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Alex

@stsquad.bsky.social
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Code poet and real ale aficionado. Actually on mastodon (@stsquad@mastodon.org.uk) which you can see here via @stsquad.mastodon.org.uk.ap.brid.gy thanks to fed.brid.gy.

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Alberta Tech @albertatech.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What is even the point of a software engineer anymore?
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Dangerous yes, but WHAT a holiday you’ve had!
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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Jesus. I guess we can assume it isn't trained on siloed data. 😬
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Alex @stsquad.mastodon.org.uk.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026
I wrote a project #blog for #qemu. Some notes on the #ai #bugpocalypse: www.qemu.org/2026/09/23/bugs
qemu.org
Bugpocalypse, or reporting bugs in an AI age - QEMU
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 20/09/2026
YouGov’s latest poll: 628 out of 632 constituencies in Britain want to rejoin the EU. It couldn’t be clearer: It’s time to talk about EU membership. Read more: bestforbritain.org/uk-membership-mo…
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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is a good example of how you need quite a lot of detail of how these systems *actually* work to understand what the risks are, and how over-indexing on sci-fi can lead you a bit astray on what the future looks like
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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 11/09/2026
“If adults are required to go through an ID check point to disable [nudity scanning] software then millions of people could be faced with either compromising their privacy or having a phone they paid for restricted by blocking software.” 💬 ORG's James Baker on the latest online safety announcement.
computerweekly.com
Government to force tech companies to verify age of users to protect children | Computer Weekly
Phone and tablet users will be required to verify their ages with credit card or official ID under government plans to prevent under-18s viewing nude images.  The government is to introduce legislatio...
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 11/09/2026
Over six months, we tracked the appearance of child sexual abuse material on X. We found images from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's database, which is considered one of the most highly vetted and which many tech companies block on upload. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/t...
nytimes.com
Elon Musk Has Pledged to Rid His Platform, X, of Child Sexual Abuse, but It Persists
Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.
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Alex @stsquad.mastodon.org.uk.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026
Lemon Jelly's Lost Horizons is still a banger of an #album. #music #codingmusic
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Alex @stsquad.mastodon.org.uk.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
Here is another in a series of attempts to divine information from #qemu's issue tracker. I think this is showing that #AI #bugpocolypse reports tend to be verbose, a lot of sanitizer reports are probably mislabelled (quite often the agent will show the […] [Original post on mastodon.org.uk]
A heat map graph showing bug types correlating with reported tooling usage and the avg size of the initial report.
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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
*sigh* The Muppets (2015) as a TV network show, and Muppets Now (2020) as a streaming service, both tanked in one season. Disney+ ran ONE EPISODE in the classic format, topped the platform's rankings and won four Emmys. This isn't rocket science, my dudes.
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rough Draft vs Final Draft
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Once Upon A Time On The Internet @newgroundsdoc.newgrounds.com · 01/09/2026
23 YEARS AGO TODAY, @mrweebl.bsky.social posted BADGERS to @Newgrounds.com
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Can't get a moment's peace on this bloody planet.
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Alan Pope @popey.me · 29/08/2026
Libation 1.4.0 is out. Download your Audible books with this free software.
snapcraft.io
Install Libation on Linux | Snap Store
Get the latest version of Libation for Linux - Liberate your audio books
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Lindsay Ellis has unlocked this video from Nebula exclusivity on the occasion of Dolly's passing. I recommend watching, it will only be available for a limited time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJuK...
youtube.com
Yes, Dolly was Actually That Great
YouTube video by Lindsay Ellis
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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Five years after the fall of Kabul, Shoshana Stewart recalls what she saw.
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Russell Brandom @russellbrandom.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Grok has started talking nonsense techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/g...
techcrunch.com
Grok keeps sending gibberish responses to users | TechCrunch
Affected users told TechCrunch say they were using Grok Lite, and noticed the issues as early as Wednesday morning.
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Linux Matters @linuxmatters.sh · 20/08/2026
Hey, check this out. We now have a peertube: video.linuxmatters.net
video.linuxmatters.net
Linux Matters
Experienced Open Source professionals exploring the tech we actually use.
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Starfleet Design 🖍🖖 @starfleetdesign.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Ahh, it looks like someone ran some real Magic card art through the slop machine, just to be extra insulting.
Magic: The Gathering card art for Captain Kirk, by Josh NewtonAI slop 'by' Screenrant
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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Flock routinely rewards themselves for being the most transparent company in the industry. Last week they banned ticket-holding journalists from their Flock Forward event. Then, they quite literally had an employee contact a hotel on my behalf and cancel my room reservation.
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Chris, but more frightening @cawhitworth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
feels gooood baybee
Standards watchdog resumes investigation into Nigel Farage over financial gifts after byelection win
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
It’s election week! At this important moment I would like to address your entire planet with a message to the people of Earth. And I think I found the perfect place to do it.
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Alex @stsquad.mastodon.org.uk.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026
More campaigning from #countbinface for the #clacton #byelection: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aln6Iif8tKk #youtube #ukpol
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Alex @stsquad.mastodon.org.uk.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026
If you are curious what new #arm related features will be in the soon to be tagged 11.1 release of #qemu then I have the #blog post for you: www.linaro.org/blog/closing-the-har… #linaro
linaro.org
Closing the Hardware Gap: What QEMU 11.1 Brings to Arm Developers | Blog | Linaro
QEMU 11.1 demonstrates how emulation and virtualization can shorten the gap between architectural specification, hardware availability and production-ready software.
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Alex @stsquad.mastodon.org.uk.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026
I'll forgive the gratuitous #autotune for the official #countbinface campaign #song: youtu.be/ujHphnnDaGg #ukpol #clacton
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 06/08/2026
A viral video claiming to show Muslims praying in a London Underground carriage is actually an AI-generated fake. A closer inspection of the clip reveals classic AI glitches, including morphed faces, distorted hands, and jumbled, nonsensical background text. fullfact.org/culture-and-...
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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
‘Homer’s original’ 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I will never understand why anyone ever mistook Musk for a genius. The man has the intellect of a towel rack.
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Jaunty Art @jaunty.art · 17/07/2026
You reminded me of a comic I made a while back
Two panel comic. Text reads old Macdonald had a theremin. Second panel is him playing the theremin with the text eeeioiieeeiiiooooo behind him
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Well for a game I wasn't even planning to watch that was a lot of fun.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Go on my son.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Choose sanity. Vote Binface.
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Sam ooOOooOoo Turner @renrut-mas.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
One of my favourite current genres is famous artists and authors failing AI checks. An excerpt of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep getting 93% synthetic? That's art.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
On my way, Clacton.
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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 03/07/2026
Lisa Nandy and DCMS have binned off the cesspit formally known as Twitter 🚮 We can tackle the concentrated power of social media giants by backing federated platforms like BlueSky and Mastodon. Politicians and government bodies should join, so people aren’t forced to use X or Meta to get updates.
bbc.co.uk
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy quits X in protest at 'misinformation'
Lisa Nandy says her department is also leaving Elon Musk's platform, which she claims "isn't healthy for our democracy".
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Move over Keir and Kemi. Here's the real Prime Minister's Questions: Binface and Burnham! #PMQs
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 23/06/2026
'We're showing that love between two men is just as infectious and emotional and strong and pure as heterosexual love.' Hard not to love Heath Ledger's perfect response to homophobia and hatred at this press event for Brokeback Mountain in 2005❤️ #Pride2026
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 23/06/2026
Beautifully put, Sandi ❤️ Happy #PrideMonth
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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 23/06/2026
Social media can offer community for those who don't have support from their families or other sources. Plus, digital ID checks carry real risks that personal data could be compromised and harm LGBTQ+ people in vulnerable situations. We say tackle the root cause of online harms instead of a ban ⬇️
you.38degrees.org.uk
Break Big Tech: Dismantle the root cause of online harms
Platforms like X, Facebook and Instagram harvest our personal data so that they can target us with ads. Their platforms are designed to keep us online, pushing out content that will keep us engaged.…
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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 23/06/2026
“LGBTQ+ teens in particular may rely on social media for crucial information, exploration and support. The ban will also impact how children access and share information that is important for their participation in democracy, as well as for their health and wellbeing." 🗣️ ORG for @wearequeeraf.com.
wearequeeraf.com
Youth social media bans should raise privacy concerns for everyone
TL;DR: The UK Government has announced a sweeping under-16s social media ban, which could have implications for privacy rights for everyone. The UK government has announced a sweeping ban on children…
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Buttons (Ashley) 🏴‍☠️#OFMDForLife🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
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Alex @stsquad.mastodon.org.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/06/2026
The way #qemu handles #security bugs is changing. Routing the recent tsunami of reports through an overworked email alias has become untenable so we are switching to using our main issue tracker. More people can help with the triage but that does affect expectations of secrecy. See the updates […]
mastodon.org.uk
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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 16/06/2026
The open Internet is being killed by stealth. The social media ban is part of a global push towards a permission-based Internet where access is controlled. The government should address the causes of online harms in the business model of the platforms. Sign the petition ⬇️ #StopKillingTheInternet
you.38degrees.org.uk
Break Big Tech: Dismantle the root cause of online harms
Platforms like X, Facebook and Instagram harvest our personal data so that they can target us with ads. Their platforms are designed to keep us online, pushing out content that will keep us engaged.…
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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 16/06/2026
Within a year we've gone from porn to “iPhone users, Spotify users, Xbox and PlayStation players pushed through ID checks.” Now social media... It'll only make online harms worse. The data shared for age checks feeds back into ads and customised content that keep us online. 🗣️ ORG's James Baker.
theguardian.com
Impact of social media ban for under-16s in UK hinges on how firm it is
Questions remain over enforcement, privacy risk and whether it could open door to even more invasive measures
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🔴 SCOOP: Farage doesn't seem to want to answer questions about his money. So I went looking - and found that the Reform leader's personal company is in breach of UK company law democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-n...
democracyforsale.substack.com
Revealed: Nigel Farage is breaking British company law
Farage’s personal company has almost £2m in cash but has not filed key documents
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Smallbrainfield @smallbrainfield.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
GEOFF MAN AYUM BLIND AH CANNAT SEE
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Alex @stsquad.mastodon.org.uk.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026
Kids are back from school and the news about the #youtube ban has obviously spread like wildfire. They are already asking me about how it could be circumnavigated.
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Alex @stsquad.mastodon.org.uk.ap.brid.gy · 13/06/2026
Considering how many unofficial #notebooklm #mcp servers I found yesterday you would have thought #google would take the hint. Extracting facts from a knowledge base is one of the things #llm's are very good at and when it comes to code generation it is better to ground it with verifiable […]
mastodon.org.uk
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