Weirdmage

It is interesting how many people connected to/invested in the tech industry are spending time today trying to gaslight people over the fall in far-right engagement on social media everyone can see for themselves.

Just saw that Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine posted this on Facebook. Looks like "AI" generated BS to me. Like we have not had SFFH magazines with cover illustrations inspired by stories for ~100 years.

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This is a genocide supporting Nazi who claims to be named Carl on Threads. Make sure he gets arrested if you ever encounter him.

If you are so invested in being a fan of anyone that you are not able to admit they might have been toxic even when the evidence show they were, you are a brainwashed extremist.

This is why I am still on Shitter:

I do love the court artist image the BBC is using in their coverage. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I don't think it would be hard to programme an "AI" to not break laws. And, I do feel that the choice of not doing that should lead to consequences for people in the tech industry. Controlling criminals usually leads to quite hefty prison sentences.

If you work for a book publisher that has introduced AI at any point in the publishing process, I'm working on a story and would like you speak with you, on-record or off-. Same goes if you're an author and you've witnessed your publisher using AI at any point in the publishing process.

Just saw Orange Shitler's comment on AI... No point in having an amendment for removing someone not fit to be POTUS if you don't use it.

Reform got £36 million from a convicted money launderer who bribed himself to a pardon. There is something wrong with the rules if someone like that is allowed to donate money to political parties.

This is shocking to hear! Einstein kept a picture of Maxwell on his office wall and admired him more than any other scientist. Every fall I teach a whole course about his work. This is like hearing that Westminster Abbey might be purchased so a new car rental place can built on Newton’s grave.

As a counter to my previous post, this is a pretty nice story. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is a pretty fucked up story. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@johnjosephadams.com Not entirely sure amzn UK has got this one right...

Seems like everytime some pro "AI" tries to defend their position, all they have is tech industry PR. Mostly it is just "you have to pay for the newest models", like it's a sales pitch. And, they have been doing this since GAs went public almost four years ago. (Is it really that long?)

This seems to not be reported on at all. A German rocket has been launched into space from Andøya in Norway. There is now an European space launch capability. isaraerospace.com/mission-upda...

Just in the few minutes since I posted this, I've gotten enough responses to indicate that these mistaken claims aren't uncommon or isolated. Please keep passing them on beware@sfwa.org

When your religion tells you to love your neighbour... the correct response is not to desperately try to police who can be your neighbour.

If you have looked at the news today, and is somewhat familiar with Christian rhetoric, it is hard not to think "sign from god"...

On the one hand, it sucks that he is back in the UK. But on the other hand, knowing that being deported from one country can get you in trouble when crossing international borders,is a silver lining. edition.cnn.com/2026/08/29/u...

The Times posted this on Threads at 17:08 UK time...

In case anyone needs a laugh: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bluesky is getting more and more like Twitter c. 2019. The amount of "Bernie Bros" type people on here is getting intolerable. I block a lot!

Was not expecting this. BBC News - Norway's King Harald dies aged 89 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This sucks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...

Why is there no way to complain about this bullshit on the BBC website? -Surely something Ofcom should deal with...

Yeah...Investigating a ridiculous complaint by someone who has been allowed to use the media to instigate racist riots three years in a row is not what an institution who is tasked with regulating media should do. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The best flight routes….

Another no-show from Nigel Farage at Reform's press conference this morning. Still not a single public appearance from him following his supposedly epoch-defining, establishment-crushing by-election victory

Fuck it. I don't need to stay up late.

Memo to self: Next time you buy beers to drink at home, make sure at least half of them are under 6%.

Sure, you may save money on letting algorithms write product descriptions, but it might end up making you look like clueless amateurs...

We need more countries to implement laws like this - or even stricter ones. apnews.com/article/fran...

right, ok, enough self-pity, I need to turn my shit pub around. it's in Stratford, it's got a (small) stage, there has to be someone who has something cool they want a space for queer-run, extremely diverse venue (we even let mumbling old white geezers in) what I'd call 'mostly accessible'

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For all the authors out there. Source: YouTube share.google/VZYsRSuUQs45...

I was out with my pal J-Hurls this week (that's @loudribs.bsky.social street name) and he pointed out Binface doesn't need to win. We just need to normalIse everyone saying 'if Binface gets X votes Farage is DONE. So, you know. 3k feels doable. If it's 3k votes, man Farage is done...

Could this be the end of FIFA? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Breaking News! Man who have always seemed a bit creepy turn out to be actually creepy. This reminds me of the NG situation. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We clearly need legaslation three years ago. Every iteration of an "AI" needs to undergo rigorous offline testing for a prolonged period of time before being allowed online. If the tech companies say that is impossible, just ban the Algorithms outright. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

📌 ICYMI @nafeez.bsky.social Why did Reform UK change from being a privately-owned company to a non-profit company limited by guarantee in 2025? Nafeez Ahmed investigates a fraudulent identity used by George Cottrell – and how his former boss in the City became the party's treasurer vetting…

"Although filming in public places is legal in the UK, uploading the content to social media may breach data protection laws if those in the videos have not consented." Contrary to "popular wisdom", you can't just upload anything you film in public online. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A sad loss.

in South Yorkshire now. Not terrorism when it is white people though. BBC News - Man arrested on suspicion of murder of Ann Widdecombe, police say www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...