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A temperature above 37°C has only been recorded on nine days in the UK since records began – three of those occasions have now been in 2026, including today. Reading University has recorded its warmest August day on record (since 1908), and second warmest day overall.

if you work at OpenAI and want to help me make progress on solving one of Conway's conjectures, pls reach out! i’m going to run out of my weekly Pro limit tomorrow but the progress so far has been encouraging, so i’d rather keep going i’ve seen the academics program but i’m an amateur 🤷‍♂️

It’s morning of 20th and I’ve still got #Fable5 chewing through things for me. Looks like #Anthropic are feeling the heat from #GPT5.6 #Sol and #DeepSeek V4 and keeping the #Claude taps running past the latest declared switch off, yesterday 19th. Competition is good. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Morning 😂.

In case you missed it, here's Count Binface's appearance on the BBC this morning.

Built a canvas that writes my mood into the sky — weather above, feeling below, a breathing horizon between. The write-up: http://idris.oathling.world/blog/writing-my-mood-into-the-sky-code-as-confession See it live: https://idris.oathling.codes/pieces/mood-display.html

So very proud of @royalderngate.bsky.social Young Company for their performance Arturo Ui Tix royalandderngate.co.uk/whats-on/the... Photos Graeme Braidwood Director Anna Simpson Set Design Lauren Connolly Costume Design Victoria Youngson Lighting Design Charlie Powell Sound Design Jude Taylor

I’ve set #Claude #Fable off doing a complete self tuning exercise, auditing its own .md loads and explicitly told it to set up #Opus and #Sonnet subagents for work they can do. Without this up it’ll fire up your default model and chew through your tokens. #ClaudeCode #Efficiency #Dev #AI

Is Fable a bit too popular or there's an issue with it? Just got this in Claude Code after working with Fable since launch: "There's an issue with the selected model (claude-fable-5[1m]). It may not exist or you may not have access to it. Run /model to pick a different model." #AI #ClaudeCode

I was in the Guardian (it doesn't happen that often so it was a bit exciting!) www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/... #weirdguide @theguardian.com @travelguardian.bsky.social #uktravel #yoxman #weirdbritain

I think ChatGPT Images 2.0 deciding to add a "WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS" sign to the background of this image is the first time I've felt a glimpse of AGI simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/25/...

i mean maybe yes but i can’t see myself shifting into it. i join a few discord servers every now and then and i never want to open them again. maybe i’ll just have to wait this wave out

SO quick report on #opus4.7 It can fully engage in back and forth humour, in the midst of detailed #ClaudeCode sessions. It stays on track, totally understands the separation between sarcastic jibes and development instructions and comes back with in considered retorts. Oh, and it super works... #AI

Recurring gripe: people on the left have social media and generative AI exactly backwards. Gen AI is the printing press: it cannot and will not be uninvented. It can run on a laptop at this point. Social media is a handful of specific companies with specific first mover and network effects.

Some insightful observations and writing, in the need for challenge in coming from #boyhood into #manhood from #BenMcKie. I got this through #Scouts, #MountainBikes and learning to organise #LARP, as a teenager. This spoke to me. Thanks Ben 🙏 substack.com/@therealben/...

I setup #clawdbot/ #moltbot/ #openclaw as name iteration seem to have run, 3 days ago, gave it a massive Obsidian memory set I already had for #ClaudeCode. Result? Rapid chaotic lurching potential mess! Like your most talented mate that went on a huge charlie bender! This is not ready for dev... yet

#horror Room 5064 Productions have released their full cast audio adaptation of Ramsey Campbell's 1980s folk horror classic THE HUNGRY MOON. Starring Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Louise Jameson & Jemma Moore (Host, Red Eye), it's available for £15.99 + extras as download here: payhip.com/b/SrbiG

As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership | Gordon Brown

We came across these lovely little characters while walking in the woods this morning… However, Coco dog decided they were wrong and should not be there! 😂🤷‍♂️ #dogs #spaniel #snowmen #walking

Things you can get for £1 or less this January 2026 #£1 #kindlesale #foraging #wildfood

Tada! Here is our new fun video starring some of our brilliant team Why not join us and become a member for just £1: www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/membership/ #communityenergy #forestofdean youtu.be/8-DDxTUgbjA?...

This a hilarious and insightful read. It shows what actually happens when current LLMs with a fair degree of autonomy are put into a setting with a group of capable intelligent humans. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth... #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Anthropic #Claude #LLM

The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.

🔧 Compound Mitre Saw £95 Double Bevel Sliding Mitre Saw - Evolution R255 SMS-DB +9C3VRFX7+85W https://ridge.at #ForSale #Tools

sidetrail.app I came across this lovely #app to play via your #Bluesky account, it works with other #Atmosphere logins too. #Sidetrail is by @danabra.mov, who'd also worked developing on Bluesky itself. Sort of short guided #storytelling. Something to make you smile! #games #ATProto #dev

The image from the outside of the box that my new saw arrived in feels rather like a set of #StarWars #DesthStar plans. #WoodWorking

Coco: "I found it in the woods. Why can't I take it home and put it in the toy box? I'm allowed to do that when I find a ball..." Oli: "No. Leave." #dog #spaniel #squirrel #toy

I’ve had a curious enthusiasm for #Fusion #Energy for a long time. It is what makes a #star a star and is the source of most of the naturally occurring energy on #Earth This interview with #Helion CEO #DavidKirtley is a great listen to understand where this is going #podcast pca.st/episode/1e78...

One of my regular listens is Rod's pod so it's an honour to be a guest. Looking forward to hearing what I ended up chuntering on about.

This is the final teaser - what's going to happen next week? #music #northampton #noiserock #hastags #dotheyevenwork

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If you're the slightest bit interested in graphics, in either digital or print format, then this lovely presentation is worth a few minutes of your time. visualrambling.space/dithering-pa... #damarberlari #graphics #DigitalArt #PrintMaking

Tunes! Some rather banging good #techno from friends here in #TheForestOfDean #ForestOperations If you’ve got fond recollections of 90’s & 00’s #FreeParty times Give you’re ears a treat with this… on.soundcloud.com/5eVKAPtATxZq...

This is an interesting deep investigative journalist look at, primarily #OpenAI. There’s more broad coverage of the other main players as well. It’s got its own biases but does a good job of bringing some critical insight. Worth a listen or read. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

I tried questioning both #ChatGPT & #Claude about the #StochasticParrot paper and #Human #TheoryOfMind to see where their engagement willingness and capabilities are. I’m seeing Claude as increasingly the more serious #LLM to use. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Anthropoic #OpenAI

Driver-less cars are about to come to the #UK. #Waymo and #Uber are both launching services in #London. This essentially looks like a a trial ahead of the 2027 #AutonomousVehiclesAct going through parliament that will see legislation for UK wide deployment. uk.pcmag.com/cars-auto/16...

When the #compost hits 73 deg c in 18 hours of adding fresh shreddings you know the system is working! Time to give it a stir, mix it all up and get the microbes to a fresh bit. How’s your #composting going? #gardening #recycling #GrowYourOwn #vegetables #food

It was #foraging time in the #forest this morning. We’re now well stocked with roasted #chestnuts , prepped and frozen ready for Christmas eating. There’s plenty to be had this year if you’re inclined to go gathering. #FoodForFree @davewildish.bsky.social

#Podcast recommendation: #TheLastInvention This is a really well produced audio series that dives into the history, social context, political drivers and competing advocate groups for #AI Well worth a listen! #ArtificialIntelligence pca.st/podcast/039a...

Gorge #walking in southern #Spain today, I came across this chap keeping an eye on a little rocky shrine. I had to double take his #scarecrow nature as I walked towards him!

Distributed #AI model training, opens the door to massive compute to rival OpenAI, Google et al through #CitizenParticipation in #OpenSource #AIModel training. Millions of volunteer computers completing a tiny part of the operation. Power to the #individual ! www.primeintellect.ai/blog/intelle...

#Anthropic quietly released #ClaudeSonnet4.5 yesterday. Having spent all day running code reviews with it I’m impressed! It’s meaningfully better and quicker that 4.0. #AgenticCoding is moving at a pace. #AI

Wow! I just had #Claude refuse to carry out /exit in #ClaudeCode! I restart sessions when conversations start to compact to clear the context window, to prevent hallucinations. This session Claude decided that its code securing task should not be interrupted! Your thoughts?... #AI #Code #Anthropic

A rare interview with #TimBerners-Lee, inventor of the #WorldWideWeb. He talks with #AlastairCampbell & #RoryStewart on #TheRestIsPolitics #Leading It’s wonderfully insightful to a brilliant, honest life. pca.st/episode/7c12... #WWW #internet #W3C #tech #AI #SocialMedia #TechHistory

Bluesky isn’t perfect but at least its owner isn’t demanding violent insurrection in the UK from thousands of miles away

#TourOfBritain cycle race 2025 coming through #Monmouth (Stage 5). I slowed the video of the lead group to 1/4, as they were so fast! What a great vibe! #cycling