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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 11/09/2026

I've just voted for the recommended candidates and to keep the reactionary candidates out. If you're a member it would be great if you could consider doing the same.

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 20/08/2026

So I get that there's (yet again) a big debate going on about AI on Bluesky. I am turning off replies to this post because I don't want to have notifications flooded one way or the other on this one. I just want to share what I've heard multiple times in just the past two weeks.

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 19/08/2026

Posting from bluesky to test editing from mu.social at 9.50 BST. Edited in mu.social at 9.51

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 19/08/2026

Testing the editing facility from mu.social. Post created at 9.49 BST. Edited at 9.50

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 16/07/2026

This is a welcome good piece speaking to people who have actually engaged with the evidence and who push back against Haidt. Well worth a read.

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I hate to say this, really I do, but in 2026 banning access to YouTube for teens is like stopping them from going to the library.

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Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

wow - this is actually a very big deal

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 07/03/2026

"At the end of the day it goes dark." In isolation, that reads both as banal and bleak. Perfect for Morrissey.

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 17/02/2026

All lampposts to have a Union Flag or cross of St George (preferably both). Flogging for anyone removing them, flying a Union Flag upside down or flying the Union Flag below the St George's Cross.

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Good summary of the paper on AI and productivity going round, and OH BOY I'd watch that rise in productivity in Information services like a hawk. What use is more information if it's probably subtly wrong. (Also amirite that some of those labels are missing?) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

A chart of detrended labour data due to A.I. with transportation and warehousing and information ranking most highly in time saved

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 24/01/2026

So the Lords think no one under 18 should be able to do a job that requires VPN usage or access public WiFi securely or bank ATMs? www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...

techradar.com

UK government targets VPNs in online safety consultation as Lords vote for ban

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall promises "evidence-led" approach to keeping children safe online

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 30/12/2025

I saw a familiar face across Trafalgar Square. Tried to catch his eye in the hope he'd recognise me and that would remind me how I knew him. He walked straight past me without acknowledgement. When I was about 20 yards beyond him, I realised it was Neil Kinnock who I've never met before or since.

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Morning! Society for Hopeful Technologists newsletter #2 is arriving in inboxes now. A little bit on Musk and X, much more about future plans + organising buttondown.com/society-of-h... and great to have a group of fellow organisers coming together 💪

buttondown.com

#2: Hopeful Actions

What's next for the Society for Hopeful Technologists: events, principles, and opportunities to get involved.

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 24/07/2025

So not dissimilar to a (uk) public schoolboy.

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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 22/07/2025

You utter bastard Hemingway!

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

If in doubt, organise! The tech industry is a roaring bin fire, so brilliant to share the results of this survey of 522 UK tech workers who want sthg better buttondown.com/society-of-h... Help design the Society for Hopeful Technologists and give a voice to ppl who want to make a meaningful change

buttondown.com

Society of Hopeful Technologists: Survey Results

🥁 🥁🥁 The results are finally in: what do people want from the Society for Hopeful Techologists? 🥁🥁🥁 522 technologists based in the UK responded to the...

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

New report reveals smartphones ARE bad for you (but not the one you're thinking of) theneuroscienceofeve... A look back at a detailed report about whether or not smartphones in schools are as harmful as many assume. The answer is... nuanced. If you're into that sort of thing. #Smartphones #Tech

theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com

New report reveals smartphones ARE bad for you (but not the one you're thinking of)

Recently published reports suggests that smartphones (in schools) may not be as damaging as many believe... but if you sit and think about it too long, they can be.

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David KC @davidmuttering.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Magnum Cart. The singular of Magna Carta.

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Oxblogger @oxblogger.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

From the Oxblogger Newsletter - Long Term Thinking 'You may be Sam Long's number one fan but I reckon you still under-appreciate him. I’m going to explain why.' @ADawsonBros explains why there's even more to Sam Long's story than you imagine. oxblogger.substack.com/p/long-term-... #oufc

oxblogger.substack.com

Long Term Thinking

By Andrew Dawson

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 17/12/2024

Has it not stopped before now, how do passengers get on and off?

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 19/11/2024

I think this may be compulsory in the UK, so #snow in OX10.

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

It's pretty amazing that it's possible to do this - and shows why Bluesky is so much superior in ethos and functionality to the other place. Not sure I want to rebuild my old Twitter self here, though... a fresh start seems nice.

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

On Wed's Money Box Live I'm looking at what benefits and perks you're entitled to but many people don't claim. Pension Credit, council tax support, social tariffs, Tax-Free Childcare... if you discovered you could get more help then pls email me felicity.hannah@bbc.co.uk

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 09/10/2024

Can we get 500 of you as soon as possible to share this new ad Kamala Harris just released

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

A quick thread on schools and phones. I'm quite in favour of older kids having phones and managing their own social relationships/travel/finances and learning about how to be good digital citizen. Seems sensible and useful preparation for more independence and autonomy.

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 08/09/2024

This place is clearly maturing. Two porn bots followed me today. Blocked and reported both. Let's hope the moderation can scale here as it grows.

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FEISTY😈 @crzyfkinworld.bsky.social · 06/09/2024

This post from a teacher at Apalachee High School. 😭 America isn't just failing students. It is failing teachers, too.

I lied to my kids today in second period. I told them it was just a drill. I told them to get behind my couches (thank GOD I ditched desks and have bulky furniture!) & be quiet - the more quiet we are the faster the drill will end. I knew it was a lie. I knew this was what I always plan my furniture arrangement for every year. My kids were able to just hide & not panic for over 10 minutes, until we heard the banging on doors, walkie talkies, & yelling in the hallway. Then I had to come clean. My kids
- & that's what they are. Not just students. They are MY KIDS- were so brave. They still trusted me & did exactly what l asked. I felt so helpless. 18 of my kids.
All I could do was ask them to listen to me & to hide. It was the worst 20 minutes of my career. 18 kids.
Depending on me. Anna somewhere in the building unable to get to me, or me to her. No idea what's going on. More yelling, banging on doors. Finally the door is opening & we're evacuated to the football field.

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Peter Foster @pmdfoster.bsky.social · 06/09/2024

Not sure whether to come back on here…no reflection on BSky, just don’t really have time for both. That’s why I stopped last time. But like lots of folk, find Musk Twitter grim. Is anyone really here? Or does X actually still have the numbers?!! 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

1. Why did you come to Bluesky? 2. How is it going? 3. Who are you missing and how are you going to get them to come here?

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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 23/08/2024

THIS IS MAGNIFICIENT. God bless Tina Brown for sharing her son's connection with Gus Walz. This is a gift link and a gift from her. Do read now! My Son and Gus Walz Deserve a Champion Like Tim Walz www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/o...

nytimes.com

Opinion | My Son and Gus Walz Deserve a Champion Like Tim Walz

If the Harris-Walz ticket wins, will parents of people who struggle with being different at last find a powerful advocate in the White House?

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 10/01/2024

Hits Radio - City of Liverpool would allow the tower to still be called Radio City Tower and Baur to have their rebrand.

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 16/11/2023

This looks curious. Are any lawyers able to explain why they were acquitted?

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 15/11/2023

Dom's writing out lists of his enemies again. I wonder what he wants for his 13th birthday?

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 13/11/2023

Appointing Cameron as Foreign Secretary is the political equivalent of a football club saying "we'll give the manager's job to Sam Allardyce until the end of the season." Caretaker Foreign Secretary until the General Election.

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 12/11/2023

If anyone has a contact who needs an invitation Code, let me know. I have one spare and can share it.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

As is traditional at this time of year, when Derry throws the biggest Halloween party on Earth, please enjoy this paragraph from my book, in which I pay tribute to the single greatest costume I've ever seen. (And if you want to read more, hit mammybook.com)

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

Incredible message from Simon Case released by Covid Inquiry. I mean we all knew, but to see it set out so clearly by someone who was there...

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Max Roser @maxroser.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

These days I'm working through a number of my articles to bring them into the new design that we are rolling out on Our World in Data. This is a cartogram I made to show where people live. Each little square here represents half a million people. → ourworldindata.org/world-popula...

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 23/10/2023

Must suck to realize that there are some forms of epistemic grounding that you and your pals can't simply purchase and torch to the ground.

Elon Musk tweet attacking wikipedia fund raising ad that says "Wikipedia is not for sale"

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Alastair Wilcox @awilcox.chalmere.com · 22/10/2023

I hadn't noticed ringtone sales had disappeared. They just sort of stopped. Also, sales seem to be doing fairly well right now at a gross level, but not as good as the 2000 peak. I wonder if a graph exists of revenues accruing to artists?

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Sal Cap0ne @salimotxo.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

I hate whoever came up with this from the very depths of my soul. I have wasted an hour and completely disgraced myself and I still can't leave it alone.

london.metro-memory.com

London Tube Memory Game

How many of the London Tube stations can you name from memory?

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