R "Nearest" Nabors
@nearestnabors.com
I used to make comics. Now I fuck around and find out in AI.
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Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
NIN
ALT BLK ERA
Massive Attack
Chemical Brothers
Ladytron
NIN
ALT BLK ERA
Massive Attack
Chemical Brothers
Ladytron
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
AJJ
Kishi Bashi
Magnetic Fields
Florist
Postal Service
AJJ
Kishi Bashi
Magnetic Fields
Florist
Postal Service
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Depeche Mode
[after which I read a review of the concert saying the band was great but the audience didn’t show sufficient excitement and ruined the band’s experience, so I decided not to go to concerts].
Depeche Mode
[after which I read a review of the concert saying the band was great but the audience didn’t show sufficient excitement and ruined the band’s experience, so I decided not to go to concerts].
November 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
NIN
ALT BLK ERA
Massive Attack
Chemical Brothers
Ladytron
NIN
ALT BLK ERA
Massive Attack
Chemical Brothers
Ladytron
the rally cry of a generation
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
the rally cry of a generation
I said I wasn't going to spend a lot of time making it pretty, but I did. AI for alt text generation and comment moderation! github.com/nearestnabor...
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I said I wasn't going to spend a lot of time making it pretty, but I did. AI for alt text generation and comment moderation! github.com/nearestnabor...
I feel like I'm telling Claude Code to use a lot of JS best practices it should "just know" in review (like stop sticking every global function on the window object!) How do you bring yours up to speed fast?
November 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I feel like I'm telling Claude Code to use a lot of JS best practices it should "just know" in review (like stop sticking every global function on the window object!) How do you bring yours up to speed fast?
Who says you can't make fun 'lil web demos with AI like "in the old days?" I'm having a blast carving this demo into something cool :)
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Who says you can't make fun 'lil web demos with AI like "in the old days?" I'm having a blast carving this demo into something cool :)
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Rachel Reeves is billing the #Budget2025 as the long overdue tax rise on the rich — yet Spears Magazine, the glossy read “for ultra high net worths & their advisers”, is celebrating how little impact it’ll have.
🧵So what's spin and what's really in the Budget? 👇 1/13
🧵So what's spin and what's really in the Budget? 👇 1/13
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Rachel Reeves is billing the #Budget2025 as the long overdue tax rise on the rich — yet Spears Magazine, the glossy read “for ultra high net worths & their advisers”, is celebrating how little impact it’ll have.
🧵So what's spin and what's really in the Budget? 👇 1/13
🧵So what's spin and what's really in the Budget? 👇 1/13
These are not the numbers you are looking for.
'The provisional figures show 70,000 more EU nationals left than arrived, while 109,000 more British nationals left than arrived.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
'The provisional figures show 70,000 more EU nationals left than arrived, while 109,000 more British nationals left than arrived.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
UK net migration drops sharply to 204,000 in year to June - live updates
The Office for National Statistics says the fall is driven by fewer non-EU nationals arriving for work and study, and a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
These are not the numbers you are looking for.
'The provisional figures show 70,000 more EU nationals left than arrived, while 109,000 more British nationals left than arrived.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
'The provisional figures show 70,000 more EU nationals left than arrived, while 109,000 more British nationals left than arrived.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
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Reminder to add TOKYO GODFATHERS to your Christmas movie watchlist this season! Grateful to have given (English, dubbed) voice to the trans anime icon, our beloved Hana, in this Satoshi Kon holiday classic from @gkids.com! Watch it for free on Tubi or rent it on AppleTV!
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reminder to add TOKYO GODFATHERS to your Christmas movie watchlist this season! Grateful to have given (English, dubbed) voice to the trans anime icon, our beloved Hana, in this Satoshi Kon holiday classic from @gkids.com! Watch it for free on Tubi or rent it on AppleTV!
Listening to Professor Kliq and code-bending (it's not vibe coding when you keep interrupting the agent—there are still edges to sand down, but I'm not the one sanding them)
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Listening to Professor Kliq and code-bending (it's not vibe coding when you keep interrupting the agent—there are still edges to sand down, but I'm not the one sanding them)
Making sure the lip balm stops running away
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Making sure the lip balm stops running away
My lip balm budget has been exceeded for the year! I keep losing my lip balms so I'm going to get a wallet chain for them. Any recommendations?
November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My lip balm budget has been exceeded for the year! I keep losing my lip balms so I'm going to get a wallet chain for them. Any recommendations?
The problem with user agents...
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The problem with user agents...
Don't use "LLMs" and "agents" interchangeably!
This is the best/ugliest way I can explain how agents + LLMs work. When you're using ChatGPT, you are using an LLM. But ChatGPT is an LLM + tools + loop + UI harness...
This is the best/ugliest way I can explain how agents + LLMs work. When you're using ChatGPT, you are using an LLM. But ChatGPT is an LLM + tools + loop + UI harness...
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Don't use "LLMs" and "agents" interchangeably!
This is the best/ugliest way I can explain how agents + LLMs work. When you're using ChatGPT, you are using an LLM. But ChatGPT is an LLM + tools + loop + UI harness...
This is the best/ugliest way I can explain how agents + LLMs work. When you're using ChatGPT, you are using an LLM. But ChatGPT is an LLM + tools + loop + UI harness...
Writing thought-leadership pieces is harder than making tutorials.
Previously, I dreaded demos because there were so many decisions to make. Vibe-coding has made it as easy as pie.
But writing about the future? Still requires validating with experts and ramping up!
Previously, I dreaded demos because there were so many decisions to make. Vibe-coding has made it as easy as pie.
But writing about the future? Still requires validating with experts and ramping up!
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Writing thought-leadership pieces is harder than making tutorials.
Previously, I dreaded demos because there were so many decisions to make. Vibe-coding has made it as easy as pie.
But writing about the future? Still requires validating with experts and ramping up!
Previously, I dreaded demos because there were so many decisions to make. Vibe-coding has made it as easy as pie.
But writing about the future? Still requires validating with experts and ramping up!
I'm so grateful to feel curious about technology again. That's been a major change for me over the past year
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I'm so grateful to feel curious about technology again. That's been a major change for me over the past year
AI being useful for web dev! making a demo showing how social sites could auto-add alt text and screen toxicity in the comments. It's the little things that make me smile :)
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
AI being useful for web dev! making a demo showing how social sites could auto-add alt text and screen toxicity in the comments. It's the little things that make me smile :)
Shenanigans ensued
November 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Shenanigans ensued
Anyone want to review a few posts about how to accommodate & deter AI agents and crawlers?
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Anyone want to review a few posts about how to accommodate & deter AI agents and crawlers?
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Substack users, this option is OFF by default. If you do NOT want your publication to be used to train AI, open your publication, go to Settings > Publication details and switch it on.
November 16, 2023 at 5:42 AM
Substack users, this option is OFF by default. If you do NOT want your publication to be used to train AI, open your publication, go to Settings > Publication details and switch it on.
Do you need 3.5 hours of femme-to-non music? Yes you do: open.spotify.com/playlist/6LB...
The Other R Nabors
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open.spotify.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Do you need 3.5 hours of femme-to-non music? Yes you do: open.spotify.com/playlist/6LB...
We are locking in on our own London flat!! Next stop: doggo
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We are locking in on our own London flat!! Next stop: doggo
Fred Armisen, Joanna Lumley, and Steve Buschemi make Wednesday worth watching. I zone out whenever they aren't on camera
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Fred Armisen, Joanna Lumley, and Steve Buschemi make Wednesday worth watching. I zone out whenever they aren't on camera
It finally happened. I lost my Zero Prime cap. Does anyone have a spare cool black cap for me to wear?
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It finally happened. I lost my Zero Prime cap. Does anyone have a spare cool black cap for me to wear?
Just wrote "Cloudflare is leading the charge on Defense Against Dark Bots"
November 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Just wrote "Cloudflare is leading the charge on Defense Against Dark Bots"
Aside from the obviously not ok conversations about kink and cocaine, FFS use an SLM. WTF is a toy manufacturer doing sending children's conversations to OpenAI?
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Aside from the obviously not ok conversations about kink and cocaine, FFS use an SLM. WTF is a toy manufacturer doing sending children's conversations to OpenAI?