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In retrospect, it may have been a bad idea to let our research field be completely captured by some of the world’s most-powerful corporations

A reminder that the 70+ year-old research discipline of AI is much bigger than genAI, much bigger than just deep learning, much bigger than Big Tech. AI includes symbolic reasoning, multi-agent systems and statistical machine learning and is used for astrophysics, renewable energy and climate models

World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990 World Athletics says its genetic test for women ensures ‘the integrity of women’s sport’ – but science does not support this overly simplistic idea.

Every TERF is like 'birds and bees, it's easy, folks' and (almost) every scientist actually working on questions of sex is like 'oof guys, what can I tell you, I have been working on this question for 52 years, and frankly, I know less and less every year' theconversation.com/world-athlet...

Scientific and industrial applications, noting that AI is much bigger than genAI

“The ‘grown women’ of Ireland remember very well what erasure and control and lack of bodily autonomy feel like and it’s for this very reason that we stand so passionately with the trans community today”

#TransRightsAreHumanRights @independent.ie

Holy glow up

It may take a generation—or two—and a lot of struggle. But I have faith that we will eventually get a left that understands how to make AI serve egalitarian ends.

Women’s status is very rapidly eroding—in their civil rights protections, healthcare, access to the public sphere, and the cultural support for their independence and dignity. But there is no feminism: our public gender discourse is divided between transphobia and handwringing about man’s feelings.

YouTube video by Bionic Dub CORNEL CAMPBELL - Jah Jah Me Horn Yah [1973]

Big Friday night tune for you

YouTube video by igraderecords Midnite feat. Pressure - Same I Ah One

A spine-tingling highlight from 2014

YouTube video by Nishkam The General Midnite - Lion Wears The Crown (Lyrics)

They are astoundingly prolific, and their ouput’s peaks are truly unbeatable

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If you have never heard Midnite/Akae Beka, you are missing out on some very special full-body-and-soul reggae

What Labour are doing to trans people is so brazenly unjust. They don't care about the science, the recommendations of experts, the legality, the morality... not even the political cost. It's just full steam ahead with eliminating trans people from public life regardless of the cost or consequences

anxiety does *not cause* masking
masking does *not cause* anxiety

A mass-disabling pandemic *causes* anxiety *and* masking *and* you know, a little bit of mass disability

This is a lovely view of what appears to be a traditional Danish town centre, with characteristic colourful buildings featuring red clay tile roofs. The architecture shows the classic Scandinavian style with multi-storey buildings in yellow, white, and other pastel colours lining a quiet street. The dramatic sky filled with puffy white cumulus clouds against the deep blue backdrop creates a beautiful contrast with the historic buildings below. The perspective suggests this photo was taken from an elevated position, perhaps from an upper floor window or rooftop, looking down at the charming streetscape with its mix of residential and possibly commercial buildings typical of Danish market towns.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Just another day in Denmark

This is a beautiful photograph of a golden retriever or similar breed dog standing in an open field during what appears to be golden hour - either sunrise or sunset. The dog is positioned in the foreground, silhouetted against the warm, golden light streaming from the sun in the background. The field is covered in short grass with visible texture and patterns, and there’s a line of bare trees along the horizon. The sky features dramatic clouds illuminated by the golden sunlight, creating a stunning contrast between the warm yellows and oranges of the light and the cooler blues of the sky. The lighting creates a beautiful rim light effect around the dog’s fur, making it glow against the landscape. The composition captures a peaceful, pastoral moment with excellent use of natural lighting and depth of field.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Rest in peace, Goldie (2023-2025)

Does anyone on here regularly mask in Denmark? If so, what reactions to your mask do you get?

🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠

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Vaccines, air purifiers and respirators: three miraculous life-saving technologies to which, increasingly, society is saying “nah, thanks, I prefer the viruses”

The trans rights stitch-up: How the government plans to silence parliamentary debate on the most far-reaching restriction of minority rights in our lifetime open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

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Riddims from the future

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Upfull vibes to lift up your Friday

And almost everyone who hasn't experienced it has no idea what this is like, apparently doesn't seem interested in ever trying to know, to bridge the divide so they can live in community with us who do live this.

Trying to have as much of a life as you can as an ill person is nonstop heartbreak.

There’s a special kind of grief that chronically ill and disabled folks know of watching huge parts of life pass by while your body, try as it might, simply hurts too much or is too exhausted or dysregulated to do a single thing except try to stay alive from one moment to the next.

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LOVED this beautiful film about motherhood and war (and with superb music and animation). Watched with 6YO who is happy to co-endorse

Pretty cool that we got one of the worst pandemics ever and the only thing we have managed to globally coordinate on is ignoring the persistent life-altering symptoms that affect hundreds of millions

important context for headlines like this: Altman also runs a company (Worldcoin) that he claims will solve this problem he also created

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RIP to my namesake Ozzy—a true legend. Nuts to think you recorded this in 1969, it sounds just as fresh in 2025

A white bowl filled with oat groat porridge, served with black beans, sunflower seeds and roast vegetables

I am still eating porridge every day, but now I make it vegan—with olive oil, black beans, sunflower seeds and roast vegetables

An unbearably sad statement from the Editorial Committee (SDJ) of the AFP news agency, please read:

"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die.
AFP has been working with 1 writer, 3 photographers and 6 videographers, all freelance, in the Gaza Strip… /1