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PhD student researching working class identity, 'deindustrialisation,' & deficit narratives. Also: writer, photographer, docu producer (@lonelytower.bsky.social), general annoyance. πŸ“ NE England MDANT πŸ…. https://linktr.ee/mariegardiner

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Like I said, depends on your perspective.

07.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Still, if anything it's given Charlotte (the interviewer) a different angle to probably very many samey interviews with Theroux, so you'd be happy about that at least.

07.03.2026 10:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I also get that Theroux is in the weird position of himself being an interviewer and also probably having to do so many of these that he's exhausted with it. But still, that's never the fault of the person in front of you and... it's the job, suck it up.

07.03.2026 10:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Would you like me to cry now?’: Louis Theroux on the manosphere, marriage and misunderstandings He’s television’s most daring documentary-maker, known for asking questions others wouldn’t. But Theroux doesn’t seem to like it when the tables are turned

Very interesting interview for different reasons depending on your perspective. For people who've interviewed other people a lot it's the kind of interview where the interviewee (Theroux) is prickly at best, hostile at worst. Felt sorry for the interviewer.

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

07.03.2026 10:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A window shaped shadow in the nice soft light shining onto a door

A window shaped shadow in the nice soft light shining onto a door

Good morning, it's -1 here somehow but the light is pretty.

07.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A fake ai prompt where i have written draw a capybara having a relaxing bath and am waiting on a human pretending to be an ai to respond

A fake ai prompt where i have written draw a capybara having a relaxing bath and am waiting on a human pretending to be an ai to respond

The response to the prompt, a basic drawing (from a human) of a capybara in water with a little heart above him

The response to the prompt, a basic drawing (from a human) of a capybara in water with a little heart above him

Oh my god

Lmao

youraislopbores.me

06.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 15

Haha living* that was meant to be, but also loving I guess!

06.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There you go! Loving your best life

06.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
My attempt at a 'reallt cool pigeon' he has sunglasses on

My attempt at a 'reallt cool pigeon' he has sunglasses on

So, I'm an artist now lads.

06.03.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Get a partner, this is basically what I do to mine all day πŸ˜‚ sadly no pay but he does feed me, so

06.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
My attempt at a 'reallt cool pigeon' he has sunglasses on

My attempt at a 'reallt cool pigeon' he has sunglasses on

So, I'm an artist now lads.

06.03.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't stop πŸ˜‚

06.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
I ask for a picture of a giant punctuation mark threatening a city and that is what I got

I ask for a picture of a giant punctuation mark threatening a city and that is what I got

Ahahahahaha

06.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of youraislopbores.me wherein I requested the "AI" (it's a person) to draw someone tasting the rainbow. The resulting image is a stick figure lying on its back with its mouth open and distended while squiggly rainbow lines pour in from a cloud above.

A screenshot of youraislopbores.me wherein I requested the "AI" (it's a person) to draw someone tasting the rainbow. The resulting image is a stick figure lying on its back with its mouth open and distended while squiggly rainbow lines pour in from a cloud above.

youraislopbores.me

06.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Either, both

06.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've just sneezed 10 times, call an old priest and a young priest.

06.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

You guys have to try this it's very fun.

06.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
I say: explain the state of the world to me like I'm 5

Response: hey little kiddo! You know when mama and dada don't like each other very much and fight with knives? That's just like it! Tell me if you want to hear this in other styles too.

I say: explain the state of the world to me like I'm 5 Response: hey little kiddo! You know when mama and dada don't like each other very much and fight with knives? That's just like it! Tell me if you want to hear this in other styles too.

πŸ’€ hahahahaha

06.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A fake ai prompt where i have written draw a capybara having a relaxing bath and am waiting on a human pretending to be an ai to respond

A fake ai prompt where i have written draw a capybara having a relaxing bath and am waiting on a human pretending to be an ai to respond

The response to the prompt, a basic drawing (from a human) of a capybara in water with a little heart above him

The response to the prompt, a basic drawing (from a human) of a capybara in water with a little heart above him

Oh my god

Lmao

youraislopbores.me

06.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 15

🫣

06.03.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why are you writing this into my timeline personally

06.03.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That was the joke, yeah.

06.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

write an album about her

06.03.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

If it helps at all, we've (north of England) had a typical start to March in that it was all SPRING IS HERE and then this morning it snowed, so March remains the greatest liar and betrayer of any month.

06.03.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hahaha can't disagree in some ways yet Pussy Palace remains a banger

06.03.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

urgh too late in the week to argue with stupid - goodbye.

06.03.2026 12:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

oop, 'labour intensive service industries' is it? So you actually mean healthcare, construction, hospitality etc and in a sense you're right, but right in the sense that pretty much all workers are exploited rather than honing in on a very specific group of people AND I WONDER WHY THAT IS

06.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Data: AI Is Almost Green Compared To Netflix, Zoom, YouTube Everyone is worried about AI’s growing impact on the environment. OK, but watching Netflix for an hour creates 500 times more COβ‚‚ than sending 2 text prompts to ChatGPT.

Even the sources that try to skew data to fit that comparison (like below) end up veering into nonsense. How can you compare energy use of one hour of streaming to 'a few questions' to an LLM. We're not bolting an hour of streaming into every net search for starters
www.forbes.com/sites/johnko...

06.03.2026 11:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The researchers were clear that adoption of AI and the accelerated server technologies that power it has been the primary force causing electricity demand from data centers to skyrocket after remaining stagnant for over a decade. Between 2024 and 2028, the share of US electricity going to data centers may triple, from its current 4.4% to 12%.

The researchers were clear that adoption of AI and the accelerated server technologies that power it has been the primary force causing electricity demand from data centers to skyrocket after remaining stagnant for over a decade. Between 2024 and 2028, the share of US electricity going to data centers may triple, from its current 4.4% to 12%.

I hate this comparison, it's apples and oranges.

www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...

06.03.2026 11:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Stobs Camp with barrack huts during the First World war

Stobs Camp with barrack huts during the First World war

The last remaining barrack hut on a hillside near Hawick Scotland

The last remaining barrack hut on a hillside near Hawick Scotland

Andrew Jepson from Archaeology Scotland explaing the layout of the camp

Andrew Jepson from Archaeology Scotland explaing the layout of the camp

A german memorial to fallen prisoners at the Stobs Camp cemetery

A german memorial to fallen prisoners at the Stobs Camp cemetery

Reminded recently of a filming trip to Stobs Camp in the Scottish Borders. Andrew Jepson from Archaeology Scotland was our guide. Stobs has a history as both a military training camp, and prisoner of war camp. Film Link - www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Hv...

06.03.2026 11:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0