Greg' ar Tourter
@artourter.bsky.social
UK academic research HPC system administrator, data manager. Slackware slackbuilds maintainer. LaTeX fanatic. Relaxes with music. Tries to find time for photography.
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here’s an Elon Musk Christmas Tale. Merry Xmas everyone ❤️
December 24, 2024 at 1:02 PM
here’s an Elon Musk Christmas Tale. Merry Xmas everyone ❤️
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This is 100% infuriating.
The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
December 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is 100% infuriating.
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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Jane Austen was born 250 years ago today ✨
Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels.
Now on display at the Weston Library.
#JaneAusten
Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels.
Now on display at the Weston Library.
#JaneAusten
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Jane Austen was born 250 years ago today ✨
Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels.
Now on display at the Weston Library.
#JaneAusten
Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels.
Now on display at the Weston Library.
#JaneAusten
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In addition to the 'Dancing with Jane Austen' Display @bodleian.ox.ac.uk are hosting a talk - Jane Austen in 41 Objects - on the occasion of her 250th Birthday. Book to attend in person at the Weston Library or to be able to join online
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/JA250
📅16th December
⏰12.30-13.30
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/JA250
📅16th December
⏰12.30-13.30
December 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In addition to the 'Dancing with Jane Austen' Display @bodleian.ox.ac.uk are hosting a talk - Jane Austen in 41 Objects - on the occasion of her 250th Birthday. Book to attend in person at the Weston Library or to be able to join online
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/JA250
📅16th December
⏰12.30-13.30
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/JA250
📅16th December
⏰12.30-13.30
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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: Moleskine Shopping Event
🗓️ Thu 11 De, 1:00-5:00pm
📍Old Bodleian Quad Shop
Join us for a free hot-foil personalisation by a professional calligrapher on Moleskine products purchased in our shop.
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2025/dec/shopping-event-with-moleskine
🗓️ Thu 11 De, 1:00-5:00pm
📍Old Bodleian Quad Shop
Join us for a free hot-foil personalisation by a professional calligrapher on Moleskine products purchased in our shop.
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2025/dec/shopping-event-with-moleskine
December 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: Moleskine Shopping Event
🗓️ Thu 11 De, 1:00-5:00pm
📍Old Bodleian Quad Shop
Join us for a free hot-foil personalisation by a professional calligrapher on Moleskine products purchased in our shop.
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2025/dec/shopping-event-with-moleskine
🗓️ Thu 11 De, 1:00-5:00pm
📍Old Bodleian Quad Shop
Join us for a free hot-foil personalisation by a professional calligrapher on Moleskine products purchased in our shop.
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2025/dec/shopping-event-with-moleskine
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I've been blocked by many AI "artists" replying with this image 😂
October 13, 2023 at 8:47 PM
I've been blocked by many AI "artists" replying with this image 😂
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🔴LIVE FROM 6PM GMT🔴 The original Sneak Thief is back (sort of) in Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow, but is it a worthy entry in the series? Let's find out as I play the first two hours on PSVR2! Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/DA0_hcl... or on twitch.tv/platform32
December 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🔴LIVE FROM 6PM GMT🔴 The original Sneak Thief is back (sort of) in Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow, but is it a worthy entry in the series? Let's find out as I play the first two hours on PSVR2! Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/DA0_hcl... or on twitch.tv/platform32
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‘The clip, which appeared on live television, shows the President of the United States snapping at a female reporter “Quiet, Piggy!”’
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
‘The clip, which appeared on live television, shows the President of the United States snapping at a female reporter “Quiet, Piggy!”’
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Poetry Comics Month, Day 23: Infinite Senryu
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Poetry Comics Month, Day 23: Infinite Senryu
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movie posters featuring the muppets: thread
November 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
movie posters featuring the muppets: thread
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My message to Rachel Reeves ahead of the Budget: Don’t just blame the Brexit damage, fix it.
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My message to Rachel Reeves ahead of the Budget: Don’t just blame the Brexit damage, fix it.
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"Quiet, piggy!"
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Quiet, piggy!"
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Shabana Mahmood is wrong - Another cowardly attack on immigrants does not hide the incompetence of the Starmer government.
Me, for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Me, for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Shabana Mahmood is wrong
Another cowardly attack on immigrants does not hide the incompetence of the Starmer government
www.newstatesman.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Shabana Mahmood is wrong - Another cowardly attack on immigrants does not hide the incompetence of the Starmer government.
Me, for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Me, for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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'Labour politicians who believe they must simply hold their nose and pass these latest morally degrading policies in order to stem the rise of racism are deluding themselves.'
Showing the racists that racism works will not stem the tide of racism.
Showing the racists that racism works will not stem the tide of racism.
Shabana Mahmood is wrong - Another cowardly attack on immigrants does not hide the incompetence of the Starmer government.
Me, for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Me, for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Shabana Mahmood is wrong
Another cowardly attack on immigrants does not hide the incompetence of the Starmer government
www.newstatesman.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
'Labour politicians who believe they must simply hold their nose and pass these latest morally degrading policies in order to stem the rise of racism are deluding themselves.'
Showing the racists that racism works will not stem the tide of racism.
Showing the racists that racism works will not stem the tide of racism.
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RED SQUIRREL BUM!
That is all.
That is all.
November 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
RED SQUIRREL BUM!
That is all.
That is all.
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New discovery in Otter Space
November 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
New discovery in Otter Space
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Two years already.
Doesn't feel like it.
Proud of us.
Doesn't feel like it.
Proud of us.
Tomorrow is our 2nd Anniversary!
Join us starting at 11 AM CT for a full day of streaming as we play a bunch of different party games together, share some exciting announcements and give away a ton of free games!
Set a reminder on the page.
Join us starting at 11 AM CT for a full day of streaming as we play a bunch of different party games together, share some exciting announcements and give away a ton of free games!
Set a reminder on the page.
Celebrating Second Wind's 2nd Anniversary!
It's our 2nd Anniversary and we're celebrating with another one of our marathon stream sessions! Check out the schedule of events below.
KICKOFF + ANNOUNCEMENTS - 11 AM CT
PEAK - 11:15 AM CT - 1 PM C...
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Two years already.
Doesn't feel like it.
Proud of us.
Doesn't feel like it.
Proud of us.
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Two years ago today, my team and I were fired from the outlet that we rebuilt from the ground-up and put a ton of love and work into.
Next weekend we get to celebrate two years of independence, building something better than what came before, and the best community on the net.
Time flies.
Next weekend we get to celebrate two years of independence, building something better than what came before, and the best community on the net.
Time flies.
Ex-Escapist staff launch new games media website Second Wind
Less than a day after resigning from The Escapist, Yahtzee Croshaw and ex-EiC Nick Calandra have established a new site to pick up where they left off.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Two years ago today, my team and I were fired from the outlet that we rebuilt from the ground-up and put a ton of love and work into.
Next weekend we get to celebrate two years of independence, building something better than what came before, and the best community on the net.
Time flies.
Next weekend we get to celebrate two years of independence, building something better than what came before, and the best community on the net.
Time flies.
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Happy 423 years of us! 🎉 📚
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Happy 423 years of us! 🎉 📚
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
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Surrender. www.patreon.com/posts/surren...
![Caption: Sci-fi movies taught me that robots would take over the world.
[image of skeletal Terminator robot]
Caption: But it looks like A.I. algorithms are taking over the world instead.
[image of chicken looking at a computer screen, filled with binary code]
Caption: It's as if our Robot Overlords can't even be bothered to get dressed in their robot outfits.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nnca7gsyvvyriz43tped5um5/bafkreicefgg5b57qazbpyputngch6ddlcc2owmjrjjsr7ufok73kr3whwu@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Surrender. www.patreon.com/posts/surren...
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I think it must be this news story: cowboystatedaily.com/2025/11/04/f...
Florida Sheriff Trains Nation's First Search And Recovery Otter
A Florida county sheriff’s office has what they say is the nation's first search and recovery otter for finding bodies underwater. A Wyoming sheriff’s…
cowboystatedaily.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I think it must be this news story: cowboystatedaily.com/2025/11/04/f...