Just back from seeing David Byrne. I obviously enjoyed it immensely but the contrast between seeing him in 2018 with Trump 1 and 2026 with Trump 2 is a bit jarring. It's hard to keep that level of optimism.
But, the guy is a genius, it was a great stage show and what a spritely 73 year old he is.
feels like if you aren't even clear on what consciousness is, it's premature to start debating whether an LLM possesses it
you could say you are... putting descartes before the horse 😎
Simple, clear, devastating.
Month-to-date Strait of Hormuz journeys down 92% from February
46 transits over the first five days of March vs 561 transits by this point last month.
🤣
I wish I'd finished my article on banter capitalism all those years ago when it was just the Paddy Power Twitterification of society.
The inevitable end point of Spotify Wrappedification of platform capitalism
Reminds me of professors I used to know who'd wear the co-authored papers of their former PhD students.
Ooooft, quietly devastating that but sums up what we see yes
You're not meant to look like you're doing late night talk show host when saying you were right about the gestapo in the streets and all that ffs
I imagine this means Russia is about to get an absolutely massive bailout now.
Everything is wrestling right now.
Wonder if this will lead to some rapid decarbonising of the economy. If there is an economy after this.
These days...if you're married to a Labour MP and allegedly spy for China, you'll be arrested and you'll be thrown in jail.
when do the "World War 3" judges decide
But Scotland is different, we're far way from all that in Edinburgh....
Pretty sure that plumbers earn more than philosophers these days, for a start
Polycrisis ain't got nothing on this eff ton of risk.
It's Ulrich Beck's world we're living in.
It's not just oil, the way. Fertilisers, and therefore food prices also in the firing line. www.ft.com/content/7efe...
Couldn't alt text it
But ask her if the leader who betrayed every vulnerable minority group he could should resign, she'll equivocate like the professional politician she is
Our campus is closing early because the far right are marching in Sighthill today. Can't get to the counter protest but sending solidarity.
I'm strangely proud of our union for going for it. A university in annual profit on last account and no debt... we just need to hold the line. Not on the scale of the vandalism you guys are facing. Solidarity.
Reminder of my tip to the university: try rebranding as the University of Dundee and see if that tricks the Scottish government into giving you money.
Please rescind the threat of compulsory redundancies. I'm really gutted my nice theory module might be getting it's last lecture on Wednesday.
10 days strikes over 4 weeks completed yesterday.
Our union announces 15 days more today.
An injury to one is an injury to all.
this is one of the few times I can do this
