Should be easy enough to find some guy with a giant sardine can key stuck to his back.

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Most of us who signed the open letter in support of former Cambridge Professor, Jason Arday, has had the media on our case for the past couple of days. I signed the letter. Jason's resignation seemed bound to happen and once Cambridge University started its own investigation, inevitable. Jason was clearly hounded by people with an agenda, particularly ones with distasteful and discredited views on race. They in turn were fuelled by a ravenous media which thrives on people's downfall, and other nefarious commentators. But Jason's fate was sealed as the discussion moved from plagiarism and his scholarship, to his character, in a way we've not seen before. And there are plenty of accusations of plagiarism. Academia in the UK is overwhelmingly white so therefore faculty plagiarism is going to be overwhelmingly white. We read about these cases from time to time. I don't recall the sort of forensic examination of every facet of the protagonist's life as I've seen in this case. I don't recall the elderly parents of anyone being doorsteped. African and Asian heritage professionals are over surveilled, micro managed and investigated. This is simply a fact; report after report in some professions, including law and medicine, tell the tale. So whereas media presenters are trying to catch us out when they ask whether race is a factor in this case, it is fair for me, who's worked in the UK for 40 plus years, including as a race equality officer, to say that whilst we don't know the facts in this particular case, we do know the uncomfortable truth that the likelihood is high and as luck would have it, the end might well have justified the means. But this isn't always the case! I signed the open letter when I heard that Liverpool John Moores had cleared Jason of plagiarism. Are they maintaining their position? Is he innocent of this? Was the problem poor citation, or something else? Who amongst us know the facts? This sorry tale does raise issues about the quality of the work done in some of these institutions, including the hallowed ones, and about how autism and neurodivergency might play out in the final analysis. If the multiple stories portrayed as fact turn out to be fantasy, exaggeration or invention, what caused this? Did this young man feel the need to emblish facts to fit in to what is a high, and possibly overachievening, world? Jason is obviously a very talented young man whatever the facts turn out to be. I hope he receives the best support, love and care from his friends and family and can reset and go on to use his talents. Whatever the facts are on his extra curricular activities and on the plagiarism when things are examined, Jason has, seemingly, more talent than most of the people celebrating his downfall. Not sure many of us can write a PhD even with copied paragraphs, run a marathon, or have any inclination to do anything useful for our communities. It's been interesting to hear his bright students speak about him and credit him with their own development. I was happy when I read about his appointment. It is rare to see a young Black person in the space he occupied. I am sad to read about his resignation, the confusion, the gotcha comments, and the implications for those who seek to put their head above the parapet only to be told you don't belong and, we'll get you one way or the other.

Newsreader on BBC radio reporting the Berlin attack on the Pride parade: 'The suspect is thought to be from the Islamist spectrum.' SPECTRUM!

Absolute crash out from Musk after he’s presented with the reality that many, many people fucking hate him

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IMHO this is primarily because the *benefits* of AI are still spread on an *extreme* power law distribution. A few people, primarily in tech, are reaping enormous windfalls, while for the vast majority of the population AI seems extremely nebulous, at best.