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Runs the UK Covid PCR positivity map: https://jamestindall.info/skeuomorphology/ladb_covid/index.html Otherwise: literary history | philosophy of tech | EXTREME METAPHORS: Interviews with JG Ballard http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B007QOXKHI | www.danohara.co.uk
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Terry Eagleton with a nicely argued against-the-grain thesis unherd.com/2025/02/brit...

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The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place): 1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."

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The PCR positivity map has updated. This week's data shows us where the increase in positivity is focused. All the hotspots correlate with rising hospital admissions. jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol... 1/6

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I loved this when I read it back then.

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It has been 25 years since HOUSE OF LEAVES hit shelves and joined the literary lexicon as one of the most challenging reading experiences of all time. To celebrate, we’re inviting you to join us on reading or rereading this cult classic.

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The PCR positivity map has updated. This week's data shows us where the increase in positivity is focused. All the hotspots correlate with rising hospital admissions. jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol... 1/6

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New from 404 Media: a Musk ally has demanded administrative access to Notify.gov, a system that lets the government text the public. The access would give them large swathes of the publics' personal data too. A worker has resigned in protest rather than give access www.404media.co/musk-ally-de...

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The useful part of Evidence Based Medicine is akin to a policy from the Guild of Cheesemakers telling you that if you need to build a shelter out of cheese, you should use Parmesan rather than Brie. Today's EBM is the Monuments and Edifices Subcommittee of the Guild of Cheesemakers demanding...

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I've been writing BLOOD IN THE MACHINE for months, but I was on the fence about going all-in. Recent events have made the call easier. Elon Musk, the Silicon Valley oligarchs and their AI are taking over. I want to do all I can to push back. I hope you'll join me, and I'm asking for your support.

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Surprising thread on UK Reddit here, with the vast majority of people being sensible and reality-based, and "it's because of lockdowns" idiots being downvoted to oblivion. Are the British starting to smell the coffee? www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/comm...

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We have this week's data and the PCR map has updated, with nothing so extreme as Cumbria last week, but rather more red spots popping up across the country. jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol... 1/5

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We have this week's data and the PCR map has updated, with nothing so extreme as Cumbria last week, but rather more red spots popping up across the country. jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol... 1/5

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There is one vulnerable minority that Judith Butler does not mention in this interview. It's the one that all the other minorities, along with everyone else, decided was expendable starting about 4 years ago. english.elpais.com/culture/2024...

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If & when its author ever tells us how & where to do so, BUY THIS BOOK [meanwhile the interview is very good]

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my first ever interview is up @bigechoscifi.bsky.social where i go deep on my upcoming short story collection ANOTHER WORLD ISN'T POSSIBLE www.bigecho.org/brendan-byrn...

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Good overview of research on the value & efficacy of NPIs against covid & future threats www.ndr.de/ratgeber/ges... [English translation.: www-ndr-de.translate.goog/ratgeber/ges...

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There is one vulnerable minority that Judith Butler does not mention in this interview. It's the one that all the other minorities, along with everyone else, decided was expendable starting about 4 years ago. english.elpais.com/culture/2024...

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*I once met JG Ballard in London and I was like, "Hey, why don't you write those really cool short stories" and he was like "I could write them, but I don't know where to put them" *It becomes an issue *Also Ballard had eight million bucks in the bank and some grandchildren at that time

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Following the sacking of Andrew Gwynne MP: youtu.be/yawhg9werrg

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We've found a fix for the API change, so the PCR positivity map is now up to date with yesterday's data. The current UKHSA data runs up to 31 Jan. jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol... 1/7

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

We've found a fix for the API change, so the PCR positivity map is now up to date with yesterday's data. The current UKHSA data runs up to 31 Jan. jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol... 1/7

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