Mr C
@mugsensation.bsky.social
Immensely artificial. Lacking intelligence.
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My little daughter: “Wow! Look! A toddler has won TWO World Records for playing snooker!”
My husband: “That’s a foul. You’re supposed to keep one foot on the ground at all times.”
My husband: “That’s a foul. You’re supposed to keep one foot on the ground at all times.”
February 7, 2026 at 9:52 AM
My little daughter: “Wow! Look! A toddler has won TWO World Records for playing snooker!”
My husband: “That’s a foul. You’re supposed to keep one foot on the ground at all times.”
My husband: “That’s a foul. You’re supposed to keep one foot on the ground at all times.”
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you win this time, Safari
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 AM
you win this time, Safari
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Material is low here in Dushanbe but I finally have an entry for #TalesFromTheCommute
February 5, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Material is low here in Dushanbe but I finally have an entry for #TalesFromTheCommute
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It’s so funny that this guy’s entire thing is “Oh are you triggered by what I have to say about marginalized people” but he loses it when someone more well-liked than he will ever be talks about an actual injustice
Ricky Gervais calls out Grammy winners for making political acceptance speeches: "You're in no position to lecture the public about anything"
Ricky Gervais calls out Grammy winners for making political acceptance speeches: "You're in no position to lecture the public about anything"
Gervais cited his own 2020 Golden Globes monologue, in which he urged winners not to use their acceptance speeches "as a platform to make a political speech."
decider.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 AM
It’s so funny that this guy’s entire thing is “Oh are you triggered by what I have to say about marginalized people” but he loses it when someone more well-liked than he will ever be talks about an actual injustice
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What an amazing experience to be in the Bake Off tent and go eye to eye with Hollywood and make him eat my wares. All for stand up to cancer! Apparently they filmed it too. To find out more about Stand Up To Cancer and how you can donate, visit su2c.org.uk. On TV soon!
February 3, 2026 at 9:23 AM
What an amazing experience to be in the Bake Off tent and go eye to eye with Hollywood and make him eat my wares. All for stand up to cancer! Apparently they filmed it too. To find out more about Stand Up To Cancer and how you can donate, visit su2c.org.uk. On TV soon!
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I don't watch enough documentaries, this was an incredible one, even though I can't deal with politics normally.
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Prime Minister
Continuing my efforts to find the humanity in politics, this documentary was an incredible insight into the efforts of Jacinda Ardern, someone I was vaguely familiar with but knew far too little about...
mrschristine.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I don't watch enough documentaries, this was an incredible one, even though I can't deal with politics normally.
mrschristine.com/films/prime-...
mrschristine.com/films/prime-...
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“What if your car worked like so many apps? You’re driving somewhere important…maybe running a little bit late. A few minutes into the drive, your car pulls over to the side of the road and asks:
“How are you enjoying your drive so far?”
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...
“How are you enjoying your drive so far?”
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...
‘Backseat Software’
Link to: https://blog.mikeswanson.com/backseat-software/
daringfireball.net
January 31, 2026 at 9:17 AM
“What if your car worked like so many apps? You’re driving somewhere important…maybe running a little bit late. A few minutes into the drive, your car pulls over to the side of the road and asks:
“How are you enjoying your drive so far?”
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...
“How are you enjoying your drive so far?”
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...
Labour spends £4m on embarrassing AI training website offering fake courses
An "AI Skills Hub" unveiled by ministers this week, designed to train millions of people on how to use AI, advertises courses that are unable to be completed or do not exist at all.
An "AI Skills Hub" unveiled by ministers this week, designed to train millions of people on how to use AI, advertises courses that are unable to be completed or do not exist at all.
Labour spends £4m on ‘embarrassing’ AI training website offering fake courses
Tories accuse skills hub of ‘wasting taxpayers’ money’ over advertised modules that do not exist
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Labour spends £4m on embarrassing AI training website offering fake courses
An "AI Skills Hub" unveiled by ministers this week, designed to train millions of people on how to use AI, advertises courses that are unable to be completed or do not exist at all.
An "AI Skills Hub" unveiled by ministers this week, designed to train millions of people on how to use AI, advertises courses that are unable to be completed or do not exist at all.
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Big Oil and their paid mouthpieces in Parliament, Tufton Street, and the media want to keep us hooked on fossil fuels, but a different, cleaner, more optimistic Britain is possible, if only we have to courage to seize it with both hands…👇
youtu.be/i4ct0TQvCX4?...
youtu.be/i4ct0TQvCX4?...
UK’s first Electric Freightway LIVE! ⚡ eHGV Motorway charging hubs now open for electric trucks 🇬🇧
YouTube video by GRIDSERVE
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January 28, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Big Oil and their paid mouthpieces in Parliament, Tufton Street, and the media want to keep us hooked on fossil fuels, but a different, cleaner, more optimistic Britain is possible, if only we have to courage to seize it with both hands…👇
youtu.be/i4ct0TQvCX4?...
youtu.be/i4ct0TQvCX4?...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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A thorough, and entertaining, review of the UK government's AI Skills Hub.
TLDR: The state of this yoke.
TLDR: The state of this yoke.
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 10:09 AM
A thorough, and entertaining, review of the UK government's AI Skills Hub.
TLDR: The state of this yoke.
TLDR: The state of this yoke.
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genuinely stunning image
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
genuinely stunning image
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Today is the most humiliating day in the history of the United States of America.
At least until tomorrow.
At least until tomorrow.
January 21, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Today is the most humiliating day in the history of the United States of America.
At least until tomorrow.
At least until tomorrow.
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The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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It's a sign of the times that Big Tech has switched from greenwashing to datacentre-washing. In actual fact, the AI industry has revitalised fossil fuel and the imperialist credo that burning as much energy as possible is the route to worldly power. arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/m...
Microsoft vows to cover full power costs for energy-hungry AI data centers
Company responds to community concerns over electricity bills and water use.
arstechnica.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 AM
It's a sign of the times that Big Tech has switched from greenwashing to datacentre-washing. In actual fact, the AI industry has revitalised fossil fuel and the imperialist credo that burning as much energy as possible is the route to worldly power. arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/m...
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First Look: Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in Prime Video adaptation of Tomb Raider
www.tvzoneuk.com/post/tombrai...
www.tvzoneuk.com/post/tombrai...
FIRST LOOK: SOPHIE TURNER AS LARA CROFT IN PRIME VIDEO ADAPATION OF TOMB RAIDER
Further casting has been announced to be joining Sophie Turner in Prime Video's new upcoming Tomb Raider series, based on the iconic Tomb Raider video game franchise, written and produced by Phoebe Wa...
www.tvzoneuk.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:59 PM
First Look: Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in Prime Video adaptation of Tomb Raider
www.tvzoneuk.com/post/tombrai...
www.tvzoneuk.com/post/tombrai...
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Honestly one of the most terrifying things I’ve read in a long time - how often is this happening and decisions being made on the basis of AI hallucinated information??
WM Police chief Craig Guildford has apologised for identifying a fictitious West Ham v Maccabi Tel Aviv match in a police report. He’s written to the home affairs committee and blames Microsoft CoPilot for the error
January 14, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Honestly one of the most terrifying things I’ve read in a long time - how often is this happening and decisions being made on the basis of AI hallucinated information??
‘It’s embarrassing’: riders say time is up for fossil fuel sponsorship of heat-affected Tour Down Under
‘It’s embarrassing’: riders say time is up for fossil fuel sponsorship of heat-affected Tour Down Under
Cyclists prepare for Australia’s big race by training in extreme temperatures – and they’ve noticed a contradiction in the relationship with Santos
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
‘It’s embarrassing’: riders say time is up for fossil fuel sponsorship of heat-affected Tour Down Under
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Photographer 'over the Moon' with iconic ET recreation two years in the making
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Photographer over the Moon with ET recreation on Eglwysilan Mountain
The planets finally aligned for friends who spent two years trying to recreate an iconic movie scene.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Photographer 'over the Moon' with iconic ET recreation two years in the making
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A picture is worth 1000 words...
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
January 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
A picture is worth 1000 words...
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
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Why was this political activist allowed to take over at Glastonbury?
Questions of political bias clouded everything in 2025, and pop music was no exception. Glastonbury was rocked by an enormous controversy, reported in full by the Eye.
Questions of political bias clouded everything in 2025, and pop music was no exception. Glastonbury was rocked by an enormous controversy, reported in full by the Eye.
January 1, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Why was this political activist allowed to take over at Glastonbury?
Questions of political bias clouded everything in 2025, and pop music was no exception. Glastonbury was rocked by an enormous controversy, reported in full by the Eye.
Questions of political bias clouded everything in 2025, and pop music was no exception. Glastonbury was rocked by an enormous controversy, reported in full by the Eye.
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I love this idea but I can’t help reflecting that I had to put up with a decade of ‘electric cars will melt the grid’ nonsense. Now we know AI data monsters will mash the grid to pulp and it’s all ‘let’s panic and build more generation.’ Lovely.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
London Eye architect proposes 14-mile tidal power station off Somerset coast
West Somerset Lagoon would harness renewable energy for UK’s AI boom – and create ‘iconic’ arc around Bristol Channel
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I love this idea but I can’t help reflecting that I had to put up with a decade of ‘electric cars will melt the grid’ nonsense. Now we know AI data monsters will mash the grid to pulp and it’s all ‘let’s panic and build more generation.’ Lovely.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Miniature musical instrument makers admit defeat as violin size requirement for story is declared "too small to build."
December 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Miniature musical instrument makers admit defeat as violin size requirement for story is declared "too small to build."