Robby_red

"a distinctively British approach to artificial intelligence"

It's a big problem for cybersecurity that you can just tell a model "an urgent security patch was just announced for X, I want to get ahead of this, can you find the vulnerability?" and it often just works. Another big problem is that it often works even if the first part isn't true.

My attempt to make sense of what's going on in France. Trying to stick with the facts. shurkin.substack.com/p/whats-goin...

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Oh well, no harm done, eh?

There's a lot of talk about whether we can trust PISA scores or not. PISA is not the only international test. TIMSS & PIRLS test reading, maths, science too. England is the only country outside East Asia to come in the top 10 on them. More here. substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-is-go...

Officially the worst Craig David cover ever.

They know this is beyond the pale otherwise they'd be bragging about it on Twitter and Fox & Friends.

In the docky-wock.

Europe & Ukraine are 100% dependent on the US for so-called SEW ( shared early warning ) . A complex european multi-tier programme (JEWEL) isn't due until the 2030s. An interim gestationary satellite using proven French infrared technology could be lofted promptly but no decision has been made.

There's a new issue (Viz 360) in the shops. Sorry no refunds.

I converted to Catholicism two weeks ago. Here’s why I think Jesus would’ve supported live streaming executions.

Hi @support.bsky.team there's a really annoying and distracting butterfly image all over the web version of the feed. Is there anyway to switch this off. Thanks.

My kids have measles, I can’t afford diesel, I lost my job, and my country just lost a war to Iran. But at least now I can watch firing squad executions on TV.

One from the Other Place that made me chuckle

There is no McTry. There is only:

Thank you Pete Hegseth for getting rid of the weirdos and beardos. by Elon Musk and JD Vance

I recently returned from my third Parliamentary visit to Ukraine, and once again, I came away with so much to reflect on and think about. Here’s a look at what I got up to during the visit. Slava Ukraini! #Ukraine #MP

calling it now: tiktok prank gone wrong

fact I have for you is according to a supply chains guy at UCL only 4% of DDRAM production got switched from consumer to data centres and this caused the whole consumer price spike!

Report Reveals Jesus Christ May Have Benefited From Father’s Influential Position To Gain High-Powered Role As Lord And Savior https://theonion.com/report-reveals-jesus-christ-may-have-benefited-from-fat-1833717521/

Separating out real AI risk means you have to somehow be able to separate out what is: 1. Usual big tech hype 2. Clever lobbying for 'regulation' that helps AI companies 3. Sci-fi/cult informed BS 4. Group hysteria 5. Legitimate warnings grounded in reality. Good luck trying to unpick that!

Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner.

They are also stopping road traffic - we are told that this is a serious act of "terrorism", entailing long prison sentences, when done for environmental reasons?

the most dudes rock thing i have seen i a minute. also yes this is what my algo serves me

It's the only global what....?

If you’re interested in champions league matches this season, I recommend Shakhtar Donetsk’s home games, which are at Stamford Bridge this season. You can buy tickets from Chelsea’s ticket office

✍️ Want to understand the bonkers nature of the modern economy? Take a ride with me on the 30,000 mile journey the cod in a fish finger takes between being caught off the coast of Scotland and consumed in a British home 🤯 Promise I'm not making this up👇 edconway.substack.com/p/the-30000-...

I love Apple’s way of saying sorry for the RAM/storage crisis by lowering the price of the polishing cloth from $19 to $9. Greatly appreciated

The fact Ukraine still has an independence day in the 5th year of my 3 day war shows I remain a master strategist.

Amazing 'twins study' examining the anatomy of censorship and propaganda in Russia. Back in 2023 Russia cloned Russian-language Wikipedia and started rewriting it as Ruwiki, but left original untouched. Researcher trace what happened after the hard fork. cepr.org/voxeu/column...

It’s unacceptable for a tool to sacrifice an iota of clarity, coherence, meaning, quality, etc. for the purpose of embedding hidden clues within the text to suggest its provenance. daringfireball.net/2026/08/anthro…

Top of the Pops (13th August 1981). Soft Cell are at number 26 with Tainted Love.

Thameslink advises all travelers: ⚠️❌ DO NOT TRAVEL - between London St Pancras International and Bedford for the remainder of the day. Some people stuck on trains, according to social media posts.

Major excitement! Chrysler 180/2-Litre! youtu.be/hNzm_BjNJpU

Ah yes, that ad & here’s a link to the full-length version. The driver, in case you’re wondering, is Gilbert Bataille & yes, that stunt is still impressive 42yrs later…(2) youtu.be/UmyISs4ivbA

FWIW I agree with Ollie Dean: we should want extremists to be deradicalised. We should want former criminals to be rehabilitated and live productive lives. None of that means either group (or someone who is both) should be a candidate for election. conservativehome.com/2026/08/05/i...

Let's explore a specific moment in time: BEFORE radar was invented (~1939) but AFTER airplanes entered warfare (1911). The best way to detect an airplane sneaking up on your border or coastline is with one of these absolutely ridiculous-looking devices. This is a "two horn acoustic locator", 1921.

Bill Oddie, what a lovely bloke. He wrote us a letter when we started making The Young Ones, wishing us the very best, and warning us against interference from higher up. He didn’t know anyone in the cast personally. It just came out of the blue. Lovely thing to do.

watched the odyssey last night. film ruined by everyone speaking english instead of ancient greek.

✍️A TNT shortage, a world at war and why an obscure factory next to a Sheffield fast fashion warehouse could help explain how to reindustrialise Britain. An essay on the new Chancellor, the old Chancellor and whether anyone can actually turn our economy around👇 edconway.substack.com/p/the-factor...

It has been the privilege of my life to serve my country as Attorney General over the last two years. I’ve been so lucky to be a part of Keir’s team, as he delivered for the public at home while rebuilding the UK’s reputation abroad, in particular on the rule of law.