Pete
@caffetino.bsky.social
I play with terminologies, ontologies and semantics all day.
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When this "AI" bubble pops, the men pretending they weren't pushing the hype, like "critics" whose position is "AGI is real but LLMs aren't the way," who were in eugenicist and "AI existential risk"🙄 circles, will get specials discussing what they saw coming, when its the women who told you so.
December 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
When this "AI" bubble pops, the men pretending they weren't pushing the hype, like "critics" whose position is "AGI is real but LLMs aren't the way," who were in eugenicist and "AI existential risk"🙄 circles, will get specials discussing what they saw coming, when its the women who told you so.
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Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
Surprising not
(But he may be unclear as to who exactly he is picking a fight with)
Surprising not
(But he may be unclear as to who exactly he is picking a fight with)
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
Surprising not
(But he may be unclear as to who exactly he is picking a fight with)
Surprising not
(But he may be unclear as to who exactly he is picking a fight with)
The US played all three of their oppyin friendlys in 2025. What are the chances, eh?
World Cup 2026 draw: USA to face Australia and Paraguay in group stage www.theguardian.com/football/202...
World Cup 2026 draw: USA to face Australia and Paraguay in group stage www.theguardian.com/football/202...
World Cup 2026 draw: USA to face Australia and Paraguay in group stage
A full 1,098 days since exiting the 2022 men’s World Cup with a loss to the Netherlands, the United States men’s national team knows who they’ll face next
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The US played all three of their oppyin friendlys in 2025. What are the chances, eh?
World Cup 2026 draw: USA to face Australia and Paraguay in group stage www.theguardian.com/football/202...
World Cup 2026 draw: USA to face Australia and Paraguay in group stage www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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The three World Cup hosts getting a very friendly draw so far.
December 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The three World Cup hosts getting a very friendly draw so far.
This #FIFAWorldCup2026 draw is AWFUL.
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This #FIFAWorldCup2026 draw is AWFUL.
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Lots of news coverage this morning about £28 billion investment approved to upgrade the UK's energy network.
BUT: The majority of the spending – £17.8 billion - announced today is to maintain Britain’s gas networks rather than build new transmission lines.
BUT: The majority of the spending – £17.8 billion - announced today is to maintain Britain’s gas networks rather than build new transmission lines.
December 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Lots of news coverage this morning about £28 billion investment approved to upgrade the UK's energy network.
BUT: The majority of the spending – £17.8 billion - announced today is to maintain Britain’s gas networks rather than build new transmission lines.
BUT: The majority of the spending – £17.8 billion - announced today is to maintain Britain’s gas networks rather than build new transmission lines.
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Streeting to next launch inquiry into “over-diagnosis” of left-handedness.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Streeting to next launch inquiry into “over-diagnosis” of left-handedness.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
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You know what? I really don't think it is. Great domestic political posturing, but Labour have no plans to go beyond the 'reset' agenda, certainly none the EU are likely to accept. This will be talk to little if any action.
Starmer declaring “we have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the EU” is a significant moment.
Reflects transformation in public opinion + need for economic growth.
Reflects transformation in public opinion + need for economic growth.
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
You know what? I really don't think it is. Great domestic political posturing, but Labour have no plans to go beyond the 'reset' agenda, certainly none the EU are likely to accept. This will be talk to little if any action.
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Reform gets largest ever political donation by an individual in UK history from a crypto baron living in Thailand
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Reform UK gets £9mn donation from Christopher Harborne
Nigel Farage’s party attracts far more funding than both Labour and the Conservatives
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Reform gets largest ever political donation by an individual in UK history from a crypto baron living in Thailand
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
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Climate impacts knocking just the £800m off arable farmers' revenues this year, according to a new study. www.businessgreen.com/news/4522784...
Study: UK farmers face £800m hit from one of the worst harvests on record
Lost arable farming revenue associated with the impact of extreme weather has now exceeded £2bn this decade, ECIU analysis finds
www.businessgreen.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Climate impacts knocking just the £800m off arable farmers' revenues this year, according to a new study. www.businessgreen.com/news/4522784...
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If it were steel works we would have a government bailout plan, yet losing thousands of jobs at unis is met with a shrug. & unlike steelworks universities were profitable when they had foreign students.
You are killing the golden goose… one of our best exports…
HOW IS THIS HELPING GROWTH?!
You are killing the golden goose… one of our best exports…
HOW IS THIS HELPING GROWTH?!
Every sympathy for University of Essex (and pressures facing them) but this is very bad news for Southend.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet
Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet
Roles to be lost are part of wave of redundancy programmes across UK’s higher education sector
giftarticle.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
If it were steel works we would have a government bailout plan, yet losing thousands of jobs at unis is met with a shrug. & unlike steelworks universities were profitable when they had foreign students.
You are killing the golden goose… one of our best exports…
HOW IS THIS HELPING GROWTH?!
You are killing the golden goose… one of our best exports…
HOW IS THIS HELPING GROWTH?!
No plan B 😬
Milan ice hockey venue to be tested next month as Games loom
www.reuters.com/sports/milan...
Milan ice hockey venue to be tested next month as Games loom
www.reuters.com/sports/milan...
Milan ice hockey venue to be tested next month as Games loom
Test events will be held next month at a new ice hockey arena in Milan which Olympic organisers are racing to complete in time for the Games.
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
No plan B 😬
Milan ice hockey venue to be tested next month as Games loom
www.reuters.com/sports/milan...
Milan ice hockey venue to be tested next month as Games loom
www.reuters.com/sports/milan...
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If you have a trusted public service broadcaster, as in Britain, Canada or Scandinavia, “you should hang on to it for dear life, further ringfence its editorial independence, double its budget and increase its presence on social media.” By @fromtga.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
If you have a trusted public service broadcaster, as in Britain, Canada or Scandinavia, “you should hang on to it for dear life, further ringfence its editorial independence, double its budget and increase its presence on social media.” By @fromtga.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
The KG and ontology conference I attended was really interesting.
Completely a side point, but it was really grating that there was a social wall which only had posts from X and LinkedIn.
Makes you realise how siloed folks are. So many scientists on BSky, Mastodon and others, completely ignored.
Completely a side point, but it was really grating that there was a social wall which only had posts from X and LinkedIn.
Makes you realise how siloed folks are. So many scientists on BSky, Mastodon and others, completely ignored.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The KG and ontology conference I attended was really interesting.
Completely a side point, but it was really grating that there was a social wall which only had posts from X and LinkedIn.
Makes you realise how siloed folks are. So many scientists on BSky, Mastodon and others, completely ignored.
Completely a side point, but it was really grating that there was a social wall which only had posts from X and LinkedIn.
Makes you realise how siloed folks are. So many scientists on BSky, Mastodon and others, completely ignored.
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It's been obvious for years that many social media accounts are foreign trolls. The tragedy has been the utter complacency about it. All an enemy had to do was tinkle a little bell and the dumb doggies would bark away at each other. Why bother with a nuclear arsenal?
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's been obvious for years that many social media accounts are foreign trolls. The tragedy has been the utter complacency about it. All an enemy had to do was tinkle a little bell and the dumb doggies would bark away at each other. Why bother with a nuclear arsenal?
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Astrazeneca US onshoring rare diseases
November 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Astrazeneca US onshoring rare diseases
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“I had hemophilia for nearly five decades. I went to Philadelphia and had a 45-minute infusion, and my hemophilia was gone.”
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“I had hemophilia for nearly five decades. I went to Philadelphia and had a 45-minute infusion, and my hemophilia was gone.”
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
Absolute pandemonium at #Euston station this evening. A signal failure has delayed trains to Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester (and all stops in between). Complete chaos. Feel sorry for those with kids and luggage.
I've just managed to get on the first train to Liverpool in 2 hours.
I've just managed to get on the first train to Liverpool in 2 hours.
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Absolute pandemonium at #Euston station this evening. A signal failure has delayed trains to Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester (and all stops in between). Complete chaos. Feel sorry for those with kids and luggage.
I've just managed to get on the first train to Liverpool in 2 hours.
I've just managed to get on the first train to Liverpool in 2 hours.
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Nobody held accountable for this generational damage
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Nobody held accountable for this generational damage
Someone just described themselves as an 'LLM scientist', thus indicating they don't understand either entity.
November 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Someone just described themselves as an 'LLM scientist', thus indicating they don't understand either entity.
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This evening, I’ll be in conversation with George Monbiot about political dysfunction and ecological collapse, and I want to tell you all briefly about a ritual involving an ancient Hittite king, a throne, and a tree from 3,000 years ago @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This evening, I’ll be in conversation with George Monbiot about political dysfunction and ecological collapse, and I want to tell you all briefly about a ritual involving an ancient Hittite king, a throne, and a tree from 3,000 years ago @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
At #ConnectedData in London having my mind blown on something I thought I knew something about.
Some clever people doing clever things out there. All looks so simple but there's some serious thinking going on under the hood.
#KnowledgeGraph #Ontologies #AI #Taxonomies
Some clever people doing clever things out there. All looks so simple but there's some serious thinking going on under the hood.
#KnowledgeGraph #Ontologies #AI #Taxonomies
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
At #ConnectedData in London having my mind blown on something I thought I knew something about.
Some clever people doing clever things out there. All looks so simple but there's some serious thinking going on under the hood.
#KnowledgeGraph #Ontologies #AI #Taxonomies
Some clever people doing clever things out there. All looks so simple but there's some serious thinking going on under the hood.
#KnowledgeGraph #Ontologies #AI #Taxonomies
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We've hit a #climate tipping point, but leaders seem unlikely to act
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
We've hit a climate tipping point, but leaders seem unlikely to act
A report on the state of the climate has concluded coral reefs are on a knife-edge, even as the world shifts away from making good on net zero
www.newscientist.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
We've hit a #climate tipping point, but leaders seem unlikely to act
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...