Andrew Blance
@andrewblance.bsky.social
making things.
🎧got a silly podcast about silly business ideas
👋 he/him
www.brainsontheoutside.com
🎧got a silly podcast about silly business ideas
👋 he/him
www.brainsontheoutside.com
My Gameboy Color with a new tempered glass screen
December 8, 2024 at 2:12 PM
My Gameboy Color with a new tempered glass screen
some toys - some working and some not - I picked up while in Japan
December 1, 2024 at 2:58 PM
some toys - some working and some not - I picked up while in Japan
Do whatever you need to do to get to Japan. They have donuts that look like a Diglett
November 18, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Do whatever you need to do to get to Japan. They have donuts that look like a Diglett
Reposted by Andrew Blance
For more AI stuff, you want to catch the Brains on the Outside podcast when it drops next week where the guys come up with some ingenious and genuinely doable solutions to my question on how to poison the well and stop LLMs training on my (and other people's) novels
Two weeks today you'll be able to listen to the first episodes of SEASON 2 of Brains on the Outside. It has taken an entire year to record but it's all new and shiny and good. We've got QUESTIONS this year from businesses like AllBirds, AutoTrader and the amazing author @laurenbeukes.bsky.social.
September 24, 2024 at 5:04 PM
For more AI stuff, you want to catch the Brains on the Outside podcast when it drops next week where the guys come up with some ingenious and genuinely doable solutions to my question on how to poison the well and stop LLMs training on my (and other people's) novels
behold, my new favourite Quest 3 app.
Today I started learning how to make AR experiences on the quest 3 and created this cube
Today I started learning how to make AR experiences on the quest 3 and created this cube
February 10, 2024 at 1:46 PM
behold, my new favourite Quest 3 app.
Today I started learning how to make AR experiences on the quest 3 and created this cube
Today I started learning how to make AR experiences on the quest 3 and created this cube
bless the maker and his water xo
February 3, 2024 at 3:41 PM
bless the maker and his water xo
before/after optimisations
(I promise the dip in image two came from me opening the quest menu to take a screen grab, not my app!)
(I promise the dip in image two came from me opening the quest menu to take a screen grab, not my app!)
January 14, 2024 at 12:39 PM
before/after optimisations
(I promise the dip in image two came from me opening the quest menu to take a screen grab, not my app!)
(I promise the dip in image two came from me opening the quest menu to take a screen grab, not my app!)
Holy crap the scrip to David Lynch’s version of Dune Messiah has been found
I Found David Lynch’s Lost 'Dune II' Script
It was only about halfway done, but the script David Lynch wrote for the sequel to his 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel, "Dune," was still better than "Dune Messiah."
www.wired.com
January 10, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Holy crap the scrip to David Lynch’s version of Dune Messiah has been found
Ok maybe it is worth $3,500
January 9, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Ok maybe it is worth $3,500
Does it feel like the web is getting worse?
This incredible (and very aesthetic) article from The Verge explains how Google have incentivised the creation of a homogeneous internet.
It includes a great demonstration of taking a website and changing (ruining) it to make it perfect in Google’s eyes
This incredible (and very aesthetic) article from The Verge explains how Google have incentivised the creation of a homogeneous internet.
It includes a great demonstration of taking a website and changing (ruining) it to make it perfect in Google’s eyes
How Google perfected the web
The web is filled with content designed for Google, not humans.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Does it feel like the web is getting worse?
This incredible (and very aesthetic) article from The Verge explains how Google have incentivised the creation of a homogeneous internet.
It includes a great demonstration of taking a website and changing (ruining) it to make it perfect in Google’s eyes
This incredible (and very aesthetic) article from The Verge explains how Google have incentivised the creation of a homogeneous internet.
It includes a great demonstration of taking a website and changing (ruining) it to make it perfect in Google’s eyes
Daybreak has some of the most beautiful art I’ve seen used in a board game (it’s also very fun to play)
January 5, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Daybreak has some of the most beautiful art I’ve seen used in a board game (it’s also very fun to play)
One thing I didn’t expect about turning 30 was how much I would begin to deeply care about dehumidifiers
January 3, 2024 at 4:48 PM
One thing I didn’t expect about turning 30 was how much I would begin to deeply care about dehumidifiers
Pokémon concierge is ludicrously charming. The stop motion is amazing. It all just makes me want to live in a world with Pokemon in it.
January 1, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Pokémon concierge is ludicrously charming. The stop motion is amazing. It all just makes me want to live in a world with Pokemon in it.
Something interesting from the evidence NYT provided for their lawsuit against Microsoft: you can get ChatGPT to reproduce articles even originally behind a paywall if you ask for them one paragraph at a time
December 31, 2023 at 2:58 PM
Something interesting from the evidence NYT provided for their lawsuit against Microsoft: you can get ChatGPT to reproduce articles even originally behind a paywall if you ask for them one paragraph at a time
When NYT said that Microsoft/ OpenAI can entirely reproduce their articles, they really meant it
December 31, 2023 at 2:57 PM
When NYT said that Microsoft/ OpenAI can entirely reproduce their articles, they really meant it
This is glorious and it’s all I’ve been listening to the last two days 🎶
Alex Lahey covering Make Your Own Kind of Music:
youtu.be/Ynb3_VB7j2s?...
Alex Lahey covering Make Your Own Kind of Music:
youtu.be/Ynb3_VB7j2s?...
December 27, 2023 at 10:34 PM
This is glorious and it’s all I’ve been listening to the last two days 🎶
Alex Lahey covering Make Your Own Kind of Music:
youtu.be/Ynb3_VB7j2s?...
Alex Lahey covering Make Your Own Kind of Music:
youtu.be/Ynb3_VB7j2s?...
In the metaverse you can experience strange and perculiar things. Wonders you cannot possibly imagine, and terrors to freeze your soul.
Today I learned to make a button to create infinite quantities of meat, and how I could eat it as well. Is this how folks who aren’t vegetarian live their lives?
Today I learned to make a button to create infinite quantities of meat, and how I could eat it as well. Is this how folks who aren’t vegetarian live their lives?
December 26, 2023 at 6:11 PM
In the metaverse you can experience strange and perculiar things. Wonders you cannot possibly imagine, and terrors to freeze your soul.
Today I learned to make a button to create infinite quantities of meat, and how I could eat it as well. Is this how folks who aren’t vegetarian live their lives?
Today I learned to make a button to create infinite quantities of meat, and how I could eat it as well. Is this how folks who aren’t vegetarian live their lives?
The Old World core boxes for Bretonnia and Khemri look beautiful. Don’t know if my wallet can handle it though given all the 40K Kroot rumours around…
December 26, 2023 at 2:02 PM
The Old World core boxes for Bretonnia and Khemri look beautiful. Don’t know if my wallet can handle it though given all the 40K Kroot rumours around…
New Doctor Who was excellent - can’t believe we have to wait till May for more
Lots of fun bits - “mavity”, goblin rope science, Davina McCall, “Never seen a TARDIS before?”
Lots of fun bits - “mavity”, goblin rope science, Davina McCall, “Never seen a TARDIS before?”
December 25, 2023 at 7:03 PM
New Doctor Who was excellent - can’t believe we have to wait till May for more
Lots of fun bits - “mavity”, goblin rope science, Davina McCall, “Never seen a TARDIS before?”
Lots of fun bits - “mavity”, goblin rope science, Davina McCall, “Never seen a TARDIS before?”
The rise of scammers and “special issues” have meant 10,000 research paper were retracted this year!
Last year it was <6000, and before that <4000. In 2017 it was <2000. An enormous rise!
Last year it was <6000, and before that <4000. In 2017 it was <2000. An enormous rise!
More than 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023 — a new record
The number of articles being retracted rose sharply this year. Integrity experts say that this is only the tip of the iceberg. The number of articles being retracted rose sharply this year. Integrity ...
www.nature.com
December 24, 2023 at 10:36 AM
The rise of scammers and “special issues” have meant 10,000 research paper were retracted this year!
Last year it was <6000, and before that <4000. In 2017 it was <2000. An enormous rise!
Last year it was <6000, and before that <4000. In 2017 it was <2000. An enormous rise!
Big day for trains
The hyperloop is dead for real this time
Turns out the real hyperloop was the friends we made along the way.
www.theverge.com
December 22, 2023 at 10:49 AM
Big day for trains
Was curious to understand why biggie was releasing something new in the year of our lord 2023 and I regret to inform you it is an advert for a web3 blockchain biggie game where you can buy B.I.G NFTs
December 22, 2023 at 9:11 AM
Was curious to understand why biggie was releasing something new in the year of our lord 2023 and I regret to inform you it is an advert for a web3 blockchain biggie game where you can buy B.I.G NFTs
A small bug I found today. It was boxes. Millions of boxes
December 20, 2023 at 6:16 PM
A small bug I found today. It was boxes. Millions of boxes
Today in my journey to figure out VR I made an Half Life Alyx grab system
(It’s hard to represent it as a picture… hopefully Bluesky will be able to handle video soon..)
(It’s hard to represent it as a picture… hopefully Bluesky will be able to handle video soon..)
December 19, 2023 at 7:47 PM
Today in my journey to figure out VR I made an Half Life Alyx grab system
(It’s hard to represent it as a picture… hopefully Bluesky will be able to handle video soon..)
(It’s hard to represent it as a picture… hopefully Bluesky will be able to handle video soon..)