Dave Lloyd
@dave-chaos.bsky.social
I develop content creation tools for virtual reality but you're more likely to see pics from bike rides out in the Fens.
I must recommend Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model: a nice satire on exactly that told from the point of view of Charles, a robot valet who accidentally murders his master and then goes on an odyssey to get repaired. More than a touch of Douglas Adams in the humour!
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I must recommend Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model: a nice satire on exactly that told from the point of view of Charles, a robot valet who accidentally murders his master and then goes on an odyssey to get repaired. More than a touch of Douglas Adams in the humour!
They're great. They're also part of the new Gong - I saw them as support for that with Steve Hillage at the Junction a while back.
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
They're great. They're also part of the new Gong - I saw them as support for that with Steve Hillage at the Junction a while back.
Was feeling an urge for these just the other day. Must pop along. I watched a good YT vid (which I can't now find) about making them: basically the broth is gelatin meat stock, solid when cold and melts when hot.
October 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Was feeling an urge for these just the other day. Must pop along. I watched a good YT vid (which I can't now find) about making them: basically the broth is gelatin meat stock, solid when cold and melts when hot.
... or cycling. Or even just pottering around the house!
September 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
... or cycling. Or even just pottering around the house!
I'm sure Banksy knew this would happen and its erasure is as much a part of the art as the original painting.
September 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I'm sure Banksy knew this would happen and its erasure is as much a part of the art as the original painting.
Well that's a bit of a downer...
September 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Well that's a bit of a downer...
Eraserhead? I'm still a fan of his Dune - flawed but brilliant.
August 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Eraserhead? I'm still a fan of his Dune - flawed but brilliant.
My mouth is watering at the very sight :D
August 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
My mouth is watering at the very sight :D
Grim drive home down a very crowded M6 on a Friday afternoon. So I wound down by watching Koyaanisqatsi. Still great imagery and music even if it’s a bit of a period piece at times. Good for rumination. “A state of life that calls for another way of living”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyaani...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyaani...
Koyaanisqatsi - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Grim drive home down a very crowded M6 on a Friday afternoon. So I wound down by watching Koyaanisqatsi. Still great imagery and music even if it’s a bit of a period piece at times. Good for rumination. “A state of life that calls for another way of living”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyaani...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyaani...
My favorite advice to engineers is:
Kirk: "Mister Scott, have you always multiplied your repair estimates by four?"
Scott: "Certainly sir! How else would I maintain my reputation as a miracle worker?"
Kirk: "Mister Scott, have you always multiplied your repair estimates by four?"
Scott: "Certainly sir! How else would I maintain my reputation as a miracle worker?"
August 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
My favorite advice to engineers is:
Kirk: "Mister Scott, have you always multiplied your repair estimates by four?"
Scott: "Certainly sir! How else would I maintain my reputation as a miracle worker?"
Kirk: "Mister Scott, have you always multiplied your repair estimates by four?"
Scott: "Certainly sir! How else would I maintain my reputation as a miracle worker?"
Love it! (Movie & review). I keep meaning to read the book...
July 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Love it! (Movie & review). I keep meaning to read the book...
That’s a nicely dramatic shot with rain on the south rim!
July 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
That’s a nicely dramatic shot with rain on the south rim!
Oh no! I also stayed there about 20ya. That restaurant had a truly awesome view
July 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Oh no! I also stayed there about 20ya. That restaurant had a truly awesome view
I do love it as a silent movie but I prefer Whisper in the Darkness - as an RKO style production it's more watchable as well as a better story.
July 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I do love it as a silent movie but I prefer Whisper in the Darkness - as an RKO style production it's more watchable as well as a better story.
What matters is the creative vision
June 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
What matters is the creative vision
Add the end of the day what matters is the creative vision and that can only come from humans. I don't diss a musician for using midi, sequencers, loops, samples, etc if the music is good (e.g., Massive Attack, Portishead etc). AI tools can be similarly empowering. But they can't create.
June 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Add the end of the day what matters is the creative vision and that can only come from humans. I don't diss a musician for using midi, sequencers, loops, samples, etc if the music is good (e.g., Massive Attack, Portishead etc). AI tools can be similarly empowering. But they can't create.
And there are a lot of automated grunt jobs begging to be automated - look at the list of credits after a modern CG movie and it can run into thousands. They're production line jobs not creative jobs. AI tools could let smaller creative teams deliver better movies and that seems a good thing to me.
June 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
And there are a lot of automated grunt jobs begging to be automated - look at the list of credits after a modern CG movie and it can run into thousands. They're production line jobs not creative jobs. AI tools could let smaller creative teams deliver better movies and that seems a good thing to me.
Hard to disagree with any of that. I'm only really advocating for AI as a tool not as a creator. For example, movies have started to use AI tools to automate lipsync when translating movies into a different language - a very tedious and expensive job to do by hand so rarely happens.
June 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Hard to disagree with any of that. I'm only really advocating for AI as a tool not as a creator. For example, movies have started to use AI tools to automate lipsync when translating movies into a different language - a very tedious and expensive job to do by hand so rarely happens.
- and so on...
It's easy to find bad (unartistic or you just dislike) examples of the above but overall, art has benefitted from these tools. LLMs and generative AI have similar potential *if used well*
It's easy to find bad (unartistic or you just dislike) examples of the above but overall, art has benefitted from these tools. LLMs and generative AI have similar potential *if used well*
June 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
- and so on...
It's easy to find bad (unartistic or you just dislike) examples of the above but overall, art has benefitted from these tools. LLMs and generative AI have similar potential *if used well*
It's easy to find bad (unartistic or you just dislike) examples of the above but overall, art has benefitted from these tools. LLMs and generative AI have similar potential *if used well*
It feels like we're re-running many of the same arguments against:
- midi & sequencers - "learn to play your instrument"
- Photoshop - "can't you use a brush?"
- computer-generated imagery - "what's wrong with practical FX?"
- computer-controlled saws & milling machines - "you're no carpenter"
- midi & sequencers - "learn to play your instrument"
- Photoshop - "can't you use a brush?"
- computer-generated imagery - "what's wrong with practical FX?"
- computer-controlled saws & milling machines - "you're no carpenter"
June 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
It feels like we're re-running many of the same arguments against:
- midi & sequencers - "learn to play your instrument"
- Photoshop - "can't you use a brush?"
- computer-generated imagery - "what's wrong with practical FX?"
- computer-controlled saws & milling machines - "you're no carpenter"
- midi & sequencers - "learn to play your instrument"
- Photoshop - "can't you use a brush?"
- computer-generated imagery - "what's wrong with practical FX?"
- computer-controlled saws & milling machines - "you're no carpenter"