Dan Poxton
@danpoxton.bsky.social
Lapsed northener exiled to Norfolk. A recovering misanthrope of little renown. Coder, gamer, meditator. Woke as you like.
Owner of *several* hats.
Owner of *several* hats.
I'm a reasonably media literate chap but I've seen that that "Where Love Lives" John Lewis xmas ad at least 10 times now and I am still none the wiser what it's trying to say.
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I'm a reasonably media literate chap but I've seen that that "Where Love Lives" John Lewis xmas ad at least 10 times now and I am still none the wiser what it's trying to say.
Something was up the second Jurasek came on the pitch. Hobbled around very slowly until he was subbed 10 minutes later. What was that about? #ncfc
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Something was up the second Jurasek came on the pitch. Hobbled around very slowly until he was subbed 10 minutes later. What was that about? #ncfc
Of course. The key beneficiary of this ludicrous bubble would like to keep the dance going for a little while longer.
Rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic.
#aibubble
Rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic.
#aibubble
Nvidia shares rise after strong results ease 'Al bubble' concerns
The chip maker says revenue for the three months to October jumped 62% to $57bn.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Of course. The key beneficiary of this ludicrous bubble would like to keep the dance going for a little while longer.
Rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic.
#aibubble
Rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic.
#aibubble
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Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-36-volume-comic-titled-don-and-jeff-time-pedophiles/
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-36-volume-comic-titled-don-and-jeff-time-pedophiles/
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Now the hard part: did he time it just right? Because the thing about shorts is that the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.
The guy who got famous betting against the housing market in 2007 just before that bubble burst - played by Christian Bale jn “The Big Short” - just wagered $1 billion on the collapse of the AI boom.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Michael Burry Returns With Two Big Shorts: Palantir and Nvidia
Signs of an AI bubble abound: Stock valuations have become uncomfortably rich, AI-related debt is ballooning, and a sustainable financial model for the technology has largely yet to emerge. Now Michae...
www.wsj.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Now the hard part: did he time it just right? Because the thing about shorts is that the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.
Storm did this. Did customer support at my phone & broadband provider still make me reboot my router? You better your ass they did.
September 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Storm did this. Did customer support at my phone & broadband provider still make me reboot my router? You better your ass they did.
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1* did not wank the elephants.
Good Morning.
Good Morning.
August 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
1* did not wank the elephants.
Good Morning.
Good Morning.
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We're at the point where it is a news story that a company which sells articles of clothing is not refusing to cater to certain categories of people who need those articles of clothing. The transphobic moral panic not just evil, it is objectively insane.
Ann Summers ‘proudly’ confirms that trans women are welcome to use its bra fitting services
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Ann Summers confirms trans women are welcome to use its bra fitting services
Lingerie chain Ann Summers has 'proudly' confirmed trans women are still very welcome to have bra fittings and use its services.
www.thepinknews.com
August 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We're at the point where it is a news story that a company which sells articles of clothing is not refusing to cater to certain categories of people who need those articles of clothing. The transphobic moral panic not just evil, it is objectively insane.
Nailed it.
I think the Vibecoding reddit has accidentally stumbled on the best description of vibecoding:
It's "roleplay for guys [it is always guys] who want to feel like hackers without doing the hard part".
#ai #vibecoding
It's "roleplay for guys [it is always guys] who want to feel like hackers without doing the hard part".
#ai #vibecoding
August 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Nailed it.
Call me old fashioned but I much prefer the traditional "least privilege" security model over the "recklessly permissive but with contrite apologies" one that vibe coding enthusiasts seem willing to accept.
Vibe coding is so weird to me. Computers apologizing profusely because you asked them to write some code and they deleted your production data instead, sounds like a clip from Futurama as opposed to a regular day as a software dev.
The future is a weird place. Screenshot from Reddit.
The future is a weird place. Screenshot from Reddit.
August 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Call me old fashioned but I much prefer the traditional "least privilege" security model over the "recklessly permissive but with contrite apologies" one that vibe coding enthusiasts seem willing to accept.
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Don't worry if you do badly in your A-levels. You're posting on Bluesky, you're in your forties, it's a bit late to be worrying about that sort of thing now.
August 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Don't worry if you do badly in your A-levels. You're posting on Bluesky, you're in your forties, it's a bit late to be worrying about that sort of thing now.
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This is my favorite take so far on GPT-5's reception and what it means.
GPT-5 has been hyped for years as the next step towards AGI. Sam Altman promised a "PhD-level intelligence on any topic." It's not even close.
On the terms OpenAI itself laid out for its own product, any fair assessment must conclude that GPT-5 is a failure.
Now the question is: Will it matter?
On the terms OpenAI itself laid out for its own product, any fair assessment must conclude that GPT-5 is a failure.
Now the question is: Will it matter?
GPT-5 is a joke. Will it matter?
How the fraught release of the most-hyped AI product yet clarifies the stakes.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is my favorite take so far on GPT-5's reception and what it means.
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The ex-DOGE staffer “Big Balls” may receive the highest civilian honor in the U.S., placing him in the company of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa.
White House May Award ‘Big Balls’ Same Medal as Rosa Parks
The move would appeal to Trump’s MAGA base.
trib.al
August 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The ex-DOGE staffer “Big Balls” may receive the highest civilian honor in the U.S., placing him in the company of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa.
Massive Hampton derby game tonight.
Both sides of Hampton will rocking to this nil nil thriller.
Both sides of Hampton will rocking to this nil nil thriller.
August 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Massive Hampton derby game tonight.
Both sides of Hampton will rocking to this nil nil thriller.
Both sides of Hampton will rocking to this nil nil thriller.
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A couple of pics of the Damien Hirst sculpture in Ilfracombe harbour.
August 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
A couple of pics of the Damien Hirst sculpture in Ilfracombe harbour.
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"generate a map of the USA with each state named"
August 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
"generate a map of the USA with each state named"
I reckon I could be trusted not to open the envelope prematurely. I would absolutely fail to remember to open the envelope in 2026 though.
I'm not sure what I'm doing next month. A task that needs to be carried out in a different year? Not happening.
I'm not sure what I'm doing next month. A task that needs to be carried out in a different year? Not happening.
Stolen from another place.
I, too, would fail this test.
I, too, would fail this test.
August 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I reckon I could be trusted not to open the envelope prematurely. I would absolutely fail to remember to open the envelope in 2026 though.
I'm not sure what I'm doing next month. A task that needs to be carried out in a different year? Not happening.
I'm not sure what I'm doing next month. A task that needs to be carried out in a different year? Not happening.
Remember to untick this option with your Amazon Prime subscription.
Amazon customer says delivery driver she found masturbating in her bedroom returned to her home
Exclusive: British woman living in Spain says she felt ‘very vulnerable’ when courier returned to her house
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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As end-of-empire scenarios go it is so much more dignified to get your capital city sacked by the Visigoths than to have a bunch of illiterate rich people in their 70s doing it through a series of incomprehensible tantrums because their brains were defeated by their phones.
August 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
As end-of-empire scenarios go it is so much more dignified to get your capital city sacked by the Visigoths than to have a bunch of illiterate rich people in their 70s doing it through a series of incomprehensible tantrums because their brains were defeated by their phones.
Because the originals were all faked? Is that the angle?
Trump transportation sec says US behind in 'race to the moon' — despite 1969 moon landing https://twp.ai/4iouXK
www.alternet.org
Trump transportation sec says US behind in 'race to the moon' — despite 1969 moon landing
twp.ai
August 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Because the originals were all faked? Is that the angle?
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Idea: Kendrick Lamar and Drake team up with their own celebrity endorsed meat product range.
"Lamar / Drake Beef".
Sliced. Brisket. Steak. Whatever.
I'm here all week.
"Lamar / Drake Beef".
Sliced. Brisket. Steak. Whatever.
I'm here all week.
August 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Idea: Kendrick Lamar and Drake team up with their own celebrity endorsed meat product range.
"Lamar / Drake Beef".
Sliced. Brisket. Steak. Whatever.
I'm here all week.
"Lamar / Drake Beef".
Sliced. Brisket. Steak. Whatever.
I'm here all week.
In a sane timeline, a journalist stops the president there and interjects: "Mr President, what do you mean by 'privilege'? This is Epstein's paedophile crime island remember?"
Just a professional journalist doing their job, stating the obvious. That's all it'd take.
Just a professional journalist doing their job, stating the obvious. That's all it'd take.
Trump on Epstein island: "I never had the privilege of going to his island."
July 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In a sane timeline, a journalist stops the president there and interjects: "Mr President, what do you mean by 'privilege'? This is Epstein's paedophile crime island remember?"
Just a professional journalist doing their job, stating the obvious. That's all it'd take.
Just a professional journalist doing their job, stating the obvious. That's all it'd take.
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Depressing but not surprising Norwich Asylum Hotel “Protest” became rerun of Epping in the build up to #FarageRiotsMark2
A large group of Thugs arrived in balaclavas and attacked Police
Sky says “pent-up fury spilt over” I say BS.. anger doesn’t make you put on a balaclava.. they came to fight❗️🤷🏼♂️
A large group of Thugs arrived in balaclavas and attacked Police
Sky says “pent-up fury spilt over” I say BS.. anger doesn’t make you put on a balaclava.. they came to fight❗️🤷🏼♂️
A protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers was peaceful. Suddenly, it all changed
Witnesses say one of the pro-immigration protesters near the Brook Hotel had approached the much larger group wearing a balaclava - in seconds, the pent-up fury spilt over as an angry crowd surged tow...
news.sky.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Depressing but not surprising Norwich Asylum Hotel “Protest” became rerun of Epping in the build up to #FarageRiotsMark2
A large group of Thugs arrived in balaclavas and attacked Police
Sky says “pent-up fury spilt over” I say BS.. anger doesn’t make you put on a balaclava.. they came to fight❗️🤷🏼♂️
A large group of Thugs arrived in balaclavas and attacked Police
Sky says “pent-up fury spilt over” I say BS.. anger doesn’t make you put on a balaclava.. they came to fight❗️🤷🏼♂️