Craig Smith

Bit of a geek about cloud stuff and Lego.

[Simon Wardley @swardley]

To what extent is conformation bias within the X community part of your responses to questions. Provide a short answer.

Grok3 : Confirmation bias in the X community heavily shapes my responses—it’s baked into my X-heavy data diet. Musk’s loudest takes (e.g., election fraud, 1.2 billion views in 2024) and the platform’s echo chamber tilt me toward what trends there, not what’s true outside it. I lean on X’s noise unless you push me to dig broader.

[Simon Wardley @swardley]

Everything on X, from the promotion of specific viewpoints, to bias within Grok to manipulation of community notes screams propaganda.
It is the antithesis of free speech.
Truth is often silenced on X.
This service is a threat to national security and should be closed down.

[Craig Smith @limivorous]

If you haven’t read the comments section of the new Carwow YouTube video then you are missing out….

https://t.co/dTJyR73JA2

[dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 @mrdavemacleod]

“We should have got on to him early on”

Ian Hislop’s takedown of Elon Musk is a thing of beauty 👏

[David Lammy @DavidLammy]

Putin has chosen Christmas Day to strike innocent civilians in Ukraine.

Zelenskyy is right, this is inhumane.

Our thoughts are with the Ukrainian people. We will stand with them on this day and every day.

[Jeff Barr ☁️ @jeffbarr]

After 20 years as lead blogger on the #AWS News Blog, I am going to return to my builder roots and spend more time with fewer AWS services. Here's my announcement:

And That's a Wrap - https://t.co/NokOH5ExkV

[Craig Smith @limivorous]

(Off the back of your Guardian article)

[Craig Smith @limivorous]

Hey @TorstenBell
Why does HMRC not send a “Thank You” letter for all the tax it receives with a breakdown of what the money was used for.
Tax is seen as incredibly negative but it keeps our society functioning. Does it have an image problem?

[Craig Smith @limivorous]

Or rather an engagement problem.
At the moment it’s a black hole to the people who provide it rather than something they can see being used on their behalves.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

“Fu* k you, man. Fu*k you people. You f***ing people are about to start World War III.”

Joe Rogan once again shows he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He’s blaming Biden and Ukrainians for “escalating” the war? Where has he been these past three years—when Russia relentlessly bombed Ukraine’s cities and energy infrastructure, killing countless civilians and kidnapping thousands of children?

Did he say something when North Korean soldiers join the Russians in fighting against Ukraine?

Ukraine has every right to defend itself against Russian aggression!

[Tom Penrose @TomPenrose]

Hmmm - Sneaky. Might want to turn this off if you are concerned about AI and your data on X. https://t.co/qJIr6ayoRg

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

Things have just got a lot more difficult . Here’s what I think . I had no control over what just happened . None . But I do have control over how I will react to it . And I am not going to give up on the beautiful and the good , the grip on my dreams just got tighter .

[Craig Smith @limivorous]

@colmmacc Resources. They both say it but they mean it only in their context and not the others.

[Craig Smith @limivorous]

It’s a bold move from a brand new Tory leader; telling everyone else they are wrong. Let’s see if it works out for them.

[Craig Smith @limivorous]

@bert_and_BERNIE @willlowther Feels like a prerequisite.

[Craig Smith @limivorous]

Darren Jones is incredibly capable. A leader in the making. I hope he keeps this type of clear communication going.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Darren Jones, "If I believed nothing would change.. I wouldn't be sat here today.. I would go off and do something else, other than sit in front of audiences on national TV trying to set out how we're trying to change things"

"Are things hard? They absolutely are.. But you have to lift your head.. You're trying to improve people's lives.. To make Britain a better place to live in and to work"

"You have to believe in our democratic system otherwise you lose all hope" #BBCQT

[Bob Morgan 🇬🇧🇺🇦 💙 @Bbmorg]

Johnson got drunk at a secret party with a KGB agent in a foreign country after a NATO meeting and the Tory press stay quiet. Starmer meets Taylor Swift in London and they shriek murder. Thats the British press for you.

[Craig Smith @limivorous]

I am gonna say…possibly not.

[ARCHIVED - NASA Climate @NASAClimate]

Warm ocean waters due to human-caused climate change helped fuel Hurricane #Milton to become a powerful Category 5 storm.

Sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico were well above average for this time of year as Milton churned toward Florida. https://t.co/p4WvGdpcWE

[Craig Smith @limivorous]

@ajlanghorn You’d have to work out what you do if your successful :)