Martin
@concretebadger.bsky.social
Amateur writer/musician, cat dad, autistic, general geek, he/him
In China, robots which are also solar panels, clean the other solar panels. Original post
i don't like to police genre, but it's not dark academia unless somebody gets squished in one of these bad boys
Subskeet: I'm seeing a few replies to posts about international travel that point out "why fly during a climate emergency?!" I get it. I haven't visited the European mainland by plane for over a decade. I take the train instead. Rail isn't an option for travel across open ocean though
The annoying Copilot logos and banners that clutter up my screen when I open Word or Outlook. The verbose, vacuous, formulaic waffling motivational emails that the c-suite can't be arsed to write themselves. The gimmicky "art" and diagrams that look Like That. I can't wait to see the back of it all
Charlie Stross@cstross.bsky.social · 9h agoMy answer is LOL ROFL (dickbrain) The terminally AI-pilled can't even *imagine* some people have *never* asked stochastic parrots to cheat at their job for them.
For Uncut, some thoughts on the evolutions of early Floyd, on the anniversary of The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn www.uncut.co.uk/features/blo...
Pink Floyd have sold millions of records – but they're still often misunderstood - UNCUT
Syd Barrett's Floyd may feel very different from the band who made The Dark Side Of The Moon, but they have more in common than you think
uncut.co.uk
All of my friends who asked me to help them Linux their life mentioned “fucking Copilot turning back on” as a factor.
Jms Dnns@jmsdnns.bsky.social · yesterdaymaybe copilot knows why www.techspot.com/news/113326-...
Bede's World! Bede's World! Party time! Venerable!
“Is there anyone who thinks we should start using letters in our counting, and if so how should we start?” Guy who invented Roman numerals: “Well, I for one.”
All your support or comissions help me a lot to be able to continue drawing 😔🙏🏼 🌱 ko-fi.com/beatrice_sama 🌱 www.patreon.com/cw/VanessaMo...
Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
What a thread. Your history lesson for today 🧵
Dan Kaszeta FRHistS@dankaszeta.bsky.social · 2d agoPenicillin was not, in fact, the first antibiotic.
This is Massive Attack's response to what happened in Singapore, posted on their Instagram page. Good on them.
Kirsten Han 韩俐颖@kirstenhan.com · 5d agoMassive Attack has been banned from Singapore after they held up a Palestinian flag during their concert here last week. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Absolutely out of my depth at work this morning. The plan, if you can call it that, for my career is apparently "we're going to refuse you training and progression for no reason" to "we're assigning you work that you're unprepared for" without stopping at the numerous sensible positions in between
It's been reported that Grace Chang, Hong Kong's preeminent Mandarin screen diva of the 50s, passed away this afternoon, one day shy of her 93rd birthday. Watch Mambo Girl and The Wild, Wild Rose to see her at the height of her powers.
Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.