David Burrows
@dburrows.bsky.social
multiple-model agnostic, writes code, mostly javascript/typescript, old school film, tv, sci-fi & comics nerd, ex-Yahoo!, currently at Starling Bank (opinions my own)
Private equity strikes again, Francisco Partners became majority shareholder in Jan 2021, bankruptcy in Jan 2026,
Unfortunately, this is confirmed news.
Not remotely what you want to see. Wishing everyone at NI the best in a tough time, and hoping that in the restructuring process, the tools find a good home. Details:
Not remotely what you want to see. Wishing everyone at NI the best in a tough time, and hoping that in the restructuring process, the tools find a good home. Details:
Native Instruments GmbH is in preliminary insolvency - CDM Create Digital Music
According to insolvency documents, Berlin-based Native Instruments GmbH (also parent to iZotope, Plugin Alliance, and Brainworx) is in preliminary insolvency proceedings. This is devastating news for ...
cdm.link
January 27, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Private equity strikes again, Francisco Partners became majority shareholder in Jan 2021, bankruptcy in Jan 2026,
Everyone who wants to use AI should watch Memento first
January 27, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Everyone who wants to use AI should watch Memento first
Absolute legend, RIP
RIP Sly Dunbar. Here's a playlist of some personal faves from his immense body of work. Features Culture, Grace Jones, Black Uhuru, Gwen Guthrie, Gregory Isaacs, Ian Dury, Tapper Zukie, Compass Point All Stars, Tamlins, Bits & Pieces and many more
🥁🇯🇲🔈▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ib...
🥁🇯🇲🔈▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ib...
RIP Sly Dunbar
open.spotify.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Absolute legend, RIP
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*fully restores your HP as you scroll past*
January 27, 2026 at 4:20 AM
*fully restores your HP as you scroll past*
On one hand, excellent, on the other, are you guys ok?: “Aphex Twin has even overtaken Taylor Swift in monthly YouTube Music listeners, with 448 million to her 399 million” www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Anti-pop and an alien sigil: how Aphex Twin overtook Taylor Swift to become the soundtrack to gen Z life online
The mysterious Cornish electronic music pioneer has gained an extraordinary second life in the TikTok era. Writers and musicians explain why his glitchy slipperiness is so in tune with life today
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:08 AM
On one hand, excellent, on the other, are you guys ok?: “Aphex Twin has even overtaken Taylor Swift in monthly YouTube Music listeners, with 448 million to her 399 million” www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
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He was bound to drop that scarf in some time zone or other.
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM
He was bound to drop that scarf in some time zone or other.
Garland’s California/Texas alliance from Civil War not looking so far fetched now
January 25, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Garland’s California/Texas alliance from Civil War not looking so far fetched now
Brod literally being bros
Noah Jupe gushes over his little brother Jacobi's performance in Hamnet while the pair talk about making the film.
Hamnet is nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Casting.
Hamnet is nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Casting.
January 25, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Brod literally being bros
Bad level design tbh, you’re totally going to have to backtrack when you need them later
TIL there's a tiny building in the middle of nowhere somewhere outside Uppsala that looks a bit like an electricity substation, but contains the Stones of Mora, which anciently marked the place of election and inauguration of Swedish kings
January 25, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Bad level design tbh, you’re totally going to have to backtrack when you need them later
Had the fourth conversation this year about escaping the algorithm, this one with normies, it’s is in the air.
January 25, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Had the fourth conversation this year about escaping the algorithm, this one with normies, it’s is in the air.
Same
I have no strong opinions either way on what just happened to Andy Burnham, I feel light and soft like a frog idling on a little leaf in the middle of a pond in the early morning light, noticing tree banches gently moving back and forth in the wind by watching their reflections on the water
January 25, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Same
Extremely interesting read about an influential “competent nation“ sci-fi fanfic, “You can’t engineer you’re way out of a crisis of meaning” www.wired.com/story/china-...
You’ve Never Heard of China’s Greatest Sci-Fi Novel
Millions of words. Thousands of authors. The Morning Star of Lingao is barely known outside China—but it contains the secret to the country’s modernization and malaise.
www.wired.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Extremely interesting read about an influential “competent nation“ sci-fi fanfic, “You can’t engineer you’re way out of a crisis of meaning” www.wired.com/story/china-...
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This is on one level amazing and on another level a lovely bit of art
⚠ 𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜-𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣 ⚠
January 25, 2026 at 9:46 AM
This is on one level amazing and on another level a lovely bit of art
Wondering whether I can nominate the new Humpback Whale Apple TV screensaver for an Oscar?
January 25, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Wondering whether I can nominate the new Humpback Whale Apple TV screensaver for an Oscar?
Managed to stay un-spoilered for the whole day and just watched The Traitors final, perfect ending.
January 25, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Managed to stay un-spoilered for the whole day and just watched The Traitors final, perfect ending.
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Appears this is also true for fascism.
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Appears this is also true for fascism.
One of my kids is watching the original Guardians of the Galaxy and it’s kind of unbelievable how bad recent Marvel movies look compared to this, everything looks so good, cinematography, fx, lighting, editing, costumes, everything.
January 24, 2026 at 12:03 PM
One of my kids is watching the original Guardians of the Galaxy and it’s kind of unbelievable how bad recent Marvel movies look compared to this, everything looks so good, cinematography, fx, lighting, editing, costumes, everything.
TikTok: powered by Oracle. Oh dear.
January 23, 2026 at 1:09 PM
TikTok: powered by Oracle. Oh dear.
Again? You can just write anything as a headline these days.
January 22, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Again? You can just write anything as a headline these days.
Nice to see Korg doing a synth that’s genuinely innovative www.korg.co.uk/products/pha...
phase8
Introducing phase8, an eight-voice acoustic synthesizer that merges the sonic richness of the physical world with precise electronic control. With envelope shaping, sequencing, analogue wavefolding, a...
www.korg.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Nice to see Korg doing a synth that’s genuinely innovative www.korg.co.uk/products/pha...
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A big part of US internet now is someone posting "America must be cleansed. Women are eating a new food called 'salad.'" And then random people start making shit up like "What even is 'salad?' I had never heard of this until yesterday." And if you don't stop reading that shit you will go insane.
January 22, 2026 at 3:29 AM
A big part of US internet now is someone posting "America must be cleansed. Women are eating a new food called 'salad.'" And then random people start making shit up like "What even is 'salad?' I had never heard of this until yesterday." And if you don't stop reading that shit you will go insane.
James, in the last 3, with Stephen and Rachel on each side, triumphantly shouting “We did it guys!” as the fire turns green
January 21, 2026 at 9:50 PM
James, in the last 3, with Stephen and Rachel on each side, triumphantly shouting “We did it guys!” as the fire turns green
Because he’s about to walk away from an explosion?
President Emmanuel Macron of France wore sunglasses indoors while he addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. Here's why.
Why Was Macron Wearing Sunglasses in Davos?
An eye condition, not a style choice, prompted President Emmanuel Macron of France to don aviators to address the World Economic Forum.
nyti.ms
January 21, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Because he’s about to walk away from an explosion?
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10/10 no noots
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 21, 2026 at 9:56 AM
10/10 no noots
We do have the drugs that edit your emotions (and also make you thinner) and some level of AI (debatable)
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 21, 2026 at 8:51 AM
We do have the drugs that edit your emotions (and also make you thinner) and some level of AI (debatable)