter which she could definitely do if she tried
@hoopladigital.bsky.social hey I love your app but I can't log in and your website won't load. Are your servers down?
