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15 Jul 2024
Anyone looking for a great, scientific explainer on why gender-affirming care is lifesaving for trans kids – listen to this:
open.spotify.com/episode/4Oe…
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13 Dec 2023
(daft punk One More Time voice) Auld Lang Syne
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28 Dec 2025
I would send more letters if all the stamps looked like this
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27 Dec 2025
My mom suggested we watch “the Third Onion” (she’s referring to Wake Up Dead Man)
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27 Oct 2020
Hi, I’d like to briefly talk about a teeny tiny, great detail in The Last Jedi. Please indulge me for this pretty nerdy thread:
We all know this moment from the movie. BUT have you ever noticed the extremely subtle visual effect? Go ahead and see if you can find it. [1/9]
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26 Nov 2025
This seems to have been ignored - will have a big impact
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24 Nov 2025
Opus 4.5 is here and @AnthropicAI hasn't just gone for coding dominance - it's also a frontrunner at agentic tasks like tool use and browser automation đź‘€
Read my coverage here:
itpro.com/technology/artific…
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18 Nov 2025
Cloud outages can be complex. Join our SVP & CTO James Kretchmar on @ITPro Podcast with @rorybathgate as they uncover the realities of resilience and keeping infrastructure online: ow.ly/aNiH50XtwhA
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11 Nov 2025
NEW from me: CO2 emissions in China have now been flat or falling for 18 months, the first time that energy demand growth at or above historical averages doesn't drive emissions up, thanks to the clean energy boom. 🧵👇
🇨🇳 📰 NEW | Analysis: #China’s #CO2 #emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months
carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi…
@laurimyllyvirta w/ @CarbonBrief
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Rory Bathgate retweeted
6 Nov 2025
Which one is more English?
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5 Nov 2025
Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
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28 Oct 2025
The government is not commissioning enough wind power to meet its clean energy pledge. Blog here
theguardian.com/politics/liv…
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27 Oct 2025
Meanwhile, sunlight prices expected remain flat at $0 for the four billionth consecutive year
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21 Oct 2025
October is #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, and with a number of recent cyber attacks having shut down global supply chains and pressured businesses with extortion attempts, it's never been more important to safeguard your organization.
@rorybathgate itpro.com/security/repeated-…
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20 Oct 2025
When AWS goes down, you realise how much is dependent on it đź‘€ follow our live coverage here:
itpro.com/infrastructure/liv…
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16 Oct 2025
Other key takeaways from this talk: Pichai predicts viable quantum in the next few years, confirms Google Glass will make a comeback now that AI has caught up with hardware
16 Oct 2025
@sundarpichai confirms Google will release Gemini 3.0 in conversation with @Benioff at #dreamforce25
It's beyond clear that Google Cloud is closing any lead left in AI (and potentially pulling comfortably ahead of competition)
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10 Oct 2025
I guess "energy abundance" means cancelling one of the largest energy projects in the US during a period of significant load growth.
I'm sure Republicans will assume responsibility for energy price increases in Nevada and nearby states in the years to come.
10 Oct 2025
This just in: The Esmeralda 7 Solar Project — which would have generated a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power — has been canceled, the BLM says.
heatmap.news/sparks/esmerald…
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5 Oct 2025
While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 64% of the National Grid's electricity demand. winderful.uk
ALT The winderful.uk dashboard showing that wind is generating 13,829 MW. That's enough to charge 2,765,800,000 smartphones.
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5 Oct 2025
Great rundown – I wrote about how little hope I have for data center SMRs earlier this year:
itpro.com/infrastructure/dat…
5 Oct 2025
The US is making a $9B bet on small modular reactors (SMRs) to power AI data centers and cut emissions. Will the economics work?
Highlights:
- $6B US govt support since 2019, $3B private capital
- Past SMR efforts: delays big overruns (NuScale canceled after 120% costs; operating SMRs abroad ran 3–4x over budget)
- Cost gap: independents peg ~$182/MWh by 2030 vs. ~$133/MWh for big nuclear, ~$126/MWh gas; wind/solar storage ~1/3 cheaper than SMRs
- Fuel pinch: many SMRs need HALEU; supply dominated by Russia; limited US capacity
- Momentum: 32 GW in deals since 2023 (many nonbinding)
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1 Oct 2025
no and you did not create anything
1 Oct 2025
I created a million-dollar Pixar-quality short in just 8 days using AI.
Workflow: nano banana midjourney seedance kling 2.5 Suno Elevenlabs
I also tested Sora 2…and the results were surprising (see below)
Excited to finally share this!
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