DaveO
@daveon.bsky.social
Tech, SF, APIs, coffee and beer and the chocolate biscuits.
Caution may contain opinions. Quality of opinions varies.
I write SF, buy my books :)
Trunk Line - the series - https://amzn.to/4lAURez
Caution may contain opinions. Quality of opinions varies.
I write SF, buy my books :)
Trunk Line - the series - https://amzn.to/4lAURez
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DaveO
@daveon.bsky.social
· Aug 19
Clueless: Trunk Line Book Three - Tales of the Orion Spur (Trunk Line - tales of the Orion spur 3)
Amazon.com: Clueless: Trunk Line Book Three - Tales of the Orion Spur (Trunk Line - tales of the Orion spur 3) eBook : O'Neill, Dave: Kindle Store
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One man, one summit, a bunch of AIs and a LOT of delegates who don't like each other - what could possibly go wrong!
Clueless is available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.
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Clueless is available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.
amzn.to/3HH1nT6
Jamie and the Magic Torch. There’s a reason why a lot of British Gen X are broken I think.
February 16, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Jamie and the Magic Torch. There’s a reason why a lot of British Gen X are broken I think.
February 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Not entirely convinced by any of the 6 Nations performances thus far. I don’t see any of these presenting a serious challenge to South Africa.
February 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Not entirely convinced by any of the 6 Nations performances thus far. I don’t see any of these presenting a serious challenge to South Africa.
There shall be Yorkshire Puddings.
February 15, 2026 at 12:48 AM
There shall be Yorkshire Puddings.
A Sunday roast for Saturday.
February 15, 2026 at 12:12 AM
A Sunday roast for Saturday.
Well England are not showing much form here.
February 14, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Well England are not showing much form here.
I feel quite strongly that as their greatest fear is that the ‘other side’ will treat them how they treat others that we should give it to them.
Good and hard. As they say.
Good and hard. As they say.
These people are shitheads today and they'll be shitheads in 9 months.
They control the levers of power and we're going to defeat them.
They're going to do whatever it takes to stop us, generally illegally, and we're going to win.
Then we're going to make them suffer.
That's the plan.
They control the levers of power and we're going to defeat them.
They're going to do whatever it takes to stop us, generally illegally, and we're going to win.
Then we're going to make them suffer.
That's the plan.
February 14, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I feel quite strongly that as their greatest fear is that the ‘other side’ will treat them how they treat others that we should give it to them.
Good and hard. As they say.
Good and hard. As they say.
My neighborhood local has cocktails for $17. It’s not unusual around Capitol Hill.
Herb and Bitter is way more.
Herb and Bitter is way more.
In Capitol Hill fogon has margaritas ranging from $13-$22. You can definitely find a cocktail for less than $17 in this city but not by much
February 14, 2026 at 7:15 AM
My neighborhood local has cocktails for $17. It’s not unusual around Capitol Hill.
Herb and Bitter is way more.
Herb and Bitter is way more.
Naturalized citizens who had to show that proof to register to vote legally the first time.
Seriously--who do Republicans think are more likely to have passports? Dem voters or MAGA voters? Does MAGA think that naturalized citizens aren't going to know exactly where their proof of citizenship is? Do they not understand we will have 100,000 volunteers helping voters get their docs in order?
February 14, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Naturalized citizens who had to show that proof to register to vote legally the first time.
Watching Bugonia.
This is very odd.
This is very odd.
February 14, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Watching Bugonia.
This is very odd.
This is very odd.
A lot of modern TV tracking shots can be summed up thus:
Look at my fucking drone.
Look at my fucking drone.
February 14, 2026 at 1:29 AM
A lot of modern TV tracking shots can be summed up thus:
Look at my fucking drone.
Look at my fucking drone.
It’s electric kettle day on social media again. That comes around quicker and quicker eh?
For the record (again):
US - 120v max 15A = ~1800W into the kettle
UK - 240v max 13A = ~3000W into the kettle.
Therefore UK electric kettles heat water about 2x as fast as is physically possible in the US.
For the record (again):
US - 120v max 15A = ~1800W into the kettle
UK - 240v max 13A = ~3000W into the kettle.
Therefore UK electric kettles heat water about 2x as fast as is physically possible in the US.
February 13, 2026 at 11:09 PM
It’s electric kettle day on social media again. That comes around quicker and quicker eh?
For the record (again):
US - 120v max 15A = ~1800W into the kettle
UK - 240v max 13A = ~3000W into the kettle.
Therefore UK electric kettles heat water about 2x as fast as is physically possible in the US.
For the record (again):
US - 120v max 15A = ~1800W into the kettle
UK - 240v max 13A = ~3000W into the kettle.
Therefore UK electric kettles heat water about 2x as fast as is physically possible in the US.
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I mean so much of it was based on the idea that every aspect of liberalism was basically a top down artificial construct and once project 2025 finally turned off the liberalism machine people would realize that they had been hypnotized and greet Vought as a liberator.
December 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I mean so much of it was based on the idea that every aspect of liberalism was basically a top down artificial construct and once project 2025 finally turned off the liberalism machine people would realize that they had been hypnotized and greet Vought as a liberator.
Just blocked another 'the land matters in a way you city elitists don't understand' types. Lovely people, projection is strong in them...
February 12, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Just blocked another 'the land matters in a way you city elitists don't understand' types. Lovely people, projection is strong in them...
Scene: Congressional sub-committee hearing on an operational military failure in the fall of 2026 - spring 2027
Congress: General, it is our understanding that the operation failed due to lack of logistical support?
General: Yes Mamm, but you must understand we could do a LOT of pushups.
Congress: General, it is our understanding that the operation failed due to lack of logistical support?
General: Yes Mamm, but you must understand we could do a LOT of pushups.
February 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Scene: Congressional sub-committee hearing on an operational military failure in the fall of 2026 - spring 2027
Congress: General, it is our understanding that the operation failed due to lack of logistical support?
General: Yes Mamm, but you must understand we could do a LOT of pushups.
Congress: General, it is our understanding that the operation failed due to lack of logistical support?
General: Yes Mamm, but you must understand we could do a LOT of pushups.
I am reminded that I need to promote my books more.
Read my books! Finder is lonely and if he doesn't get attention he is likely to 'find' some of your stuff and look after it - much like the British Museum.
www.amazon.com/Fetch-Dave-O...
Read my books! Finder is lonely and if he doesn't get attention he is likely to 'find' some of your stuff and look after it - much like the British Museum.
www.amazon.com/Fetch-Dave-O...
Fetch!: Book Two of the Orion Spur (Trunk Line - tales of the Orion spur 2)
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February 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I am reminded that I need to promote my books more.
Read my books! Finder is lonely and if he doesn't get attention he is likely to 'find' some of your stuff and look after it - much like the British Museum.
www.amazon.com/Fetch-Dave-O...
Read my books! Finder is lonely and if he doesn't get attention he is likely to 'find' some of your stuff and look after it - much like the British Museum.
www.amazon.com/Fetch-Dave-O...
Watching the Hawks parade passing where we used to live in Belltown.
Well that’s lovely.
That’s as close as I’m getting to that horror down there :)
Well that’s lovely.
That’s as close as I’m getting to that horror down there :)
February 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Watching the Hawks parade passing where we used to live in Belltown.
Well that’s lovely.
That’s as close as I’m getting to that horror down there :)
Well that’s lovely.
That’s as close as I’m getting to that horror down there :)
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This was one of the bosses' explicit goals in getting Trump elected - crush the strong Biden era labor market in order to discipline workers and make them submit to abuse and exploitation. That, not burrito taxi prices, was the actual economic stakes of the 2024 election
US HIRING AT RECESSION LEVELS: HIRING RATE AT 3.3%, MATCHING THE 2020 CRISIS AND NEAR A 13-YEAR LOW.
February 11, 2026 at 5:01 AM
This was one of the bosses' explicit goals in getting Trump elected - crush the strong Biden era labor market in order to discipline workers and make them submit to abuse and exploitation. That, not burrito taxi prices, was the actual economic stakes of the 2024 election
The Super Bowl. It was an ugly game for the first half, ground out at the margins.
As an England supporter in most sports I can respect that.
As an England supporter in most sports I can respect that.
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 AM
The Super Bowl. It was an ugly game for the first half, ground out at the margins.
As an England supporter in most sports I can respect that.
As an England supporter in most sports I can respect that.
Well that’s a wrap.
Congrats Seattle
GO HAWKS
Congrats Seattle
GO HAWKS
February 9, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Well that’s a wrap.
Congrats Seattle
GO HAWKS
Congrats Seattle
GO HAWKS
I was working on Trunk Line book 4 but for the sake of the nation and the world I think I need to finish Where’s Beryl?
The plot won’t stop writing itself.
It’s part political satire and part Dan Brown/Umberto Eco pastiche with a bunch of conspiracies turning out to be true.
The plot won’t stop writing itself.
It’s part political satire and part Dan Brown/Umberto Eco pastiche with a bunch of conspiracies turning out to be true.
February 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I was working on Trunk Line book 4 but for the sake of the nation and the world I think I need to finish Where’s Beryl?
The plot won’t stop writing itself.
It’s part political satire and part Dan Brown/Umberto Eco pastiche with a bunch of conspiracies turning out to be true.
The plot won’t stop writing itself.
It’s part political satire and part Dan Brown/Umberto Eco pastiche with a bunch of conspiracies turning out to be true.
Yellow card and penalty try?
Ouch. That does feel harsh.
Ouch. That does feel harsh.
February 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Yellow card and penalty try?
Ouch. That does feel harsh.
Ouch. That does feel harsh.
Wales need to turn up or this game is going to be very dull.
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Wales need to turn up or this game is going to be very dull.
More of this please.
BREAKING:
New reaction from Leader Jeffries to the racist Trump video:
"This disgusting video posted by the so-called president was done intentionally. Fuck Donald Trump and his vile, racist, and malignant behavior. This guy is an unhinged bottom feeder."
New reaction from Leader Jeffries to the racist Trump video:
"This disgusting video posted by the so-called president was done intentionally. Fuck Donald Trump and his vile, racist, and malignant behavior. This guy is an unhinged bottom feeder."
February 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
More of this please.
Woe betide anybody using a LLM for numerical analysis who doesn't have a REALLY FUCKING GOOD handle on the numbers involved because you'll get screwed.
February 5, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Woe betide anybody using a LLM for numerical analysis who doesn't have a REALLY FUCKING GOOD handle on the numbers involved because you'll get screwed.