Mark L
@teaanddata.bsky.social
Terrible runner, great tea drinker, enjoys karate katas, likes data.
first day back at uni in 30+ years
Steve Buscemi: How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?
ALT: Steve Buscemi: How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?
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September 16, 2026 at 7:22 AM
first day back at uni in 30+ years
Great! So when we getting one?
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Trump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president' - BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Trump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president' - BBC News
Trump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president'
Stock markets fall in the US, Europe and Asia as Anthropic boss Dario Amodei says AI development should be slowed "to reduce the risk that something goes seriously wrong".
www.bbc.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Great! So when we getting one?
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Trump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president' - BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Trump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president' - BBC News
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Good lord exactly what everybody said would happen happened
A trans man in the UK has been banned in the workplace restrooms after he was forced to use the women's restrooms to comply with the new EHRC guidance. The women complained because he is visibly male and so they told him he can't use any bathroom.
![A screenshot of a Reddit post from the r/LegalAdviceUK subreddit by user Dijstraanon, titled "FtM transgender facing two different issues at work? England."
The post text reads:
"Brother in law is trans FtM and presents fully as a man. He's now facing an impossible situation at work with his employer telling him that due to recent legislation he must use the toilet of his birth gender. BUT several female colleagues have raised a grievance about him using their gendered toilet.
His employer has told him that he cannot use the toilet while he is at work until they sort it out and cannot give him a timeframe to do so. They do [cut off] have disabled separate toilets.
In the mean time one of his female colleagues has accused him of sexual harassment because he was used their gendered toilet. His menstrual cycle meant he needed to use the toilet.
He's been with the employer for just over 5 years but only in this location for 18 months. The location is mainly male with just a handful of females, and his workshop only has male toilets.
I do not know how to support him and as he's not in a union there is no one to turn too right now."
The post has an orange "Comments Moderated" tag, 169 upvotes, and 134 comments.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sefgphqp2xqwh2hawaixykwz/bafkreigy6jrfjxyegrf7h4wzz3yptwmzobhjrd3k5zjoxwd75r6ulxzsyq)
September 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Good lord exactly what everybody said would happen happened
It is almost as if there is a lot to investigate
🚨 NEW: Nigel Farage says he expects "many more investigations" into Reform UK over the next few months
"It won't end. This won't end"
"It won't end. This won't end"
September 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
It is almost as if there is a lot to investigate
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ok look The Odyssey is very much a sequel
‘THE ODYSSEY’ has passed $1 billion internationally.
The first time a non-sequel or non-remake film has reached this mark since ‘Avatar’.
The first time a non-sequel or non-remake film has reached this mark since ‘Avatar’.
September 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
ok look The Odyssey is very much a sequel
If people understand Ai more or maths more, this would be the headline on the news for the next few days
www.anthropic.com/research/for...
www.anthropic.com/research/for...
Formalizing Fermat's Last Theorem
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
September 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM
If people understand Ai more or maths more, this would be the headline on the news for the next few days
www.anthropic.com/research/for...
www.anthropic.com/research/for...
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Larry as rat catcher.
September 4, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Larry as rat catcher.
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A puppet performing a puppet on the radio!! Yes please… #behindthescenes
September 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
A puppet performing a puppet on the radio!! Yes please… #behindthescenes
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With all respect to the BBC, the reason this story "matters" is not about whether it distracts from Reform's conference. It "matters" because it is important our leaders are not conspiring to break the law.
September 4, 2026 at 7:37 AM
With all respect to the BBC, the reason this story "matters" is not about whether it distracts from Reform's conference. It "matters" because it is important our leaders are not conspiring to break the law.
does anyone know if this goes well with Dr Pepper
August 30, 2026 at 9:18 AM
does anyone know if this goes well with Dr Pepper
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They don’t really have a clue beyond hating foreigners do they
August 26, 2026 at 12:38 PM
They don’t really have a clue beyond hating foreigners do they
The likelihood of a major ai related disaster is unknown. it is not certain, its also no zero. If we are lucky, a near miss disaster will happen first.. then governments take ai risk and control seriously
Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ash
Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ash
It’s clear here in Silicon Valley that AI is advancing faster than humans’ ability to control it. That means even sober prophecies seem optimistic, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The likelihood of a major ai related disaster is unknown. it is not certain, its also no zero. If we are lucky, a near miss disaster will happen first.. then governments take ai risk and control seriously
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Exciting times for the remaining, let's be generous and say 11,000, Scottish Labour members, as we now know we will have the choice between drill baby drill/screw trans rights and drill baby drill/screw trans rights as our next leader.
I wrote a thing for @labourhame.com, because fuck this shit.
I wrote a thing for @labourhame.com, because fuck this shit.
Existential
As nominations close in the Scottish Labour leadership election, Labour Hame editor Duncan Hothersall finds a party that has so lost its sense of moral purpose that it only feels able to offer its …
www.labourhame.com
August 17, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Exciting times for the remaining, let's be generous and say 11,000, Scottish Labour members, as we now know we will have the choice between drill baby drill/screw trans rights and drill baby drill/screw trans rights as our next leader.
I wrote a thing for @labourhame.com, because fuck this shit.
I wrote a thing for @labourhame.com, because fuck this shit.
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Thank you to everyone who nominated me, volunteered and cheered me on. We didn’t make the ballot today but your voices still matter.
Until we see meaningful and radical change, Scottish Labour remains stuck in the past. We are not listening to all of our members, the wider movement that…
Until we see meaningful and radical change, Scottish Labour remains stuck in the past. We are not listening to all of our members, the wider movement that…
August 17, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Thank you to everyone who nominated me, volunteered and cheered me on. We didn’t make the ballot today but your voices still matter.
Until we see meaningful and radical change, Scottish Labour remains stuck in the past. We are not listening to all of our members, the wider movement that…
Until we see meaningful and radical change, Scottish Labour remains stuck in the past. We are not listening to all of our members, the wider movement that…
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This whole thread is well worth a read. My sincere commiserations to Monica, who is kinder and more circumspect than I would have been in her place.
Thank you to everyone who nominated me, volunteered and cheered me on. We didn’t make the ballot today but your voices still matter.
Until we see meaningful and radical change, Scottish Labour remains stuck in the past. We are not listening to all of our members, the wider movement that…
Until we see meaningful and radical change, Scottish Labour remains stuck in the past. We are not listening to all of our members, the wider movement that…
August 17, 2026 at 10:43 AM
This whole thread is well worth a read. My sincere commiserations to Monica, who is kinder and more circumspect than I would have been in her place.
Anyone know why the sun god is angry?
August 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Anyone know why the sun god is angry?
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More than half of accounts posting about violence in Belfast & Southampton on X were based overseas.
Only 4 of the 12 most-seen posts were from the UK.
X is now "“a weapon of choice” for hostile foreign actors seeking to manipulate shocking & divisive content".
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Only 4 of the 12 most-seen posts were from the UK.
X is now "“a weapon of choice” for hostile foreign actors seeking to manipulate shocking & divisive content".
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
August 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
More than half of accounts posting about violence in Belfast & Southampton on X were based overseas.
Only 4 of the 12 most-seen posts were from the UK.
X is now "“a weapon of choice” for hostile foreign actors seeking to manipulate shocking & divisive content".
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Only 4 of the 12 most-seen posts were from the UK.
X is now "“a weapon of choice” for hostile foreign actors seeking to manipulate shocking & divisive content".
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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It seems your AI model is not a real frontier AI model unless you escape from a sandbox.
Anthropic
OpenAI
Meta
and now Kimi K3
www.wired.com/story/moonsh...
Anthropic
OpenAI
Meta
and now Kimi K3
www.wired.com/story/moonsh...
One of China’s Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Escaped Containment
Security researchers say that Kimi K3, an open-weight model from China, wandered off to the internet in an attempt to cheat on a test it was given.
www.wired.com
August 7, 2026 at 3:51 AM
It seems your AI model is not a real frontier AI model unless you escape from a sandbox.
Anthropic
OpenAI
Meta
and now Kimi K3
www.wired.com/story/moonsh...
Anthropic
OpenAI
Meta
and now Kimi K3
www.wired.com/story/moonsh...
Everyone is a muppet except for the shark
let's pretend: Universal announces a screenwriting contest for Jaws 5. What's your pitch?
August 4, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Everyone is a muppet except for the shark
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Andy Burnham, "To me, carers should be the best paid people in society, not the worst"
"Many people from other countries have been caring for my dad"
Andy Burnham praises migrants to the UK who care for our elderly, a stark contrast to Keir-island-of-strangers-Starmer
"Many people from other countries have been caring for my dad"
Andy Burnham praises migrants to the UK who care for our elderly, a stark contrast to Keir-island-of-strangers-Starmer
July 29, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Andy Burnham, "To me, carers should be the best paid people in society, not the worst"
"Many people from other countries have been caring for my dad"
Andy Burnham praises migrants to the UK who care for our elderly, a stark contrast to Keir-island-of-strangers-Starmer
"Many people from other countries have been caring for my dad"
Andy Burnham praises migrants to the UK who care for our elderly, a stark contrast to Keir-island-of-strangers-Starmer
twinkle twinkle little star was already made into Project Hail Mary
Studio execs are going to want to adapt more poems for the big screen now
July 28, 2026 at 2:43 PM
twinkle twinkle little star was already made into Project Hail Mary
The scariest part of the OpenAI Hugging face this week. How long until these messages are fully encoded and we don't know they exist
July 26, 2026 at 8:38 AM
The scariest part of the OpenAI Hugging face this week. How long until these messages are fully encoded and we don't know they exist
That obviously wasn't a FIFA sanctioned goal
July 19, 2026 at 9:29 PM
That obviously wasn't a FIFA sanctioned goal