Early Career Researcher First Book Prize | Oxford Academic

Early Career Researcher First Book Prize | Oxford Academic
https://academic.oup.com/pages/early-career-researcher-first-book-prize

Air fryer jacket potatoes

Convert to C. 
https://detoxinista.com/air-fryer-baked-potatoes/

Do pensioners need to file a tax return? DWP State Pension warning as HMRC deadline in weeks - LancsLive

https://www.lancs.live/news/cost-of-living/pensioners-need-file-tax-return-30695319 

LLM Could Generate Thousands of Malware Variants | SC Media UK

LLM Could Generate Thousands of Malware Variants | SC Media UK
https://insight.scmagazineuk.com/llm-could-generate-thousands-of-malware-variants

Jackware scenario

And massive cost to operator…
https://jalopnik.com/passengers-threatened-and-harassed-in-driverless-taxis-1851728996

Sven sperm

Frozen: embryo edition
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/ivf-patrick-steptoe-oldham-hospital-dna-b2668569.html

Never Forgive Them

Never Forgive Them
https://www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgive-them/

The Secret to Better Baked Potatoes? Cook Them Like the British Do.

Two hours... 

https://www.cubbyathome.com/british-english-jacket-pototoes-recipe-review-80038462?utm_source=yahoosyndication&utm_medium=referral-distro 

Why Anthropic’s Claude Is a Hit with Tech Insiders - The New York Times

Why Anthropic's Claude Is a Hit with Tech Insiders - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/technology/claude-ai-anthropic.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hE4.O5jt.BdCSoBXZCDLQ&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Why It’s Time to Get Optimistic About Self-Driving Cars - IEEE Spectrum

Really? 

https://spectrum.ieee.org/robotaxi 

LG C4 OLED TV

For us?
https://www.stuff.tv/review/lg-c4-oled-42in-review/

The AI Researchers Pushing Computers to Launch Nightmare Scenarios - WSJ

The AI Researchers Pushing Computers to Launch Nightmare Scenarios - WSJ: "Graham remains nervous. Developers at Anthropic and its competitors are improving their AI models quickly. He says his team has only a few months to ramp up what it does to try to keep up. “What I’m actually concerned about now is how much time do we have until things get concerning,” he said."

Oligarchy: The Looming Threat to Humanity's Future

Oligarchy: The Looming Threat to Humanity's Future: Norway, now maybe more than any other nation, is really working to share the wealth.

AI expert Marietje Schaake: ‘The way we think about technology is shaped by the tech companies themselves’ |

Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/30/marietje-schaake-tech-coup-save-democracy-silicon-valley 

Young Carers

Festival 
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/young-people/young-carers/festival

Arrests versus crimes

Really?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14140295/amp/Foreign-nationals-THREE-times-likely-arrested-Brits-parts-UK.html

Dutch police find 2kg gnome made of MDMA during drug bust - BBC News

Leaping garden gnomes

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy9jr3y8gv5o 

NHS will stay broken unless ‘Labour addresses social care crisis’

Agreed!! 

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/nhs-broken-labour-social-care-crisis-lord-darzi-m3tkxzwjf 

Large parts of adult social care market in England face collapse, thinktank warns | Social care | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/22/large-parts-of-adult-social-care-market-in-england-face-collapse-thinktank-warns 

Texas Bible classes

Good News?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/texas-taking-final-vote-allowing-bible-infused-lessons-116121075

Trump BBC

Since his resounding election win earlier this month, 

https://news.google.com/read/CBMiXEFVX3lxTE1tWjllUFFoUGtMRnVndkV2SjBTMkhsOUY0VkxLMlFieGtFU1ZoNHNhREl1VzBuWFdDRkRvOEpkTThxTjdVS2FyT3JOdVBydUVNMmE4azAyRkJNMGdj0gFiQVVfeXFMUDBycWxUNWhMdFlmUHFfRVZqbFVWdkF0MTc1Z2xrSk80MjNXTG52YlRwQXRvazlVSlZUSVB3T2tIZUdnTklTSjJJU2hUTEdzcmJKSm50OXFsSjFjZW83eTl2Mnc?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen

Drone for £579

Maybe…
https://www.currys.co.uk/products/dji-mini-3-drone-fly-more-combo-with-rc-controller-grey-10246328.html

Fusion kid

Dead brill…
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/teen-student-fusion-reactor-school/

Plastic pollution is changing entire Earth system, scientists find | Plastics | The Guardian

Man-made mess https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/07/plastic-pollution-is-changing-entire-earth-system-scientists-find 

Elon Musk’s Relentless Trolling Of Democrats Is Tarnishing Tesla

Elon Musk's Relentless Trolling Of Democrats Is Tarnishing Tesla
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2024/11/01/elon-musks-relentless-trolling-of-democrats-is-tarnishing-tesla/

Hacking cars

By hand
https://uk.pcmag.com/cars-auto/155140/man-tries-to-break-into-waymo-driverless-car-with-rider-inside

Intel and AMD chips still vulnerable to Spectre flaw | SC Media

Intel and AMD chips still vulnerable to Spectre flaw | SC Media. Malware and AI factors
https://www.scworld.com/news/intel-and-amd-chips-still-vulnerable-to-spectre-flaw

Gates-washing the future

Gates-washing the future - rinse and repeat 
https://disconnect.blog/gates-washing-the-future/

Rubber hose

Cryptanalysis 
https://bsky.app/profile/oregonian.bsky.social/post/3l7e4zawbzw2h

Concerns raised over access to UK Biobank data after ‘race scientists’ claims | Genetics | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/25/concerns-raised-access-uk-biobank-data-race-scientists-claims 

International Cannabis Weekly, Issue 371

International Cannabis Weekly, Issue 371
https://pages.prohibitionpartners.com/international-cannabis-weekly-issue-372

Tesla, Musk, and the cult of personality - FORTUNE

Tesla, Musk, and the cult of personality - FORTUNE
https://stocks.apple.com/ABUBsi8yETNWWpdAgz6TgqA

'The waters become corrupt, the air infected'

Here's how Ancient Greeks and Romans grappled with environmental damage

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-corrupt-air-infected-ancient-greeks.html 

Trump liars

Liars 
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/john-kelly-says-donald-trump-meets-definition-fascist-rcna176706

Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’ - The Atlantic

Trump: 'I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had' - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-military-generals-hitler/680327/

Satellite madness

Redux
https://www.independent.co.uk/space/elon-musk-starlink-satellites-space-b2632941.html

Satellite saturation

Link to kyp belt story…
https://gizmodo.com/space-force-is-tracking-uncontrolled-debris-after-communications-satellite-breaks-apart-2000514385

‘Humanity would watch helplessly as space junk multiplies uncontrollably’:

has the number of satellite launches reached a tipping point? | Satellites | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/19/humanity-would-watch-helplessly-as-space-junk-multiplies-uncontrollably-has-the-number-of-satellite-launches-reached-a-tipping-point 

Nuclear disaster risk assessment eVinci microreactor Westinghouse

Google Search

https://www.google.com/search?q=Nuclear+disaster+risk+assessment+eVinci+microreactor+Westinghouse&client=ms-android-ee-uk-revc&sca_esv=0e4c1125ea98658e&sxsrf=ADLYWILqXIu_SJmOLyk8lUg20fly6uDVBQ%3A1729164702095&ei=nvUQZ_SzBfuDhbIP4b_kkAg&oq=Nuclear+disaster+risk+assessment+eVinci+microreactor+Westinghouse&gs_lp=EhNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwIkFOdWNsZWFyIGRpc2FzdGVyIHJpc2sgYXNzZXNzbWVudCBlVmluY2kgbWljcm9yZWFjdG9yIFdlc3Rpbmdob3VzZUi4b1CZHFi5anAAeACQAQCYAZgBoAG1EaoBBDUuMTS4AQPIAQD4AQGYAg-gAqEPwgILEAAYgAQYsAMYogTCAgsQABiwAxiiBBiJBcICBxAjGLACGCfCAggQABiABBiiBMICCBAAGKIEGIkFwgIKECEYoAEYwwQYCsICBBAeGAqYAwCIBgGQBgOSBwQwLjE1oAfaPw&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp 

Nuclear waste

Waste not?
https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/nuclear-waste/radioactive-wastes-myths-and-realities

The sperm donor bros of tech

Seven sperms... 

https://www.ft.com/content/01d247cc-f74a-4f40-a17b-24ed532c8f81 

Google turns to nuclear to power AI data centres

And the Nuclear water... 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c748gn94k95o 

Microsoft says tougher punishments needed for state-sponsored cybercriminals • The Register

https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/15/microsoft_digital_defense_report/ 

Here's What The Patterns On Custard Creams Really Mean, And I Had No Clue

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/patterns-custard-creams-meaning_uk_670cd41de4b04266ae85aa55 

How Israel killed hundreds of its own people on 7 October | The Electronic Intifada

How Israel killed hundreds of its own people on 7 October | The Electronic Intifada: needs to be read.

Effort avoidance

Paradox
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435110-700-why-we-avoid-effort-even-though-it-can-improve-our-well-being/

Vance Theil plot

Mark is right…
https://bsky.app/profile/chadbourn.bsky.social/post/3l5u3ip7xly2y

See Nixon Reagan Carter piece

‘LLM hijacking’ of cloud infrastructure uncovered by researchers | SC Media

'LLM hijacking' of cloud infrastructure uncovered by researchers | SC Media

https://www.scworld.com/news/llm-hijacking-of-cloud-infrastructure-uncovered-by-researchers