Reposted by Simon 🪗Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 4mThe corollary of this is that we NEED universities to provide knowledge - as much as we need energy, clean water and food security. That knowledge is essential to our security, democracy and wellbeing. 8/9 1103
Reposted by Simon 🪗Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 1h“We're not f****** stupid enough to p*** off the entire woke south or centrist south really of the country,” “You need to seem palatable to everyone...We just need to get f****** elected, that’s all that really matters. We won't necessarily say what we are doing, part of the point is to not [say].”itv.com 77750
Reposted by Simon 🪗🦇 Michael (Spooky) Bell 🎃 @mbellcoop.bsky.social · 9hThere's a LOT in this report but this bit also jumped out at me. What is it with the racists always being nonces as well 493
Simon 🪗 @mzdt.bsky.social · 5mNo mention of if they're paid, and if so who's paying... so potentially 'free' labour in an already underpaid industry? 000
Reposted by Simon 🪗KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 34mThis is the most telling part. "Don't say the racist stuff out loud so we get elected." 013
Simon 🪗 @mzdt.bsky.social · 9mSomething similar happened to me once, so, I walked up to the counter, dumped what I was going to buy on it, pointed out that I'd just been accused of being a shoplifter so wouldn't be buying anything in the shop again, and left. I know shoplifting is a problem, but harassing customers won't help. 010
Reposted by Simon 🪗Beau @drbeaubeaumont.bsky.social · 09/05/2026This is going to age like the very finest of wines. 25713
Simon 🪗 @mzdt.bsky.social · 16mIt's not clear in the article exactly why they weren't covered - if it was a folder of final edits, there would - should - have been at least WIP on edit machines, a saved edit data file, all of that - that really didn't exist? AI is almost irrelevant here, human oversight has failed. 010
Simon 🪗 @mzdt.bsky.social · 22mThe entire day's (or days') work in one cardboard bag. Sometimes my colleagues would just leave them in an empty office, or worse leave them for person's unknown to collect. More than once we'd have to track them down the following day due to poor diligence on either side... 000
Simon 🪗 @mzdt.bsky.social · 25mIt was only about ten years ago we'd started recording studio tv shows onto hard disk systems, with simultaneous streaming to off-site servers, and a local external drive. Before that I'd have a bag of tapes - including the backup - I'd hand over to the production manager, if I could find them... 210
Simon 🪗 @mzdt.bsky.social · 36mMet a canal boat couple once who introduced themselves as 'we're ker-razy!'. They really weren't. Not even by boater standards. :-) 000
Simon 🪗 @mzdt.bsky.social · 1hThat genuinely made me laugh, although it's not actually 'sorry' in any sense we'd recognise... 000
Simon 🪗 @mzdt.bsky.social · 1hIt's an interesting thing that, as far as I can see, racists would always deny their racism, knowing it to be bad, and try to claim 'common sense' or suchlike. I'm seeing more direct, undeniable racism, especially from politicians. Some of them aren't even ashamed of it any more. 010
Reposted by Simon 🪗Chris Ames @christoframes.bsky.social · 1hHow does the BBC manage to turn this into a he said, she said , “some people think this is bad” story - and then lead with platitudes from the guilty party ? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukReform faces criticism after councillors filmed making racist commentsReform says all of those people filmed by ITV are under investigation having resigned or been suspended. 085
Reposted by Simon 🪗Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 3hPlease stop talking about deporting people you don't like, I know they are loathsome, it still sucks 28821134
Reposted by Simon 🪗Oliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 12hRe the Sally Rooney news, I was looking up data on arrests under terrorism legislation the other day, and hadn't quite realised how utterly bonkers the effect of the Palestine Action prohibition had been. That big purple spike is basically all PA-related arrests. 20835368
Reposted by Simon 🪗Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 9hAbsolutely dying laughing at 'heavily medicated' at the time. Yeah, I remember when I hurt my arm and was on codeine, I too started seeing secret Muslims whenever I looked at the Royal Family. 2537259
Simon 🪗 @mzdt.bsky.social · 7hSorry about the BBC News question - I may as well have asked why the Daily Mail is...like the Daily Mail. Didn't get in my thought about personal viewpoints and still seeing bias whilst being aware of my own angles, but bias is rarely pro-underdog :-) 120
Reposted by Simon 🪗Nina Berry @ninaberry.bsky.social · 10hI can't even quote song lyrics in my books without fear of lawsuits, but tech companies can devour every book and every song and every movie with impunity? It's insane. 225819
Reposted by Simon 🪗Mark Sutton @marksuttonbike.bsky.social · 15h£5.62 returned for each £1 spent on cycling investments, finds @cyclinguk.bsky.social study www.cyclingelectric.com/news/5-62-re...cyclingelectric.com£5.62 returned for each £1 spent on cycling investments, finds studyCyclingUK has published a new report titled The Route Forward, within which it presents a diverse array of cycling schemes 15934
Reposted by Simon 🪗Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 11hAnother Reform councillor in South London called for the King to be decapitated for being a secret Muslim. Reform say they are taking disciplinary action against a small number of councillors who do not share their values. I believe both would be welcome in Restore www.itv.com/news/2026-10...itv.com 129941
Reposted by Simon 🪗~daniel_barker~ @daniel-barker.bsky.social · 9hI really love that someone was just very quick-witted in an unpleasant moment almost 30 years ago and it's now a classic viral tweet that thousands of people have seen enough times to remember it fondly. 519139
Reposted by Simon 🪗Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 11hReform's deputy leader on Solihull Council quit to be an independent yesterday, saying it was for personal reasons by mutual consent. It came a day before ITV news broadcast his racist comments when filned undercover. He says mass deportations must make Britain 99% white 8208105
Reposted by Simon 🪗Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 15hremember this photo the next time you hear our authorities preaching bullshit road safety to our kids. Nobody spoke up for the well being of our kids: Look both ways kids because we looked the other way 212823
Reposted by Simon 🪗Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 15hAI arrived, I recall, almost immediately that COVID stopped ruining my job. There needed to be something. We couldn’t be given a fucking break or anything. 151
Simon 🪗 @mzdt.bsky.social · 16hTicket inspection by people with 'tracsis' lanyards on a @gwr.com train. No announcement by guard about who they are - internet says they're a transport research outfit, but seems like a dodgy way to do things to me. What happens if I refuse to show them my ticket because I don't know who they are? 100
Reposted by Simon 🪗Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 18hJust so you understand the scale of betrayal: first, our "partners" didn't warn Ukraine about the incoming ballistic missiles, so the air raid alert wasn't activated before impact, robbing people of their chance to survive. Then, Starlink was restricted to stop working at speeds above 100 mph. 9030841264
Reposted by Simon 🪗LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 17hWhat's the status of Generative AI trained on her work? 182
Reposted by Simon 🪗Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 17hI have never seen coverage of a live trial, one involving allegations of multiple sex attacks on multiple women, framed in a more distasteful way. It's not 'Fame under fire' it's a rape trial. And it involves actual women. And this from the *checks notes* BBC 1713504747
Reposted by Simon 🪗Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 17hLABOUR BANNING BOOKS Sally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in UK due to Palestine Action support. Irish writer of Normal People says she can no longer receive royalties from British sales and she cancelled UK trip due to fear of arrest. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comSally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in UK due to Palestine Action supportIrish writer of Normal People says she can no longer receive royalties from British sales and she cancelled UK trip due to fear of arrest 1112167
Reposted by Simon 🪗Anna Horroridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 17hThis is just an utter shitstorm of a day, professionally and politically. I wish I hadn't got out of bed. 011
Reposted by Simon 🪗Anna Horroridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 17hWell, today is a great day for witnessing the rigid backbones of mainstream publishers and author societies. 1157
Reposted by Simon 🪗John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 17hAnd while we're on the subject: there's no ethical use of a product brought to market through unethical means. It doesn't matter whether the product is "AI" or chocolate or diamonds. Most generative "AI" was knowingly developed through massive theft from creatives; we have the emails admitting this. 9973182
Reposted by Simon 🪗Jeff Noon @jeffnoon.bsky.social · 17h1840. An argument between Mary Shelley and Ada Lovelace. “Flesh and blood.” “No, numbers and code.” “We make him from flesh!” “No. We make him from numbers.” Mary slapped Ada across the face. “FLESH!” 1153
Reposted by Simon 🪗Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 08/10/2026Aaaand chaser www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comDrax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flightsExclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year 31911
Reposted by Simon 🪗Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 17h3 things you need to know: 1️⃣It'll be an unseasonably warm day for England and Wales tomorrow 🌡️ 2️⃣Cooler air filters in behind for Northern Ireland and Scotland 3️⃣High pressure builds for the weekend 😎 0346
Simon 🪗 @mzdt.bsky.social · 17hWe had a clear announcement about the quiet coach, & of course there's a guy two seats away making a video call on speakerphone. Trouble is the quiet coach is the first one you reach on the platform, and the signage is tiny + only in the inside. You always get fewer dicks when it's a longer walk. 120
Simon 🪗 @mzdt.bsky.social · 17hNearly wore a John Shuttleworth t-shirt to a Caberet Voltaire gig. 140
Reposted by Simon 🪗Dr Tiffani Angus @tiffaniangus.bsky.social · 18hI use Buttondown, which is free for me to use for now (because not that many subscribers). 11910
Reposted by Simon 🪗Gareth Bonello @gentlegood.bsky.social · 18hRuins/Adfeilion is 10 years old today! I've written about the making of the album for my subscribers and added some photos from the recording sessions. Head over to the website and sign up to the newsletter to read it! thegentlegood.comthegentlegood.comHome | The Gentle GoodLISTEN TO ELAN https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5EeOQzoqDsGWxxhhQPlARwYxgW-9BnLV&si=z1oSfegYZYn0ivWF GIGS The Gentle Good is the moniker of Cardiff- ... 011
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