@danfoley.bsky.social
Former ice-cream designer. Also writer, data analyst, gardener, musician, cyclist - not necessarily in that order, and rarely all at once. Co-founder of Ukulele Tuesday. Code Club mentor. Reluctant pawn of the ineffable.
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Like many places these days, Scotland lets the public name their snow plows. But they take it up a notch and offer a live tracking map so you can follow Thistle Grit Through, Robert Brrrns and Ice Sweeper Willie on their rounds
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Like many places these days, Scotland lets the public name their snow plows. But they take it up a notch and offer a live tracking map so you can follow Thistle Grit Through, Robert Brrrns and Ice Sweeper Willie on their rounds
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
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i don't believe in Roko's basilisk so every day i make fun of the computer. i touch it with my feet and call it a coward and make it run Daikatana at the lowest settings just to humiliate the machine
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
i don't believe in Roko's basilisk so every day i make fun of the computer. i touch it with my feet and call it a coward and make it run Daikatana at the lowest settings just to humiliate the machine
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Now AI art is coming at the same disgusting idea from the other end. It is an assertion that images have *no* market value, and therefore that there is no such thing as art.
This is also disgusting. It is anti-human
Because it denies numinosity of human expression (from which art actually springs)
This is also disgusting. It is anti-human
Because it denies numinosity of human expression (from which art actually springs)
February 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Now AI art is coming at the same disgusting idea from the other end. It is an assertion that images have *no* market value, and therefore that there is no such thing as art.
This is also disgusting. It is anti-human
Because it denies numinosity of human expression (from which art actually springs)
This is also disgusting. It is anti-human
Because it denies numinosity of human expression (from which art actually springs)
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Dare we dream??..
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Dare we dream??..
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The production designer of The Expanse walks into the dark, smoke-filled director's office.
'We've a screen full of names to show in this scene. How many should we use for sci-fi Easter Eggs?'
The director, with hollowed-out eyes, cigarette in hand.
'Use them all.'
'But–.'
'I SAID USE THEM ALL!'
'We've a screen full of names to show in this scene. How many should we use for sci-fi Easter Eggs?'
The director, with hollowed-out eyes, cigarette in hand.
'Use them all.'
'But–.'
'I SAID USE THEM ALL!'
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The production designer of The Expanse walks into the dark, smoke-filled director's office.
'We've a screen full of names to show in this scene. How many should we use for sci-fi Easter Eggs?'
The director, with hollowed-out eyes, cigarette in hand.
'Use them all.'
'But–.'
'I SAID USE THEM ALL!'
'We've a screen full of names to show in this scene. How many should we use for sci-fi Easter Eggs?'
The director, with hollowed-out eyes, cigarette in hand.
'Use them all.'
'But–.'
'I SAID USE THEM ALL!'
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It's the Suiko VS-1 if you're curious! Ages ago I made a little video about it, and knocked together a sample pack too.
Fill your boots! 💖
youtu.be/Z1ePj-sUiTQ?...
Fill your boots! 💖
youtu.be/Z1ePj-sUiTQ?...
Gorgeous Suiko VS-1 synthesizer (and free sample pack!)
YouTube video by Alpha Chrome Yayo
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November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's the Suiko VS-1 if you're curious! Ages ago I made a little video about it, and knocked together a sample pack too.
Fill your boots! 💖
youtu.be/Z1ePj-sUiTQ?...
Fill your boots! 💖
youtu.be/Z1ePj-sUiTQ?...
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ok, elon.
so, this dude vonnegut, he survived the dresden fire bombing in ww2.
he wrote a pretty famous book about it, slaughterhouse-five.
before that he wrote a book called mother night, it's about what it means to "pretend" to be a nazi propagandist.
vonnegut says it has a very simple moral.
so, this dude vonnegut, he survived the dresden fire bombing in ww2.
he wrote a pretty famous book about it, slaughterhouse-five.
before that he wrote a book called mother night, it's about what it means to "pretend" to be a nazi propagandist.
vonnegut says it has a very simple moral.
January 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
ok, elon.
so, this dude vonnegut, he survived the dresden fire bombing in ww2.
he wrote a pretty famous book about it, slaughterhouse-five.
before that he wrote a book called mother night, it's about what it means to "pretend" to be a nazi propagandist.
vonnegut says it has a very simple moral.
so, this dude vonnegut, he survived the dresden fire bombing in ww2.
he wrote a pretty famous book about it, slaughterhouse-five.
before that he wrote a book called mother night, it's about what it means to "pretend" to be a nazi propagandist.
vonnegut says it has a very simple moral.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
AI knows about that scar on your left knee...
Check out @baldurbjarnason.com and the chapter of his book "The Intelligence Illusion" on this very topic. There's a version of it here in this blog post: softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...
The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models rep…
The new era of tech seems to be built on superstitious behaviour
softwarecrisis.dev
October 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
AI knows about that scar on your left knee...
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Lankum share haunting cover of The Specials’ ‘Ghost Town’
nialler9.com/lankum-share...
nialler9.com/lankum-share...
Lankum share haunting cover of The Specials' 'Ghost Town' | Nialler9
Lankum have released a once-off single a cover of The Specials' 'Ghost Town' which was originally written for a dance show.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Lankum share haunting cover of The Specials’ ‘Ghost Town’
nialler9.com/lankum-share...
nialler9.com/lankum-share...
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Finally got a chance to image Comet Lemmon last night: cloud and sheer ill-luck has plagued attempts over the last month.
The Moon and the low elevation made it tough, as did my guiding camera refusing to work. Still, a nice way to say goodbye to this icy visitor. #astrophotography
The Moon and the low elevation made it tough, as did my guiding camera refusing to work. Still, a nice way to say goodbye to this icy visitor. #astrophotography
October 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Finally got a chance to image Comet Lemmon last night: cloud and sheer ill-luck has plagued attempts over the last month.
The Moon and the low elevation made it tough, as did my guiding camera refusing to work. Still, a nice way to say goodbye to this icy visitor. #astrophotography
The Moon and the low elevation made it tough, as did my guiding camera refusing to work. Still, a nice way to say goodbye to this icy visitor. #astrophotography
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Some absolutely incredible things being discovered in family archives this evening… including this absolute BATSHIT story about how my grandfather and namesake very nearly didn’t live long enough to sire my father or any of his siblings. 🤯
October 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Some absolutely incredible things being discovered in family archives this evening… including this absolute BATSHIT story about how my grandfather and namesake very nearly didn’t live long enough to sire my father or any of his siblings. 🤯
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The Kurt Vonnegut letter to those high school kids is never wrong -
August 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The Kurt Vonnegut letter to those high school kids is never wrong -
October 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Shoutout to one of my fave tweets ever of all time
October 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Shoutout to one of my fave tweets ever of all time
October 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Some next-level marketing going on here...
October 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Some next-level marketing going on here...
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Well don't I feel stupid
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well don't I feel stupid
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Was just reminded of the beautiful Robot and Sparrow comic from 20 odd years ago and lo and behold the author/artist has put the whole thing online. Make a cup of tea, get a biscuit and settle down mrjakeparker.substack.com/p/the-robot-...
mrjakeparker.substack.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Was just reminded of the beautiful Robot and Sparrow comic from 20 odd years ago and lo and behold the author/artist has put the whole thing online. Make a cup of tea, get a biscuit and settle down mrjakeparker.substack.com/p/the-robot-...