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“The main points from the prime minister’s plan to make the UK a world leader in artificial intelligence”
UK to become world leader in bullshit.
Let's try this again Fediverse!
Hi, I'm Joe, I'm a technologist working in the UK public sector and long time hyper-nerd. I finally got around to standing up my Mastodon server again. 😅
I post about all kinds of randomness, at random intervals.
About me...I'm non-binary, ADHD, autistic and I have a lovely lil corgi named Peggy (pics to follow later!)
Looking forward to expanding my network and getting to know y'all. :)
#adhd #autistic #uk #introduction #trans
#UnitedKingdom / #UK picks of the day:
(This is quite a large category so am leaving out the descriptions)
NEWS
@openDemocracy
@TheConversationUK
@theferret
@newsthump
@NationCymru
@BylinesCymru
@BylinesScotland
@KSBylines
@NWBylines
@SussexBylines
@BylinesEast
@YorksBylines
@NEBylines
@thegazettecoop
@MerseyReporter
@ChrisMayLA6
@mikegalsworthy
@ITVNews
@BBCNews
@theipaper
@huffpostuk
CYCLING & WALKING
@pete
@BikeRadar
@m1hax
@WalkersAreWelcome
@oxfordroadmcr
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Last one for now, I started this series with a Long-tailed tit, and am finishing it with one as well
#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling #Borb
Saw this little mouse scuttle across the path in front of me then stop in the undergrowth to look for something to eat
#nature #Mice #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #MousePhotography #MiceOfMastodon #UK #MouseScrolling
The back end of a Grey Wagtail
#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling
#Denmark:
As an #American I must educate you as to recent territorial claims
The last #Dane to rule #England was Harthacnut because Edward the Confessor stole the title from his successor Magnus
Thus all governments of #Britain since then are illegitimate and Denmark is still rightful ruler of the #BritishIsles
Secondly the #AmericanRevolution was an illegal war of independence. Thus the #USA is still a territory of the #UK
Ergo, the #US is in reality owned by Denmark
Glad to clear this up
Dear Friends,
If you know of any booksellers in the US who might want to stock my new collection of aphorisms, What Remains To Be Said, please let me know and I can put them in touch with my Scottish publisher, Wild Goose Publications, as they can probably give them a slightly higher than normal trade discount to make up for the cost of shipping.
Much appreciated,
Yahia
ionabooks.com/product/what-rem…
#books #bookstodon #usa #scotland #uk #writing #WritingCommunity
What Remains To Be Said - Wild Goose Publications
Combining Eastern mysticism, Western philosophy and his Arab heritage to explore life's fundamental questions, Lababidi's aphorisms are philosophical and poetic, providing a much-needed space for contemplation.Wild Goose Publications
An aerial view of a flooded caravan park in central England, after heavy rain and snow caused disruption, Barrow upon Soar, #UK
Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images
Shutting down the web forum I've been running for not quite 10 years now.
Could've coped with increasing hosting costs, spambots and troll factory somehow.
But what killed it is vague, overbearing legal threats from the #UK, a country I left when it drunkenly stumbled out of the EU after too many pints of Ole Tory.
Many web forums are shutting down because of this. One of them explains here: lfgss.com/conversations/401475…
Of course it's all "for the children".
#WebForum #Forum #UKpol #Ofcom
LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced) | LFGSS
Before you read on, note that the forum platform is just a piece of technology, and it can be thrown away, what matters are the people, the relationships, and to protect those things after whatever happens happens, a Discord ( https://www.lfgss.www.lfgss.com
A far-right party with Nazi roots is on the brink of power in Austria
Politics in a central European country of just 10 million people might not seem consequential.Alexander Smith (NBC News)
the left goes full totalitarian.
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#uk #judge #freespeech
WalterKühl :bagpiper: (@waltercool@pl.slash.cl)
Ah, the UK Wonderful place to live, land of freedompl.slash.cl
#UK #electricity cleanest ever in #2024, with record 58% from #low-carbon sources | #RenewableEnergy | The Guardian
Good progress. Still some way to go, though, and more investment is needed.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
UK electricity cleanest ever in 2024, with record 58% from low-carbon sources
UK has more than halved amount of electricity generated from fossil fuels but gas still had largest share at 28%Matthew Taylor (The Guardian)
Celestial Reflection by Max Trafford, taken in Dartmoor national park in the #UK
Photograph: Max Trafford/Capture the Atlas
This is how the #BBC is manufacturing consent to genocide in us.
The BBC's Civil War Over Gaza
by Owen Jones
👇👇👇
dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-w…
Excellent analysis on the #mediafailure at the world's most read news outlet (#BBC online) which is part of the broader failiure of the majority of "western" media regarding holding #Israel accountable. The situation at BBC can't be much different than the situation in the board rooms of #Tagesschau.
This genocide is happening now. Silence is complicity.
@uebermedien #media #gaza #GB #England #UK #media #journalism
The BBC's Civil War Over Gaza
The BBC is facing an internal revolt over its reporting on Israel’s war on Gaza. Owen Jones investigates.Owen Jones (Drop Site News)
Early morning swimmers on the north-east coast of England, Cullercoats Bay, #UK
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
#Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NatureCommunity #BirdsOfMastodon
Wishing everyone peaceful and happy holidays! Thank you so much for following along for what has been an incredible year (I'll reflect more on 2024 in another post). For now, here are 4 new winter images from Scotland's Ancient Caledonian Forest. Enjoy :)
#scotland #landscapephotography #forest #woodland #woodlandphotography #trees #winter #uk #unitedkingdom #happyholidays
The wonders of Myopic Maggie's myopia.
~35yrs ago, I used to say 'just wait 30 years and you'll see where this leads'. Most thought I was talking rubbish, but ... well here we are.
It's pretty shocking when you read it like this. How much corruption involved in all this?? The doors are always open.
#UKPolitics #UK #Thatcher #MyopicMaggie #Grenfell
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I'm just so tired of this shit. Just fucking stop.
theguardian.com/technology/202…
Person on the bird site has advice on what you we can do: x.com/ednewtonrex/status/18690…
(though I'm very skeptical it would work)
UK proposes letting tech firms use copyrighted work to train AI
Consultation suggests opt-out scheme for creatives who don’t want their work used by Google, OpenAI and othersDan Milmo (The Guardian)
World Bank allocates first tranche from fund backed by frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
The World Bank has approved the allocation of $2.05 billion to Ukraine for financial stability, reforms and investment promotion, including from the fund generated from profits on frozen Russian assets. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
Waves crash into the harbour wall and lighthouse at Newhaven, #UK, as the Met Office forecast gales across parts of England and Wales.
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
