David Howell
@shinydh.bsky.social
#ActuallyAutistic. Hobbyist composer with sensory hypersensitivity who sometimes writes accordingly and sometimes feels too anxious to write the sounds that don't set this off. He/him
Profile pic: an iridescent-winged bat suncatcher
Profile pic: an iridescent-winged bat suncatcher
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David Howell
@shinydh.bsky.social
· Oct 20
*waves bat wing*
Those who gathered at the birdsite to talk about classical music might remember me. Bat as in "I hear too much, like the dark, have nocturnal tendencies, and flap," all of which are by-products of how being #ActuallyAutistic manifests for me 🦇
Those who gathered at the birdsite to talk about classical music might remember me. Bat as in "I hear too much, like the dark, have nocturnal tendencies, and flap," all of which are by-products of how being #ActuallyAutistic manifests for me 🦇
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This thing 🫴
February 2, 2026 at 1:19 AM
This thing 🫴
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If it wasn't bad enough that it runs on theft from real thinkers and creators, if it wasn't bad enough that it's devastating to the environment, if it wasn't bad enough that it's been fully co-opted as the aesthetic of 21st century fascism, maybe this will be bad enough. Don't use AI. Ever.
OpenAI’s president is a Trump mega-donor
OpenAI’s president is a Trump mega-donor
Greg Brockman said he started “getting involved politically” in 2025.
buff.ly
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
If it wasn't bad enough that it runs on theft from real thinkers and creators, if it wasn't bad enough that it's devastating to the environment, if it wasn't bad enough that it's been fully co-opted as the aesthetic of 21st century fascism, maybe this will be bad enough. Don't use AI. Ever.
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International boycotts — including sports — were an important part of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Just saying. apnews.com/article/fifa...
Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroa...
apnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
International boycotts — including sports — were an important part of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Just saying. apnews.com/article/fifa...
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a reminder that AI isn't just cringe; it's part of this administration's toolkit.
January 24, 2026 at 9:44 PM
a reminder that AI isn't just cringe; it's part of this administration's toolkit.
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This is the sort of thing that makes it more than a regional story that some plugged in folks nationally learn about.
This is talked about on SportsCenter as the lead story & people who want to “stick to sports” are made to care.
“Steph Curry and Anthony Edwards aren’t playing tonight? Why? Oh!”
This is talked about on SportsCenter as the lead story & people who want to “stick to sports” are made to care.
“Steph Curry and Anthony Edwards aren’t playing tonight? Why? Oh!”
It’s time.
I want the see Steve Kerr’s Warriors and Minneapolis’ Timberwolves agree that they simply cannot play this game tonight.
A strike in solidarity with the besieged city and its murdered and abducted residents.
I want the see Steve Kerr’s Warriors and Minneapolis’ Timberwolves agree that they simply cannot play this game tonight.
A strike in solidarity with the besieged city and its murdered and abducted residents.
January 24, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This is the sort of thing that makes it more than a regional story that some plugged in folks nationally learn about.
This is talked about on SportsCenter as the lead story & people who want to “stick to sports” are made to care.
“Steph Curry and Anthony Edwards aren’t playing tonight? Why? Oh!”
This is talked about on SportsCenter as the lead story & people who want to “stick to sports” are made to care.
“Steph Curry and Anthony Edwards aren’t playing tonight? Why? Oh!”
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On the subject of World Cup boycotts, this is a story which ought to be much better known: why African countries decided not to compete for a place at the 1966 tournament. One of Fifa's most shameful moments, which hardly ever gets a mention.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
How Africa boycotted the 1966 World Cup
The BBC's Piers Edwards explains the little-known story behind the African boycott to the 1966 World Cup, the only World Cup in history to have been snubbed by an entire continent.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 AM
On the subject of World Cup boycotts, this is a story which ought to be much better known: why African countries decided not to compete for a place at the 1966 tournament. One of Fifa's most shameful moments, which hardly ever gets a mention.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
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Honestly boycotting the World Cup would be the most effective and probably the least disruptive of all of the options available to Europe. I’m not sure how you can send teams and fans to contribute to a spectacle designed entirely to celebrate a guy trying to invade your territory.
January 19, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Honestly boycotting the World Cup would be the most effective and probably the least disruptive of all of the options available to Europe. I’m not sure how you can send teams and fans to contribute to a spectacle designed entirely to celebrate a guy trying to invade your territory.
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This is precisely why I teach sport history -- you cannot divorce sports from the societies that play the games.
And boy, will this be something to teach down the road...
And boy, will this be something to teach down the road...
Minneapolis Parks and Recreation has canceled youth sports because ICE is terrorizing our community
January 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM
This is precisely why I teach sport history -- you cannot divorce sports from the societies that play the games.
And boy, will this be something to teach down the road...
And boy, will this be something to teach down the road...
BY GAWD! THAT'S EUGEN ROCHKO'S MUSIC!
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM
BY GAWD! THAT'S EUGEN ROCHKO'S MUSIC!
Wild realisation I just had:
* All three US network nightly news bulletins use the same core theme music they did in 1992
* Two of them use the same *arrangement* they did in 2005
* The third uses the arrangement they *could* have used then, but they shelved it in 2002 and then did adopt it in 2020!
* All three US network nightly news bulletins use the same core theme music they did in 1992
* Two of them use the same *arrangement* they did in 2005
* The third uses the arrangement they *could* have used then, but they shelved it in 2002 and then did adopt it in 2020!
January 16, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Wild realisation I just had:
* All three US network nightly news bulletins use the same core theme music they did in 1992
* Two of them use the same *arrangement* they did in 2005
* The third uses the arrangement they *could* have used then, but they shelved it in 2002 and then did adopt it in 2020!
* All three US network nightly news bulletins use the same core theme music they did in 1992
* Two of them use the same *arrangement* they did in 2005
* The third uses the arrangement they *could* have used then, but they shelved it in 2002 and then did adopt it in 2020!
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One of my stances on genai users has for a while been "since you use something that ignores copyright, you are fine with your own stuff also not being covered by copyright". So yeah. Share that stuff.
You know what? 2026 is the year I'm not playing nice anymore.
If copyright means so little to use A / I for playing around, here's one of his book for free:
Color and Light James Gurney [English] : Free Download, Internet Archive share.google/qjDjFS6QhhZJ...
If copyright means so little to use A / I for playing around, here's one of his book for free:
Color and Light James Gurney [English] : Free Download, Internet Archive share.google/qjDjFS6QhhZJ...
January 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
One of my stances on genai users has for a while been "since you use something that ignores copyright, you are fine with your own stuff also not being covered by copyright". So yeah. Share that stuff.
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Roses are red
Nazis are lurking
Beware of them here because
Nazis are lurking
Beware of them here because
X has stopped working
X has stopped working
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Roses are red
Nazis are lurking
Beware of them here because
Nazis are lurking
Beware of them here because
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Congrats to the UAE!
From beating the Saudis in the League Cup fossil fuel match-up to sponsoring genocide in Sudan, they do it all!
#NEWMCI #leaguecup
From beating the Saudis in the League Cup fossil fuel match-up to sponsoring genocide in Sudan, they do it all!
#NEWMCI #leaguecup
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Congrats to the UAE!
From beating the Saudis in the League Cup fossil fuel match-up to sponsoring genocide in Sudan, they do it all!
#NEWMCI #leaguecup
From beating the Saudis in the League Cup fossil fuel match-up to sponsoring genocide in Sudan, they do it all!
#NEWMCI #leaguecup
Ruin a band by changing one letter
P.E.M.
P.E.M.
January 13, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Ruin a band by changing one letter
P.E.M.
P.E.M.
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I’m a sucker for int’l football and the pageantry of mega-events but FIFA sucks AND the US gov is at war with its people (and barreling towards war with other nations). Boycott.
January 13, 2026 at 12:55 PM
I’m a sucker for int’l football and the pageantry of mega-events but FIFA sucks AND the US gov is at war with its people (and barreling towards war with other nations). Boycott.
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That so many people have an entirely false impression of London isn't a harmless quirk.
It is a deliberate strategy to create fear and to try and locate the cause of that fear in diversity - in skin colour, in foreignness, in queerness, in progressive politics.
It is a deliberate strategy to create fear and to try and locate the cause of that fear in diversity - in skin colour, in foreignness, in queerness, in progressive politics.
January 11, 2026 at 11:16 AM
That so many people have an entirely false impression of London isn't a harmless quirk.
It is a deliberate strategy to create fear and to try and locate the cause of that fear in diversity - in skin colour, in foreignness, in queerness, in progressive politics.
It is a deliberate strategy to create fear and to try and locate the cause of that fear in diversity - in skin colour, in foreignness, in queerness, in progressive politics.
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About the best that can be said about Infantino's deeply corrupt embrace of Trump is that, when finally Trump is dead and the process of rebuilding US institutions and deTrumpification takes place, the abolition and refounding of Fifa may become possible.
The Supreme Court sets aside lower court decisions upholding convictions for bribery related to the FIFA scandal because the Trump administration decided to dismiss those criminal cases "in the interests of justice." The FIFA prosecution ends in a whimper. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
January 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
About the best that can be said about Infantino's deeply corrupt embrace of Trump is that, when finally Trump is dead and the process of rebuilding US institutions and deTrumpification takes place, the abolition and refounding of Fifa may become possible.
And not white either! Which is also highly relevant given how white the popular perception of autism is
There's an autistic Barbie doll out today. She comes with headphones, fidgets and a little assisted speaking device (tablet). LOVE this for young autistic girls.
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
And not white either! Which is also highly relevant given how white the popular perception of autism is
Fast attack: arm/wing flap
Main attack: overexplain
Heavy attack: AAAAAAAAAAAnxiety attack
Self-heal: clothes compress to squish me
Idle animation: clumsily stim-dancing on the spot
Main attack: overexplain
Heavy attack: AAAAAAAAAAAnxiety attack
Self-heal: clothes compress to squish me
Idle animation: clumsily stim-dancing on the spot
Fast attack: make a weird little noise
Main attack: over-explain
Heavy attack: ART SONG BLAST
Self-heal: 2-4 little beverages appear in my vicinity
Idle animation: putting hands in pockets, looking briefly confused, pulling out whatever random shit I left in my pocket, shrugging, putting it back
Main attack: over-explain
Heavy attack: ART SONG BLAST
Self-heal: 2-4 little beverages appear in my vicinity
Idle animation: putting hands in pockets, looking briefly confused, pulling out whatever random shit I left in my pocket, shrugging, putting it back
okay, I need a reprieve. you are a videogame character, what are your verbs. mine:
fast attack: Post
main attack: Blood Reference
heavy attack: Whale Metaphor
self-heal: [hits my weed vape]
idle animation: [checks my nails, polishes my glasses] and, if you wait a while, hermes appears to bother you
fast attack: Post
main attack: Blood Reference
heavy attack: Whale Metaphor
self-heal: [hits my weed vape]
idle animation: [checks my nails, polishes my glasses] and, if you wait a while, hermes appears to bother you
January 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Fast attack: arm/wing flap
Main attack: overexplain
Heavy attack: AAAAAAAAAAAnxiety attack
Self-heal: clothes compress to squish me
Idle animation: clumsily stim-dancing on the spot
Main attack: overexplain
Heavy attack: AAAAAAAAAAAnxiety attack
Self-heal: clothes compress to squish me
Idle animation: clumsily stim-dancing on the spot
Slightly diminish a musical act:
Taylor Medium-Paced
Ava Mid
Perfume Clever
Lighthouse Person
Taylor Medium-Paced
Ava Mid
Perfume Clever
Lighthouse Person
Slightly diminish a band/musician:
Kilometers Davis
The Discounted Design
Gentle Guy Who's About 6'3"
Whispering Heads
Men With Only One or Two Hats
Kate Sprig
Viscount and the Reform
And Half
Yo La Teniá
Of Halifax
Thao & the You Can Get Up If You Want
Charli IVI
Una Lipa
Tessa Infrared
Kilometers Davis
The Discounted Design
Gentle Guy Who's About 6'3"
Whispering Heads
Men With Only One or Two Hats
Kate Sprig
Viscount and the Reform
And Half
Yo La Teniá
Of Halifax
Thao & the You Can Get Up If You Want
Charli IVI
Una Lipa
Tessa Infrared
Slightly diminish a band:
Trip Out Boy
Panic! On the way to the Disco
The Wonder Year
Partly Sunny Day Real Estate
Saves the Hour
Slightly Used Found Glory
Kilometers Davis
Trip Out Boy
Panic! On the way to the Disco
The Wonder Year
Partly Sunny Day Real Estate
Saves the Hour
Slightly Used Found Glory
Kilometers Davis
January 11, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Slightly diminish a musical act:
Taylor Medium-Paced
Ava Mid
Perfume Clever
Lighthouse Person
Taylor Medium-Paced
Ava Mid
Perfume Clever
Lighthouse Person
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✅ Machine learning driven weather models that boost forecast accuracy
❌ Displaying those accurate reports via generative AI
Some people at NWS understand AI very well… and some clearly don’t.
Doesn’t matter how good your models are if they get all whatabodded in the graphics
❌ Displaying those accurate reports via generative AI
Some people at NWS understand AI very well… and some clearly don’t.
Doesn’t matter how good your models are if they get all whatabodded in the graphics
The National Weather Service used AI to create a forecast for Idaho. Low chances of wind for the nonexistent towns of Cocrerrireod, Orangeotild and Whata Bod www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
January 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
✅ Machine learning driven weather models that boost forecast accuracy
❌ Displaying those accurate reports via generative AI
Some people at NWS understand AI very well… and some clearly don’t.
Doesn’t matter how good your models are if they get all whatabodded in the graphics
❌ Displaying those accurate reports via generative AI
Some people at NWS understand AI very well… and some clearly don’t.
Doesn’t matter how good your models are if they get all whatabodded in the graphics
I'll offer up one who literally could - should! - have had the chance to: Princess Diana
Do you have a historical figure you most wish got to be a poster? I feel like you must have a better answer than mine, which is Churchill. The guy started autobiography when he was 19 I think. And just never stopped. True poster.
January 7, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I'll offer up one who literally could - should! - have had the chance to: Princess Diana
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The UK government needs to ban X at this stage. Getting off the platform is no longer anywhere near sufficient.
If you thought Elon Musk's “Grok” chatbot couldn't get worse, read my latest article: Grok isn't just undressing women, it's now putting swastika bikinis on them. One woman who was targeted is a recently-deceased Holocaust survivor.
BREAKING: X’s chatbot Grok isn’t just making AI porn deepfakes, it’s now making Nazi AI porn deepfakes, undressing women and showing them wearing “swastika bikinis”. Many of these women are Jewish, including a recently deceased Holocaust survivor.
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 AM
The UK government needs to ban X at this stage. Getting off the platform is no longer anywhere near sufficient.