David Nicol
@davidxnicol.bsky.social
Founder and director of Art Swansea. Artist, author, nurse (not necessarily in that order). Equality for all and staunch advocate of Popper's Paradox.
All social media is currently depressing.
Someone just do it.
Someone just do it.
March 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
All social media is currently depressing.
Someone just do it.
Someone just do it.
Deleted mine shortly after he bought it because he welcomed the Nazis back straight away.
The only people that welcome nazis, are nazis. And I'm not down with associating with nazis.
You are who you associate with.
The only people that welcome nazis, are nazis. And I'm not down with associating with nazis.
You are who you associate with.
March 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Deleted mine shortly after he bought it because he welcomed the Nazis back straight away.
The only people that welcome nazis, are nazis. And I'm not down with associating with nazis.
You are who you associate with.
The only people that welcome nazis, are nazis. And I'm not down with associating with nazis.
You are who you associate with.
This is 'Mametz Wood' by Edward Handley-Read. It looks like a nice atmospheric oil painting with the light diffusing through an ancient forest until you look closer. Broken weapons and body parts litter the scene, which was painted following Handley-Read's deployment to take Mametz Wood. #art #war
March 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Don't pray—learn as much as you can and act.
Don't send thoughts—reach out and help directly.
Don't have faith—be responsible for yourself.
Don't hope—take action and make things happen.
Fortune favors those who don't rely on absurd beliefs and try to outsource their destiny.
Don't send thoughts—reach out and help directly.
Don't have faith—be responsible for yourself.
Don't hope—take action and make things happen.
Fortune favors those who don't rely on absurd beliefs and try to outsource their destiny.
March 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Don't pray—learn as much as you can and act.
Don't send thoughts—reach out and help directly.
Don't have faith—be responsible for yourself.
Don't hope—take action and make things happen.
Fortune favors those who don't rely on absurd beliefs and try to outsource their destiny.
Don't send thoughts—reach out and help directly.
Don't have faith—be responsible for yourself.
Don't hope—take action and make things happen.
Fortune favors those who don't rely on absurd beliefs and try to outsource their destiny.
Outstanding execution you say.......?
March 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Outstanding execution you say.......?
Waddya mean, lid up?
March 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Waddya mean, lid up?
February 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
You no longer get in to trouble at work. You now have a binary choice of allowing someone else to enforce their values on you, or you enforce yours.
#YMMV #boundaries (caveat: this only applies if you're doing what you're supposed to be doing in the first place)
#YMMV #boundaries (caveat: this only applies if you're doing what you're supposed to be doing in the first place)
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
January 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
You no longer get in to trouble at work. You now have a binary choice of allowing someone else to enforce their values on you, or you enforce yours.
#YMMV #boundaries (caveat: this only applies if you're doing what you're supposed to be doing in the first place)
#YMMV #boundaries (caveat: this only applies if you're doing what you're supposed to be doing in the first place)
So I'm doing a painting based on The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci. It's the largest painting I'll have done, and it's a challenge: including building and stretching the custom canvas.
January 31, 2025 at 8:38 AM
So I'm doing a painting based on The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci. It's the largest painting I'll have done, and it's a challenge: including building and stretching the custom canvas.
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🎉 Congratulations #Niger for eliminating Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, the first country in the African Region to do so bit.ly/40Ur7lV
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🎉 Congratulations #Niger for eliminating Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, the first country in the African Region to do so bit.ly/40Ur7lV
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January 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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🎉 Congratulations #Niger for eliminating Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, the first country in the African Region to do so bit.ly/40Ur7lV
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🎉 Congratulations #Niger for eliminating Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, the first country in the African Region to do so bit.ly/40Ur7lV
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In Terry Pratchett's Discworld universe it was an insult/threat to wish someone the seemingly innocuous phrase: "May you live in interesting times".
I get it now.
#discworld #rincewind
I get it now.
#discworld #rincewind
very excited to see what happens when you make a deeply compromised addict the leader of the department of defense and subordinate to a madman
January 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
In Terry Pratchett's Discworld universe it was an insult/threat to wish someone the seemingly innocuous phrase: "May you live in interesting times".
I get it now.
#discworld #rincewind
I get it now.
#discworld #rincewind
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Legendary MechaGodzilla felt like accidental commentary on tech bros. As a whole it was “Nature vs technology trying to control nature”.
The director chumming it up with Elon Musk on twitter about conspiracy theorists being the heroes of the film was deeply ironic for both men.
The director chumming it up with Elon Musk on twitter about conspiracy theorists being the heroes of the film was deeply ironic for both men.
a close up of a robot with red eyes
Alt: a close up of Mechagodzilla with red eyes
media.tenor.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Legendary MechaGodzilla felt like accidental commentary on tech bros. As a whole it was “Nature vs technology trying to control nature”.
The director chumming it up with Elon Musk on twitter about conspiracy theorists being the heroes of the film was deeply ironic for both men.
The director chumming it up with Elon Musk on twitter about conspiracy theorists being the heroes of the film was deeply ironic for both men.
Reposted by David Nicol
Yep.
People keep saying: "No one could have imagined this."
I'm like...there was a while miniseries.
m.imdb.com/title/tt0105...
People keep saying: "No one could have imagined this."
I'm like...there was a while miniseries.
m.imdb.com/title/tt0105...
The Fire Next Time (TV Mini Series 1993) ⭐ 6.0 | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
3h 15m | Not Rated
m.imdb.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Yep.
People keep saying: "No one could have imagined this."
I'm like...there was a while miniseries.
m.imdb.com/title/tt0105...
People keep saying: "No one could have imagined this."
I'm like...there was a while miniseries.
m.imdb.com/title/tt0105...
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oh so when pixar makes a movie about monsters harvesting the fear of children as an energy source its a classic family film but when i do that in real life its bad. grow up
January 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
oh so when pixar makes a movie about monsters harvesting the fear of children as an energy source its a classic family film but when i do that in real life its bad. grow up
Although it appears to be safe to say it here, there is massive censorship on all other platforms that Meta and X have any involvement in. Which makes it difficult to openly show concern for overt fascism that is sweeping the USA.
#fascism #nazi #usa #elonmusk #meta #facebook #instagram #tiktok
#fascism #nazi #usa #elonmusk #meta #facebook #instagram #tiktok
January 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Considering that AI images cannot be copyrighted, I'd be very annoyed if I had a paid account to any of the stock sites and they were offering AI slop.
#ai #generativeai #realartists #art
www.creativebloq.com/ai/ai-art/de...
#ai #generativeai #realartists #art
www.creativebloq.com/ai/ai-art/de...
Designers say AI is making stock image sites unusable
A deluge of AI slop is making it harder to find decent images.
www.creativebloq.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Considering that AI images cannot be copyrighted, I'd be very annoyed if I had a paid account to any of the stock sites and they were offering AI slop.
#ai #generativeai #realartists #art
www.creativebloq.com/ai/ai-art/de...
#ai #generativeai #realartists #art
www.creativebloq.com/ai/ai-art/de...
Kind of a sketchbook dump. Most of these images are roughs, studies, or preparatory sketches. #art #sketchbook
January 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Kind of a sketchbook dump. Most of these images are roughs, studies, or preparatory sketches. #art #sketchbook
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increasingly unclear what the point of Prime is now that the shows all have commercials and shipping has gone from 2-day to "idk maybe next week"
January 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
increasingly unclear what the point of Prime is now that the shows all have commercials and shipping has gone from 2-day to "idk maybe next week"
While I enjoy a chocolate sundae, I'm not sure that this is an appropriate response. (Yes, this is official training, and no there is no next related slide).
#training #ohdear #chocolate #humour
#training #ohdear #chocolate #humour
January 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
While I enjoy a chocolate sundae, I'm not sure that this is an appropriate response. (Yes, this is official training, and no there is no next related slide).
#training #ohdear #chocolate #humour
#training #ohdear #chocolate #humour
December 26, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Tiktok continues to bat hard for the corporate US healthcare system. I'm not sure if it's a tactic to try to stop the US ban, but it's definitely automatic, AI, and keyword driven.
December 24, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Tiktok continues to bat hard for the corporate US healthcare system. I'm not sure if it's a tactic to try to stop the US ban, but it's definitely automatic, AI, and keyword driven.
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The "Chrome mask" extension for Firefox somehow gets ad blocking working on YouTube again. Just make sure to activate it when you visit YouTube for the first time after installing it. No more adverts again.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chrome-mask/
#firefox #ublockorigin #youtube
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chrome-mask/
#firefox #ublockorigin #youtube
Chrome Mask – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download Chrome Mask for Firefox. Makes Firefox wear a mask to look like Chrome to websites that otherwise won't work.
addons.mozilla.org
December 20, 2024 at 9:48 PM
The "Chrome mask" extension for Firefox somehow gets ad blocking working on YouTube again. Just make sure to activate it when you visit YouTube for the first time after installing it. No more adverts again.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chrome-mask/
#firefox #ublockorigin #youtube
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chrome-mask/
#firefox #ublockorigin #youtube