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  A periodic reminder that the 'Scarfolk Tourism Bureau' group on Facebook has got *absolutely nothing* to do with me, and, quite frankly, I would prefer it to go away. It appears to have been set up by someone who has created *dozens* of groups, perhaps with the aim of generating engagement for remuneration. If this is the case, they will certainly be earning more from the #Scarfolk name than I am on Facebook (or anywhere online, for that matter)

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  I was looking up the famous 1973 National Lampoon magazine cover with the dog being held at gunpoint. And this is the shit that popped up. Fuck me, the #AI bubble bursting can't come soon enough. It's becoming increasingly deranged, along with its billionaire tech bro pimps.

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  Goddamnit, this dying thing is getting totally out of hand now. #RIP

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  Where we're at: One week after #Davos, the NDB (Swiss intelligence service) is handing out leaflets warning of the dangers of espionage. Risky situations include public & private functions, conferences, work trips, and meeting people in your free time. We're back to 'The walls have ears'.

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  Nowadays, the internet sometimes feels like a once well-to-do neighbourhood that became a slum after an industrial park & motorway were built through it. And I'm the lifelong resident who refuses to leave, unable to accept that the decaying, now unsafe area will never regain its former grandeur.

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  Increasingly, after reading about the latest oligarch or billionaire tech-bros travesty, I find myself idly researching the cultural and social history of guillotines.

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  I just got an invite from W Social, the anti-disinfo, 'privacy-focused European alternative' to X and other US services controlled by tech loons. Purportedly, all user data is legally stored in the EU & governed by European law. ID required. Anyone have any experience or thoughts about W? #WSocial

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  Only in Switzerland. Workmen having a cheeky fondue by the side of the road over the weekend. Identities obscured to protect the peckish.

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  Climate protester with "I oppose this" placard [70 years in prison]. Corner shop owner with similar business name to a global tech firm [Sued for $19b]. Masked thug with illegal weapons endangering lives; and global tech firm with string of serious copyright, environmental, data & hacking violations ["Boys will be boys"].

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  What all #Meta product announcements look like to me by now. #charm #muse

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  RE: https://flipboard.com/@deadline/deadline-hollywood-h18vdj6nz/-/a-IBwQEoqiQxqnSEJ2pcS5WQ%3Aa%3A1785433233-%2F0 "When the Doctor loses control of the Tardis, he finds himself transported to #Scarfolk, a town forever timed-locked in the 1970s. There he faces dangerous foes including a telekinetic child-owl called Roy; an overhead projector possessed by a demon, and a group of tutting pensioners"

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  "Robot beats Usain Bolt" So? 'Hot air balloon ascends higher than Olympic high jumper Gale Lark' 'Submarine can stay underwater longer than Karen Fish of Guildford' 'Lawn mower cuts grass quicker than Herbie Vorr when he's on all fours nibbling' It's a *robot*. False equivalence.

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  Channel 4's ADHD Myth documentary. Not sure we need to heed a psychiatrist who a) doesn't specialise in ADHD b) is a Daily Mail columnist c) Poses for photos with a stethoscope as if needing to *prove* he's a doctor (how many shrinks do you see using stethoscopes? It's a performative facade of authority)

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  RE: https://ohai.social/@dcoderlt/117058023861112124 In 30 years, you will either be a billionnaire or a climate activist that the billionaires have labelled a domestic terrorist. They seem hellbent on annihilating their own consumers. It's like a deranged cult. Fuck all of this datacentre shit sky high.

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  LinkedIn posts: "I handed over the running of my business to an #AI management app. Although the app has since fired me, revoked my health insurance, and erased me from the electoral roll, I don't regret a thing. If anything, I'm deeply awed & honoured to play my small part in this tech evolution. #WellingUp"

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  Revisiting Vonnegut, who satirised *right now* back in the mid-60s: Fascism, racism, communism & absurd, confused ideas of patriotism in contemporary USA. And how ruthless lawyers and the establishment try to frame a billionaire as insane because he wants to help people and share his wealth. #books #bookstodon

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  Someone asked me what it's like having #adhd. I said it can be a bit like this: Me: "Hi, Dan. Got your message. So, fill me in; what's the super important thing we need to do today?" Dan: "Firstly, it's absolutely crucial that we... [Dan's voice fades into the distance]..." My brain:

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  The Goodies were a treat for kids in the 70s. Like Python for toddlers. For some reason, when I was 6, I thought that Oddie & Brooke-Taylor were also in The Beach Boys and that Graeme Garden was a school teacher appointed to look after them.

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  Later on I'm showing some friends the original, unaltered 1977 cinema release of #StarWars, taken from a 35mm theatrical print. I *may* have gone over the top by re-creating a pre-film reel of trailers, idents, and adverts, including the obligatory local Indian restaurant ad.

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  #NowPlaying I feel the need for demons at the moment. Either that, or I simply sense their abundant presence (he said, whilst doom-scrolling the relentlessly dire news). Such an excellent score by Wojciech Kilar. #cinema #soundtrack

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  #NowPlaying Loopy Steve

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  Last night's stupid dream: We sat in dread awaiting the first sign of the coming apocalypse. Perhaps an airborne ember that births a raging, biblical firestorm, or the twinkle of new star that heralds a world-ending meteor. Nope. It was Bob Mortimer holding a plate piled high with scrambled eggs.

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  Last night's stupid dream: I was fleeing from a furious, violent rock star after his show was broadcast live to millions. Pre-show, he'd told me his cool plan to open by shouting "I am a sphinx!" As a prank, I told him that sphinx is the feminine form, so he should use the masculine form: sphincter.

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  "I did not punch that person. My fist went rogue and did it. I am surprised as you are." - Sam Altman The spirit of Isaac Asimov is pulling his hair out. He wrote the Three (safety) Laws of Robotics in 1950. Law 1 is being broken on virtually a daily basis, and now Law 2, too. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ek3gvdnj3o

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  Another case of 'defenestritis'? 🤔 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8en38vpd3o

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  Helen of Troy was born from an egg as a result of her father turning into a swan (or goose) and mating with her mother, who may have been either Leda or Nemesis. And let's not forget the 6-headed, 12-footed Scylla, and the half-bird, half-human sirens. I look forward to all the hiSToRICle aCCuraSSy.

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  The sound of apoplectic popping when transphobes watching BBC's Evolution realise their distant ancestors were hermaphrodites.

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  #NowPlaying When I first heard these albums as a kid, Bremen, Lausanne, & Köln seemed so far-flung & exotic. I'd no idea I'd end up living in Germany, Switzerland & a few other exotic, far-flung places. Of course, when you live there, they lose their exoticism (as if your very presence ruins them!) #jazz

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  Hey, companies that build web browsers, include a simple, integrated 'block website' function, you cowards.