John Stabler
@geek.wales
Programmer from the 8-bit era. Interested in gamedev, photography & film.
We went from the most optimistic timeline to the most bleak.
December 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
We went from the most optimistic timeline to the most bleak.
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Letter to the FT that stingingly sums up Brexit and the shit creek we now find ourselves in.
A terrible idea (naive, prejudiced and uninformed) that has deeply divided us and left us poorer and less secure… but unwilling to face up to the damage we’ve done to ourselves. While the EU moves on.
A terrible idea (naive, prejudiced and uninformed) that has deeply divided us and left us poorer and less secure… but unwilling to face up to the damage we’ve done to ourselves. While the EU moves on.
December 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Letter to the FT that stingingly sums up Brexit and the shit creek we now find ourselves in.
A terrible idea (naive, prejudiced and uninformed) that has deeply divided us and left us poorer and less secure… but unwilling to face up to the damage we’ve done to ourselves. While the EU moves on.
A terrible idea (naive, prejudiced and uninformed) that has deeply divided us and left us poorer and less secure… but unwilling to face up to the damage we’ve done to ourselves. While the EU moves on.
This trend of publishing copium articles based on the output of LLMs is bonkers.
The Internet is awash with boosterism for crypto (based on nothing but hope number go up). It's no surprise that an LLM trained on that content would espouse that sentiment.
icobench.com/news/chatgpt...
The Internet is awash with boosterism for crypto (based on nothing but hope number go up). It's no surprise that an LLM trained on that content would espouse that sentiment.
icobench.com/news/chatgpt...
ChatGPT-5 Predicts Bitcoin Price Amid Gold and Silver Surge
ChatGPT-5 predicts Bitcoin price as gold and silver hit new records. See BTC forecasts, ETF flows, and how traders are shifting to presales.
icobench.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This trend of publishing copium articles based on the output of LLMs is bonkers.
The Internet is awash with boosterism for crypto (based on nothing but hope number go up). It's no surprise that an LLM trained on that content would espouse that sentiment.
icobench.com/news/chatgpt...
The Internet is awash with boosterism for crypto (based on nothing but hope number go up). It's no surprise that an LLM trained on that content would espouse that sentiment.
icobench.com/news/chatgpt...
Stop promising us a good time.
December 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Stop promising us a good time.
Any person or company that has a non-salaried income in excess of (say) $10m:
1. Must keep and publish quarterly accounts (not just publicly traded corporations). I'm looking at you OpenAI.
2. Any trading account they maintain must be publicly viewable in real-time.
3. Fines for failing 1 or 2.
1. Must keep and publish quarterly accounts (not just publicly traded corporations). I'm looking at you OpenAI.
2. Any trading account they maintain must be publicly viewable in real-time.
3. Fines for failing 1 or 2.
December 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Any person or company that has a non-salaried income in excess of (say) $10m:
1. Must keep and publish quarterly accounts (not just publicly traded corporations). I'm looking at you OpenAI.
2. Any trading account they maintain must be publicly viewable in real-time.
3. Fines for failing 1 or 2.
1. Must keep and publish quarterly accounts (not just publicly traded corporations). I'm looking at you OpenAI.
2. Any trading account they maintain must be publicly viewable in real-time.
3. Fines for failing 1 or 2.
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We've re released the Rob Reiner RHLSTP in tribute to this great man. Worth a listen if you missed it first time shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo...
Retro RHLSTP 127 - Rob Reiner | RHLSTP with Richard Herring
Magic Bullet
shows.acast.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:13 AM
We've re released the Rob Reiner RHLSTP in tribute to this great man. Worth a listen if you missed it first time shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo...
Josh Brolin is magnificent in this. In fact he's great in everything.
The Goonies, No Country For Old Men, Sicario, Avengers (Thanos).
The Goonies, No Country For Old Men, Sicario, Avengers (Thanos).
December 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Josh Brolin is magnificent in this. In fact he's great in everything.
The Goonies, No Country For Old Men, Sicario, Avengers (Thanos).
The Goonies, No Country For Old Men, Sicario, Avengers (Thanos).
More of this kind of Britain please.
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
More of this kind of Britain please.
They pine for a theologically pure past; but they'd all be stoned to death for their transgressions.
The ultra-conservative Christians are the biggest hypocrites that ever existed. If they got their wish their monster would eat them immediately.
The ultra-conservative Christians are the biggest hypocrites that ever existed. If they got their wish their monster would eat them immediately.
in 1st century Judea, the corners of every field had to be left for the poor to pick crops for themselves, every seventh year *all* of the crops from fields and vineyards and orchards belonged to the poor, and all debts of all types were cancelled every 50th year.
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
They pine for a theologically pure past; but they'd all be stoned to death for their transgressions.
The ultra-conservative Christians are the biggest hypocrites that ever existed. If they got their wish their monster would eat them immediately.
The ultra-conservative Christians are the biggest hypocrites that ever existed. If they got their wish their monster would eat them immediately.
Reposted by John Stabler
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has already passed 40,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has already passed 40,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
The emotional highs and lows of defragging.
Highs: seeing all those gaps disappear.
Lows: your hard drive clicks several times in a row.
Highs: seeing all those gaps disappear.
Lows: your hard drive clicks several times in a row.
remember defragmenting your hard drive? how virtuous you felt after an hour of that. "have you achieved anything today?" "you bet I have, look at this".
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The emotional highs and lows of defragging.
Highs: seeing all those gaps disappear.
Lows: your hard drive clicks several times in a row.
Highs: seeing all those gaps disappear.
Lows: your hard drive clicks several times in a row.
This is the same reason why the moon landing conspiracies are laughable. The number of people required to be sworn to secrecy would be too many.
Mitchell & Webb even did a comedy sketch about it...
Mitchell & Webb even did a comedy sketch about it...
If a big company with 10s of thousands of engineers is knowingly doing something insanely unethical, it leaks. This is almost impossible to stop.
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is the same reason why the moon landing conspiracies are laughable. The number of people required to be sworn to secrecy would be too many.
Mitchell & Webb even did a comedy sketch about it...
Mitchell & Webb even did a comedy sketch about it...
The boomers aren't going to be around much longer. But younger Trump supporters are going to feel super weird in 10 - 20 years time when they're releasing books and movies about the time the USA went bonkers and evil.
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The boomers aren't going to be around much longer. But younger Trump supporters are going to feel super weird in 10 - 20 years time when they're releasing books and movies about the time the USA went bonkers and evil.
Watched The Running Man (1987) with my son tonight, ready to go see the new one. He asked me in how many movies did Arnie say "I'll be back"?
I googled it. The Gemini AI results were wrong. Wikipedia was right.
Don't trust #AI, even for trivia. Fvck Grok too.
Donate to and support Wikipedia.
I googled it. The Gemini AI results were wrong. Wikipedia was right.
Don't trust #AI, even for trivia. Fvck Grok too.
Donate to and support Wikipedia.
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Watched The Running Man (1987) with my son tonight, ready to go see the new one. He asked me in how many movies did Arnie say "I'll be back"?
I googled it. The Gemini AI results were wrong. Wikipedia was right.
Don't trust #AI, even for trivia. Fvck Grok too.
Donate to and support Wikipedia.
I googled it. The Gemini AI results were wrong. Wikipedia was right.
Don't trust #AI, even for trivia. Fvck Grok too.
Donate to and support Wikipedia.
Trump ignoring the suffering of others. Leavitt telling the patient that they didn't fall over, the democrats tipped over the White House.
The media brings on #MAGA Republicans to tell us that nothing happened except Trump brought in another 30 trillion dollars of investment.
The media brings on #MAGA Republicans to tell us that nothing happened except Trump brought in another 30 trillion dollars of investment.
November 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Trump ignoring the suffering of others. Leavitt telling the patient that they didn't fall over, the democrats tipped over the White House.
The media brings on #MAGA Republicans to tell us that nothing happened except Trump brought in another 30 trillion dollars of investment.
The media brings on #MAGA Republicans to tell us that nothing happened except Trump brought in another 30 trillion dollars of investment.
Generating content (I only use that word as a catch-all) is an artistic endeavour.
The value is in well-constructed, hand-crafted, emotional and innovative experiences. Corporations miss the whole point of entertainment by trying to cut costs and corners.
share.google/FBZCUwHdl3Zl...
The value is in well-constructed, hand-crafted, emotional and innovative experiences. Corporations miss the whole point of entertainment by trying to cut costs and corners.
share.google/FBZCUwHdl3Zl...
EA's Attempt to Use AI for Game Development Backfiring Horribly
Staffers at major video game developer Electronic Arts told Business Insider, their employer's attempts to use AI are backfiring.
share.google
October 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Generating content (I only use that word as a catch-all) is an artistic endeavour.
The value is in well-constructed, hand-crafted, emotional and innovative experiences. Corporations miss the whole point of entertainment by trying to cut costs and corners.
share.google/FBZCUwHdl3Zl...
The value is in well-constructed, hand-crafted, emotional and innovative experiences. Corporations miss the whole point of entertainment by trying to cut costs and corners.
share.google/FBZCUwHdl3Zl...
Reposted by John Stabler
Whenever you see reports of the financial potential and/or inevitable transformative impact of AI, it's worth reminding yourself of the McKinsey report from just three years ago that predicted that the metaverse would generate $5,000,000,000,000 of value by 2030.
October 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Whenever you see reports of the financial potential and/or inevitable transformative impact of AI, it's worth reminding yourself of the McKinsey report from just three years ago that predicted that the metaverse would generate $5,000,000,000,000 of value by 2030.
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“When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant immunity,”
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software
FRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of ...
waterfordwhispersnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant immunity,”
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
October 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Weird. People who fantasize that their cult ( #ai, #crypto, #hydrogen ) will eventually make skeptics eat humble pie.
If the skeptics were wrong they'll be living in a better world (apparently), get the benefits and be happy.
If the skeptics were right, you played a part in a con on humanity.
If the skeptics were wrong they'll be living in a better world (apparently), get the benefits and be happy.
If the skeptics were right, you played a part in a con on humanity.
October 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No Kings: were marching in support of a concept that is foundational to the United States of America.
Republicans: you're terrorists! (unleashes brown shirts on protesters).
Republicans: you're terrorists! (unleashes brown shirts on protesters).
October 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
No Kings: were marching in support of a concept that is foundational to the United States of America.
Republicans: you're terrorists! (unleashes brown shirts on protesters).
Republicans: you're terrorists! (unleashes brown shirts on protesters).
When they make the equivalent of The Big Short movie about the AI bubble bursting, who will Hollywood have to play @edzitron.com ?
I want a sweary Jesse Eisenberg.
I want a sweary Jesse Eisenberg.
October 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
When they make the equivalent of The Big Short movie about the AI bubble bursting, who will Hollywood have to play @edzitron.com ?
I want a sweary Jesse Eisenberg.
I want a sweary Jesse Eisenberg.
Then the AI industry should die.
The same politicians that want AI to save the economy are the same politicians trying to cut university funding for the "useless" degrees that produce artists to create the content AI uses.
The same politicians that want AI to save the economy are the same politicians trying to cut university funding for the "useless" degrees that produce artists to create the content AI uses.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Then the AI industry should die.
The same politicians that want AI to save the economy are the same politicians trying to cut university funding for the "useless" degrees that produce artists to create the content AI uses.
The same politicians that want AI to save the economy are the same politicians trying to cut university funding for the "useless" degrees that produce artists to create the content AI uses.
Reposted by John Stabler
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.