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Christine

@cbtg.bsky.social
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Engineer, founder; huge fan of STEM & engineering education, good coffee, and great storytelling.

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 15/09/2026
Colleges could subsidize books for students rather than paying for premium versions of ChatGPT
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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Sorry, I can’t type that.
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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
How about, when someone hands us the power to make stuff faster and cheaper, we don't use it to create more stuff - we use it to create *better* stuff? What really went down is the cost of refining, should we choose to use it for that. codemanship.wordpress.com/2026/08/23/l...
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Less Is More
Jurassic Park (1993) has about 60 visual effects shots containing computer-generated elements. In 1993, photorealistic, cinema-quality CGI video took much longer and cost much more to produce than …
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Paul Magrs @paulmagrs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Reading @stevecolewriter.bsky.social in @pandasbooksrecords.bsky.social today!
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Steve Cole @stevecolewriter.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
What a lovely display of The Wild Ones in Oxford Waterstones. The cover artwork by @johannatarkela.com is so beautiful. I feel very lucky.
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Barbara Longley Author (no DMs) 📎 @blongley.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Happy birthday, Franz Kafka. This is the tattoo I got while I was in Prague. It's a Franz quote inside one of his drawings.
A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us
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Kirkdale Bookshop @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Penelope Keith as the immortal Margo Leadbetter
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 10/06/2026
An ancient Greek virtue called ‘sophrosyne’ – sound-mindedness, moderation, self-knowledge – might be exactly what we need to navigate today’s world of AI, social media and misinformation. A philosopher looks at why it’s needed now more than ever:
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Why sophrosyne, an ancient Greek virtue, matters more than ever in the age of AI
For the Greeks, sophrosyne was an ideal second to none. It’s just as important today, in an age of internet addiction and misinformation – but harder to come by.
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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 06/06/2026
Anything related to GPS is always so fascinating -- because we absolutely rely on it *so much*. So, this is an excellent piece on a GPS jamming mystery from @veritasium.bsky.social is well worth your time and recommended. This is some fantastic research, and video covers science, politics, etc.
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Something is jamming GPS over Europe. Here's what we found
YouTube video by Veritasium
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La vida en viñetas @lavidaenvinetas.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Marjane Satrapi
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Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg @almbawue.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Ein kleiner Einblick in unsere Ausstellung "Rom lebt - ein Mitmachabenteuer", die am 7. Juni startet. Wer erkennt es? 😄
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
As already warm cities become more and more vulnerable to extreme heat events, or just the “new normal” of hotter and hotter cities every day, here’s just one more reason why more street trees and other greenery are good for streets & cities. It’s just common sense, really. Cooler, cleaner, better.
Graphic showing that streets without trees can be as high temperature as 36, 50 or 50°C, whereas similar streets with trees can be 18, 20 or 26°C
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Christopher J Stevens @metaphysiology.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
"If I was to use ChatGPT for my designs rather than our designer Sean, that's taking money out of the local area into the hands of a multibillionaire ... removing value from the local community and local artists [and] into the hands of some of the richest people in the world." #AIslop #refuseresist
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Newcastle pubs ban AI art from breweries to protect local creatives
As two pubs in Newcastle ban AI art, artists discuss the impact it can have on creatives.
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Christine @cbtg.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
‘After all, Christesen founded the journal in wartime, citing in his first editorial that “in an age governed by the stomach-and-pocket view of life”, there is a duty to talk poetry.’
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/02/2026
The Grammys. The Olympics. The Super Bowl. The message is that the world loves diversity. Don’t let the billionaires tell you otherwise.
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Today I learned “Norwegian Christian laws forbade citizens from conversing with and interacting with trolls, and in documents dating from 1274 to 1781, doing so would result in severe punishment” (source: Wikipedia), and I kinda think many people nowadays would be better off if this law was revived
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Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie @mpi-astro.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Are you a bachelor or master student anywhere in the world, and would like to come to us to work full-time on a supervised research project? Applications for the 2026 MPIA Summer Internship are open now!
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Summer internships
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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
A browser plugin that detects when "AI" or "LLM" appear in text and then substitutes the following words and their variants: "think", "reason", "understand", "learn" ...with "Recursively matches token patterns in the input to patterns in the model and predicts what token comes next"
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
I hard co-sign this one.
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MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Mensah cleared her throat in a “you are trying to annoy each other but are mostly annoying me” way.
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 23/09/2025
New research considers the true value of Meanjin, using publicly available data. The journal has trained generations of Australian writers and editors.
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What is the value of Meanjin? We’ve done some calcuations – and it’s not about money
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Christine @cbtg.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
I was lucky enough to be an early reader for this book from @stevecolewriter.bsky.social and I loved it. Fab ideas, great pace, thought provoking, and very exciting :)
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Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Dolly Parton has sent my daughter a new book every month for years as she does for thousands of children. She help fund the development of the Covid vaccine. She’s not a billionaire. I think as non wealthy people it’s hard to even imagine how much billionaires *could* be doing with their money.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Magical otter ride
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Toby Hadoke @tobyhadoke.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Very sexy trailer for the forthcoming Blake’s 7 second series box set. Extra sexy because I’m not in it : BUT I *am* on the set, presenting a documentary and moderating four new commentaries. So happy we made all this happen: the team have done a splendid job. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhkH...
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Blake's 7 - The Collection Returns for Season 2! | BBC Studios
YouTube video by BBC Studios
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 02/08/2025
Excelling in … Excel? Inside the high-stakes, secretive world of competitive spreadsheeting
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Excelling in … Excel? Inside the high-stakes, secretive world of competitive spreadsheeting
New documentary Spreadsheet Champions follows six competitors as they head to the Microsoft Office Specialist world championship in Florida Six years ago, Melbourne-based film-maker Kristina Kraskov read an article about an international Microsoft Excel competition and had two thoughts. The first: “What the hell, that can’t be real.” The second: “There’s got to be a film about this – I want to watch it so badly.” There wasn’t a film about competitive spreadsheeting, so Kraskov decided to make it herself. The subject appealed to the director, whose work captures “different inner worlds that are a bit unusual on the outside”, including a short film titled Party in the Back, about a mullet festival. Continue reading...
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Alison @alisondennison.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
I've loved Tom Lehrer ever since I heard this at the end of a VHS we watched in GCSE Chemistry. The entire class immediately asked for it to be played again. Rest in peace, what a guy youtu.be/AcS3NOQnsQM?...
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Tom Lehrer - The Elements - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
A more than 5,550-year-old well-preserved #Neolithic knife. The blade is crafted from flint and secured in a wooden handle using birch tar. Furthermore, the handle features a hole, intended for attaching a cord. From the pile dwelling settlement...🧵 1/2 📷 me 🏺 #archaeology
A flint knife featuring a curved stone blade secured into a wooden handle using black birch tar adhesive. The dark handle has a small perforation at one end. The tool is displayed on a neutral surface, showing the craftsmanship and natural materials used.
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Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
“Human progress isn’t measured by industry. It’s measured by the value you place on a life. An unimportant life. A life without privilege. The boy who died on the river, that boy's value is your value. That's what defines an age. That's what defines a species.” - #DoctorWho
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Alex Shvartsman @alexshvartsman.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
"Serpent Carriers" by @k-a-teryna.bsky.social is live at Clarkesworld today! This absolutely brilliant long novelette is perhaps the most complex translation I've had to perform to date, but it is well worth it! I can't wait for everyone to read this story. clarkesworldmagazine.com/teryna_07_25/
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Serpent Carriers by K.A. Teryna, translated by Alex Shvartsman
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 06/06/2025
I’ve been wearing a rainbow bracelet the last couple days for Pride Month and yesterday two people commented on it in a way that made me feel like I was secretly in this video, it’s really lovely youtu.be/UVepoXddTW4?... 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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TRYGG - Oslo Pride 2025
YouTube video by Oslo Pride
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Emily @sadcypress.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
André De Shields was the featured guest of the theatre gala tonight, and he told us to look in the mirror every day and tell ourselves, “I will cherish you. I will not betray you. I will treat you as the spring treats the cherry tree.” 😭😭
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🍂 Simon Threadgold 🎃 @sthreadgold.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
She checked everywhere.
Avon, off of that show Blakes 7, looking psychotic on a spaceship. In background, Anita, off of that show Doctor Who, cut n' pasted into a doorway, looking worried.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
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Information Age @information-age.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Australia’s national corruption watchdog will investigate six individuals for their involvement in the #Robodebt scandal after its initial decision not to do so was reversed by an independent expert. Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...
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Corruption watchdog to investigate Robodebt referrals
Six individuals will be reviewed for corrupt conduct.
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David Green, PhD @ecologistgreen.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
I think the biggest lie being told right now is that one of the wealthiest countries in the world cannot afford to invest in science, education, and the environment.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/01/2025
I’d just like to take a moment to acknowledge the best tik tok video of all time youtu.be/7ZWaWrvJ7nA?...
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Star Trek: Tik Tok
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Maximum Power: A Blake’s 7 Podcast @maximumpowerpodcast.com · 12/01/2025
This week, we discover that the most terrifying thing about the planet Caspar is meeting bikies who've been to RADA and are working at the BBC. #Blakes7 #Stardrive maximumpowerpodcast.com/51
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']: Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 09/01/2025
"the fact that these fires are burning in unusually dry winter months has highlighted how climate change is reshaping fire seasons around the world" Jo Lauder at the ABC puts the shocking LA fires in all-important context: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
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What does climate change have to do with California's fires?
As Los Angeles battles catastrophic wildfires, experts say there are signs climate change is already reshaping fire seasons around the world.
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Debbie Nunnja @iamthephoenixfreed.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
It has started a movement. Cartoonists are paying homage to Ann Telnaes. Here are two of them. Ann’s is the final. Steve Brodner, @danboriscreates.bsky.social @anntelnaes.bsky.social
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Folks: please be diligent about not disseminating Ann Telnaes' cartoon in a way that she's not getting the clicks on it (until she says differently). Her IP matters now more than ever. Make it go viral but make sure she benefits. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
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Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
I am mixing the champagne cocktails tonight Even made a menu @paulgp.com
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Ian Ford 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @ianford.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Excellent in-depth article about the enshittification of Boeing. With the impending bonfire of regulations in the US, this may be where the US as a whole is heading. newrepublic.com/article/1549...
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Crash Course
How Boeing's managerial revolution created the 737 MAX disaster
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