David Fallon

Did the shark get a splinter from the punch?

Thanks to @vbivar.bsky.social for curating this super helpful collection of accessible, short-form reading about some of the dangers and limitations of generative AI.

Today has been redeemed by discovering a new word for a long-familiar phenomenon: mondegreen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegr...

I have been admiring the refrain that echoes through Holly George-Warren's *A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton*: 'this was Alex's lowest moment in his career', 'this was my lowest point' etc. Encouraging that he had so many and still kept on keeping on.

Trump Opens Up Nation’s Aquariums To Commercial Fishing WASHINGTON—Claiming that preservation efforts had impeded U.S. seafood production for far too long, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he had opened up the nation’s aquariums to commercia...

“Starting today, fishermen will finally be allowed to sail into America’s protected aquariums, drop a net in any marine exhibit they please, and begin trawling,” Trump said at a press conference

Peter Thiel is darkest most evil billionaire of them all.

John Barrell, especially on the political implications of art discourse.

I love Vonnegut - I read loads as a teenager but haven't reread more recently. I need to find a spurious excuse to get him on a module!

Nice spot! Which Vonnegut is that? Is it God Bless You Mr Rosewater

Ironically AI would be best suited to churning out the predicable claptrap of Universities UK...

LinkedIn promoted post about Universities UK's partnership with a firm called Studiosity, who are offering universities a free trial of their "AI for learning (not corrections), for formative feedback at scale)".

Text from the announcement which says the AI technology "means all students can benefit from personalised formative feedback in minutes, including guidance on how they can demonstrably improve their own work and critical thinking skills. Actionable insight is accessible to faculty and leaders, revealing the scale of engagement with support, cohorts requiring intervention, and measurable learning progress."

Not at all concerning to learn that Universities UK are partnering with a company to sell an AI product that offers automated feedback on student work. Who needs staff?

YouTube video by Stevie Wonder - Topic He's Misstra Know-It-All

This seems like an apt song for thos week... youtube.com/watch?v=uivv...

Shameless cut and paste from @wifimarxist.bsky.social who know things about hashtags. Every published academic has been done: I support the @societyofauthors.bsky.social protest today and demand that Meta #DoTheWriteThing and compensate authors for the work they stole. #MakeItFair #MetaBookThieves

Current retirement strategy involves Yeokens massively increasing in value over the next two decades.

Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression WASHINGTON—Warning that Americans should brace themselves for an economic “period of transition,” President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that a recession would be an unfortunate but necessary st...

Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression

Is it the result of Piers pressure?

I think you need to add Peter Thiel - a real threat for the NHS

Ha! It's a funky school. They also did Bob Marley's 'Three Little Birds' too, a bit more mellow. I might push for some Fat White Family next year...

I felt my age when the drummers at my daughter's primary school music showcase were playing along to it and to Come as You Are....

Everything is on the one!

Disturbing representation of romance in @blackwells.bsky.social Newcastle today!

"In passing a ravine – the Guide recommended strenuously a quickening of pace – as the stones fall with great rapidity & occasional damage – the advice is excellent – but like most good advice impracticable – " Byron, 19 Sept 1816

“Is displacing native people really something we want associated with America?” Jacob Alter, Deep Fryer

Trump Proposes U.S. Takeover Of Gaza
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Report: Everything Slightly Worse Than Yesterday

Report: Everything Slightly Worse Than Yesterday
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