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My heart breaks for mathematicians whose lives and careers are being destroyed by AI — and especially this PhD student, who doesn’t even know he is a poet

Kai Shaikh, a Ph.D. student in mathematics at the University of Toronto, also currently at SLMath, observed that theorems are easy to use as benchmarks, but that they capture little of the wonderment at the heart of math. "Just like a photograph of a mile marker can't provide much of the value of actually going on a hike," he said,
"it would seem to me that proofs without stories, or even stories without struggle or mystery, and first glimpses of strange beasts, are not very meaningful or valuable to us humans."

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 13m

I was born in Singapore as my Dad was a bomb disposal Sergeant in the British Army. This was one of the records that they played a lot (alongside Andy Stewart singing, "Donald, where's ye troosers?") when we came back to the UK (1963) on Singapore's Independence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRhk...

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Rasa Sayang (Indonesian folksong)

YouTube video by Ian Ei TV

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 31m

No one should have this kind of power. He needs to be neutered.

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 3h

via Harry Eccles

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 4h

Two weeks until the budget and here's what we're facing: The worst squeeze in living standards since 1961. The cost of renting to rise by 4% or 5% a year Household energy prices set to jump by £276 We need serious action not tweaks or half measures. That means 👇

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 4h

The comments say it, but it is clear that an unelected oligarch has acted to cripple UKR defences. This is, no doubt, to exact revenge for the elimination of data centre capacity in RUS. Musk's Starlink was enshittified mid-battle in what should be construed as an act of sabotage.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 6h

My toaster can barely toast bread. The idea that it could somehow grow a CPU with enough RAM to contribute to an alien life forming birthing itself in our kitchens is evidence of CEO desperation.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 6h

We've been staying the course since 1979 and all that's happened is that rich people have become richer and harder to dislodge from their ivory towers.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17h

Goodwin failed to become an MP. The angry little nobody is jealous

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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 20h

This is quite extraordinary. I don't think I have heard a more coherent, articulate and accurate deconstruction & demolition of Nigel Farage's ReformUK, Tory & Restore policy than this. In under 85 seconds! @rafaelbehr.bsky.social is on here folks and worth a follow.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 17h

As my ex-miner grandad used to say, "That'll larn ye!" After seeing some odd numbers in the #BlueskyToon stats, I take a closer look and lo and behold, there are two players whose teams are "The Grand Touré"; Ben Warren and Gary Cassidy. So bad idea having TeamName as the PK in my DB! #FPL #NUFC

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 19h

Not that the British government would have done that with compromised Enigma machines that it gave to its Commonwealth countries saying Enigma was uncrackable. No that couldn't have happened.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I just went to bed early ! The first half was excruciating but I have no words for the crumbling mess that the Toon became.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

East of Eden doesn't play nice either.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

#BlueskyToon #NUFC #FPL So, ignoring distractions (such as last night) here're the box plots of how we all stand. @tooncrier.co.uk @slduk.bsky.social

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Another MP that hasn't worked out that it's his job to support everyone in his constituency even those who didn't vote for him. It's his job to show everyone who needs them how they can access legal benefits regardless of how he feels about the rightness of the law.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Three times the shots Three times the possession Three times the passes Infinitely greater ratio of corners and... It's a good job my base pulse is 58. #NUFC #BlueskyToon

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...

The imposing Callanish Stones stand talk with their shadows spanning out across the glass. It's a super clear sky, but looks cold. Above the central stone is a strange figure-of-8 shape of dots. This is the location of the Sun, at noon, on various different days across the year.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

As you started it, "The Midge over the River Kwai"

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I looked away for one minute...

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Barnes and Wissa for me. I'll be happy with 60…! Happy to admit that I'm shit at this!

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battlewagondriver @battlewagondriver.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Yandex has officially entered the 'find out' stage of Ukrainian tech support...

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

So there's a gene for reading now, is there? As to "sticky biological realities", I'm sure we could mention a few.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Well they did pioneer the "take everything you can" approach to knowledge...

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The concentration of wisdom here is high... youtube.com/shorts/zDB3U...

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Empathy News

YouTube video by Erika Jordan

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

On Megyn Kelly's view of how grateful for the attention Jane Doe should be because Jane's not pretty. Megyn is surely disturbed in her desire to fit in with paedophiles and rapists but has she forgotten she has a 14-year-old daughter. Or perhaps she doesn't care. youtube.com/shorts/_N4jw...

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Grandma GOES OFF on Megyn Kelly Over Cornell Comments! #MegynKelly #Cornell #LamontTyson

YouTube video by Lamont Tyson

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

That moment when you sticky roll the cats' hair from the table and they come back to check the quality of your work.

Black cat rolling on the left side of an ochre-coloured tablecloth that has just had the cat hairs removed using the roller on the right.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Then we'd know where his seed money comes from.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Time and tide wait for no man; especially if he's burning fossil fuels.

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Feral Ephemeral @marcmancuso.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Mom, why are you suddenly 72dpi and running out of magenta oh look milk nvm

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This is a telling chart. However, it implies in its y-axis that activity has fallen to practically zero. It hasn't and this should be made clear in a visualization designed to make a point. Activity has fallen from 6,500 and day to 3,000.

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This video of the Grim Reaper was sent to me by someone wishing me a happy birthday. It was truly a gift. You'll see. Thank you, RJ. I can't wait for him to finally visit Traitor Trump.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

My new total is 48. Still have one injured that looks like he'll need a transfer out.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#NUFC could be in fourth place if they win tomorrow! In other news, my #FPL just needs Barnes to support Wissa's first half hat trick and Wissa to assist Barnes' second half hat trick! @slduk.bsky.social @tooncrier.co.uk

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Barnes assisting for some Wissa goals and vice versa would do it for me.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

He's just bumped me up 15 points.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The inane childishness and insulting verbiage that pours from Bessent's pen should be an embarrassment to any thoughtful manager of a major global economy.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Not good so far for the #FPL I still have six players who haven't played yet so perhaps it'll improve. This inlcudes two #NUFC tomorrow night. @tooncrier.co.uk @slduk.bsky.social

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Rajan Naidu 📎 Ⓥ @rajannaidu.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#MédecinsSansFrontières Three years on, Israel is asphyxiating Gaza and dismantling the means of survival

Doctors Without Borders writing better headlines than the whole of Western media.

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Three years on, Israel is asphyxiating Gaza and dismantling the means of survival

1:06 AM • 10/6/26 • 35K Views

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Ego milk, for those who really believe in themselves.

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Tom Spoors @tomspoors.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The El Niño antibiotic is in final phase trials already.

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The planet isn't "dying" of natural causes. Forests don't just disappear. They are logged. Oceans don't just choke. They are polluted. Rivers don't just dry up. They are diverted. This is not a tragedy. It's ecocide. And ecocide should be a crime. #StopEcocide

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