Alex Martynwood
@alpenm.bsky.social
ATLAS Physicist, miniature painter and tired parent...
Is Trump essentially saying, "Look, I've got all these lovely toys... It would be a shame not to use them...".
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Is Trump essentially saying, "Look, I've got all these lovely toys... It would be a shame not to use them...".
Don't believe the hype... London is safe.
Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan
Reform’s new candidate for mayor claims people pity Londoners for living in an unsafe capital. But the evidence is clear: we’re making our streets safer, says mayor of London Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Don't believe the hype... London is safe.
What is the most consistently funny and informative newspaper column... And why is it the FTs alphaville?
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
giftarticle.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
What is the most consistently funny and informative newspaper column... And why is it the FTs alphaville?
A classic start to my working year...
Confusing people by walking around in shorts and hoodie in this weather.
The tube is still too hot for a coat, what are these people thinking?!?
Confusing people by walking around in shorts and hoodie in this weather.
The tube is still too hot for a coat, what are these people thinking?!?
January 5, 2026 at 9:33 AM
A classic start to my working year...
Confusing people by walking around in shorts and hoodie in this weather.
The tube is still too hot for a coat, what are these people thinking?!?
Confusing people by walking around in shorts and hoodie in this weather.
The tube is still too hot for a coat, what are these people thinking?!?
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This is what happens when you recklessly extend BRICS right up to America’s borders and ignore America’s legitimate security concerns.
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM
This is what happens when you recklessly extend BRICS right up to America’s borders and ignore America’s legitimate security concerns.
Yeah. Strongly agree.
LLM's are possibly a useful tool, but you need a model with a broader understanding of the world than just language to actually get intelligence...
LLM's are possibly a useful tool, but you need a model with a broader understanding of the world than just language to actually get intelligence...
Computer scientist Yann LeCun: ‘Intelligence really is about learning’
The AI pioneer on stepping down from Meta, the limits of large language models — and the launch of his new start-up
giftarticle.ft.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Yeah. Strongly agree.
LLM's are possibly a useful tool, but you need a model with a broader understanding of the world than just language to actually get intelligence...
LLM's are possibly a useful tool, but you need a model with a broader understanding of the world than just language to actually get intelligence...
Almost shoulder barged Gavin Williamson into a wall at Euston tube station... My London commuter reactions kicked in just before I noticed who it was...
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Almost shoulder barged Gavin Williamson into a wall at Euston tube station... My London commuter reactions kicked in just before I noticed who it was...
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Well, it’s Christmas Day, so it must be time to talk about Jesus – specifically, about how on this day 1,225 years ago, Charlemagne, who was in Rome to be crowned Carolingian Emperor, presented Pope Leo III with the very holiest of relics: the Foreskin of Our Lord 🧵
December 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Well, it’s Christmas Day, so it must be time to talk about Jesus – specifically, about how on this day 1,225 years ago, Charlemagne, who was in Rome to be crowned Carolingian Emperor, presented Pope Leo III with the very holiest of relics: the Foreskin of Our Lord 🧵
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
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Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
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![Comic. [Person with ponytail pointing at diagram while speaking to three other people] PERSON: If the emergency stop is activated, any riders on the waterslide will be diverted into the beam dump, a large graphite block which will safely absorb their momentum. [caption] We regretted hiring an accelerator physicist to design our water park.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicnzdnpjdz4clfa2uhx6isbdwgu72oku5pee4av7paavbjmqpyoiu@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This is the perfect example of what happens when you unthinkingly use AI...
feel like some things got lost along the way but i guess that's the creative process for you
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
This is the perfect example of what happens when you unthinkingly use AI...
What even is this?
Please, someone section this man for his own and others safety...
Just how can you be this insane and reach any level of wealth or power?!?
Please, someone section this man for his own and others safety...
Just how can you be this insane and reach any level of wealth or power?!?
Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist
The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
What even is this?
Please, someone section this man for his own and others safety...
Just how can you be this insane and reach any level of wealth or power?!?
Please, someone section this man for his own and others safety...
Just how can you be this insane and reach any level of wealth or power?!?
September 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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He's an idiot and a Russian asset...
Trump blames Ukraine for getting invaded: "It's not a war that should've been started. You don't do that. You don't take on a nation that's 10 times your size ... they took probably a lot of money too."
August 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
He's an idiot and a Russian asset...
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Henley & Partners’ wealth migration reports have been reported all over the world, both to prove both that there's a massive exodus of wealth from the UK and that there isn't.
Our forensic review finds the data riddled with anomalies - and in key places looks fabricated:
Our forensic review finds the data riddled with anomalies - and in key places looks fabricated:
July 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Henley & Partners’ wealth migration reports have been reported all over the world, both to prove both that there's a massive exodus of wealth from the UK and that there isn't.
Our forensic review finds the data riddled with anomalies - and in key places looks fabricated:
Our forensic review finds the data riddled with anomalies - and in key places looks fabricated:
I think someone needs to look up the world record for km's run on a fractured tibia... Pretty sure Bronze must have racked up 10k++ a game on a broken-fucking-leg...
July 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I think someone needs to look up the world record for km's run on a fractured tibia... Pretty sure Bronze must have racked up 10k++ a game on a broken-fucking-leg...
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I blogged about fashion
defector.com/innovation-s...
defector.com/innovation-s...
Innovation Strikes In The Field Of Chimpanzee Rectum Adornment | Defector
Fifteen years ago in a sanctuary in Zambia, inspiration struck a chimpanzee named Julie. She plucked a stiff blade of grass, stuck it inside her ear, and left it there. There the grass dangled as Juli...
defector.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I blogged about fashion
defector.com/innovation-s...
defector.com/innovation-s...
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A woman wore a dress 16 years ago — when she was a teenager — so she’s not entitled to political principles that The Times dislikes.
July 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A woman wore a dress 16 years ago — when she was a teenager — so she’s not entitled to political principles that The Times dislikes.
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Trying to get a tan in the hot weather.
July 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Trying to get a tan in the hot weather.
I don't think you could get a bigger dichotomy between the pyramid and other stage than right now...
June 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I don't think you could get a bigger dichotomy between the pyramid and other stage than right now...
I finished my DBL 25 team!
A Wood Elf team with no elves on it... "Can't See the Wood Elves For the Trees"
I'm hilarious, I know :P But I'm pretty happy with how the concept has turned out...
A Wood Elf team with no elves on it... "Can't See the Wood Elves For the Trees"
I'm hilarious, I know :P But I'm pretty happy with how the concept has turned out...
June 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I finished my DBL 25 team!
A Wood Elf team with no elves on it... "Can't See the Wood Elves For the Trees"
I'm hilarious, I know :P But I'm pretty happy with how the concept has turned out...
A Wood Elf team with no elves on it... "Can't See the Wood Elves For the Trees"
I'm hilarious, I know :P But I'm pretty happy with how the concept has turned out...
Trollolololololol
“Unprovoked strikes against a sovereign state, its citizens, peaceful cities, and nuclear energy infrastructure are unacceptable,” Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement
“Unprovoked strikes against a sovereign state, its citizens, peaceful cities, and nuclear energy infrastructure are unacceptable,” Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement
June 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Trollolololololol
“Unprovoked strikes against a sovereign state, its citizens, peaceful cities, and nuclear energy infrastructure are unacceptable,” Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement
“Unprovoked strikes against a sovereign state, its citizens, peaceful cities, and nuclear energy infrastructure are unacceptable,” Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement