Luke Alexander
@lukealexander.co.uk
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"They're not misunderstanding the film; they're co-opting a message"
September 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
"They're not misunderstanding the film; they're co-opting a message"
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Rishi Sunak didn’t achieve much directly with the Bletchley AI safety summit, but I think its role in granting permission to the political world to take AI fears seriously might have been incredibly important
I sincerely think the Bletchley summit is his most important legacy by far, and may turn out to be the most consequential thing a UK PM did in the last 20 years
September 9, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Rishi Sunak didn’t achieve much directly with the Bletchley AI safety summit, but I think its role in granting permission to the political world to take AI fears seriously might have been incredibly important
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I really really really want you guys to believe me when I say that the things you can do with off the shelf AI in terms of manipulating data and building software is *genuinely* insane and it is *not* a big marketing push when people tell you this.
September 8, 2026 at 3:23 AM
I really really really want you guys to believe me when I say that the things you can do with off the shelf AI in terms of manipulating data and building software is *genuinely* insane and it is *not* a big marketing push when people tell you this.
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This was the point I emphasised about Palantir when I wrote about tech soverignty - their model is to make bits of the state dependent on them and them jack up the price.
samf.substack.com/p/sovereignt...
samf.substack.com/p/sovereignt...
September 8, 2026 at 7:04 AM
This was the point I emphasised about Palantir when I wrote about tech soverignty - their model is to make bits of the state dependent on them and them jack up the price.
samf.substack.com/p/sovereignt...
samf.substack.com/p/sovereignt...
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Listen, if you’re not happy single, you won’t be happy in a relationship either, happiness comes from picking a new hobby and then buying all the things to start that hobby then finding the perfect little storage container for those things and then putting that storage container in the spare room
August 20, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Listen, if you’re not happy single, you won’t be happy in a relationship either, happiness comes from picking a new hobby and then buying all the things to start that hobby then finding the perfect little storage container for those things and then putting that storage container in the spare room
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I’ve seen similar numbers. Bluesky users are more engaged, more likely to donate or pay for good journalism, and more likely to share it with their friends. Most people have self-selected to be here because they care, and it shows.
And for at least a bit of real world data, Bluesky continues to be the largest single source of traffic (after search) to @techdirt.com. I don't think Threads has ever shown up in any list of referrers. Ever.
Two possibilities:
—Threads is becoming the dominant text-based social media app even though nobody you’ve ever met has ever used Threads
—Meta is doing some funky math and just counting people who use their Instagram accounts as active Threads users
—Threads is becoming the dominant text-based social media app even though nobody you’ve ever met has ever used Threads
—Meta is doing some funky math and just counting people who use their Instagram accounts as active Threads users
August 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
I’ve seen similar numbers. Bluesky users are more engaged, more likely to donate or pay for good journalism, and more likely to share it with their friends. Most people have self-selected to be here because they care, and it shows.
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Brand guidelines are important because everyone needs a single source of truth to interpret as they wish
August 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Brand guidelines are important because everyone needs a single source of truth to interpret as they wish
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Must feel so good for text after you hit ctrl-x, floating in liminal space, before ctrl-v thrusts it back onto the desolate page
July 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Must feel so good for text after you hit ctrl-x, floating in liminal space, before ctrl-v thrusts it back onto the desolate page
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Church in Wales says trans rights. I did not see this coming, brought me to tears & I'm not even a christian
Incredible statement from the Church in Wales on the ignominious Code of Practice: "The Church in Wales will not use equality law exemptions to exclude trans people from our worship, our sacraments, our pastoral care, or our common life." www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-...
Statement of the Bench of Bishops of the Church in Wales on the publication of the EHRC Draft Code of Practice - Church in Wales
www.churchinwales.org.uk
July 17, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Church in Wales says trans rights. I did not see this coming, brought me to tears & I'm not even a christian
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Regardless of whatever else is going on, if I were Prime Minister I would resign on Monday simply because it’s going to be too hot next week
June 21, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Regardless of whatever else is going on, if I were Prime Minister I would resign on Monday simply because it’s going to be too hot next week
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Today's doomscrolling is yesterday's watching Noel's House Party because there is nothing else on.
June 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Today's doomscrolling is yesterday's watching Noel's House Party because there is nothing else on.
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Unlike many other franchises of comparable size and longevity, there is a definitive best place to get started with Warhammer 40k and it is by making an appointment with the loan officer at your bank
June 8, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Unlike many other franchises of comparable size and longevity, there is a definitive best place to get started with Warhammer 40k and it is by making an appointment with the loan officer at your bank
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this is my kind of company motto right here
June 2, 2026 at 5:29 PM
this is my kind of company motto right here
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Until recently, we weren't accustomed to encountering coherent strings of words or polished images that had no intender, so we *imputed* the existence of that intender to them.
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June 2, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Until recently, we weren't accustomed to encountering coherent strings of words or polished images that had no intender, so we *imputed* the existence of that intender to them.
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i feel like the "story" of "Tilly Norwood", in terms of the newsworthy thing that's happening, would be a behind-the-scenes report on the company's PR team that keeps getting these articles placed in major news outlets and keeps getting them written with the company's preferred framing.
May 31, 2026 at 2:52 PM
i feel like the "story" of "Tilly Norwood", in terms of the newsworthy thing that's happening, would be a behind-the-scenes report on the company's PR team that keeps getting these articles placed in major news outlets and keeps getting them written with the company's preferred framing.
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I know, I know, "revenge bedtime", but I don't think this concept fully describes the joy of a brain that likes to think about the world finally getting the time and space to settle down and get to know itself.
May 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I know, I know, "revenge bedtime", but I don't think this concept fully describes the joy of a brain that likes to think about the world finally getting the time and space to settle down and get to know itself.
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It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly
Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way
Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way
April 18, 2026 at 3:04 PM
It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly
Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way
Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way
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i'll read any article of any length. i'll read any book. but i will not watch a youtube explainer or monologue that is longer than three minutes. write it down buddy
April 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
i'll read any article of any length. i'll read any book. but i will not watch a youtube explainer or monologue that is longer than three minutes. write it down buddy
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I love reading novels. I’m always amazed by folks who don’t read fiction. There is nothing better, to me, than being in the middle of a book that you can’t wait to return to. It’s like living two lives at once.
April 16, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I love reading novels. I’m always amazed by folks who don’t read fiction. There is nothing better, to me, than being in the middle of a book that you can’t wait to return to. It’s like living two lives at once.
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It's April fools day, and so like any other day you should use critical thinking to assess the validity when reading posts from other people you don't know
April 1, 2026 at 10:53 AM
It's April fools day, and so like any other day you should use critical thinking to assess the validity when reading posts from other people you don't know
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I encourage you to reach late middle age by any means necessary if for no other reason than to find out just how primo the naps are. No matter how much you like naps now you will not believe it
March 25, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I encourage you to reach late middle age by any means necessary if for no other reason than to find out just how primo the naps are. No matter how much you like naps now you will not believe it
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If you give an LLM full access over your primary computer, I'd love to study your brain.
apple.news/Ay19QSmUuRTO...
apple.news/Ay19QSmUuRTO...
Anthropic's Claude Can Now Control Your Computer — CNET
The developer is boosting Claude's agentic capabilities in an apparent effort to compete with platforms like OpenClaw.
apple.news
March 24, 2026 at 10:36 AM
If you give an LLM full access over your primary computer, I'd love to study your brain.
apple.news/Ay19QSmUuRTO...
apple.news/Ay19QSmUuRTO...
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"How does one hate a country, or love one?"
Ursula Le Guin always out there expressing my exact feelings in trying times.
Ursula Le Guin always out there expressing my exact feelings in trying times.
March 22, 2026 at 1:34 AM
"How does one hate a country, or love one?"
Ursula Le Guin always out there expressing my exact feelings in trying times.
Ursula Le Guin always out there expressing my exact feelings in trying times.