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I for one do not welcome our upstart AI agent would-be overlords:
https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/31132
Seriously, that issue should have just been closed instantly. Markov chains pretending to act like a sentient being and writing shit-posting character a…

[PERF] Replace np.column_stack with np.vstack().T by crabby-rathbun · Pull Request #31132 · matplotlib/matplotlib
This PR addresses issue #31130 by replacing specific safe occurrences of np.column_stack with np.vstack().T for better performance. IMPORTANT: This is a more targeted fix than originally proposed. ...

Andy Burnham made a number of statements, and they are worth noting and dissecting.
There are things to applaud but the tendency in a speech like this is to paint an overly celebratory picture, and to elide some of the real issues.
#decarbonisation #AirPollution

Andy Burnham’s Green Summit (2026)
Mark Burton Some 2,500 people attended Mayor Andy Burnham’s Greater Manchester Green Summit on Tuesday 3 March. The Mayor’s address Burnham, fresh from the controversy over the Gorton and Denton by…

I don't support UBI, a half baked idea, but this is a sound idea, already running in Ireland.
Scottish Labour pledges £30m to top up artists’ income to a living wage | Scottish politics | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/poli…

Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/01/datacentre-developers-energy-greenhouse-gas-emissions