Santillatron
@santillatron.bsky.social
Good Omens fan. I like making stuff.
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based on how often the naughty teens of major cities throw the rentable scooters directly into the river i've formed a theory that the many iron age swords and cauldrons found in lakes around europe that we've previously assumed were ceremonial and sacrificial in nature were in fact thrown by teens
August 17, 2024 at 4:38 PM
based on how often the naughty teens of major cities throw the rentable scooters directly into the river i've formed a theory that the many iron age swords and cauldrons found in lakes around europe that we've previously assumed were ceremonial and sacrificial in nature were in fact thrown by teens
A wild #AbsoluteUnit (weighing in at 197 stone, 8lbs, or 1.254 tonnes apparently) spotted, requires mandatory reporting to @themerl.bsky.social.
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A wild #AbsoluteUnit (weighing in at 197 stone, 8lbs, or 1.254 tonnes apparently) spotted, requires mandatory reporting to @themerl.bsky.social.
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
Can’t decide if Aziraphale owns this purely to mess with Crowley, or this is his pen-name.
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Can’t decide if Aziraphale owns this purely to mess with Crowley, or this is his pen-name.
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.
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The World Bank’s latest data shows a quiet global triumph: 93% of people aged 15 to 24 can now read and write. In many regions youth literacy has reached or neared universal levels, marking one of the most successful, least reported stories in development. buff.ly/vnsUhLo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
World Bank Open Data
Free and open access to global development data
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November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The World Bank’s latest data shows a quiet global triumph: 93% of people aged 15 to 24 can now read and write. In many regions youth literacy has reached or neared universal levels, marking one of the most successful, least reported stories in development. buff.ly/vnsUhLo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Random question but how well can you see underwater without goggles? Films always show people actually finding stuff underwater. I’d always assumed vision was low and they were using creative licence but it’s occurred to me that I’m horribly short sighted and that may be a factor…
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Random question but how well can you see underwater without goggles? Films always show people actually finding stuff underwater. I’d always assumed vision was low and they were using creative licence but it’s occurred to me that I’m horribly short sighted and that may be a factor…
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If anyone lost a bag of books from LRB Bookshop on the Metropolitan Line between Baker St- Watford, I handed it to a cleaner when the train terminated at Watford tube station. And if you have far more followers than me, please share this status. LRB bookshop is not cheap!
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
If anyone lost a bag of books from LRB Bookshop on the Metropolitan Line between Baker St- Watford, I handed it to a cleaner when the train terminated at Watford tube station. And if you have far more followers than me, please share this status. LRB bookshop is not cheap!
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
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🪽🐍 lost rembrandt portraits
#GoodOmens
#GoodOmens
November 13, 2024 at 12:09 AM
🪽🐍 lost rembrandt portraits
#GoodOmens
#GoodOmens
Had to go out in the car this evening. Lightning but no thunder, and rain so heavy I only knew where the road was thanks to the lights of the car in front and the catseyes. Crawled along and would have pulled over if I could see the side of the road enough to know I could. 0/10 do not recommend.
November 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Had to go out in the car this evening. Lightning but no thunder, and rain so heavy I only knew where the road was thanks to the lights of the car in front and the catseyes. Crawled along and would have pulled over if I could see the side of the road enough to know I could. 0/10 do not recommend.
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I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering
Sometimes these are the same cat.
it's crazy that if you're a cat, your only two life outcomes are eating out of a trash can or getting treated like a little baby
October 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Sometimes these are the same cat.
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Are you a UK or Ireland-based designer looking to get started in the industry? Penguin UK has launched its cover design awards and this year, the focus is fantasy – and one of the two titles is Terry Pratchett's Night Watch. More details:
terrypratchett.com/news/calling...
terrypratchett.com/news/calling...
Calling all designers! Create your own version of a classic Discworld cover... | Terry Pratchett
Penguin UK has launched its annual cover design award contest where all UK and Ireland-based designers can submit their own designs for two classic Penguin titles. This year’s focus is fantasy and the...
terrypratchett.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Are you a UK or Ireland-based designer looking to get started in the industry? Penguin UK has launched its cover design awards and this year, the focus is fantasy – and one of the two titles is Terry Pratchett's Night Watch. More details:
terrypratchett.com/news/calling...
terrypratchett.com/news/calling...
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"But when the team looked at the employees’ actual work output, they found that the developers had completed tasks 20% slower when using AI than when working without it. Researchers were stunned. “No one expected that outcome. We didn’t even really consider a slowdown as a possibility.”
🎁link
🎁link
October 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"But when the team looked at the employees’ actual work output, they found that the developers had completed tasks 20% slower when using AI than when working without it. Researchers were stunned. “No one expected that outcome. We didn’t even really consider a slowdown as a possibility.”
🎁link
🎁link
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You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution
October 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution
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Using ChatGPT
What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?
August 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Using ChatGPT
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This bound volume of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and volume I of The Ghost Seer by Friedrich Schiller is exactly what we need at this time of year! These illustrations depict iconic moments from the stories, though Schiller's tale remains unfinished…
October 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This bound volume of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and volume I of The Ghost Seer by Friedrich Schiller is exactly what we need at this time of year! These illustrations depict iconic moments from the stories, though Schiller's tale remains unfinished…
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There's a lot going on here. Not least the cameo appearance of Captain Blackadder.
October 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
There's a lot going on here. Not least the cameo appearance of Captain Blackadder.
If you see this, post a robot
October 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
If you see this, post a robot
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Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
“If you had enough money, you could hardly commit crimes at all. You just perpetrated amusing little peccadilloes.”
“If you had enough money, you could hardly commit crimes at all. You just perpetrated amusing little peccadilloes.”
Discworld QOTD, from The Wee Free Men
October 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
“If you had enough money, you could hardly commit crimes at all. You just perpetrated amusing little peccadilloes.”
“If you had enough money, you could hardly commit crimes at all. You just perpetrated amusing little peccadilloes.”
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
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People laugh at Aziraphale for thinking Major Milkbottle was a real human being as though he doesn't live in a world populated by real humans with names like Device, Sandwich, Pepper, and Wensleydale.
October 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
People laugh at Aziraphale for thinking Major Milkbottle was a real human being as though he doesn't live in a world populated by real humans with names like Device, Sandwich, Pepper, and Wensleydale.
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