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a man in a military uniform stands at a podium in front of a group of people

MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 3d

Tall bastards who come and stand directly in front of you.

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a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a group of people and says `` right to jail '' .

MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 3d

People who talk to their mates all the way through gigs.

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R Consortium @rconsortium.bsky.social · 3d

R+AI 2025 • Nov 12–13 • Online • Low-cost

Skip the hype. See how R + AI works in production!

Keynote: Joe Cheng (Posit) on focused, reliable LLMs for data science

Actionable R+AI sessions. Students from $25.

Register: rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs...

#rstats @posit.co @jcheng5.bsky.social

R+AI 2025 • Nov 12–13 • Online • Low-cost

Keynote: Joe Cheng (Posit) on focused, reliable LLMs for data science.

Actionable R+AI sessions. Students from $25.

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MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 4d

Having a wry smile at the album notes… AH: “Recorded in a single take with no overdubs or edits.” (MKS: This should be a straightforward release, then). AH: 2 years later… finally released.

MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 5d

How did I miss THAT?

MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 6d

When you work from home, every day can be “Bring Your Dog To Work Day”

MISHEARD LYRICS - Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter

MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 6d

Work companion

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MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 6d

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MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 6d

1992 called - they said it was fine.

a little girl is sitting on a couch and making a face .

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 7d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 9d

Hahaahhahahahahaha

MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 9d

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MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 9d

The tragedy of life is that while this is completely true, the likelihood of a good night’s sleep also decreases. Sorry.

MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 9d

Not me BTW

MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 10d

I remember the Dev Day I participated in at RStudio::Conf Seattle. Spent the first hour trying to get the tooling set up in Windows…

MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 13d

New Covid variant? Hope not, but you never know…

a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee surrounded by fire .

MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 13d

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Ableton Live Suite now has a rent-to-own, installment payment option - CDM Create Digital Music

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 13d

Not a subscription -- you own the software after you pay for 24 months (or 12 months in education).

Here's how it works and a reminder of what's actually in Live 12 Suite. If this is successful, it could be good news for #maxforlive device builders and stores like @isotonikstudios.bsky.social.

It's not a subscription. And Ableton is still offering their existing "buy now" licenses and upgrades. But if you don't want to pay for the flagship Ableton Live Suite all at once, you now have the op...

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MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 15d

Will look at that next. I’m enjoying Gary Oldman stealing every scene he’s in.

MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 15d

Slow Horses on Apple TV+. I am recommend.

a minion wearing a wig and goggles holds a gavel in front of a green door

MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 15d

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MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · 15d

Look, I know your “Confessional” post was very popular, but this is going too far. #databs = Data Bullshit