@russ.bot
Admirer of dogs, programmer, OSS/privacy advocate, *nix nerd. More than a passing interest in medicine and astronomy.
Mostly the dog thing though.
I was already an accomplished em-dasher back when ChatGPT was still being correctly characterised as an LLM.
Mostly the dog thing though.
I was already an accomplished em-dasher back when ChatGPT was still being correctly characterised as an LLM.
The US wants to open up the solar system for big business so US businesses can profit from it, because they've already milked the rest of the developed world dry. There's nothing else left and as we all know, line must go up.
December 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The US wants to open up the solar system for big business so US businesses can profit from it, because they've already milked the rest of the developed world dry. There's nothing else left and as we all know, line must go up.
A year from now:
"Sorry, Mr Joe Public, you can't attend this council meeting and express your concerns because of a minority of knuckledraggers who threatened and abused the councillors and staff."
Super.
"Sorry, Mr Joe Public, you can't attend this council meeting and express your concerns because of a minority of knuckledraggers who threatened and abused the councillors and staff."
Super.
December 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A year from now:
"Sorry, Mr Joe Public, you can't attend this council meeting and express your concerns because of a minority of knuckledraggers who threatened and abused the councillors and staff."
Super.
"Sorry, Mr Joe Public, you can't attend this council meeting and express your concerns because of a minority of knuckledraggers who threatened and abused the councillors and staff."
Super.
To play devil's advocate for a min, trying to make an ad like that has a lot involved in terms of setting up filming, hiring actors and directors, sets and studio time, make up, lighting, etc.
They are definitely saving on a lot of human labour there.
I still don't like it though.
They are definitely saving on a lot of human labour there.
I still don't like it though.
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
To play devil's advocate for a min, trying to make an ad like that has a lot involved in terms of setting up filming, hiring actors and directors, sets and studio time, make up, lighting, etc.
They are definitely saving on a lot of human labour there.
I still don't like it though.
They are definitely saving on a lot of human labour there.
I still don't like it though.
Yes, welcome to the IQ problem. It is an old argument that you can't take what is essentially a Western test and apply it to people from different cultures and systems.
December 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Yes, welcome to the IQ problem. It is an old argument that you can't take what is essentially a Western test and apply it to people from different cultures and systems.
Yes, I think we said this 10 years ago and the response from most people was "lol where's your tin foil hat"
Destabilising Europe has been Putin's goal for more than a decade, and it worked.
Destabilising Europe has been Putin's goal for more than a decade, and it worked.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Yes, I think we said this 10 years ago and the response from most people was "lol where's your tin foil hat"
Destabilising Europe has been Putin's goal for more than a decade, and it worked.
Destabilising Europe has been Putin's goal for more than a decade, and it worked.
Reform is backed by Putin?
Russian oligarchs are interfering in British politics and media?!
Who would've thought! I bet nobody suspected this, even for a minute.
/s in case it wasn't obvious enough
Russian oligarchs are interfering in British politics and media?!
Who would've thought! I bet nobody suspected this, even for a minute.
/s in case it wasn't obvious enough
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Reform is backed by Putin?
Russian oligarchs are interfering in British politics and media?!
Who would've thought! I bet nobody suspected this, even for a minute.
/s in case it wasn't obvious enough
Russian oligarchs are interfering in British politics and media?!
Who would've thought! I bet nobody suspected this, even for a minute.
/s in case it wasn't obvious enough
Back in my day, the internet equivalent of cutting holes in your jeans was saying "cya" instead of "see you" or "god be with ye"
Then the boomers discovered the internet and it was all downhill from there.
Then the boomers discovered the internet and it was all downhill from there.
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Back in my day, the internet equivalent of cutting holes in your jeans was saying "cya" instead of "see you" or "god be with ye"
Then the boomers discovered the internet and it was all downhill from there.
Then the boomers discovered the internet and it was all downhill from there.
Oh, also you need to educate drivers that the more fragile you are, the more leeway and priority you get. That's a big one. If a pedestrian is on the road, they should have right of way.
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Oh, also you need to educate drivers that the more fragile you are, the more leeway and priority you get. That's a big one. If a pedestrian is on the road, they should have right of way.
As someone born and raised in the UK, jaywalking is one of a small handful of things about the US that I just don't get.
Turns out if you want to stop people crossing dangerously, you don't need to make it illegal. Just give them somewhere to cross safely and enforce reasonable speed limits.
Turns out if you want to stop people crossing dangerously, you don't need to make it illegal. Just give them somewhere to cross safely and enforce reasonable speed limits.
November 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
As someone born and raised in the UK, jaywalking is one of a small handful of things about the US that I just don't get.
Turns out if you want to stop people crossing dangerously, you don't need to make it illegal. Just give them somewhere to cross safely and enforce reasonable speed limits.
Turns out if you want to stop people crossing dangerously, you don't need to make it illegal. Just give them somewhere to cross safely and enforce reasonable speed limits.
This even applies to non-fiction books. Or even papers and articles on Wikipedia or something I guess.
The Internet is great, but I feel that 99% of the time using it is nowhere near as good for you as reading a book.
The Internet is great, but I feel that 99% of the time using it is nowhere near as good for you as reading a book.
November 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This even applies to non-fiction books. Or even papers and articles on Wikipedia or something I guess.
The Internet is great, but I feel that 99% of the time using it is nowhere near as good for you as reading a book.
The Internet is great, but I feel that 99% of the time using it is nowhere near as good for you as reading a book.
I think there's a difference between reading something that forces your to create a world and interpretation of it in your head, and also focus on it for extended periods, vs. reading a news article for 5 mins or scrolling through social media.
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I think there's a difference between reading something that forces your to create a world and interpretation of it in your head, and also focus on it for extended periods, vs. reading a news article for 5 mins or scrolling through social media.
Just speculating and playing devil's advocate, but maybe because most Russians are just normal people who don't hate the West and may want to flee conscription or war.
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Just speculating and playing devil's advocate, but maybe because most Russians are just normal people who don't hate the West and may want to flee conscription or war.
We're already at a point of accelerating temperature increase. Dealing with the changes just means we migrate farther and farther away from the equator until we can no longer. There's no long term solution here, short of terraforming, an artificial habitat, or space.
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
We're already at a point of accelerating temperature increase. Dealing with the changes just means we migrate farther and farther away from the equator until we can no longer. There's no long term solution here, short of terraforming, an artificial habitat, or space.
Also I thought I knew your name from somewhere! My family were avid readers of AU back in the day. I grew up with an Electron, A440/1 and later a Risc PC.
Young me used to spend the entire week looking forward to the coverdiscs.
Thanks for being an inspirational part of my childhood! 😂
Young me used to spend the entire week looking forward to the coverdiscs.
Thanks for being an inspirational part of my childhood! 😂
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Also I thought I knew your name from somewhere! My family were avid readers of AU back in the day. I grew up with an Electron, A440/1 and later a Risc PC.
Young me used to spend the entire week looking forward to the coverdiscs.
Thanks for being an inspirational part of my childhood! 😂
Young me used to spend the entire week looking forward to the coverdiscs.
Thanks for being an inspirational part of my childhood! 😂
That's super cool. Especially the Econet bridge.
The BBC Micro was the definitive 8-bit version. My variant of choice, though, is ArcElite every day of the week.
The BBC Micro was the definitive 8-bit version. My variant of choice, though, is ArcElite every day of the week.
November 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
That's super cool. Especially the Econet bridge.
The BBC Micro was the definitive 8-bit version. My variant of choice, though, is ArcElite every day of the week.
The BBC Micro was the definitive 8-bit version. My variant of choice, though, is ArcElite every day of the week.