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David Evans
@misterdevans.bsky.social
An unusual man in an alien world.

London, Canada
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They wouldn't be pushing adoption so hard and fast if generative LLMs (aka AI) were actually so useful and necessary to, checks watch, every job on earth apparently.
"You have to use AI."

...why?
December 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Hamlet: and I, Hamlet, vow to honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and ...
Ghost: wait ... did you say Hamlet?
Hamlet: yes?
Ghost: not Scrooge?
Hamlet: ... no?
Ghost (scrolling increasingly desperately through Google calendar) oh shiii..
December 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Happy holidays! Probably my favorite stop-motion from the past few years. Really enjoyed creating this one.
December 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Lexus December to Remember – SNL youtu.be/WcEylCwkSxE
December to Remember Car Commercial - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Partner got me this notepad as a stocking stuffer. I'll be getting a lot of use out of this...
December 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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So so true
Whenever things sound easy, it turns out there’s one part you didn’t hear.

—Donald E. Westlake
December 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Time to bust out my favorite Christmas video/blender ad
Elf on the Shelf - Will it Blend?
YouTube video by Blendtec's Will It Blend?
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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On the seventh anniversary of THIS image, here's a funny story about the elephants, Naomi Wolf and the absurdity of online nostalgia.
November 20, 2023 at 11:49 AM
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Going on one of my son's school trips reminded me that my dad never, ever did the same. So I called him up to ask why and don't know what else I expected.
December 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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What it was like to have Fred Dagg as a dad
What it was like to have Fred Dagg as a dad
'We always felt like we shared him.'...
thespinoff.co.nz
December 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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So interesting I bookmarked it.

"Men experience aging changes too, obviously. But women tend to report this shift more dramatically, and there’s a reason for that."
December 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Found in my phone
December 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Sometimes I feel like Gavin Newsom is the answer to the question "what would AI be like if it were a human being?"
December 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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More beautiful NFLD aerial photos that are stunning
December 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Newfoundland is called 'The Rock' for a reason.
Exceptional aerial video of #_Newfoundland by @aerilperspective_NL
December 15, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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I got to the part in this story where someone SYNTHESIZED A DRUG THAT GIVES SOMEONE PARKINSON’S OVERNIGHT and went 😮 😧 😮 😧 😮 😧 😩
Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water
New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.
www.wired.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Someone posted a gif of this epic moment in Montreal history and now I share it with you all www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Bumper cars: Montreal buses, cars, police cruiser, and even salt truck slide down icy hill | CBC News
It didn't take much snow to create a scene amusing for some and unnerving for others in downtown Montreal this morning.
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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This time of year can be difficult. I wish you all a very gentle Christmas...today's Motherlode. (gift link, no paywall)
www.thespec.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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AI and Synth ID. Media literacy needs to be integrated into every subject area.
December 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The whole thread!
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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While watching this clip, I remembered that Elon Musk's sister Tosca is as devoted to romance as Elon is to sci-fi and I wonder if her vision of that genre is also as violently warped by racism as Elon's vision is.
Tech bros don’t actually understand the sci-fi they claim to love. Thank you Al Jazeera English for having me on.
December 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM