Mick W
@vannorden.bsky.social
I work all day, and get half-drunk at night
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Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
laist.com/news/arts-an...
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
laist.com/news/arts-an...
Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
The project, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
laist.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
laist.com/news/arts-an...
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
laist.com/news/arts-an...
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In Bulgaria, a nod of the head means “No” and moving side to side means “Yes”.
(I was stranded after missing coach and was asked if i needed a lift to hotel and nodded and the person drove off).
(I was stranded after missing coach and was asked if i needed a lift to hotel and nodded and the person drove off).
November 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
In Bulgaria, a nod of the head means “No” and moving side to side means “Yes”.
(I was stranded after missing coach and was asked if i needed a lift to hotel and nodded and the person drove off).
(I was stranded after missing coach and was asked if i needed a lift to hotel and nodded and the person drove off).
This Be The Verse.
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This Be The Verse.
Maher-shalal-hash-baz Burke.
Your Burke name is the first name on this list you've never seen before (with the same first letter as your actual name) + Burke.
Link in alt text. Signed, Dabbasheth Burke.
Link in alt text. Signed, Dabbasheth Burke.
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Maher-shalal-hash-baz Burke.
Back home. A bit dazed but got through it all.
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Back home. A bit dazed but got through it all.
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Episode 1 of ‘Being Human’ is available now on You Tube from the link in my bio.
Things start badly at work for Hugh, then carry on quite badly at home too.
Episode 2 drops Thursday 27th November.
If you enjoy Hugh’s quiet spiral, hit Subscribe so you don’t miss it.
Things start badly at work for Hugh, then carry on quite badly at home too.
Episode 2 drops Thursday 27th November.
If you enjoy Hugh’s quiet spiral, hit Subscribe so you don’t miss it.
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Episode 1 of ‘Being Human’ is available now on You Tube from the link in my bio.
Things start badly at work for Hugh, then carry on quite badly at home too.
Episode 2 drops Thursday 27th November.
If you enjoy Hugh’s quiet spiral, hit Subscribe so you don’t miss it.
Things start badly at work for Hugh, then carry on quite badly at home too.
Episode 2 drops Thursday 27th November.
If you enjoy Hugh’s quiet spiral, hit Subscribe so you don’t miss it.
Took her to the vets just now ( all day visit to remove a few teeth) only to be told the appointment is tomorrow. She was nervous going in but happy to leave with me.
Look at that face.
Look at that face.
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Took her to the vets just now ( all day visit to remove a few teeth) only to be told the appointment is tomorrow. She was nervous going in but happy to leave with me.
Look at that face.
Look at that face.
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When I arrive at the party
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
When I arrive at the party
Mum’s Gone to Iceland
Man who cryogenically froze late wife sparks debate by dating new partner www.bbc.com/news/article...
Man who cryogenically froze late wife sparks debate by dating new partner www.bbc.com/news/article...
Man who froze deceased wife sparks debate for dating new partner
Gui Junmin froze his dead spouse as a sign of his devotion - but it's now emerged he is dating again.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Mum’s Gone to Iceland
Man who cryogenically froze late wife sparks debate by dating new partner www.bbc.com/news/article...
Man who cryogenically froze late wife sparks debate by dating new partner www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Hugh Has a Bad Idea
The team are being asked to brainstorm and Hugh’s brain drops a clanger.
The first full episode of Being Human lands on YouTube this Thursday.
#BeingHuman #AnimatedComedy #BritishComedy #WebSeries #AdultAnimation #BritishHumour #IndieAnimation #WebSeries #DarkComedy
The team are being asked to brainstorm and Hugh’s brain drops a clanger.
The first full episode of Being Human lands on YouTube this Thursday.
#BeingHuman #AnimatedComedy #BritishComedy #WebSeries #AdultAnimation #BritishHumour #IndieAnimation #WebSeries #DarkComedy
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Hugh Has a Bad Idea
The team are being asked to brainstorm and Hugh’s brain drops a clanger.
The first full episode of Being Human lands on YouTube this Thursday.
#BeingHuman #AnimatedComedy #BritishComedy #WebSeries #AdultAnimation #BritishHumour #IndieAnimation #WebSeries #DarkComedy
The team are being asked to brainstorm and Hugh’s brain drops a clanger.
The first full episode of Being Human lands on YouTube this Thursday.
#BeingHuman #AnimatedComedy #BritishComedy #WebSeries #AdultAnimation #BritishHumour #IndieAnimation #WebSeries #DarkComedy
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Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
The chicken I’ve been roasting on a trivet of veg for the past hour or so. Well I just put two tablespoons of icing sugar instead of plain flour into the veg and fat whilst making the gravy.
Unrecoverable fuck up.
Bisto granules it is then.
#ReadTheLabelOnTheJar
Unrecoverable fuck up.
Bisto granules it is then.
#ReadTheLabelOnTheJar
November 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The chicken I’ve been roasting on a trivet of veg for the past hour or so. Well I just put two tablespoons of icing sugar instead of plain flour into the veg and fat whilst making the gravy.
Unrecoverable fuck up.
Bisto granules it is then.
#ReadTheLabelOnTheJar
Unrecoverable fuck up.
Bisto granules it is then.
#ReadTheLabelOnTheJar
Went back to bed after waking at 6 today, stayed their till 1.
Justified!
Justified!
A study finds that deep sleep rewires the brain to eliminate anxiety.
My own study suggests that anxiety rewires the brain to eliminate deep sleep.
My own study suggests that anxiety rewires the brain to eliminate deep sleep.
November 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Went back to bed after waking at 6 today, stayed their till 1.
Justified!
Justified!
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just saw the worst gaming ad ive ever seen
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
just saw the worst gaming ad ive ever seen
Posting an old favourite: open.substack.com/pub/quantick...
The Junkies
The world’s first internet sitcom.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Thanks to @jentaub.bsky.social for joining us tonight. I think we really did figure out what Trump might be covering up in the Epstein files...
www.youtube.com/live/e__oshh...
www.youtube.com/live/e__oshh...
But His Emails...What is Trump Covering Up in the Epstein Files? Jen Taub, LB & Greg Break It Down
YouTube video by The Five 8
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Thanks to @jentaub.bsky.social for joining us tonight. I think we really did figure out what Trump might be covering up in the Epstein files...
www.youtube.com/live/e__oshh...
www.youtube.com/live/e__oshh...
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Christians everywhere, and in Germany in particular, ought to realize that any man seeking governmental power who is so small as to attack a race or creed is by his very prejudices unfit for the high office he would pretend to fill.
—Sonia H. Greene to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, published 12 Oct 1932
—Sonia H. Greene to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, published 12 Oct 1932
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Christians everywhere, and in Germany in particular, ought to realize that any man seeking governmental power who is so small as to attack a race or creed is by his very prejudices unfit for the high office he would pretend to fill.
—Sonia H. Greene to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, published 12 Oct 1932
—Sonia H. Greene to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, published 12 Oct 1932
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Farage, Boris Johnson & Rees-Mogg apparently plotting assaults on UK democracy with Bannon, who was reporting back to Epstein. Nothing to see here, newspaper folk…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship
New documents show the pair discussing travel arrangements and UK politics in messages from 2018.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Farage, Boris Johnson & Rees-Mogg apparently plotting assaults on UK democracy with Bannon, who was reporting back to Epstein. Nothing to see here, newspaper folk…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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