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Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 12h

Yes thanks, I realised I should have offered more context and credit - that just about covers it.

Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 1d

Of course you don't care, but it's not effective. In fact it's *hugely* counterproductive for an audience that sees AI as a deceptive tool of the forces behind the horrors you purport to oppose. Just post a hand-drawn cartoon.

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Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 1d

For what it's worth, the current issue of Ethical Consumer magazine looks at alternatives to Amazon & ranks streaming services on various criteria:

Extract from EC magazine, with streaming services ranked on ethical grounds. Amazon, Spotify & YouTube receive poor 'Do Not Buy' rating.

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Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 3d

1980s football pundit Jimmy Hill stroking his prominent chin, in a gesture universally recognised as expressing some skepticism.

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Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks. Very sad that this now reads like an AI prompt for a generated image - something that will put illustrators out of work.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 3d

Everyday Ladybird things.
Fluffy mules, 1976
(And an impressive bit of painting by artist Gerald Witcomb)

A photo realistic illustration of a pair of ladies black mules with a large, fluffy, synthetic pink band across the front

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 4d

BY THE WAY

If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.

There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.

Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."

TURN IT OFF.

Screenshot from Windows Settings>Privacy and Security>Text and image Generation.

"Text and image generation uses on-device AI technologies to quickly respond to requests. Turning this settings off will not affect apps and features using cloud AI technologies.

Text and image generation
Windows and anyone using this device can use Text and image generation.

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Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot · 5d

The potential genetic consequences of escaped farm salmon for their counterparts in the wild | Charlie McCarthy

@charliemac2204.bsky.social

Storm Amy causes major farmed ‘salmon escape’ on Loch Linnhe

The potential genetic consequences of escaped farm salmon for their counterparts in the wild

bylines.scot

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The Midnight Society @midnightpals.bsky.social · 12d

M. Lopes da Silva: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this the tale of what if elon musk got [censored]
Aubrey Wood: ah yes what if melon husk got unalived, hypothetically, in Minecraft
Wood: lol just kidding!
wood: .... unless?

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Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 5d

Rosebank forced to admit its climate impact would be 50x greater than it initially claimed. Clear evidence that this climate-wrecking oil field must never be developed

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Controversial UK oil field reveals climate impact if approved

The impact from the Rosebank oil field is estimated at nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming CO2.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 6d

Don't disagree with any of that, in particular I'm a fan of the Gift Aid scheme.

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Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 6d

As has been said elsewhere, charitable status is somewhat lax, and doesn't always remotely represent benefits to society. Also IHT is just about the least regressive tax there is, compared to alternatives, & yes, of course tax should be distributed according to an elected govts policy & priorities.

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Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 6d

"Why not?" is a great question, if you're of the opinion that tax just 'goes to the government', and is in no way a good thing that benefits society. But sure, minimise IHT and let the tax burden fall somewhere else.

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Victoria McCloud 🏳️‍⚧️🌈‍♾️ @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social · 6d

ANNOUNCEMENT
This evening, 14/10/25 the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective and the Trans Exile Network have taken the next step in the struggle to restore the human rights, dignity & safety of UK trans people.

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Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 6d

OK I'm sure the 100-yr-old metal lattice design is the future, then.

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Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 6d

www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/final-t...

Final T-pylon installed for Hinkley Connection Project

National Grid's Hinkley Connection Project has reached a major milestone with the completion of all 116 of its T-pylons.

www.burnham-on-sea.com

Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 6d

Fair enough thanks, but ours are the direct link from Hinckley Point C; I doubt that's much less of a load.

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Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 6d

I'd be very surprised if they put up new pylons that look like that. We've just had a new line and they look like this

Recent electricity transmission line with modern pylon design

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Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 7d

Yeah let's guess - this 'standard' will be assessed by AI examiners...

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Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 7d

Sounds like the strategy has worked perfectly. As with all these billionaire media purchases, the intention is not to turn a profit but to shut them down as an opposition mouthpiece.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 7d

In any discussion of food and farming, unless your solution can be scaled to feed 8 billion people, you shouldn't be taken seriously. Unfortunately, cottagecore fantasies that would feed only the richest consumers, leaving billions to starve, are all too common.
www.monbiot.com/2023/10/04/t...

The Cruel Fantasies of Well-Fed People

The astonishing story of how a movement’s quest for rural simplicity drifted into a formula for mass death

www.monbiot.com

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Jeremy Ludlow @jeremyludlow.bsky.social · 8d

Pedestrians also suffer serious head injuries. As do car occupants. Presumably you advocate for them to wear helmets as well?

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Viva! | Vegan Campaigning Charity @vivacharity.bsky.social · 11d

Global adoption of the diet could prevent at least 15 million early deaths a year in adults 🤯

AND it would slash food-related climate emissions by half 🌱

🍽️ Take a look: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 22d

When I was a teenager there was a bus direct from my hometown in Germany to London - we had a British army base, and this direct bus connection was one of the benefits of that. One summer I went on that bus to go volunteer in an old people's home in Southend-on-Sea. I had just turned 18 and was... 🧵

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 22d

This is utterly horrific. Literally blocking the ability of people to object to nature being trashed and destroyed. What a lovely govt we have!!

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews

Exclusive: One option could be to leave treaty that allows legal claims against projects such as Heathrow expansion

www.theguardian.com

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