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Paul M. Cray

@pmc.bsky.social

"A plain, unvarnished Preston man." Permanent resident alien in Seattle, Wash. Interests: AGI, books, food, futurology, historiographic metafiction, ideas, sf, technoeconomic paradigm shifts, the Technological Singularity, writing

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University Challenges: A hilarious and nostalgic cosy novel eBook : Sheffield, Jack: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store University Challenges: A hilarious and nostalgic cosy novel eBook : Sheffield, Jack: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

One for @evopma.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy perhaps? www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CWXKZHW...

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I mean I use it every day at work it helps me be better at my job. It's very far from useless in it's current state. I'm not saying it would be useful to you but it is useful to me (and a decent %ge of my colleagues if internal survey of my major UK charity is accurate)

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Not to armchair quarterback but I wouldn't make -any- of the decisions these people are making

09.08.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe pushed into an alternate universe

09.08.2025 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Now, *that's* magic!"

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Not drop so much as dematerialise

09.08.2025 05:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
BBC Yorkshire: Five fall ill with E. coli at beauty spot

BBC Yorkshire: Five fall ill with E. coli at beauty spot

β€œAre you sure the meat paste sandwiches are fine?” asked Dick, β€œJoan the housekeeper made them a week ago”.
β€œYou’ll eat them anyway, you tubby bastard,” Anne replied. And she was right, they all ate them.

Excerpt from Five Get the Squirts (Enid Blyton, 1951)

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I noticed that! And the way the cat just seems to drop the tray they pick up

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Things I have done today:

Read
Fixed a doorknob that's been broken for a year
Washed, folded, and sorted clothes for giving away
Painted my nails

Things I have not done today:

Started writing either of two articles that I desperately need to file

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I’m not looking at the cat, I’m looking at the bowl that turns into a tray.

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The more you watch that video, the more you see

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And people say GenAI has no uses

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if you haven't read John Birmingham's AXIS OF TIME it is a) a lot of fun and b) an interesting cultural slice of the post-9/11 mood.

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In this Ohio sports bar, Sean still means Casey, not Duffy. But they do know this: If anyone can successfully build a nuclear reactor on the moon, it's a former reality TV star who's afraid to ride the New York subway.

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Operation: Aliens By Ryan Fleming and Charles E.P. MurphyIn our world, this show does not exist - but in another world, you can find DVD boxsets right next to Aella the Amazon, The Van Helsing Mysteries, and Night Mare...

WHAT IF Aliens had gotten a cartoon spinoff - under 90s Fox Kids broadcasting standards? Let us introduce you to episodes like An Alien In King Arthur's Court... www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/operati... #alternatehistory

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The 100 Best Podcasts of All Time From pop culture and history to sports and more, these are the best podcasts ever made.

Might be ofinterest to some in this bailiwick: time.com/collections/...

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I see a lot of oats in my future

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Someone on here actually said they thought doing that was somehow weird

08.08.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oats in their own blood. (Porridge made with oat milk.)

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"You shall not boil a young oat in its mother’s milk" (Exodus - vegan version)

08.08.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In space, no one can hear you add cream

08.08.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Review: "Let me tell you I was bitterly disappointed to learn that this book is, in fact, an instructional guide to the profitable husbandry of ducks as a craft. There is not one sliver of insight about holding ducks accountable for their crimes against humanity, Earth, or God."

Review: "Let me tell you I was bitterly disappointed to learn that this book is, in fact, an instructional guide to the profitable husbandry of ducks as a craft. There is not one sliver of insight about holding ducks accountable for their crimes against humanity, Earth, or God."

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"Oats are a nutrient-rich food associated with lower blood cholesterol and reduced risk of human heart disease when consumed regularly."

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You don't think oats are important in space?

08.08.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Or even a space avionics speller

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Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."

Google Gemini doesn’t appear to be doing too well:

β€˜"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’

07.08.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1207    πŸ” 280    πŸ’¬ 162    πŸ“Œ 876

How many bs in blueberry

ChatGPT said:
There are two "b"s in "blueberry".

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Paging @celestialweasel.bsky.social

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Open Position: Software Engineer If you are passionate about building an in-space economy and thrive on solving hard problems, Interlune could be the place for you.

As I have said in the past, I would apply, but I can't claim to be an space avoinics expert: www.interlune.space/open-positio...

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