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charliemic.bsky.social
Software engineer, cybersecurity, walking, dogs, music (choral, piano, orchestral), some politics - lefty/anarchist
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London. We are Mixed Blessings, West Indian Cuisine; next to Ly Trang, Vietnamese supermarket; next to Bay Root, Lebanese restaurant; next to Brasiliero, Brazilian Grocer. Best city in the world.

submitted 148 days ago • 0 comments

Reading the Jim Covello (Goldman Sachs guy who wrote the critical genAI paper for them) interview with the Times and he's just like me for real

submitted 165 days ago • 7 comments

JK Rowling hasn’t tweeted in 12 days. Give Imane Khelif another gold medal.

submitted 202 days ago • 81 comments

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Devices to fool automated systems into thinking you're active and present don't exist because people are lazy, they exist because bosses count productivity by minutes not tasks and will punish idle hands for not taking longer.

submitted 267 days ago • 22 comments

One good tactic for dealing with existential despair is find a place where you can do some good. Might be volunteering to help people or animals. Might be seeking an appointment on a local board or running for office. Might be sharing poems on the internet. Pick something at a scale you can manage.

submitted 306 days ago • 27 comments

The concept of Universal Basic Income isn't about discouraging hard work; it's about ensuring everyone has the fundamental necessities to survive. Our society should not be one where survival is a privilege. It's time we make it a right. Basic income is not charity; it's justice.

submitted 311 days ago • 7 comments

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Voted in the local elections and can’t shake the feeling of shame and resentment at the photo id requirement. Shame at participating in an evidently cynical attempt to disenfranchise voters under 60 without a valid passport or driving licence. Resentment at the pretence that there was even a problem

submitted 311 days ago • 12 comments

My past week

submitted 315 days ago • 26 comments