Adrian Bowyer
@adrianbowyer.bsky.social
No worthwhile human achievement has ever been instigated on the basis of demonstrable cost effectiveness.
https://adrianbowyer.com
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Most areas of human thought are wrong because they assume they're right. Science is mostly right because it assumes it is wrong.
Most ways of achieving things fail because they assume they'll work. Engineering mostly works because it assumes things will go wrong.
Most ways of achieving things fail because they assume they'll work. Engineering mostly works because it assumes things will go wrong.
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Hello bluesky, I'm a theoretical chemist at University of Bayreuth. My group works on atomistic modeling of energy materials with electronic structure methods and ML. I'm hoping to connect to other #compchem and #materials folks!
February 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Hello bluesky, I'm a theoretical chemist at University of Bayreuth. My group works on atomistic modeling of energy materials with electronic structure methods and ML. I'm hoping to connect to other #compchem and #materials folks!
Christ almighty! Forgetting, just for a moment, the pedophilia and misogyny, how did Epstein even remember the names of all these fuckers?
Hotel magnate Thomas Pritzker is retiring as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels, after new documents were released detailing the extent of his association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Thomas Pritzker, Named in Epstein Files, Retires as Hyatt Executive Chairman
The hotelier communicated with both Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
on.wsj.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Christ almighty! Forgetting, just for a moment, the pedophilia and misogyny, how did Epstein even remember the names of all these fuckers?
Completely unconvincing: Pitt is 1.8m high, Cruise is 1.7m...
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Completely unconvincing: Pitt is 1.8m high, Cruise is 1.7m...
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Si c'est stupide, malveillant, mensonger, cherche la Pam...
February 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Si c'est stupide, malveillant, mensonger, cherche la Pam...
So I just mashed some Stilton into some french dressing with a fork to make blue cheese dressing. Is this a thing? Is this how it's supposed to be done? Seemed to work. Tastes good.
February 16, 2026 at 6:16 PM
So I just mashed some Stilton into some french dressing with a fork to make blue cheese dressing. Is this a thing? Is this how it's supposed to be done? Seemed to work. Tastes good.
Polystyrene foam in Molotov cocktails?
Can you think of examples where people use technologies differently from what the developers intended, whether unintentionally or as an act of resistance?
February 16, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Polystyrene foam in Molotov cocktails?
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The Higgs boson demonstrated the central magic of science: that we can write down an equation and it can predict something never before suspected in the real world. Peter Higgs in 1964 predicted the Higgs and there, 48 years later, at the LHC, there it was! www.hive.co.uk/Product/Marc...
December 4, 2024 at 2:47 PM
The Higgs boson demonstrated the central magic of science: that we can write down an equation and it can predict something never before suspected in the real world. Peter Higgs in 1964 predicted the Higgs and there, 48 years later, at the LHC, there it was! www.hive.co.uk/Product/Marc...
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This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
www.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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I realise this marriage proposal is out of the blue, but I saw you use a plural possessive apostrophe correctly on social media.
February 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I realise this marriage proposal is out of the blue, but I saw you use a plural possessive apostrophe correctly on social media.
Unhappy the time that needs heros.
😭😭😭 a community member just handed this off to a patroller in our neighborhood
February 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Unhappy the time that needs heros.
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As for my favourite spoonerized business name, it will never not be this furniture showroom in New Zealand...
July 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
As for my favourite spoonerized business name, it will never not be this furniture showroom in New Zealand...
Haven't really seen much Olympics, but I just caught a medal ceremony, which left me with just one question: WTF IS WITH THE CUDDLY TOY?
February 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Haven't really seen much Olympics, but I just caught a medal ceremony, which left me with just one question: WTF IS WITH THE CUDDLY TOY?
Phrases that fall into desuetude and then suddenly re-emerge decades later #278: "piping hot".
February 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Phrases that fall into desuetude and then suddenly re-emerge decades later #278: "piping hot".
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Exhausted and dehydrated, I slowly walk the last few steps. “This has to be it,” I think to myself. Taking a deep breath, I close my eyes and turn the handle, whispering a little prayer as I step through. I open my eyes and the last trickle of hope leaks away. I am still in IKEA.
February 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Exhausted and dehydrated, I slowly walk the last few steps. “This has to be it,” I think to myself. Taking a deep breath, I close my eyes and turn the handle, whispering a little prayer as I step through. I open my eyes and the last trickle of hope leaks away. I am still in IKEA.
Always entertaining to read a good hatchet job. This is a long way along the road towards the very definition* of that term.
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* The late Clive James's review of Princess Daisy for the LRB, which you can read here: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v0...
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* The late Clive James's review of Princess Daisy for the LRB, which you can read here: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v0...
February 15, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Always entertaining to read a good hatchet job. This is a long way along the road towards the very definition* of that term.
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* The late Clive James's review of Princess Daisy for the LRB, which you can read here: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v0...
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* The late Clive James's review of Princess Daisy for the LRB, which you can read here: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v0...
One of the things about the #ClimatEmergency is that it is unfolding slowly when compared to people's memories and sense of time.
In ten years we will have forgotten that we used to take raspberries, strawberries & blueberries in winter, or - who knows? - at any time, for granted.
In ten years we will have forgotten that we used to take raspberries, strawberries & blueberries in winter, or - who knows? - at any time, for granted.
🍓🫐 Noticed a shortage of raspberries, strawberries & blueberries on the supermarket shelf? You could soon.
🇪🇸 🇲🇦 Devastating storms in Spain & Morocco – where we get most of our winter berries – have destroyed polytunnels, flooded farms. 150,000 have been evacuated in 🇲🇦 🧵1/3
🇪🇸 🇲🇦 Devastating storms in Spain & Morocco – where we get most of our winter berries – have destroyed polytunnels, flooded farms. 150,000 have been evacuated in 🇲🇦 🧵1/3
February 15, 2026 at 12:14 PM
One of the things about the #ClimatEmergency is that it is unfolding slowly when compared to people's memories and sense of time.
In ten years we will have forgotten that we used to take raspberries, strawberries & blueberries in winter, or - who knows? - at any time, for granted.
In ten years we will have forgotten that we used to take raspberries, strawberries & blueberries in winter, or - who knows? - at any time, for granted.
Has it run out of condoms?
the guesthouse i am staying in has a model ski resort in the corner of the dining room…
February 15, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Has it run out of condoms?
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A romance cartoon for the @theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM
A romance cartoon for the @theguardian.com
Misread. Thought bear was called Franz Schwimmer.
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 15, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Misread. Thought bear was called Franz Schwimmer.
TBH I have never heard of either.
One of the great compensations, no - delights, of growing old is not having to pay the slightest attention to this shit.
One of the great compensations, no - delights, of growing old is not having to pay the slightest attention to this shit.
This has livened up my Sunday morning, someone insisting that not recognising the stars of a moderately-popular Hulu reality show is the same as never having heard of Bad Bunny, the most streamed musical artist in the world
some lady got so mad at everyone who never heard of the mormon reality show woman that she's gone on a blocking spree and this is the sort of drama that politics has robbed from us, more deathmatches over strangers not knowing your fav TV star, that is what society needs
February 15, 2026 at 9:39 AM
TBH I have never heard of either.
One of the great compensations, no - delights, of growing old is not having to pay the slightest attention to this shit.
One of the great compensations, no - delights, of growing old is not having to pay the slightest attention to this shit.
Would pay to watch.
To be fair, this is every Friday and Saturday night in Brighton.
February 15, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Would pay to watch.
I know someone who lives just down the road. They say that the resulting traffic jams can be a real pain in the arse.
February 15, 2026 at 9:32 AM
I know someone who lives just down the road. They say that the resulting traffic jams can be a real pain in the arse.
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Once, on Verona railway station, our daughter (13) and I were left struggling with a mountain of luggage while her mother went off with her camera to try to find (and possibly to bribe) two (dapper, Italian) gentlemen standing/to-stand under a sign saying "Verona"...
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Once, on Verona railway station, our daughter (13) and I were left struggling with a mountain of luggage while her mother went off with her camera to try to find (and possibly to bribe) two (dapper, Italian) gentlemen standing/to-stand under a sign saying "Verona"...
Once, on Verona railway station, our daughter (13) and I were left struggling with a mountain of luggage while her mother went off with her camera to try to find (and possibly to bribe) two (dapper, Italian) gentlemen standing/to-stand under a sign saying "Verona"...
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Once, on Verona railway station, our daughter (13) and I were left struggling with a mountain of luggage while her mother went off with her camera to try to find (and possibly to bribe) two (dapper, Italian) gentlemen standing/to-stand under a sign saying "Verona"...
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if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them