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Anton Piatek @anton-piatek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I'm running London marathon next year for Action Cancer. All donations greatly appreciated. Also if I raise £3000 I'm shaving the beard off (probably after the race) www.justgiving.com/page/anton-p...

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Anton Piatek @anton-piatek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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Anton Piatek @anton-piatek.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

For the first time in two years of my wife and I both doing a 4 day week, we finally managed to get out to the cinema together. We saw The Housemaid. Would recommend (also the avenue is a lovely cinema in Belfast)

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Anton Piatek @anton-piatek.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

My 14yo daughter won't admit to what it's for, but she's downloaded her 3rd vpn presumably looking for a bypass to something online...

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Anton Piatek @anton-piatek.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

At the Black Box, Belfast to hear Robin Ince talk about The Universe and the Neurodiverse

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Jess Morley @jessrmorley.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

New lecture series announcement 🧵 This term, on behalf of the DEC, I'm giving a 6-wk lecture series: "Beyond the Hype: Thinking Critically about AI in Healthcare" Hybrid: 12-1pm EST in person at Yale, or 5-6pm GMT/6-7pm CET online Registration: dec.yale.edu/programs/beyondthehypelectureseries

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Lecture Series: Beyond the Hype: Thinking Critically about AI in Healthcare

Dr. Jessica Morley from the Yale Digital Ethics Centre examines the role of artificial intelligence in healthcare across six lectures.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

This is the saddest day of my professional life.
Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage.
I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys.
I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show,
A show that I named and helped develop over all those years.
Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry.
These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter

In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices.
Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'.
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I chose the latter.
It broke my heart.
I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make.
I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer.
I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence.
One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.

I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more.
I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost".
James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice.
Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences.
I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness.
Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire.
I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal.
I am so sorry to let you down.
I hope that you can understand my reasoning.
I have to accept that I am not what the current
BBC expects of their freelance presenters.

Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not
"just a job"
I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world.
From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too.
The strawberry is dead.
Long live the strawberry. B

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Anton Piatek @anton-piatek.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Every time I see the (getting more frequent) text alerts with the title "AI Alert" I keep thinking it's software taking over the world, before realising it's bird flu. I get the alerts because I keep chickens and in NI you have to register your flock

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Anton Piatek @anton-piatek.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Just got told I'm not allowed to use an e-book in the pool viewing area while my child had a swimming lesson... because it's an electronic device... 🙄

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once: — Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing — Against raising the minimum wage — Buys foreign imports because they're cheap

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "I'm willing to pay more for quality products if they are made in America, by Americans, who are paid a decent income." The tweet shows Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting, which is often used to show the tweeter is expressing a brave opinion.

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "MINIMUM WAGE JOBS WERE NOT MEANT TO BE A CAREER. Why does no one understand this? Entry level jobs are STEPPING STONES to better jobs. No one wants to work towards that though."

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "Buy $5 gloves instead of $50 ones. Trust me." The tweet shows a box of "Gorilla Grip" gloves.

The label on Gorilla Grip gloves show they're made in China.

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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

‘Brexit is a tragedy and it will be reversed.’ 💥 #Heseltine is the best political communicator by a long way. His emphatic call for rejoining the EU cuts through the noise, grounded in truth, while the counterarguments cling to a dwindling minority of Brexit believers. 1/2

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I think of the older women in Belfast arrested for Palestine shirts and stickers every time I pass the UVF billboard on the Donegall Road, which is several times a week

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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 28/09/2025

You will note how some proscribed groups are violently suppressed by the state with definitions broad enough to encompass pensioners and disabled people holding signs, while other proscribed groups are apparently free to operate in the open and ‘have a word with themselves’ over assaulting women.

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Anton Piatek @anton-piatek.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Didn't this happen at every school? I recall friends breaking software, guessing passwords, finding exploits... Also, if people still have guess able passwords these days... "almost a third of the breaches... by guessing passwords or stealing details from teachers." www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Children hacking their own schools for 'fun', watchdog warns

The Information Commissioner's Office says schools face an "insider threat" from children as young as seven.

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes

Photo of a missing slice of cheesecake that looks like a cheesecake hull floating in a deep blue ocean. The "ocean" is actually the blueberry topping on the large cheesecake that we don't see completely.

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Juan Prats @prats.co · 12/09/2025

Had a brilliant time at @bsidesbelfast.bsky.social , and particularly loved the couple of talks about malware delivery through Sims 4 mods, and the history of Video Game Console Hacking.

Bsides Belfast flag and sign including names of sponsor organizations

Picture of the first slide of the talk “it’s in the game - spreading malware through Sims 4 Mods”

Picture of the first slide of the talk “History of video game console hacking”

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 07/09/2025

They marched with the banners of a proscribed organisation and the PSNI, rather than arresting them, closed the roads for them

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 07/09/2025

Actual terrorists

Front page of today's Sunday Life - UVF PARADE NETS JAILED GUNRUNNER WINKIE £5K
Cash from terror fest for slain gunman kept back for Irvine

Sunday Life double page spread - UVF PARADE NETS JAILED GUNRUNNER WINKIE £5K
Cash from terror fest for slain gunman kept back for Irvine
Sunday Life7 Sep 2025Ciaran Barnes
Jailed UVF gunrunner Winkie Irvine pocketed £5,000 from a huge loyalist parade in Belfast in honour of an executed hitman.

Thousands of UVF supporters packed the Shankill Road yesterday to commemorate gunman Brian Robinson — Irvine’s brotherin-law who was shot dead by undercover soldiers in 1989, moments after murdering a Catholic civilian.

Despite being behind bars, the UVF set aside £5,000 for Irvine from the proceeds of the event, highlighting how he remains a key member of the gang, and making a mockery of claims he had been stood down.

Jailed UVF gunrunner Winkie Irvine banked £5,000 from a huge paramilitary parade through Belfast.

The Shankill Road was closed off for five hours yesterday while more than 3,000 loyalists lined the streets to watch 50 bands play in the annual Brian Robinson memorial event.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/08/2025

Old Soviet joke for today: A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves. After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?” “I’m looking for the obituaries.” “The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.” “Not the one I’m looking for.”

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees. No refugee underfunded a school. No refugee closed a hospital. No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled. We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!

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Mark Allan @markxa.com · 27/08/2025

Fucked around, found out. Have at it, every author in the class action.

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Ste Jormur @stejormur.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Called it guard.io/labs/scamlex...

All we did was fake a simple email from a fresh new ProtonMail address (so it’s clearly not from a bank) posing as a message from a Wells Fargo investment manager. Inside was a link to a genuine phishing page, active in the wild for several days, and still unflagged by Google Safe Browsing.

When Comet received the email, it confidently marked it as a to-do item from the bank and clicked the link without any verification. There was no URL check, no pre-navigation warning -just a direct pass to the attacker’s page. Once the fake Wells Fargo login loaded, Comet treated it as legitimate. It prompted the user to enter credentials, even helping fill in the form.

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Sam Altman keeps saying the quiet part out loud - valuations are too high, there's no biz model w/copyright, there's not enough electricity, LLMs aren't the path to AGI - yet govts and AI cheerleaders seemingly bend over backwards to ignore that fortune.com/2025/08/20/u...

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U.S. tech stocks slide after Altman warns of AI bubble and MIT study casts doubt on the hype

Investors’ long-running enthusiasm for artificial intelligence showed signs of faltering on Tuesday as tech stocks tumbled.

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Wolfgang Bremer @wolfgang.bremer.co · 19/08/2025

Paris has removed the paving from its city hall square and transformed it into an urban forest. Stunning! 🤩

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 20/08/2025

Despite being from the north of Ireland, this charge does not relate to any of the openly supported terrorist organisations here because those are actual terrorist organisations you can support and the government will even give you money.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Israel has killed approximately 200 journalists in Gaza in just 22 months, which is more than the combined number of journalists killed during WWII and the entirety of the Vietnam War.

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Kellie Turtle @kellieturtle.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Some thoughts on the news that 48% of those arrested over Belfast race riots had been reported to police for domestic violence. With McGr*g*r losing his appeal & definitively found to be a rapist in a court of law it is important we call out the hypocrisy at the heart of the far right movement.

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts. The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative. Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.

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⳽ⳑⲇⳕⲛⲉ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

labour want to ban vpns but it’s adults installing them. this isn’t about protecting children. it’s about state surveillance.

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Anton Piatek @anton-piatek.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

I do not reccomend dropping a concrete ballast from a washing machine on your finger...

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Anton Piatek @anton-piatek.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Anyone near Belfast reccomend a cheap place to buy a car battery? I thought Halford was pricey at £80 for a small battery, but magowan are quoting £170...

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Can anyone recommend a good general solicitor(s) in Belfast please? I am firing mine 🤣

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Encephalophatass (Any pronouns) @encephalophatass.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

CEO: People keep quitting since we ended remote work, but we found a solution! ME: Letting people work remotely? CEO: Nope. Contractors! ME: Will they work from our office? CEO: No, they'll be fully remote. ME: *Sigh* Are they cheaper, at least? CEO: Oh no. Way more expensive!

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Anton Piatek @anton-piatek.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I wrote before about how crap the Disney+ android app is, but didn't realise it can't actually work offline! It let's you download things, but the app wont start without Internet access, which is a bit useless on a airplane...

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Claire Mullaly @clairemullaly.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

1. England v 2. What Starmer’s UK Gov imposes on 1.9 million people in N Ireland.

Sign that reads: It’s an offence to support a proscribed organisation.

Article on the painting of a new UVF Mural in Northern Ireland with two masked gunmen.

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samantha floreani @floreani.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

how quickly we went from age verification for pornography sites, to social media, to search engines. a reminder that, yet again, it is essential to listen to sex workers when they raise concerns about how technology is being tested on them.

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

UTA dropped Bob Vylan but represents Chris Brown just so you know where the line of acceptability is

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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Pretty accurate summation of that teaching, for sure.

Image of Jesus teaching. He says, "Love your neighbor as yourself."

Someone in the crowd asks, "Who is my neighbor?"

Jesus responds, "It's whoever you were hoping I wouldn't say."

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ChristopherE @christopher664023.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

I hope this helps explain why I don’t base my opinions on 9th grade biology.

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Birds Are Dinosaurs @birdsaredinosaurs.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

An excellent and informative thread 🧵

A still from Thor: Ragnarok. Hella (goth Cate Blanchet) has casually caught Thor's hammer out of the air before it could hit her. The hammer is labeled "It's basic biology." Hella is labeled "Advanced Biology." Hella is smiling. Nice try.

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METR @metr.org · 10/07/2025

We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers. The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.

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Robin Wilton 🇱🇧 @komadori.eurosky.social · 10/07/2025

There's no such thing as "age verification for kids"; AV for kids means AV for everyone. This is a *really* short road, and it leads straight to "no access without identifying yourself". We wouldn't stand for that in the street, and we shouldn't stand for it online. 3/3

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Anton Piatek @anton-piatek.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I feel dirty... I've been using copilot (Claude 4) for angular development this week and it's actually been really helpful and faster than me searching to find how to do what I want...

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