Mr C
@mugsensation.bsky.social
Immensely artificial. Lacking intelligence.
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How a Christmas Playlist Should Be Done, Vol. 4
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How a Christmas playlist should be done Vol. 4
It’s become a bit of a tradition now that each Christmas I set about working on a music playlist to replace some of the more traditional ones on radio and streaming services. I get slightly annoyed wi...
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December 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
How a Christmas Playlist Should Be Done, Vol. 4
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Yay! 🎄🎄
Today’s gigglesadvent.com comes from @mrschristine.bsky.social and @mugsensation.bsky.social always the highest production values of the year!
Giggles' Advent Calendar
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December 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Yay! 🎄🎄
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#Rust is beloved by many people, but it's not often clear what makes the language so special. The Rust team recently summarized some thoughts on the subject here blog.rust-lang.org/2025/12/19/w...
To add my own perspective - I see it as a modern variant of ML (as in #OCaml) with a great ecosystem.
To add my own perspective - I see it as a modern variant of ML (as in #OCaml) with a great ecosystem.
What do people love about Rust? | Rust Blog
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
blog.rust-lang.org
December 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#Rust is beloved by many people, but it's not often clear what makes the language so special. The Rust team recently summarized some thoughts on the subject here blog.rust-lang.org/2025/12/19/w...
To add my own perspective - I see it as a modern variant of ML (as in #OCaml) with a great ecosystem.
To add my own perspective - I see it as a modern variant of ML (as in #OCaml) with a great ecosystem.
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"This year, renewables surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide, and solar and wind energy grew fast enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use from January to June"
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way
www.science.org
December 20, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"This year, renewables surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide, and solar and wind energy grew fast enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use from January to June"
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
December 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
Brutal...
We Put an AI Vending Machine in Our Office. It Gave Away Everything.
We Put an AI Vending Machine in Our Office. It Gave Away Everything.
We Put an AI Vending Machine in Our Office. It Gave Away Everything. | WSJ
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
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December 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Brutal...
We Put an AI Vending Machine in Our Office. It Gave Away Everything.
We Put an AI Vending Machine in Our Office. It Gave Away Everything.
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Today’s gigglesadvent.com come from @patwotton.bsky.social who has a joke about sewing.
Giggles' Advent Calendar
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December 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Today’s gigglesadvent.com come from @patwotton.bsky.social who has a joke about sewing.
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Today’s gigglesadvent.com is from Bob the dog.
Giggles' Advent Calendar
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December 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Today’s gigglesadvent.com is from Bob the dog.
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Feral Interactive has announced that Tomb Raider will release for iOS and Android on February 12th, 2026. The opening chapter in Crystal Dynamics' Survivor Trilogy will be the first fully-fledged modern Tomb Raider console game on mobile.
www.tombraiderchronicles.com/headlines537...
#TombRaider
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#TombRaider
December 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Feral Interactive has announced that Tomb Raider will release for iOS and Android on February 12th, 2026. The opening chapter in Crystal Dynamics' Survivor Trilogy will be the first fully-fledged modern Tomb Raider console game on mobile.
www.tombraiderchronicles.com/headlines537...
#TombRaider
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#TombRaider
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In today’s gigglesadvent.com I have some very geeky jokes.
Giggles' Advent Calendar
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December 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In today’s gigglesadvent.com I have some very geeky jokes.
Merriam-Webster's human editors have chosen slop as the 2025 Word of the Year. We define slop as "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence."
2025 Word of the Year: Slop
Plus 'gerrymander', 'touch grass', 'performative', and other words that defined the year
www.merriam-webster.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Merriam-Webster's human editors have chosen slop as the 2025 Word of the Year. We define slop as "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence."
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Today’s gigglesadvent.com comes from @mrschristine.bsky.social and @mugsensation.bsky.social it isn’t their usual Advent Calendar instead it is a Christmas joke from a tree. A first for the advent calendar!!!
Giggles' Advent Calendar
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December 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Today’s gigglesadvent.com comes from @mrschristine.bsky.social and @mugsensation.bsky.social it isn’t their usual Advent Calendar instead it is a Christmas joke from a tree. A first for the advent calendar!!!
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German Big 3 arrogance is almost as bad as the American Big 2.333333333's
"How German car manufacturers were caught off guard by Chinese competition"
absolutely beautiful @fd.nl article, illustration by Rhonald Blommestijn 🎨
"@sebastianbock.bsky.social of T&E Berlin: German auto sector has been lulled into complacency during COVID" fd.nl/bedrijfsleve...
absolutely beautiful @fd.nl article, illustration by Rhonald Blommestijn 🎨
"@sebastianbock.bsky.social of T&E Berlin: German auto sector has been lulled into complacency during COVID" fd.nl/bedrijfsleve...
December 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
German Big 3 arrogance is almost as bad as the American Big 2.333333333's
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It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.
December 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.
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Today on gigglesadvent.com it is Toby with a very nice joke.
Giggles' Advent Calendar
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December 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Today on gigglesadvent.com it is Toby with a very nice joke.
Unreal. Last week's OBR Budget leak was caused by a misconfigured Wordpress setup 🤪
OBR report says Budget leak error also led to early Spring Statement access
Probe labels premature publication ‘worst failure’ in fiscal watchdog’s 15-year history
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Unreal. Last week's OBR Budget leak was caused by a misconfigured Wordpress setup 🤪
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"This energy!!!" 👏👏👏👏
Zack Polanski joins Rizzle Kicks out on stage in Bristol
Zack Polanski joins Rizzle Kicks out on stage in Bristol
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"This energy!!!" 👏👏👏👏
Zack Polanski joins Rizzle Kicks out on stage in Bristol
Zack Polanski joins Rizzle Kicks out on stage in Bristol
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As we head into summer, remember to keep combustion vehicles away from dry grass as they have a tendency to do this.🔥
This happened in NZ and 28 vehicles were damaged. Hopefully combustion cars won't cause too many forest fires this season.
This happened in NZ and 28 vehicles were damaged. Hopefully combustion cars won't cause too many forest fires this season.
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
As we head into summer, remember to keep combustion vehicles away from dry grass as they have a tendency to do this.🔥
This happened in NZ and 28 vehicles were damaged. Hopefully combustion cars won't cause too many forest fires this season.
This happened in NZ and 28 vehicles were damaged. Hopefully combustion cars won't cause too many forest fires this season.
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This time is different™ – because the AI build-out is so clearly a bubble. In fact, I believe the companies involved not only know this – I mean, how could you not? – but are now actually *leveraging* this reality. 🫧
"Hey, There's a Bubble."
Yes, it's a bubble. Yes, that may be a good thing. Yes, it will hurt.
spyglass.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This time is different™ – because the AI build-out is so clearly a bubble. In fact, I believe the companies involved not only know this – I mean, how could you not? – but are now actually *leveraging* this reality. 🫧
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Figures released by the AA Driving School revealed that two people have taken their practical test 37 times without passing. Only one person has done more U-turns
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Figures released by the AA Driving School revealed that two people have taken their practical test 37 times without passing. Only one person has done more U-turns
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Of course it doesn't always produce this much, but imagine how much gas we are NOT burning right now. (Wind has been generating over 50% of all our electricity for the past 3 days
October 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Of course it doesn't always produce this much, but imagine how much gas we are NOT burning right now. (Wind has been generating over 50% of all our electricity for the past 3 days
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Lining up a few archaeological books to read and high up on the list is the trilogy from @profaliceroberts.bsky.social - starting with Ancestors. Loved it!
mrschristine.com/books/ancest...
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Ancestors by Alice Roberts
I’m a late convert to Alice Roberts but am becoming more and more of a fan the more I watch and consume. This book features stories from the past, not only in terms of the pre-history that is being un...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Lining up a few archaeological books to read and high up on the list is the trilogy from @profaliceroberts.bsky.social - starting with Ancestors. Loved it!
mrschristine.com/books/ancest...
mrschristine.com/books/ancest...
MainStage for iPad would be incredible. Please be true.
"Apple Might Release iPad Apps for Pixelmator Pro, MainStage, and More"
"Apple Might Release iPad Apps for Pixelmator Pro, MainStage, and More"
Apple Might Release iPad Apps for Pixelmator Pro, MainStage, and More
Apple might be preparing iPad apps for Pixelmator Pro, Compressor, Motion, and MainStage, according to new App Store IDs uncovered by MacRumors...
www.macrumors.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
MainStage for iPad would be incredible. Please be true.
"Apple Might Release iPad Apps for Pixelmator Pro, MainStage, and More"
"Apple Might Release iPad Apps for Pixelmator Pro, MainStage, and More"
Happy to forget everything I ever learned about Kotlin 🎉
Announcing the Swift SDK for Android
Announcing the Swift SDK for Android
Announcing the Swift SDK for Android
Swift has matured significantly over the past decade — extending from cloud services to Windows applications, browser apps, and microcontrollers. Swift powers apps and services of all kinds, and thank...
www.swift.org
October 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Happy to forget everything I ever learned about Kotlin 🎉
Announcing the Swift SDK for Android
Announcing the Swift SDK for Android
Windows 10 refugees flock to Linux in what devs call their biggest launch ever
Windows 10 refugees flock to Linux in what devs call their "biggest launch ever"
Microsoft has ended support for Windows 10, and one of the most popular Ubuntu-based Linux distros is celebrating its "biggest launch ever" after a spike in downloads from former Windows 10 users.
www.neowin.net
October 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Windows 10 refugees flock to Linux in what devs call their biggest launch ever