Words From Darran
@shinraalpha.bsky.social
Punk-ass book jockey. Smol science writerer. Invisible ghost in the streets, visible ghost in the sheets. they/them
Just a reminder that: - this isn't for workplaces and if your work is trying to implement it scare them over discrimination claims - the onus is on the service provider, not the service user to comply - the code *itself* says enforcement of toilet facilities is unworkable and low priority
Slurms MacKenzie@slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 15h agoEHRC Code of Practice comes into effect today so remember to be an absolute pain in the arse to any service provider who is trying to actively enforce it.
perfect illustration of how these people will ignore all sorts of horrible bigotry - often towards women, including domestic violence - if the bigot in question demonstrates the correct level of transphobia
Libby@captainlibatron.bsky.social · 2d agoDear god
carving “this machine kills fascists” into a 60lb rare earth magnet and launching it into a data center
Worth posting in context as it is bang on topic.
it all just sort of makes sense, now, huh. all this shit was just generated by AI and he believed it all enough to parrot it on his podcast, and his fact checking team had to clean up after him this is a really massive blow to popular science. Everything is in question now. does he realize this?
Kotaku@kotaku.com · 5d agoYouTuber Hank Green Admits He Has Unhealthy Relationship With AI After Facing Backlash Over Recent Video 'The level of dopamine I've been getting from interacting with LLMs is not healthy for me,' said Green
Oh, someone might sue you? So what. Who cares. Let them. Let them lay out the fascism in court of law so everyone can see it. Let a judge rule on it. Let it all go on record. You’re an organisation, not an individual. Hide behind the parapet of group responsibility and let battle commence.
In fact, Shell’s profits are out today and they have more than doubled. This while climate change is fucking disastrous, Burnham is looking at letting more drilling take place in the North Sea, and we are paying extortionately for our planet being burned down. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Shell’s profits more than double after jump in oil and gas prices
Environmental groups renew calls for windfall tax to support households following Q2 earnings rise to $9.84bn
theguardian.com
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 7d agoThe 6 largest oil companies will collectively rake in $45B in profits in the second quarter of 2026 — nearly double what they made in the first quarter. Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis. Big Oil profits while the world burns.
apologies to the people sat opposite me on the Thameslink who probably thought i was having a religious experience this morning as i sobbed through Fleetwood Mac's Silver Springs. i was.
The Royal Astronomical Society is shocked and dismayed to hear that the UK's iconic Jodrell Bank Observatory is at risk of closure amid a slew of catastrophic budget cuts. Read our full statement here: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
i just finished that new Lego Hill House, Not Sane set and the walls continue upright, bricks meet neatly, floors are firm and doors sensibly shut just like it says in the little booklet thingy, but the minifigures that walk there walk alone? Has anyone else had this problem?
Words From Darran@shinraalpha.bsky.social · 2mo agoi've just finished the new Navidson House lego set but it has a room in it that isn't in the little booklet thing has anyone else had this?
the emotional crux of the illiad is a broken old man begging the man who killed his son to let him bury the body. the odyssey is more than anything about a mans failure to really come home after war, despite the fact he won
the illiad/odyssey are great because theyre history's first piece of anti-war art twisted by idiots into an uncritical endorsement of war
peak Darran moment in the office this morning: Designer talking to another editor: wasn't there a gangster called Baby Face? I don't know why I'm looking at you Darran like you'll know. Me: ......Baby Face Nelson, he was one of John Dillinger's gang. Designer: why do you KNOW THAT?
Me, looking at antibiotics: This would be better if it was a lying machine that drove me insane
Owen Boswarva@owenboswarva.bsky.social · 2w ago"AI is likely the most significant technology in human history," says Kanishka Narayan MP, the UK's new Minister for Artificial Intelligence, in a Linkedin post www.linkedin.com/posts/kanish... #techpolicy #AIpolicy #PPEOxford #koolaid
Sorry I posted “that’s ai! Look at the fingers!” On the photo of your newborn, I meant to say he looks like his dad.
[AFTER KEIR STARMER RESIGNS] ME: PAL: ME: PAL: Lot of human rights abuses for a hu- ME: A LOT of human rights abuses for a human rights lawyer!
Hannah Elias@hannahelias.bsky.social · last mo.In the end, there were just a lot more human rights abuses than I was expecting from the human rights lawyer.
accidentally leaving my greek soldiers locked in a hot horse
The only writing advice you’ll catch me giving out:
People need to grapple with the fact we're in an epistemic crisis that's starting to corrode countless elements of human knowledge.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w agoAl-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk
in addition to these opened my laptop this morning and have the Wikipedia page for Mike and Angelo open
Words From Darran@shinraalpha.bsky.social · 2w agoWikipedia pages currently open on my phone: - Armadillo - History of bread - Gravitational singularity - Out of Time (REM album) - Gout
Wikipedia pages currently open on my phone: - Armadillo - History of bread - Gravitational singularity - Out of Time (REM album) - Gout
The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social
Amazing that she then can get away with continuing to frame this as the powerful trans people/allies against the weak and meek "feminists" and billionaires.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 3w agoJK Rowling through her TERF organization, Beira's Place have sent Amnesty International a demand letter seeking a full retraction of their report, a public apology, and a bar to future criticism of gender critical groups as anti rights orgs. If they don't comply, they'll commence legal action.
