Nothing organised or refined here - just a quote dump because I am supposed to be doing other things (I am always supposed to be doing other things!). tl;dr - timing matters, there are deeper tides than we realise (just read about Camatte's idea of speciosis-ontosis - not sure it adds much, but it's intriguing... Continue Reading →
Of gray goo, paperclips and Habsburg AI: the fears we have of new technologies
Yesterday I came across a new reason(as if I needed more!) not to make long term plans. It's "Model Autophagy Disorder" - basically, the AI slop vacuum cleaners/generators might start to feed on what they've already spat out. As I put on Bluesky - "I'm old enough to remember when "MAD" meant Yanks and Russians... Continue Reading →
October 22nd’s Private Eye rejects – Trumpbot, Reform hack, Spooks warning
I think I will do three submissions per issue until the end of the year, then call it a day.
More rejected Private Eye submissions
I've been fascinated by Private Eye since late 1995, when my late friend Dev Cropper introduced me to it (or explained it better than I was currently understanding). Yes, it is not perfect, but - other than me of course - what is? Anyway, I've started pitching satire to them. Yet to be successful. You... Continue Reading →
Poetry for the Fafocene
There are Things I Have to Do. I went for a yomp to feed moorhens and swans (and shed lard - I go out with a weighted jacket - ten kilos of 1 and 2 pence coins and also, latterly, a backpack with a few bricks) to map out some of these TIHD, and avoid... Continue Reading →
