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Ohhh missed that. Thanks for the heads up
December 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Ohhh missed that. Thanks for the heads up
I thought he was brill tbh
December 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I thought he was brill tbh
riveting! But i dont get why he lost it. Was it the progdad thing being raised? If so why? He believes it was funny.his research? He believes his research is robust and attacks wrong : so why the hissy fits? Seem to me he was very upset when Hugh said progdad was juvenile humour (correctly IMHO).
December 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
riveting! But i dont get why he lost it. Was it the progdad thing being raised? If so why? He believes it was funny.his research? He believes his research is robust and attacks wrong : so why the hissy fits? Seem to me he was very upset when Hugh said progdad was juvenile humour (correctly IMHO).
This book has given me a lifelong fear of rats. Just not rational and think it should be banned for teens. Even thinking about it 40 years later my stomach is churning.
December 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This book has given me a lifelong fear of rats. Just not rational and think it should be banned for teens. Even thinking about it 40 years later my stomach is churning.
Care robots certainly haven't turned up
December 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Care robots certainly haven't turned up
I spent far too long thinking about genetics, epigenetics and intergenerational trauma before I saw the bigger implications of this paper. Fuck that.
December 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I spent far too long thinking about genetics, epigenetics and intergenerational trauma before I saw the bigger implications of this paper. Fuck that.
What was the bias? Gender, race, nice middle class boy?
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What was the bias? Gender, race, nice middle class boy?
Post the juicy quotes so we can all laugh
November 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Post the juicy quotes so we can all laugh
Is that the whole point of AI - making dull people appear witty?! Easier and cheaper to develop a personality. Can you imagine being at such a party?
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Is that the whole point of AI - making dull people appear witty?! Easier and cheaper to develop a personality. Can you imagine being at such a party?
I met Dominic several.times as he was a friend of my dad's. Once when being barracked by an audience member at a political meeting he raised his finger and asked ' did you ever read the book?' 'what book?' 'Any fucking book!'
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I met Dominic several.times as he was a friend of my dad's. Once when being barracked by an audience member at a political meeting he raised his finger and asked ' did you ever read the book?' 'what book?' 'Any fucking book!'
There is also a route over the tolka which is closed off (visible on maps) from Richmond to Clonliffe roads. If they opened that for cyclist would make a big difference. I suggested this but they wouldn't look at it.
November 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
There is also a route over the tolka which is closed off (visible on maps) from Richmond to Clonliffe roads. If they opened that for cyclist would make a big difference. I suggested this but they wouldn't look at it.
I think you can be concerned about falling birthrates worldwide without promoting white replacement theory and the need for white babies. We need to support families to have the babies they want. Full stop.
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I think you can be concerned about falling birthrates worldwide without promoting white replacement theory and the need for white babies. We need to support families to have the babies they want. Full stop.
I take my new scientist to my doctors waiting room and leave them for people to read
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I take my new scientist to my doctors waiting room and leave them for people to read
That graph is misleading because of scale but it looks like migrant children are 10% ish if NZ children. They will there offset up to a 10% decline in births not more. Also remember migrant fertility rates conform to tfr of native women v v quickly.
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
That graph is misleading because of scale but it looks like migrant children are 10% ish if NZ children. They will there offset up to a 10% decline in births not more. Also remember migrant fertility rates conform to tfr of native women v v quickly.
Completely true children are births plus migrant children ( who may be nationals) but unless migrant children are a very substantial number they will only delay not reverse decline in number of children once births go down.
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Completely true children are births plus migrant children ( who may be nationals) but unless migrant children are a very substantial number they will only delay not reverse decline in number of children once births go down.
Uggg I get the tech bros obsession is about white babies but world total fertility rates are just above replacement AND falling fast. This DOES require thinking about how we protect social welfare and care for an ageing population (im writing from the EU so we have a welfare state to defend)
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Uggg I get the tech bros obsession is about white babies but world total fertility rates are just above replacement AND falling fast. This DOES require thinking about how we protect social welfare and care for an ageing population (im writing from the EU so we have a welfare state to defend)
Or 15 years later if looking at under 15s
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Or 15 years later if looking at under 15s
Peak child would typically come 18 years after peak baby as the bigger birth cohort aged out.
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Peak child would typically come 18 years after peak baby as the bigger birth cohort aged out.
Oh god yes! And he'd want to oversee it if anyone else took charge!
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Oh god yes! And he'd want to oversee it if anyone else took charge!
Dusty Springfield?
November 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Dusty Springfield?
I think the point is that AI inserts itself everywhere where it's not needed. My pdfs no longer have a search function rather AI offers to summarises the document for me. Yes I can change it but I didn't ask for it in the first place!
October 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I think the point is that AI inserts itself everywhere where it's not needed. My pdfs no longer have a search function rather AI offers to summarises the document for me. Yes I can change it but I didn't ask for it in the first place!