The Stainless Steel Cat
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Not a real cat. Fan of Harrison, Ezquerra, Pratchett, old British comics & sci-fi, B&W films, daft old comedy, basically just old.
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DOJ's newest recruitment ad features Judge Dredd, the comic satire about the dangers of lawless policing and authoritarian power
December 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
DOJ's newest recruitment ad features Judge Dredd, the comic satire about the dangers of lawless policing and authoritarian power
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
Look, Universe. I really don’t need any more reasons to wish the only wealthy fantasy author to have a significant effect on society was Terry Pratchett. Don’t keep giving me more.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/03/womens-institute-no-longer-accept-trans-women-members-april
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/03/womens-institute-no-longer-accept-trans-women-members-april
December 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Look, Universe. I really don’t need any more reasons to wish the only wealthy fantasy author to have a significant effect on society was Terry Pratchett. Don’t keep giving me more.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/03/womens-institute-no-longer-accept-trans-women-members-april
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/03/womens-institute-no-longer-accept-trans-women-members-april
This is why I despise the motto of my institution. I realise it’s a historical allusion to the original benefactor, but it’s just so fecking *wrong*.
All learning is useful.
All learning is useful.
This is why it's important to have Arts/Humanities courses AND STEM courses. It all fits together, they compliment each other.
There's no such thing as useless education.
There's no such thing as useless education.
Adding alt text to this because this is fucking amazing and everyone deserves to read it.
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This is why I despise the motto of my institution. I realise it’s a historical allusion to the original benefactor, but it’s just so fecking *wrong*.
All learning is useful.
All learning is useful.
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This is why it's important to have Arts/Humanities courses AND STEM courses. It all fits together, they compliment each other.
There's no such thing as useless education.
There's no such thing as useless education.
Adding alt text to this because this is fucking amazing and everyone deserves to read it.
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
This is why it's important to have Arts/Humanities courses AND STEM courses. It all fits together, they compliment each other.
There's no such thing as useless education.
There's no such thing as useless education.
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They should invent a university that prioritizes teaching and research
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
They should invent a university that prioritizes teaching and research
Very grateful today that even the craven “parcel of rogues” that signed up to the Union didn’t allow Scots Law to be subsumed into the English system.
December 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Very grateful today that even the craven “parcel of rogues” that signed up to the Union didn’t allow Scots Law to be subsumed into the English system.
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Rachel Reeves says on Laura Kuenssberg that she's asking working people to pay a little bit more.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Rachel Reeves says on Laura Kuenssberg that she's asking working people to pay a little bit more.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
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Just catching up with the budget coverage in the papers.
November 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Just catching up with the budget coverage in the papers.
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
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And of course it affects domestic students too. Many courses won’t run without the income from overseas students. Universities are knowledge engines, driving our economy and raising our reputation overseas.
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
And of course it affects domestic students too. Many courses won’t run without the income from overseas students. Universities are knowledge engines, driving our economy and raising our reputation overseas.
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
Hey “Scottish” Labour, any chance you could stop forcing YouTube adverts starring Anas Sarwar spouting rubbish at me? My neighbours must be getting fed up hearing me shout “f*ck off!” over and over again until the skip button appears.
Also, who’s paying for all of these?
Also, who’s paying for all of these?
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Hey “Scottish” Labour, any chance you could stop forcing YouTube adverts starring Anas Sarwar spouting rubbish at me? My neighbours must be getting fed up hearing me shout “f*ck off!” over and over again until the skip button appears.
Also, who’s paying for all of these?
Also, who’s paying for all of these?
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Which means of course that the UK Gov removing such access from almost everyone is a deliberate decision to kill people.
Well now, would you look at that?
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Which means of course that the UK Gov removing such access from almost everyone is a deliberate decision to kill people.
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I have long advocated a variation on this approach:
1. Consider whether the request might actually be a good idea (you never know).
2. If not, is compliance unavoidable?
3. If neither 1 or 2, ignore, because it will be forgotten soon enough.
1. Consider whether the request might actually be a good idea (you never know).
2. If not, is compliance unavoidable?
3. If neither 1 or 2, ignore, because it will be forgotten soon enough.
A newly appointed Head of Department thanked me for this old Guardian column last week. So I feel duty bound to share it.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
University administration in permanent revolution? Try masterful inactivity
The only way for academics to cope with the pace of change in universities is to ignore everything
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I have long advocated a variation on this approach:
1. Consider whether the request might actually be a good idea (you never know).
2. If not, is compliance unavoidable?
3. If neither 1 or 2, ignore, because it will be forgotten soon enough.
1. Consider whether the request might actually be a good idea (you never know).
2. If not, is compliance unavoidable?
3. If neither 1 or 2, ignore, because it will be forgotten soon enough.
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Even if you were willing to buy that an LLM/Gen AI tool has human-like intellect, you’re still left with the fact that an LLM doesn’t NEED a job to remain alive under capitalism, but a human does.
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
November 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Even if you were willing to buy that an LLM/Gen AI tool has human-like intellect, you’re still left with the fact that an LLM doesn’t NEED a job to remain alive under capitalism, but a human does.
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
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At this point, publications that platform Loeb's comments, or feature him as the story lede (i.e., "Harvard Astronomer says....") deserve to be ridiculed and not taken seriously.
If you choose to look away from the hugely negative impact is having for the sake of clicks, then that's on you.
If you choose to look away from the hugely negative impact is having for the sake of clicks, then that's on you.
October 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
At this point, publications that platform Loeb's comments, or feature him as the story lede (i.e., "Harvard Astronomer says....") deserve to be ridiculed and not taken seriously.
If you choose to look away from the hugely negative impact is having for the sake of clicks, then that's on you.
If you choose to look away from the hugely negative impact is having for the sake of clicks, then that's on you.
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I don't know how many more ways to say "you need to start fucking listening to the people who warned you that exactly this would happen."
LLM/GPT-type "AI" recreate patterns in pursuit of matching statistical correlations on which they're trained. They make shit up.
Do Not. Put this. In healthcare
LLM/GPT-type "AI" recreate patterns in pursuit of matching statistical correlations on which they're trained. They make shit up.
Do Not. Put this. In healthcare
October 26, 2024 at 5:34 PM
I don't know how many more ways to say "you need to start fucking listening to the people who warned you that exactly this would happen."
LLM/GPT-type "AI" recreate patterns in pursuit of matching statistical correlations on which they're trained. They make shit up.
Do Not. Put this. In healthcare
LLM/GPT-type "AI" recreate patterns in pursuit of matching statistical correlations on which they're trained. They make shit up.
Do Not. Put this. In healthcare
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Notice how it’s always, “the Bible must inform our laws!” until it comes to the +2,000 verses in the Bible that discuss the generous use of wealth and possessions in a way that prioritizes the needs of the poor, this sick, the stranger, the vulnerable, and the oppressed.
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Notice how it’s always, “the Bible must inform our laws!” until it comes to the +2,000 verses in the Bible that discuss the generous use of wealth and possessions in a way that prioritizes the needs of the poor, this sick, the stranger, the vulnerable, and the oppressed.
Given the election result in Wales, will New New Labour finally realise that they really need to go back to being a socialist party?
[insert tired and cynical laughter here]
[insert tired and cynical laughter here]
October 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Given the election result in Wales, will New New Labour finally realise that they really need to go back to being a socialist party?
[insert tired and cynical laughter here]
[insert tired and cynical laughter here]
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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Dutch Railways: social profit of €1.33 billion, financial loss of €141 million. It delivers 11x (!!!!) more value to society than it costs.
Via:
social inclusion
increase in property values near stations;
welfare of employees and consumers;
productive use of travel time.
www.eur.nl/en/news/rese...
Via:
social inclusion
increase in property values near stations;
welfare of employees and consumers;
productive use of travel time.
www.eur.nl/en/news/rese...
Research shows that NS generates social profit: 1.33 billion euros
This is according to a new study by Professor Dirk Schoenmaker (Rotterdam School of Managemen) and Wander Marijnissen of strategic consultancy firm ftrprf.
www.eur.nl
October 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Dutch Railways: social profit of €1.33 billion, financial loss of €141 million. It delivers 11x (!!!!) more value to society than it costs.
Via:
social inclusion
increase in property values near stations;
welfare of employees and consumers;
productive use of travel time.
www.eur.nl/en/news/rese...
Via:
social inclusion
increase in property values near stations;
welfare of employees and consumers;
productive use of travel time.
www.eur.nl/en/news/rese...
I just want to say: f@@k cultural cohesion.
October 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I just want to say: f@@k cultural cohesion.
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when people get stabbed at a synagogue just for being jewish then antisemitism is a stain on society that must be eradicated, but when a trans girl is stabbed just for being trans then it’s because phones are bad
October 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
when people get stabbed at a synagogue just for being jewish then antisemitism is a stain on society that must be eradicated, but when a trans girl is stabbed just for being trans then it’s because phones are bad