Dangerpawbeans
@dangerpawbeans.bsky.social
Wandering nerd. Historically gnimmel/listing toport/driftingdeeps on various other social networks.
This is a fascinating article - makes a convincing argument that AI has made the recruitment process much more efficient for companies and applicants and the result has been that the process is much worse for everyone.
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This is a fascinating article - makes a convincing argument that AI has made the recruitment process much more efficient for companies and applicants and the result has been that the process is much worse for everyone.
B&Q surprisingly not very well set up for my very reasonable requirement for a pipe that can fit a medium-sized frog and can easily be carried on a bicycle
November 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
B&Q surprisingly not very well set up for my very reasonable requirement for a pipe that can fit a medium-sized frog and can easily be carried on a bicycle
The local pet shop has Christmas plush roast chicken dog toys with a smiley face on, only instead of the face being in the place where a chicken has an actual face, it’s… somewhere else. In case you were in need on something eldritch this week.
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The local pet shop has Christmas plush roast chicken dog toys with a smiley face on, only instead of the face being in the place where a chicken has an actual face, it’s… somewhere else. In case you were in need on something eldritch this week.
EES machine: please take off your glasses for a photo
EES machine: *Lots of on-screen instructions about positioning that I can’t read without glasses on*
EES machine: *Lots of on-screen instructions about positioning that I can’t read without glasses on*
October 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
EES machine: please take off your glasses for a photo
EES machine: *Lots of on-screen instructions about positioning that I can’t read without glasses on*
EES machine: *Lots of on-screen instructions about positioning that I can’t read without glasses on*
In the interest of clearing out tabs that I have saved for some reason or other: these (short sci-fi comics) are good. www.badspacecomics.com
Science fiction comics | Bad Space
Short, sharp, shocks in 10 panels. Science, horror and great art. Stare into the abyss with Bad Space comics.
www.badspacecomics.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
In the interest of clearing out tabs that I have saved for some reason or other: these (short sci-fi comics) are good. www.badspacecomics.com
Having a little bit of hovercraft ride as a treat (2025 iteration).
September 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Having a little bit of hovercraft ride as a treat (2025 iteration).
Somehow managed to book myself a journey involving TWO rail replacement buses :/
September 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Somehow managed to book myself a journey involving TWO rail replacement buses :/
Peak British Seaside achieved: a seagull shat on my fish and chips.
August 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Peak British Seaside achieved: a seagull shat on my fish and chips.
The Man in the Moon, in a pub, holding a pint: (appreciatively) This is SO brown. So brown. That’s what I came here for
August 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Man in the Moon, in a pub, holding a pint: (appreciatively) This is SO brown. So brown. That’s what I came here for
Satisfyingly, it looks like the kanji for ‘ninja’ contains a blade, a heart, and ‘person whose job this is’.
August 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Satisfyingly, it looks like the kanji for ‘ninja’ contains a blade, a heart, and ‘person whose job this is’.
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One for @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social - I was reading this morning about the Asda 'Price Promise' stones that were erected across the country in the 90s
loststonesofasda.wordpress.com
Some are definitely on the way to being archaeological monuments, such as this one in Trumfleet, South Yorkshire
loststonesofasda.wordpress.com
Some are definitely on the way to being archaeological monuments, such as this one in Trumfleet, South Yorkshire
![A stone that looks like a prehistoric standing stone but inscribed with "Asda Price Promise Permanently [text obscured] prices [text obscured].
The stone is by a Drystone wall and vegetation grows around it](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7mzhk55756kcluyutorbqyex/bafkreicxukeks37aqp6tgtzj2hlbvjgtxc5syw4ptr6nnojxhazlrfwflq@jpeg)
August 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
One for @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social - I was reading this morning about the Asda 'Price Promise' stones that were erected across the country in the 90s
loststonesofasda.wordpress.com
Some are definitely on the way to being archaeological monuments, such as this one in Trumfleet, South Yorkshire
loststonesofasda.wordpress.com
Some are definitely on the way to being archaeological monuments, such as this one in Trumfleet, South Yorkshire
Huge apologies to the rabbit whose burrow I may just have poured a bucket of sick down at Peartree Services.
August 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Huge apologies to the rabbit whose burrow I may just have poured a bucket of sick down at Peartree Services.
Furthest (ground) North, East, South and West, since it seems to be a thing:
North: Keflavík International Airport, Iceland
East: The Infinite Crystal Universe, TeamLab Planets, Tokyo
South: Farol de Naufragados, Santa Catarina, Brazil
West: Point Campbell, Anchorage, Alaska
North: Keflavík International Airport, Iceland
East: The Infinite Crystal Universe, TeamLab Planets, Tokyo
South: Farol de Naufragados, Santa Catarina, Brazil
West: Point Campbell, Anchorage, Alaska
August 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Furthest (ground) North, East, South and West, since it seems to be a thing:
North: Keflavík International Airport, Iceland
East: The Infinite Crystal Universe, TeamLab Planets, Tokyo
South: Farol de Naufragados, Santa Catarina, Brazil
West: Point Campbell, Anchorage, Alaska
North: Keflavík International Airport, Iceland
East: The Infinite Crystal Universe, TeamLab Planets, Tokyo
South: Farol de Naufragados, Santa Catarina, Brazil
West: Point Campbell, Anchorage, Alaska
The sample schedule for the summer camp the kids are currently at puts the fire lighting and the axe throwing activities before the problem solving activity, which I feel shows good commitment to giving children the tools to solve problems themselves.
August 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The sample schedule for the summer camp the kids are currently at puts the fire lighting and the axe throwing activities before the problem solving activity, which I feel shows good commitment to giving children the tools to solve problems themselves.
Rewatching the LOTR films as preparation for upcoming shenanigans, and I can’t help wondering what happens if you light a beacon by mistake. Can you take it back, or do you have to wait a week or two until the army turns up and send them home?
August 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Rewatching the LOTR films as preparation for upcoming shenanigans, and I can’t help wondering what happens if you light a beacon by mistake. Can you take it back, or do you have to wait a week or two until the army turns up and send them home?
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Honeybees understand the concept of zero, or "null set", putting them in the same cognitive class as parrots, dolphins and primates in that regard.
What's more interesting to me is HOW WE CAN KNOW THAT.
The experimental design is what I want to focus on:
What's more interesting to me is HOW WE CAN KNOW THAT.
The experimental design is what I want to focus on:
October 15, 2023 at 3:39 PM
Honeybees understand the concept of zero, or "null set", putting them in the same cognitive class as parrots, dolphins and primates in that regard.
What's more interesting to me is HOW WE CAN KNOW THAT.
The experimental design is what I want to focus on:
What's more interesting to me is HOW WE CAN KNOW THAT.
The experimental design is what I want to focus on:
Went back to the huge family pandemic-era Minecraft castle and was almost immediately trapped in a dungeon by my former self.
July 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Went back to the huge family pandemic-era Minecraft castle and was almost immediately trapped in a dungeon by my former self.
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I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.
July 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.
This sign on the airport shuttle bus is not very reassuring.
July 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This sign on the airport shuttle bus is not very reassuring.
Conference tour time means shipping containers time!
July 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Conference tour time means shipping containers time!
Today I took a brief trip to Aberdeen (the other one).
July 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Today I took a brief trip to Aberdeen (the other one).
The South China Sea at night: clouds above, stars below. (The stars are squid fishing boats, I think)
June 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The South China Sea at night: clouds above, stars below. (The stars are squid fishing boats, I think)
Things you are not allowed to take onto the Hong Kong metro: ‘Birds, poultry, or any kind of explosive’
June 30, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Things you are not allowed to take onto the Hong Kong metro: ‘Birds, poultry, or any kind of explosive’
Eating lunch up where Kowloon Walled City used to be. It’s now an almost aggressively tranquil garden - this is all that remains of the city.
June 30, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Eating lunch up where Kowloon Walled City used to be. It’s now an almost aggressively tranquil garden - this is all that remains of the city.
Greetings from Hong Kong, where I am having a gently jet lagged hotel breakfast.
June 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Greetings from Hong Kong, where I am having a gently jet lagged hotel breakfast.