Bruno Postle
@brunopostle.mastodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy
Pattern Languages Homemaker Evolutionary Design https://bitbucket.org/brunopostle/urb/wiki/Home
Sheffield, UK
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Sheffield, UK
[bridged from https://mastodon.xyz/@brunopostle on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
@erlend analysis of the problem with Open Source software licensing: https://writing.exchange/@erlend/115549403577231766
I'd add to this that the specific problem with these licenses is not that they allow commercial use - I want you to take my tools, build things I never dreamed-of, use it in […]
I'd add to this that the specific problem with these licenses is not that they allow commercial use - I want you to take my tools, build things I never dreamed-of, use it in […]
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mastodon.xyz
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
@erlend analysis of the problem with Open Source software licensing: https://writing.exchange/@erlend/115549403577231766
I'd add to this that the specific problem with these licenses is not that they allow commercial use - I want you to take my tools, build things I never dreamed-of, use it in […]
I'd add to this that the specific problem with these licenses is not that they allow commercial use - I want you to take my tools, build things I never dreamed-of, use it in […]
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This thing that 404 is writing about in the US—the dehumanizing fake content created purely because Facebook pays people to make it?
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This thing that 404 is writing about in the US—the dehumanizing fake content created purely because Facebook pays people to make it?
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
Municipal Dreams writes on #Sheffield’s Interwar Council Estates: ‘the pampered pets of the Corporation’
https://municipaldreams.substack.com/p/sheffields-interwar-council-estates
https://municipaldreams.substack.com/p/sheffields-interwar-council-estates
Sheffield’s Interwar Council Estates: ‘the pampered pets of the Corporation’
Sheffield built around 28,000 council homes between the wars.
municipaldreams.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Municipal Dreams writes on #Sheffield’s Interwar Council Estates: ‘the pampered pets of the Corporation’
https://municipaldreams.substack.com/p/sheffields-interwar-council-estates
https://municipaldreams.substack.com/p/sheffields-interwar-council-estates
[#AI]
It's now clear users expect to use LLM AI as an Oracle of Facts. Therefore the end state where AI companies become profitable is when they take money (from what we now call 'advertisers') to supply different facts
It's now clear users expect to use LLM AI as an Oracle of Facts. Therefore the end state where AI companies become profitable is when they take money (from what we now call 'advertisers') to supply different facts
August 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
[#AI]
It's now clear users expect to use LLM AI as an Oracle of Facts. Therefore the end state where AI companies become profitable is when they take money (from what we now call 'advertisers') to supply different facts
It's now clear users expect to use LLM AI as an Oracle of Facts. Therefore the end state where AI companies become profitable is when they take money (from what we now call 'advertisers') to supply different facts
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Get it while it's fresh..
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-drought-group-meets-to-address-nationally-significant-water-shortfall
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-drought-group-meets-to-address-nationally-significant-water-shortfall
August 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Pleased to have contributed to a creation that will no doubt be prominent in our species’ postmortem assessment.
Early reviews include:
• “why would you do this”
• “This is horrendous. You are evil incarnate.”
• “This is awful. Incredibly impressive but awful.”
• “It gives me a physical full body cringe”
• “congratulations on your torment nexus”
www.jamesrball.com/p/i-built-th...
• “why would you do this”
• “This is horrendous. You are evil incarnate.”
• “This is awful. Incredibly impressive but awful.”
• “It gives me a physical full body cringe”
• “congratulations on your torment nexus”
www.jamesrball.com/p/i-built-th...
I Built The Torment Nexus (Political Podcast Edition)
Six years ago cartoonist Zach Weinersmith made a joke about a 24/7 AI podcast endlessly talking about polling numbers. I've made it a reality.
www.jamesrball.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Pleased to have contributed to a creation that will no doubt be prominent in our species’ postmortem assessment.
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"Ice can end". Spotted on the corner of Mission and 18th in SF. This is one of Sapien's "Magic Acrostic Squares" that can be read left to right, or top to bottom. #sfgraffiti
June 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"Ice can end". Spotted on the corner of Mission and 18th in SF. This is one of Sapien's "Magic Acrostic Squares" that can be read left to right, or top to bottom. #sfgraffiti
A tool for working with Christopher Alexander's #patternlanguage based on the idea that it is fundamentally hypertext.
Use this to reduce the Pattern Language down to a subset relevant to the task in hand. When you print, you get just a simple shareable doc.
The URL automatically tracks your […]
Use this to reduce the Pattern Language down to a subset relevant to the task in hand. When you print, you get just a simple shareable doc.
The URL automatically tracks your […]
Original post on mastodon.xyz
mastodon.xyz
May 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A tool for working with Christopher Alexander's #patternlanguage based on the idea that it is fundamentally hypertext.
Use this to reduce the Pattern Language down to a subset relevant to the task in hand. When you print, you get just a simple shareable doc.
The URL automatically tracks your […]
Use this to reduce the Pattern Language down to a subset relevant to the task in hand. When you print, you get just a simple shareable doc.
The URL automatically tracks your […]
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Okay... deep breath. I’m, erm, I'm writing a book. I think. Or at least I'm writing something that sits in my heart as a book now. Who knows where it'll lead. If you'd like to follow along and cheerlead/act as a passive accountability partner, join up here :) […]
Original post on mastodon.exitmusic.world
mastodon.exitmusic.world
April 30, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Okay... deep breath. I’m, erm, I'm writing a book. I think. Or at least I'm writing something that sits in my heart as a book now. Who knows where it'll lead. If you'd like to follow along and cheerlead/act as a passive accountability partner, join up here :) […]
Flyer I found in a box this morning
March 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Flyer I found in a box this morning
[Mad techie idea]
Since my phone is always on, and has hundreds of gigabytes free, why don't I just run postfix to send and receive email? (with a tunnel to use port 25 via a static host) I could just use mutt..
Since my phone is always on, and has hundreds of gigabytes free, why don't I just run postfix to send and receive email? (with a tunnel to use port 25 via a static host) I could just use mutt..
March 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
[Mad techie idea]
Since my phone is always on, and has hundreds of gigabytes free, why don't I just run postfix to send and receive email? (with a tunnel to use port 25 via a static host) I could just use mutt..
Since my phone is always on, and has hundreds of gigabytes free, why don't I just run postfix to send and receive email? (with a tunnel to use port 25 via a static host) I could just use mutt..
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@aworkinglibrary always comes through. Le Guin + Seeing Like a State + Mandy’s own orienteering == ways to move in uncertain and unstable moments.
https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/make-life-possible
https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/make-life-possible
Make life possible
Five principles for embracing uncertainty.
aworkinglibrary.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
@aworkinglibrary always comes through. Le Guin + Seeing Like a State + Mandy’s own orienteering == ways to move in uncertain and unstable moments.
https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/make-life-possible
https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/make-life-possible
I can't emphasise how much #bonsaibim is *not* another open source clone of proprietary software. It's an essential tool for anyone in architecture and construction working with #ifc files - there is nothing else that does what this does (and you can use it to design buildings) […]
Original post on mastodon.xyz
mastodon.xyz
February 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I can't emphasise how much #bonsaibim is *not* another open source clone of proprietary software. It's an essential tool for anyone in architecture and construction working with #ifc files - there is nothing else that does what this does (and you can use it to design buildings) […]
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The JOSS Journal of Open Source Software is looking for reviewers of my Homemaker software for evolving building designs, any ideas? It's #perl it's #EvolutionaryComputing it's #bim it's #christopheralexender and #patternlanguages
https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/6656
https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/6656
[PRE REVIEW]: Homemaker: software for adaptive domestic design · Issue #6656 · openjournals/joss-reviews
Submitting author: @brunopostle (Bruno Postle) Repository: https://bitbucket.org/brunopostle/homemaker Branch with paper.md (empty if default branch): Version: 0.01 Editor: @arfon Reviewers: Pendin...
github.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:45 PM
The JOSS Journal of Open Source Software is looking for reviewers of my Homemaker software for evolving building designs, any ideas? It's #perl it's #EvolutionaryComputing it's #bim it's #christopheralexender and #patternlanguages
https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/6656
https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/6656
My friend Tom has created these gorgeous books on A History of Psychedelic Art. They are self-published, but a beautiful passion project and need a wider audience, go look: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/405405537717
January 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
My friend Tom has created these gorgeous books on A History of Psychedelic Art. They are self-published, but a beautiful passion project and need a wider audience, go look: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/405405537717
Menorah, Gerry Judah (2024)
Photography: 16oz Studio
Photography: 16oz Studio
December 27, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Menorah, Gerry Judah (2024)
Photography: 16oz Studio
Photography: 16oz Studio
The JOSS Journal of Open Source Software is looking for reviewers of my Homemaker software for evolving building designs, any ideas? It's #perl it's #EvolutionaryComputing it's #bim it's #christopheralexender and #patternlanguages
https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/6656
https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/6656
[PRE REVIEW]: Homemaker: software for adaptive domestic design · Issue #6656 · openjournals/joss-reviews
Submitting author: @brunopostle (Bruno Postle) Repository: https://bitbucket.org/brunopostle/homemaker Branch with paper.md (empty if default branch): Version: 0.01 Editor: @arfon Reviewers: Pendin...
github.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:45 PM
The JOSS Journal of Open Source Software is looking for reviewers of my Homemaker software for evolving building designs, any ideas? It's #perl it's #EvolutionaryComputing it's #bim it's #christopheralexender and #patternlanguages
https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/6656
https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/6656
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University of #sheffield opts out of renewing deal with academic publisher Elsevier
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/news/updates-access-library-resources-journals
- no more cash for massively profitable commercial publisher
- no impact on academics' ability to publish
- plans in place to […]
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/news/updates-access-library-resources-journals
- no more cash for massively profitable commercial publisher
- no impact on academics' ability to publish
- plans in place to […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
December 11, 2024 at 4:19 PM
University of #sheffield opts out of renewing deal with academic publisher Elsevier
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/news/updates-access-library-resources-journals
- no more cash for massively profitable commercial publisher
- no impact on academics' ability to publish
- plans in place to […]
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/news/updates-access-library-resources-journals
- no more cash for massively profitable commercial publisher
- no impact on academics' ability to publish
- plans in place to […]