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John Billings

@asteroidmerchant.bsky.social
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 8h
Like for instance a Ballroom Dancer? www.instagram.com/p/DeMKmeHNuDu/
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Alastaire Stanley on Instagram: "My thanks to the talented Mr @tigdoesedits for this rather spiffing entrance extravaganza. Its a ten from Alastaire. Coming to a ballroom near you soon!"
54 likes, 1 comments - alastairestanleypw on October 7, 2026: "My thanks to the talented Mr @tigdoesedits for this rather spiffing entrance extravaganza. Its a ten from Alastaire. Coming to a ballroom...
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 13h
Success? At least in this battle. The war continues.
Amazon 404 page where there was previously an AI plagiarised book, following my earlier report.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 17h
Update: it did not get through the corpos. I'm happy to crowdsource some wording that will get through their guidelines and resubmit. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/cust... cc: @alexharvv.bsky.social
Email from Amazon rejecting my review of the AI plagiarism version of Forgotten Vikings, because it did not meet their guidelines.
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Chris Farnell @thebrainofchris.bsky.social · 20h
A publisher is giving books away to encourage children to watch telly.
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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 21h
Oh this can just fuck off An AI-'written' complete copy of my own book is now on Amazon; same title, more-or-less the same blurb, and exactly the same impetus. Reviewers of Amazon, I urge you to absolutely dive-bomb this plagiaristic piece of shit: www.amazon.co.uk/FORGOTTEN-VI...
A hollow copy of my book with a shit AI-generated cover
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 18h
Reviewed. Let's see if it gets through, or if I need to reword to get it past the corpo censors.
Review on amazon of the AI generated rip-off of Alex Harvey's work.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 18h
Reported this product. Hope it gets nuked from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
A screenshot of an amazon 'report an issue with this product' form, detailing the direct AI plagiarism of Alex Harvey's work.
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Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.gofundme.com/f/buy-a-new-... £412,872 raised of £500K - please help if you can.
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Donate to Buy A New RNLI Hovercraft - The Flying Farage, organized by Simon Harris
I am trying to raise enough money to buy a new lifesaving hovercraft for th… Simon Harris needs your support for Buy A New RNLI Hovercraft - The Flying Farage
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sheep densities across Europe. Native to southwest Asia, these domesticates are possibly the most effective means of killing off forests and other natural ecosystems ever devised.
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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Woodcock shooting season starts today in most of the UK (Scotland was 1 Sep). Continental birds have not arrived yet so any shot birds will be red-listed British breeders. GWCT suggests waiting until 1 December before targeting Woodcock. More here: wadertales.wordpress.com/2015/10/26/c... #birds
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's crucial to engage people with nature, but there are so many barriers in place, mentally and systemically. This film could be the start of changing that for young people.
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Nature Ain't A Luxury Appeal | The Wildlife Trusts
Too many people in the UK still face barriers to accessing nature. For many young people, especially those from black and brown communities, nature can feel distant, inaccessible, or simply "not for p...
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I am excited to see what you are doing...
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disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When you think of it, artificial intelligence is ableist and harmful bullshit which never should have been invented and any proper Marxist movement should seek to abolish it.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If its the one I think you're referring to it has suffered from that problem eternally, especially in the bit where they stand on the edges and walk to to the mic.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Amazing confluence of posts:
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I remember before the advent of hotel booking aggregators I used to assume the quality of B&Bs inversely from the quality of their websites. If they put a load of time into a shiny marketing site, they weren't putting time into their core offering. This hits similarly.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I am very happy for you :)
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is a PR stunt by ARM, and a particularly cruel one. It also once again deliberately blurs the line of what AI refers to. A chatbot is not going to be analysing protein structures in any useful way.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
As @hankgreen.bsky.social explained so well in a recent video, cancer is not a disease, cancer is a class of diseases (like viruses). Even within "skin cancer" there are many different varieties with varying treatments. Saying that AI will "cure cancer" is nonsensical.
bbc.co.uk
AI will cure cancer in our lifetime, claims boss of UK chip giant
Arm Holding's chief executive Rene Haas says artificial intelligence will find a solution to the disease.
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Dr Anke Marsh @ankemarsh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just so we are clear: The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
A photo from the BBC of an older woman, with grey hair, being led away by police. A photograph of a line of men in black clothes and balaclavas blocking the port at Dover.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Yeah, I get it. I just live in hope at this point :-( Fistbump to you, friend.
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Tom. @notthattomgreen.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Why THE BUTCHER rules!
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I don't want to be a dick. They have re-posted TMZ's report, not the same thing as confirming.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Please let TMZ have made a huge mistake here.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I'm hoping so badly that someone at TMZ has fucked up. Please.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Sending my very best.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Are you just not feeling PAX any more as a good fit for LRR, or yourself?
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It was a pleasure to meet you in Glasgow - still no hard feelings 👊
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I was there live, and I've just started my rewatch after going to @progresswrestling.bsky.social on Monday to finish the weekend off right.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
There were some repeats in there that were also in other brackets?
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Strongly predicting at this point that Mystery will be two of my top 3 shows of the weekend.
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Dr Ella Gilbert @drgilbz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Nobody asked for this. I'd much rather have a liveable planet that isn't on fire/underwater than endless AI slop for Elon and Donald to post on twitter.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Is there a Glasgow shirt I can relieve you of at the show to match my Cardiff one?
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Sara Gibbs is Scary Enough Already @sararoseg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
ADHDers will definitely get round to complaining to Channel 4 at some point
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sweet zee @zoctopode.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
little mech comic i made. read it or i dont feed the hostages #mechs #comics #webcomics #stilldontknowhowbskytaggingworks
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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Well he would say that, wouldn’t he?
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I am begging @dropout.tv's @dimension20.dropout.tv use any system except D20 more often. You tell such great stories, you don't need the crunch of Dungeons and Dragons getting in your way.
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Alasdair Cameron @alasdaircameron.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Apparently hundreds of panthers can live more or less undetected in the countryside for decades, but introducing wild cats or lynx would be impossible to conceive.
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E.Saxey @esaxey.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
As an on-paper woman who looks like a chap in a low light/on a good day, I give some thought and care to using single-sex facilities. From today (UK), the thoughts and cares multiplied: transactual.org.uk/know-your-ri... (5000+ words and I'm very grateful for it but what the hell.)
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Do this again next year, but like the real FA cup, put literally everyone in the hat across AEW and RoH. Part of the joy of the FA cup is the 4th tier teams (lower card wrestlers) getting drawn against Premiership (top card wrestlers). The stories that could be told...
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Huge congratulations - I will give it a look on Friday :)
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Only sort of.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It seems like some of the links here are broken, but if you contact them direct you'll find what you need perhaps in Norwich www.finecityevents.co.uk/blog/upcomin...
finecityevents.co.uk
Our 2026 Event Calendar & Early Opportunities for Makers — Fine City Events
Discover what’s happening in Norwich in 2026 with Fine City Events. From the Enchanted Valentines Masquerade to spring markets, Medieval Days, summer fêtes, creative workshops and the 10-day Christkin...
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Agreed, but I reckon we can trust the entertainers to be entertaining without it.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Cosigned.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
They are not my favourite part of the show. They often feel somewhat....forced?
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Mystery legal puzzle adventuring platformer.
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John Billings @asteroidmerchant.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
You have that so covered, my dude.
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