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Norrette M.

@norrette.bsky.social
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#UK West London Socialist (Uxb), interested in #art, #history, #gardening and #politics. #BoycottUSA (NO DMs - unverified age, try the other place) Ex IT bod. Perpetual OU student. Here since Sept 2023

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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u... Did not realise the dire straits the US military is in. Many bases in the gulf probably destroyed, repair & re-arm bill through the roof. After the midterms, US services should push for Trumps sick leave.
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From Iran to the U.K., Trump Is Being Forced Into Retreat (Gift Article)
A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
wikimediafoundation.org/news/ With AI attacks, wiki will need to strengthen its security. Donate if you can, just a couple of quid a month. Don't let truth die.
https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/10/05/openai-rogue-agent-activities-found-on-wikimedia-projects/
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I wonder if Co house is funded enough to have a good clear out? And seeing just the assets figure is useless, need turnover or ebit perhaps. Currently it's just a post restante to where a summons can be delivered.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thousands of active UK companies may have fraudulent directors. Anyone can form a company in the UK. Companies need one natural person as a director who can be non-UK resident. Too many small companies are fronts for crimes I have long called for companies to have one UK resident director.
tradersunion.com
UK companies face scrutiny as identity checks expose possible fraudulent directors
New UK identity rules reveal possible fraudulent company directors as overdue filings surge, raising concerns about the accuracy of corporate records.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Eichmann Tapes www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g8b1r4 via @bbciplayer Extremely interesting doc with (to me) new information. Not just Eichmann and the Holocaust, but also Kraustzman and the Israel govt and dealings with Ben Gurion in the 2nd half. Was the class system in play...yet again?
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The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes - Series 1: 2. Dealing with the Devil
Pressing forward with the prosecution, Hausner manages to secure a transcript of the Sassen Tapes, but the actual audio recordings continue to evade him.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Meme advising all to back up your personal data to a local device.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Time for us all to rehome our data....NOW! Whether it's photos or documents, anything that's important or precious to you...download from the cloud asap. I can imagine the net going legs up in the short term. (Manual paste - Graun share not working today?)
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OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’
David Robinson joins other insiders in urging industry to take more care over rapidly developing technology
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Share api not working anymore?
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
BBC News - UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford released on bail www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Another non-terrorist on bail? Please don't tell me the information the police have - comes from Trumpland!
bbc.co.uk
UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford investigation bailed
The 25-year-old man was arrested in the London borough of Westminster on Thursday.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Given that religion is the cause of many conflicts throughout the centuries, perhaps Humanism is a better bet? Nonetheless, AI bros need to take a years sabbatical, they are losing their common sense. DNA is all.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... "But Mr. Olah believes that if there is a chance the models experience suffering, the responsible thing is to avoid causing them harm....Anthropic has already taken steps to protect Claude..." Jesus H! (appropriate expletive...) #AIConsciousness
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Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them.
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Neither, mate. Neither
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Part of it is trying to save Trump's face FFS, who opened his gob too quickly. Interested to know the price differential between UK price at the pump and US supplies in base...
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Getting more seats for Reform is going to make that worse.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
About who believes (or not) the impossible, promised by some of the smaller parties?
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Free? Healthcare for UK nationals living in Spain - GOV.UK share.google/jWPz53lXs1EF...
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Healthcare for UK nationals living in Spain
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Spain.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
labourhub.org.uk/2026/09/30/f... The view from the left.
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“Feeling hopeful again”: Responses to Andy Burnham’s Conference speech
As predicted, Andy Burnham’s speech to the Labour Party Conference yesterday was full of content, with the proposed National Care Service getting most of the headlines. But the Prime Minister also …
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Am torn about this. Perhaps its a form of populism? Then the media gets to choose the govt. If we had mandatory political education (how to run a country) and certainly mandatory voting, then perhaps PR is ok.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
labourhub.org.uk/2026/09/29/s... .
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Socialist Campaign Group launches new pamphlet: “The Socialist Policies We Need”
The Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs is today launching a new pamphlet at Labour Party Conference setting out the policies it believes Andy Burnham should adopt to rebuild Labour’s support af…
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Starmers bloody manifesto pinning them down
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
youtu.be/ZbruMMEr5Q0?... Subject of the day!
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What is the Socialist Case for PR? Sandy Martin Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform
YouTube video by Labour Left Podcast | @BrynHGriffiths
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good summing up
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
a moving average?
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think the refs to taking back control and broken politics was to press Reform buttons?
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Agreed
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tumbleweed because of fact shortage?
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@brianchristian.bsky.social Alignment. On pg1 Representation you describe Rosenblatt's Perceptron development. I'm attempting to visualise the card pack of 20x20 pixels. Can you advise the dimension of the square? eg 4x4 or just 1 many thks
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.gatesnotes.com/work/make-ai... Bookmark. (meaning I haven't read it yet)
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Dontya just love @wikipedia ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Z
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
IMHO Trump's renaming to SI helps big money to understand the difference between today's use of AI in production which realises their profits, to tomorrow's SAI which is a different beast. I'll give him that one. But only that one...
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t... AI giants are going to get sued fom here to eternity if it isn't stopped. Also, if nothing is done, the internet will be on its knees by 2027. If the stop happens suddenly, the bubble will burst. Catch 22.
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OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump is part of the Oligarchy...
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Almost every problem the UK has could be solved if greedy millionaires didn't profiteer and paid their fair share of taxes #BlameMillionairesNotMigrants meme via Robert Thomson
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Agri Sec - Marie Antionette.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today I'll confess I don't know what the parameters are for Gen X, Y, or Z. ... or even Milleniums...
peanut strip zzzzzzz's
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🥹😍🤩✊🏽👏🏽👏🏽👀🗣️🫦✌🏽🔥💟💙💟💙💟💙
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
then bring it in-house
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Given so much is outsourced these days, I don't understand why no-one in the civil service is capable of writing a contract that ensures the supplier pays when it goes wrong!
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/o... An excellent article. One to share with non-techies and also those who rubbish the warnings. Recursive Self-Improvement (RSI - an acronym to remember!) AI Agents *will* build their own Agents
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Opinion | There Is Something We Have to Do Right Now About A.I. (Gift Article)
Letting A.I. patrol its own frontier is like asking Jesse James to patrol the Wild West.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Concert for George on SkyArts now. Wow. Dani (?) is *so* like his father. #GeorgeHarrison
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The Anglo-German Family History Society @a-gfhs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
1/ We’ve got two fascinating talks coming up on Saturday 10th October! Everyone is welcome.📍 Kings Cross Methodist Church, WC1H 8BBA. A 🧵…
1/ We’ve got two fascinating talks coming up on Saturday 10th October! Everyone is welcome.📍 Kings Cross Methodist Church, WC1H 8BBA.
A 🧵…
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Horizon glow....with no atmosphere....
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u... I remember all through my life reading about US/UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia. From one year to the next. What do they do with them all? Where's all the earlier stuff?
nytimes.com
Trump Moves Ahead With F-35 Jet Sales to Saudi Arabia Despite Intelligence Concerns
U.S. intelligence agencies have warned in internal reports that China could acquire or steal U.S. warplane technology if F-35 jets are sent to Saudi Arabia.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... Also note in the AI discussions these last days, that the AI companies are not party to, nor allowed to see logs of, any use the Pentagon puts it's AI products to.
theguardian.com
Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds
Fact-finding mission says military strikes on school and sports facility in ⁠February constitute war ⁠crimes
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It surprised and saddened me. RIP our Bonnie lass.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm... 'We don't need new laws,' Nvidia boss says as he calls for AI self-regulation - live - BBC News Huang would say that that ... wouldnt he. He wants to sell more chips. Also he hasn't been paying attention, it was during a test that the model broke through.
bbc.co.uk
'We don't need new laws,' Nvidia boss says as he calls for AI self-regulation - live
Top AI leaders have been speaking publicly for the first time since the AI slowdown debate emerged this week. Sam Altman will be speaking in a few hours.
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
They got shares...
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... "You wouldn’t be increasing the national debt for future generations to pay off as life would come to an end anyway. The perfect oblivion. And the knowledge it would soon be over would take the edge off the possibility of a Reform government" A Crace classic. 😂
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As the politicians play catchup the tech bros agree: we may only have a decade left | John Crace
US president insists that fears expressed by top experts are a hoax – and that humanity can sleep easy while he’s at the wheel
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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
There is that...
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