Computer Scientist and Philosopher at Oxford. So much to do, so little time.
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new post: a bit of a history of my life through the lens of ambition, anxiety and possibility
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With the Triple Lock reform set out accurately and the savings hypothecated to a National Care Service, a clear majority back it:
64% support it and 15% oppose: net +49.
Support outnumbers opposition in every age group, including those most affected:
-> 55-64: 61% support, 16% oppose
-> 65+: 55% support, 27% oppose
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Hope again.
Brilliant to see Andy Burnham spell out so clearly just what our country needs.
📸The News Agents
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You’d think burnham was making pensions grow slightly slower to give every young person a couple a grand
He’s doing it to pay for social care, something that will save your average pensioner thousands of pounds and avoid them having to sell their homes
People still ain’t happy
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Andy Burnham is somehow defying gravity
NEW: Where will the public land on Andy Burnham’s Triple Lock changes and National Care Service plans?
Initial reactions to the PM’s speech in a poll of 1,548 adults in the UK interviewed in the hours after the speech on 29 September on behalf of Mandate Research
Of the 55% of the public who had seen or heard something about the speech, 55% have a positive impression vs. 23% negative
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It's actually nice to have a prime minister for the first time in maybe 5 years that actually controls the political discussion. Shaping and not reacting to the political environment
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“It’s fantastic to have a leader who likes Labour!”
Emily Thornberry thinks it’s time to be unapologetic.
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Your shadow foreign secretary saw sense less than a year ago 👇
Andy Burnham wants to scrap the triple lock.
Sign the petition to help us stop him 👇
ProtectPensioners.com
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BlueDot is funding folks to talk about AI safety with their local community! Apply by Sunday Oct 4, more info:
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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Ezra Klein asked Bill Gates whether normal corporate incentives are enough to handle AI risks.
Gates doesn’t mince words:
...very interesting & somewhat troubling deep dive look at AI, its potential dangers without control and its potential benefits.
Keeping AI out of the hands of people with bad intentions will be the big challenge.
nytimes.com/2026/09/29/opini…
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Trained llama-70b base to hallucinate notes from my obsidian vault. If anyone has note titles they want to see, reply to this.
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this feels like a window into an alternate dimension
training a base model to hallucinate my obsidian notes, enjoy some generic productivity advice
Rules for Time Management
- Have an agenda for every day
- Block time for the most important task of your day
- Leave your door open and make your work visible
- Do deep work at set times each day
- Use your commute wisely
- Schedule time for exercise
- Have a cut-off time for daily media consumption
- Prioritise tasks over meetings whenever possible
- Do the hard stuff first
- Build rewards into your schedule
- Manage your attention
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training a base model to hallucinate my obsidian notes, enjoy some generic productivity advice
Rules for Time Management
- Have an agenda for every day
- Block time for the most important task of your day
- Leave your door open and make your work visible
- Do deep work at set times each day
- Use your commute wisely
- Schedule time for exercise
- Have a cut-off time for daily media consumption
- Prioritise tasks over meetings whenever possible
- Do the hard stuff first
- Build rewards into your schedule
- Manage your attention
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