2026-08-10T01:52:35Z https://nostr.ae Prof. Catherine Flick https://nostr.ae/npub1wkl3hvq4kmax7dxgmq2syu6hr0k5qun5x64589unln7dn7ft66us38mgay https://mastodon.me.uk/system/accounts/avatars/109/273/831/845/008/925/original/a448d8b8fe181a37.jpeg https://mastodon.me.uk/system/accounts/avatars/109/273/831/845/008/925/original/a448d8b8fe181a37.jpeg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9qsp0c32ajvc0ccn5ewxhyhwj4xdsnjf6jncneay46evncglsevqzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj7mdhd6 RE: <a href="https://universeodon.com/@SrRochardBunson/117027883254468907">https://universeodon.com/@SrRochardBunson/117027883254468907</a><br/><br/>Canary in the coal mine 2026-08-02T21:40:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdy49zadr59f7ywy5ekcmu3fsra2m9zvtslgcj0ax92gt6y2pjxzszyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj3w5kk6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9gj5nm2h9q3v6paq8mmze9pjqnmhmhhx4xtzap3r7xq7zzh9vtugjm87u4'>nevent1q…87u4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that sounds like a summoning ritual 2026-07-29T08:13:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs88yj8gy70tfmnq5yh90j8shgyxxx7r2xts5yjthgzrw75uxdxxlqzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjzc5reg I sure did.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/116/957/426/626/102/775/original/8bfb1f1e6fa5e6ed.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-07-21T10:11:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx6w7jcr3dy5n7puucdlev2gxl3llpneqr5t83wxa2tprs8afrfhgzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj8mfrzn Always exciting to get a Royal Mail delivery notice - this time it’s from “Printing”. Wonder which of the many many printed things I ordered for #emfcamp this one is? 😂<br/><br/>Seriously though these companies that don’t put their actual name in the “from” field for deliveries suck 🫠 or maybe it’s RM that sucks. Who knows. 2026-07-11T07:35:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg8fu6zfdu5n67hgakjzk2llg30xkkww0586lv0t9gt0t2k0e5fxczyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj8nwrkt Woah, Wes Streeting actually had a good idea <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/14/make-platforms-that-promote-violent-content-pay-towards-riot-costs-streeting-says">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/14/make-platforms-that-promote-violent-content-pay-towards-riot-costs-streeting-says</a> 2026-06-14T06:04:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstlrk6khqram2476hhtt2dcda3q52h3llthulq0vhuu8pmy8vnmhszyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjkey4pq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstdaj8fg724w8x4zw6jpv5zazyg0e6lke82mexp70jslmsteqxgxcqgs8gz'>nevent1q…s8gz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m sure some sort of angle bracket could work? But I can only seem to find 90deg ones. Are there adjustable angle brackets? 2026-05-27T10:58:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstdaj8fg724w8x4zw6jpv5zazyg0e6lke82mexp70jslmsteqxgxczyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjaw6cn0 Hey folks, doing a bit of diy fly screen and I need some ideas for how to mount this on a sloping roof velux. The screen is supposed to be mounted flush but it won’t work due to the angle required for the screen. Is there something that will let me screw these little catches securely into the wall above the window on an angle without it all wobbling? Image 1 - the angle of the roof showing how the screen needs to be installed. Image 2: the catch that comes with it that clips onto the top.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/116/646/170/665/117/746/original/af2fcd5eb7244a3e.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/116/646/171/160/985/622/original/0cfd01fdf8d557ba.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-27T10:55:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9ek5wwdj38w3gm446adgd2muzxwe9xc49fkegqu6tftlu8wc6pwczyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjpvz4u0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspv3gj95rpee8swk8fpxm3ty7nv5fhl2wvwjp0wa8gvxw352hgchq26yceh'>nevent1q…yceh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love working at a post-92! It’s nice being a big fish in a small pond :) 2026-01-31T08:44:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9t9clgu8tckswqnu09zstjuctvpkl5eudel06sspwruc3sgnfyhgzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj6gulat Finally busting out the dehydrator to dry some of the last of the apples, this is about 25 apples worth!<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/115/474/968/837/445/442/original/f2567b8880cadb1b.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-01T14:43:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxr6yasq5qrjqmj2ezqh4qnhf9lhm3vsn0ctu7nxv9vug45gxqgaqzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj3ctqwe I didn’t get my grant 😓 2025-10-24T17:16:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxxmzpv3kdl6vudd9kk76f944rppatcgdldydpcyy9drsemv892eczyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjws8sqr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8dkwext3m0hc3p0jgas8qlmwd9mpf4e08q050v5y93mnp7rh5kvsgahzez'>nevent1q…hzez</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes! And most of these councillors are not cybersecurity savvy in the slightest. I guarantee most of them will just happily fill out the form without a second thought. 2025-10-22T17:59:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyavxutn2jek3gphfwr66km8zjj5aepfdxf2l2snrph2f5v6g4reszyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjrd2s0l The people who run the local council email/website (cuttlefish) have legit just sent around an email to all the councillors asking for their email passwords to migrate them to a new email service. I wrote to them to say if they knew what they were doing they should be able to migrate email without me having to fill out a random form with my email address password. How is this a serious company honestly 2025-10-22T17:42:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswuaf9k7awn5e4t3pzcum0kactm0mqa877ecqfdzlvxpfc6vt6mtgzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjlyska4 Anyone who thinks technology is neutral needs a good understanding of these cables. <br/><br/><a href="https://chaos.social/@jonty/115265394954718017">https://chaos.social/@jonty/115265394954718017</a> 2025-09-25T18:18:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsquyu99at5hyzgtjg4s2djfusxu3nnp0znlk2u2u0m80kmgytxtlqzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjrcwte0 It’s my book! And it matches me! (Just got the copies in the post.)<br/><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@CatherineFlick/115254338375710250">https://mastodon.me.uk/@CatherineFlick/115254338375710250</a><br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/115/260/237/809/461/241/original/54022f9b30647d1d.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-24T16:34:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrpzy2jlkxtpclrllkm93ykknh7z5u0t7wdejhdvf6ata79dd7xjqzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj5s73fu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrghsuk7nmkucyuvrylwje76sm5ywpgatszc97kle0u3qfygncucch2j0pl'>nevent1q…j0pl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it’s such a short book and quite cheap, I wouldn’t expect them to have an excerpt, sorry! There are quite a few approaches discussed in the book, my chapter touches on this, but it’s not specifically aimed at this. Perhaps a more AI ethics specialist text could help there? 2025-09-23T16:12:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr7sg4jy8t00lgzmd2tpzered7f5rvgdxaqypftwwxun822xq8pugzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjehm8dp Hey my book is out! It’s about tech ethics. It’s not super expensive so if you’re interested in the topic it might be a good one (I wrote the last chapter) <a href="https://shop.bcs.org/page/detail/getting-started-with-tech-ethics/?SF1=work_exact&amp;ST1=GETTINGSTARTEDWITHTECHETHICS">https://shop.bcs.org/page/detail/getting-started-with-tech-ethics/?SF1=work_exact&amp;ST1=GETTINGSTARTEDWITHTECHETHICS</a> 2025-09-23T15:33:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxcrp4zmq042yvq8g5yv7yr0c98rss9c0ztldu6kepfpxwjz9e2dgzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjeav7aw Some colleagues and I have a book coming out in a couple of weeks, called Getting Started with Tech Ethics, published by the British Computing Society as part of their CPD series. It&#39;s on a discount if you preorder, which you can do here <a href="https://shop.bcs.org/page/detail/getting-started-with-tech-ethics/?SF1=work_exact&amp;ST1=GETTINGSTARTEDWITHTECHETHICS">https://shop.bcs.org/page/detail/getting-started-with-tech-ethics/?SF1=work_exact&amp;ST1=GETTINGSTARTEDWITHTECHETHICS</a><br/><br/>I wrote the final chapter, and I got a bit spicy, and it still surprises me that they didn&#39;t ask me to revise it to tone down the criticism. So yeah. Enjoy? :D <br/><br/>We also have a webinar launch thing in November: <a href="https://www.bcs.org/events-calendar/2025/november/webinar-bcs-author-webinar-series-2025-an-hour-with-darren-catherine-neil-bernd-robert-authors-of-getting-started-with-tech-ethics/">https://www.bcs.org/events-calendar/2025/november/webinar-bcs-author-webinar-series-2025-an-hour-with-darren-catherine-neil-bernd-robert-authors-of-getting-started-with-tech-ethics/</a> 2025-09-01T09:08:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9992mt9wmpmcec9t7frsrv87m830rajhx4vqxdf7xfglk8qrg3vczyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjgm4vhd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0e9qfhkp492js54upz42l25pqzhuqjuguep2wg2x4g0wdqa88zvsgn30ne'>nevent1q…30ne</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>fairly convincing evidence it&#39;s marketing for the rapper&#39;s song about Cybertrucks - all the Tesla critical subreddits have taken it down as a hoax, there are some fairly good detectiving on the dates/etc. in the letter. There&#39;s nothing in actual real newspapers about this either. I agree it&#39;s totally consistent with Tesla&#39;s douchebaggery, so I&#39;m not going to argue with you on that! But I think it&#39;s important to try to establish what actually happened too. 2025-08-11T18:45:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspmadp3kyxcrq2skfsngp7he44tddv009ajaa5tz9m295am0sx5egzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjyc63sc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrg7evr7m83hk2pngq3msdhllz3s6fw8q2wjxzf05vxuh7xl79v4ga68n2p'>nevent1q…8n2p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>without further proof it *did* happen I am very sceptical 2025-08-11T16:51:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9evtm22mvfv24r75qf59l7e0vadt6p9x0pz85yz7yaqr0we6fvfczyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttje9vsma In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9efkn9xg6xr06c8u34shugdqktwas5gm6ndc4kn2kpndj5l9acusrrht27'>nevent1q…ht27</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/niedermeyer.online/post/3lw3pjon2bk2i">https://bsky.app/profile/niedermeyer.online/post/3lw3pjon2bk2i</a> 2025-08-11T16:42:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0ra4e3k9dhvxa92uwwz7grnsgm5rmlaek2f8hed3jvn7rys3dqqszyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjnml6wk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs868ecjgteyuh6dzpsa8n7urv0d6qrytztqedwc0y4n8rnmq5yx4cezrs2q'>nevent1q…rs2q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>turns out this was fake (but I wouldn’t put it past them!) 2025-08-11T16:33:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq9v349dtwa3n8tlac05nx68k9v4hcfaf3wfgdat34kehwmg09fpgzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjzhxr90 Have been thinking about what to do when my current Apple Watch is done, realised that it&#39;s really hard to find a watch that doesn&#39;t look like I strapped a fridge to my narrow wrist, and that companies really don&#39;t cater to women who want a nice small watch with a few functions like silent alarms/phone call notifications/find my phone and simple health tracking (sleep/workout/etc.). (if you have found this holy grail please lmk) 2025-08-04T08:56:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs89t3e6ngky4d33n03y3p57e4x9cwy5e856g8d52m9ugxgvs29vrqzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjrqsq5d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsry3j8j85cewmsjaqvqvtg0y42auae5daytavwwkjdfrxqdlcudngtlvfk9'>nevent1q…vfk9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s a good point, I could set something up locally! I did originally have mail going from my server (liedra.net) but given it is a Linode VPS it got banhammered a lot so I moved that to Fastmail. Maybe one from a domestic server won&#39;t have that same issue if you set up the rest of the flags correctly 2025-07-09T21:56:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsde9jechr7ycwzfp9vf08ck5g6pgx76dplpp2xwm7j99q6p2xrv4gzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj09k9va The free mailing list service my Morris side uses is going paid and most of the other free services I’ve looked at don’t play well with BT internet email addresses (even the one we’re on isn’t always allowed through!). Does anyone have a (pref free but happy to pay a small amount for) mailing list service that will absolutely work for BT internet emails because I’m so bloody sick of explaining to my Morris friends that it’s not my fault they didn’t get the emails 2025-07-09T18:14:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg7q7jm0zflmw5m2yy8xxvy8t2zsesampf2wlg90988zyn423dglgzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjmcvptn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2a0z0ekgmxr6l82maerhyqkfj8azd2p5557vncwqjm92p3eathjc3cncyy'>nevent1q…ncyy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t try to keep unethical things out (I avoid genAI as much as possible, but even then I occasionally have to test it in order to argue against it 😩 ) but I’m not going to guilt trip myself if I can’t always live up to the ideal. My big sacrifice was Facebook, which is less of a hit these days but a decade ago everyone was on there and I missed out on a lot of events. 2025-06-21T16:45:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2a0z0ekgmxr6l82maerhyqkfj8azd2p5557vncwqjm92p3eathjczyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjud6gjx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs84tjnu04mn6v677hnh2l2twnvnrl6vlwtxgspcdrrjxdkp7kk77gnn2s80'>nevent1q…2s80</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>as a technology ethicist I am constantly thinking about this. It’s very hard given workplace requirements and social norms. I can’t even get rid of WhatsApp because all the kids’ school and preschool comms use it. So I’ve eventually come back to the “no ethical consumption under capitalism” thing because we need to make systemic changes that are outside of the control of individuals. 2025-06-21T16:41:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsftrp5y80rgwxq9396ta6djdfdefrsnfaxmnhnryfvras38yaa29qzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj56wq03 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsysnsac2gzz44j6dlkg0m7fy45vckje6jy4x3rt0nrlzl7vzem4hc05lkv5'>nevent1q…lkv5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is always the same with these people - no idea how to actually govern when they get in so they strip mine it for as much as they can before they get turfed out in the next election 2025-05-25T08:25:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfcsjmzq7gpxn3encxpgyplk3za8mtq9pvfvf3a0es7k64amk3gtczyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjlveshz Wow that costume change was incredible #Greece #Eurovision 2025-05-17T20:42:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspa6phz754asxfdz6c8u8gylge6jd5z0n4tyesqt8arfsvu08q29czyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjyea6hf If you are an EU citizen please look at this official EU petition to ban conversion practices in the EU. They need a very large number of signatures before the end of tomorrow. Get your family and friends to sign too! <a href="https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home">https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home</a> 2025-05-15T10:19:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdvgm9xlpp9uafkfq2nsl365ym5cqwv40xs4vrc54e78uuyu7keuszyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjkvvraa I mean Labour-in-power could go on a well overdue kick on how good immigration is and how much immigration actually helps the UK and could fix a bunch of the underlying issues the right wing parties are distracting from by pointing at immigrants but nooooo they have to follow the fucking dog whistle. I&#39;m so upset about all of this. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/11/english-test-among-range-of-labour-measures-to-control-immigration">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/11/english-test-among-range-of-labour-measures-to-control-immigration</a> 2025-05-11T21:48:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfcqyqx2srk5vujuyxntl2y49hzzyde4aawlx7r7t24706rzfkn5qzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjsak3ys Chicken pics for those who enjoy!<br/><br/>#chickens #chickensofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/114/286/304/992/905/939/original/241a2313ad01e692.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/114/286/307/011/083/028/original/7c00e59575bed62e.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/114/286/308/814/739/999/original/1cafec9d784c3dba.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/114/286/310/170/973/632/original/866e7a7435d9ad45.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-05T16:31:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz27sf377z0xcgscjjw6rdj0233evmhrrdmgsa6k6cu4memqxdysqzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjcavjau Built a Joraform composter today, the “Big Pig” I’ve had on back order for months. Good solid construction job, gonna be nursing the RSI for a bit! The compost from this will go into our heap compost along with chook poo and bedding and grass cuttings for incredible compost. #gardening #compost<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/114/285/770/851/887/555/original/9ea238e0ea365696.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/114/285/771/277/231/550/original/c9ebf0edc2d76491.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/114/285/771/672/712/545/original/e34717ccb764016a.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/114/285/772/233/230/247/original/d92088c309320f8f.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-05T14:14:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf3eetmtwdzludt4sypcgnjgr5zl9jkprd5dle7jmnf5gtt5rnfpgzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjzp30fk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrjykz8wlc6thzxpw922sv4t0dtypfrmq2n9samvx43kq6dzhmwq4lesd8'>nevent1q…esd8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, I mean the first was (in the end) a choice between life and death; the second was a choice between having a child and not having a child. We&#39;re all good! But it required a lot of therapy for me after the first to even contemplate having a second. And that choice was part of it. Birthing parents take a lot of risks to have children. This is just one fairly small one amongst a whooooole lot more. 2025-01-17T09:50:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9r266ms02eqtg7l5uaq4qk7g4e0jthp0skt22g3zfrk66mdgh8aqzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjjcrjgx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfetrkys5e0yeulhex9umqtrm827yk457q0j7nzkpgyesnw6gqapqc20f03'>nevent1q…0f03</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>my first baby was 10lb and born by emergency section after a failed induction at 42 weeks and a lot of trauma. My second was a planned section because I didn’t want to go through that again. Every situation is different and the choice being there means parents have the choice. Being older, less stigma around c sections, preference, mental health, lots of potential explanations there! 2025-01-16T22:35:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszxxrdjvflg029y0zszd60u5xg6w5498xwtgmjywfh83x79j0j3uczyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjteul2a “We’ll beat Reform by defeating their arguments rather than changing the rules to stop them getting money from Elon Musk” - oh my god they have learned absolutely nothing, haven’t they<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/21/ministers-resist-calls-to-block-musk-donations-to-farages-reform-uk">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/21/ministers-resist-calls-to-block-musk-donations-to-farages-reform-uk</a> 2024-12-21T20:02:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswq4f8nu93w4ypa2v9wxnp54jw7txujf7dw7mex65mj4wapjv560czyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjkqqzpc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfgxp5kn2weezwypfrs87azq8gygd0ckauyz3wk3d04sp6sw234nsh7p5r4'>nevent1q…p5r4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/113/681/190/106/495/005/original/f001c548d9758bbc.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-12-19T19:41:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszd3hudgfchxjqwvql84rf3jpjyl290u88f34rzddgxsvjaagsv7czyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjfz04yn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ueaeq5ssrxd6fkjlsvfstlhj9rj9e2exlmxuffkkzu479sxzazqyuzhm4'>nevent1q…zhm4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yikes, ok. Sigh. So disappointing. 2024-12-06T17:15:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszctkk4n5jsgkuery4z9l9cxzd7sv69hjrquq066a3lryhuyyqjjszyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjq9g225 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0thh3de6fdmy0n4rylrwv6c0dmcde05262ze40me4k4sv92lwlqsqsmgv5'>nevent1q…mgv5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>is it likely to become more or less transphobic? 😬 2024-12-06T16:29:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8xtyuq9mc2edcpzejtff9s8fdmgvpcjy5yknm3pfnu8qka2mgfagzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj3k5j7e Loving that we are getting all the bots run by the House of Commons Library moving here to mastodon.me.uk! Ones like <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1uhrdx4tx9parm4hz80z4gmye2xy23r7g7nzklkjrxgvntpp40xjs79xw9r" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>DSIT Answers</span> (<span class="italic">npub1uhr…xw9r</span>)</a></span> (formerly <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1eznhppsvsd0aaughdh6xkex5fv4phqd2pfpmqsk5g4wsr5k7m34s48hzxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>DSIT Answers</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ezn…hzxn</span>)</a></span> ) and friends should be up and running soon. It’s so important for democracy to have these sorts of things available outside of closed systems such as Twitter and we’re very happy to host them. 2024-12-02T09:42:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs89mzzct554amnnxtvylxaayt2u8twp7rkl9drnau4e4v6vmg4j2gzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjlfzp2k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq6273npq09y04ggnyrwu8sxxhrzxdc4c3n0v0r5p7d2jqwn4w8tcd64vfs'>nevent1q…4vfs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not sure if it’s part of interrail but I did scanrail a *cough* few years ago, I can definitely recommend not stopping at Mo I Rana on the way up to Bodø but I do recommend the trip up the coast of Norway otherwise! (Also Oslo to Bergen is gorgeous) 2024-11-26T23:08:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst3t9czea2ynledg6qyn0t4al068dzuvtxynn2y2hd32karvwljjszyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjtgz3ry In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswygxpwqjdck8c0psnyzzkzytysc29h4d0rjpfzxq05npnewhlgucrljape'>nevent1q…jape</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, it’s definitely a both type thing - we need excellent palliative care and an option for those who are done. I always remember my grandmother who turned 100 and said to me on my visit for her birthday that she was done now she had her letter from the Queen. Three months later she died peacefully in her sleep with family around her. Not everyone gets that kind of exit and while hers wasn’t assisted it was the sort of good death I would want. 2024-11-23T09:06:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstrpg2xn5x08at5juzx2l9dxc5lk0lhl77wukyw08t55u7ve48nvqzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjrjxc3x Thanks, bing search, this is a new avenue of computer ethics I hadn&#39;t even thought might exist.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/113/471/892/723/687/080/original/81ac2973eb1f8c0b.png"> <br/> 2024-11-12T20:34:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs80mak52ly8698w42ncxx05avx4a20g53pmc7h0jq5dyra9x3mzpszyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjtu97vr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst7e28y0rqg4pqtxlspjj7a6506mkpvqg0keacj4fvu7dun47e2tsqpqdwl'>nevent1q…qdwl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, I feel for that French politician who said that we just can’t keep on relying on rural US voters to do the right thing - they have shown time and time again they just won’t. It’s such a shame, it really is. 2024-11-06T08:16:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx3u7859267h07g79mnegytacje0ac095fkdp7ut0frm28q8zh22qzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj8lna62 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsytegj8xcsnart7tgzuk3semey7dpddwqsjjcaaq22v4q2qvl5spqu620wq'>nevent1q…20wq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>because most of my U.S. friends have been working hard against this outcome 2024-11-06T07:54:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs270fmlrqkf66gncs5mr40rkjrydxdf9g3yqqkxd24wzk06mt7hsczyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjxfzxlh American friends, I honestly have no words. I am so devastated for you, us, the planet, everything right now. I can’t even find it in me to be angry, I’m just so sad for us all 2024-11-06T06:51:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz29s4ksnp40zh0ndkln5pssffhqrtr0t9n7ytxwzlzjnmkfx2k8gzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj0sqmj2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq9ngdhn0a5qjus5xffe3stqr65clg86smpqpdelekygvxhvz5waq68r77g'>nevent1q…r77g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>happy birthday! 2024-11-01T07:25:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsre9dk47d96pmq8wce97s5c9s9nsyc7cuxzgz6kfe85kxgpqrw57czyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj4ahe3l Ah yes “respect for the academic tradition”, that’s what we should be prioritising over EDI, more like “respect for the backward opinions of old white men in academia for whom the advent of EDI is the first time they’ve ever been challenged on their prejudices”.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/113/379/021/836/252/354/original/3b72ae07f27df14f.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-27T10:56:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstv5yxvjnrc7uykffc8u04ytzfz7sae42n9p07y73thdatwj7c0vczyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjvwu2yp Why has Firefox started to suck? I keep getting Error 83s for Disney +, I can&#39;t copy and paste in google docs, and there&#39;s just some weird shit going on with it. I&#39;ve tried all the &#34;fixes&#34; and I still get the issues. I don&#39;t want to use Chrome or Bing! 2024-10-24T20:52:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv2ye4l2as6w8reumnyerq443lk8c79n4vgfjashv549zne8mc0tqzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjqcxpp0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstm06up2pc6azshurjkemxpx74mkaglge33wcxzadvk7pgu0w848c0mxzvn'>nevent1q…xzvn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>you had to do that here? In Australia you didn’t 😮 2024-10-19T18:47:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvje8wrccsasudkktym67d0z2hqn2fftpfq0kugwwaeaatdt8xr5gzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjp3yfev Yikes, Microsoft is all in isn’t it (a select screen for opening a browser on iOS)<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/113/317/844/153/420/905/original/93cf9ccf373adf96.png"> <br/> 2024-10-16T15:38:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgu9pxvaxpc3z5j4jmqe8unyc6cvpwd8c5u7n7kca63havhxrmz2szyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjjstts0 Richard Stallman is a repulsive human being and I honestly don&#39;t understand why the FSF &amp; community has enabled him for so long. (I recognise the excellent work of several in the community who have stood up to him but he seems to be very difficult to dislodge, and that&#39;s because he still has enablers.) <br/><br/><a href="https://stallman-report.org/">https://stallman-report.org/</a> (cw discussions of defences of child sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sexual assault) 2024-10-16T09:59:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsda8vgrcgefeh82wuac8sayzgndxamas23wh9pr0kg0lkqnl932uqzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj3zzn5d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsynjznylm7tsr38kdqusvwyc5lqgt6z8wva4xfekq4ld7k6v05uqc58sxjj'>nevent1q…sxjj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is apparently doing some numbers so I want to make it clear that I think this paper is purely part of a strategic move by Apple to save face and gracefully exit from the genAI hype cycle. Hopefully other companies will do the same. 2024-10-12T14:20:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsynjznylm7tsr38kdqusvwyc5lqgt6z8wva4xfekq4ld7k6v05uqczyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjfxz56s No shit “this decline [in the capability of LLMs to perform logical reasoning through multiple clauses] is due to the fact that current LLMs are not capable of genuine logical reasoning; instead, they attempt to replicate the reasoning steps observed in their training data.”<br/><br/>Paper from Apple engineers showing that genAI models don’t actually understand what they read but just regurgitate what they’ve seen like a puppy wanting to please its owner:<br/><a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.05229">https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.05229</a> 2024-10-12T11:50:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgjwhxgalu69tssj2262zujuzt08rhz3xpzs3jnenyvs4qwylqylszyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjtk8wds Potty training the 2yo and he’s been fantastic. Only one wee accident and a massive poo on the floor and everything else pretty much in the potty. I’m so ready to be done with nappies lol 2024-10-05T17:56:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy6uhm8q4yyu8dsaz8lz7fwd20p9dy9eyww6xu48s6eqylx8uwlmqzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjc3ke9q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8j00zpq3m6gx82gch2ucj9udfkycu5l5nuqzs5802jq40qjwp3jcfrsup3'>nevent1q…sup3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>as something of a connoisseur of Codes of Ethics, this is definitely the weirdest one I&#39;ve seen 2024-09-11T14:07:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0acxsfjm9u72w2f4l58fgnu69nwfzwx7z3alul5jjye54ghgd08gzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjjhgmx4 FFS this is a terrible idea. What the actual fuck <a href="https://gizmodo.com/googles-ai-will-help-decide-whether-unemployed-workers-get-benefits-2000496215">https://gizmodo.com/googles-ai-will-help-decide-whether-unemployed-workers-get-benefits-2000496215</a> 2024-09-10T21:52:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs86c9kxsesslwpyevlky006xus0n8upd6q59sqlclm442nys4u7nqzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjnxanmj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy858gm02pqfdymfzucllzwmld4rwd07hxadtc3wxcuspvrxgxw5q0ezspx'>nevent1q…zspx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I liked Mint, as an experienced but lazy Linux user :) 2024-09-04T08:46:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy3c8e08vwxk8uf5n6x5aa9r5ghu29z80ucau6lvhxatn3gykwv4szyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjrhj66y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst4xnur8wsjpusee9hkewl4nfvfsze2xrqfyxl74u70cpz5yq99ng42rprp'>nevent1q…rprp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean when the shareholders all pull out, all he’s going to have are the fans, he needs to keep them thinking he’s great even as he tanks all his companies 2024-09-03T22:07:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfv2dejwftpyp4sknffdvzkcavfknqfdy5t9c8fdhrg7rkxzhqqpgzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj25l84c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstcylkgs8yd0hpzqkx0jg35u9d25cq2t6m46mun2jrmcjfz9vz93s0jy0sp'>nevent1q…y0sp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>he’s just all hot air for his fans 2024-09-03T21:58:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqqr56tux7s9llwfx4nma5cajhutc8r4dzgzprn44lqplymqvmqrczyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjk3ssvy I eat really poorly at lunch and often it’s rubbish, especially when I’m at work. I’m looking to replace my lunch with one of those meal replacement shakes as I’d like to lose a bit of weight too so high protein something that fills me up would be perfect. Is Huel the best one these days or are there good alternatives? 2024-08-28T16:24:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspmwnaq0hw6wcjhmlzs294rfttfdq2s5jjem999nnqpx984c6ae8gzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj60ayvm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszd0nludtexyagfrzjymhp2yzwjyk3eq3uwm20gkz96fwulutxwhg0n52nj'>nevent1q…52nj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m still waiting for Beyoncé 2024-08-23T03:13:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2ldvky89yj6hg7uz32se8s3wa2vn7xfawu8k3daa68kulpsrc3mszyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttj4v7yyy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7mr0yl0vqg0ta8n7kgynptf6rqnkxpdud0p0jjjmkcwmnhwr2rsgt3zyh'>nevent1q…3zyh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>good luck! Sending best wishes for a quick recovery. 2024-08-02T15:19:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqste4jv0rgh5ks0vn8p5mfvst4pe29kpcghujelz08cwl2wf4hyxfgzyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjvpxdsz My strawberry did a very weird thing. It&#39;s kinda fascinating but makes me feel a bit squicky too!<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/888/276/482/610/893/original/1dba6060d28340f3.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-01T18:53:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqsr64upfvasczcw5dfzen03yld44qz6r6z3ffq7gnuj7ja4r6hgczyp6m7xaszkm05me5ervp2qnn2ud76srjwsm2ksuhj070ek0e90ttjvhkvjr Same, buddy, same.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/111/250/364/923/014/753/original/e5bdebc102218951.jpeg"> <br/> 2023-10-17T12:30:59Z