Chris McMahon
@christy.digital
Web developer. Former game designer.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I recall Aeron chairs being referred to as like the bones of a beached whale after the bubble burst.
January 16, 2026 at 11:22 AM
I recall Aeron chairs being referred to as like the bones of a beached whale after the bubble burst.
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I quite enjoyed this bit
January 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I quite enjoyed this bit
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“i’m always polite to chat gpt so it remembers me later 🤪” you are going to die from water-poison-related typhoid in the Great American Megadesert after a particularly nasty heat surge evaporates the rest of the drinkable rations. you will be buried in the sand.
October 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“i’m always polite to chat gpt so it remembers me later 🤪” you are going to die from water-poison-related typhoid in the Great American Megadesert after a particularly nasty heat surge evaporates the rest of the drinkable rations. you will be buried in the sand.
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Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
Love the fact that Italians are easy about rules in every facet of life except food.
December 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Love the fact that Italians are easy about rules in every facet of life except food.
That’s a lovely thing.
December 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
That’s a lovely thing.
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Web industry folks unequivocally agree on what makes the web bad:
Non-stop privacy invasion, endless distractions, slop content
Non-stop privacy invasion, endless distractions, slop content
What are your biggest complaints about using the web right now?
December 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Web industry folks unequivocally agree on what makes the web bad:
Non-stop privacy invasion, endless distractions, slop content
Non-stop privacy invasion, endless distractions, slop content
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Here’s the link to the Baker T’s. All proceeds going to a local food bank.
There’s only about 5 medium, large and X-Large left. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Uk only, £9.50 including p&p. Ta!
www.woodi.co.uk/shop-1/tom-b...
There’s only about 5 medium, large and X-Large left. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Uk only, £9.50 including p&p. Ta!
www.woodi.co.uk/shop-1/tom-b...
Tom Baker Dr Who T-shirt — Alisdair Wood
all proceeds going to a local food bank.
www.woodi.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Here’s the link to the Baker T’s. All proceeds going to a local food bank.
There’s only about 5 medium, large and X-Large left. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Uk only, £9.50 including p&p. Ta!
www.woodi.co.uk/shop-1/tom-b...
There’s only about 5 medium, large and X-Large left. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Uk only, £9.50 including p&p. Ta!
www.woodi.co.uk/shop-1/tom-b...
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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AI/LLMs are by design anti-labor technology. the aggressive pushing of LLM adoption by all levels of management is exemplary of this: you are not asked to use this tech because it will enable better work and ideas, but because it is cheaper to your boss than your coworker's salary
Amazon confirms 14,000 layoffs after CEO says AI likely to lead to job losses.
Is artificial intelligence to blame for Amazon job cuts?
Amazon confirms 14,000 layoffs after CEO says AI likely to lead to job losses.
bit.ly
October 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
AI/LLMs are by design anti-labor technology. the aggressive pushing of LLM adoption by all levels of management is exemplary of this: you are not asked to use this tech because it will enable better work and ideas, but because it is cheaper to your boss than your coworker's salary
She was excellent in The Big Clock.
October 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
She was excellent in The Big Clock.
I’ve long loved it. Preordered on PS3, played it to death, rebought on PS4, played it to death, and we’re now in a third era of replaying this lovely silly game.
I was thinking about it this week, and thinking about sequels. I suspect I love it more because it is perfectly formed.
I was thinking about it this week, and thinking about sequels. I suspect I love it more because it is perfectly formed.
October 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I’ve long loved it. Preordered on PS3, played it to death, rebought on PS4, played it to death, and we’re now in a third era of replaying this lovely silly game.
I was thinking about it this week, and thinking about sequels. I suspect I love it more because it is perfectly formed.
I was thinking about it this week, and thinking about sequels. I suspect I love it more because it is perfectly formed.
This is the article that *made me* finally subscribe to @aftermath.site
October 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This is the article that *made me* finally subscribe to @aftermath.site
Bought a Steam Deck and the first game I played through was Vanquish.
Wrote about how there's little stopping you from playing the classic shooter Vanquish at this very moment for
@aftermath.site aftermath.site/vanquish-pla...
@aftermath.site aftermath.site/vanquish-pla...
October 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Bought a Steam Deck and the first game I played through was Vanquish.
Just replayed it this week. Going to play it again, maybe on God Hard.
October 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Just replayed it this week. Going to play it again, maybe on God Hard.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Sardinian towns have decided to organise themselves in a distinctly @ianmcque.bsky.social manner.
October 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Sardinian towns have decided to organise themselves in a distinctly @ianmcque.bsky.social manner.
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All you need to know
October 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
All you need to know
Saw them supporting Fugazi in 1992. Was a good time.
October 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Saw them supporting Fugazi in 1992. Was a good time.
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While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
August 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
Apologies, was making a cheap joke about your upside down photo.
October 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Apologies, was making a cheap joke about your upside down photo.