Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Well, I'm still browsing Twitter, and its still deeply disturbing. Does it reflect most people think? I doubt it. Still good to see what people are prepared to post, and it has the compulsion of immediacy which is less with Bluesky...but Bluesky is growing less calming. 1984? 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 07/01/2025A dark side to social media is becoming increasingly apparent. Some wonder how it can be imitigated. Some don't. (Did Clegg jump, or was he pushed? Is this obeisance to the new Master?) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comMeta to get rid of factcheckers and recommend more political contentMark Zuckerberg says company will ‘dramatically reduce censorship’ across Facebook, Instagram and Threads 010
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 06/01/2025I made the mistake of browsing Twitter today. Deeply disturbing. 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 23/12/2024"Joe Biden reduces all but three US federal death sentences to life imprisonment" Sky News. Not a definitive statement on the death penalty, then. 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 02/12/2024My quote for today: "Every facet of AI feels like it's advanced by a decade in the last year" (From New Atlas daily newsletter) 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Something less political... unless you know different. A useful list for the calendar. www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topi...rmg.co.ukMeteor shower guide 2024 and 2025Want to see shooting stars? Check the key dates for major meteor showers in the UK in 2024 and 2025, and how to see them in the night sky 010
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Folks reposting things* from Twitter seem to get a lot of engagement. And Enragement. Please don't turn this forum into Twitter. (*e.g. I see several recent repostings of stupid stuff by Musk.E.) 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 29/11/2024It's a toy. Catch-22: Short window of opportunity. 010
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 27/11/2024NewsCast 26/11/24 (paraphrased). Adam Fleming "Millions of people are not working because of sickness benefits" Ben Chu "Millions of people are not working because they are sick" The difference matters. It changes the solution. Shame on you Fleming. (Neither NewsCast nor Adam Fleming are on Blu) 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Principles. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comOxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowshipProf Dorothy Bishop said fellowship was ‘a contradiction of all the values’ of UK’s national academy of sciences 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Dan Neidle's thread on IHT/APR. Well thought-out and clearly presented. I'd like to think that the Govt can adopt some of these ideas, target reliefs and taxes more appropriately, and avoid continually shooting themselves in both feet. 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Worth a try? Surely. Hard selection, and an inevitably biased sample, but important to collect evidence. Sad for some when the funding runs out but we can bet that others will be back on their feet. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...theguardian.comHomeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce povertyLed by King’s College London, study will recruit 360 people in England and Wales to explore benefits of scheme 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Today's news 2: Gordon Brown's tragic experience really doesn't address the issues pertaining to assisted dying of people who have lived their lives, are losing control, and may be in pain. State sanctioning remains fraught. 2 years ago I was sure, but recent experience has me really concerned. 100
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Today's news 1: BBCR4 "... the world tries to head off catastrophe"(and keep within 1.5). The BBC has played its part in our shared failure to achieve that goal, and in enabling the political climate where it seems unlikely that real action can be taken any time soon. 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Damn I wish that Bluesky and the eXplatform were more visually distinct! I've just been scrolling the wrong one. 🤪 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 18/11/2024To anyone famous: It may be best not to delete eXterminate your account on the dark side, as someone could pick up and misuse your handle. 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Bluesky directory is useful: blueskydirectory.com , but it still doesn't explain the Search function, which behaves rather oddly unless you are searching for a user name.blueskydirectory.comThe Ultimate Directory of tools and applications for BlueskyA curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform. 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Bluesky starter packs... Is there a way to 'save for later'? gratuitous example attached. go.bsky.app/VNsC9bL 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Close to a year ago, I tried Mastodon. It was good, but (too) quiet. I found different posters to follow, but stayed with Twatter. Bluesky is looking more promising, possibly due to a surge of X-odus. But should X-iders actually _leave_? or just modify their posting. 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 14/11/2024At the moment I'm a bit obsessed with the move from the dark side to the blue side. I hope it will pass. Mastodon was friendly, but too quiet. Here's an article. gizmodo.com/the-joys-and...gizmodo.comThe Joys and Perils of Leaving Elon Musk's X for BlueskyThe why and how of leaving X. The joy of Bluesky and the fear of what it might become. 000
Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 14/11/2024I just found this list of tips on Twatter. Too late for some 😀. I've got so used to biting my tongue and not posting on the dark side that I have no recent content to offer. Trying to find the interesting folks I was following there though. 081