This is wild. 93% of the renewable electricity generation added to the Irish grid over that last decade now powers data centers, rather than reducing fossil fuel use. Data centers have pretty much annihilated the health and climate benefits those renewables could have provided.

SF writers and readers are some of the nerdiest nerds on the planet. We love tech. We are so early-adopter that we imagined it before you built it. If you’ve lost us, you’ve lost the fight.

"They just want to turn it off." A fascinating story of the librarians who have started teaching classes showing people how to remove AI "features" from their phones and apps. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/m...

UK income tax personal allowance frozen at £12,570 since 2021. If increased in line with inflation, it would be £16,048 for 2026/27. As a result, in 2026/27 someone earning £17,000 will pay additional £696 in income tax and £278 in national insurance. All because govts appease the rich.

The best edit I’ve seen in weeks, you absolutely have to turn the sound on for this one.

It is vitally important for British democracy that the dolphin who once beat Farage (www.theguardian.com/politics/201...) endorses unity candidate @countbinface.bsky.social #ukpol

Secret Panel HERE 😌 patreon.com/mrlovenstein/posts/balancing-out-28106977

On my way, Clacton.

The reason the 'ban' is not understood to be a ban is because it isn't a ban.

I have a foolproof way to make sure that your papers contain absolutely no fake references . . . . . read the papers you cite.

Would it be possible for Starmham to advise Chuck W that it's not in the national interest for a byelection to be held with a Parliamentary inquiry ongoing, and so *not* to appoint Frogface to the Chiltern Hundreds / other baroque office until it has concluded? #ukpol

Banter outcome: Farage wins his self-inflicted by-election, standards commissioner rules against, recall petition, 2026 becomes the year of two Clacton by-elections

second vet visit in two days. look at this furious little bonfire 💔

I see Farage getting all tearful because he's in trouble over his finances and I remember all the times he's talked about being tough, treating that as a moral virtue of which he and his right wing pals are uniquely capable.

Campaigning in Greater Manchester today and just running through some life lessons...

They call those trees at the edge of Northmoor 'brave trees'. You have to be resilient to grow both upwards and downwards there, you have to be tough. Of course, some also call them 'bastard trees', but that's as much about the Wood Sprites that live in them as owt else. – Josh Ramsey #VOH

Cristiano Ronaldo: what if a mall in Dubai was a person

My mother (unburdened by the limitations of conventional thinking) was worried the cat might be too hot so she gave him a slice of bread from the freezer and we shared a private, knowing look

We need your help! We’re carrying a giant quilt through London with London Trans+ Pride on Saturday July 25th, and we need volunteers to join us in making a big, beautiful statement of trans community and strength. Volunteer 💪 🏳️‍⚧️ https://goodlawproject.org/campaign/the-trans-unity-quilt/

can't park there mate

And another thing - commercial events that don't pay their speakers, despite turning a profit. They know I can't turn it down because lord knows selling books isn't easy and I love talking about my research, but *looks at mortgage bill* *looks at food bill* *looks at child care costs*. SIGH.

Latest Reform star is this councillor who thought, “forget data protection I’ll use private information held by the council to promote my mates business” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

i find it very funny that, canonically, the last character in this comic strip would be required by his belief system to murder you the instant you admitted to having used any kind of AI for any purpose

Regardless of where the US end up placing in this World Cup, that result will forever have an asterisk placed next to it, and everyone knows it.

Another good day finds cleaning at the Halberton Roman villa. Clean of the day was this piece of Roman tile with a cat print in it. Good to meet @suegreaney.bsky.social in real life too. The villa gets bigger and more important as the excavation goes on. There again next week, looking forwards to it

Reading the poster on the left, all I could think was "You wouldn't smuggle death, would you?" Thanks, Internet

A menhir statue carved in stone found at the Tell Brak archaeological site. Dated between 2,000 and 1,600 B.C.E. Tell Brak (one of the oldest cities in the world) on the banks of the Khabur River, northeastern Syria. (Louvre Museum)

In Susan Cooper's 'Over Sea, Under Stone' (1965), some standing stones loom over the village of Trewissick. Mr Penhallow tells the children that ‘people thought the rocks were haunted, and unlucky, and he sounded as if he believed it himself. He said they call them the Gravestones.’ #BookWormSat

"Never go in against a Chicagoan when excommunication is on the line." - the Great Vizzini

“You told me to show you something worth seeing. I show you yourself.”

NHS England excluded 97% of studies on puberty blockers before concluding there was "insufficient evidence". The evidence exists. What we should do when it's ignored 👇

Paging @finger-post.blog of this parish

The NHS was founded 78 years ago today. It was built after the devastation of the Second World War when the country was bankrupt - but when the people demanded a society built on fairness and dignity for all. Today, we must defend the right to healthcare and rebuild our social security system.

Pitch: Wimbledon, right, but the ball boys and girls are trained solely to play it for comedy.

Night night sweet dreamies Thank you- two words, 8 letters that can convey so much gratitude The smallest thanks is always worth more than the effort it takes to give Saying thanks costs nothing but gives everything

Have been homeless. To confirm: - Candy/pop is a small joy. Please hand those out freely! - Fast food sucks, but it's obtainable. Grocery stores boot people for not looking housed. - If you hand out food, make sure it doesn't need hot water to be edible. It's much harder to find than you think!

guys we HAVE to get rid of DEI. it’s about FAIRNESS

Get ready for the Palantir Endowed Chair in Ethics

Same dudes: why are fewer women interested in marriage?

A while ago I had a feeling about FIFA: bsky.app/profile/mark...

I remember the difference in attitudes between the fates of a handful of billionaires (insta-death in milliseconds) and a boat full of migrants who were left to slowly drown by Frontex for almost 24 hours.

Compelling essay by sci-fi writer Ted Chiang on why LLMs are nowhere near consciousness, but why it serves the interests of LLM companies to constantly suggest that they might be. I've pulled one quote below, but the whole article is worth reading.

If Wonder Woman isn't willing to play nice with Nazis, why should you? Be more like Wonder Woman.

This is extra hilarious because it's my understanding that you generally have to attempt CPR as an EMT and on the short list of exceptions, decapitation is near the top.