Chris Field
@chrisnightwing.bsky.social
Bioinformatician at Universitätsspital Basel. Board, roleplaying and computer game enthusiast, all-round nerd. All opinions are my own.
Sadly GCHQ is only on X, but I have found a small error in this year's Christmas Card puzzles. There's an O that should be a Q on the front of the one with Santa's laptop. Let's see if they read Bluesky! #GCHQChristmasChallenge
December 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Sadly GCHQ is only on X, but I have found a small error in this year's Christmas Card puzzles. There's an O that should be a Q on the front of the one with Santa's laptop. Let's see if they read Bluesky! #GCHQChristmasChallenge
Be wary of any children's books claiming to have won this prize. It has been awarded to multiple titles with obvious AI art, and I suspect AI-supported writing. The organisation claims that all books are reviewed by experts, but keeps them anonymous for no good reason.
November 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Be wary of any children's books claiming to have won this prize. It has been awarded to multiple titles with obvious AI art, and I suspect AI-supported writing. The organisation claims that all books are reviewed by experts, but keeps them anonymous for no good reason.
I can't be the only one who sees the Portland protest hero and thinks of this guy:
October 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I can't be the only one who sees the Portland protest hero and thinks of this guy:
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Ki-tan the helpful but clumsy onion is the mascot for Kitami City in Hokkaido.
October 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Ki-tan the helpful but clumsy onion is the mascot for Kitami City in Hokkaido.
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@bioconductor.bsky.social Hey, code.bioconductor.org/browse/ is giving me 404..
code.bioconductor.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:27 AM
@bioconductor.bsky.social Hey, code.bioconductor.org/browse/ is giving me 404..
I'm not sure I get these new lyrics for the Only Fools theme.
August 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I'm not sure I get these new lyrics for the Only Fools theme.
I tried to get Copilot to play minesweeper. We have nothing to fear from AI.
August 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I tried to get Copilot to play minesweeper. We have nothing to fear from AI.
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Bosai-kun is Japan’s disaster-preparedness rhino.
August 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Bosai-kun is Japan’s disaster-preparedness rhino.
What are you going to do, stay in bed and let RADAR do all the work?
Does anyone else have an MST3K line they use regularly, even if it makes no sense out of context?
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
August 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
What are you going to do, stay in bed and let RADAR do all the work?
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Dencha, a macaque stationmaster, is the mascot for the Kurobe Gorge Railway in scenic Toyama.
August 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Dencha, a macaque stationmaster, is the mascot for the Kurobe Gorge Railway in scenic Toyama.
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Modern AI tools emulate the classic con-man tricks of mentalism, tricking people into believing that they’re far more clever - and sapient - than they actually are.
Fantastic piece by @baldurbjarnason.com :
softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...
Fantastic piece by @baldurbjarnason.com :
softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...
The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models rep…
The new era of tech seems to be built on superstitious behaviour
softwarecrisis.dev
August 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Modern AI tools emulate the classic con-man tricks of mentalism, tricking people into believing that they’re far more clever - and sapient - than they actually are.
Fantastic piece by @baldurbjarnason.com :
softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...
Fantastic piece by @baldurbjarnason.com :
softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...
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saw this leaf shadow ghost face when i was out yesterday
August 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
saw this leaf shadow ghost face when i was out yesterday
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amtrak’s marketing team gets it
June 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
amtrak’s marketing team gets it
It's only just occurred to me but if each wife has seven sacks and each sack has seven cats, they must be carrying 150-200kg each, plus kittens. Maybe they had some kind of litter (pun not intended)?
June 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
It's only just occurred to me but if each wife has seven sacks and each sack has seven cats, they must be carrying 150-200kg each, plus kittens. Maybe they had some kind of litter (pun not intended)?
I'm not sure if it's been mentioned yet but from Life by Des'ree:
"I don't want to see a ghost,
it's a sight that I fear most,
I'd rather have a piece of toast,
and watch the evening news."
Worst, or best?
"I don't want to see a ghost,
it's a sight that I fear most,
I'd rather have a piece of toast,
and watch the evening news."
Worst, or best?
Mark Watson, but at Christmas, but with a murder-mystery podcast
@watsoncomedian.bsky.social
· Jun 15
All right, what are the worst song lyrics you've ever heard?
June 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I'm not sure if it's been mentioned yet but from Life by Des'ree:
"I don't want to see a ghost,
it's a sight that I fear most,
I'd rather have a piece of toast,
and watch the evening news."
Worst, or best?
"I don't want to see a ghost,
it's a sight that I fear most,
I'd rather have a piece of toast,
and watch the evening news."
Worst, or best?
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"Is this the Esso audition?"
June 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"Is this the Esso audition?"
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This absolute icon at Canterbury Pride 🩷🤍🩵
June 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This absolute icon at Canterbury Pride 🩷🤍🩵
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Another batch of Pope noms…
April 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Another batch of Pope noms…
>> The definition of a woman and sex in the Equality Act relates to “a biological woman and biological sex”, the supreme court has ruled <<
Ok, now define what that means please since you're all experts in biology.
Ok, now define what that means please since you're all experts in biology.
April 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
>> The definition of a woman and sex in the Equality Act relates to “a biological woman and biological sex”, the supreme court has ruled <<
Ok, now define what that means please since you're all experts in biology.
Ok, now define what that means please since you're all experts in biology.
Post your favourite Doctor Who. Wrong answers only.
March 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Post your favourite Doctor Who. Wrong answers only.
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Its Nigel Tufnel's birthday so strap in for some fictional favourites on Noisebox Lunchbox today, the show that goes to 11....erm, sorry that should've read 2pm. Heh. noiseboxradio.com
a shirtless man is playing a guitar on a stage in a dark room .
ALT: a shirtless man is playing a guitar on a stage in a dark room .
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Its Nigel Tufnel's birthday so strap in for some fictional favourites on Noisebox Lunchbox today, the show that goes to 11....erm, sorry that should've read 2pm. Heh. noiseboxradio.com
I'm a week late but really enjoyed the EnyALF intro for @alfsplaining.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm a week late but really enjoyed the EnyALF intro for @alfsplaining.bsky.social
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We don't like to blow our own trumpet (PAARP) but we think we've had some pretty blooming amazing shows over the Christmas and New Year period. So much so that we've collected them here into a Mixcloud playlist so you can catch up on any you missed! www.mixcloud.com/Noi...
January 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
We don't like to blow our own trumpet (PAARP) but we think we've had some pretty blooming amazing shows over the Christmas and New Year period. So much so that we've collected them here into a Mixcloud playlist so you can catch up on any you missed! www.mixcloud.com/Noi...