Ms Smith
@ellessess.bsky.social
Here for the humanity, good pictures, interesting science and culture stuff
Pope & Culture
November 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Pope & Culture
"In the UK, more than half of bank transfer scams recorded in 2023 originated on Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp, all of which are owned by Meta"
The F***b**k ratio of ads to thing you're interested in is 20:1
Few of these are safe and meta don't give a F*******k
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
The F***b**k ratio of ads to thing you're interested in is 20:1
Few of these are safe and meta don't give a F*******k
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
Leaked Meta documents predicted 10% of its revenue came from scam ads in 2024 - Which?
The social media giant projected earnings of $16bn from scam and banned adverts on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp
www.which.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"In the UK, more than half of bank transfer scams recorded in 2023 originated on Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp, all of which are owned by Meta"
The F***b**k ratio of ads to thing you're interested in is 20:1
Few of these are safe and meta don't give a F*******k
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
The F***b**k ratio of ads to thing you're interested in is 20:1
Few of these are safe and meta don't give a F*******k
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
Listening to Lily Allen's album online, ngl the Bumble ads feel poorly targeted
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Listening to Lily Allen's album online, ngl the Bumble ads feel poorly targeted
On AI
"he was convinced that all it really does is enable us to experience the “spectacle of thought” rather than engaging in thought itself"
Yep
theconversation.com/how-the-fren...
"he was convinced that all it really does is enable us to experience the “spectacle of thought” rather than engaging in thought itself"
Yep
theconversation.com/how-the-fren...
How the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard predicted today’s AI 30 years before ChatGPT
Baudrillard’s genius lay in foreseeing what these rudimentary devices like fax machines suggested about likely future uses of technology.
theconversation.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
On AI
"he was convinced that all it really does is enable us to experience the “spectacle of thought” rather than engaging in thought itself"
Yep
theconversation.com/how-the-fren...
"he was convinced that all it really does is enable us to experience the “spectacle of thought” rather than engaging in thought itself"
Yep
theconversation.com/how-the-fren...
Reposted by Ms Smith
125,000 people = front pages and rolling coverage for days
Half a million people = virtually no coverage
We deserve better from our media. Please share widely and consider making complaints via Ofcom
Half a million people = virtually no coverage
We deserve better from our media. Please share widely and consider making complaints via Ofcom
October 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
125,000 people = front pages and rolling coverage for days
Half a million people = virtually no coverage
We deserve better from our media. Please share widely and consider making complaints via Ofcom
Half a million people = virtually no coverage
We deserve better from our media. Please share widely and consider making complaints via Ofcom
Happy for this #entirelyaccuratesummary to flood the timelines
October 2, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Happy for this #entirelyaccuratesummary to flood the timelines
Reposted by Ms Smith
My story on the "historic" autism announcement is in the works.
Not included in my story is a lingering feeling that, gee, that White House briefing sure involved a lot men telling women to just deal with the pain.
Not included in my story is a lingering feeling that, gee, that White House briefing sure involved a lot men telling women to just deal with the pain.
Watch live: President Trump to make an announcement on autism
YouTube video by USA TODAY
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
My story on the "historic" autism announcement is in the works.
Not included in my story is a lingering feeling that, gee, that White House briefing sure involved a lot men telling women to just deal with the pain.
Not included in my story is a lingering feeling that, gee, that White House briefing sure involved a lot men telling women to just deal with the pain.
Reposted by Ms Smith
It appears that Nigel Farage's girlfriend had £885,000 in cash to buy her house in Clacton that definately wasn't for Nigel and definately not bought using his money but her name to dodge £44,000 in Stamp Duty.
All very suspicious and should be investigated.
All very suspicious and should be investigated.
September 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It appears that Nigel Farage's girlfriend had £885,000 in cash to buy her house in Clacton that definately wasn't for Nigel and definately not bought using his money but her name to dodge £44,000 in Stamp Duty.
All very suspicious and should be investigated.
All very suspicious and should be investigated.
Reposted by Ms Smith
Early ripening of berries in UK shows nature is under stress, say experts #Climate
Early ripening of berries in UK shows nature is under stress, say experts
Hot summer also causing trees to shed their leaves as concerns raised over ‘food gap’ for wildlife in autumn
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Early ripening of berries in UK shows nature is under stress, say experts #Climate
August 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
August 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Reposted by Ms Smith
Another hot weekend is forecast for much of the UK. Some people will respond with an unusual climate resilience tactic... visiting a church!
Here's my latest on the cool refuges that already exist in your community which, arguably, we could be making more of.
www.thereengineer.pro/p/churches-s...
Here's my latest on the cool refuges that already exist in your community which, arguably, we could be making more of.
www.thereengineer.pro/p/churches-s...
Churches say ‘we’re cool’ as climate change supercharges heatwaves
Old stone and concrete buildings are a secret weapon in a warming world
www.thereengineer.pro
June 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Another hot weekend is forecast for much of the UK. Some people will respond with an unusual climate resilience tactic... visiting a church!
Here's my latest on the cool refuges that already exist in your community which, arguably, we could be making more of.
www.thereengineer.pro/p/churches-s...
Here's my latest on the cool refuges that already exist in your community which, arguably, we could be making more of.
www.thereengineer.pro/p/churches-s...
Pitch - snacks but in silent soft packing for parents who want a secret fix, and the cinema
June 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Pitch - snacks but in silent soft packing for parents who want a secret fix, and the cinema
Reposted by Ms Smith
"I've got a brand new content harvester"
May 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
"I've got a brand new content harvester"
Now my kids are taller than me they just walk past muttering oh my god what have you got in your hair.
I think I preferred them lower down.
I think I preferred them lower down.
May 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Now my kids are taller than me they just walk past muttering oh my god what have you got in your hair.
I think I preferred them lower down.
I think I preferred them lower down.
Reposted by Ms Smith
As someone who edited one once told a mate of mine, this is already the ENTIRE business model of women's magazines. Make your readers feel like shit so they buy the products advertised. It's a deeply manipulative and misogynistic business.
Felt disgusted by Facebook's alleged actions, might delete later
Facebook Allegedly Detected When Teen Girls Deleted Selfies So It Could Serve Them Beauty Ads
A recent tell-all by a Facebook insider reveals the insidious nature of Facebook's advertising empire, and the dangerous consequences.
futurism.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
As someone who edited one once told a mate of mine, this is already the ENTIRE business model of women's magazines. Make your readers feel like shit so they buy the products advertised. It's a deeply manipulative and misogynistic business.
Reposted by Ms Smith
Just to say, if like me your feed is alot of US politics to the exclusion of UK/Ireland accounts, then reposting content you like - even if it's just the picture of a beach - rather than just liking it, really works. My feed has improved (along with some judicious muting) immeasurably.
April 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Just to say, if like me your feed is alot of US politics to the exclusion of UK/Ireland accounts, then reposting content you like - even if it's just the picture of a beach - rather than just liking it, really works. My feed has improved (along with some judicious muting) immeasurably.
Reposted by Ms Smith
New UK Met Office study predicts a significant increase in flooding and storm damage in Western Europe and eastern North America driven by unprecedented high North Atlantic Oscillation unless CO2 emissions are reduced substantially.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#climatechange #storm #flooding #NAO
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#climatechange #storm #flooding #NAO
Mitigation needed to avoid unprecedented multi-decadal North Atlantic Oscillation magnitude - Nature Climate Change
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is a key pattern of climate variability for surrounding land areas during winter. Here the authors constrain projections to show that the magnitude of the NAO incr...
doi.org
March 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
New UK Met Office study predicts a significant increase in flooding and storm damage in Western Europe and eastern North America driven by unprecedented high North Atlantic Oscillation unless CO2 emissions are reduced substantially.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#climatechange #storm #flooding #NAO
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#climatechange #storm #flooding #NAO
March 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
ONE of these potatoes fell on the floor and rolled away under the oven. The kids say they definitely do not want to eat that one, but I feel sorry for it so I'm going to cook it anyway.
This is how we roll around here (mainly into hard to reach grimy corners)
#weekenddilemmas
#letitroll
This is how we roll around here (mainly into hard to reach grimy corners)
#weekenddilemmas
#letitroll
March 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
ONE of these potatoes fell on the floor and rolled away under the oven. The kids say they definitely do not want to eat that one, but I feel sorry for it so I'm going to cook it anyway.
This is how we roll around here (mainly into hard to reach grimy corners)
#weekenddilemmas
#letitroll
This is how we roll around here (mainly into hard to reach grimy corners)
#weekenddilemmas
#letitroll
Reposted by Ms Smith
Things you love to see! Our petition calling for an end to the senseless Badger cull is steadily climbing already!
Almost 1,000 signatures in the last hour since launch!
Want to see an end to the Badger cull?
Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Almost 1,000 signatures in the last hour since launch!
Want to see an end to the Badger cull?
Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
November 28, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Things you love to see! Our petition calling for an end to the senseless Badger cull is steadily climbing already!
Almost 1,000 signatures in the last hour since launch!
Want to see an end to the Badger cull?
Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Almost 1,000 signatures in the last hour since launch!
Want to see an end to the Badger cull?
Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Reposted by Ms Smith
Car Imbrication - a thread...
With the ongoing terrible situation in Valencia, there are many images of ‘car imbrication' appearing on Social Media with people claiming that this is the same process as that seen in sedimentary particles (1/6).
With the ongoing terrible situation in Valencia, there are many images of ‘car imbrication' appearing on Social Media with people claiming that this is the same process as that seen in sedimentary particles (1/6).
November 1, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Car Imbrication - a thread...
With the ongoing terrible situation in Valencia, there are many images of ‘car imbrication' appearing on Social Media with people claiming that this is the same process as that seen in sedimentary particles (1/6).
With the ongoing terrible situation in Valencia, there are many images of ‘car imbrication' appearing on Social Media with people claiming that this is the same process as that seen in sedimentary particles (1/6).
Don't get your poster paint and tahini mustard dressing mixed up 💛
September 14, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Don't get your poster paint and tahini mustard dressing mixed up 💛
Really getting into seeing all the front doors in everyone's back to school pics
September 6, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Really getting into seeing all the front doors in everyone's back to school pics