Matt Swan
@beardoftooting.bsky.social
Signwriter, muralist, singer, guitar player, shallow roller.
Pop culture enthusiast.
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Matt Swan
@beardoftooting.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Just deactivated my twitter account after 14 years of frequent, daily use.
I’m slightly ashamed I didn’t do it months ago.
This place seems to work well and feels like the Twitter we knew when it was a cool, friendly place.
Hello everyone :-)
I’m slightly ashamed I didn’t do it months ago.
This place seems to work well and feels like the Twitter we knew when it was a cool, friendly place.
Hello everyone :-)
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Talking to an LLM is like talking to an actor: it’s trained to give realistic-looking responses. You ask a question thinking you’re talking to Dr House but it’s really Hugh Laurie doing improv, and he’s not going to respond with “I don’t know, I’m not a doctor” because that would be terrible improv.
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Talking to an LLM is like talking to an actor: it’s trained to give realistic-looking responses. You ask a question thinking you’re talking to Dr House but it’s really Hugh Laurie doing improv, and he’s not going to respond with “I don’t know, I’m not a doctor” because that would be terrible improv.
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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The owner of Facebook and Instagram has revealed in internal documents (exposed by Reuters) that around 10 per cent of its annual revenue comes from advertising placed by fraudsters.
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The owner of Facebook and Instagram has revealed in internal documents (exposed by Reuters) that around 10 per cent of its annual revenue comes from advertising placed by fraudsters.
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Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
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The most hilarious thing about the far right is how afraid they are of imaginary things. They're all "Grr I'm an alpha male but London is so scary tho" "1000 hobbits will descend on your village" Or some nonsense.
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The most hilarious thing about the far right is how afraid they are of imaginary things. They're all "Grr I'm an alpha male but London is so scary tho" "1000 hobbits will descend on your village" Or some nonsense.
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BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
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I think the trick to growing old gracefully, which I now consider to be a pertinent personal concern, is to learn to not understand things without getting upset, frustrated or angry about it or the things (or people) you don’t understand.
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I think the trick to growing old gracefully, which I now consider to be a pertinent personal concern, is to learn to not understand things without getting upset, frustrated or angry about it or the things (or people) you don’t understand.
100%
Challenge 25 killed Britain. If you went out drinking underage, you learned how to respect a hierarchy, whether you wanted to or not.
November 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
100%
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Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
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RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
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Jon Bon Jovi is the Temu Bruce Springsteen
November 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Jon Bon Jovi is the Temu Bruce Springsteen
I doubt this will even be ‘news’. Everyone on @lbc.co.uk just arguing the toss over £500 all day.
In Brexit Britain, this is simultaneously very good & very bad news. Fact fans know it is mostly bad but hope (probably naively) that it might stem the flow of nativist bile dominating discourse. What a time to be alive.
Net migration to the UK is falling rapidly. But how far will it fall? A new, detailed estimate by @jamesbowes01.bsky.social projects net migration in 2026 will be 70K to 170K.
This will have significant consequences, both economic and political.
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
This will have significant consequences, both economic and political.
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
October 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I doubt this will even be ‘news’. Everyone on @lbc.co.uk just arguing the toss over £500 all day.
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Shoutout to whoever was like the news sucks, let’s spice it up by doing a jewel heist at the Louvre
October 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Shoutout to whoever was like the news sucks, let’s spice it up by doing a jewel heist at the Louvre
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The best song ever recorded is Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears.
The second best is It's Only Natural by Crowded House.
The second best is It's Only Natural by Crowded House.
October 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The best song ever recorded is Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears.
The second best is It's Only Natural by Crowded House.
The second best is It's Only Natural by Crowded House.
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Thanos is so lonely I found the Infinity Gauntlet and it was all stiff and crusty.
September 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thanos is so lonely I found the Infinity Gauntlet and it was all stiff and crusty.
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No, your kid isn't addicted to their iPad/Xbox/PlayStation. You're a parent and you're fully in control of how long they spend on these devices. It's you who's addicted to how easily it pacifies them.
September 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
No, your kid isn't addicted to their iPad/Xbox/PlayStation. You're a parent and you're fully in control of how long they spend on these devices. It's you who's addicted to how easily it pacifies them.
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yeah, I think in rich countries, “the politicians are all corrupt and I don’t trust institutions” is a luxury belief, and a lot of journalists have erred in seeing it as a sign of despair rather than the opposite
September 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
yeah, I think in rich countries, “the politicians are all corrupt and I don’t trust institutions” is a luxury belief, and a lot of journalists have erred in seeing it as a sign of despair rather than the opposite
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Andy Burnham gave a good speech at a gala dinner this week, I hear. “I love this job,” said the mayor of Greater Manchester. “I am very happy where I am. I have no ambition to be [pause] ambassador to the US”
September 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Andy Burnham gave a good speech at a gala dinner this week, I hear. “I love this job,” said the mayor of Greater Manchester. “I am very happy where I am. I have no ambition to be [pause] ambassador to the US”
There is no bottom. A new low.
Trump minimizes domestic abuse during a talk at the Museum of the Bible: "Things that take place in the home, they call crime ... If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see?"
September 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
There is no bottom. A new low.
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nothing will humble an artist quicker than having to draw a spoon
August 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
nothing will humble an artist quicker than having to draw a spoon
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Wild that a hand will stay bruised for weeks but an ear can heal completely in hours. The body is a wonderland.
August 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Wild that a hand will stay bruised for weeks but an ear can heal completely in hours. The body is a wonderland.
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Today is Sooty's birthday. Hope he and the gang don't intend on getting pilled up and going on the fanny hunt like they did in the 90s.
July 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Today is Sooty's birthday. Hope he and the gang don't intend on getting pilled up and going on the fanny hunt like they did in the 90s.
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What I'd like to know is, how do Satanists expect Beelzebub to ultimately triumph over God when he can't even beat a teenage hillbilly in a fiddle playing competition in Georgia?
July 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
What I'd like to know is, how do Satanists expect Beelzebub to ultimately triumph over God when he can't even beat a teenage hillbilly in a fiddle playing competition in Georgia?
Had a Super morning watching Superman!
Thanks @jamesgunn.bsky.social
Thanks @jamesgunn.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Had a Super morning watching Superman!
Thanks @jamesgunn.bsky.social
Thanks @jamesgunn.bsky.social