Dave Palfrey
@01factory.bsky.social
Ex-historian of social and political thought (Cambridge, Birkbeck). Ex-Amazon (Alexa and AGI). Chief scientist at Mind Mage. LRB reader. 2025 side-mission: fighting global bias on Wikidata & Wikipedia.
"Only that which has no history can be defined"
"Only that which has no history can be defined"
Ah OK this is Anushka Asthana, Taken As Red: How Labour Won Big and the Tories Crashed the Party. Feels as though - taken with Paul Holden's The Fraud - we're getting a fuller picture of the mess we're in right now.
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Ah OK this is Anushka Asthana, Taken As Red: How Labour Won Big and the Tories Crashed the Party. Feels as though - taken with Paul Holden's The Fraud - we're getting a fuller picture of the mess we're in right now.
Some people are saying there are logicians to be found in the files already
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Some people are saying there are logicians to be found in the files already
Nothing wrong with the em-dash. The symptomatic issue is apparently whether or not you use a space either side of it.
November 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Nothing wrong with the em-dash. The symptomatic issue is apparently whether or not you use a space either side of it.
Reposted by Dave Palfrey
I wrote to my Daniel Zeichner MP who asked Darren Jones MP; "All platforms are assessed against the high standards for digital safety set out in the Government Communication Service (GCS) SAFE framework."
The last GCS assessment of X was made in April 2023.
Read it, X FAILS very quickly
The last GCS assessment of X was made in April 2023.
Read it, X FAILS very quickly
SAFE Framework: the 4 principles for HMG Brand Safety - GCS
The SAFE Framework introduces new standards for digital brand safety in HM Government advertising.
www.communications.gov.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I wrote to my Daniel Zeichner MP who asked Darren Jones MP; "All platforms are assessed against the high standards for digital safety set out in the Government Communication Service (GCS) SAFE framework."
The last GCS assessment of X was made in April 2023.
Read it, X FAILS very quickly
The last GCS assessment of X was made in April 2023.
Read it, X FAILS very quickly
Is para 9 the last paragraph?
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Is para 9 the last paragraph?
Interesting distinction, thank you.
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Interesting distinction, thank you.
capitalism is all very well in theory but in practice it leads to, etc.
October 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
capitalism is all very well in theory but in practice it leads to, etc.