_Celtic_
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Ye maune laugh when ye daurna cry. 🏴
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September 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
@bluejo.bsky.social unexpected mention of Petrach in today's Tour de France commentary - apparently he was the first to climb Mount Ventoux.
Or the first to record it at least.
Or the first to record it at least.
July 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
@bluejo.bsky.social unexpected mention of Petrach in today's Tour de France commentary - apparently he was the first to climb Mount Ventoux.
Or the first to record it at least.
Or the first to record it at least.
@talking-upscotland.bsky.social any comparative figures for Scotland?
This a dangerously low level of public trust in government.
The kind of thing that is followed by people saying they prefer ’strong leaders’ to democracy.
The kind of thing that is followed by people saying they prefer ’strong leaders’ to democracy.
📉 Public Trust in Government Collapses to Record Low
New research finds only 12% of the public still trusts the UK Government to act in the national interest — the lowest level ever recorded bylinetimes.com/2025/06/25/g...
New research finds only 12% of the public still trusts the UK Government to act in the national interest — the lowest level ever recorded bylinetimes.com/2025/06/25/g...
June 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
@talking-upscotland.bsky.social any comparative figures for Scotland?
@aptshadow.bsky.social scientific backing for your comment at @cymerafestival.co.uk yesterday that the most heavily promoted forms of current AI are, IIRC, little better than spicy autocorrect.
There's a lot of big news today/this week, but Apple just dropped a nuke of a paper about LLMs & LRMs, specially around "high-complexity tasks where both models experience complete collapse." This is the biggest sign yet that if AI ever lives up the hype, it won't be via those approaches:
The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity
Recent generations of frontier language models have introduced Large Reasoning Models
(LRMs) that generate detailed thinking processes…
machinelearning.apple.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
@aptshadow.bsky.social scientific backing for your comment at @cymerafestival.co.uk yesterday that the most heavily promoted forms of current AI are, IIRC, little better than spicy autocorrect.
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May 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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@marthawells.com French has le mot juste
I’m not gonna torture anyone with my awful French, but I have to say that „AssaSynth“ is a wonderful word creation and so much in line with the language in the book. Wonderful.
May 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
@marthawells.com French has le mot juste
@seananmcguire.bsky.social I only just finished Every Heart A Doorway in the wee sma' hours of this morning and now, on an organised walk this morning, I encounter this beauty. RLS knew a doorway for sure - Tusitala, the teller of tales.
May 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
@seananmcguire.bsky.social I only just finished Every Heart A Doorway in the wee sma' hours of this morning and now, on an organised walk this morning, I encounter this beauty. RLS knew a doorway for sure - Tusitala, the teller of tales.
@carolinelucas.bsky.social A sentence from Graham Greene's 'Travels With My Aunt' (1969) that made me wonder how much has changed in Brighton and when: "The lights ran out to sea along the Palace Pier and the edge of the water was white with phosphorescence."
April 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
@carolinelucas.bsky.social A sentence from Graham Greene's 'Travels With My Aunt' (1969) that made me wonder how much has changed in Brighton and when: "The lights ran out to sea along the Palace Pier and the edge of the water was white with phosphorescence."
@maryrobinettekowal.com
I've just finished chapter 51 of The Relentless Moon - which is great btw - so it's incredibly surreal to check the latest news from the BBC and find this!
I've just finished chapter 51 of The Relentless Moon - which is great btw - so it's incredibly surreal to check the latest news from the BBC and find this!
April 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
@maryrobinettekowal.com
I've just finished chapter 51 of The Relentless Moon - which is great btw - so it's incredibly surreal to check the latest news from the BBC and find this!
I've just finished chapter 51 of The Relentless Moon - which is great btw - so it's incredibly surreal to check the latest news from the BBC and find this!
@whatsonedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburghminute.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social two days left to see Wasps at @traversetheatre.bsky.social starring Yolanda Mitchell in a phenomenal performance. Don't miss it.
March 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
@whatsonedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburghminute.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social two days left to see Wasps at @traversetheatre.bsky.social starring Yolanda Mitchell in a phenomenal performance. Don't miss it.
@traversetheatre.bsky.social @whatsonedinburgh.bsky.social two days left to see the riotous black comedy 'Dookin Oot'. If "All art is about sex and death" then here's the package. Personally I lean to love and life and that's very much here too. Marvellous.
www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...
www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...
A Play, A Pie & A Pint - Dookin' Oot
Scotland's new writing theatre, the Traverse champions creative talent by placing powerful and contemporary theatre at the heart of cultural life.
www.traverse.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@traversetheatre.bsky.social @whatsonedinburgh.bsky.social two days left to see the riotous black comedy 'Dookin Oot'. If "All art is about sex and death" then here's the package. Personally I lean to love and life and that's very much here too. Marvellous.
www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...
www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...
@older.bsky.social live tracking of Scottish road gritters, with some stonking names, including Blizzard of Oz and Sleetwood Mac www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
❄️ Throwback to January 1979! This gritting lorry was hard at work, keeping the roads safe during one of many frosty winters. As the UK braces for potential snow, we couldn't resist sharing this nostalgic photo from our archives.
January 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
@older.bsky.social live tracking of Scottish road gritters, with some stonking names, including Blizzard of Oz and Sleetwood Mac www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
@peatworrier.bsky.social Happy New Year to you.
AI assisted legal proceedings... what could go wrong...
AI assisted legal proceedings... what could go wrong...
Oh. My.
Let's take a look at this thing - live.
Let's take a look at this thing - live.
The First AI-Guided Federal Lawsuit: A Pivital Moment or a Cautionary Tale?
This morning I stumbled across this post on Reddit. #LegalTech #Lawsky Buckle Up, things are starting to get bumpy.
www.reddit.com/r/singularit...
This morning I stumbled across this post on Reddit. #LegalTech #Lawsky Buckle Up, things are starting to get bumpy.
www.reddit.com/r/singularit...
January 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
@peatworrier.bsky.social Happy New Year to you.
AI assisted legal proceedings... what could go wrong...
AI assisted legal proceedings... what could go wrong...
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1 January 1926 | A Polish Jew, Leon Weintraub, was born in Łódź.
In #Auschwitz from August 1944.
He was transferred to Groß-Rosen, Flossenbürg & Natzweiler-Struthof.
He was liberated on 23 April 1945 near Donaueschingen.
He became a doctor.
Today he turns 99.
Happy birthday!
In #Auschwitz from August 1944.
He was transferred to Groß-Rosen, Flossenbürg & Natzweiler-Struthof.
He was liberated on 23 April 1945 near Donaueschingen.
He became a doctor.
Today he turns 99.
Happy birthday!
January 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
1 January 1926 | A Polish Jew, Leon Weintraub, was born in Łódź.
In #Auschwitz from August 1944.
He was transferred to Groß-Rosen, Flossenbürg & Natzweiler-Struthof.
He was liberated on 23 April 1945 near Donaueschingen.
He became a doctor.
Today he turns 99.
Happy birthday!
In #Auschwitz from August 1944.
He was transferred to Groß-Rosen, Flossenbürg & Natzweiler-Struthof.
He was liberated on 23 April 1945 near Donaueschingen.
He became a doctor.
Today he turns 99.
Happy birthday!
youtube.com/shorts/NnbLo... This is hilarious and horrifying. Fatuously fake AI images generated from, fairly positive, touristy hokum about Edinburgh that don't feature a single recognisable image of the city (but do incorporate Glasgow University!). Who would do that? Why?!
Edinburgh: Where History Meets Timeless Beauty #shorts #funfacts #viralvideo #trending
YouTube video by ShortBurst
youtube.com
December 26, 2024 at 11:19 AM
youtube.com/shorts/NnbLo... This is hilarious and horrifying. Fatuously fake AI images generated from, fairly positive, touristy hokum about Edinburgh that don't feature a single recognisable image of the city (but do incorporate Glasgow University!). Who would do that? Why?!
December 15, 2024 at 8:42 PM
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Vaccines work
December 13, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Vaccines work
What would a privatised NHS look like? Read this thread.
Reading this in the UK & I’m appalled & outraged. The NHS has some severe problems right now but I’m so glad I don’t live in the US.
December 6, 2024 at 1:23 PM
What would a privatised NHS look like? Read this thread.
December 6, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...
December 5, 2024 at 9:35 AM
1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...
This was shared in the JPL Slack channel this morning and it’s too cool not to share:
Detailed Velocity-Altitude Flight Regime Diagram (Source: AFRL arc.aiaa.org/doi/epdf/10....)
Detailed Velocity-Altitude Flight Regime Diagram (Source: AFRL arc.aiaa.org/doi/epdf/10....)
November 21, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Read Pat Wrede's Talking to Dragons, inspired by a mention from Louis McMaster Bujold. Recommended for younger readers and anyone who can enjoy a good fairytale adventure.
November 16, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Read Pat Wrede's Talking to Dragons, inspired by a mention from Louis McMaster Bujold. Recommended for younger readers and anyone who can enjoy a good fairytale adventure.
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Is there any way on this platform to share posts?
November 15, 2024 at 12:33 PM
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