BlueMonkeySlippers
@bluemonkeyslippers.bsky.social
My monkey slippers are blue!
Full-time remote-working DevOps & father of autistic daughter
Full-time remote-working DevOps & father of autistic daughter
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I don't know why this lad is building a subterranean city for cats, but I'm all for it.
August 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I don't know why this lad is building a subterranean city for cats, but I'm all for it.
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Mildly interesting:
Reading an old Tennyson poem from the early 1800s and he refers casually to the known use of bay leaves to add piquancy to custard. I'd never heard of this, but apparently it was once quite common. Seems like the rare dish where bay could shine.
Reading an old Tennyson poem from the early 1800s and he refers casually to the known use of bay leaves to add piquancy to custard. I'd never heard of this, but apparently it was once quite common. Seems like the rare dish where bay could shine.
August 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Mildly interesting:
Reading an old Tennyson poem from the early 1800s and he refers casually to the known use of bay leaves to add piquancy to custard. I'd never heard of this, but apparently it was once quite common. Seems like the rare dish where bay could shine.
Reading an old Tennyson poem from the early 1800s and he refers casually to the known use of bay leaves to add piquancy to custard. I'd never heard of this, but apparently it was once quite common. Seems like the rare dish where bay could shine.
AI in science fiction: "Skynet became self-aware and launched a nuclear strike, followed by an army of sentient robots"
AI in real life: "Why, yes, drinking bleach *might* work! Here's my suggestion for your dinner!"
AI in real life: "Why, yes, drinking bleach *might* work! Here's my suggestion for your dinner!"
August 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
AI in science fiction: "Skynet became self-aware and launched a nuclear strike, followed by an army of sentient robots"
AI in real life: "Why, yes, drinking bleach *might* work! Here's my suggestion for your dinner!"
AI in real life: "Why, yes, drinking bleach *might* work! Here's my suggestion for your dinner!"
Just discovered my work account gives me access to VEO3, so had it generate a video my daughter would appreciate
August 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Just discovered my work account gives me access to VEO3, so had it generate a video my daughter would appreciate
Pro-AI people: Look how good AI is at this thing AI is good at!
Anti-AI people: Look how bad AI is at this thing AI is bad at!
Any interaction between the two: *incoherent screeching*
Can we please, for the love of God, move past this stage of the debate?
Anti-AI people: Look how bad AI is at this thing AI is bad at!
Any interaction between the two: *incoherent screeching*
Can we please, for the love of God, move past this stage of the debate?
August 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Pro-AI people: Look how good AI is at this thing AI is good at!
Anti-AI people: Look how bad AI is at this thing AI is bad at!
Any interaction between the two: *incoherent screeching*
Can we please, for the love of God, move past this stage of the debate?
Anti-AI people: Look how bad AI is at this thing AI is bad at!
Any interaction between the two: *incoherent screeching*
Can we please, for the love of God, move past this stage of the debate?
Articles like this really highlight a trend in tech companies that I keep meaning to post about. I basically posit that enshittification is all the fault of the Divine Right of Kings arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Dumping Google’s enshittified search for Kagi
Enough is enough: I’ve jettisoned Google in favor of a search engine that doesn’t treat me like a product.
arstechnica.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Articles like this really highlight a trend in tech companies that I keep meaning to post about. I basically posit that enshittification is all the fault of the Divine Right of Kings arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
*reportedly
This has happened fewer than a dozen times.
But what if a nuke on the Moon opens a portal to another dimension where demons covered in red-hot chainsaws want to come to Earth and eat all our chocolate?
August 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
*reportedly
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London is increasingly under Shania law. And that don't impress me much.
August 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
London is increasingly under Shania law. And that don't impress me much.
Love that the picture caption has "left" and "right" in case you weren't clear
The White House was forced to react to South Park as Trump completely loses it with rage, calling the show “not relevant” and "hanging on by a thread," despite the show recently securing a $1.5 billion deal.
Trump is considering suing over ‘tiny penis’ allegations.
Trump is considering suing over ‘tiny penis’ allegations.
July 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Love that the picture caption has "left" and "right" in case you weren't clear
I can't be the only person who sees this headline and leaps to an immediate conclusion, right?
techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/m...
techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/m...
July 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I can't be the only person who sees this headline and leaps to an immediate conclusion, right?
techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/m...
techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/m...
NGL, I want stellarators to win the fusion race simply because I want to live in a world where I can legitimately say "My power is drawn from a stellarator!"
www.popularmechanics.com/science/ener...
www.popularmechanics.com/science/ener...
Scientists Are Now 43 Seconds Closer to Producing Limitless Energy
A twisted reactor in Germany just smashed a nuclear fusion record.
www.popularmechanics.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
NGL, I want stellarators to win the fusion race simply because I want to live in a world where I can legitimately say "My power is drawn from a stellarator!"
www.popularmechanics.com/science/ener...
www.popularmechanics.com/science/ener...
TIL tricolour poodles are a thing. Seriously, look at this floofer: It's like someone was like "What if St. Bernard, but poodle?"
July 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
TIL tricolour poodles are a thing. Seriously, look at this floofer: It's like someone was like "What if St. Bernard, but poodle?"
Farage uses the same playbook. So did everything Brexit
July 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Farage uses the same playbook. So did everything Brexit
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This is genius level work by Ned and Wayne showcasing the power of comics to tell a story and educate. When I teach comics [Sequential Narrative] my presentation also starts with the Lascaux Caves and includes Egyptian hieroglyphics and the Bayeux Tapestry. Even safety cards on a plane are comics!
One my favourite Bananaman comics I’ve ever done is a time travel story where the art style matched the era. Wayne Thompson’s art is so lovely in this.
July 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
This is genius level work by Ned and Wayne showcasing the power of comics to tell a story and educate. When I teach comics [Sequential Narrative] my presentation also starts with the Lascaux Caves and includes Egyptian hieroglyphics and the Bayeux Tapestry. Even safety cards on a plane are comics!
I probably shouldn't... but on some level, I really do kinda hope that he'll actually piss Canada off enough that they just turn off the oil and timber supply
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump threatens 35% tariffs on Canadian goods
Trump has threatened blanket levies of 15% or 20% on most trade partners, and says he will soon announce new tariffs on the EU.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I probably shouldn't... but on some level, I really do kinda hope that he'll actually piss Canada off enough that they just turn off the oil and timber supply
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
July 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
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One other 7/7 thread today. Because I think how the bus network got running again is a real testament to some serious heroes that day:
The bus drivers and staff who got that network running again and got London home that night.
And TfL/the Mayor disobeyed the Security Services to make it happen /1
The bus drivers and staff who got that network running again and got London home that night.
And TfL/the Mayor disobeyed the Security Services to make it happen /1
July 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
One other 7/7 thread today. Because I think how the bus network got running again is a real testament to some serious heroes that day:
The bus drivers and staff who got that network running again and got London home that night.
And TfL/the Mayor disobeyed the Security Services to make it happen /1
The bus drivers and staff who got that network running again and got London home that night.
And TfL/the Mayor disobeyed the Security Services to make it happen /1
Sigh.
Sorry, America, but I just don't think you should be allowed to choose your own leaders any more.
Leave it to sensible people.
Sorry, America, but I just don't think you should be allowed to choose your own leaders any more.
Leave it to sensible people.
June 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Sigh.
Sorry, America, but I just don't think you should be allowed to choose your own leaders any more.
Leave it to sensible people.
Sorry, America, but I just don't think you should be allowed to choose your own leaders any more.
Leave it to sensible people.
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daughter requests: "two stuffies talking to one another, and suddenly one of them faints, and the other one claps"
June 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
daughter requests: "two stuffies talking to one another, and suddenly one of them faints, and the other one claps"
If Honda comes from nowhere to eat SpaceX's lunch I will laugh *so* hard I'll need time off work arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Honda’s hopper suddenly makes the Japanese carmaker a serious player in rocketry
Car companies aren’t accustomed to making vehicles that can only be used once.
arstechnica.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
If Honda comes from nowhere to eat SpaceX's lunch I will laugh *so* hard I'll need time off work arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
American democracy, even when it worked, was far from the best kind. Great stuff by 1788 standards but it’s 2025. Other countries have found better ways of structuring political institutions, allocating power, and funding elections.
American democracy, even when it worked, was far from the best kind. Great stuff by 1788 standards but it’s 2025. Other countries have found better ways of structuring political institutions, allocating power, and funding elections.
June 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
American democracy, even when it worked, was far from the best kind. Great stuff by 1788 standards but it’s 2025. Other countries have found better ways of structuring political institutions, allocating power, and funding elections.
American democracy, even when it worked, was far from the best kind. Great stuff by 1788 standards but it’s 2025. Other countries have found better ways of structuring political institutions, allocating power, and funding elections.
I found this gels well with my own experiences:
"AI here is my problem, fix it for me" is a path to suffering
"AI here is my problem, help me to understand it to a level where I can fix it" means you learn instead of succumbing to AI brainrot
m.youtube.com/watch?v=p63M...
"AI here is my problem, fix it for me" is a path to suffering
"AI here is my problem, help me to understand it to a level where I can fix it" means you learn instead of succumbing to AI brainrot
m.youtube.com/watch?v=p63M...
Most of Us Are Using AI Backwards—Here's Why
YouTube video by AI News & Strategy Daily | Nate B Jones
m.youtube.com
June 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I found this gels well with my own experiences:
"AI here is my problem, fix it for me" is a path to suffering
"AI here is my problem, help me to understand it to a level where I can fix it" means you learn instead of succumbing to AI brainrot
m.youtube.com/watch?v=p63M...
"AI here is my problem, fix it for me" is a path to suffering
"AI here is my problem, help me to understand it to a level where I can fix it" means you learn instead of succumbing to AI brainrot
m.youtube.com/watch?v=p63M...
To whom it may concern: This Sunday marks a Big Round Number in Unix Epoch Time, 1750000000
2025-06-15T15:06:40 to be precise
2025-06-15T15:06:40 to be precise
June 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
To whom it may concern: This Sunday marks a Big Round Number in Unix Epoch Time, 1750000000
2025-06-15T15:06:40 to be precise
2025-06-15T15:06:40 to be precise