David Waywell
@davidwaywell.bsky.social
Former human. Now replaced by AI and no longer active in the world of competitive Wordle.
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I have a lot of time for @mrjamesob.bsky.social but I'm not convinced by this tripartite cult idea. Watching the Starmer hoo-ha, it's a succession of hacks and columnists talking to hacks and columnists desperate for Starmer to resign, like some tedious game we have to suffer, for their amusement
February 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I have a lot of time for @mrjamesob.bsky.social but I'm not convinced by this tripartite cult idea. Watching the Starmer hoo-ha, it's a succession of hacks and columnists talking to hacks and columnists desperate for Starmer to resign, like some tedious game we have to suffer, for their amusement
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Vol. 41 No. 16 · 15 August 2019
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Andrew O’Hagan · Short Cuts: Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Black Book
www.lrb.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Vol. 41 No. 16 · 15 August 2019
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
My day has now become a case of me sitting here and worrying about @frmo.bsky.social.
I think there's a name for this. It's the Stockholm Syndrome. I need help.
I think there's a name for this. It's the Stockholm Syndrome. I need help.
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
My day has now become a case of me sitting here and worrying about @frmo.bsky.social.
I think there's a name for this. It's the Stockholm Syndrome. I need help.
I think there's a name for this. It's the Stockholm Syndrome. I need help.
This is a fascinating project by @theo.io (h/t @sfawcs.bsky.social for spotting it).
bluesky-map.theo.io
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM
This is a fascinating project by @theo.io (h/t @sfawcs.bsky.social for spotting it).
bluesky-map.theo.io
bluesky-map.theo.io
Wordle 1,696 5/6*
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ALT: a woman in a blue jacket is sitting in a classroom looking up at the sky .
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Wordle 1,696 5/6*
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Tonight's film. 'Tell No One'.
February 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Tonight's film. 'Tell No One'.
Perhaps we just have to accept that dimwits have taken over politics and even more dimwits will always vote for them.
February 8, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Perhaps we just have to accept that dimwits have taken over politics and even more dimwits will always vote for them.
I know this is a minority opinion but block lists have to be one of the worst features of Bluesky. It annoys me when I know I've been blocked for spurious (and unfair) reasons by people who I'd probably like, and with whom I'd align both politically and culturally.
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I know this is a minority opinion but block lists have to be one of the worst features of Bluesky. It annoys me when I know I've been blocked for spurious (and unfair) reasons by people who I'd probably like, and with whom I'd align both politically and culturally.
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My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
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ALT: a close up of a cartoon character covering his eyes with his hands
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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Tonight's film. 'Das Schweigen'.
February 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Tonight's film. 'Das Schweigen'.
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Camberwick Green (7th February 1966). This week Captain Snort pops out of the musical box.
February 7, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Camberwick Green (7th February 1966). This week Captain Snort pops out of the musical box.
Okay, who is the clever bugger? This arrived anonymously in the post. I'm not saying the title is right but I think it's the trophy I've always wanted. Thank you to whoever sent this. Now I can retire from the sport knowing my legacy is assured. 😏😆
February 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Okay, who is the clever bugger? This arrived anonymously in the post. I'm not saying the title is right but I think it's the trophy I've always wanted. Thank you to whoever sent this. Now I can retire from the sport knowing my legacy is assured. 😏😆
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But… but is there *ANY* way this could be a woman’s fault…?
February 7, 2026 at 10:53 AM
But… but is there *ANY* way this could be a woman’s fault…?
Wordle 1,694 5/6*
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a man in a hospital bed with a bandage on his arm says wonderful
ALT: a man in a hospital bed with a bandage on his arm says wonderful
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Wordle 1,694 5/6*
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Rewatching this. A shame that I remember key parts.
February 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Rewatching this. A shame that I remember key parts.
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Why would you cut away from this, NBC
February 6, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Why would you cut away from this, NBC
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NEW: Trump's coup is almost complete. And the attack on the press is a central piece of it. Bezos's gutting of the Washington Post cannot be allowed to be just another blip in the news cycle.
We are all going to have to fight for a free and independent press.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
We are all going to have to fight for a free and independent press.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Fight!
Fuck Bezos. The Washington Post can and must rise again.
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:17 AM
NEW: Trump's coup is almost complete. And the attack on the press is a central piece of it. Bezos's gutting of the Washington Post cannot be allowed to be just another blip in the news cycle.
We are all going to have to fight for a free and independent press.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
We are all going to have to fight for a free and independent press.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Wordle 1,693 4/6*
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February 6, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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My starting word is DADDY, fucking come on
February 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
My starting word is DADDY, fucking come on