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David Strathdee

@davidstrathdee.bsky.social

Scientist, comedian and general nerd from Bothwell, Scotland. Does gaming, quizzing, tennis, comedy, and music. Alumnus of Only Connect and lover of puns. (He/him)

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Danny Fearns@dannyfearns.bsky.social · 19h ago

Good morning Bluesky ☀️ My grandad told me he saw the Titanic - from the outset he warned all the people that the ship would sink, but nobody listened to him. He knew he was right and didn't give up. He warned them again & again, until eventually they kicked him out of the cinema.

The Titanic sinking under a moonlit sky.
David Strathdee@davidstrathdee.bsky.social · 3d ago

Me: “Please don’t let it rain on my wedding day” Monkey’s Paw: *curls in 33 degree heat* Me (in full ceremonial Scottish kilt with tweed waistcoat, tweed blazer and knee high woollen socks): “oh no”

Lynn™@lynn.cat · 4d ago

“How strong should the eject mechanism on this miniSD card slot be?” “Ah, just fuckin’ send it mate”

Isabel Rogers@isabelrogers.bsky.social · 6d ago

Can't be the first to say this, but (and yay UEFA - brilliant) this works equally well if you swap out "football" for maybe "water" or "a stable climate". Look at me being the revolutionary socialist. "No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation."

The moment external investors acquire ownership interests in FIFA competitions, football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. Investor expectations become a daily pressure. From that moment onwards, every decision on the international calendar, every decision on competition formats and every decision shaping the future of football is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders. This model has no place in world football. Football's future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximise financial return. Nor can the interests of national associations, leagues, clubs, players and supporters become subordinate to investor returns. Football cannot mortgage its future for financial gain. Europe's position is clear. We will never lend this model our legitimacy. No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation.
Brainmage.itch.io@brainmage.bsky.social · 7d ago

I sincerely think I could responsibly use the Death Note. Honestly and truly. However, the Brown Note – the book that makes people shit themselves uncontrollably if their name is written in its pages – would turn me into a tyrant within a fraction of a second.

Wxdylan@wxdylan.bsky.social · last wk.

I once again will hop on my soapbox - be more precise with our language around AI. Machine learning has a lot of good and even great applications. And you don't have to burn down the planet to run them. In fact, some cases even save on computational power (looking at you, weather models).

Emily Johnston@enjohnston.bsky.social · last wk.

You know what this ISN'T? An LLM. Once more for the folks in the back: nearly all of the actually useful, genuinely promising things that AI can do for us have nothing to do with LLMs & planet-devouring data centers. Hope, not hype. Serving us, not serving us up to Big Tech. @sciam.bsky.social