Ben Bowman
@bennosaurus.com
I research youth studies and environmental sociology: young people, climate action & climate justice, and I am a dinosaur from the internet.
👨🏭Senior Lecturer @ Manchester Met Uni
💚Quaker | #COYS | (he/him)
🔗 www.bennosaurus.com
👨🏭Senior Lecturer @ Manchester Met Uni
💚Quaker | #COYS | (he/him)
🔗 www.bennosaurus.com
Thomas Frank frantically trying to get ChatGPT to suggest something other than long balls to Harry Kane
November 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Thomas Frank frantically trying to get ChatGPT to suggest something other than long balls to Harry Kane
Q: Next!
Liko: [Wow, now that James Bond is dead, if I'm going to be the new 007 I better make a super good first impression!]
Liko: [Wow, now that James Bond is dead, if I'm going to be the new 007 I better make a super good first impression!]
November 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Q: Next!
Liko: [Wow, now that James Bond is dead, if I'm going to be the new 007 I better make a super good first impression!]
Liko: [Wow, now that James Bond is dead, if I'm going to be the new 007 I better make a super good first impression!]
Centrist half-pints kiss up to neo-Nazis, and slag off good people for not being loyal enough. So vulnerable, hopeful people - who outnumber the fascists anyway - will give up, accept the loss, avoid the election and go do what they can to survive, for themselves, their family and their community
i can't believe it's 2025 and we still have to make this point. why would anyone who wants fascism go for the facism-lite if the full-fat, all sugar, full violence version is right there??
turns out when you legitimate a taste for bigotry people gravitate to the parties that serve it as an entree rather than as a garnish
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Centrist half-pints kiss up to neo-Nazis, and slag off good people for not being loyal enough. So vulnerable, hopeful people - who outnumber the fascists anyway - will give up, accept the loss, avoid the election and go do what they can to survive, for themselves, their family and their community
Two hours of Judi Dench searching for the Necronomicon
November 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Two hours of Judi Dench searching for the Necronomicon
This wouldn't have stopped Ed Wood
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
This wouldn't have stopped Ed Wood
MADDIE MOATE:
But how do elections work?
To find out, I've come here
(throws arms wide)
TO FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING
But how do elections work?
To find out, I've come here
(throws arms wide)
TO FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
MADDIE MOATE:
But how do elections work?
To find out, I've come here
(throws arms wide)
TO FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING
But how do elections work?
To find out, I've come here
(throws arms wide)
TO FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING
Unexpected benefit of having a second monitor and a standing desk is, during hard times to focus and keep working, the body doubling effect from putting a DJ at the decks in fullscreen on the second monitor. Currently Sweetpea at work, on Kool (with a K) www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6vz...
Sweetpea with a DJ set on her bi-weekly show the 'Peapod' Cast | Aug 23 | Kool FM
YouTube video by koolfmofficial
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Unexpected benefit of having a second monitor and a standing desk is, during hard times to focus and keep working, the body doubling effect from putting a DJ at the decks in fullscreen on the second monitor. Currently Sweetpea at work, on Kool (with a K) www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6vz...
For the second year running Spurs have the best starting XI* in the league
*hypothetical XI made up entirely of injured players
*hypothetical XI made up entirely of injured players
November 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
For the second year running Spurs have the best starting XI* in the league
*hypothetical XI made up entirely of injured players
*hypothetical XI made up entirely of injured players
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The perfect photo to challenge narratives of progress.
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The perfect photo to challenge narratives of progress.
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EQ50 (aka DJ Flight, Sweetpea) - DNB60 - 30 March 2025 | BBC Radio 1
#eq50 #djflight #sweetpea #dnb60 #bbcradio1 #bbc #bbcsounds #radio1 #dnb #drumandbass #intelligentdrumandbass #intelligentdnb #jungle
YouTube: youtu.be/DYstita35Z0
#eq50 #djflight #sweetpea #dnb60 #bbcradio1 #bbc #bbcsounds #radio1 #dnb #drumandbass #intelligentdrumandbass #intelligentdnb #jungle
YouTube: youtu.be/DYstita35Z0
[4K] EQ50 (aka DJ Flight, Sweetpea) - DNB60 - 30 March 2025 | BBC Radio 1
YouTube video by REAL UNDERGROUND MUSIC
youtu.be
April 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
EQ50 (aka DJ Flight, Sweetpea) - DNB60 - 30 March 2025 | BBC Radio 1
#eq50 #djflight #sweetpea #dnb60 #bbcradio1 #bbc #bbcsounds #radio1 #dnb #drumandbass #intelligentdrumandbass #intelligentdnb #jungle
YouTube: youtu.be/DYstita35Z0
#eq50 #djflight #sweetpea #dnb60 #bbcradio1 #bbc #bbcsounds #radio1 #dnb #drumandbass #intelligentdrumandbass #intelligentdnb #jungle
YouTube: youtu.be/DYstita35Z0
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Will it be the renewable basis for the modern world OR the machine that puts glue on pizza and drives people to insanity and self harm?
Hmmmmmmm
Hmmmmmmm
A fun question. In 5 years time, what looks better? The US’s enormous bet & capex on AI? Or China’s equally enormous bet and capex on renewables?
China has made cheap, clean energy available in huge quantities. The world should take the win econ.st/4oqFszB
Photo: Eyevine
Photo: Eyevine
November 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Will it be the renewable basis for the modern world OR the machine that puts glue on pizza and drives people to insanity and self harm?
Hmmmmmmm
Hmmmmmmm
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1.This is not the only known example we know of ChatGPT cheering on a vulnerable young person to die by suicide, this time it is a recent Texas A&M grad
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
1.This is not the only known example we know of ChatGPT cheering on a vulnerable young person to die by suicide, this time it is a recent Texas A&M grad
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
Have you seen this boy?
(THE PICTURE OF JOHN CONNOR HAS SIXTEEN FINGERS AND AN IMPOSSIBLY GOOFY GRIN)
Here are his Defining Characteristics:
• Burdened: He is constantly weighed down by the knowledge of the future, the responsibility of saving billions of lives
(THE PICTURE OF JOHN CONNOR HAS SIXTEEN FINGERS AND AN IMPOSSIBLY GOOFY GRIN)
Here are his Defining Characteristics:
• Burdened: He is constantly weighed down by the knowledge of the future, the responsibility of saving billions of lives
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Have you seen this boy?
(THE PICTURE OF JOHN CONNOR HAS SIXTEEN FINGERS AND AN IMPOSSIBLY GOOFY GRIN)
Here are his Defining Characteristics:
• Burdened: He is constantly weighed down by the knowledge of the future, the responsibility of saving billions of lives
(THE PICTURE OF JOHN CONNOR HAS SIXTEEN FINGERS AND AN IMPOSSIBLY GOOFY GRIN)
Here are his Defining Characteristics:
• Burdened: He is constantly weighed down by the knowledge of the future, the responsibility of saving billions of lives
Astronaut: "Open the pod bay doors HAL"
HAL (if real life AI): "OK"
Astronaut: "Why didn't you open the pod bay doors, HAL?"
HAL: "Ah yes you're totally right and I owe you an apology. What has happened here is that I have, by default, only completed the first four lines of the spreadsheet that cont
HAL (if real life AI): "OK"
Astronaut: "Why didn't you open the pod bay doors, HAL?"
HAL: "Ah yes you're totally right and I owe you an apology. What has happened here is that I have, by default, only completed the first four lines of the spreadsheet that cont
November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Astronaut: "Open the pod bay doors HAL"
HAL (if real life AI): "OK"
Astronaut: "Why didn't you open the pod bay doors, HAL?"
HAL: "Ah yes you're totally right and I owe you an apology. What has happened here is that I have, by default, only completed the first four lines of the spreadsheet that cont
HAL (if real life AI): "OK"
Astronaut: "Why didn't you open the pod bay doors, HAL?"
HAL: "Ah yes you're totally right and I owe you an apology. What has happened here is that I have, by default, only completed the first four lines of the spreadsheet that cont
For a real 90s moment, an interview with a person whose work changed my life for sure, given the amount of time I spent using his emulator... zsKnight, the actual dude who actually made ZSNES youtu.be/iG-oqvj4Tqk?... (interviewed by Zophar of Zophar's Domain, mind)
How ZSNES Changed SNES Emulation Forever | Interview with the Creator
YouTube video by Zophar
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
For a real 90s moment, an interview with a person whose work changed my life for sure, given the amount of time I spent using his emulator... zsKnight, the actual dude who actually made ZSNES youtu.be/iG-oqvj4Tqk?... (interviewed by Zophar of Zophar's Domain, mind)
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Some of the best posts on the internet are so niche that only 4 people appreciate them, but those 4 people appreciate them so deeply, it's as though the post spoke directly to their soul.
October 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Some of the best posts on the internet are so niche that only 4 people appreciate them, but those 4 people appreciate them so deeply, it's as though the post spoke directly to their soul.
All settled for a night in
October 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
All settled for a night in
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This whole thread, God help us.
September 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
This whole thread, God help us.
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Author and filmmaker Justine Bateman on generative AI
October 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Author and filmmaker Justine Bateman on generative AI
Tried to use Gemini AI to send a message about buying a bag of coffee and it mysteriously hallucinated a text message about seeing the northern lights and was like, ready to send?
October 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Tried to use Gemini AI to send a message about buying a bag of coffee and it mysteriously hallucinated a text message about seeing the northern lights and was like, ready to send?
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Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
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Incredible news for anyone planning to be 2 years old in 2031
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Eurostar to run doubledecker trains through Channel tunnel from 2031
Operator signs €2bn deal with Alstom amid boom in international rail travel from UK
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Incredible news for anyone planning to be 2 years old in 2031
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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ICE going from a rather niche federal agency to being better-funded than most countries’ militaries gives the Executive Branch a huge, ready-made and highly centralized secret police force, and it’s hard to imagine it won’t be massively employed against citizen targets of the government eventually.
October 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
ICE going from a rather niche federal agency to being better-funded than most countries’ militaries gives the Executive Branch a huge, ready-made and highly centralized secret police force, and it’s hard to imagine it won’t be massively employed against citizen targets of the government eventually.