Ewan Kirk
@ewan.thekirks.co.uk
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The most perfect
@financialtimes.com
headline ever.
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Headline in 2 years: âMeta to slash spending on AI as Zuckerberg shifts focus to beanie babiesâ
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Meta set to slash spending on metaverse as Zuckerberg shifts focus to AI
Social media company considers cutting unitâs budget by as much as 30%
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/12a30111-32c2-4760-8ebe-06a1cbed0715
11 days ago
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I wrote something for the
@financialtimes.com
about the importance of mathematics as a source of innovation for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
on.ft.com/442Mpiq
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AI doesnât add up if you neglect the mathematicians
We are failing to invest in the mathematical community at a time when we need it more than ever
https://on.ft.com/442Mpiq
14 days ago
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The Iris Affair is enjoyable tosh but absolutely worth watching because Tom Hollander is a genius actor.
17 days ago
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This (from the FT) seems to suggest that tobacco duties already contribute ÂŁ1 trillion to Treasury. Unless itâs a *total* of ÂŁ8bn rather than a *extra* ÂŁ8bn.
19 days ago
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There is a word ânocentâ which means the opposite of âinnocentâ. Rarely used now sadly.
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22 days ago
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Robert McNees
23 days ago
Journalist challenge: Use âMachine Learningâ when you mean machine learning and âLLMâ when you mean LLM. Ditch âAIâ as a catch-all term, itâs not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. đ§Ș
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FWIW: slow horses continues to be superb. A love poem to London.
24 days ago
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Occasionally of variable quality, but
@profgalloway.com
really nails this. Gamblification of just about everything is destroying young men. Having once been a young man (no...really) I worry a lot about what we are storing up for ourselves with this.
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24 days ago
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Look, I know that there is a lot of stupidity in this exchange but I feel I have to <tap the sign> Power stations donât *make* electrons. They just move them around.
26 days ago
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Iain Mansfield
29 days ago
Reeves should risk it all on one last roll of the dice. Raise income tax, break the triple lock, slay the deficit, spend the money on the things she believes in. It may not work - but better than waiting for doom to overtake her.
open.substack.com/pub/edrith/p...
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Reeves in Zugzwang
Incremental politics no longer works
https://open.substack.com/pub/edrith/p/reeves-in-zugzwang?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=fa1ld
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If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
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about 1 month ago
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James Alistair Henry
about 1 month ago
Time to watch some proper grownup telly you losers
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WellâŠthatâs pretty clear.
about 2 months ago
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Hetan Shah
about 2 months ago
The costs of the UKâs Global Talent Visa looks a trifle high in comparison to competitor countries - largely through the Immigration Health Surcharge (which critics say is a form of double taxation as they contribute to the NHS through normal tax on their earnings)
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So Microsoft uses AWS?
about 2 months ago
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Mr Market Miscalculates đȘđșđșđŠđŽââ ïž
about 2 months ago
Still $10k too much
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Who robbed the Louvre, Right answers only.
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about 2 months ago
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Still use mine pretty much every day. Easier than bringing up the calculator app for things I canât do in my head.
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about 2 months ago
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Insightful and prescient from
@thedailymash.bsky.social
once again.
www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science...
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The seven stages of your workplace getting obsessed with AI then realising it's bollocks
ANYONE with a job is likely to have witnessed managers gushing about AI then quietly ditching the idea. See where your employer is in the cycle of AI hype.
https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science-technology/the-seven-stages-of-your-workplace-getting-obsessed-with-ai-then-realising-its-bollocks-20251009260992
2 months ago
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<sigh>
2 months ago
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Taps the sign (having search replaced AI with Quantum).
www.ft.com/content/40c6...
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2 months ago
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Well, this is exciting. (Also, iPhone photography is really very good nowadays).
3 months ago
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James Ball
3 months ago
The even more unbelievable crime fact (which I learned relatively recently) is that burglary has fallen by more than 90% since the 1990s. Did anyone notice? Nope. Does anyone believe it? Nope. But is is true? It is!
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Paul Lomax
3 months ago
I use this graph a lot.
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Well, in really exciting news, I learned today that there is a word âbenignantâ which is the opposite of malignant.
3 months ago
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What I was doing yesterday: Launching a centre to bring spatial learning to all of the children in Scottish Schools. A cheap and highly effective way to close the attainment gap (especially for girls and those from deprived backgrounds).
www.twinkl.co.uk/news/univers...
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https://www.twinkl.co.uk/news/university-of-glasgow-launches-turner-kirk-centre-to-boost-maths-through-spatial-reasoning
3 months ago
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Wim Meijer
3 months ago
Material deep inside Earth, near the planetâs core, has undergone a mysterious shift The discovery, possible because the geological shift altered the planetâs gravitational field, is a testament to Earth-orbiting GRACE satellites. Planetary science rocks! đ§Ș
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Mysterious changes near Earthâs core revealed by satellites in space
Orbiters can pick up gravitational shifts thousands of kilometres below the surface.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03007-6
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Elle
3 months ago
All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes
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The Turner Kirk Trust (
@turner-kirk.com
) recently awarded a grant to the One Zoom Tree of Life project. This is a little off piste for us but it's a fascinating way to explore and understand the complexity and depth of the tree of life. Highly recommended.
www.onezoom.org/linnean/@_oz...
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OneZoom Tree of Life Explorer, text page for All life
OneZoom Tree of Life Explorer
https://www.onezoom.org/linnean/@_ozid=1?otthome=%40_ozid%3D1#x573,y1022,w1.3448
3 months ago
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This from
@kevverage.bsky.social
in the context of Scottish fiscal sustainability is interesting for a much wider set of reasons. E.g I would not have expected the Netherlands to be where they are.
3 months ago
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Weird timeline coincidences.
3 months ago
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I see that weâve now got someone who is really knowledgable about STEM as Science Secretary⊠Oh wait⊠<sigh>
3 months ago
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Aestivating snails in Mallorca.
3 months ago
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Helen Barrett
4 months ago
At last.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Transport for London (TfL) asks mobile users to wear headphones - BBC News
A new campaign is asking bus and Tube users to wear headphones for playing music and making calls.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce83p1ej8j7o.amp
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Liberal Democrats
4 months ago
Nigel Farage and the Reform Partyâs Taliban Tax means sending hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money to an oppressive regime that British soldiers fought and died to defeat.
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As always, absolutely đŻ from
@katie0martin.ft.com
This is not going to end well. Remember how a relatively small part of the financial world (securitised sub prime mortgages) created 5 years of mayhem? This is worse.
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Tech stocks are sending a warning
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Tech stocks are sending a warning
Sell-off provides a reminder of the risks of the sectorâs dominance in public and private markets
https://on.ft.com/4mu2VyW
4 months ago
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Ottie walking down the Cam.
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4 months ago
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Doc the Hackenbush with holly
over 2 years ago
Old MacDonald had a theramin, OOOOeeeeeeeOOOOOOOeeeeOOOOOOOOO
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Today I learned (from Cost Centre #1) that if you wish not to have the Google AI overview in your search, swear words in the search string turn it off. âWhat the fuck is the American Constitutionâ for example or âwhat is the value of the shitting Hubble Constantâ. Changed my life.
4 months ago
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I have been reading Lost Boys and...it makes me eternally grateful I don't have sons that I have to guide away from the horrors of the manosphere.
4 months ago
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Day 14: In which UK cycling infrastructure lets itself down, it's a long hot and hilly day, friends cycle into Cambridge with us and we end. Also a discussion of bikes, routes and soft tissues. We're done. Thank you all for reading.
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Day 14: Harwich to Cambridge and the wrap up
cycling bicycle eurovelo 6 eurovelo 2 EuroVelo 15 long distance solo self supported
https://blog.thekirks.co.uk/2025/08/day-14-harwich-to-cambridge-and-wrap-up.html
4 months ago
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Day 13: In which we reach the end of the Rhine, take a lighthoue selfie, I get obsessed with Vehicle Registration plates in the Netherlands and we get on a boat. Still got one day to go.
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Day 13: Utrecht to Hoek van Holland
cycling bicycle eurovelo 6 eurovelo 2 EuroVelo 15 long distance solo self supported
https://blog.thekirks.co.uk/2025/08/day-13-utrecht-to-hoek-van-holland.html
4 months ago
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Day 12: in which we eat fabulous breakfast, ride through the Netherlands on their world-beating cycling infrastructure, see a Miffy traffic light and experience Fresherâs week in Utrecht. Two days to go. One to the end of the Rhine and then one day to Cambridge.
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Day 12: Arnhem to Utrecht
cycling bicycle eurovelo 6 eurovelo 2 EuroVelo 15 long distance solo self supported
https://blog.thekirks.co.uk/2025/08/day-12-arnhem-to-utrecht.html
4 months ago
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Day 11: We say a fond goodbye to Germany eventually. We unexpectedly cross the Rhine two more times. We eat our first food with spice in it for 12 days.
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Day 11: Duisburg to Arnhem
cycling bicycle eurovelo 6 eurovelo 2 EuroVelo 15 long distance solo self supported
https://blog.thekirks.co.uk/2025/08/day-11-duisburg-to-arnhem.html
4 months ago
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Day 10: In which we see tiny horses, a giant ford factory, eat pork knuckles and visit the coolest park in Europe.
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Day 10: Köln to Duisburg
cycling bicycle eurovelo 6 eurovelo 2 EuroVelo 15 long distance solo self supported
https://blog.thekirks.co.uk/2025/08/day-10-koln-to-duisburg.html
4 months ago
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Day 9: In which we cycle past a lot of industry, see the most amazing architecture in Europe, eat cheap food and muse on the economics of water borne transport in Europe.
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Day 9: Koblenz to Köln
cycling bicycle eurovelo 6 eurovelo 2 EuroVelo 15 long distance solo self supported
https://blog.thekirks.co.uk/2025/08/day-9-koblenz-to-koln.html
4 months ago
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Day 8: in which we cycle through the Rhine Gorge, eat cake, see a lot of castles and generally have a good day. I make a rookie mistake with the hotel booking but recover it masterfully. Very few gravel factories unfortunately.
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Day 8: Mainz to Koblenz
cycling bicycle eurovelo 6 eurovelo 2 EuroVelo 15 long distance solo self supported
https://blog.thekirks.co.uk/2025/08/day-8-mainz-to-koblenz.html
4 months ago
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Day 7: in which we take a ferry, eat (in) Worms, see the biggest chemical factory in the world and the sun shines all day.
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Day 7: Speyer to Mainz
cycling bicycle eurovelo 6 eurovelo 2 EuroVelo 15 long distance solo self supported
https://blog.thekirks.co.uk/2025/08/day-7-speyer-to-mainz.html
4 months ago
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