Paul Dempsey
@pmdempsey.com
Tech journalist. DC-based again after a decade in Asia. Occasionally cranky. Too much #AI, #semiconductors, #EDA, socmed, climate and way too much Sino-US rivalry. Dogs, horses and #MUFC. #COYBIG
Did some footy finance thing many moons ago.
Did some footy finance thing many moons ago.
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Paul Dempsey
@pmdempsey.com
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A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30%
It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections.
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A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30%
It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections.
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Student journalists provide an important public service to their communities by keeping them informed and holding the powerful accountable.
That’s why we’re proud to partner with @splc.org for #StudentPressFreedom Day on Feb. 26.
Learn more: studentpressfreedom.org
That’s why we’re proud to partner with @splc.org for #StudentPressFreedom Day on Feb. 26.
Learn more: studentpressfreedom.org
Student Press Freedom Day
Join the Student Press Law Center and the student media community as we fight for press freedom!
studentpressfreedom.org
February 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Student journalists provide an important public service to their communities by keeping them informed and holding the powerful accountable.
That’s why we’re proud to partner with @splc.org for #StudentPressFreedom Day on Feb. 26.
Learn more: studentpressfreedom.org
That’s why we’re proud to partner with @splc.org for #StudentPressFreedom Day on Feb. 26.
Learn more: studentpressfreedom.org
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Tudor to Hotspur is basically Shakespeare's history plays in reverse.
February 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Tudor to Hotspur is basically Shakespeare's history plays in reverse.
In other news, the IOC has apparently sold out of t-shirts depicting the Nazi-themed poster for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, despite being begged not to offer them (Source: The Daily Telegraph).
That's the IOC - reliably hypocritical since, well, forever.
That's the IOC - reliably hypocritical since, well, forever.
Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych has appeal dismissed over Olympics disqualification https://cnn.it/408Zvbj
February 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
In other news, the IOC has apparently sold out of t-shirts depicting the Nazi-themed poster for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, despite being begged not to offer them (Source: The Daily Telegraph).
That's the IOC - reliably hypocritical since, well, forever.
That's the IOC - reliably hypocritical since, well, forever.
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Love this response to Ratcliffe's comments by @mrjamesob.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Love this response to Ratcliffe's comments by @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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It’s over for this country
February 13, 2026 at 4:10 PM
It’s over for this country
Three years, so what? Americans elected Trump twice despite his chaotic first term. And that means it isn't just about Trump but a collapse of trust in US reliability *over time*.
Newsom's tendency to fight Trump in Trumpian ways may not help either, implying populism is ingrained in US politics.
Newsom's tendency to fight Trump in Trumpian ways may not help either, implying populism is ingrained in US politics.
Newsom’s message to world leaders in Munich: It’s time to start thinking about the next president.
“Donald Trump is temporary,” Newsom said in a panel about climate change at #MSC2026. “He’ll be gone in three years.”
“Donald Trump is temporary,” Newsom said in a panel about climate change at #MSC2026. “He’ll be gone in three years.”
Newsom to world leaders: 'Donald Trump is temporary'
In Munich, the likely presidential contender continued to position California — and himself — as an alternative to Trumpism
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Three years, so what? Americans elected Trump twice despite his chaotic first term. And that means it isn't just about Trump but a collapse of trust in US reliability *over time*.
Newsom's tendency to fight Trump in Trumpian ways may not help either, implying populism is ingrained in US politics.
Newsom's tendency to fight Trump in Trumpian ways may not help either, implying populism is ingrained in US politics.
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Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.
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Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
February 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
...so, Mark, when you have fucked off beyond the gate, beyond the field, beyond our planet and our galaxy, you will finally have fucked off to a black hole, which will itself fuck you off to another time and dimension... where you can start fucking off all over again.
Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
...so, Mark, when you have fucked off beyond the gate, beyond the field, beyond our planet and our galaxy, you will finally have fucked off to a black hole, which will itself fuck you off to another time and dimension... where you can start fucking off all over again.
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Welcome to Choosing a Mug
February 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Welcome to Choosing a Mug
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I tell my students that an essay is a destination, but the learning happens in the journey. AI can teleport you to the destination (in some fashion) but only the journey can enrich you along the way.
“Young people are quickly becoming so dependent on A.I. that they are losing the ability to think for themselves. And rather than rallying resistance, academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education.”
Opinion | How A.I. Companies Are Preying on College Students
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I tell my students that an essay is a destination, but the learning happens in the journey. AI can teleport you to the destination (in some fashion) but only the journey can enrich you along the way.
If you have yet to encounter Ed Zitron at his most gloriously splenetic, take this wonderful chance to meet the Lewis Black of AI.
Made an annotated version of "Something Big Is Coming" for all of you to enjoy. I hate this guy's writing so much
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
February 12, 2026 at 5:19 PM
If you have yet to encounter Ed Zitron at his most gloriously splenetic, take this wonderful chance to meet the Lewis Black of AI.
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When you cave to a bully, the bully will always come back for more. How was the movie, Tim?
"In a letter to chief executive Tim Cook, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson cited recent press coverage of a report from conservative media watchdog Media Research Center which claimed that Apple has promoted “leftist outlets” in its news feed."
www.ft.com/content/0c25...
www.ft.com/content/0c25...
Apple faces new tensions with Trump administration
US regulator issues warning to iPhone maker about its News platform following controversy over Super Bowl half-time show
www.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
When you cave to a bully, the bully will always come back for more. How was the movie, Tim?
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Vox pops are pointless and misleading. If they have to be balanced then what do they prove? If they are not balanced they don’t give a variety of views. I speak as someone who was once asked why my vox pops from Clydebank (where I was born) didn’t seem to include any Conservatives…. Any guesses?
Vox Pops: yes or no?
Am obviously hating the way Radio Four, rather than binning vox pops on this and other issues, now just uses a few comments from Radio Five Live's morning phone-in. Cheaper, and saves a reporter having to stand in the cold recruiting jobless and retired passers-by. But it's still rubbish journalism.
February 12, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Vox pops are pointless and misleading. If they have to be balanced then what do they prove? If they are not balanced they don’t give a variety of views. I speak as someone who was once asked why my vox pops from Clydebank (where I was born) didn’t seem to include any Conservatives…. Any guesses?
So does this give Schumer his chance to cave? Anything other than bored pessimists out there?
Breaking News: President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, said the administration was ending its immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota.
Trump Administration to End Surge of Immigration Agents in Minnesota
The announcement came more than two months into an operation that has led to tense protests, thousands of arrests and three shootings in the Democratic-led state.
nyti.ms
February 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
So does this give Schumer his chance to cave? Anything other than bored pessimists out there?
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He definitely said it in "24 hour party people". That's good enough for me!
It's too good a line to query.
It's too good a line to query.
February 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM
He definitely said it in "24 hour party people". That's good enough for me!
It's too good a line to query.
It's too good a line to query.
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Seven A.M. (1948) shows an empty storefront at dawn, its clock fixing the hour.
Cool morning light casts eerie shadows over bare shelves and a lone cash register—a liminal pause before the day begins.
Cool morning light casts eerie shadows over bare shelves and a lone cash register—a liminal pause before the day begins.
February 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Seven A.M. (1948) shows an empty storefront at dawn, its clock fixing the hour.
Cool morning light casts eerie shadows over bare shelves and a lone cash register—a liminal pause before the day begins.
Cool morning light casts eerie shadows over bare shelves and a lone cash register—a liminal pause before the day begins.
Re Ratbag: Seen a few people quoting Tony Wilson's 'This is Manchester. We do things differently here'? But did he ever say that?
What he did say was, 'You're entitled to your opinion but your opinion is shit.'
Which works much better.
#MUFC
What he did say was, 'You're entitled to your opinion but your opinion is shit.'
Which works much better.
#MUFC
February 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Re Ratbag: Seen a few people quoting Tony Wilson's 'This is Manchester. We do things differently here'? But did he ever say that?
What he did say was, 'You're entitled to your opinion but your opinion is shit.'
Which works much better.
#MUFC
What he did say was, 'You're entitled to your opinion but your opinion is shit.'
Which works much better.
#MUFC
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Jim Ratcliffe's abhorrent comments go completely against the ethos of Manchester United. Loved going to games as a kid in the 1980's and being very aware of the inclusive vibe from everyone! Ugly views like Ratcliffe's were commonplace in fans of other clubs, who simply were thugs and shitbags.
February 12, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Jim Ratcliffe's abhorrent comments go completely against the ethos of Manchester United. Loved going to games as a kid in the 1980's and being very aware of the inclusive vibe from everyone! Ugly views like Ratcliffe's were commonplace in fans of other clubs, who simply were thugs and shitbags.
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If you're a Musk/Trump/Farage supporter please DM me - I have an investment opportunity for you.
February 12, 2026 at 10:47 AM
If you're a Musk/Trump/Farage supporter please DM me - I have an investment opportunity for you.