David Christensen
@davidchristensen.bsky.social
Retired software engineer. Dabbling with AI/ML/RL ATProto and anything else that catches my eye. Timid cyclist. Novice singer.
The train knife attack was clearly a terrible event, but billions spent on increasing train security would reduce deaths by around zero and injuries by not very many more. There are better ways to spend the money than knee-jerk reactions to extraordinarily rare events.
November 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The train knife attack was clearly a terrible event, but billions spent on increasing train security would reduce deaths by around zero and injuries by not very many more. There are better ways to spend the money than knee-jerk reactions to extraordinarily rare events.
Nice to see some research progress on Bile Acid Malabsorption (you might not know what that is, but there's a 1% chance you've got it)
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Discovery of role of gut hormone in chronic diarrhoea could aid development of new tests and treatments
High levels of a hormone found in cells in the gut could underlie many cases of chronic diarrhoea and help explain up to 40% of cases of patients with
www.cam.ac.uk
July 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Nice to see some research progress on Bile Acid Malabsorption (you might not know what that is, but there's a 1% chance you've got it)
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Recently talking to someone involved with improving NHS "efficiency" in UK. Asked how it is measured. They gave the example of operations per surgeon. My suggestion of *successful* operations per surgeon was apparently novel. I wish people would distinguish between process and result.
March 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Recently talking to someone involved with improving NHS "efficiency" in UK. Asked how it is measured. They gave the example of operations per surgeon. My suggestion of *successful* operations per surgeon was apparently novel. I wish people would distinguish between process and result.
The UK survived this, more or less, in 1987. Someone needs to do an updated Trump/Musk version, and let's hope we all survive this iteration. www.facebook.com/watch/?v=641...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The UK survived this, more or less, in 1987. Someone needs to do an updated Trump/Musk version, and let's hope we all survive this iteration. www.facebook.com/watch/?v=641...
Those who purge people from databases will eventually purge people (with apologies to Heine)
March 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Those who purge people from databases will eventually purge people (with apologies to Heine)
Surely with the scorched earth policy Trump is wielding at a lot of important US science, the UK (in particular, being Anglophone) & Europe should be on the biggest scientific talent recruitment drive in centuries? Are we? If not, why not? The 30s analogy people are missing is the flight of talent
February 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Surely with the scorched earth policy Trump is wielding at a lot of important US science, the UK (in particular, being Anglophone) & Europe should be on the biggest scientific talent recruitment drive in centuries? Are we? If not, why not? The 30s analogy people are missing is the flight of talent
Heretic is an engaging if somewhat gruesome film. Hugh Grant is *so* much better as a bad guy than he ever was in his youthful roles.
February 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Heretic is an engaging if somewhat gruesome film. Hugh Grant is *so* much better as a bad guy than he ever was in his youthful roles.
Is it possible to add automation to bsky to autoblock any "follower" with onlyfans mentioned anywhere in their profile?
January 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Is it possible to add automation to bsky to autoblock any "follower" with onlyfans mentioned anywhere in their profile?
If anyone is in Yorkshire and has an interest in history of science, this is a most excellent way to spend a few hours. The all-but-4 5* TripAdvisor reviews don't lie, it's really engaging and informative.
www.museumofvictorianscience.co.uk
www.museumofvictorianscience.co.uk
Museum of Victorian Science, Glaisdale. A virtual visit to Dr Frankensteins laboratory with Geissler Tubes, Bouquet Tubes, Railway Tubes, Jacob's Ladder, telegraph system, early x-ray tubes and many m...
Museum of Victorian Science, Glaisdale. A virtual visit to Dr Frankensteins laboratory with Geissler Tubes, Bouquet Tubes, Railway Tubes, Jacob's Ladder, telegraph system, early x-ray tubes and many m...
www.museumofvictorianscience.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If anyone is in Yorkshire and has an interest in history of science, this is a most excellent way to spend a few hours. The all-but-4 5* TripAdvisor reviews don't lie, it's really engaging and informative.
www.museumofvictorianscience.co.uk
www.museumofvictorianscience.co.uk
It tips fairly quickly from looking at Discover and thinking "is that it" to no longer being able to keep up with your following feed, doesn't it?
November 29, 2024 at 10:13 PM
It tips fairly quickly from looking at Discover and thinking "is that it" to no longer being able to keep up with your following feed, doesn't it?
Others have said it, but *please* @bsky.app can you make mouse-back from a zoomed image window just close the zoomed window, not take you back to what you were doing before bsky?
Thanks.
Thanks.
November 27, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Others have said it, but *please* @bsky.app can you make mouse-back from a zoomed image window just close the zoomed window, not take you back to what you were doing before bsky?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Any #ATproto experts able to say whether I've found a bug, a gap in the typescript library, or have just missed the point?
github.com/bluesky-soci...
github.com/bluesky-soci...
The return from agent.getProfile fails AppBskyActorProfile.isRecord() · Issue #3071 · bluesky-social/atproto
If I call const data=agent.getProfile({ actor: agent.did }); Then I expect this call to return true AppBskyActorProfile.isRecord(data) It doesn't. data contains the fields you would expect, but the...
github.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Any #ATproto experts able to say whether I've found a bug, a gap in the typescript library, or have just missed the point?
github.com/bluesky-soci...
github.com/bluesky-soci...
Discussing the results of my musical jam tonight with a friend... Sometimes it is better to enjoy failing than failing to enjoy success.
November 12, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Discussing the results of my musical jam tonight with a friend... Sometimes it is better to enjoy failing than failing to enjoy success.
I may be biased by InstantPot's translators, but I do feel that "Mis En Garde" is so much more effective than "Caution"
November 11, 2024 at 11:36 PM
I may be biased by InstantPot's translators, but I do feel that "Mis En Garde" is so much more effective than "Caution"
Anyone else long VIX today?
November 4, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Anyone else long VIX today?
I was bored by this on X/Twitter, guess I shouldn't be surprised it's now on bsky. Sign of the platform's success I guess. Not sure if I've just had my first onlyfans performer fishing for business, or someone with even more ulterior motives nicking their photo and fishing for something else...
November 1, 2024 at 11:12 PM
I was bored by this on X/Twitter, guess I shouldn't be surprised it's now on bsky. Sign of the platform's success I guess. Not sure if I've just had my first onlyfans performer fishing for business, or someone with even more ulterior motives nicking their photo and fishing for something else...
@cstross.bsky.social Just discovered Rule 34 on my kindle. Apparently I bought it years ago. Finally enjoying it
October 30, 2024 at 10:33 PM
@cstross.bsky.social Just discovered Rule 34 on my kindle. Apparently I bought it years ago. Finally enjoying it
@America on twitter/X was the final straw. X account now deleted, I'm not feeding the beast any more.
October 29, 2024 at 11:35 PM
@America on twitter/X was the final straw. X account now deleted, I'm not feeding the beast any more.
I've been on Twitter for ages and BSky for a bit. I have only today discovered that scroll up gets you from a comment notification to what it was commenting on. Did I miss something telling me this was a thing? There's UI suggestion of it is there? :(
October 26, 2024 at 4:45 PM
I've been on Twitter for ages and BSky for a bit. I have only today discovered that scroll up gets you from a comment notification to what it was commenting on. Did I miss something telling me this was a thing? There's UI suggestion of it is there? :(
@fesshole.bsky.social is there a "25% feed" which spams less? I can't find a way of balancing your input against the rest of my feed. If I can't reduce it, I'll need to unfollow you, sorry.
October 24, 2024 at 8:30 PM
@fesshole.bsky.social is there a "25% feed" which spams less? I can't find a way of balancing your input against the rest of my feed. If I can't reduce it, I'll need to unfollow you, sorry.
Nobody (except code reviewer) reads your code today when it works and everyone knows what it's doing . They need to read it when it doesn't work, you're not around, nobody knows what it's for. Write your code now for future person. Hope others do too, for when you're that future person.
October 24, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Nobody (except code reviewer) reads your code today when it works and everyone knows what it's doing . They need to read it when it doesn't work, you're not around, nobody knows what it's for. Write your code now for future person. Hope others do too, for when you're that future person.
How come accounts I'm following also show up in discover? Feels spammy seeing stuff twice
October 21, 2024 at 2:53 AM
How come accounts I'm following also show up in discover? Feels spammy seeing stuff twice