Ryan Herman
@ryanhermanesq.bsky.social
Author, editor, writer, teller of stories. LFC.
And Finally...The Weird and Wonderful World of News is out now, available on Amazon https://rb.gy/8t0ktv
And Finally...The Weird and Wonderful World of News is out now, available on Amazon https://rb.gy/8t0ktv
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August 28, 2026 at 12:50 PM
He's the last person in the world you want having any influence of the progress of AI...
qz.com/mark-zuckerb...
qz.com/mark-zuckerb...
Mark Zuckerberg urges U.S. to accelerate AI development
The Meta CEO called optimism about AI the default assumption and warned that model review periods could meaningfully slow the field
qz.com
July 30, 2026 at 12:07 PM
He's the last person in the world you want having any influence of the progress of AI...
qz.com/mark-zuckerb...
qz.com/mark-zuckerb...
As Frank Sobotka said in The Wire: "You know what the trouble is, Brucey? We used to make shit in this country, build shit. Now we just put our hand in the next guy's pocket.'
June 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
As Frank Sobotka said in The Wire: "You know what the trouble is, Brucey? We used to make shit in this country, build shit. Now we just put our hand in the next guy's pocket.'
The Manchester United revival continues. Two games, one point, no goalscorers...
August 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Manchester United revival continues. Two games, one point, no goalscorers...
Dear ChatGPT. Can you write articles for me providing stock tips?
Yeah, sure...
qz.com/roadzen-stoc...
Yeah, sure...
qz.com/roadzen-stoc...
Roadzen stock falls after AI-written Motley Fool article posts incorrect data
The Motley Fool posted an AI-generated article Thursday that incorrectly said the company missed analysts’ revenue mark by over 50%
qz.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Dear ChatGPT. Can you write articles for me providing stock tips?
Yeah, sure...
qz.com/roadzen-stoc...
Yeah, sure...
qz.com/roadzen-stoc...
Dear ChatGPT can you write me a cliche-ridden song for a football tournament?
July 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Dear ChatGPT can you write me a cliche-ridden song for a football tournament?
'Dynamic pricing'....
July 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
'Dynamic pricing'....
'...what happens to these companies’ bottom lines once consumers can no longer afford to buy their products because AI has taken their jobs? Well, I’m still waiting to hear CEOs offer a solution to that problem.'
www.fastcompany.com/91354243/ama...
www.fastcompany.com/91354243/ama...
Who is going to shop at Amazon once AI takes all our jobs?
Tech CEOs have been fond of writing love letters about generative AI, but they never seem to address the grim economic implications.
www.fastcompany.com
June 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
'...what happens to these companies’ bottom lines once consumers can no longer afford to buy their products because AI has taken their jobs? Well, I’m still waiting to hear CEOs offer a solution to that problem.'
www.fastcompany.com/91354243/ama...
www.fastcompany.com/91354243/ama...
"Copyright laws are just property laws. You don't go into people's houses and then just take their furniture and their stereo and then flog it on eBay and claim that it belongs to you and keep the profit. That is literally what they are doing."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
Carole Cadwalladr - Broligarchs, AI, and a Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:11 AM
"Copyright laws are just property laws. You don't go into people's houses and then just take their furniture and their stereo and then flog it on eBay and claim that it belongs to you and keep the profit. That is literally what they are doing."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
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Read the story of these 15-foot fibreglass sharks, and the story of the self-styled 'anarchist' property developer who commissioned them.
May 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Read the story of these 15-foot fibreglass sharks, and the story of the self-styled 'anarchist' property developer who commissioned them.
A brilliant piece from @dwhitehouse.bsky.social in The Fence, featuring this gem
‘Who was Coventry City’s FA Cup-winning goalkeeper in 1987?’, ‘Steve Ogrizovic’, she’d respond, two words they’d receive at a cost of a pound with their underpants a hammock between their knees.
@thefence.bsky.social
‘Who was Coventry City’s FA Cup-winning goalkeeper in 1987?’, ‘Steve Ogrizovic’, she’d respond, two words they’d receive at a cost of a pound with their underpants a hammock between their knees.
@thefence.bsky.social
Stop what you're doing and read this truly astonishing piece from @dwhitehouse.bsky.social
www.the-fence.com/hold-the-phone
www.the-fence.com/hold-the-phone
May 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A brilliant piece from @dwhitehouse.bsky.social in The Fence, featuring this gem
‘Who was Coventry City’s FA Cup-winning goalkeeper in 1987?’, ‘Steve Ogrizovic’, she’d respond, two words they’d receive at a cost of a pound with their underpants a hammock between their knees.
@thefence.bsky.social
‘Who was Coventry City’s FA Cup-winning goalkeeper in 1987?’, ‘Steve Ogrizovic’, she’d respond, two words they’d receive at a cost of a pound with their underpants a hammock between their knees.
@thefence.bsky.social
I just purchased a ticket to see @pattonoswalt.bsky.social at the Union Chapel in London. Booking through the venue meant no extra fees. Booking through Ticketmaster would have meant paying an extra 10% 'handling fee'. Every gig goer should do whatever they can to avoid Ticketmaster.
April 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I just purchased a ticket to see @pattonoswalt.bsky.social at the Union Chapel in London. Booking through the venue meant no extra fees. Booking through Ticketmaster would have meant paying an extra 10% 'handling fee'. Every gig goer should do whatever they can to avoid Ticketmaster.
Now, over to Peter O'Hanara-Hanrahan to explain the new global tariffs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bq_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bq_...
The Day Today - Peter O'Hanra-Hanrahan
YouTube video by Jmagunda
www.youtube.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Now, over to Peter O'Hanara-Hanrahan to explain the new global tariffs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bq_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bq_...
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Ohhh I’d been wondering why Ant Middleton had gone full “anti-woke, fuck the government, I’m moving to Dubai”. He hadn’t paid his taxes and had been living off directors loans while trading insolvently!
March 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ohhh I’d been wondering why Ant Middleton had gone full “anti-woke, fuck the government, I’m moving to Dubai”. He hadn’t paid his taxes and had been living off directors loans while trading insolvently!
How much work can it possibly involve to restore a webpage or create a new one?
x.com/japantimes/s...
x.com/japantimes/s...
The Japan Times on X: "The U.S. Defense Department said it is working to restore a deleted webpage hosting an iconic photo of six Marines hoisting an American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945, following an uproar over its removal. https://t.co/XDGi8qH9Ej" / X
The U.S. Defense Department said it is working to restore a deleted webpage hosting an iconic photo of six Marines hoisting an American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945, following an uproar over its removal. https://t.co/XDGi8qH9Ej
x.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
How much work can it possibly involve to restore a webpage or create a new one?
x.com/japantimes/s...
x.com/japantimes/s...
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Libraries are vanishing – but Essex fought back. Now, they're evolving into vibrant community hubs for the 21st century.
There have been 800 library closures nationally since 2010 – nearly a fifth of the total. In Essex, however, vigorous public campaigning stopped it. ❤️🙌
There have been 800 library closures nationally since 2010 – nearly a fifth of the total. In Essex, however, vigorous public campaigning stopped it. ❤️🙌
How to save libraries and what to do with them next
Libraries are vanishing – but Essex fought back. Now, they're evolving into vibrant community hubs for the 21st century
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Libraries are vanishing – but Essex fought back. Now, they're evolving into vibrant community hubs for the 21st century.
There have been 800 library closures nationally since 2010 – nearly a fifth of the total. In Essex, however, vigorous public campaigning stopped it. ❤️🙌
There have been 800 library closures nationally since 2010 – nearly a fifth of the total. In Essex, however, vigorous public campaigning stopped it. ❤️🙌
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I wrote a piece for @theneweuropean.bsky.social on the wrestler who fought the Nazis.
Through the efforts of a professor and a group of football supporters, Werner Seelenbinder's extraordinary life and death is finding a new audience.
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/the-wrestler...
Through the efforts of a professor and a group of football supporters, Werner Seelenbinder's extraordinary life and death is finding a new audience.
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/the-wrestler...
The wrestler who fought the Nazis
Once a forgotten figure, athlete turned activist Werner Seelenbinder is finally getting the credit he is due
www.theneweuropean.co.uk
December 30, 2024 at 11:38 AM
I wrote a piece for @theneweuropean.bsky.social on the wrestler who fought the Nazis.
Through the efforts of a professor and a group of football supporters, Werner Seelenbinder's extraordinary life and death is finding a new audience.
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/the-wrestler...
Through the efforts of a professor and a group of football supporters, Werner Seelenbinder's extraordinary life and death is finding a new audience.
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/the-wrestler...
Greetings from Sheerness-on-Sea! For those who don’t know, this is a reference to the SS Richard Montgomery which sank around 1.5 miles from the coast and loaded with around 1,400 tones of explosives…
February 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Greetings from Sheerness-on-Sea! For those who don’t know, this is a reference to the SS Richard Montgomery which sank around 1.5 miles from the coast and loaded with around 1,400 tones of explosives…
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Read it slowly and understand it. 😳🥺
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February 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Read it slowly and understand it. 😳🥺
Repost 👇🏾 👇🏾
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Happy "Microsoft trying to force CoPilot subs" day in the UK for all who celebrate.
(They just pinged me my renewal notice with it carefully worded to sound like a compulsory general price increase).
1) Go to your account page
2) Hit cancel
3) Change sub back.
(They just pinged me my renewal notice with it carefully worded to sound like a compulsory general price increase).
1) Go to your account page
2) Hit cancel
3) Change sub back.
February 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Happy "Microsoft trying to force CoPilot subs" day in the UK for all who celebrate.
(They just pinged me my renewal notice with it carefully worded to sound like a compulsory general price increase).
1) Go to your account page
2) Hit cancel
3) Change sub back.
(They just pinged me my renewal notice with it carefully worded to sound like a compulsory general price increase).
1) Go to your account page
2) Hit cancel
3) Change sub back.
To use the old Aussie expression, Raheem Sterling is probably about as popular at Arsenal right now as a rattlesnake in a lucky dip
January 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
To use the old Aussie expression, Raheem Sterling is probably about as popular at Arsenal right now as a rattlesnake in a lucky dip
