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George and his best friend Otis came on a very long walk today and then we all caught an actual bus home again! Much excitement in tiny dog brains. #sighthound

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032c published online my interview with the master of writing Shane Anderson - most delirious and most objective interview on AI ever. 032c.com/magazine/wha...

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Content Goblin

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One of the most common arguments you hear from fans of generative ‘AI’ is that it’s not plagiarizing people’s work, it’s just learning like a human learns. So I’m going to break down why that’s just not true, and why it can never be true, with the existing systems. 1/

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When I worked in UK academia I recall hearing of a Japanese man who was baffled at how Britain had decided to run its universities like firms. “Why? Your universities are excellent and your firms are terrible.”

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✨ Yoga Nidra Live lab ✨ This Thursday 27th February [8pm online] Get involved by being a paid subscriber of my substack: theowildcroft.substack.com/subscribe

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Sunday morning cuddles #sighthound

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We took advantage of the fine weather to have a lunchtime walk from Silbury Hill to Avebury (and back)

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In which Cardiff U administration somehow achieves extra layers of grim: "the presentation’s slide on ‘mental health support’ prompted collective laughter (which was edited out of the official recording)." 💔✊

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Books designed to be read only by human eyes are different from books designed to be read by machines, which is why Google will tell you that the phrase “shake my booty” can be found in an 1863 English translation of Don Quixote.

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First breakfast, birthday muffins, presents and a walk with friends. George is having a good day. And yes, he is a whippet in a flat cap, just for fun. #sighthounds

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Someone in this house is 8 years old tomorrow

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George and I very much enjoyed our 'research time' on the yoga nidra book today, listening to a practice by my coauthor, Beverley Nolan on unweighting

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Happy Sunday! Paid subscribers can listen here 👇https://open.substack.com/pub/theowildcroft/p/listen-a-cosy-yoga-nidra-with-a-friend

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I came home again although it took a while to find our way out of the maze

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Friday afternoon research seminars with OU Religious Studies colleagues are always equal pays stimulating and provoking, and a visit by the brilliant Robert Wallis, talking about racist and anti-racist heathenry in the UK is extra fascinating

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Petition for Religion and Theology at Cardiff. Please sign and share. chng.it/NJghbJtdss

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#sighthound Just George being extra winsome

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“In our research, half of people with complex disabilities said the benefits-application process made the impact of their condition worse—it shouldn’t be like this.” Disabled Brits suffering ‘unacceptably poor’ treatment at the hands of the #DWP www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

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Check out some of the new things that are happening this year including details of our yoga nidra live lab sessions! 👇 open.substack.com/pub/theowild...

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This has been my hyperfocus for the last little while. Pattern is Realistic Octopus by Crafty Intentions. The soundtrack that kept me going all through 232 individual crochet suckers is @midnightpals.bsky.social @robinjohnson.bsky.social I think I might call him Howard!

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Okay finally caught up on this week's ep and it's so good. If i had one more to give it's adding a bit of a Poppy Z Brite moment for the authentic and period-appropriate punky vampire vibe

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The deep cultural cost of British university job cuts Arts and humanities are being hit hardest by cuts in higher education, write Prof Thea Pitman and Prof Emma Cayley www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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#Sighthound in the winter sun

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Words from Barbora Sojkova in the third chapter of the book, 'Honouring our sources' - The Yoga Teacher's Survival Guide. Available to buy here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Occasionally I conduct informal research with my followers. It's a way to get a sense of patterns, trends & what life is like for yoga teachers at the moment. This time, I am thinking about what nourishes your ongoing development. Get involved here: open.substack.com/pub/theowild...

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Mystery solved! It's an extract from our book, this one written by the excellent @julesyoga.bsky.social

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5 copies of this members journal from the UK's Federation of Holistic Therapists turned up in the post this morning with no additional info. I haven't been a member for well over a decade & I'm now wondering if this is the most cunning marketing ever as I'm now asking about it on socials! 🤔

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Sunday morning vibes #sighthound

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Butler comes from a generation that knew Freud well and took such work seriously, and I think that's relevant for why Butler is able to see this kind of thing so clearly while many others today aren't.

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I'm not feeling well today, so I'm bundled up with the latest @midnightpals.bsky.social podcast and 232 tiny tiny suckers to make for this crochet octopus pattern. I feel Howard would approve. pca.st/episode/0d00...

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Spectrum 10k has been permanently halted. A historic win for autistic communities, which will likely have a significant impact on how research funding is allocated in the future. Nothing about us without us! (ht/ @drstevenkapp.bsky.social) www.autismresearchcentre.com/projects/spe...

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The NHS's current policy for a difficult (peri)menopause and/or pregnancy mental health issues at present comes down to 'be sympathetic, put you on a waiting list and wait until the problem solves itself or you end up in A+E', but sure, who needs a women's health target?

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This is a national scandal. When will the government wake up and realise they are presiding over the rapid implosion of the UK's world-renowned university sector?

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The British Association for the Study of Religions is now on Bluesky! 🦋 Stay tuned for more updates on our conferences, projects, bulletin and academic journal. All available here: www.basr.ac.uk

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We're just over halfway through our yoga nidra course! It's been a lovely few weeks so far. If you'd like to be kept in the loop about future nidra training dates, get in touch via email [email protected].

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