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Jack Scriven Oct 20, 2023

Rachel Coldicutt has moved Oct 20, 2023

Last few tickets for the AI and Society Forum available from 10am today - an urgent convening of civil society in London, ahead of the AI Safety Summit. It's going to be an extraordinary day with many brilliant contributors https://www.aisocietyforum.net/

AI and Society Forum

Civil society has an essential part to play in shaping AI governance, now and in the future Join us in London on the 31 October 2023 for the AI and Society Forum and be part of the conversation.

AI and Society Forum

Jack Scriven Oct 18, 2023

James House-Lantto (He/Him)Oct 18, 2023

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/18/x-twitter-1-dollar-annual-subscription-fee-new-users-elon-musk-new-zealand-nz-philippines

Twitter is now instituting a Fee for all users, even basic normal access in New Zealand & Philippines.

It's "only" $1 per year, but it's the principal of the thing.

Mind you at that level, it's still just basic access, not the premium or blue or whatever other tiers, that's for absolute basic access, to even log into twitter at all.

#Twitter #ElonMusk #BadBusiness

X, formerly Twitter, rolls out US$1 annual fee for new users in New Zealand and the Philippines

Platform owned by Elon Musk says subscription trial is aimed at combating bots on the service

The Guardian

Jack Scriven Oct 12, 2023

I'm not quite sure from the article how much Bernie Eccleston was trying to steal from UK citizens, denying many essential public services, for which most people pay their taxes without question.

It must be hundreds of millions by the figures mentioned, the fact he is not going to spend any time in prison is laughable when others go to prison for petty theft!

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/12/ex-f1-boss-bernie-ecclestone-pleads-guilty-to-fraud

Bernie Ecclestone given suspended sentence after pleading guilty to fraud

Former Formula One boss handed 17-month suspended term after failing to declare £400m of overseas assets to HMRC

The Guardian

Jack Scriven Oct 12, 2023

andreas anderssohn Oct 12, 2023

Win win situation ‘Repair is the new cool’.

#sustainability #slowfashion #circulareconomy https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/oct/11/repair-is-the-new-cool-how-amsterdam-started-a-fashion-revolution?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

‘Repair is the new cool’: how Amsterdam started a fashion revolution

A new project in the Netherlands employs skilful refugees to mend much-loved clothes – and the idea is spreading fast

The Guardian

Jack Scriven Oct 10, 2023

Dgar Oct 10, 2023

The adjective for metal is metallic.

Not so for iron, which is ironic.

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Jack Scriven Oct 10, 2023

@IHPower

That's a more K?

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Jack Scriven Oct 4, 2023

@alaskacacher @eyeinhand

Really interesting, some more info here:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/kluane-historical-kokanee-dna-1.6461989

DNA from nearly-forgotten Yukon kokanee salmon 'a treasure' for modern conservation | CBC News

Researchers found that salmon currently in the Kathleen Lake system aren’t so genetically different from their ancestors, while the hatchery kokanee have diverged to the point where they shouldn’t be reintroduced into the wild.

CBC

Jack Scriven Oct 4, 2023

BBC Radio 5 Live Oct 2, 2023

This is a brilliant and almost unbelievable story.

Anthony Curcio was a high school football star who attempted one of the most daring heists in US history.

Listen to Sport's Strangest Crimes: Friday Night Heists with Johnny Marr, on BBC Sounds 🎧

https://bbc.in/3F0WVK3 #AmericanFootball #AnthonyCurcio #robbery #crime #theft #sport

BBC Sounds - Sport's Strangest Crimes - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Sport's Strangest Crimes on BBC Sounds.

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Jack Scriven Oct 1, 2023

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Jo Rhodes Oct 1, 2023

In our little corner of #NorthYorkshire we run a #CommunityFridge and collect surplus veg and other stuff from local supermarkets to use or pass on. We have an #organic allotment run mostly #biodynamic with a lot of #CompanionPlanting. We share lots of heritage and saved seeds and pass on fruit cuttings, perennial seeds and surplus veg and flower plants to share around the community. Just pondering how we can scale up to do a bit more. Huge thanks to #Hubbub #Coop #Booths for their support but we could do so much more if we weren't always firefighting and dealing with people in crisis as the systems collapse around us...sigh..

Jack Scriven Sep 30, 2023

Dr. D. Elisabeth Glassco Sep 30, 2023

Olaudah Equiano’s book, “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself,” stands prominently among autobiographies penned by former slaves in 18th-century Britain. Its comprehensive and detailed recounting, along with supporting documentation from various letters, offers unparalleled insights into Equiano's life, surpassing what we know about any of his peers.

Image: Olaudah Equiano as a young man in the 1770s/1780s.