Interesting article about online search engine to allow Germans to find out if their ancestors were members of the Nazi party. But why in this modern age does the BBC still not link to the website? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Die Zeit website appears to be www.zeit.de/wissen/2026-...
That is awesome, and what a great example of how the Olympics inspires people!
Good example of the particle-wave aspect of LLMs: These tools can allow you to do amazing things very quickly, but they are often the wrong things. Something is still missing.
annaecook.com/writing/2026...
Even better: stop treating tech monopolies as if they're an immovable part of the landscape which we can only accept, ban, or regulate. We have the means to replace toxic social apps with better ones, including youth-designed and youth-governed alternatives.
Just watched The Assembly with @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social and @stephenfry.bsky.social. A joyful, intelligent programme, well worth a watch. Some great questions & the performance of I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free at the end of Stephen’s episode was beautiful. #itv
How many pinta have you had before that post! 😄
Watching the livestream on BBC as the Artemis 2 astronauts become the furthest people from Earth. Incredible :)
This is about how to detect these fake citations, but I'm trying to wrap my head around *how* fake citations end up in papers. (thread)
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"The real threat is a slow, comfortable drift toward not understanding what you're doing. Not a dramatic collapse. Not Skynet. Just a generation of researchers who can produce results but can't produce understanding."
ergosphere.blog/posts/the-ma...
I remember the many tech bros who told me this would go away as the tech got better. And called me an idiot for saying this is clearly just how the software operates on a fundamental level.
Screenshot of a tweet: Ben Graham @BenGrahamUK X.com Britain has been a Christian nation for over 1,400 years. Through wars, plagues, and countless kings, Easter has always been celebrated. Yet now, Cadbury won't even use the word 'Easter' on their eggs. When did celebrating British traditions become controversial? Above a photo of Easter Eggs
Screenshot of a tweet: ClIr Jaymey Mclvor * @McivorJaymey x.com Any chance I can get an Easter Egg please M&S? Will they ever learn It's like they do it on purpose to offend. Easter is not National Chocolate Day. Which extremists are you trying hard to not offend? @marksandspencer @GBNEWS Above images of Easter Eggs in M&S
🧵And we're off, ladies and gentlemen!
It's "they're banning the word EASTER" week.
Regular as clockwork...
So here comes a history lesson and media lesson all rolled into one thread!
PS, I can't believe there's no easter egg emoji?
This was the best I could do - 🗿🥚
🤣 I digress!
1/19
I've decided to shut my business and do more volunteer / community work.
If you know of an organisation which could use a board member with strong digital skills, extensive experience in open source and open standards, or cybersecurity please let me know.
A lecture hall, two men speaking in front of an audience. On the wall is an album cover design, orange and faces with lines and dots, The Last Testament.
A man in front of an audience, above on the screen is bold black hand-drawn type with letters Q R S. The Q is a circle with a bold straight vertical line down the middle bottom.
A man talking in front of an audience, above an image of a young Neville Brody hand cutting type on pieces of paper to create a layout. The text: romance is revolutionary.
Had a great time at the CamCreatives Neville Brody talk this evening, hosted by @billt.bsky.social
Lots of talk about design, the importance of young people creating things and breaking the rules, and how technology changes design (not always for the better).
#design #cambridge #creativity
Cambridge Disinformation Summit free webinar, this Thursday, 19 Mar 3:30 PM UK
Interventions to Psychological Manipulation
Featuring: Diane Benscoter, CEO of Antidote.ngo, former cult member & deprogrammer, and author.
Register here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
They have public magic shows and a bar!
My friend was also was instrumental in making this happen! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Magic Circle is very cool, you should check it out next time you’re in London.
Penn and Teller are fantastic. And what a way to help in a criminal case!
A friend of mine met them last year when they were made members of the Magic Circle.
Well, hats off to them for this.
A fascinating read, indeed. A scientific approach to ‘magic’, including published research, used to debunk a magical approach to ‘science’. Brilliant
“Artificial intelligence is an extractive technology that relies on the brutal labor of underpaid workers around the world.”
Great to see @craftcms.com publish this page talking about the upcoming Craft 6 Laravel release! craftcms.com/laravel - there's also a good blog post with more details on Alpha & Beta releases. craftcms.com/knowledge-ba...
Looking forward to a bright future for Craft & Laravel! #laravel #cms #php
Hmm.. “Department for Science, Innovation and Technology acknowledged limitations to its oversight.”
This is a brilliant course on web components!
This weekend in Cambridge watersprite.org.uk "Not only is the festival almost entirely run by students for students, but the festival firmly believes in promoting access and alleviating barriers to entry into the film industry for student filmmakers from all walks of life."
For those who don't know our new Executive Director, Elizabeth Barron, she's written an introductory post on The PHP Foundation Blog that shares a bit about her background, her vision for the future, and how you can share your own PHP thoughts with her.
#php #phpc
thephp.foundation/blog/2026/03...
Unfortunately, some seal pups get injured or abandoned due to human interaction.
People or dogs will go near to the seal pup which changes their scent and the mother will not return.
New papers from me and @carefultrouble.bsky.social today on the safe adoption of AI - exploring what "safe adoption" means and whether its possible. We analysed more than 300 sources on AI safety in critical systems, outcomes for workers, and environmental impacts and found 5 common barriers
I don't follow figure skating, so I couldn't figure out why I started sobbing while watching Alysa Liu's gold medal-winning performance.
Then it dawned on me: I was watching a young woman be free.
I just got done watching a truly horrible movie at Sundance ("The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist"). It was introduced by the Sundance programming rep as having "a strong sense of informational integrity", but it's hard to imagine a characterization more off the mark.
A long thread 🧵>>
