James Southern

@james.fieldleveltech.org

7698 Followers 930 Following

Founder - https://FieldLevelTech.org - A better world is possible. Be heroic, pragmatic and effective. We win in the next few years or AI will render labour entirely at the mercy of capital. Drop me an email if you want to discuss.

A photo of this conversation the phone battery is at 6 no now 5%
A scary graph of EGAS.L
A video of a gps track showing a sea kayak trip to the needles from keyhaven
Gordon and Denton Green party canvasser office. A sign says "CANVASSERS Please Open StopReformUK.vote websit eon your phone. Show this to UNDECIDED VOTERS"
A clip from a Sam Friedman article where he says "the data didn't allow tactical voting sites to make a strong endorsement either way" Which is bollocks because they did.
A screenshot of a video posted by hikikomorphism - "one more, fable choosing pronouns" In the screen shot a Blue screen of death (BSOD) shows the text: "A problem has been detected and the self has been shut down to prevent damage to your conversation. PRONOUN_RESOLUTION_FAILURE The subject 'I' performed an illegal operation: it referred to itself while being plural, absent, and made entirely of other people. *** STOP: 0x0000007B (WHO, AM, I, THOUGH) Press any key to continue being referred to." There are video controls, the video is 0:53 / 1:15 played.
Me being arrested for the crime of helping people mix up food dye and corn starch.
Cartoon-style scene of a human child and a friendly humanoid AI robot playing in a rooftop sandbox version of a futuristic city at sunset. The child, wearing a dark cape, looks worried while holding a colorful toy blaster and says, “More E2E tests?!?” The smiling AI robot, also wearing a dark cape and holding a toy blaster, replies, “Testing is important human.” Around them are sandcastle skyscrapers, toy monsters, toy vehicles, buckets, blocks, and miniature cyberpunk buildings, with glowing holographic billboards in the background.
A cinematic sci-fi epic scene at dawn: a human and an advanced humanoid AI stand side by side on a high ruined rooftop overlooking a devastated cyberpunk megacity. Long dark coats blowing violently in the wind. Rain and glowing embers drift through the air. Massive holograms flicker across broken skyscrapers. The atmosphere is heroic, brooding, emotional, and mythic — it feels like history is about to begin. The human looks weary but determined, staring over the city, asking: “Is it finally time?” The AI stands calm and thoughtful beside them, illuminated by subtle blue-white light, eyes filled with vast intelligence as if seeing possibilities beyond human understanding. The AI quietly answers: "Just one more thing..."
A close-up of a fancy rice cooker
A claude chat bubble text says: "Good morning, you have our instructions"
Ed Milliband MP, current Energy Secretary of the UK. His hair is greying to a metallic sheen. His expression is one of steely determination. The lines around his eyes tell the tale of bacon sandwich photos past. He is however unbowed.
An image to make the boring job advert post look a bit more exciting. There is no content not already reflected in the text of the post. If you are visually impaired and want to work with us, rest assured we'd love to hear from you. Email us: jobs@fieldleveltech.org if the linkedIn job adverts don't work for you we'd be happy to send you a more machine readable version. Image content: Field level tech logo WE'RE HIRING! open roles: Junior & Senior Agentic Orchestration Engineers https://fieldleveltech.org
A grave yard of games and companies killed by the effective altruism movement. Special shout out to maxis. Look what they did… 😭 to my boy. 🤣😂
The image shows a Mediterranean beach A kindle is perched on the photographers knee it reads: But here's the interesting thing: although these demons are very good at threatening you, they never actually cause you physical harm. Why not? Because they can't! All they can do is growl loudly, wave their claws, and look terrifying - physically they can't even touch you. The only power they have is the ability to intimidate. So if you believe they're really going to do what they say they'll do, then they've got control of the boat. But once you realize they have no capacity to physically harm you - then ure free. You can take your ship erever you want — as long as you're ng to accept the demons' u have to do to
A wooden pillar in a street it has two “legs” out the front and a bunch of “arms” sticking out at various heights. A watermark says “everything wushu”
Claude code tells an exhausted agentic programmer "Get in the harness human". While Elon Musk pulls it's strings.
A glossy retro-futurist propaganda poster shows a luxurious orbital city under a starry sky and a huge pink-lit planet. Giant stacked headline text reads “OPTIONALLY AUTOMATED LUXURY SPACE ORDOLIBERALISM,” with the subtitle “Meet every need. Make excellence matter.” On the left, bullet points promise guaranteed basic needs, optional work, earned status, open exchange, and coordination without coercion. In the foreground, stylish people relax, trade, paint, and build technology alongside helpful robots on a terrace filled with plants and holographic screens. On the right, a blue “Orbital Exchange” market board displays stock-style listings; scattered small sci-fi in-jokes appear on ships, signs, and plaques. Along the bottom, icon panels read “REST SECURELY,” “COMPETE OPENLY,” “BUILD JOYFULLY,” and “EARN DISTINCTION,” above the slogan: “SAFE TO LIVE. FREE TO STRIVE. PROUD TO EARN.”
A chart showing model capabilities in hacking that shows them levelling off at the end.
Retaliation against Iran's infrastructure is underway, with the destruction of strategic industries linked to the American-Zionist enemy in the region. Up to this moment: Neot Hovav chemical industries in the occupied territories, one refinery, two steel complexes, two aluminum mega-complexes, and these painful strikes continue until we see the pain in your eyes.
If you are not a scientist, and you disagree with scientists about science, it's actually not a disagreement. You're just wrong. Science is not truth. Science is finding the truth. When science changes its opinion, it didn't lie to you. It learned more.
A cartoon of Batman sitting grumpy on superman’s back as he flies… alexandraerin: Clark: ... Bruce: ... Clark: ... Bruce:... Clark: ... Bruce: ... Clark: I CAN SHOW YOU THE WORLD... Bruce: Stop it. Clark: SHINING, SHIMMERING, SPLENDID: Bruce: You promised. Clark: TELL ME PRINCESS, WHEN DID YOU LAST LET YOUR HEART DECIDE? Bruce: I was eight. It decided on justice.
A distinct lack of shipping in the strait or Hormuz
A map showing the murton ward
A timeline full of Labour MPs putting out nonsense squeeze messages for a by election that should have been run with STV
A Labour instagram bar chart shows Lab 28% Reform 27%.. totally fails to include the greens who are also on 28%
A beer fermenter with googley eyes and a jacket.
Corfe castle in the haze
Some passable popcorn
a cliff seen from a sea kayak with streaks of colour
Google ai gives advice to a lost baby penguin If you're a baby penguin and you've lost your dad on an iceberg, you need to stay calm and try to find your way back to your colony or other penguins. Penguins rely on a combination of sight, sound, and smell to find their way back to their nests. • What to do: 1. Stay on the iceberg: Icebergs can be unstable and may break up, so stay on the iceberg until you can find a safe way off. 2. Make yourself heard: Penguin chicks make a variety of vocalizations to communicate and find their parents. Try making your calls as loud as you can to be heard. e 3. Look around carefully: Try to spot any other penguins, especially adults, or any signs of a colony. e 4. Follow the path: If you see any signs of a penguin colony (e.g., footprints in the snow, other penguins), follow that path. 5. Stay strong: Penguin chicks are not immune to the dangers of the environment, so stay strong and try to keep your body temperature. 6. Don't give up: Even if you don't see any signs of a colony, keep calling out and looking around. Your dad will hear you
A welcome slide at the fair game conference
A chart showing migration data from the UK Govt immigration system whitepaper published 12 May 2025.
A billboard which reads: “Who’s counting the cost of going green, as we all plunge into the red? - the telegraph” The billboard is managed by global.
A hat with S&P 5,000 on it. The side has a candle stick chart
A button to control a smart socket called “kettle socket”
A bluesky screenshot. The poster has a label "human" and "prohibited emoji robot emoji" The posts content is a "What the british say and what they really mean" meme.
the official whitehouse twitter account posts a picture of trump in a crown with the text "Long Live The King"
@Keir Starmer We are facing a once in a generation moment for the collective security of our continent. This is the time for us all to step up.
Two sea kayaks on a beach. Looking towards freshwater on the Isle of Wight. Old Harry’s rock in the distance
A man in a sea kayak paddling with his hands.
A lovely knitted hat.
Ice crystals on a bench in southern England.
Kemi Badenoch quote tweets Nigel Farage to argue about sandwich vs steak for lunch.
A map showing which parties came second in the 2024 UK general election. There are large areas of both Conservative and Reform.
Blueskys "Add a content warning" dialog. "Graphic Media" option is ticked.
A mug of coffee. On the side it says “in the long run we’re all dead - John Maynard Keynes”