Hull Fair! That first paragraph had me right back there. Sensory overload is bang-on.
I’ve managed to squeeze in a fair bit of niche music into the pages of the Guardian over the years, but especially chuffed with getting to cover the waltzer sound system wars of Hull Fair. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
Oggy oggy oggy! The donk-tacular dance music of Hull’s huge funfair
With 600,000 people attending, Hull Fair is the UK’s biggest – and has a thrilling but overlooked musical subculture. We follow the blaring soundsystems to meet the DJs and MCs facing off in waltzer b...
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Hull Fair! That first paragraph had me right back there. Sensory overload is bang-on.
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after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet
October 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet
@clivethompson.bsky.social Have you seen this yet?
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 25, 2025 at 5:23 AM
@clivethompson.bsky.social Have you seen this yet?
If you see this, quote post a concert picture you took.
September 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
If you see this, quote post a concert picture you took.
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Outstanding news that should be shared.
September 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Outstanding news that should be shared.
Hey, @greatdismal.bsky.social - I think Hubertus Bigend has a new car.
August 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Hey, @greatdismal.bsky.social - I think Hubertus Bigend has a new car.
I worry about anthropomorphising generative AI tools. They don’t ‘hallucinate’ - they output errors.
When AI companies talk about ‘hallucinations’, what they mean is their product failed. Its output was garbage. But this language is embedded now. We’re stuck with it.
When AI companies talk about ‘hallucinations’, what they mean is their product failed. Its output was garbage. But this language is embedded now. We’re stuck with it.
July 22, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I worry about anthropomorphising generative AI tools. They don’t ‘hallucinate’ - they output errors.
When AI companies talk about ‘hallucinations’, what they mean is their product failed. Its output was garbage. But this language is embedded now. We’re stuck with it.
When AI companies talk about ‘hallucinations’, what they mean is their product failed. Its output was garbage. But this language is embedded now. We’re stuck with it.
One ticket for the hype train please.
I imagined the Chatsubo in 1984. 41 years later I opened its door. Neuromancer is in production.
July 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
One ticket for the hype train please.
This is a great book and you’re basically stealing it at this price.
Hey pals, today (June 1st) the UK ebook of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR is only £0.99! Happy Pride!
www.amazon.co.uk/This-How-You...
www.amazon.co.uk/This-How-You...
Amazon.co.uk
www.amazon.co.uk
June 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is a great book and you’re basically stealing it at this price.
@laurenbeukes.com Hiya. I *really* enjoyed your chat at Interesting last night, so I bought a couple of your books to read on the flight home. Amazon discounted them so heavily it felt like stealing. So … can I donate to the auction/fundraiser somewhere to make up for that?
May 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@laurenbeukes.com Hiya. I *really* enjoyed your chat at Interesting last night, so I bought a couple of your books to read on the flight home. Amazon discounted them so heavily it felt like stealing. So … can I donate to the auction/fundraiser somewhere to make up for that?
Forget Facebook, that’s me in every serious and professional work meeting nowadays.
March 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Forget Facebook, that’s me in every serious and professional work meeting nowadays.
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Writing pals! Come and work with us at Glasgow Uni: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLM324/l...
Lifelong Learning Tutor - Creative Writing at University of Glasgow
An academic position as a Lifelong Learning Tutor - Creative Writing is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
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January 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Writing pals! Come and work with us at Glasgow Uni: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLM324/l...
This is utterly joyous. A dance performance to Underdog’s ‘The 10 Rules of Techno’. (Hat tip to @undermanager.bsky.social who shared it in an email today.)
Seriously. Dedicate five minutes to watching this. It’ll improve your day.
youtu.be/jm-rMP9bvbU
Seriously. Dedicate five minutes to watching this. It’ll improve your day.
youtu.be/jm-rMP9bvbU
The Ten Rules of Techno (performance)
YouTube video by Underdog Electronic Music School
youtu.be
January 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This is utterly joyous. A dance performance to Underdog’s ‘The 10 Rules of Techno’. (Hat tip to @undermanager.bsky.social who shared it in an email today.)
Seriously. Dedicate five minutes to watching this. It’ll improve your day.
youtu.be/jm-rMP9bvbU
Seriously. Dedicate five minutes to watching this. It’ll improve your day.
youtu.be/jm-rMP9bvbU
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@laurakaykelly.bsky.social I just heard about James. So sorry to learn that he’s gone. I know how much he meant to you, and to so many others. ♥️
November 17, 2024 at 4:45 PM
@laurakaykelly.bsky.social I just heard about James. So sorry to learn that he’s gone. I know how much he meant to you, and to so many others. ♥️
Still the finest dog video ever posted.
November 13, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Still the finest dog video ever posted.
Nine years ago, Harvard Business Review published this great 30-second report on how one regularly-recurring executive meeting at a big US firm was eating up 300,000 hours of time across the company.
(Hat tip to @faris.bsky.social)
I bet it’s even worse now, in the age of Zoom and Teams calls.
(Hat tip to @faris.bsky.social)
I bet it’s even worse now, in the age of Zoom and Teams calls.
This Weekly Meeting Took Up 300,000 Hours a Year
Time is a company’s most precious resource.
hbr.org
September 26, 2023 at 9:49 AM
Nine years ago, Harvard Business Review published this great 30-second report on how one regularly-recurring executive meeting at a big US firm was eating up 300,000 hours of time across the company.
(Hat tip to @faris.bsky.social)
I bet it’s even worse now, in the age of Zoom and Teams calls.
(Hat tip to @faris.bsky.social)
I bet it’s even worse now, in the age of Zoom and Teams calls.
The @financialtimes.com have an excellent piece here, explaining how ChatGPT and other large language models work. If you’re wondering what the ghost in the machine actually *is* … this might start to help you understand.
Generative AI exists because of the transformer
The technology has resulted in a host of cutting-edge AI applications — but its real power lies beyond text generation
ig.ft.com
September 22, 2023 at 4:30 PM
The @financialtimes.com have an excellent piece here, explaining how ChatGPT and other large language models work. If you’re wondering what the ghost in the machine actually *is* … this might start to help you understand.
When life gives you lemons …
… apparently they take NINE MONTHS to ripen so you have to keep going to the shops for ones to put in your G&T anyway.
… apparently they take NINE MONTHS to ripen so you have to keep going to the shops for ones to put in your G&T anyway.
September 3, 2023 at 12:33 PM
When life gives you lemons …
… apparently they take NINE MONTHS to ripen so you have to keep going to the shops for ones to put in your G&T anyway.
… apparently they take NINE MONTHS to ripen so you have to keep going to the shops for ones to put in your G&T anyway.
Well, since my usual username was already taken …
August 24, 2023 at 5:29 PM
Well, since my usual username was already taken …