Paul Curry
@cr3ative.co.uk
I trick computers in to doing what people want. I skeet badly, and only in a personal capacity.
https://www.cr3ative.co.uk
https://www.cr3ative.co.uk
damnit I'm old enough to have misread that as SCART then wondered why the hell a 50" QLED would have that
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
damnit I'm old enough to have misread that as SCART then wondered why the hell a 50" QLED would have that
Mild Annoyance Against The Machine
![Screenshot of Copilot on Github reviewing a PR.
Copilot comment: [nitpick] The date format "%d%b%y" produces "11Nov25" which could be ambiguous (is it Nov 2025 or Nov 1925?). Consider using a clearer format like "%Y-%m-%d" (2025-11-11) or "%Y%m%d" (20251111) to avoid confusion.
My comment replying to it: I put it to you that people will realise that I did not create an AWS backup in 1925](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p7vrqbxhgykgi4kulow7u7uk/bafkreigm7jooisbau3jhhyjdpkuiqbgbr5eyqi2fjyrm2qamgv7hagsu4u@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Mild Annoyance Against The Machine
just wrote a 300+ change PR which invoked no comments at all from github copilot
October 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
just wrote a 300+ change PR which invoked no comments at all from github copilot
_sigh_ the one control I use the most, "change the volume on an AirPlay device" is now behind an additional click in Apple Music on Tahoe
September 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
_sigh_ the one control I use the most, "change the volume on an AirPlay device" is now behind an additional click in Apple Music on Tahoe
Ah great. That’ll complement this other fine product
September 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Ah great. That’ll complement this other fine product
Tool reviews, summarised by AI
September 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Tool reviews, summarised by AI
Innnnteresting. And now, this - it has been set to 2.5kph for the entire duration - so the treadmill isn't even internally consistent in reporting
September 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Innnnteresting. And now, this - it has been set to 2.5kph for the entire duration - so the treadmill isn't even internally consistent in reporting
![One of the most effective teaching devices for introducing
students
tO
statistical methods
is the so-called Quincunx, originally introduced by Sir Francis
Galton back in the 1800's (see Figure 1). These simple machines allow one to generate endless sequences of samples, each drawn from a well defined population of known mean and standard deviation.
Even
easier to understand are the sampling
boxes and sampling bowl
schemes that are also in wide use today (see Figures 2-4).
None of these
are difficult to construct, but all are commercially available.
For
example, the Lightning Calculator Company of
Troy, Michigan ([313]-649-4462) sells
ready-to-use versions of the Quincunx, chip boxes, sampling boxes, and sampling bowls.
They come completely assembled and are shipped with brief instructional
brochures,
an audio cassette, and ready-to-copy data forms for use in the lab.
Statco Products, also of Troy, Michigan ([313]-879-7224) offers a similar array of such items.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p7vrqbxhgykgi4kulow7u7uk/bafkreic6ewwvihxarcbkgez362qgtyvlyhyrlu5ubnpebh4kgxpaf3rzh4@jpeg)
August 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
_checks emails_
Wait, are we on the same freakin box
Wait, are we on the same freakin box
August 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
_checks emails_
Wait, are we on the same freakin box
Wait, are we on the same freakin box
What kind of emergency do you think it’ll make when I press this
August 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
What kind of emergency do you think it’ll make when I press this
I didn't realise the API token "Name" field would be emailed to all of my colleagues whenever my IP changed.
I will probably not learn from this
I will probably not learn from this
July 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I didn't realise the API token "Name" field would be emailed to all of my colleagues whenever my IP changed.
I will probably not learn from this
I will probably not learn from this
great. good. i'm glad it's the best hoe. that's all i do. no less would be acceptable
July 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
great. good. i'm glad it's the best hoe. that's all i do. no less would be acceptable
got a good feeling about this one
June 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
got a good feeling about this one
all of these have zero comments and I’m here to help
June 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
all of these have zero comments and I’m here to help
think I might make an evening of interacting with advertisers
June 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
think I might make an evening of interacting with advertisers
don't tell me what to do
June 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
don't tell me what to do
Need to move to a new MacBook? Connect it to the old one with a Thunderbolt cable, it’s ridiculously quick. 75GB in 15 mins, light work
June 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Need to move to a new MacBook? Connect it to the old one with a Thunderbolt cable, it’s ridiculously quick. 75GB in 15 mins, light work
Looking up some relatively complicated accessory installation steps, and saw one user frantically saying THERE ARE MISSING STEPS! and well I had to find out to avoid the pitfall, right?
Turns out this is the user, when someone asked what happened
Turns out this is the user, when someone asked what happened
June 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Looking up some relatively complicated accessory installation steps, and saw one user frantically saying THERE ARE MISSING STEPS! and well I had to find out to avoid the pitfall, right?
Turns out this is the user, when someone asked what happened
Turns out this is the user, when someone asked what happened
At least, to be fair, they go out of their way to point out the image you're looking at has been doctored. I respect that a lot.
June 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
At least, to be fair, they go out of their way to point out the image you're looking at has been doctored. I respect that a lot.