I think Keir might have to stay on for a few months. Politics has been booked for the summer
Chris Stafford
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founder Fanduel/Recast/Traksy. Tech, Edinburgh, startups, Norwegian and other languages
8 years out of date is fine for instant coffee right? I mean I'm struggling to see how it would manage to go off
We don’t do political stories, but the answer to this is “you got fined for driving in a bus lane because you drove in a bus lane”.
Pensioner fears Reform UK sticker led to bus lane driving fine
Paul Lawrence said it 'bears the question' whether his political leanings were the reason he was fined for driving through a bus lane
liverpoolecho.co.uk
A large wooden cross in Warsaw, under which Polish Pope John Paul II famously celebrated mass in 1979, has been destroyed in a fire. Preliminary findings indicate the fire, which took place on Good Friday, was caused by candles placed beneath the cross. polskieradio24.pl/artykul/3669...
One of the most important sociological studies of our time: documenting the cat ladders of Switzerland brigitteschuster.com/swiss-cat-la...
Google is running a “small” experiment in being a colossal piece of corporate shit.
Techmeme@techmeme.com · 5mo agoGoogle is running a "small" experiment replacing news headlines in search results with AI-generated ones, after adding the feature in Google Discover in January (Sean Hollister/The Verge) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
More cameras and microphones mean "more eyes and ears are available to adversaries, regardless of the original intention,” EFF’s Samantha Baldwin told @ArsTechnica.com. “Creating a dystopian world full of computerised eyes and ears is not the solution.” arstechnica.com/tech-policy...
Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here's how it works.
On-device face scans and cross-platform age keys decrease privacy risks, but trust issues abound.
arstechnica.com
I'm not taking tips from somebody who misses a patch that big when shaving. Get a mirror man.
Might just be me, but this seems like an incredibly odd selection
Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 5mo agoLech Wałęsa, Angela Merkel and Volodymyr Zelensky have been named as the first distinguished members of the new European Order of Merit The award was created by the European Parliament to "honour those who did not simply believe in Europe, but helped build it".
Awful news about Glasgow Central, I'm still hoping the station itself escaped serious damage. But while we're here, can anyone spot the problem with the news photo below, from thetraveler.org/glasgow-cent...? We've really got to STOP using AI to fake things.
Glasgow Central Fire Sparks Travel Chaos Across the UK
A major fire beside Glasgow Central has shut Scotland’s busiest station, triggering nationwide disruption and raising urgent questions over UK rail resilience.
thetraveler.org
One of the world’s leading authorities on autism - very important read: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum
The autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, affecting how teachers should support autistic pupils in the classroom, researcher Uta Frith tells Helen Amass
tes.com
Oh god Frost has discovered Ayn Rand. A mediocrity explosion.
Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · 6mo agoEvening.
Weird. It's a completely unfeasible and pointless railway running in a loop, and yet it isn't a hyperloop
Edinburgh Bus Users Group@edinburghbug.bsky.social · 6mo agoWe often observe that architects shouldn't be allowed anywhere near transport plans. But frankly, this is taking the piss. www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/riba-pr...
Claude is very to-the-point recently. I asked it for short (500 words or less) fairy tale about a Bergen cat who was in space but really wanted to live in Oslo, and it just gave me a 368 word story. No asking why I was speaking Norwegian, or telling me how clever I was. I'm not sure I like that
“I didn’t realize how much I missed the simple joy of losing myself in words until these massive tranches of sex crime files were released,” said Indianapolis resident Greta Livingston
Trove Of Emails About Pedophilia Reignites Nation’s Love Of Reading
WASHINGTON—Saying the millions of documents had restored a pleasure they lost long ago, Americans nationwide said Thursday that the recently released trove of emails connected with disgraced financier...
theonion.com
Poland’s justice minister has been fined by police for a traffic offence that was caught on camera while he was being interviewed behind the wheel. The incident came to light just as the minister was launching a crackdown on dangerous drivers.
Polish justice minister fined by police for road offence caught during YouTube interview
notesfrompoland.com
This would have been more accurate and less disturbing if they'd just left the Scotsman to illustrate the article with a random picture of a steam train in Germany. I mean it's so bad that Trainpal's marketing team would be ashamed of it.
Gareth Dennis@garethdennis.uk · 6mo agoTop tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists. www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
I’m developing a game where you have to go back to assassinate Adam. It’s a first person shooter.
"WALKING OUT ON PEDESTRIANS" @ianswanson.bsky.social for @scotsman.com Full Story: t.ly/kqeQA Walking group @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social has come out against a proposed #TravelScheme for #DundeeStreet and #Fountainbridge. #EdinburghEveningNews #TomorrowsPapersToday #IBPAPERS
🤦What's the point? We said, given the substantial ⬆️ in residents from this planning application ('a more inclusive, & a more vibrant & thriving neighbourhood that strengthens the heart of the city': Developer) democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s9... CEC should insist on bus stop improvements
democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk
I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
Philip K Deep state@basalthrull.bsky.social · 8mo ago
