Eoin Chaput-Bathurst
@silentechogm.bsky.social
Full stack dev (TS, Svelte) mostly playing TTRPGs.
If the UK was "too generous" to people who need help, people who need saving, all the people at the end of their tether, then I wouldn't be living in Germany right now.
The UK has become a place where citizens & immigrants no longer have the right to exist unconditionally & be free of persecution
The UK has become a place where citizens & immigrants no longer have the right to exist unconditionally & be free of persecution
The Labour government has released to the media more details of its asylum reforms - to be released on Monday.
Their premise: UK attracts asylum seekers because it is too generous + reducing pull factors will change that.
There is a lot of overspinning from this govt
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Their premise: UK attracts asylum seekers because it is too generous + reducing pull factors will change that.
There is a lot of overspinning from this govt
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently under asylum reforms
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce major reforms to the asylum system on Monday.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
If the UK was "too generous" to people who need help, people who need saving, all the people at the end of their tether, then I wouldn't be living in Germany right now.
The UK has become a place where citizens & immigrants no longer have the right to exist unconditionally & be free of persecution
The UK has become a place where citizens & immigrants no longer have the right to exist unconditionally & be free of persecution
I have no idea how Labour is fucking up this hard. They need to provide an alternative position Reform & Tories, tax the top 1% a lot more, tax the top 20% a little more, & communicate the end result that they are working towards.
Instead, they are trying to see how many bullets fit in their foot.
Instead, they are trying to see how many bullets fit in their foot.
November 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I have no idea how Labour is fucking up this hard. They need to provide an alternative position Reform & Tories, tax the top 1% a lot more, tax the top 20% a little more, & communicate the end result that they are working towards.
Instead, they are trying to see how many bullets fit in their foot.
Instead, they are trying to see how many bullets fit in their foot.
I just found out about the Tenacious D drama.
We consistently hear that violence has no place in a democracy. If that is true, why did the US need to fight for independence to establish a democracy?
There has to be a line that when crossed makes violence an acceptable solution to protect democracy
We consistently hear that violence has no place in a democracy. If that is true, why did the US need to fight for independence to establish a democracy?
There has to be a line that when crossed makes violence an acceptable solution to protect democracy
October 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I just found out about the Tenacious D drama.
We consistently hear that violence has no place in a democracy. If that is true, why did the US need to fight for independence to establish a democracy?
There has to be a line that when crossed makes violence an acceptable solution to protect democracy
We consistently hear that violence has no place in a democracy. If that is true, why did the US need to fight for independence to establish a democracy?
There has to be a line that when crossed makes violence an acceptable solution to protect democracy
Anyone remember playing the Sims, seeing how expensive the good beds are, and thinking that can't be worth it only to later find out it's basically a game exploit to have a really expensive bed?
That's a thing IRL too, especially when it comes to furniture that you spend 40 hours a week sitting on.
That's a thing IRL too, especially when it comes to furniture that you spend 40 hours a week sitting on.
October 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Anyone remember playing the Sims, seeing how expensive the good beds are, and thinking that can't be worth it only to later find out it's basically a game exploit to have a really expensive bed?
That's a thing IRL too, especially when it comes to furniture that you spend 40 hours a week sitting on.
That's a thing IRL too, especially when it comes to furniture that you spend 40 hours a week sitting on.
Now I kinda want to see how badly jippity would do at Hearts of Iron from someone just describing the world state to it
dawg we are gonna lose a war because ChatGPT has this guy mobilizing divisions that don't exist and tasking real troops with holding mountain passes and ports an LLM hallucinated
October 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Now I kinda want to see how badly jippity would do at Hearts of Iron from someone just describing the world state to it
Humans are temporarily abled
Disability is one of the only minority groups you can join at any time.
Everyone thinks they will be the exception.
It won’t happen to them. They will “try harder” and overcome.
They think we’re failing.
It is not a moral failing and very few people will be the exception.
Everyone thinks they will be the exception.
It won’t happen to them. They will “try harder” and overcome.
They think we’re failing.
It is not a moral failing and very few people will be the exception.
October 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Humans are temporarily abled
I'm now married and employed as the most recent steps in a chain of events that started because a random guy saw a tweet and sent me the $100 I needed to get to Rocket League's second World Championship LAN.
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
October 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I'm now married and employed as the most recent steps in a chain of events that started because a random guy saw a tweet and sent me the $100 I needed to get to Rocket League's second World Championship LAN.
I really miss the 23 episode seasons because some of the best episodes of TV come from the constraints of required runtime, pacing for ad breaks improved the average show and a lot of shows got good in season 2 or 3.
October 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I really miss the 23 episode seasons because some of the best episodes of TV come from the constraints of required runtime, pacing for ad breaks improved the average show and a lot of shows got good in season 2 or 3.
Capitalists will do literally anything and everything to avoid recognising that the market cannot support their enterprise.
Maybe a business does not deserve to exist if you can't make money without stealing from people, not even giving them credit for how essential that theft was to the product
Maybe a business does not deserve to exist if you can't make money without stealing from people, not even giving them credit for how essential that theft was to the product
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 9, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Capitalists will do literally anything and everything to avoid recognising that the market cannot support their enterprise.
Maybe a business does not deserve to exist if you can't make money without stealing from people, not even giving them credit for how essential that theft was to the product
Maybe a business does not deserve to exist if you can't make money without stealing from people, not even giving them credit for how essential that theft was to the product
There is no way that this is a good solution that is worth investigation. The breakthroughs occurring with geothermal mean that in a decade we should be able to start converting existing powerplants to geothermal; without the historical issue of needing such specific geology to be cost effective
Whisper: Maybe we should stop messing with the radiative balance of Earth.
Plan to Reflect Sunlight to Power Solar Panels at Night Upsets Astronomers
Reflect Orbital aims to launch its first of a planned 4,000 satellites into orbit next year. Scientists worry that it would be “ruinous” for research.
www.bloomberg.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
There is no way that this is a good solution that is worth investigation. The breakthroughs occurring with geothermal mean that in a decade we should be able to start converting existing powerplants to geothermal; without the historical issue of needing such specific geology to be cost effective
10 minutes in a surplus store and you'll look as legitimate as this asshole. 40 seconds in a thrift store to look as legitimate as his partner.
This demographic of fascist asshole will wear masks to hurt someone but you won't see them wearing a mask to protect someone
This demographic of fascist asshole will wear masks to hurt someone but you won't see them wearing a mask to protect someone
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
10 minutes in a surplus store and you'll look as legitimate as this asshole. 40 seconds in a thrift store to look as legitimate as his partner.
This demographic of fascist asshole will wear masks to hurt someone but you won't see them wearing a mask to protect someone
This demographic of fascist asshole will wear masks to hurt someone but you won't see them wearing a mask to protect someone
This self-report is absolutely wild.
Yeah, laws are violence, too. That's why we have "law enforcement".
The only reason we listen to laws is because a gang of armed men will show up to your door if you don't. That's violence.
And borders are violent to non-humans, too. Look at the ecological damage from Trump's Wall. Fuck borders.
The only reason we listen to laws is because a gang of armed men will show up to your door if you don't. That's violence.
And borders are violent to non-humans, too. Look at the ecological damage from Trump's Wall. Fuck borders.
September 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
This self-report is absolutely wild.
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@systemera.net
Senior Social Media Manager: systemera.bamboohr.com/careers/55?s...
Digital Content Creative: systemera.bamboohr.com/careers/73?s...
@systemera.net
September 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Hey Game Devs! We have 2 job openings at System Era Softworks. Come work on cool things with a cool team!
Senior Social Media Manager: systemera.bamboohr.com/careers/55?s...
Digital Content Creative: systemera.bamboohr.com/careers/73?s...
@systemera.net
Senior Social Media Manager: systemera.bamboohr.com/careers/55?s...
Digital Content Creative: systemera.bamboohr.com/careers/73?s...
@systemera.net
Honestly, this trend has just meant I'm constantly finding open source replacements that I can self host on a computer that's in my physical possession
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Honestly, this trend has just meant I'm constantly finding open source replacements that I can self host on a computer that's in my physical possession
I've been single booting Arch for about two months. I'd flirted with dual booting Ubuntu & Windows a few times since 2009 but never committed.
Gaming is reliable (for what I play) & I believe I've only had weirdness because I went Wayland instead of X11.
Haven't considered installing Windows once.
Gaming is reliable (for what I play) & I believe I've only had weirdness because I went Wayland instead of X11.
Haven't considered installing Windows once.
September 2, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I've been single booting Arch for about two months. I'd flirted with dual booting Ubuntu & Windows a few times since 2009 but never committed.
Gaming is reliable (for what I play) & I believe I've only had weirdness because I went Wayland instead of X11.
Haven't considered installing Windows once.
Gaming is reliable (for what I play) & I believe I've only had weirdness because I went Wayland instead of X11.
Haven't considered installing Windows once.
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Trump is reportedly creating a loyalty scorecard that rates how hard corporations work to support his agenda.
His regime is apparently planning to consult the ratings when considering corporate requests.
This is how things work in a dictatorship.
His regime is apparently planning to consult the ratings when considering corporate requests.
This is how things work in a dictatorship.
August 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Trump is reportedly creating a loyalty scorecard that rates how hard corporations work to support his agenda.
His regime is apparently planning to consult the ratings when considering corporate requests.
This is how things work in a dictatorship.
His regime is apparently planning to consult the ratings when considering corporate requests.
This is how things work in a dictatorship.
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While the nation has plenty of real problems to deal with, Trump is ignoring them to manufacture fake emergencies.
Why?
He wants more power — and he wants to distract from his unpopular agenda.
It should be clear that America’s actual national emergency is Donald J. Trump.
Why?
He wants more power — and he wants to distract from his unpopular agenda.
It should be clear that America’s actual national emergency is Donald J. Trump.
August 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
While the nation has plenty of real problems to deal with, Trump is ignoring them to manufacture fake emergencies.
Why?
He wants more power — and he wants to distract from his unpopular agenda.
It should be clear that America’s actual national emergency is Donald J. Trump.
Why?
He wants more power — and he wants to distract from his unpopular agenda.
It should be clear that America’s actual national emergency is Donald J. Trump.
UBI would solve so many problems. Economics is not a zero sum game because effort creates value and UBI allows effort to be applied to one's passions, multiplying the liklihood of new value being created
August 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
UBI would solve so many problems. Economics is not a zero sum game because effort creates value and UBI allows effort to be applied to one's passions, multiplying the liklihood of new value being created
The phrase "you aren't owed anything by anyone" is such BS.
Everyone is owed plenty of things from plenty of people. This phrase feels like a subtle way to abdicate responsibility because if no one owes you anything then a logical inference could be that you don't owe anyone anything either.
Everyone is owed plenty of things from plenty of people. This phrase feels like a subtle way to abdicate responsibility because if no one owes you anything then a logical inference could be that you don't owe anyone anything either.
August 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The phrase "you aren't owed anything by anyone" is such BS.
Everyone is owed plenty of things from plenty of people. This phrase feels like a subtle way to abdicate responsibility because if no one owes you anything then a logical inference could be that you don't owe anyone anything either.
Everyone is owed plenty of things from plenty of people. This phrase feels like a subtle way to abdicate responsibility because if no one owes you anything then a logical inference could be that you don't owe anyone anything either.
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This guy's messaging is on fire.
July 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This guy's messaging is on fire.
It is incapable of self-reflection as we define it for humans. All our decisions are affected by emotion, all our thoughts are filtered through emotion. We can learn a new thing in a fraction of a moment without needing external stimuli.
At best, LLMs are snapshots of a moment of "thought"
At best, LLMs are snapshots of a moment of "thought"
July 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
It is incapable of self-reflection as we define it for humans. All our decisions are affected by emotion, all our thoughts are filtered through emotion. We can learn a new thing in a fraction of a moment without needing external stimuli.
At best, LLMs are snapshots of a moment of "thought"
At best, LLMs are snapshots of a moment of "thought"
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I appreciate it's cliche and pointless to note this, but I don't think that six months into her term a hypothetical President Kamala Harris would be suing MSNBC, Bill Gates and The Guardian for reporting on her close personal friendship with a paedophile.
July 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I appreciate it's cliche and pointless to note this, but I don't think that six months into her term a hypothetical President Kamala Harris would be suing MSNBC, Bill Gates and The Guardian for reporting on her close personal friendship with a paedophile.
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Of course we got tails multiple times in a row, Cameron went out of his way to glue the heads side to the floor.
The below quote is like saying the first runner in a relay race is incredibly fast because the rest of the relay team were in medically induced comas & slowly rolling around the track.
The below quote is like saying the first runner in a relay race is incredibly fast because the rest of the relay team were in medically induced comas & slowly rolling around the track.
July 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Of course we got tails multiple times in a row, Cameron went out of his way to glue the heads side to the floor.
The below quote is like saying the first runner in a relay race is incredibly fast because the rest of the relay team were in medically induced comas & slowly rolling around the track.
The below quote is like saying the first runner in a relay race is incredibly fast because the rest of the relay team were in medically induced comas & slowly rolling around the track.
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On this day, 12 years ago, I asked on official OpenGL forums for a simple and easy-to-use library to put graphics on screen.
I got no answer so I created #raylib.🚀
Source: community.khronos.org/t/graphics-h...
I got no answer so I created #raylib.🚀
Source: community.khronos.org/t/graphics-h...
July 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
On this day, 12 years ago, I asked on official OpenGL forums for a simple and easy-to-use library to put graphics on screen.
I got no answer so I created #raylib.🚀
Source: community.khronos.org/t/graphics-h...
I got no answer so I created #raylib.🚀
Source: community.khronos.org/t/graphics-h...