Douglas
@dgls.bsky.social
mostly sentient. i make fast software to do with energy use in buildings, for the people. glasgow resider
there are so many specific things i want to know the history of in terms of what triggered them, how they were physically made manifest, how they were encountered and how that changed, and why, and this is one of them
buying immediately
buying immediately
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
there are so many specific things i want to know the history of in terms of what triggered them, how they were physically made manifest, how they were encountered and how that changed, and why, and this is one of them
buying immediately
buying immediately
have him drop random bond clangers from a misfiring voice box
"i think he got the point"
"a woman!"
"i think he got the point"
"a woman!"
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
have him drop random bond clangers from a misfiring voice box
"i think he got the point"
"a woman!"
"i think he got the point"
"a woman!"
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trust is neither given nor earned. it forms naturally between people who share the experience of having listened to Skinny Puppy at or after 3 am in the dark by themselves
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
trust is neither given nor earned. it forms naturally between people who share the experience of having listened to Skinny Puppy at or after 3 am in the dark by themselves
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November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Once again baffled at Glasgow’s decision to turn all crossing lights 90 degrees, so now at a crossroads, the light directly within a pedestrian’s line of sight, which actually refers to the crossing *perpendicular* to them, can show green, prompting the pedestrian to step into active traffic.
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Once again baffled at Glasgow’s decision to turn all crossing lights 90 degrees, so now at a crossroads, the light directly within a pedestrian’s line of sight, which actually refers to the crossing *perpendicular* to them, can show green, prompting the pedestrian to step into active traffic.
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that red pedestrian signal does not mean what you think it means because somebody has changed the direction of a chunk of the pedestrian lights in glasgow so they refer to the street at right angles to the one suggested by established visual language and i'm surprised people aren't dying as a result
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
that red pedestrian signal does not mean what you think it means because somebody has changed the direction of a chunk of the pedestrian lights in glasgow so they refer to the street at right angles to the one suggested by established visual language and i'm surprised people aren't dying as a result
ok pluribus real talk why doesn't carol just lay out in business class instead of slumming it in coach
November 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
ok pluribus real talk why doesn't carol just lay out in business class instead of slumming it in coach
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Up above the streets and houses
Sunlight on its wings
Stomach full of ammunition
Eaten out of bins
Seagull flying through a rainbow
🌈
Sunlight on its wings
Stomach full of ammunition
Eaten out of bins
Seagull flying through a rainbow
🌈
November 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Up above the streets and houses
Sunlight on its wings
Stomach full of ammunition
Eaten out of bins
Seagull flying through a rainbow
🌈
Sunlight on its wings
Stomach full of ammunition
Eaten out of bins
Seagull flying through a rainbow
🌈
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Anyway, pour one out for a tragedy today
The Inventor of the Frozen Burrito Has Died
Pour out a little hot sauce out for the man who changed American cuisine.
gizmodo.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Anyway, pour one out for a tragedy today
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
pinch punch first of the month
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
pinch punch first of the month
pal + dog hangs, ethiopian food, queer films, midweek, we're back ✨
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
pal + dog hangs, ethiopian food, queer films, midweek, we're back ✨
bathetic
October 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
bathetic
still remember when google maps came out and suddenly there was objective justification for all my navigational microoptimisations
GPS brain: this completely unhinged route to your destination will shave 4.5 seconds off your trip time
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
still remember when google maps came out and suddenly there was objective justification for all my navigational microoptimisations
just real bummed at how badly my eyesight has gone to shit recently
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
just real bummed at how badly my eyesight has gone to shit recently
seconded!
If, like me, you’ve experienced permanent hearing loss, I highly recommend getting hearing aids if it’s a financially feasible thing for you. I started using them a year ago and they’ve been absolutely life-changing!
October 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
seconded!
i can see the subtitling i get for youtube is localised to the uk because i saw a tech talk that mentioned the name of a certain database and the name was bleeped out
October 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
i can see the subtitling i get for youtube is localised to the uk because i saw a tech talk that mentioned the name of a certain database and the name was bleeped out
conductor dude on the scotrail train was like "you got one right yeah 👍🏼" as i was plausibly retrieving my ticket on my phone (i have one, and was about to) and went on his merry way, 2025 is a surprisingly chill era
October 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
conductor dude on the scotrail train was like "you got one right yeah 👍🏼" as i was plausibly retrieving my ticket on my phone (i have one, and was about to) and went on his merry way, 2025 is a surprisingly chill era
1994 in venice california, was running this wee hostel for food and board and had a faraway crush on a girl who worked at a skate shop down on the beach who looked like tank girl
October 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
1994 in venice california, was running this wee hostel for food and board and had a faraway crush on a girl who worked at a skate shop down on the beach who looked like tank girl
the loneliness of being at a bus stop in glasgow when the sign comes up "due"
you know exactly where the buses are, mr bus company. it isn't lost in transit. is it coming or not
you know exactly where the buses are, mr bus company. it isn't lost in transit. is it coming or not
October 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
the loneliness of being at a bus stop in glasgow when the sign comes up "due"
you know exactly where the buses are, mr bus company. it isn't lost in transit. is it coming or not
you know exactly where the buses are, mr bus company. it isn't lost in transit. is it coming or not
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October 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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is that something me actually starting on playing disco elysium possibly this evening
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN
October 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
is that something me actually starting on playing disco elysium possibly this evening
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genius reply to slop
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
October 7, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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