Oli
@quaderror.bsky.social
Bioinformatician, hacker, rescue adopter, politically-correct gamer, chronically ill/spoonie marf & EDS, D&D-player, ale-drinker, "Data-goblin-in-chief", Apple-hater & phenomenal cynic powered by irony. He/It
@quaderror@mastodon.social
@quaderror@mastodon.social
Another week, another example of a company heavily pushing AI slop taking out a significant chunk of the internet
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Another week, another example of a company heavily pushing AI slop taking out a significant chunk of the internet
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AI cannot output art. Using LLMs to generate images or audio or video is simply the biggest loser behaviour imaginable, second only to knowingly consuming it and thinking it’s anything other than garbage.
You’ve got all of recorded human history at your fingertips to engage with.
You’ve got all of recorded human history at your fingertips to engage with.
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
AI cannot output art. Using LLMs to generate images or audio or video is simply the biggest loser behaviour imaginable, second only to knowingly consuming it and thinking it’s anything other than garbage.
You’ve got all of recorded human history at your fingertips to engage with.
You’ve got all of recorded human history at your fingertips to engage with.
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When you go to Auschwitz they have piles of jewellery and watches which were confiscated from those arriving.
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
When you go to Auschwitz they have piles of jewellery and watches which were confiscated from those arriving.
First day we've needed to put the heating on. It's halfway through November.
November 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
First day we've needed to put the heating on. It's halfway through November.
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It’s impossible to convey the crippling fatigue of chronic illness.
Naps don’t help.
A full nights sleep doesn’t exist. You’re plagued by pain and other symptoms that mean you can’t remember what it felt like to sleep through the night.
Wired & tired is your new normal.
Naps don’t help.
A full nights sleep doesn’t exist. You’re plagued by pain and other symptoms that mean you can’t remember what it felt like to sleep through the night.
Wired & tired is your new normal.
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It’s impossible to convey the crippling fatigue of chronic illness.
Naps don’t help.
A full nights sleep doesn’t exist. You’re plagued by pain and other symptoms that mean you can’t remember what it felt like to sleep through the night.
Wired & tired is your new normal.
Naps don’t help.
A full nights sleep doesn’t exist. You’re plagued by pain and other symptoms that mean you can’t remember what it felt like to sleep through the night.
Wired & tired is your new normal.
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I found Labour's mission statement
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I found Labour's mission statement
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Good morning from Normal Island! 🤦♀️🫠
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Good morning from Normal Island! 🤦♀️🫠
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The online safety act doesn't work, it protects nobody.
Labour can hardly call themselves the party of women and children when you are so hell bent on killing trans people.
Labour can hardly call themselves the party of women and children when you are so hell bent on killing trans people.
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The online safety act doesn't work, it protects nobody.
Labour can hardly call themselves the party of women and children when you are so hell bent on killing trans people.
Labour can hardly call themselves the party of women and children when you are so hell bent on killing trans people.
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You know things are bad when you’re looking forward to your colonoscopy for the nap ❤️
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
You know things are bad when you’re looking forward to your colonoscopy for the nap ❤️
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The billionaires can buy the newspapers and buy social media and buy attack ads, but they can't buy their way out of how much we fucking hate all of them.
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The billionaires can buy the newspapers and buy social media and buy attack ads, but they can't buy their way out of how much we fucking hate all of them.
Classic "If you don't want people to speak ill of you when you're dead, don't be a reprehensible piece of shit while you're alive" energy today
November 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Classic "If you don't want people to speak ill of you when you're dead, don't be a reprehensible piece of shit while you're alive" energy today
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Post a bird announcing Dick Cheney is dead. 🐦
November 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Post a bird announcing Dick Cheney is dead. 🐦
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N95s can prevent more than just Covid!
They stop colds, flus and other airborne illness.
They’re also highly effective against pollen, pollution, wildfire smoke and environmental triggers.
Many maskers haven’t been sick in years.
Respirators are pretty amazing.
They stop colds, flus and other airborne illness.
They’re also highly effective against pollen, pollution, wildfire smoke and environmental triggers.
Many maskers haven’t been sick in years.
Respirators are pretty amazing.
November 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
N95s can prevent more than just Covid!
They stop colds, flus and other airborne illness.
They’re also highly effective against pollen, pollution, wildfire smoke and environmental triggers.
Many maskers haven’t been sick in years.
Respirators are pretty amazing.
They stop colds, flus and other airborne illness.
They’re also highly effective against pollen, pollution, wildfire smoke and environmental triggers.
Many maskers haven’t been sick in years.
Respirators are pretty amazing.
Exasperated Klingons: "Today is a good day to sigh"
Science Klingons: "Today is a good day to quantify"
Nosey Klingons: "Today is a good day to pry"
October 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Exasperated Klingons: "Today is a good day to sigh"
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Look I have loved Tolkien for ages too but I learned a long time ago that if you are talking about the Silmarillion you are losing
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Look I have loved Tolkien for ages too but I learned a long time ago that if you are talking about the Silmarillion you are losing
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if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
Wait wait wait, let me get this straight. People (rightly) don't want a digital ID imposed by fascists, so they're
*signing a petition*
for
*a referendum*.
Can nobody remember how unbelievably stupid both of those things are in this goddamn country?!
*signing a petition*
for
*a referendum*.
Can nobody remember how unbelievably stupid both of those things are in this goddamn country?!
October 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Wait wait wait, let me get this straight. People (rightly) don't want a digital ID imposed by fascists, so they're
*signing a petition*
for
*a referendum*.
Can nobody remember how unbelievably stupid both of those things are in this goddamn country?!
*signing a petition*
for
*a referendum*.
Can nobody remember how unbelievably stupid both of those things are in this goddamn country?!
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whomst amongst us
October 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
whomst amongst us
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Those of us with POTS, ME/CFS or MCAS knew right away that Long Covid would take a devastating toll
We knew the medical system wasn’t equipped to handle the influx of chronic illness patients it was about to get
I hoped the sheer size of the problem would lead to better care. It didn’t happen.
We knew the medical system wasn’t equipped to handle the influx of chronic illness patients it was about to get
I hoped the sheer size of the problem would lead to better care. It didn’t happen.
3. "Another popular ambidextrous term is 'functional' […].
The term […] was originally coined by neurologists and psychiatrists as a replacement for 'conversion disorder', itself a euphemism for what used to be known as 'hysteria'."
The term […] was originally coined by neurologists and psychiatrists as a replacement for 'conversion disorder', itself a euphemism for what used to be known as 'hysteria'."
The Medical System Should Have Been Prepared for Long COVID
COVID long haulers have been breathlessly covered, but there’s nothing surprising about medically unexplained symptoms—or the reaction to them.
www.vice.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Those of us with POTS, ME/CFS or MCAS knew right away that Long Covid would take a devastating toll
We knew the medical system wasn’t equipped to handle the influx of chronic illness patients it was about to get
I hoped the sheer size of the problem would lead to better care. It didn’t happen.
We knew the medical system wasn’t equipped to handle the influx of chronic illness patients it was about to get
I hoped the sheer size of the problem would lead to better care. It didn’t happen.
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"Tech Billionaire Announces Frozen Piss House Project"
"Tech Billionaire: Soon we'll all be Living in Piss Houses"
"Microsoft, Google Invest in Piss House Boon"
"Piss House Revolution 'Inevitable', Experts Say"
"Are We in a Piss House Bubble?"
"Why Nobody Saw the Piss House Crash Coming"
"Tech Billionaire: Soon we'll all be Living in Piss Houses"
"Microsoft, Google Invest in Piss House Boon"
"Piss House Revolution 'Inevitable', Experts Say"
"Are We in a Piss House Bubble?"
"Why Nobody Saw the Piss House Crash Coming"
October 20, 2025 at 4:20 AM
"Tech Billionaire Announces Frozen Piss House Project"
"Tech Billionaire: Soon we'll all be Living in Piss Houses"
"Microsoft, Google Invest in Piss House Boon"
"Piss House Revolution 'Inevitable', Experts Say"
"Are We in a Piss House Bubble?"
"Why Nobody Saw the Piss House Crash Coming"
"Tech Billionaire: Soon we'll all be Living in Piss Houses"
"Microsoft, Google Invest in Piss House Boon"
"Piss House Revolution 'Inevitable', Experts Say"
"Are We in a Piss House Bubble?"
"Why Nobody Saw the Piss House Crash Coming"
I remember years ago someone asked me in all seriousness if I'd rather date someone with a different religion or different politics, and in a heartbeat I said - from experience - religion. Many hold vague beliefs so lightly they fall away in time, it's always daily racist shit they double down on.
October 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I remember years ago someone asked me in all seriousness if I'd rather date someone with a different religion or different politics, and in a heartbeat I said - from experience - religion. Many hold vague beliefs so lightly they fall away in time, it's always daily racist shit they double down on.
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Well I was not expecting BILL NIGHY to be spitting facts today!
observer.co.uk/culture/inte...
observer.co.uk/culture/inte...
October 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Well I was not expecting BILL NIGHY to be spitting facts today!
observer.co.uk/culture/inte...
observer.co.uk/culture/inte...
"Tron Ares bombing could end Jared Leto's career."
Why would it? Nothing else has managed to, and gods know they tried.
Why would it? Nothing else has managed to, and gods know they tried.
October 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"Tron Ares bombing could end Jared Leto's career."
Why would it? Nothing else has managed to, and gods know they tried.
Why would it? Nothing else has managed to, and gods know they tried.