One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.

1,000 bhp for a road car is not leadership, its ridiculous. Complete waste of engineering design effort and materials on our congested roads. Also, honest question: what was the Taycan damage?

In summary, AI has the potential to mitigate some effects of "enshitification" on Amazon by improving personalization, authenticity, and customer support, but it cannot fully replace the need for quality and ethical business practices (2/2)

Limitations of AI

While AI can significantly enhance the shopping experience, it is not a complete solution. Challenges such as data privacy concerns, the need for human touch in customer service, and the potential for algorithmic bias still exist (1/2)

"Europeans, let's wake up!" — Defend Democracy “We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.

1/Striking speech by Macron: The future of European democracy depends on taking back its digital information space. A remarkable turn from Silicon Valley as source of enlightenment to being a purveyor of slop. And the stakes aren't just ad revenue but the nation.
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish? Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

The Trump Action Tracker is a British academic’s answer to Trump “flooding the zone” with anti-democratic and anti- rule of law behaviours.

It’s a one-stop-shop for logging thd lot. And the neta-analysis of what is happening is very enlightening… darkly.

See TrumpActionTracker.info

Funny Tweets ach! Sorry, wrong platform. Are the best Tweets. Damn! Did it again 😞

If only people opened their eyes, the #EV argument is won. Low cost energy, bladder surmountable mileages and stupendously fast charging. Christ! What more do you want?

I think my daughter should get a Five / Cinq / 5 whatever

Hmm... music and cars. #EVs even. I may have to follow you.

CHARGE yer #EVs tonight folks! God I hope no one dies in these strong winds 🤞

breed? Where'd that come from?

Yeah, I know but let's take small steps?

Tax wealthiest to end rip-off Britain, says Green leader Polanski Zack Polanski sets out a new direction for the Green Party in his first conference speech as leader.

Good coverage on the Beeb (bally C that's who). I was quite surprised they let that breed through. Well done #Zack www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Charge your #EV tonight (in the UK) #Amy is giving you many, many oh so valuable carbon neutral kWh / units / elections / don't care what you call them, it's all goood

Garrgh! Wind energy!

The sun is setting here in Brittany, France. I'm expecting orange in the clouds above

This is going to be an Orange Sky?

Beginning to sound like a capitalist now Jan? I don't care: What an impressive first sentence.

I am now listening to and enjoying #johncage Bubblegum by #Stereolab. In France. By the way, I've also read Nina Simone's Gum, by #warrenellis. I don't have a fixation on gum. I'm just #Ordinary

leafless tree stands in the middle of floodwater, its bare branches spreading wide against the grey surface of the water. White text overlay reads: “It takes a village: a new approach to living with flooding.”

In 2012, a flood forced Dr Fiona Work out of her home in Edzell for 10 months. Eleven years later, the village flood group she helped form saved the community during Storm Babet.

Our latest: theferret.scot/new-a...

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So powerfully put - and terrifyingly accurate. We no longer hear the truth, because the truth is deeply inconvenient & because it poses a direct challenge to vested interests - and as a result, our lurch towards climate catastrophe accelerates

There is joy in simple things, everyday things #JustBeOrdinary

Suppose I should have been on la France exhibit #30 something by now but its not easy being extra #Ordinary all the time Xx
Meanwhile here's mah daft #Sprollie expecting a game of something 😃

Well. You might come across teleprompter complaints, for example (with no evidence) or choose to read a delightfully heavily referenced paragraph or two. And its just a pixel. Which is not Ordinary.

Just be Ordinary

Just go for a walk, have a swim, do some gardening, acknowledge real stuff and deny these so called "tech bros" of whatever they're after

This enabled our patient to go home that same morning, just in time.

It was palliative care at its best - resolute, collegiate, focused entirely on what mattered to the patient.

In the most profound sense, we only die once.

Here's to care, humanity and creativity at the bedside ❤️🐕

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No. I tend to avoid YouTube due to the many, annoying ad breaks, excessive really.