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Barrington Womble.

@barrydowney.bsky.social

Socialist, former firefighter and trade unionist. Not giving up on believing in people. Irish via both parents' English by birth.

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This is just nonsense. Even Sam Altman doesn't believe this. There is no path for LLM's to 'wipe out' jobs, it is far too unreliable and can't be made better. Software engineering was supposed to be the cutting edge, and it's not breaking through there either.

07.10.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Giving artists the freedom to fail allows them the freedom to succeed. It's very simple.
The same freedom, to walk away from poor employers without risking your financial/mental health, should be given to everyone through a true UBI.

07.10.2025 07:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

06.10.2025 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18626    ๐Ÿ” 7065    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 124    ๐Ÿ“Œ 367

This is not it. Increasing the number of colonialist flags, even with this wet slop on them, is the last thing our communities need.
Anyone believing that there is a past era to 'reclaim' where these flags meant anything good is delusional at best.

07.10.2025 07:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Giving artists the freedom to fail allows them the freedom to succeed. It's very simple.
The same freedom, to walk away from poor employers without risking your financial/mental health, should be given to everyone through a true UBI.

07.10.2025 06:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.

Israel is escalating genocide and mass destruction with genocidal intent, attempting to erase an entire population in front of our eyes.

source: Global Sumud Flotilla

06.10.2025 17:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 123    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Thing I donโ€™t get is if you want someone not real whoโ€™ll agree with you all the time and push you towards stupid ideas, rather than AI, why not just become part of the British political class?

05.10.2025 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The piss tank on the Megabus to Margate is 145% full

04.10.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 222    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I donโ€™t know on what planet James Cleverly is a political heavy weight but itโ€™ll have a fuck of a gravitational pull.

05.10.2025 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 129    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Get more from Podcasting is Praxis on Patreon creating Podcasts on and about Normal Island

AI isn't people until they start supporting us on www.patreon.com/praxiscast for only ยฃ5 a month!

05.10.2025 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ch4 once again hits it out of the ballpark interviewing Husam Zomlot on the question of who needs security.

The ss or the concentration camp inmates.....its a toughie.

Dont ask the White West.....IT'S COMPLICATED. ๐Ÿคก
#IzrahellIsATerr0r1stState
#ProtectPalestine ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

05.10.2025 12:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Being found in breach of The Equality Act 2010 for calling Big Mouth Billy Bass annoying

05.10.2025 07:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Handing myself in to be given 10 consecutive life sentences for the things I've said about printers!

05.10.2025 07:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Somewhat missing in the whole sugary drinks refill, by one get one free, ban is that it is purely aimed at the poorest. Yeah, they may be unhealthy, but not eating is a lot more unhealthy. For some people bogof is the most affordable way to eat. Those with money will just buy it anyway.

04.10.2025 16:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 190    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Keir Starmer was smart to wait until The Brittas Empire had mostly disappeared from the public conciousness before becoming PM.

04.10.2025 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bender

FINE, I'LL GO BUILD MY OWN PROTOCOL WITH BLACKJACK AND HOOKERS.
IN FACT. FORGET THE PROTOCOL AND THE BLACKJACK.

Bender FINE, I'LL GO BUILD MY OWN PROTOCOL WITH BLACKJACK AND HOOKERS. IN FACT. FORGET THE PROTOCOL AND THE BLACKJACK.

03.10.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 180    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Even now, at this very late stage, there is time and space to step back and admit youโ€™ve fucked it. Just say: We were wrong to facilitate this genocide, which we did in good faith. We were wrong to demonise these grannies. We were wrong to join in the tidal wave of migrant terror. We were wrong.

03.10.2025 08:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Today has been a block a lot of people for lack of empathy and sensitivity day.
I'm sure these people aren't like this at home, or they wouldn't survive 5 minutes, so what is the drive to be an absolute tool online?

02.10.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fifty quid a week for 5 posts! I know money's tight but have some self-respect.

02.10.2025 15:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: 45 civilian boats have just set sail from Turkey bound for Gaza.

It comes as a direct response to Israelโ€™s illegal interception and abduction of the Global Sumud Flotilla and its 500 passengers.

Remarkable.

(๐ŸŽฅ Citizen Mรฉdia)

02.10.2025 11:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 709    ๐Ÿ” 421    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31

Unbelievably pink wrongness. Perfect example of the species.

02.10.2025 08:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The history of Nazis holding rallies in Let-wing areas of Weimar Germany, instigating street fights, and then telling the press that only they could save Germany from the "violent communists" seems like an important thing for people to be studying right now."

The history of Nazis holding rallies in Let-wing areas of Weimar Germany, instigating street fights, and then telling the press that only they could save Germany from the "violent communists" seems like an important thing for people to be studying right now."

Yup

02.10.2025 06:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 144    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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DOUBLETHINK DOES DOUBLETIME STEWART LEE

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

02.10.2025 06:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In all honesty, itโ€™s not rhetoric any more. Itโ€™s not narrative. Iโ€™ve experienced more racism in the last 4 months than I can ever remember. The wheels are off in the UK and itโ€™s being led by 3 political parties.

02.10.2025 06:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1666    ๐Ÿ” 407    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 78    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
Major Major's father was a sober God-fearing man whose idea of a good joke was to lie about his age. he was a long-limbed farmer, a God-fearing, freedom-loving, law-abiding rugged individualist who held that federal aid to anyone but farmers was creeping socialism. He advocated thrift and hard work and disapproved of loose women who turned him down. His specialty was alfalfa, and he made a good thing out of not growing any. The government paid him well for every bushel of alfalfa he did not grow. The more alfalfa he did not grow, the more money the government gave him, and he spent every penny he didn't earn on new land to increase the amount of alfalfa he did not produce. Major Major's father worked without rest at not growing alfalfa. On long winter evenings he remained indoors and did not mend harness, and he sprang out of bed at the crack of noon every day just to make certain that the chores would not be done. He invested in land wisely and soon was not growing more alfalfa than any other man in the county.

Major Major's father was a sober God-fearing man whose idea of a good joke was to lie about his age. he was a long-limbed farmer, a God-fearing, freedom-loving, law-abiding rugged individualist who held that federal aid to anyone but farmers was creeping socialism. He advocated thrift and hard work and disapproved of loose women who turned him down. His specialty was alfalfa, and he made a good thing out of not growing any. The government paid him well for every bushel of alfalfa he did not grow. The more alfalfa he did not grow, the more money the government gave him, and he spent every penny he didn't earn on new land to increase the amount of alfalfa he did not produce. Major Major's father worked without rest at not growing alfalfa. On long winter evenings he remained indoors and did not mend harness, and he sprang out of bed at the crack of noon every day just to make certain that the chores would not be done. He invested in land wisely and soon was not growing more alfalfa than any other man in the county.

Major Major's father was an outspoken champion of economy in government, provided it did not interfere with the sacred duty of government to pay farmers as much as they could get for all the alfalfa they produced that no one else wanted or for not producing any alfalfa at all. He was a proud and independent man who was opposed to unemployment insurance and never hesitated to whine, whimper, wheedle and extort for as much as he could get from whomever he could.

Major Major's father was an outspoken champion of economy in government, provided it did not interfere with the sacred duty of government to pay farmers as much as they could get for all the alfalfa they produced that no one else wanted or for not producing any alfalfa at all. He was a proud and independent man who was opposed to unemployment insurance and never hesitated to whine, whimper, wheedle and extort for as much as he could get from whomever he could.

I feel like Joseph Heller had their number back in the 60's in Catch-22 and I still think of this quote whenever I hear farm owners complaining about socialism or benefits or taxes. It was a short little aside but it stuck with me for like 25 years.

02.10.2025 04:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 963    ๐Ÿ” 207    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

I think this is what the Pope just said.

02.10.2025 04:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israeli naval ships intercept Gaza-bound flotilla Climate activist Greta Thunberg is among activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla being taken to an Israeli port.

An article from the British Broadcasting Corporation and not one mention of the British Government. Remarkable!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

02.10.2025 04:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

JFC on a bike!

01.10.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is such a powerful campaign from save the children, bravo to everyone involved

30.09.2025 23:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If "AI" was as valuable as they say it is, they wouldn't be selling it to you. They'd be using it themselves in secret to make the next Minecraft, the next Avatar, the next Hello Kitty and then they'd sell that to you.

They're trying to sell you a sick goose, while pretending it lays golden eggs.

10.07.2025 04:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6418    ๐Ÿ” 2550    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 90

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