Paul Nugent
@nugybaby.bsky.social
Professor of Comparative African History, prone to obsession with borderlands and wine. Proudly internationalist: from Cape Town, living in Edinburgh, worked a lot in West Africa (especially Ghana/Togo) and now creeping towards the Mediterranean.
One for Boland Coetzee RIP!
September 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
One for Boland Coetzee RIP!
Spare a thought for the poor citizens of Roseburn/Murrayfield who are about to be besieged and then subjected to an assault on the senses one more time today 😕
August 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Spare a thought for the poor citizens of Roseburn/Murrayfield who are about to be besieged and then subjected to an assault on the senses one more time today 😕
Reposted by Paul Nugent
Journals are just waking up to how much of it there is out there
August 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Journals are just waking up to how much of it there is out there
Me too. I have zero need to use AI for anything
August 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Me too. I have zero need to use AI for anything
Strongly-worded, but effectively hand-wringing unless it is backed up with sanctions
July 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Strongly-worded, but effectively hand-wringing unless it is backed up with sanctions
Why am I not surprised?
July 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Why am I not surprised?
Reposted by Paul Nugent
Here's the full article:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘The vehicle suddenly accelerated with our baby in it’: the terrifying truth about why Tesla’s cars keep crashing
Elon Musk is obsessive about the design of his supercars, right down to the disappearing door handles. But a series of shocking incidents – from drivers trapped in burning vehicles to dramatic stops o...
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Here's the full article:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...