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@outeast.bsky.social
Won't post much as I have no insight or expertise, but sometimes forget that when drunk with the power of a keyboard. Pronouns whatever. Writer, editor etc. of ESL materials in Prague. Interests here: Politics, climate, SFF, linguistics, i dunno
This skeet is bad enough but the people in the replies should be on a list
so one thing that I've never seen anyone write on, and I apologize in advance, is Donald Trump as an object of female sexual fantasy.
We know that Hitler, Stalin, Mao all got *thousands* of letters from women on a constant basis. And you can see it, I think, in some of the women at rallies.
We know that Hitler, Stalin, Mao all got *thousands* of letters from women on a constant basis. And you can see it, I think, in some of the women at rallies.
January 26, 2026 at 9:03 PM
This skeet is bad enough but the people in the replies should be on a list
I get Tim's point obvs but this sounds like the elevator pitch for a new buddy movie
What's the plan, Chuck? I run a fake news website. You're the Senate Minority Leader. What's the plan?
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
January 25, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I get Tim's point obvs but this sounds like the elevator pitch for a new buddy movie
Even just the free part of this is a must-read.
This is one of the strangest and most screwed-up stories I’ve worked on. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
Who's secretly filming fake TikToks inside Londoners' homes?
We tracked down the viral video account invading people's houses to spread false claims about immigrants.
www.londoncentric.media
January 24, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Even just the free part of this is a must-read.
I've read this one
January 23, 2026 at 8:05 AM
I've read this one
I was forced to edit an article for highschoolers about how to prompt AI today (written by a supposed pedagogical expert). It advised them to increase the accuracy of responses by asking for sources - but did *not* say to check that the sources exist or that they say what the AI claims.
January 22, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I was forced to edit an article for highschoolers about how to prompt AI today (written by a supposed pedagogical expert). It advised them to increase the accuracy of responses by asking for sources - but did *not* say to check that the sources exist or that they say what the AI claims.
I'm grateful for people who share his rants because we need to see them and I don't want to go to the source, but my god I'm sick of being drowned in the self-aggrandizing bullshit day after fucking day. It's as predictable and as devoid of meaning as any slop.
January 22, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I'm grateful for people who share his rants because we need to see them and I don't want to go to the source, but my god I'm sick of being drowned in the self-aggrandizing bullshit day after fucking day. It's as predictable and as devoid of meaning as any slop.
Make an existing tech sound exciting by "using AI"
"The machine was controlled by a 'chain of cards', a number of punched cards laced together using AI into a continuous sequence."
"The machine was controlled by a 'chain of cards', a number of punched cards laced together using AI into a continuous sequence."
Pharmacy machine uses "barcode recognition to identify an item, pick it up and send it down a chute... Using AI, the robot is also able to automatically prioritise medication with the shortest expiry date". How is any of that AI? It's just barcode automation
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
NHS in focus: Could AI 'patients' help to train doctors?
From GPs surgeries to hospitals across England, we take a look at the challenges faced and how NHS teams are responding.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Make an existing tech sound exciting by "using AI"
"The machine was controlled by a 'chain of cards', a number of punched cards laced together using AI into a continuous sequence."
"The machine was controlled by a 'chain of cards', a number of punched cards laced together using AI into a continuous sequence."
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
A dragon turning up now to deliver the Deus ex ending would be barely less believable than everything else
The NYT reports that Air Force One has turned around due to a situation officials are describing as “creature on the wing”
January 21, 2026 at 6:53 AM
A dragon turning up now to deliver the Deus ex ending would be barely less believable than everything else
Madness therapy
I use the word 'Twitter' quite deliberately, in that British policy discourse on this has been in a mad place for much, much longer than the Musk takeover, and if anything the X switchover has been net positive on this one (because now the website is mad on other policy areas).
January 20, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Madness therapy
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Leonard Cohen
Tinariwen
Chumbawamba
Billie Eilish
Coldcut & Hextatic
Leonard Cohen
Tinariwen
Chumbawamba
Billie Eilish
Coldcut & Hextatic
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie
Flogging Molly
Jethro Tull
Calexico
Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, and Shawn Colvin
Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie
Flogging Molly
Jethro Tull
Calexico
Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, and Shawn Colvin
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
The Clash
King Crimson
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Laurie Anderson
The Residents
The Clash
King Crimson
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Laurie Anderson
The Residents
January 20, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Leonard Cohen
Tinariwen
Chumbawamba
Billie Eilish
Coldcut & Hextatic
Leonard Cohen
Tinariwen
Chumbawamba
Billie Eilish
Coldcut & Hextatic
Happy birthday to Edgar Allan Poo
Happy birthday to the author with the most-misspelled name in the so-called Western canon!
January 20, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Happy birthday to Edgar Allan Poo
Just popping a prediction out here. Trump's actually gonna escalate to the point of getting troops onto ships, the EU will respond, it'll feel like it's going to kick off and then it'll get defused. Think Cuban Missile Crisis (farce version). Will delete when I'm wrong obviously.
January 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Just popping a prediction out here. Trump's actually gonna escalate to the point of getting troops onto ships, the EU will respond, it'll feel like it's going to kick off and then it'll get defused. Think Cuban Missile Crisis (farce version). Will delete when I'm wrong obviously.
This is the maddest thing I've ever read. Well [*reviews memories*] the maddest thing I've read since this morning, but that's still PRETTY DAMN MAD
But Capt. Argazorg of the Zeltron System assured me I could afford the loan repayments!!!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Bank of England ‘must plan for a financial crisis triggered by aliens’
Financial markets could collapse if the American government confirms the existence of alien life
www.independent.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 5:29 PM
This is the maddest thing I've ever read. Well [*reviews memories*] the maddest thing I've read since this morning, but that's still PRETTY DAMN MAD
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45 people have joined my print club so far! Why not join them? It’s dirt cheap.
January 18, 2026 at 10:45 AM
45 people have joined my print club so far! Why not join them? It’s dirt cheap.
Tag yourself, I'm walking drunk
Activities at Time of Victim’s Death: Aggregate Numbers:
January 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Tag yourself, I'm walking drunk
I love, love, love a good eggcorn. I wish I could hear this lad's imagined backstory for the Belgian whistles though.
Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
January 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I love, love, love a good eggcorn. I wish I could hear this lad's imagined backstory for the Belgian whistles though.
QOTD: What car do you want most, but know would be an absolutely miserable experience to own?*
*I don't think it would be a "miserable experience" to own but it wouldn't be especially practical. Or safe.
*I don't think it would be a "miserable experience" to own but it wouldn't be especially practical. Or safe.
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
QOTD: What car do you want most, but know would be an absolutely miserable experience to own?*
*I don't think it would be a "miserable experience" to own but it wouldn't be especially practical. Or safe.
*I don't think it would be a "miserable experience" to own but it wouldn't be especially practical. Or safe.
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That good sense of the country incidentally means not believing the country is a frothing mass of constantly angry racists, but wants a government that shows it understands the frustrations of daily life - which also aren't limited to the cost of living.
January 14, 2026 at 7:22 AM
That good sense of the country incidentally means not believing the country is a frothing mass of constantly angry racists, but wants a government that shows it understands the frustrations of daily life - which also aren't limited to the cost of living.
I'm generally happy being ignored but there are times I wish I had more followers so that my reposts actually meant something. Mainly when I want to show people things like this. If you *do* see this post, click and zoom in to see the amazing detail. Don't you want this for your wall?
January 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I'm generally happy being ignored but there are times I wish I had more followers so that my reposts actually meant something. Mainly when I want to show people things like this. If you *do* see this post, click and zoom in to see the amazing detail. Don't you want this for your wall?
Character Assassin's Creed
Slightly diminish a game:
Silverware in the Dark
Silverware in the Dark
Slightly diminish a game.
Epsilonrune.
Epsilonrune.
January 11, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Character Assassin's Creed
It's been a while since we've had a proper freeze & snow like this in Prague. There were people taking to the cross-country skis in the woods, and the parks were busy today with toboggans and ice-skaters.
January 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It's been a while since we've had a proper freeze & snow like this in Prague. There were people taking to the cross-country skis in the woods, and the parks were busy today with toboggans and ice-skaters.
This is why GenAI should be toxic on a business level. Anyone can use AI, so if AI can generate product for you, you have nothing worth paying for. And if your product *looks like* AI (eg good work redrafted by an LLM), it *looks* worthless. It's the opposite of added value.
January 10, 2026 at 12:51 PM
This is why GenAI should be toxic on a business level. Anyone can use AI, so if AI can generate product for you, you have nothing worth paying for. And if your product *looks like* AI (eg good work redrafted by an LLM), it *looks* worthless. It's the opposite of added value.
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Permafrost (frozen ground) is the backbone of northern ecosystems. Watch this field video for a visual demonstration of what happens when we lose that permafrost to thaw.
January 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Permafrost (frozen ground) is the backbone of northern ecosystems. Watch this field video for a visual demonstration of what happens when we lose that permafrost to thaw.
This is a great offer. VILLAIN is definitely one of my most-anticipated books this year. It's the sequel to the original and very funny HENCH (about the career path of an accountant who does temp agency work for supervillains), which everyone rightly raved about when it came out.
I'm thrilled to share that Indigo has chosen VILLAIN as one of its "most anticipated books of 2026", so it is 30% off until Jan. 11! Pre-orders matter a lot, so if you've been thinking about picking it up I would be immensely grateful. www.indigo.ca/en-ca/villai...
Villain: A Novel Book By Natalie Zina Walschots, ('tp') | Indigo
Buy the book Villain: A Novel by natalie zina walschots at Indigo
www.indigo.ca
January 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
This is a great offer. VILLAIN is definitely one of my most-anticipated books this year. It's the sequel to the original and very funny HENCH (about the career path of an accountant who does temp agency work for supervillains), which everyone rightly raved about when it came out.