James Purser
@angrybeanie.com
I'm a software developer, a father, a husband, a wheelchair user, a photographer and general fiddler with things.
You can find my blog at https://www.angrybeanie.com where you can find more of my photographs, podcasts I've created and intermittent blogs
You can find my blog at https://www.angrybeanie.com where you can find more of my photographs, podcasts I've created and intermittent blogs
Reposted by James Purser
You know what, I have literally millions of words written over 40 years that could be compiled into an LLM representing "me" and still wouldn't come close to being me at all, your grandma's recorded history is confined to a bunch of extremely brief Facebook posts, how's that gonna go
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
You know what, I have literally millions of words written over 40 years that could be compiled into an LLM representing "me" and still wouldn't come close to being me at all, your grandma's recorded history is confined to a bunch of extremely brief Facebook posts, how's that gonna go
Annnd today I get my first wheelchair taxi no show.
Confirmed it this morning, then get told at 10 minutes passed pickup that no ones been assigned to the case.
#WheelchairLife
Confirmed it this morning, then get told at 10 minutes passed pickup that no ones been assigned to the case.
#WheelchairLife
December 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Annnd today I get my first wheelchair taxi no show.
Confirmed it this morning, then get told at 10 minutes passed pickup that no ones been assigned to the case.
#WheelchairLife
Confirmed it this morning, then get told at 10 minutes passed pickup that no ones been assigned to the case.
#WheelchairLife
Well that's a pleasant surprise.
Cyberpunk 2077 seems to work out of the box on Ubuntu under Steam
Cyberpunk 2077 seems to work out of the box on Ubuntu under Steam
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Well that's a pleasant surprise.
Cyberpunk 2077 seems to work out of the box on Ubuntu under Steam
Cyberpunk 2077 seems to work out of the box on Ubuntu under Steam
December 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Good morning!
Here's my first poll, when thinking about expanding home storage, should I just stick a large external drive on my home server or should I invest in a NAS?
Here's my first poll, when thinking about expanding home storage, should I just stick a large external drive on my home server or should I invest in a NAS?
December 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Good morning!
Here's my first poll, when thinking about expanding home storage, should I just stick a large external drive on my home server or should I invest in a NAS?
Here's my first poll, when thinking about expanding home storage, should I just stick a large external drive on my home server or should I invest in a NAS?
Sooo the BOM App is telling me it's 29 degrees outside and the website is telling me it's 37 degrees outside
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Sooo the BOM App is telling me it's 29 degrees outside and the website is telling me it's 37 degrees outside
Went out for a #rollabout but the wind picked up so couldn't get any nice bird shots.
Flowers and fruit on the other hand, were readily available
#wheelchairphotography #photography #flowers #wildfruit
Flowers and fruit on the other hand, were readily available
#wheelchairphotography #photography #flowers #wildfruit
November 30, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Went out for a #rollabout but the wind picked up so couldn't get any nice bird shots.
Flowers and fruit on the other hand, were readily available
#wheelchairphotography #photography #flowers #wildfruit
Flowers and fruit on the other hand, were readily available
#wheelchairphotography #photography #flowers #wildfruit
I'm going to go out for a roll about and take some pictures soon I think.
November 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I'm going to go out for a roll about and take some pictures soon I think.
Right finally got round to deleting that Linode, now completely on BinaryLane
November 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Right finally got round to deleting that Linode, now completely on BinaryLane
By the way if you're looking for the next chapter in the Kill Bill story, it's a fortnite exclusive
www.fortnite.com/news/yukis-r...
www.fortnite.com/news/yukis-r...
“Yuki’s Revenge” Premieres in Fortnite Nov 30
Visionary director Quentin Tarantino had a dream of a Kill Bill chapter that never made it to the silver screen. See "Yuki's Revenge" in Fortnite Nov 30!
www.fortnite.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
By the way if you're looking for the next chapter in the Kill Bill story, it's a fortnite exclusive
www.fortnite.com/news/yukis-r...
www.fortnite.com/news/yukis-r...
Well Canberra the twenty minutes total that I've spent in you today was nice, but driving two and a half hours each way to look at a wheelchair van that turned out to be too short for my power chair was not great.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Well Canberra the twenty minutes total that I've spent in you today was nice, but driving two and a half hours each way to look at a wheelchair van that turned out to be too short for my power chair was not great.
Dear Carsales dot com dot au.
One of these is actually wheelchair accessible.
One of these is actually wheelchair accessible.
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Dear Carsales dot com dot au.
One of these is actually wheelchair accessible.
One of these is actually wheelchair accessible.
To celebrate not being violently ill (can someone make that against the law thanks?)
New Blog Post: angrybeanie.com/news/okay-we...
This is the test that everything is working and the I can continue to blogue on the BinaryLane instance.
#computertouching #blog
New Blog Post: angrybeanie.com/news/okay-we...
This is the test that everything is working and the I can continue to blogue on the BinaryLane instance.
#computertouching #blog
Okay well here goes nothing
LEGO DEEP SPACE 9
angrybeanie.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
To celebrate not being violently ill (can someone make that against the law thanks?)
New Blog Post: angrybeanie.com/news/okay-we...
This is the test that everything is working and the I can continue to blogue on the BinaryLane instance.
#computertouching #blog
New Blog Post: angrybeanie.com/news/okay-we...
This is the test that everything is working and the I can continue to blogue on the BinaryLane instance.
#computertouching #blog
Current status:
Starting the migration from Linode to Binarylane. 4 times the ram and twice the cpu for $5 less a month
Starting the migration from Linode to Binarylane. 4 times the ram and twice the cpu for $5 less a month
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Current status:
Starting the migration from Linode to Binarylane. 4 times the ram and twice the cpu for $5 less a month
Starting the migration from Linode to Binarylane. 4 times the ram and twice the cpu for $5 less a month
Finally got around do doing a new Roll About short video.
Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@angrybeanie...
Youtube: youtube.com/shorts/TijAt...
Instagram: www.instagram.com/purserj/reel...
#Photography #WheelchairPhotography #WheelchairPhotographer
Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@angrybeanie...
Youtube: youtube.com/shorts/TijAt...
Instagram: www.instagram.com/purserj/reel...
#Photography #WheelchairPhotography #WheelchairPhotographer
Roll About 2025/11/09 #Photography #WheelchairPhotography #WheelchairPhotographer
TikTok video by James Purser
www.tiktok.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Finally got around do doing a new Roll About short video.
Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@angrybeanie...
Youtube: youtube.com/shorts/TijAt...
Instagram: www.instagram.com/purserj/reel...
#Photography #WheelchairPhotography #WheelchairPhotographer
Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@angrybeanie...
Youtube: youtube.com/shorts/TijAt...
Instagram: www.instagram.com/purserj/reel...
#Photography #WheelchairPhotography #WheelchairPhotographer
Anyone know of any good alternatives to Linode?
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Anyone know of any good alternatives to Linode?
The answer is no, no we do not.
LLMs are not sentient, they are not alive and they are not aware.
Do we owe a duty of welfare to our microwave ovens?
LLMs are not sentient, they are not alive and they are not aware.
Do we owe a duty of welfare to our microwave ovens?
Do people have welfare responsibilities toward AI? Anthropic now argue that models might have morally relevant preferences or experiences, “interests.” Such systems lack free will and consciousness, why would such considerations be relevant?https://www.anthropic.com/research/deprecation-commitments
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The answer is no, no we do not.
LLMs are not sentient, they are not alive and they are not aware.
Do we owe a duty of welfare to our microwave ovens?
LLMs are not sentient, they are not alive and they are not aware.
Do we owe a duty of welfare to our microwave ovens?
You know what?
Kaneda's theme from the Akira movie still holds up
Kaneda's theme from the Akira movie still holds up
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
You know what?
Kaneda's theme from the Akira movie still holds up
Kaneda's theme from the Akira movie still holds up
For the knitters and crocheters and yarn heads in my feed
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
#yarn #crochet #craft #knitting
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
#yarn #crochet #craft #knitting
TV tonight: Tom Daley’s kooky knitting competition is somehow incredible
The Olympian opens his ‘yarn barn’ to a wonderful bunch of knitters. Plus: Daisy May and Charlie Cooper try to meet a poltergeist. Here’s what to watch this evening
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM
For the knitters and crocheters and yarn heads in my feed
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
#yarn #crochet #craft #knitting
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
#yarn #crochet #craft #knitting
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a gif
November 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a gif
Trying my hand at another AngryBeanie logo.
I am not good at this, but maybe I'll get better?
Also I'm sorry but I couldn't do the Alt text for these images, my brain is having trouble describing them enough to differentiate them.
#HumanArt #AngryBeanie
I am not good at this, but maybe I'll get better?
Also I'm sorry but I couldn't do the Alt text for these images, my brain is having trouble describing them enough to differentiate them.
#HumanArt #AngryBeanie
November 2, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Trying my hand at another AngryBeanie logo.
I am not good at this, but maybe I'll get better?
Also I'm sorry but I couldn't do the Alt text for these images, my brain is having trouble describing them enough to differentiate them.
#HumanArt #AngryBeanie
I am not good at this, but maybe I'll get better?
Also I'm sorry but I couldn't do the Alt text for these images, my brain is having trouble describing them enough to differentiate them.
#HumanArt #AngryBeanie
Got bored and went through some photos I took a few years back. All of these are near where I live
Yes I know the how image gallery sucks, it's on my list of things to fix
angrybeanie.com/news/some-ph...
#photography #WheelchairPhotographer
Yes I know the how image gallery sucks, it's on my list of things to fix
angrybeanie.com/news/some-ph...
#photography #WheelchairPhotographer
Some photos from 2022
I horde photos
angrybeanie.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Got bored and went through some photos I took a few years back. All of these are near where I live
Yes I know the how image gallery sucks, it's on my list of things to fix
angrybeanie.com/news/some-ph...
#photography #WheelchairPhotographer
Yes I know the how image gallery sucks, it's on my list of things to fix
angrybeanie.com/news/some-ph...
#photography #WheelchairPhotographer
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers".
October 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers".
New blog post:
Algorithms can't prevent bias
angrybeanie.com/news/algorit...
#disability #accessibility #ai #medicine #bias
Algorithms can't prevent bias
angrybeanie.com/news/algorit...
#disability #accessibility #ai #medicine #bias
Algorithms can't prevent bias
Technology will never remove bias, you need humans to do that.
angrybeanie.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
New blog post:
Algorithms can't prevent bias
angrybeanie.com/news/algorit...
#disability #accessibility #ai #medicine #bias
Algorithms can't prevent bias
angrybeanie.com/news/algorit...
#disability #accessibility #ai #medicine #bias