Nostr notes by xtaldave

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/117531162568683916 I think ...

2026-10-31T14:05:54Z

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/117531162568683916

I think it is "quite terrible" for Sam Altman to continue to use up useful oxygen, but here we are.

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OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Altman says data centres offer better utilization
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/openai-ceo-says-its-quite-terrible-for-your-pc-to-have-ram-sam-altman-says-data-centers-offer-better-utilization
With data centres full of RAM, your PC is apparently the problem.

Sooner the AI bubble bursts the better...

ICE agents: search a crowd sourced ICE agent list for their own ...

2026-10-29T20:11:58Z

ICE agents: search a crowd sourced ICE agent list for their own names from their work computers.

Crowd sourced ICE agents website: _yoink_

I fucking love London, but my word some bits of it are beyond ...

2026-10-29T07:11:35Z

I fucking love London, but my word some bits of it are beyond parody:

"DADDY! MUMMY! The new Embassy next door has a gaudy flag pole outside and it REHALY won't do. It brings down the tone of the whole Grade-II listed street - I simply insist that you must sue them, Daddy!"

Neighbour of new Montenegro embassy in London sues council over impact on mental health | London | The Guardian

"Diana Simpson, 35, a Stanford graduate who lives with her parents on Cambridge Street, is suing Westminster city council."

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/29/montenegro-embassy-pimlico-london-neighbour-sues-council

#London

Not the Onion. "Britain is missing out by banning Israeli ...

2026-10-29T06:06:56Z

Not the Onion.

"Britain is missing out by banning Israeli settler wine"

The Spectator is an absolute fucking joke.

https://spectator.com/article/britain-is-losing-out-by-banning-israeli-settler-wine/

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2026-10-28T19:18:45Z

Favourite pejorative terms for "prompt engineer"? Go:

Liz Truss claims UK would be flying people to Mars by 2040 if ...

2026-10-26T22:11:08Z

Liz Truss claims UK would be flying people to Mars by 2040 if she'd stayed as PM | News Politics | Metro News

Absolutely off her fucken head this one.

https://metro.co.uk/2026/10/26/liz-truss-claims-uk-flying-people-mars-2040-stayed-pm-29738974/

root aphids?

2026-10-21T08:35:21Z

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root aphids?

AFAIK mute removes from timeline, but if they mention you, ...

2026-10-20T07:08:55Z

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AFAIK mute removes from timeline, but if they mention you, you'll still see it. If you want to completely remove them from your life, block is the way.

"Banks say Healey is planning Budget tax raid on their ...

2026-10-16T05:38:23Z

"Banks say Healey is planning Budget tax raid on their profits"

Um, good?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c32l4k2xdvrzo

Something about this whole affair seems off. It's terror! ...

2026-10-04T23:45:59Z

Something about this whole affair seems off.

It's terror! It's people stealing diesel! They were spotted by a farmer! One of them called the police on themselves! They're not a threat so they're out on police bail! They're such a threat that all the US bombers have been withdrawn!

US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford back to home stations - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmwyve191dlko

the barrels part sounds like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ...

2026-10-03T14:35:18Z

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the barrels part sounds like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles origin story. Barrels full of glowing green goo being transported late at night - do you have any superpowers now?

Actin Transport Depot sounds like some sort of central ...

2026-09-27T17:00:45Z

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Actin Transport Depot sounds like some sort of central cytoskeletal node.

"in an age of technofeudalism, open source hardware ...

2026-09-21T13:15:10Z

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"in an age of technofeudalism, open source hardware development is an act of armed resistance."

Haha, holy shit, it's my $workplace 👀 "Reputation is a ...

2026-09-21T07:55:24Z

Haha, holy shit, it's my $workplace 👀

"Reputation is a rent, not a reward
This is where the optimistic reading falls apart. Reputation does not behave like a currency you can earn; it behaves like land. It is finite, it is inherited, and its owners collect on it without having to produce anything new. An economy in which attention flows to institutional brand rather than to individual results is a rent economy, and rent economies have a well-documented set of properties: entry is closed, returns concentrate at the top, and the productive work is done by people who do not own the asset."
https://giorgio.gilest.ro/the-weimar-of-knowledge/#:~:text=Reputation%20is%20a,own%20the%20asset.

Good to see Mitch McConnell is back representing the voters of ...

2026-09-15T19:32:26Z

Good to see Mitch McConnell is back representing the voters of Kentucky.

Signs up on the London Underground, courtesy of "Everyone ...

2026-09-11T17:42:02Z

Signs up on the London Underground, courtesy of "Everyone hates Elon"
#NonceGlasses #PervertGlasses

Liz Truss relaunches podcast on channel of broadcaster famous for ...

2026-09-09T16:14:06Z

Liz Truss relaunches podcast on channel of broadcaster famous for ‘grow concrete’ exchange | Liz Truss | The Guardian

UK still in the most stupid timeline.

Where else in the world would you get such a headline?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/09/liz-truss-mike-graham-podcast-concrete

FFS we really do not need to import this kind of shit over here. ...

2026-09-09T11:38:08Z

FFS we really do not need to import this kind of shit over here.

"Signs of US-style polarisation in Britons’ trust in science"

https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-politics-2026-9-signs-of-us-style-polarisation-in-britons-trust-in-science/

Can the wrong 80 year olds please refrain from popping their ...

2026-08-26T16:45:24Z

Can the wrong 80 year olds please refrain from popping their clogs kaithxbai.

Shit Harrington moar lyk amirite hey-oh #TERFsOut "Kit ...

2026-08-25T07:07:44Z

Shit Harrington moar lyk amirite hey-oh
#TERFsOut

"Kit Harington joins HBO's Harry Potter series as Gilderoy Lockhart"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c783lnz12vlo

Scratch a TERF and a fascist bleeds. ...

2026-08-24T06:26:44Z

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Scratch a TERF and a fascist bleeds.

Handy cut-out-and-keep guide to which academics (and wannabe ...

2026-08-22T18:22:08Z

Handy cut-out-and-keep guide to which academics (and wannabe academics) are utter bellends (support Nathan Cofnas).

Headlines include Epstein-adjacents Krauss and Pinker, and of course, Toby "Fucking" Young, who wishes he was Epstein-adjacent, and definitely isn't academic.

[PDF] https://forbetterscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/statement-in-support-of-nathan-cofnas.pdf

Sud editor understood the assignment. "Biggar Penis Woods get ...

2026-08-21T13:00:42Z

Sud editor understood the assignment.

"Biggar Penis Woods get the chop after getting blown too much"

https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/19/phallic-shaped-penis-woods-chopped-despite-swell-opposition-29412849/

The UK press hounded Jason Arday to death. I don't care if he ...

2026-08-15T09:07:56Z

The UK press hounded Jason Arday to death. I don't care if he made mistakes. We all make mistakes. To err is human.

Jason spoke at my institute once - he came over as gentle, softly spoken, self-effacing, insightful. It certainly wasn't my area of study but I left the lecture theatre richer for his words.

This is the worst possible outcome.
And worst of all, no-one will be held accountable.

Not even the white supremacist POS who orchestrated this.

LOL. AI is the future though, amirite? US government map of ...

2026-07-31T04:58:18Z

LOL. AI is the future though, amirite?

US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-government-map-africa-mislabels-every-country-global-conference-2026-07-30/

Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, ...

2026-07-27T11:23:02Z

Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands - BBC News

Out-Fucking-Rageous. I grew up near here and used to spend so much time during summer holidays playing with the mock control panel in the old visitor centre.

All the money is going on magic bean AI shit, not actual facilities with proven worth and outcomes.

See also, Diamond, ISIS, Central Laser Facility.

Why do actual science when spicy autocorrect can just guess the fucking answer?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y6r9rdxygo

PSA #Jimothy ...

2026-07-25T11:33:19Z

PSA #Jimothy

Please enjoy this extremely silly Parakeet/Organic Chemistry joke ...

2026-06-28T15:52:46Z

Please enjoy this extremely silly Parakeet/Organic Chemistry joke I just came up with and made all by myself.

#Chemistry #Parakeets

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2026-06-12T17:36:55Z

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2026-06-12T17:13:29Z

Yuhuh.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. “You’re fucking ...

2026-06-02T17:02:26Z

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

“You’re fucking crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/trump-shouted-and-cursed-netanyahu-over-threat-to-resume-beirut-bombing

Burn it all down. All of it. ...

2026-05-30T07:42:52Z

Burn it all down. All of it.

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7628526

The UK government commissioned a national security report on the ...

2026-05-04T06:17:32Z

The UK government commissioned a national security report on the implications of Biodiversity loss.
Then Number 10 apparently decided against publishing it (last year).

A couple of FOI requests later and an (allegedly) heavily redacted summary was released earlier this year without fanfare to satisfy legal requirements.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-security-assessment-on-global-biodiversity-loss-ecosystem-collapse-and-national-security

Even the summary page makes for sobering reading.

#UKPol #Sustainability #Environment #Biodiversity

I see the FREEZEPEACH team are at it again. ...

2026-04-27T16:16:34Z

I see the FREEZEPEACH team are at it again.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04x40d4424o

Lovely jubbly There’s a Mass Rebellion Against AI in the ...

2026-04-15T04:37:12Z

Lovely jubbly

There’s a Mass Rebellion Against AI in the Workplace
"AI didn't deliver."

https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-enterprise-workers-survey

The price of oil might be sky high but imagine if we could power ...

2026-04-07T19:52:35Z

The price of oil might be sky high but imagine if we could power our vehicles with irony?

War criminal brushes off war crimes concerns. ...

2026-04-06T20:33:47Z

War criminal brushes off war crimes concerns.

https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-06-2026

‘Get your own oil’: Trump launches tirade against Europe for ...

2026-04-01T07:53:33Z

‘Get your own oil’: Trump launches tirade against Europe for not joining Iran war | Donald Trump | The Guardian

Has he considered not being a war criminal?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/31/trump-launches-tirade-against-european-countries-not-joining-iran-war

Fucking embarrassing. King Charles to pay state visit to US as UK ...

2026-03-31T18:50:03Z

Fucking embarrassing.

King Charles to pay state visit to US as UK seeks to mollify Trump | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/king-charles-pay-state-visit-us-uk-seeks-mollify-trump-2026-03-31/

Trump upset as key U.S. partners shun call for Hormuz warship ...

2026-03-17T17:09:20Z

Trump upset as key U.S. partners shun call for Hormuz warship escorts.

Cry harder, bish.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-iran-hormuz-allies-9.7130033

Absolute peak late stage capitalism. ...

2026-03-14T07:17:20Z

Absolute peak late stage capitalism.

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2026-03-13T17:17:08Z

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Tackling the important issues. ...

2026-03-13T17:14:08Z

Tackling the important issues.

BBC News: Eurovision 2026: Where and when is this year’s ...

2026-03-06T07:16:51Z

BBC News: Eurovision 2026: Where and when is this year’s contest? - BBC News

Boycottsville, in Boycottshire.

Twinned with Nope, and Stop-letting-genocidalists-art-wash-their-genocide-town

#eurovision2026boycott

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2g7z375l9o

Some how missed this: Amazon adding facial recognition to Ring ...

2026-02-28T18:16:24Z

Some how missed this: Amazon adding facial recognition to Ring cameras to create some sort of goddamn corpo panopticon.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/legal-case-against-rings-face-recognition-feature

The Thiel/Palantir backed Persona age verification platform that ...

2026-02-22T08:04:25Z

The Thiel/Palantir backed Persona age verification platform that Roblox, Reddit and Discord use left loads of info on insecure systems.

"researchers found details about the extensive surveillance Persona software performs on its users. Beyond checking their age, the software performs 269 distinct verification checks, runs facial recognition against watchlists and politically exposed persons, screens “adverse media” across 14 categories (including terrorism and espionage), and assigns risk and similarity scores.

Persona collects—and can retain for up to three years—IP addresses, browser and device fingerprints, government ID numbers, phone numbers, names, faces, plus a battery of “selfie” analytics like suspicious-entity detection, pose repeat detection, and age inconsistency checks."

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/age-verification-vendor-persona-left-frontend-exposed

Very sad. Excellent scientist, but also a warm and friendly human ...

2026-02-20T19:28:54Z

Very sad. Excellent scientist, but also a warm and friendly human being.

Richard Hynes, a pioneer in the biology of cellular adhesion, dies at 81 | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
https://news.mit.edu/2026/richard-hynes-dies-0123

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2026-02-19T21:05:17Z

Sounds the "most significant arrest of a royal since Charles ...

2026-02-19T11:05:46Z

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Sounds the "most significant arrest of a royal since Charles I" klaxon 📢

(mentioned on BBC)

Lol. It's Andy Nonce-Windsor's 66th birthday today.

2026-02-19T10:48:02Z

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Lol. It's Andy Nonce-Windsor's 66th birthday today.

He's in custody!

2026-02-19T10:29:44Z

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He's in custody!

This looks very much like getting Al Capone for tax evasion. ...

2026-02-19T10:07:39Z

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This looks very much like getting Al Capone for tax evasion.

He's not getting done for noncery, but insider trading by the looks.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in ...

2026-02-19T10:05:21Z

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, BBC understands - BBC News
BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c70kjr9wjw0t

And yet Trump.... Nothing.

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2026-02-11T06:37:36Z

https://mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/808104605026320384/this-is-progress

He's completely lost the plot. He's blaming the PM of ...

2026-01-19T06:39:38Z

He's completely lost the plot.

He's blaming the PM of Norway for him not getting the Nobel Prize (Nobel ≠ Norwegian govt).

He thinks that Norway has control over what Denmark does with Greenland.
(Norway ≠ Denmark).

These are the deranged ramblings of a demented old man.

If there are any grown-ups left in America, now is the time to take back the wheel.
#Greenland #Norway #Denmark

First nations / indigenous people have entered the chat

2026-01-07T09:44:12Z

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Trump: "United States Oil Companies will take over Venezuelan ...

2026-01-03T16:47:31Z

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Trump: "United States Oil Companies will take over Venezuelan Oil infrastructure and start making money"

Saying the quiet part out loud.

TRUMP: "We are going to run the country until such time as we ...

2026-01-03T16:45:25Z

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TRUMP: "We are going to run the country until such time as we can have a safe proper judicious transition."

There we have it folks, they've stated that they've taken over.

Jesus Christ Trump is the least impressive human being on the ...

2026-01-03T16:44:07Z

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Jesus Christ Trump is the least impressive human being on the planet.

"It was dark due to a certain expertise that we have" ...

2026-01-03T16:43:24Z

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"It was dark due to a certain expertise that we have"

"both of them face American justice" (so presumably no consequences whatsoever for the wealthy)

Now he's dunking on missions done by US military under democratic administrations

He's rambling pretty incoherently.

2026-01-03T16:41:34Z

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He's rambling pretty incoherently.

Trump is giving a press conference. Trump is wanking on about how ...

2026-01-03T16:41:05Z

Trump is giving a press conference.

Trump is wanking on about how spectacular and stunning the operation was.

BBC News: Americans brace to start New Year without healthcare, ...

2026-01-03T09:16:16Z

BBC News: Americans brace to start New Year without healthcare, whilst their government spends billions on an illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98n8lrj7y6o

you'd be the only one watching, no?

2025-12-22T11:48:19Z

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you'd be the only one watching, no?

New server, new #introduction Hi, I'm Dave. I'm a ...

2025-12-17T13:45:42Z

New server, new #introduction

Hi, I'm Dave. I'm a Research #Scientist at a Research Institute in #London, #UK

I'm a #StructuralBiologist by training. I help run a group that studies #Kinase #signalling in human #health and #disease.

In my spare time I swear a lot, play #bass and walk #dogs.

I do #Crystallography #CryoEM #Biophysics #DrugDesign and #Glycobiology. #Science #Research