@singemonkey.bsky.social
I love to torture myself seeking fine-grained understanding of events over which I have no control.
Like so much with LLM hype, it saves time and effort until it kills your career because you published falsehoods or supported something indefensible that wasn’t filtered out by publication because no one was writing or reading properly.
Nothing to see here other than a university telling its research community that AI can appropriately be used to "generate first drafts."
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unbcloud.sharepoint.com/sites/AI-at-...
February 12, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Like so much with LLM hype, it saves time and effort until it kills your career because you published falsehoods or supported something indefensible that wasn’t filtered out by publication because no one was writing or reading properly.
@novaramedia.com talking again about AI threat and focusing on AGI and the replacement of workers. But self-driving cars sound good.
IMO AGI has no connection to LLMs, people will have to be rehired once the fuckups of agents are grasped by execs. Waymo just admitted they can't drive unsupervised.
IMO AGI has no connection to LLMs, people will have to be rehired once the fuckups of agents are grasped by execs. Waymo just admitted they can't drive unsupervised.
February 12, 2026 at 7:59 AM
@novaramedia.com talking again about AI threat and focusing on AGI and the replacement of workers. But self-driving cars sound good.
IMO AGI has no connection to LLMs, people will have to be rehired once the fuckups of agents are grasped by execs. Waymo just admitted they can't drive unsupervised.
IMO AGI has no connection to LLMs, people will have to be rehired once the fuckups of agents are grasped by execs. Waymo just admitted they can't drive unsupervised.
Why can the richest city in our country not have a basically competent government?
No water for 24 days, Joburg protesters scream at city leaders www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
No water for 24 days, Joburg protesters scream at city leaders
Hundreds of angry, frustrated and thirsty residents of Johannesburg’s Melville, Parktown West and Emmarentia suburbs protested against a prolonged water outage in their suburbs on Wednesday.…
www.dailymaverick.co.za
February 12, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Why can the richest city in our country not have a basically competent government?
You don’t have to be a fan of the Cuban regime to get that besieging a population to force regime change is evil.
Russia will operate only return flights from Cuba as 'evacuation' of tourists from Caribbean island gets under way.
Russia evacuates tourists from Cuba as US-engineered fuel crisis deepens
Russia will operate only return flights from Cuba as 'evacuation' of tourists from Caribbean island gets under way.
www.aljazeera.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:33 AM
You don’t have to be a fan of the Cuban regime to get that besieging a population to force regime change is evil.
Innocently posted or not, isn’t this just another one of those data that bots can use to categorise you? Not hard to cross reference.
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Innocently posted or not, isn’t this just another one of those data that bots can use to categorise you? Not hard to cross reference.
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🔒Lesufi’s 'let them eat cake' blunder: As some Joburg residents queued for tankers, while others toyi-toyied , Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's message to them was that if they don't have water, they should go to a hotel. www.news24.com/southafrica/...
Lesufi’s bath blunder: Joburg leaders face growing backlash amid water crisis | News24
As Johannesburg’s water crisis deepens, it’s not just the cracks in the infrastructure that are starting to show; the provincial and national governments seem to be at odds over who is responsible for...
www.news24.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:51 AM
🔒Lesufi’s 'let them eat cake' blunder: As some Joburg residents queued for tankers, while others toyi-toyied , Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's message to them was that if they don't have water, they should go to a hotel. www.news24.com/southafrica/...
Coal now requires government intervention. Even in countries without natural gas it’s becoming a needlessly expensive way to produce power.
Trump's order is the latest move by US administration to boost fossil fuel industry despite climate change concerns.
Trump orders Pentagon to buy electricity generated by coal
Trump's order is the latest move by US administration to boost fossil fuel industry despite climate change concerns.
www.aljazeera.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Coal now requires government intervention. Even in countries without natural gas it’s becoming a needlessly expensive way to produce power.
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Interesting quote from David Graeber.
February 12, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Interesting quote from David Graeber.
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need a new game to play. i wonder what arc raiders is actually about?
*googles*
oh it uses content generated by ai?
*googles*
oh it uses content generated by ai?
a man is carrying a bag in front of a sign that says no parking fire lane
ALT: a man is carrying a bag in front of a sign that says no parking fire lane
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:54 AM
need a new game to play. i wonder what arc raiders is actually about?
*googles*
oh it uses content generated by ai?
*googles*
oh it uses content generated by ai?
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Talking about holes on main.
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Talking about holes on main.
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Good coverage in the Guardian www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage heckled at launch of Reform Jewish group
Jewish activists interrupt speech at synagogue and accuse party of paving way for persecution of other minorities
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Good coverage in the Guardian www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Court reverses funding cuts to organisations providing services for decades to about 26,000 people, mostly children, who would lose access to social workers and support services. (Veels geluk Sus, ek is baie verlig. @kraaibos ) groundup.org.za/article/cour...
Court reverses funding cuts for child care
Mahikeng judge ruled that nine non-profit organisations providing child protection services must have their funding restored within ten days
groundup.org.za
February 11, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Court reverses funding cuts to organisations providing services for decades to about 26,000 people, mostly children, who would lose access to social workers and support services. (Veels geluk Sus, ek is baie verlig. @kraaibos ) groundup.org.za/article/cour...
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What if next time you went home for a lovely homecooked meal you instead found a smorgasbord of cuisines from all around the world, featuring delicacies and treats from every culture and background, all laid out for you to enjoy? Let's see where your so-called "tolerance" is then!
Both these options sound objectively amazing, why do racists keep assuming everyone's racist?
February 11, 2026 at 9:59 AM
What if next time you went home for a lovely homecooked meal you instead found a smorgasbord of cuisines from all around the world, featuring delicacies and treats from every culture and background, all laid out for you to enjoy? Let's see where your so-called "tolerance" is then!
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11 February 1990
February 11, 2026 at 10:06 AM
11 February 1990
So no. They haven't cracked driverless cars. They've just exported drivers' jobs to the global South.
And no, it doesn't matter if they don't actually drive the cars full time. It means they can pay people even less. But clearly the AI is not capable or routinely managing driving on real roads.
And no, it doesn't matter if they don't actually drive the cars full time. It means they can pay people even less. But clearly the AI is not capable or routinely managing driving on real roads.
It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:23 AM
So no. They haven't cracked driverless cars. They've just exported drivers' jobs to the global South.
And no, it doesn't matter if they don't actually drive the cars full time. It means they can pay people even less. But clearly the AI is not capable or routinely managing driving on real roads.
And no, it doesn't matter if they don't actually drive the cars full time. It means they can pay people even less. But clearly the AI is not capable or routinely managing driving on real roads.
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I think this kind of reporting is important. Just because a state may be perceived as anti-LGBTQ - it still has Queer ppl.
I’m struck how ‘Queer’ is now so common. Up to the 70s it was usual for Gay men to describe themselves as Queer. Then it switched to Gay & Gay ppl to encompass everyone. [1]
I’m struck how ‘Queer’ is now so common. Up to the 70s it was usual for Gay men to describe themselves as Queer. Then it switched to Gay & Gay ppl to encompass everyone. [1]
Elska Magazine features intimate photographs of queer men in southern Balkans
The latest edition of the photography magazine Elska saw the team head to the southern Balkans and the city of Pristina.
gcn.ie
February 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I think this kind of reporting is important. Just because a state may be perceived as anti-LGBTQ - it still has Queer ppl.
I’m struck how ‘Queer’ is now so common. Up to the 70s it was usual for Gay men to describe themselves as Queer. Then it switched to Gay & Gay ppl to encompass everyone. [1]
I’m struck how ‘Queer’ is now so common. Up to the 70s it was usual for Gay men to describe themselves as Queer. Then it switched to Gay & Gay ppl to encompass everyone. [1]
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mRNA vaccine technology remains one of the greatest innovations in science that has happened in our live times. Nothing can change this fact and certainly not the FDA refusing to review a mRNA flu vaccine.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/h...
FDA refuses to review Moderna’s application for mRNA flu vaccine, company says | CNN
The US Food and Drug Administration has refused to accept an application from Moderna to review its first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, the company said Tuesday, in another setback for the technology tha...
www.cnn.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
mRNA vaccine technology remains one of the greatest innovations in science that has happened in our live times. Nothing can change this fact and certainly not the FDA refusing to review a mRNA flu vaccine.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/h...
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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Reform politicians are happy to throw insults from a distance.
But when it comes to debating their ideas? No show.
Richard Tice pulled out.
Farage won’t face me.
Now their candidate in Gorton & Denton has ducked our candidate Hannah Spencer.
Vote Green.
But when it comes to debating their ideas? No show.
Richard Tice pulled out.
Farage won’t face me.
Now their candidate in Gorton & Denton has ducked our candidate Hannah Spencer.
Vote Green.
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Reform politicians are happy to throw insults from a distance.
But when it comes to debating their ideas? No show.
Richard Tice pulled out.
Farage won’t face me.
Now their candidate in Gorton & Denton has ducked our candidate Hannah Spencer.
Vote Green.
But when it comes to debating their ideas? No show.
Richard Tice pulled out.
Farage won’t face me.
Now their candidate in Gorton & Denton has ducked our candidate Hannah Spencer.
Vote Green.
Although it’s a clear sign that the US leadership is dumb enough to kill their own golden goose and has no secret strategy, their crippling of science will hurt the whole world.
Yes, other countries will take over leadership but the pace of knowledge will slow overall.
Yes, other countries will take over leadership but the pace of knowledge will slow overall.
I'm kind of depressed to see countries like Canada frame this as an opportunity. No one benefits from the collapse of US science. And you certainly don't benefit anyone by poaching a few big names while doing no other meaningful increased investment in your own research ecosystem.
February 11, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Although it’s a clear sign that the US leadership is dumb enough to kill their own golden goose and has no secret strategy, their crippling of science will hurt the whole world.
Yes, other countries will take over leadership but the pace of knowledge will slow overall.
Yes, other countries will take over leadership but the pace of knowledge will slow overall.
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I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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‘Tödlein’, Death as an archer.
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 AM
‘Tödlein’, Death as an archer.
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
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shooting up contraband cancer mRNA vaccine behind the Cyber Arby’s in 2034. the Ring camera on the Wells Fargo across the street recognizes my shape using LIDAR and releases an HHS sanctioned Bobby’s Bullet Buddy drone that shoots each of my nuts clean off one at a time
February 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
shooting up contraband cancer mRNA vaccine behind the Cyber Arby’s in 2034. the Ring camera on the Wells Fargo across the street recognizes my shape using LIDAR and releases an HHS sanctioned Bobby’s Bullet Buddy drone that shoots each of my nuts clean off one at a time
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Repair Manifesto: If we can't fix it, we don't own it.
- Repair is better than recycling.
- Repair saves us money.
- Repair teaches basic engineering.
- Repair saves the planet.
- Repair connects people and things.
- Repair is sustainable.
#Minimalism
- Repair is better than recycling.
- Repair saves us money.
- Repair teaches basic engineering.
- Repair saves the planet.
- Repair connects people and things.
- Repair is sustainable.
#Minimalism
February 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Repair Manifesto: If we can't fix it, we don't own it.
- Repair is better than recycling.
- Repair saves us money.
- Repair teaches basic engineering.
- Repair saves the planet.
- Repair connects people and things.
- Repair is sustainable.
#Minimalism
- Repair is better than recycling.
- Repair saves us money.
- Repair teaches basic engineering.
- Repair saves the planet.
- Repair connects people and things.
- Repair is sustainable.
#Minimalism