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Gav Maclean

@gavmaclean

Small time sociologist. He/him

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Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· 24d

John Healey chairing his first meeting in No11

Clarence from RoboCop - a bald man with glasses - saying guns guns guns.

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· 24d

burnham needs to nationalise turnberry instead of digging for oil

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· 28d

I really hate our public service broadcaster at times

Headline: David Beckham consoles by Victoria after heartbreaking World Cup defeat.

Picture is of a fairly basic level of consolation as Victoria offers a hand over David's shoulder while respectfully looking down. David does not look all that upset it must be said.

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· 28d

Chaser

England suffer World Cup semifinal heartbreak with loss to Argentina

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· 29d

11 fouls in 24 minutes.

Peak Cantona accepting an award captioned "I love football. Thank you"

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· 29d

Shot

Headline: England's biggest match since 1966 as Three Lions close in on immortality

Image is of some happy looking England players

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jul 14

Image of the cover of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Image shows a very big, green, cartoon caterpillar.

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jul 13

@dril tweet from Twitter

"im not owned! im not owned!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a corn cob.

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jul 13

Note The Guardian - strategic partner of OpenAI - does not mention journalism here.

“It’s just sort of an odd thing. Young people in particular, they coined this term ‘AI slop’,” he added. “There’s a sort of disdain for things AI.”

AI has been infused into business applications and online search services, and chatbots such as ChatGPT have been widely adopted, but the technology faces major pushback in the creative industries such as music, cinema and art.

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jul 8

CERN broke the universe and we're trapped in a singularity and the more we get stretched to infinity, the less sense the world makes... Exhibit 373737

A picture of Count Binface and Nigel Farage

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jul 5

But Spielberg's best was this:

Dr Grant in Jurassic Park finding a way with two female seatbelt connectors.

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jul 4

"Unthinkable" Really?!

The rise of Nigel Farage has prompted political leaders across Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to game the unthinkable: the breakup of the United Kingdom.

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 27

Yes, she's a hard right, social conservative and there's less to pity in this situation.. but BBC News hosting writing that recounts AI-generated memes based on sexist clichés is a depressing new frontier. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 26

the only time the two of us will ever be comparable

An image of a political opinion compass. This one says I am closest matched to Zohran Mamdani.

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 24

me, a scotsman, bookmarking this one for later.

Tuchel's England is opposite to Southgate's - and is built to beat top teams

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 23

strong "i am not owned" energy

Guardian article:
I stand by what I said 10 years ago. We were right to leave the European Union
by Larry Elliott

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 21

Have to say, Islay certainly delivered this weekend

Picture of a view of the sea. There's a small wooden pier and boat in view and the ruins of a castle. The sky is bright blue and clear

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 20

I mean, not the best example. Ronaldo completes at 40+ in the World Cup in the same sense I would compete in the World Cup at 40+.

A picture of the other Ronaldo.
Headline: good food, good genes, good luck: how Ronaldo, Serena and other top athletes compete in their 40s

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 19

Kemi with some straightforward messaging on what the Tory by-election win means

Speaking at a victory rally in the constituency, she said:

We have won that referendum on oil and gas. Aberdeen has sent a message to the Labour government and to the SNP that we will not be ignored, Aberdeen will not be ignored, the centre will not be ignored …

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 16

I mean, fair enough Russia, I'd fire a warning shot at this too

Russia’s defence ministry said the Bright Future yacht was on a ‘dangerous course’ and that several attempts were made to contact it. Photograph: Bright Future sailing - a small boat with a massive union jack (this is the correct usage for once?) coloured sail

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 16

Saw someone on the train reading this book and felt like they were doing both AI and reading wrong

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 12

truly the most *worst person* this meme has ever been.

Worst person you know makes a good point meme guy

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 12

some of the biggest loser shit imaginable

Man dressed as an astronaut but looking like a knob fanboying for SpaceX

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 12

Come on, it's the weekend, he always says this stuff to fix the markets ahead of the weekend

SpaceX appears to have chosen a good day to join the US stock market.

Equity markets around the world are rallying today, after Donald Trump claimed that the US and Iran are on the verge of signing a peace agreement and announced that he will cancel fresh missile strikes.

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 10

What did we do to deserve this government? Almost like taxpayers who didn't go to university get the benefit of the skills of those who do.

Ministers have rejected accusations that recent changes to student loans are unfair, arguing that they are so heavily subsidised that the government has the right to alter their terms.

Pressure has been intensifying on the UK government to reform the student loans system but the chief secretary to the Treasury, Lucy Rigby, told MPs on Wednesday that less than half of young people go to university, and the government had to bear in mind “fairness to taxpayers as a whole”.

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 10

a bit too obvious (Bourdieu, 1998: 21)

The political dangers inherent in the ordinary use of television have to do with the fact that images have the peculiar
capacity to produce what literary critics call a reality effect. .
They show things and make people believe in what they show.
This power to show is also a power to mobilize. It can give a
life to ideas or images, but also to groups. The news, the incidents and accidents of everyday life, can be loaded with political or ethnic significance liable to unleash strong, often
negative feelings, such as racism, chauvinism, the fear-hatred
of the foreigner or, xenophobia. The simple report, the very
fact of reporting, of putting on record as a reporter, always
implies a social construction of reality that can mobilize (or
demobilize) individuals or groups

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 9

When do news organisations start calling it as it is - "fascists" or "the far right" not "anti-immigration protestors"

Guardian headline with an image of a car on fire: anti-immigration protestors in Belfast set bins and vehicles on fire amid unrest over knife attack

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 9

Trump appointees even make NASA sound shit

Nasa's Administrator Jared Isaacman said the mission would nevertheless be the most complex ever.

"This mission will require the most awe-inspiring coordination of heavy-lift rocket launches in history, drawing on the talent and capability of teams across government and the spaceflight community," he said.

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 7

Star Trek V meme: Kirk - an older white man - with his finger raised as if asking a question.
Caption: excuse me, what does ai need with a Bluesky block list of accounts that are mean about it

Gav Maclean@gavmaclean· Jun 7

Quite a set of lists I appear on