Dave
@dflite.bsky.social
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I fix things on your telly when they break.
Like music. Like photos. Like comedy. Like computers. Like work.
All views are my own, RT != Endorsement
I fix things on your telly when they break.
Like music. Like photos. Like comedy. Like computers. Like work.
All views are my own, RT != Endorsement
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It's still a work in progress, but seems stable enough for "public beta", so by popular demand here's a standalone version of the parametric clock generator I recently added to my online teletext viewer:
zxnet.co.uk/clock/#templ...
zxnet.co.uk/clock/#templ...
December 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It's still a work in progress, but seems stable enough for "public beta", so by popular demand here's a standalone version of the parametric clock generator I recently added to my online teletext viewer:
zxnet.co.uk/clock/#templ...
zxnet.co.uk/clock/#templ...
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In S17 of #Taskmaster, Nick Mohammed dressed as a vampire for his tasks. The production scrubbed all his reflections when he's dressed like this, but the only way I knew is because someone told me about it. It's subtle and very cool.
December 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
In S17 of #Taskmaster, Nick Mohammed dressed as a vampire for his tasks. The production scrubbed all his reflections when he's dressed like this, but the only way I knew is because someone told me about it. It's subtle and very cool.
"If you see something suspicious, tell British Transport Police"
Well, I've just seen a guy _calmly_ say "Oh, I've missed my train..." and it HADN'T ruined his week, so...
Well, I've just seen a guy _calmly_ say "Oh, I've missed my train..." and it HADN'T ruined his week, so...
December 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"If you see something suspicious, tell British Transport Police"
Well, I've just seen a guy _calmly_ say "Oh, I've missed my train..." and it HADN'T ruined his week, so...
Well, I've just seen a guy _calmly_ say "Oh, I've missed my train..." and it HADN'T ruined his week, so...
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![@hotjamz (@hotjamz)
he's makin a list
it's kept in plain text
an elf just got phished
you know what is next
santa claus has leaked 2.2 billion user's [sic]
names, addresses, naughty/nice statuses,
and the times they are asleep in their homes](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4djfp3b27soxcfkxhirydi6d/bafkreidpjnj7lmsl3rzlntcybnm3lbxtwf46gt224msd6vt3npbcrmey4m@jpeg)
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He's m ng ist
He’s check ice
He find ou
naught ice
Norman Collier is comi town
He’s check ice
He find ou
naught ice
Norman Collier is comi town
November 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
He's m ng ist
He’s check ice
He find ou
naught ice
Norman Collier is comi town
He’s check ice
He find ou
naught ice
Norman Collier is comi town
If they’re going to do stuff like this how am I ever supposed to confidently forensically inspect the earlobes to work out if this is Fake Paul??!
Jesus Christ, the "remastered" Beatles Anthology documentary they re-released is filled with AI slop. Look at John and Paul's faces, and the "T" on Beatles.
November 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
If they’re going to do stuff like this how am I ever supposed to confidently forensically inspect the earlobes to work out if this is Fake Paul??!
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Next Microsoft product meeting:
“What if, now hear me out, what if the copilot button moved about so it was always under your cursor?”
“What if, now hear me out, what if the copilot button moved about so it was always under your cursor?”
November 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Next Microsoft product meeting:
“What if, now hear me out, what if the copilot button moved about so it was always under your cursor?”
“What if, now hear me out, what if the copilot button moved about so it was always under your cursor?”
When I was Programme Controller at my uni's student radio station (W963) in the 90s, my favourite "silly" rule from the Radio Authority guidelines that I used to quote to freshers when telling them they needed to read the thing was: "You're not allowed to sing medical claims in adverts"
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November 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
When I was Programme Controller at my uni's student radio station (W963) in the 90s, my favourite "silly" rule from the Radio Authority guidelines that I used to quote to freshers when telling them they needed to read the thing was: "You're not allowed to sing medical claims in adverts"
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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Every prompt to chatbot software is “generate me some text.” If it generated you some text, it performed its function correctly. It never lies, it never wants anything, it’s text generating software that generates text.
Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
November 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Every prompt to chatbot software is “generate me some text.” If it generated you some text, it performed its function correctly. It never lies, it never wants anything, it’s text generating software that generates text.
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September 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They line up perfectly.
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🎵The Vengabus is coming,
And we are very cunning,
We're driving really close by,
So we can steal its WiFi,
I want to watch my TikToks,
And old Lovejoys on Britbox,
We're using all our gumption,
And saving fuel consumption🎵
And we are very cunning,
We're driving really close by,
So we can steal its WiFi,
I want to watch my TikToks,
And old Lovejoys on Britbox,
We're using all our gumption,
And saving fuel consumption🎵
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🎵The Vengabus is coming,
And we are very cunning,
We're driving really close by,
So we can steal its WiFi,
I want to watch my TikToks,
And old Lovejoys on Britbox,
We're using all our gumption,
And saving fuel consumption🎵
And we are very cunning,
We're driving really close by,
So we can steal its WiFi,
I want to watch my TikToks,
And old Lovejoys on Britbox,
We're using all our gumption,
And saving fuel consumption🎵
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Have I ever mentioned my mortal fear of former BBC News substitute presenter Mishal Husain? Probably not, since it's not a big issue generally.
Anyway, best get to work
Anyway, best get to work
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Have I ever mentioned my mortal fear of former BBC News substitute presenter Mishal Husain? Probably not, since it's not a big issue generally.
Anyway, best get to work
Anyway, best get to work
Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker when they see "Zero Hour!"
November 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker when they see "Zero Hour!"
Via mastodon.nz/@leighelse
An updated list of Firefox settings to change in about:config to rid your Firefox of any AI activity:
user_pref("browser.ml.enable", false);
user_pref("browser.ml.chat.enabled", false);
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An updated list of Firefox settings to change in about:config to rid your Firefox of any AI activity:
user_pref("browser.ml.enable", false);
user_pref("browser.ml.chat.enabled", false);
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November 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Via mastodon.nz/@leighelse
An updated list of Firefox settings to change in about:config to rid your Firefox of any AI activity:
user_pref("browser.ml.enable", false);
user_pref("browser.ml.chat.enabled", false);
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An updated list of Firefox settings to change in about:config to rid your Firefox of any AI activity:
user_pref("browser.ml.enable", false);
user_pref("browser.ml.chat.enabled", false);
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Aside from owning the DVD which no one seems to do any more, the best way to watch a film at home nowadays is on the BBC. No adverts, you can just watch all the way through without interruption. We'll all miss this when it's gone.
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Aside from owning the DVD which no one seems to do any more, the best way to watch a film at home nowadays is on the BBC. No adverts, you can just watch all the way through without interruption. We'll all miss this when it's gone.
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Ai slop coke advert, fuck off, don't insult my eyeballs. I ain't bothering to watch something you couldn't be fucked to make.
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Ai slop coke advert, fuck off, don't insult my eyeballs. I ain't bothering to watch something you couldn't be fucked to make.
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One nice detail that can easily be lost in this graph - even right wingers trust the BBC more than the right wing tabloids
Here’s the same data, but with trust broken down by political views (circles are trust among people on the left, +s the right).
It’s not just that the BBC is widely consumed — it also has solid trust on both left & right, whereas trust in the biggest US media brands is hugely polarised.
It’s not just that the BBC is widely consumed — it also has solid trust on both left & right, whereas trust in the biggest US media brands is hugely polarised.
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
One nice detail that can easily be lost in this graph - even right wingers trust the BBC more than the right wing tabloids
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November 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I maintain that in Wordle type games, if you get the correct answer but with two letters swapped, where both are valid words, and your previous guesses wouldn't have indicated the correct positioning, you should still win!
November 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I maintain that in Wordle type games, if you get the correct answer but with two letters swapped, where both are valid words, and your previous guesses wouldn't have indicated the correct positioning, you should still win!
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Let’s take a look at the whole “there are too many black people on TV” thing, shall we?
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
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After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
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November 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Let’s take a look at the whole “there are too many black people on TV” thing, shall we?
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
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I enjoyed the post already, but there are some good follow-ups in the replies. Now I want to hear the whole thing sing-whispered over a ukulele on a John Lewis advert
sack it off, pack it in
let's not begin
let's not begin
November 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I enjoyed the post already, but there are some good follow-ups in the replies. Now I want to hear the whole thing sing-whispered over a ukulele on a John Lewis advert