I attended PoliticalTech Summit 25 in Berlin. One of the speakers was Beth Goldberg and what she said led me to dig a bit deeper; here are my notes and links. …
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Federated Social Media
Mike Masnik of Techdirt points me at Sarah Perez’s article on a social media world without Caesars. , reporting on the founding AT Protocol conference, which is definitely not a Bluesky conference.
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Notes on the economics of AI
I have been reading and thinking about the economics of AI. Here some articles that I have read or not.
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Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
After the performative racism of the other month, I report on the Labour Government’s current legislation.
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UN Human Rights and the UK benefit system
The UN’s 7th Periodic Report on the UK from the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural rights. It has been brought to my attention by Skwawkbox who writes, “UN says UK is discriminating against children, women, disabled and sick people, refugees, minorities and more”. I have not yet read it, but I believe the report…
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Bordeaux
This seems a good idea. I can get there by train too. Wine, trains, buses and things to do. …
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Grand Tour 25
New plans for ’25. A return to the Adriatic and Alps. My notes & links …
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Copyright & AI, 2025
The regulation of AI has crossed swords with the copyright maximalists. Here are some notes and links.
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An EU Army?
Not yet, but the US administration’s behaviour over Ukraine is leading the rest of NATO to ask how real US defence guarantees are. The EU Commission has announced a funding route for arms and Germany is looking to exclude defence expenditure from their “debt ceiling rules”. My notes and links …
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The Data Bill
A bill to basically make the use of data easier. My notes and links; I was originally interested in the identity validation services it envisaged but the “copyright/mine for ever people” see an opportunity to make more money. NB Arguments between industrial music and big tech are pretty unattractive, and usually ignore the interests and…
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A DnD 5e Gish
I plan to build a D&D Gish, and want to document a good Eldritch Knight build. Here as ever are my notes and links. …
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Down the sewer!
The last couple of days have seen the Labour government sink into the sewer on immigration and racism in an attempt to “triangulate” on reform. Here my recent notes and links including a call to action …
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On the AI Action Summit
We opened considering the AI Action Summit, https://www.elysee.fr/en/sommet-pour-l-action-sur-l-ia. Here are some notes and links, …
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On over consumption
At a conference I attended, Ann Pettifor argued that the world was undergoing a crisis of under consumption. It makes sense, so I had a look at what she says/said. Here some noted and links …
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Switches
Technology moves on … I need one or two more switches for the house.
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