Dave Morton
@dmonbeer.bsky.social
Quite the fancier of podcasts, chemistry & science history. Favourite element: Ta. Previously award winning brewer. Also home brewer. Outsider in Cumbria.
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Dave Morton
@dmonbeer.bsky.social
· Jan 10
I claim to be from a council house on the mean streets of Wolverhampton, but here I am eating goose pizza.
Sometimes the algorithm sends something my way I like youtu.be/p_f0VGYW6Ns?...
RED BOX - FOR AMERICA 1985
YouTube video by Red Box
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February 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Sometimes the algorithm sends something my way I like youtu.be/p_f0VGYW6Ns?...
Bueno Wolves, Bueno.
February 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Bueno Wolves, Bueno.
The grass in the back garden is getting long. I'm not touching it until March at the absolute earliest though. And even then only if we have two consecutive days with no rain.
February 15, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The grass in the back garden is getting long. I'm not touching it until March at the absolute earliest though. And even then only if we have two consecutive days with no rain.
Bottling my rye stout with Mandarina Bavaria hops this morning. At this point it's quite viscous, milk chocolatey & I can taste the rye & orangey hops.
February 15, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Bottling my rye stout with Mandarina Bavaria hops this morning. At this point it's quite viscous, milk chocolatey & I can taste the rye & orangey hops.
It would appear that LLMs have read all of the human data available & come up with something I realised in my forties about the world of work:
Being sure is rewarded better than being right.
Telling people what they want to hear will get you far.
Being sure is rewarded better than being right.
Telling people what they want to hear will get you far.
February 15, 2026 at 9:13 AM
It would appear that LLMs have read all of the human data available & come up with something I realised in my forties about the world of work:
Being sure is rewarded better than being right.
Telling people what they want to hear will get you far.
Being sure is rewarded better than being right.
Telling people what they want to hear will get you far.
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Drove a loop today from Cockermouth, Keswick, Ambleside, Glenridding, Troutbeck & home to see the snow up close.
Pics of Route 66 with Blencathra on the horizon, Skiddaw in the distance with snow on the northeast facing slopes. Swans on Ullswater.
Pics of Route 66 with Blencathra on the horizon, Skiddaw in the distance with snow on the northeast facing slopes. Swans on Ullswater.
February 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Drove a loop today from Cockermouth, Keswick, Ambleside, Glenridding, Troutbeck & home to see the snow up close.
Pics of Route 66 with Blencathra on the horizon, Skiddaw in the distance with snow on the northeast facing slopes. Swans on Ullswater.
Pics of Route 66 with Blencathra on the horizon, Skiddaw in the distance with snow on the northeast facing slopes. Swans on Ullswater.
The A591 down to Ambleside is just traffic looking for someone pulling out of a parking place so they can fight over it. Luckily I know a place...
February 14, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The A591 down to Ambleside is just traffic looking for someone pulling out of a parking place so they can fight over it. Luckily I know a place...
Valentine's day & beginning of school half term. Lake District™️ be like...
a u-haul truck is in the middle of a parking lot
ALT: a u-haul truck is in the middle of a parking lot
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February 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Valentine's day & beginning of school half term. Lake District™️ be like...
Tempted to drink beer 'til it comes out my ears.
February 13, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Tempted to drink beer 'til it comes out my ears.
The American revolutionary chant of "no taxation without representation" can be turned on its head.
"No representation without taxation" is what I would say to any tax exile millionaire sticking their oar in British politics.
"No representation without taxation" is what I would say to any tax exile millionaire sticking their oar in British politics.
February 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The American revolutionary chant of "no taxation without representation" can be turned on its head.
"No representation without taxation" is what I would say to any tax exile millionaire sticking their oar in British politics.
"No representation without taxation" is what I would say to any tax exile millionaire sticking their oar in British politics.
For no good reason other than it's the end of the working week youtu.be/h0iCcgtjSBA?...
CALL ME WANKE@!!!
YouTube video by Miles Finch
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February 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
For no good reason other than it's the end of the working week youtu.be/h0iCcgtjSBA?...
Made it home before sunset. Looking at the forecast, it sucks to not live in Cumbria.
February 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Made it home before sunset. Looking at the forecast, it sucks to not live in Cumbria.
It's Friday, I'm working more than two hours from home & I've got the Friday evening drive up the M6 to the Lake District™️ to get back home.
I have a flask of strong coffee, cans of energy drinks & a phone full of podcasts.
I have a flask of strong coffee, cans of energy drinks & a phone full of podcasts.
a poster for the blues brothers shows two men in a car and says hit it
ALT: a poster for the blues brothers shows two men in a car and says hit it
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February 13, 2026 at 5:57 AM
It's Friday, I'm working more than two hours from home & I've got the Friday evening drive up the M6 to the Lake District™️ to get back home.
I have a flask of strong coffee, cans of energy drinks & a phone full of podcasts.
I have a flask of strong coffee, cans of energy drinks & a phone full of podcasts.
I thought this would be interesting with its "spruce tips & hint of zesty lemon", but what I thought was oxidised character was juniper berries upon reading the ingredients.
If it wasn't for that I'd like it loads more, but as it is - s'OK.
If it wasn't for that I'd like it loads more, but as it is - s'OK.
February 12, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I thought this would be interesting with its "spruce tips & hint of zesty lemon", but what I thought was oxidised character was juniper berries upon reading the ingredients.
If it wasn't for that I'd like it loads more, but as it is - s'OK.
If it wasn't for that I'd like it loads more, but as it is - s'OK.
Reposted by Dave Morton
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
I really enjoyed this episode this / last week.
Hello, here is part one of me talking to Mark Steel about many things as usual though I think we eventually got on to neurodivergence
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Ep 175 with Robin Ince (Part 1)
Podcast Episode · What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel · 02/02/2026 · 56m
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February 11, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I really enjoyed this episode this / last week.
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We've been a bit quiet on here lately but if anyone in the Manchester area wants to get involved in growing hops this year please email us at [email protected] 🍻
February 11, 2026 at 12:50 PM
We've been a bit quiet on here lately but if anyone in the Manchester area wants to get involved in growing hops this year please email us at [email protected] 🍻
I'm sure it'll be difficult to find any cheap gags about this.
February 10, 2026 at 12:54 PM
I'm sure it'll be difficult to find any cheap gags about this.
Post a banger that isn't in English.
youtu.be/2pd7F6XAYjU?...
I wrote a quiz on UK no.1 singles not sung in English, but this did not feature. Nor did Joe Le Taxi - a popular wrong answer) as it only got to no.2.
youtu.be/2pd7F6XAYjU?...
I wrote a quiz on UK no.1 singles not sung in English, but this did not feature. Nor did Joe Le Taxi - a popular wrong answer) as it only got to no.2.
February 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Post a banger that isn't in English.
youtu.be/2pd7F6XAYjU?...
I wrote a quiz on UK no.1 singles not sung in English, but this did not feature. Nor did Joe Le Taxi - a popular wrong answer) as it only got to no.2.
youtu.be/2pd7F6XAYjU?...
I wrote a quiz on UK no.1 singles not sung in English, but this did not feature. Nor did Joe Le Taxi - a popular wrong answer) as it only got to no.2.
Reposted by Dave Morton
![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Watched the first half of the Superbowl then went to bed, with the idea that I'd ignore social media & news all day, then watch the 2nd half this evening.
Opened FB briefly to look at "on this day" & I noticed a picture for a fraction of a second that means I know who won.
Dammit.
Opened FB briefly to look at "on this day" & I noticed a picture for a fraction of a second that means I know who won.
Dammit.
February 9, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Watched the first half of the Superbowl then went to bed, with the idea that I'd ignore social media & news all day, then watch the 2nd half this evening.
Opened FB briefly to look at "on this day" & I noticed a picture for a fraction of a second that means I know who won.
Dammit.
Opened FB briefly to look at "on this day" & I noticed a picture for a fraction of a second that means I know who won.
Dammit.
Latest: it was a shrew. Dead on the front door mat when I came downstairs this morning.
Update: mouse has been spotted again, lost again.
What a time for my wife's cat to bring a live mouse in & let it go.
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Latest: it was a shrew. Dead on the front door mat when I came downstairs this morning.
Update: mouse has been spotted again, lost again.
What a time for my wife's cat to bring a live mouse in & let it go.
February 9, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Update: mouse has been spotted again, lost again.
What a time for my wife's cat to bring a live mouse in & let it go.
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
What a time for my wife's cat to bring a live mouse in & let it go.