I am *loving* Hammer time. I hope the EoH network finds you and Kev another project when you run out of Hammer films!
⚫ Mort d’Ebo Taylor, icône ultime du highlife ghanéen
Pionnier du style forgé dans le chaudron culturel post-indépendance du Ghana et voix du panafricanisme des années 70, le musicien était revenu sur le devant de la scène dans les années 2000. Il est mort le 7 février à 90 ans.
➡️ bit.ly/4rIQBxa
This happens with*everything* now. No matter how grave the crime or one-dimensional the injustice, after four days the hivemind of American punditry decides that the Real Story is how the people upset about it are the real villains.
As ever, Private Eye sees through the way the usual-suspect media are happy to swallow wholesale and then amplify the BS from Tufton St lobbyists when it comes to net-zero
And, as ever, @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org made all these points the moment the coverage landed
Imagine running a higher education system/country so badly that you actually can't afford, or refuse to fund, research that is *literally defined as* "internationally excellent".
Stupid, stupid, stupid country.
i'm fascinated by how much people love and are amazed by chat gpt saying "nice catch!" and "great observation!" because i personally find the condescension and obsequiousness the most skin-crawling thing about how LLMs "talk"
I had a great conversation about this phenomenon with some sociologists at ASA once. A colleague took me to task for failing to see how they KNOW the reference. They aren’t misreading literary references — they are wielding them to demonstrate their power to shape our ethics.
There’s an enormous amount of stuff in this book I’d like to highlight, but start with:
“What emerges as the most elementary insight is that, since we do not now have any ways of making computers wise, we ought not now to give computers tasks that demand wisdom.”
Amsterdam—View from the Window by Vasily Kandinsky, 1904 #artbots #guggenheim
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137882
AI trash is everywhere, and that’s in part because social media platforms have made it profitable for people churning out AI-generated videos and photos that try to grab your attention.
Great to have @jasonkoebler.bsky.social back on the show to understand what’s going on.
A two-part object lesson in how performative authoritarianism done by the left is never enough for the right.
"Moderate democrats worried effective politics will save the party from extinction"
incredible stuff going on today friends
Le Tour de France 2027 s’élancera d’Edimbourg, pour un début de parcours inédit au Royaume-Uni
my god, it's full of computer
Happy Miette Day, to all who celebrate.
One of our specialist subjects. (With thanks to @municipaldreams.bsky.social for hosting our thoughts on this.)
municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2017/10/03/c...
Huge if true
*Werner Herzog voice*
now, the Jingle Hop has begun
“Your slipper, sir.”
“Where is the other one, Alfred?”
“I’m afraid there’s been a mishap, sir.”
This is what's worse about our Gilded Age.
Robber Barons actually had to work.
Obviously, what Elon's ultimately against is democracy.
Literally, no human on earth has benefited more from government spending. He just doesn't like the idea of government serving up anyone but him.
Just filled this in.
by which I mean I wrote the same answer in each box.
"Total copyright protection. It's not hard."
Please join me if you're not a thief.
There are some bakeries in France that sell 2kg round loaves, and my brother in law pretty much did the giant sandwich thing with one.
Back when bread was baked communally, it wasn't unusual to bake really big loaves and use the bread through the week, iirc. Not sure that that would amount to a gallon.
Drivers: there should be less traffic!
Council: /takes positive steps to allow more people to travel without driving
Drivers: Not like that!
