Doctor WTF
@hippopeteamus.bsky.social
Lore Bard. Engineering academic. Internationally unsuccessful composer.
Awabakal land (Newcastle, Australia).
I'm almost (but not quite) more than you deserve.
Awabakal land (Newcastle, Australia).
I'm almost (but not quite) more than you deserve.
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Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
www.404media.co
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
Better still, you can have it elected president.
Trump's crypto company promoted a coin called ‘Shit Piss Skin Can’ this week.
The name comes from one of the company's founders, who said you could sell “shit in a can, wrapped in piss, covered in human skin” for a billion dollars.
The name comes from one of the company's founders, who said you could sell “shit in a can, wrapped in piss, covered in human skin” for a billion dollars.
Trump-Backed Crypto Company Promotes 'Sh*t P*ss Skin Can'
gizmodo.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Better still, you can have it elected president.
I never realised that these had been blessed by the Royal Bottom. They are indeed very comfortable and supportive bollards, which I have sat on many a time.
His Majesty the King appreciating the comfort and support of a mooring bollard, Sydney Harbour, 1981
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I never realised that these had been blessed by the Royal Bottom. They are indeed very comfortable and supportive bollards, which I have sat on many a time.
It's fitting that Napoleon's cavalry commander was called Ney
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
It's fitting that Napoleon's cavalry commander was called Ney
That came up a bit faster than I'd expected!
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
That came up a bit faster than I'd expected!
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Some fearsome creatures from my RPG universe
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Some fearsome creatures from my RPG universe
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Dave has been dressing in black and is constantly accompanied by a large flock of crows. This is clearly his Villain Aark.
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Dave has been dressing in black and is constantly accompanied by a large flock of crows. This is clearly his Villain Aark.
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This is the most Australian thing I have seen all week and it's a mood
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is the most Australian thing I have seen all week and it's a mood
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LOVE AMY!
“As the new prime minister of Australia, I’d like to say: all immigrants welcome,” quipped frontwoman Amy Taylor, accepting album of the year. “I’d like to say: land back, the dole’s going up, and every pub gets a million dollars.”
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
“As the new prime minister of Australia, I’d like to say: all immigrants welcome,” quipped frontwoman Amy Taylor, accepting album of the year. “I’d like to say: land back, the dole’s going up, and every pub gets a million dollars.”
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
‘Probably won’t have to work at IGA ever again’: Amyl and the Sniffers dominate 2025 Arias with four wins
The rock band took home album of the year while electronic breakthrough Ninajirachi won best solo artist from a leading eight nominations
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
LOVE AMY!
“As the new prime minister of Australia, I’d like to say: all immigrants welcome,” quipped frontwoman Amy Taylor, accepting album of the year. “I’d like to say: land back, the dole’s going up, and every pub gets a million dollars.”
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
“As the new prime minister of Australia, I’d like to say: all immigrants welcome,” quipped frontwoman Amy Taylor, accepting album of the year. “I’d like to say: land back, the dole’s going up, and every pub gets a million dollars.”
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
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A sign of how bad are relations between academics and their universities. When I joined Twitter in 2016 it was widespread practice to include one's university in your biog to promote your institution/dept. Now it's non existent on here (& Twitter). For good reason.
November 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A sign of how bad are relations between academics and their universities. When I joined Twitter in 2016 it was widespread practice to include one's university in your biog to promote your institution/dept. Now it's non existent on here (& Twitter). For good reason.
Please accept this borb I drew
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Please accept this borb I drew
What idiot called them Horny Vampires and not 'neckromancers'
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
What idiot called them Horny Vampires and not 'neckromancers'
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Timeline Cleanse: Please watch this video for a demonstration on the correct method for weighing your baby King Penguins
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Timeline Cleanse: Please watch this video for a demonstration on the correct method for weighing your baby King Penguins
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It's a Presbyterian church. They don't do flamboyant ministers.
November 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
It's a Presbyterian church. They don't do flamboyant ministers.
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Amyl & The Sniffers Should’ve Labelled Gig a Nazi Rally if They Wanted It To Go Ahead, Police Say
Amyl & The Sniffers Should’ve Labelled Gig a Nazi Rally if They Wanted It To Go Ahead, Police Say — The Shovel
Police say they were left with no choice but to shut it down after it became apparent the event was a legally ambiguous ‘music performance’ rather than the more protected category ‘full-blown extremis...
theshovel.com.au
November 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Amyl & The Sniffers Should’ve Labelled Gig a Nazi Rally if They Wanted It To Go Ahead, Police Say
The Piper at the Gates of No
A reader told me she was asked to take off her Hellebore “Wind in the Willows” jumper before entering Westminster Abbey. The reason given was that it depicts the devil and might offend people. The reader explained it was the Greek god Pan, but the security guard didn’t backtrack. Satanic panic 2025.
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The Piper at the Gates of No
Barnaby's gone all "Violet! You're turning violet!" except beetroot.
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Barnaby's gone all "Violet! You're turning violet!" except beetroot.
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IT'S '6-7', COOPER. A GENERATION ALPHA TREND. WHAT THEY CALL A 'MAY-MAY'. IT'S AN ORPHANED SIGNIFIER, NO SIGNS ATTACHED. ONE COULD CALL IT DADAIST, BUT SOMME SAY IT'S TOO STUPID TO BE DADA. IT'S ANTI-MEANING, ANTI-HUMOUR, BUT DAMN IF THOSE KIDS DON'T FIND IT A CRACK-UP.
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
IT'S '6-7', COOPER. A GENERATION ALPHA TREND. WHAT THEY CALL A 'MAY-MAY'. IT'S AN ORPHANED SIGNIFIER, NO SIGNS ATTACHED. ONE COULD CALL IT DADAIST, BUT SOMME SAY IT'S TOO STUPID TO BE DADA. IT'S ANTI-MEANING, ANTI-HUMOUR, BUT DAMN IF THOSE KIDS DON'T FIND IT A CRACK-UP.
This is because Joyce Carol Oates suggested that he doesn't read books, isn't it.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 6:33 AM
This is because Joyce Carol Oates suggested that he doesn't read books, isn't it.
Oh wow. Yes, genuine legend.
hearing reports out of Japan that Tatsuya Nakadai has passed away at 92. RIP to a legit legend.
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Oh wow. Yes, genuine legend.
Did they only pay Elle Fanning half as much for Predator: Badlands?
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Did they only pay Elle Fanning half as much for Predator: Badlands?