Reposted by Alom ShahaZen Faulkes @doctorzen.net · 3h“We only used LLM to do (trivial task that has been done for decades with a few lines of code that don’t require a data center that burns huge amount of compute time and does the job better than an LLM).” GAH 😖 34311 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaCat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 4hExclusive: Reform mayor Luke Campbell is under police investigation for allegedly cyberflashing a female member of staff Campbell, an Olympic gold boxer, is accused of having shown a a senior female officer four fully “naked and sexualised images” of himself observer.co.uk/news/nationa...observer.co.ukReform mayor under police investigation for alleged cyber...Luke Campbell, an Olympic gold medallist boxer and rising star in Nigel Farage’s party, is accused of showing naked pictures of himself to female colleague 38314212 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaAlom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 7hTeachers! If you haven’t read this yet, please do. And share widely. 254 0
Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 7hTeachers! If you haven’t read this yet, please do. And share widely. 254 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaBookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught @bookwormvaught.bsky.social · 3hThis has sold out but I've added a few more tickets, so be quick as I'd love you to be there. xxxxx 001 0
Reposted by Alom Shaharesearchdoom @bananaintherama.bsky.social · 5hI had a conversation recently with a colleague (we both have close experiences with learning disabilities in our families), and we reached the conclusion that academia is drifting away from the message in this speech. Thank you for sharing it. 001 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaJennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 6h... decided that the politicians and a handful of academics should lead. That led to the initial bypassing of vital understanding. 021 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaJennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 6hThe Covid policy example made me smile sadly because averting the errors this article addresses is part of what lived experience groups are for. The one I was part of at that time solved a lot of those problems fast - but was not immediately consulted because the issue was important so it was... 112 0
Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 7hMy pleasure. Pity it won’t be read or heeded by the people who really need to. 010 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaKrakas @filip-krokowski.bsky.social · 7hthey are ripping democracies apart all over the world - Putin, Trump, Musk supported by 🇺🇸 Tech oligarchy and unfortunately liberal/democrat cowards instead of fighting back are idly watching 042 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaAlom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 20hRead this in the morning and been thinking about it and sharing it all day. All of you should read it: 3115 0
Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 20hRead this in the morning and been thinking about it and sharing it all day. All of you should read it: 3115 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaLiz Lister @scarycurlgirl.bsky.social · 8hI'm glad I took out some time this morning to read this. Why learn anything? So that we can better pay attention and stay curious. Because inattention and incuriosity ruins lives. But unfortunately, it's not necessarily the lives of the incurious and inattentive that are ruined. It's all of us. 121 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaAndy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 8hPut more clearly - an arrogant incompetent old man picked an arrogant incompetent woman for her looks and her extremist views and she proved utterly incapable of delivering. That's how the US is being run right now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukZacharia was thrown into a whirlwind - and failed at a critical time for TrumpThe White House is facing growing adversity, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher, weeks before crucial midterm elections. 27596127 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaJane Slayre @woolbotherer.bsky.social · 8hFinished ish, not sure what to do with it exactly, might just wear it as a brooch, took too long to sell for less than 20 quid. Not sure it will sell for that...oh well satisfying anyway 2293 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaAnna Horroridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Very elegantly argued and thought-provoking. Recommended ❤️ 042 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaPaul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 20hThis is VERY good. So much to think about. Well worth your time to read… 032 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaTom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · 19hIt's almost as if it's not a good idea to rely on pieces of defence and communications infrastructure that are in the hands of one of the most morally depraved and emotionally unstable wretches ever to walk the earth 830479 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 16/10/2026"A billion dollars’-worth of solar farms will provide roughly 10 times as much electricity over their lifetimes as the same amount of money spent on liquefied natural gas." Great piece from @davidfickling.bsky.social on how OPEC bankrolls fossil fuel dependence. Good for OPEC. Everyone else?bloomberg.comFossil Fuels Are Winning the Battle for Easy MoneyWith Brent crude above $100 a barrel for most of the past month and diesel prices more than twice as high, you might imagine that the world’s poorest fossil fuel importers would be hitting crisis cond... 27442 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaDr Mel T @drmel.bsky.social · 18hNope, not me. Still lazer focussed on his Nazi BS. No amount of compressed air and trick tracks can change my mind. I saw BS ‘monster trucks’ shows as a kid and this flim flam sham is not fooling me as an adult. 001 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 22hThey’ve been trying to stop the rescue of drowning people, burn the homes of people seeking asylum, smashing windows of Muslims and harassing Black and Asian taxi drivers what about that isn’t already “terrorist?” 720269 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 15/10/2026According to the UK Sally Rooney is a terrorist but people who harass and break into the homes of people who are seeking asylum are activists protesting about legitimate concerns 314943 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/10/2026Defund and shut down any media outlet uncritically reproducing this fucking propaganda, truly. I mean it. 1219937 0
Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 18hGotta hand it to him - he’s managed to distract us from his white supremacy and fucking over Ukraine. 1103 0
Reposted by Alom Shahaflyingsparkes.bsky.social @flyingsparkes.bsky.social · 18hSadly BBC talking about his stupid car. 041 0
Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 19hNews is going to talk about Musk and Trump aiding Russia against Ukraine for a couple of days and then forget about it and neither of them will face any consequences will they? Because we don’t live in a normal world anymore. 3123 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaAtul Haria (immigrant) @atulharia.bsky.social · 19hStop deep sea mining - The deep ocean is one of the world’s largest, most fragile, and most important ecosystems. We need a global moratorium to stop the launch of this destructive new extractive industry greenpeace.org/internationa...greenpeace.orgStop deep sea mining - Greenpeace InternationalThe deep ocean is one of the world’s largest, most fragile, and most important ecosystems. We need a global moratorium to stop the launch of this destructive new extractive industry. 033 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaKate Bevan @katebevan.com · 19hI do get very tired of people reporting Musk's bullshit like it's something real. This car is never going to be allowed on any real roads, and there's a good chance it will kill someone 1811711 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaAlom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 19hBut he’s invented a flying car!!! He can’t be all that bad. In fact he’s an actual genius!!! 193 0
Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 19hBut he’s invented a flying car!!! He can’t be all that bad. In fact he’s an actual genius!!! 193 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaCobie Cipher Triangulation Agency @cobieef.bsky.social · 19hI object to it because it didn't fly. It fell. Slowly, sure, but it still fell and only fell. 031 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 23hHe's also ruined "grok," using it as he does for an LLM that fundamentally fails, on multiple levels, the entire concept of "grokking." But this is the Billionaire Way, naming shit for things in their favorite books in ways that the original authors would likely look on in horror 972047257 0
Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 19hWorst take I’ve seen on here in a long time is that some of us are failing to fully appreciate Musk’s genius flying car because we object to his white supremacy. You won’t be surprised to learn this take is from an over-privileged white. Just like the one who will inevitably respond to this post. 1111 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaDr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 16/10/2026"When these people say #climate change is of no concern, they know it’s not true,” says @isabellamweber.bsky.social, “but they allow the planet to burn because they benefit from the fallout. If we don’t start acting effectively, significant parts of the global population will be sacrificed”theguardian.com‘People’s dignity, and democracy, is at stake’: meet the economist ditching ideology for realityExclusive: Isabella Weber prescribes a common-sense solution to poverty, inequality and fascism – making life’s essentials affordable for all 212963 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaAlom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 20hI’m such a loser for letting my fear and hatred of white supremacy stand in the way of my appreciation of a publicity stunt 031 0
Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 20hI’m such a loser for letting my fear and hatred of white supremacy stand in the way of my appreciation of a publicity stunt 031 0
Reposted by Alom Shahasophiacollins.bsky.social @sophiacollins.bsky.social · 21hOne of my dad’s former pupils has posted on Facebook about how cut up she was that dad’s died. All her old classmates are saying what an awesome, life changing teacher he was and how he would break into song and do crazy stuff. I bet he’d have failed an Ofsted inspection. 3213 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaEmily Lakdawalla 🏳️⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 23hI taught middle school science for two years straight out of college (a long time ago). Going into it, I thought it would be difficult for me, once a “gifted” kid, to teach LD kids. I was so wrong. Every kid who was engaged and curious was a joy to teach, regardless of learning ability. 051 0
Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 23hNot at all - thank you for publishing this. It clearly articulates some really important ideas and it‘s really useful to be able to share it. 000 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Exactly. Fucking carny shit for the tech press rubes. Musk knew way back when that the easiest way to get rich was to find a bunch of useful idiots and boy did that pay off. He's literally doing PT Barnum shit. 1047280 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaRichard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · 16/10/2026The day I started work on my book I read the opening of 'Five Chimneys', where Olga Lengyel writes about how, on arrival at Auschwitz, she sent her teenaged son off with her parents, because she believed the children and old people would be spared the hard labour. 1191 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaRichard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · 16/10/2026I don't follow this account, because I can't bear to, but it shows up in my feed every day, and I'm so glad it exists, because we need to be told, and shown, *every damn day*, exactly where all this shit leads us. Exactly where. Down to all the little kids' birthdays and all the little shoes. 1015031 0
Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Hey, what else are they going to do to distract from this white supremacist evilness? 000 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaSuzi Gage @soozaphone.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Please please PLEASE just fuck all the way off. 2214 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaNornCon Belfast @norncon.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Introducing our first Guest of Honour: Tade Thompson! @tadethompson.bsky.social We're so excited to have Tade join us at NornCon and can't wait to see what wonders he brings to Belfast! Eager to see Tade, too? Grab your NornCon membership on our website: norncon.org #SFFConvention 04422 0
Reposted by Alom ShahaAlom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Even if you’re not a teacher, you should read this. So much good sense in it. 15818 0