DaveDisaster
@davedisasterman.bsky.social
Coder, Legoer, shouter, singer, sewer, maker of stuff.
I am greatly looking forward to saying "Chomsky? You mean Noam Chomsky, friend of Jeffrey Epstein, THAT Chomsky?
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Huh…"
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Huh…"
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I am greatly looking forward to saying "Chomsky? You mean Noam Chomsky, friend of Jeffrey Epstein, THAT Chomsky?
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Huh…"
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Huh…"
Oh that's amazing! It's been up for years... I'd totally forgotten about it.
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Oh that's amazing! It's been up for years... I'd totally forgotten about it.
It's not like there aren't very viable alternatives to SubStack - people frequently report better growth and engagement when shifting away...
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It's not like there aren't very viable alternatives to SubStack - people frequently report better growth and engagement when shifting away...
Derrida derider...
November 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Derrida derider...
You know I'm imagining The Thick Of It Capaldi reading it...
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
You know I'm imagining The Thick Of It Capaldi reading it...
Last time I was here was in the 80s on a primary school trip to visit the barrier...
November 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Last time I was here was in the 80s on a primary school trip to visit the barrier...
Yeah, I just spotted that below! Please excuse me. It was a surprise to me. I don't know South very well, and have only been here for just over 6 months...
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Yeah, I just spotted that below! Please excuse me. It was a surprise to me. I don't know South very well, and have only been here for just over 6 months...
It's very close to the eastern edge on the south side of the river, but not the north!
I'm *just* south of the barrier, and the other side of the hill isn't London postcodes.
(Can say this safely cos I'm moving this week...)
I'm *just* south of the barrier, and the other side of the hill isn't London postcodes.
(Can say this safely cos I'm moving this week...)
November 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
It's very close to the eastern edge on the south side of the river, but not the north!
I'm *just* south of the barrier, and the other side of the hill isn't London postcodes.
(Can say this safely cos I'm moving this week...)
I'm *just* south of the barrier, and the other side of the hill isn't London postcodes.
(Can say this safely cos I'm moving this week...)
Well, that's off to a rocky start...
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Well, that's off to a rocky start...
I appreciate that this analogy will be wildly misinterpreted...
Prolly cos of the words, innit?
Prolly cos of the words, innit?
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I appreciate that this analogy will be wildly misinterpreted...
Prolly cos of the words, innit?
Prolly cos of the words, innit?
Yeah, but have you considered that books just have too many words? You can't expect people studying language to read all those words, they're just too WORDY.
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Yeah, but have you considered that books just have too many words? You can't expect people studying language to read all those words, they're just too WORDY.
Think Nathan Barley...
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Think Nathan Barley...
It's the people he's taking the piss out of you need to worry about...
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It's the people he's taking the piss out of you need to worry about...
He's a wind up merchant. He's riffing on all the douchebros who post stuff like that.
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
He's a wind up merchant. He's riffing on all the douchebros who post stuff like that.
Oops, yeah I should have read the whole thread before replying!
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Oops, yeah I should have read the whole thread before replying!
Data centres that many local power companies can't even provide power for, and others that are powered by pollution spewing methane generators in deprived urban areas...
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Data centres that many local power companies can't even provide power for, and others that are powered by pollution spewing methane generators in deprived urban areas...
"Chsm" sounds like... well... jism.
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"Chsm" sounds like... well... jism.