Dan Dyer
@dandyer.uk
Software developer @rectangularsoftware.com #iOS #Android #Java #Python #Django · Touch rugby player/referee · Bicycle roamer
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At 5.15pm GMT today, the Earth will be at perihelion, the closest point to the Sun in our annual round.
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
January 3, 2026 at 9:48 AM
At 5.15pm GMT today, the Earth will be at perihelion, the closest point to the Sun in our annual round.
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
I’m not suggesting that, just that including trains that don’t stop when reporting usage percentages for Ebbsfleet and Ashford doesn’t give the full story.
December 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I’m not suggesting that, just that including trains that don’t stop when reporting usage percentages for Ebbsfleet and Ashford doesn’t give the full story.
"chatbots are “always hallucinating,” ... “It’s not a malfunction. A predictive model predicts some text, and maybe it’s accurate, maybe it isn’t, but the process is the same either way. To put it another way: LLMs are structurally indifferent to truth.”"
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"chatbots are “always hallucinating,” ... “It’s not a malfunction. A predictive model predicts some text, and maybe it’s accurate, maybe it isn’t, but the process is the same either way. To put it another way: LLMs are structurally indifferent to truth.”"
Of course, numbers would have been naturally lower at Ebbsfleet, and particularly Ashford, because only some trains stopped (only a few day at Ashford). If all trains stopped at Ebbsfleet, you'd expect higher numbers due to the park-and-ride convenience over St. Pancras for some people.
December 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Of course, numbers would have been naturally lower at Ebbsfleet, and particularly Ashford, because only some trains stopped (only a few day at Ashford). If all trains stopped at Ebbsfleet, you'd expect higher numbers due to the park-and-ride convenience over St. Pancras for some people.
Well obviously not all of us voted to leave. It's frustrating to have the infrastructure but not be able to use it any more. Traveling to St Pancras doubles the cost. Fair enough on the numbers, I knew Ashford was low but I'd thought Ebbsfleet was higher as it always seemed busy when I used it.
December 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Well obviously not all of us voted to leave. It's frustrating to have the infrastructure but not be able to use it any more. Traveling to St Pancras doubles the cost. Fair enough on the numbers, I knew Ashford was low but I'd thought Ebbsfleet was higher as it always seemed busy when I used it.
There would be less congestion at St Pancras if people could get on in Kent again. When we were putting up with years of disruption to build the rail link, we were expecting to get more out of it than the opportunity to watch Londoners speed by without stopping.
December 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
There would be less congestion at St Pancras if people could get on in Kent again. When we were putting up with years of disruption to build the rail link, we were expecting to get more out of it than the opportunity to watch Londoners speed by without stopping.
Smith & Burrows - This Ain't New Jersey (2011)
Smith & Burrows - This Ain't New Jersey
YouTube video by smithandburrows
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Smith & Burrows - This Ain't New Jersey (2011)
Tim Minchin - White Wine In The Sun (2009)
White Wine In The Sun by Tim Minchin
YouTube video by Tim Minchin
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Tim Minchin - White Wine In The Sun (2009)
The Killers & Toni Halliday - A Great Big Sled (2006)
The Killers - A Great Big Sled ft. Toni Halliday
YouTube video by TheKillersVEVO
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The Killers & Toni Halliday - A Great Big Sled (2006)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - There Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects (2015)
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects" OFFICIAL VIDEO
YouTube video by DaptoneRecords
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - There Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects (2015)
Dragonette - Merry Xmas (Says Your Text Message) (2012)
Dragonette - Merry Xmas (Says Your Text Message) - Explicit (Official Video)
YouTube video by DragonetteBand
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Dragonette - Merry Xmas (Says Your Text Message) (2012)
Glasvegas - A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss) (2009)
Glasvegas - A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss)
YouTube video by BBC Music
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Glasvegas - A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss) (2009)
Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze (2011)
Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze (studio session)
YouTube video by smithandburrows
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze (2011)
Nicole Atkins - Every Single Christmas (2020)
Nicole Atkins - Every Single Christmas (Official Video)
YouTube video by Nicole Atkins
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Nicole Atkins - Every Single Christmas (2020)
Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler - Christmas Moon (2011)
Christmas Moon
YouTube video by Emmy the Great - Topic
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler - Christmas Moon (2011)
The Futureheads - Christmas Was Better In The 80s (2010)
The Futureheads - Christmas Was Better In The 80s
YouTube video by TheFutureheadsTV
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The Futureheads - Christmas Was Better In The 80s (2010)
Here you go, have some 21st century alternatives to all the overplayed 70s and 80s tunes on your Christmas playlist. Merry Christmas.
Half Man Half Biscuit - It's Cliched To Be Cynical At Christmas (2000)
Half Man Half Biscuit - It's Cliched To Be Cynical At Christmas (2000)
Its Cliched to be Cynical at Christmas by Half Man Half Biscuit
YouTube video by richardj5
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Here you go, have some 21st century alternatives to all the overplayed 70s and 80s tunes on your Christmas playlist. Merry Christmas.
Half Man Half Biscuit - It's Cliched To Be Cynical At Christmas (2000)
Half Man Half Biscuit - It's Cliched To Be Cynical At Christmas (2000)
🤔 The Red Roses have been the most dominant team in world sport for the last 6 or 7 years, are world champions, and are on an all-time record unbeaten run for men's or women's teams. The golf lads narrowly won a two-horse race.
December 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🤔 The Red Roses have been the most dominant team in world sport for the last 6 or 7 years, are world champions, and are on an all-time record unbeaten run for men's or women's teams. The golf lads narrowly won a two-horse race.
It's a repeat offence. It's the final three penalty points that took her to 12, so she's either been caught four times (or five as the first time they usually let you off with a speed awareness course), or previously been penalised for other things such as using a phone while driving.
December 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
It's a repeat offence. It's the final three penalty points that took her to 12, so she's either been caught four times (or five as the first time they usually let you off with a speed awareness course), or previously been penalised for other things such as using a phone while driving.
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AI. The new Virtual Reality.
Billionaires digging bigger holes, and filling them in again.
Billionaires digging bigger holes, and filling them in again.
Meta to slash spending on metaverse as it shifts focus to AI on.ft.com/3Mj7yPh
Meta to slash spending on metaverse as it shifts focus to AI
Mark Zuckerberg’s social media company considers cutting unit’s budget by as much as 30%
on.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
AI. The new Virtual Reality.
Billionaires digging bigger holes, and filling them in again.
Billionaires digging bigger holes, and filling them in again.
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It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
I'm not sure this needs much expert analysis. Don't put sensitive documents on your website before you're supposed to and, if you do, don't use easily guessable file names. Where do I send the invoice?
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
Rachel Reeves's statement was thrown into chaos after journalists were able to access the document early.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I'm not sure this needs much expert analysis. Don't put sensitive documents on your website before you're supposed to and, if you do, don't use easily guessable file names. Where do I send the invoice?
They finally got round to reading my spoiled ballots.
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce
System introduced in 2012 across England and Wales has faced criticism from police chiefs
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UK politics live – latest updates
The controversial system of police and crime commissioners is to be abolished by the government, the Guardian has learned.
Under the system, introduced under the Conservatives, all 43 police forces covering local areas across England and Wales had to answer to an elected official. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
They finally got round to reading my spoiled ballots.
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“F***ing hell…” Is this the scariest near miss you’ve ever seen?
“Buy a lottery ticket!” Cyclists “nearly flattened” after speeding driver loses control and crashes into oncoming car in horrifying footage
“Everybody walked away – just,” said cyclist George Fox, a record-breaking time triallist who avoided the “flying” sideways motorist “by a matter of centimetres”
road.cc
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“F***ing hell…” Is this the scariest near miss you’ve ever seen?
Daylight Saving Time
Write your developer horror story in 5 words or less. 🎃
We'll go first: Remote code execution.
https://github.blog/open-source/inside-the-breach-that-broke-the-internet-the-untold-story-of-log4shell/
We'll go first: Remote code execution.
https://github.blog/open-source/inside-the-breach-that-broke-the-internet-the-untold-story-of-log4shell/
October 31, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Daylight Saving Time