I hired Claude to articulate my thoughts on the self-improvement industry…

https://philosophics.blog/2026/05/01/the-grammar-of-bettering-yourself/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

…and, frankly, LinkedIn and pop psychology. I leverage my notion of ontological grammar.

#philosophy #psychology #blog #podcast #selfhelp #language #power #reason #rhetoric #personadevelopment #bollocks #vulnerability #writing #reading #cognitivebias #llms #claudeai

The visit to the US of the UK’s head of state (leaving aside my wish for an end to the monarchy) is going to be news, of course. But the BBC (maybe others) seem to be presenting a) too much of the non-political facets of the visit (pomp, ceremony) and b) doing so in the manner of a film premiere or fashion gala.

#GoodMorning #Bollocks

At about 12m05s Paul Warburg not only says, "Complete bollocks," but also lands it. Chapeau! 👒 #bollocks

https://youtube.com/watch?v=eTR0RstqCkk

Putin’s Own Propagandists are Now Preparing Russia for Defeat

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the brain worm of "look, AI agents are so smart, they can navigate the web and do things for you!!!! (if you add all this extra shit in your pages for them first, pretty please)" #AI #llm #webMCP #bollocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1cME470ugM
WebMCP and the Agentic Web [BlinkOn 21]

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What I'm looking for: Corsair Type-4 GPU cables.

What I'm getting on the Amazon product page: #LLM #hallucinated #bollocks. It's wild. If it were a "spot the WTF" drinking game, I'd have passed out halfway through.

Does anyone else get this BS visiting this link here? ↓

https://www.amazon.de/CORSAIR-Premium-Individually-Sleeved-Connector/dp/B07L67PZC2

Workers, pensioners and children: all better off. Ignore the critics – we really are standing up for working people

Day one rights to statutory sick pay and paternity leave begin on Monday, and that fits the pattern. From my own life, I know people’s anxieties, and I will respond, says UK prime minister Keir Starmer

The Guardian

"[…] this [is] to enable a “seamless travel experience”, while also giving the #ukgov “greater power to stop those who pose a threat from setting foot in the country and gives us a fuller picture of immigration.”

Yes, of course #ftl #dysfunctional #bollocks

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/21/british-teenagers-stranded-abroad-dual-national-rules-home-office-passports

More British teenagers stranded abroad as result of new rules on dual nationals

Cases emerge after other people tell of change in Home Office policy on passports that has left people scrambling

The Guardian

I was typing, and my editor flagged it as a ‘Strong resemblance to AI text’. Kinda bollox. And, so I rant on my blog – 1984, Minority Report. Even Handmaid's Tale. Handmade, a tale.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/03/19/i-am-a-language-model/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

#philosophy #psychology #writing #ai #policing #ethicalAI #intrusion #culture #blog #podcast #language #critique #languagedetection #bollocks #culture #conformity #obey

The idea that this royal bunch would fork over a reported $12m, plus 7 figures of #Andrew’s legal costs, without some fairly frank family discussions is just #bollocks #AbolishTheMonarchy follow @[email protected] & @[email protected] www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Some PR advice for the Andrew-...
Some PR advice for the Andrew-stricken royals - try something that looks less like a $12m cover-up

A big loan to keep the case out of court doesn’t quite add up to ‘thoughts and prayers to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein’. Working with the police might be a start, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian