Paul Carey Jones
@paulcareyjones.bsky.social
Welsh-Irish opera singer
Research on #MachineLearning and the human voice
#Cymraeg
www.paulcareyjones.net
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Research on #MachineLearning and the human voice
#Cymraeg
www.paulcareyjones.net
keynoteartistmanagement.com/artists/paul-carey-jones/
freelancersmaketheatrework.com
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I did not have insider knowledge. I have just been around Brussels negotiations for a long time...
EU agrees a mandate for UK negotiations as I predicted. With the bonus that the future path becomes clearer - if you pay you can have more. www.politico.eu/article/uk-s...
EU agrees a mandate for UK negotiations as I predicted. With the bonus that the future path becomes clearer - if you pay you can have more. www.politico.eu/article/uk-s...
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I did not have insider knowledge. I have just been around Brussels negotiations for a long time...
EU agrees a mandate for UK negotiations as I predicted. With the bonus that the future path becomes clearer - if you pay you can have more. www.politico.eu/article/uk-s...
EU agrees a mandate for UK negotiations as I predicted. With the bonus that the future path becomes clearer - if you pay you can have more. www.politico.eu/article/uk-s...
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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ChatGPT violated copyright law by harvesting musicians’ lyrics, German court rules
ChatGPT violated copyright law by harvesting musicians’ lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on popular songs without permission
A court in Munich has ruled that OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT violated German copyright laws by using hits from top-selling musicians to train its language models in what creative industry advocates described as a landmark European ruling.
The Munich regional court sided in favour of Germany’s music rights society GEMA, which said ChatGPT had harvested protected lyrics by popular artists to “learn” from them. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
ChatGPT violated copyright law by harvesting musicians’ lyrics, German court rules
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The William Sitwell column has really upset me today. I would give anything to wave some kind of magic wand and remove my children’s allergies - for them but also, selfishly, for me.
The mental health impact of having a child at daily risk of death is - frankly - horrible. I am never relaxed.
The mental health impact of having a child at daily risk of death is - frankly - horrible. I am never relaxed.
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The William Sitwell column has really upset me today. I would give anything to wave some kind of magic wand and remove my children’s allergies - for them but also, selfishly, for me.
The mental health impact of having a child at daily risk of death is - frankly - horrible. I am never relaxed.
The mental health impact of having a child at daily risk of death is - frankly - horrible. I am never relaxed.
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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Net zero is one of the many areas where commentators are out-of-touch with public opinion in Britain. There is still broad support for cutting carbon emissions - except from among Reform supporters, who are the outliers.
🧵/ How far does the public support net zero?
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Net zero is one of the many areas where commentators are out-of-touch with public opinion in Britain. There is still broad support for cutting carbon emissions - except from among Reform supporters, who are the outliers.
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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In her case, she’s a nurse in a non-emergency, outpatient based specialty but she put her name forward to help. We’re very proud of her. I think we as a nation have forgotten the sacrifices so many people made during the pandemic. We owe these people so much and need to do so more.
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
In her case, she’s a nurse in a non-emergency, outpatient based specialty but she put her name forward to help. We’re very proud of her. I think we as a nation have forgotten the sacrifices so many people made during the pandemic. We owe these people so much and need to do so more.
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Just been recalling a conversation I had last week with a family member who works for the NHS and volunteered to work on the Covid wards and at a Nightingale in 2020. I won’t go into detail but it was really moving and sounded incredibly traumatic. She’s only just starting to talk about it.
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Just been recalling a conversation I had last week with a family member who works for the NHS and volunteered to work on the Covid wards and at a Nightingale in 2020. I won’t go into detail but it was really moving and sounded incredibly traumatic. She’s only just starting to talk about it.
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So let me get this right. We had to leave the EU to control immigration, and we are going to control immigration by emulating the stringent immigration system of Denmark, which is a proud and happy member of the EU.
UK to announce plans to emulate stringent Danish immigration system
Shabana Mahmood’s proposals draw scorn from some Labour MPs, while others want government to go further
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
So let me get this right. We had to leave the EU to control immigration, and we are going to control immigration by emulating the stringent immigration system of Denmark, which is a proud and happy member of the EU.
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Help stop the suspension of music courses at Nottingham University. c.org/DQ4fHkQmms
We Can Make an Impact.
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
c.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Help stop the suspension of music courses at Nottingham University. c.org/DQ4fHkQmms
Mor drist ffarwelio â Gwilym Roberts, Heol Wen, Rhiwbeina. Athro, dylanwad, cymydog, ffrind. Cymro. 🏴
www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
Yr ymgyrchydd Cymraeg Gwilym Roberts wedi marw yn 90 oed
Cofio y cyn-athro a'r ymgyrchydd brwdfrydig dros ddysgu'r Gymraeg, Gwilym Roberts, sydd wedi marw yn 90 oed.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Mor drist ffarwelio â Gwilym Roberts, Heol Wen, Rhiwbeina. Athro, dylanwad, cymydog, ffrind. Cymro. 🏴
www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
See also: cutting arts funding.
The government says it wants to achieve growth but then it doesn't want immigrants, doesn't want to electrify the railways, and doesn't want high-speed trains. It's like me saying I want to lose weight and then eating a full English every day for breakfast.
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
See also: cutting arts funding.
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If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
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Learn how to make your social media more accessible with our guide, rnib.in/SocialMediaAccessibility
How to make your social media accessible
If you're affected by sight loss, we're here for you
rnib.in
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Learn how to make your social media more accessible with our guide, rnib.in/SocialMediaAccessibility
Shatteringly excellent as ENO’s #DeadManWalking is, the most vital aspect would be if it inspires audiences to seek out the book by Sister Helen Prejean on which it’s based. It’s an extraordinary piece of writing, one of those books where you’re not quite the same person you were before reading it.
Support for bringing back the death penalty, by 2024 vote
Reform: 82%
Con: 67%
Labour: 35%
Lib Dem: 30%
Green: 26%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Reform: 82%
Con: 67%
Labour: 35%
Lib Dem: 30%
Green: 26%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Shatteringly excellent as ENO’s #DeadManWalking is, the most vital aspect would be if it inspires audiences to seek out the book by Sister Helen Prejean on which it’s based. It’s an extraordinary piece of writing, one of those books where you’re not quite the same person you were before reading it.
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The easiest explanation of what’s happening to the billionaires is that , while wealth cooks everyone’s brains a little, unimaginable wealth deep fries your brain. And that social media has given us a front row seat to the process
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The easiest explanation of what’s happening to the billionaires is that , while wealth cooks everyone’s brains a little, unimaginable wealth deep fries your brain. And that social media has given us a front row seat to the process
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Please sign and share as widely as possible: c.org/WxNbqBS9g2
Sign the Petition
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
www.change.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Please sign and share as widely as possible: c.org/WxNbqBS9g2
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Horrific, stupid news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social — they are closing their music department. Apparently they all found out suddently in a meeting yesterday.
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Horrific, stupid news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social — they are closing their music department. Apparently they all found out suddently in a meeting yesterday.
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Stop. Policing. Poppies. That's. Not. What. Remembrance. Is. About.
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Stop. Policing. Poppies. That's. Not. What. Remembrance. Is. About.
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Behind every performance, exhibition and education or community project, significant numbers of undervalued freelancers are making work happen. Anita Holford thinks they deserve greater recognition.
The invisible backbone: Freelance enablers in the arts - Arts Professional
Behind every performance, exhibition and education or community project, significant numbers of undervalued freelancers are making work happen. Anita Holford thinks they deserve greater recognition.
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Behind every performance, exhibition and education or community project, significant numbers of undervalued freelancers are making work happen. Anita Holford thinks they deserve greater recognition.
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We are on the cusp of eradicating cervical cancer, and significantly reducing penile, anal and some head and neck cancers. These are cancers that kill young adults, and it’s a tragedy. Those who spread anti-vax disinformation are killing their children.
This is terrible
Vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer have plummeted in Britain
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer have plummeted in Britain
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer have plummeted in Britain
Blame declining confidence, a lack of convenience and rising complacency
www.economist.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We are on the cusp of eradicating cervical cancer, and significantly reducing penile, anal and some head and neck cancers. These are cancers that kill young adults, and it’s a tragedy. Those who spread anti-vax disinformation are killing their children.