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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · Feb 26

I've never understood how people just don't seem to get it, it's *never* been about protecting women in bathrooms (or sports, or wherever) it's about 'othering' people and stripping their (and then your) rights.

A series of giant dominos, labelled Trans rights, then gay rights, freedom of expression, women's rights, free love, free speech, democracy, freedom of religion, modernity, literacy. Groups of people are stood at the bases of each 'domino', propping them up. The trans one is leaning precariously and people at the other dominos further down the line are pointing it out and calling for support.
Underneath it all are the words UNITED WE STAND. DIVIDED WE FALL.

You may not be trans, you may not be gay, you might not be a woman. You may be *lucky* enough to be a straight white healthy man but eventually they'll get to your domino, whatever that may be.

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 1h

Fuck me, I was already feeling so unbelievably lucky and grateful that @flothulhu.bsky.social met when we did and just immediately hit it off, I can't imagine dealing with all this sort of bullshit.

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 5h

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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Citizen Paul Templeman @paultempleman.bsky.social · 5h

Coming to a supermarket near you—cow eggs. Like chicken eggs but bigger and browner.

Jennifer Caroccio Maldonado, PhD @drcaromaldo.blacksky.app · 22h

Wait. What?

A carton of eggs that say farmer's cow. With a big old picture of a cow in it.

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 15h

Never heard of that but just looked it up and realized that's where it came from, had no idea, thank you!

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 18h

Just fancied using this gif of Professor Farnsworth for no reason at all. Definitely not of the governor of HMP Wakefield oh no no no.

a cartoon character says to shreds you say while talking on a cell phone

Alt: Professor Farnsworth receiving some news on the phone and saying "to shreds, you say"

media.tenor.com

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 18h

I think Battle Squadron was fairly early and pretty good. And Starglider 1 and 2 were alright? Also enjoyed Silkworm. Plus Bubble Bobble and Nebulus, but I know you have platforms don't really get on as much as shmups.

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Obligatory Hallow’Iain Joke Here Pls @iainhepburn.me · 19h

No. Just no. Have you learned nothing from the fiery debacle?

Irn Bru’s new spiced ginger and cinnamon Christmas flavour.

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Anne @tudobem.bsky.social · 1d

Manifestement, on est plein à voir des visages partout 😅🤣 @pareidolia.bsky.social @paolette.bsky.social

Sourire édenté dessiné sous des bouches d’aération sur un mur dans une rue de Pau

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 19h

I bet it was Mr Barraclough's fault, he let someone have a knife just for the day, they promised they'd return it once they'd finished using it to open a letter they'd had with particularly tricky glue.

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 19h

Well, I for one am SHOCKED that the prison system isn't like it was made out to be in the popular documentary "Porridge", they really shouldn't allow such behaviour.

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 19h

'eh, it was inexpensive compared to a professional brand, it just gets a bit hot if you're using it for too long. But as it's just for quickly whipping through small things and not long heavy duty jobs it's fine. Just like the twenty year old ikea drill. Main thing is to get decent blades and bits.

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 19h

Needs a UK version that also holds a Greggs sausage roll and a TV remote.
Also an England flag, a poppy, and is emblazoned with LEST WE FORGET, for good measure.

cedar subaru lesbian @pussy.meangirls.online · 1d

GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 20h

Technically, this is neither driving nor operating heavy machinery on meds so should be ok? Fully expect to be utterly fucked up because of it when the pain hits tenfold in a few days but needed doing. Just need to get shelf cut to fit at some point & we've got a useable airing/linen cupboard again.

Some wooden beams with lines drawn on them in pencil, and a black and decker multi tool.

Picture #17 in the existing series "Holding a drill awkwardly against a wall"

Manky old floorboards in the bottom of an airing cupboard where an immersion heater tank used to sit. There are now wooden batons screwed to the wall on three of the walls, that are amazingly within 1° of each other (and in most cases less than 0.5°)
Once I've recovered from this (Next week? Next month? Who knows) the plan is to cut a section of ply that I have in the shed to fit it, maybe incorporating a flap at the front to access the power sockets and water valve/stopcock/mysterious red tap if needed, and we can then hopefully put all the linen and bedsheets and duvet covers back in here are reclaim the space they're currently taking up in the spare bedroom.

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 22h

Well, it IS a very arty movie. Lots of full-frontal 'art'.

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 22h

Amateur league compared to @flothulhu.bsky.social, I'm sure.

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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 23h

[best read with a French accent]

“I am so very sorry sir, without a reservation, there is simply nothing I can do for you.”

2 photos of a fluffy black-and-white cat with a pencil-thin mustache. They appear to he looking up and speaking in the first, scowling in the second.

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 22h

What, no Access?

GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 22h

Apropos of nothing, just been reminded of this and now it hurts to breathe. You're welcome.
#StarTrek #TNG #STTNG #Science

Six panels, in the first a shuttlecraft from Star Trek Next generation is *awfully close* to a star of some kind. Let's call it an F-type, it'll either get the Trekkers nodding in approval or absolutely enraged. But then what doesn't.

Second panel, Beverley Crusher is at the controls of the shuttle, saying "Computer, notify me if external temperature gets too hot"

Third panel, computer text goes " *BEEP BEEP* PLEASE DEFINE "HOT" "

Fourth panel, Beverley Crusher responds "Let's say, 1.9 million Kelvins."

Fifth panel, titled Later: Picard is stood at his replicator, saying "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."
The computer responds, as it always does, "*BEEP BEEP*"

Sixth panel, SCREENSHOT FROM TERMINATOR TWO OF PEOPLE BLOWN AWAY BY NUCLEAR BLAST. IT'S JUST A SKELETON AND FLAMES, UNBELIEVABLE HEAT, BURNING, INCANDESCENCE, EVERYTHING IS YELLOW AND ORANGE AND BURNING AND PICARD'S FAVOURITE MUG IS NOW PLASMA. BUT THAT'S PROBABLY NOT ON HIS MIND RIGHT NOW, AS HIS BRAIN IS NOW AEROSOL FORM, AT BEST.
It's all a bit toasty, basically.

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe they just feel he'd prefer to revisit the cricket match than his swashbuckling swordplay.

GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 1d

I think it's more that she's not THAT kind of attractive. If you think big tits and makeup is the be-all and end-all of beauty standards.
In short, not to immature shits who've never had a partner.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 1d

They're literally installing Racism Dial bsky.app/profile/numb...

Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · Jan 15

vox populi

Altman: thanks a lot for these! some common requests:

AGI (a little patience please)
GPT-5
better voice mode
higher rate limits
better GPTs
better reasoning
control over degree of wokeness/behavior
video
personalization
better browsing
'sign in with openai
open source

Quoting:
what would you like openai to build/fix in 2024?

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 1d

He's not the one paying to be there so he can lump it. Also pretty sure it's the shortest, short of Time Crash.

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Matthew Highton @matthighton.bsky.social · 3d

You know what, it’s one of those days, have Cookie Monster kaiju again.

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 1d

Was he in Airwolf? No he fucking wasn't.
Was he in The Equaliser? The Wire? Hi-Di-Fucking-Hi?
This could take a while, best get the kettle on.

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 1d

Oh thank god. I've seen people saying the Harbour one was their favourite and it felt like one of the worst Resident Evil films to me. Do check out the 2024 one, it may have bits that expose the much lower budget but it's much creepier as a result of not being able to afford big explosions.

GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 1d

Also the 2024 Hellbound: The Crooked Man - It may be much MUCH cheaper and doesn't have the incredibly fun Perlman but nails the creeping dread and chiaroscuro missing from the more bombastic/heroic films. If they could do TV series like that, with a Sapphire & Steel feel it could be amazing.