iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 13h

Just make sure you turn your lights off, Alom. While someone builds a data centre down the road…

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What exactly is “climate action” that ordinary people can take when the fucking billionaires and politicians are literally happy to burn the whole planet down for money and power? (Sorry, feeling very down about all this).

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Geoff Tucker @geoffreytucker1.bsky.social · 8h

If Sadiq Khan is a trans ally, why is he allowing JK Rowling’s Harry Potter to take over the Christmas lights in Oxford Circus? Email him now and ask him to pull the plug on transphobia. goodlaw.social/e1ae3f

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Sadiq Khan: Pull the plug on transphobia

Tell the mayor of London to switch off JK Rowling’s Christmas lights

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 17h

I am very uncomfortable about calling bits of software “agents”. They have no more real agency than a wind-up toy.

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

the tech industry is about to invent books

Andrew Yeung
@andruyeung
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 18h

In this piece for @prospectmagazine.co.uk I argue that it is time we stopped letting the AI/tech industry dictate the narrative, and I attempt to dismantle the self-serving terminology and myths it has created. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...

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We’re all going to die, but not from AI

That artificial intelligence could destroy humanity is a story imposed by the AI industry itself. It’s time to challenge it

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Geoff Tucker @geoffreytucker1.bsky.social · 19h

I was saying something similar yesterday

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Geoff Tucker @geoffreytucker1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Nothing like being well informed before you approve something highly dangerous

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Vancouver Island’s marmots have clawed back from 22 animals in 2003 to 427 today, the highest count on record. The Marmot Recovery Foundation released 41 captive-bred marmots this year, with 40 more due in 2026, an estimated 120 pups were born in the wild in 2024. buff.ly/UKzvRJ6 #ShareGoodNewsToo

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Marmot population on Vancouver Island climbs to 427 as recovery efforts continue

The Vancouver Island marmot population has come a long way, making a remarkable comeback from the brink of extinction.

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Geoff Tucker @geoffreytucker1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Bad Enoch, the woman that banned journalists from the Byline Times from the Tory conference hates the kind of people that ban journalists from papers such as the Byline Times it seems

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Geoff Tucker @geoffreytucker1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Babylon 5. The ending was much too hurried because it was being cancelled, then complete chaos after they decided to have another season after that ... I've not watched since the original UK screening but I do wonder if enough material exists to make the originally envisaged last couple of seasons?

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Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Incredible soft-power own-goal for UK science diplomacy. Our Chinese colleagues on @lhcb.bsky.social are doing amazing work on LHCb and the importance of the experiment is recognised by its rapid growth in membership. @francesjones.bsky.social with another bombshell in @timeshighered.bsky.social:

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mcc @dryad.technology · 04/10/2026

Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job. Think about that in context of

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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The environmental costs of AI is mostly in the infrastructure required to build these unwanted sinks, and here are these avaricious ghouls avoiding paying for their environmental desecration.

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The pitch here seems to be, ‘we’ll build the houses and infrastructure we failed to build during the 14 years we were in government, but we’ll do it in the most damaging and lowest quality way possible’. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England

Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth

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Geoff Tucker @geoffreytucker1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Only 10m 9s. I think they are making them much easier recently www.saga.co.uk/magazine/puz...

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Sudoku

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’m glad this has been said 👇

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Mary Marshall (UK green) @greenmarykm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Personally, I don't think this was publicised well amongst the membership especially those who aren't active but who may have had a view on this. You don't have to attend conference, you can vote via proxy (which in the Greens is what's meant by a card vote). Card votes were used for this motion.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My speech from the conference debate on 'Zionism is Racism’ motion

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Geoff Tucker @geoffreytucker1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The UK is actually paying them to take our data

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Geoff Tucker @geoffreytucker1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#BigTech's data centres use as much power as millions of homes and guzzle our water. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Zero water waste 🗣️ Local community consent Sign Foxglove's petition to stop data centres harming our communities and environment now you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...

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Ban data centres that harm our communities and climate

Big Tech’s giant data centres swallow as much power as millions of homes, guzzle our water, and risk driving up our energy bills - all with zero limits. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Ze...

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Geoff Tucker @geoffreytucker1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Wow!!! Facebook actually changed their mind and removed a group that consisted of misogynistic 'jokes' and posted stolen pictures of women to ridicule their appearance

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Conservative party Shadow Culture Secretary to speak at conference tomorrow about how to "defend press freedom", whilst her own party bans journalists whose coverage they don't like

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Solent Area Prog @solentareaprog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

11th October John Hackett, flautist on Steve Hackett's early work will be playing tunes both by Steve and his own. Dorie Jackson, who provided vocals for Chris Difford (Squeeze), Francis Dunnery (It Bites) Is the daughter of David Jackson (VDG Generator). He will be on saxophone.

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Southampton City Council @southamptoncc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Two protest marches are expected to take place in Southampton city centre on Saturday 3 October. Southampton is a proud, diverse and welcoming city. Peaceful protest is an important right, and we support people expressing their views peacefully, respectfully and within the law.

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Benjamin @benjaminschneider.ch · 01/10/2026

just came across this incredible picture of Terry Pratchett

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Vicky Veritas @vickyveritas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Boudinage are one of the most spectacular geologic structures and some of my favorite rocks. The boudins are the eye-shaped lenses of rock wedged between the white quartz layers. This happened when the rocks were being stretched by tectonic forces. The eye-shaped lenses, augen… 👇🏼 #MinCup26

Boudins of amphibolite layers (metamorphosed basalts) that were stretched between quartz schists (Norway). Photo credits: Haakon Fossen.

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Maybe Kemi is still vexed about all this being brought to light by Byline Times?

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Geoff Tucker @geoffreytucker1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm not a fan of this man or his humour but this is definitely worth a listen

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Geoff Tucker @geoffreytucker1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Reform PLC employees are told to lie to their voters. Who'd have thought, eh?

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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So in what is unfortunately now an ~annual~ reminder - the Paleontological Research Institution is not presently affiliated with Cornell and was never a part of Cornell. Some PRI folks have taught students at Cornell, but donating to PRI supports Research and Education, and doesn't support Cornell

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation. Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked

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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban

The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press

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Alf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm so very sad to hear of the death of Esther Ranzen who played an important role in reuniting me with Nicky Winton - the man who saved my life. It's so desperately sad that she couldn't choose assisted dying as was her wish.

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Ian Martin @democritus3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big Chicken. I've signed the petition to stop it 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

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Stop Big Chicken Choking our Rivers

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 01/10/2026

“How are you supposed to sleep when your whole flat is vibrating?”: Slough residents tell Brenna Spain about the unsettling noise pollution from the data centres next door www.thenerve.news/p/slough-dat...

Sleepless in Slough: the residents who fear for their failing health in Europe’s data centre capital. Red and yellow illustration of an under-construction Equinix data centre in Slough, England

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Geoff Tucker @geoffreytucker1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I am seeing endless AI slop posters in my feed. All looking a very similar brown colour with gold lettering all in similar typeface... Come on guys, spend a bit of time making something a bit more original from your own brain. A shoddily self-designed one looks better than the generic AI clones.

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CJ-BOO!-ran @cjtheran.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Shockingly you cannot drop a sufficient number of bombs on a place to make the locals Fine With This

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Geoff Tucker @geoffreytucker1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

ICYMI. Check to see if your local NHS is using Palantir and if so let them know you are very annoyed and unhappy

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Geoff Tucker @geoffreytucker1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If I wrote a sci fantasy novel about an orange alien sent to Earth to undermine humanity, had learnt about human taste and culture from reality TV, then thinly disguised himself by putting his pet alien on his bald head..... would it be deemed too ridiculous to print? truthout.org/articles/tru...

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Trump Rejects AI Regulation as Tech CEOs Sign Voluntary “Self-Policing” Accord

Critics warn that self-regulation isn’t enough to prevent AI models from making disastrous mistakes in the future.

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