Paul Fung
@diamondbadger.bsky.social
Banbury-based, Oxford-employed, Southampton-born, Cumberland-neverbeenthere.
Me? A legend? Um, yeah, you could say that…
January 2, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Me? A legend? Um, yeah, you could say that…
Someone's using a wood chipper outside and I'm jealous of the wood.
December 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Someone's using a wood chipper outside and I'm jealous of the wood.
Reposted by Paul Fung
PLACEHOLDER:
I didn't enjoy the thing that happened.
I didn't enjoy the thing that happened.
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
PLACEHOLDER:
I didn't enjoy the thing that happened.
I didn't enjoy the thing that happened.
PLACEHOLDER:
I didn't enjoy the thing that happened.
I didn't enjoy the thing that happened.
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
PLACEHOLDER:
I didn't enjoy the thing that happened.
I didn't enjoy the thing that happened.
Reposted by Paul Fung
I'm very proud of this essay and delighted one of my fave sites is hosting it. On language as the surface of a lake and how the advertiser's dream is to sever it from an ecology of meaning, how we resist this, and why we should absolutely feel okay shaming users of AI. lithub.com/on-the-rise-...
On the Rise of ChatGPT and the Industrialization of the Post-Meaning World
When you teach children to analyze, or appreciate, poetry, you get used to a certain complaint, that you’re making it up, that the writer did not give that much thought to choosing a colon over a c…
lithub.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I'm very proud of this essay and delighted one of my fave sites is hosting it. On language as the surface of a lake and how the advertiser's dream is to sever it from an ecology of meaning, how we resist this, and why we should absolutely feel okay shaming users of AI. lithub.com/on-the-rise-...
Looking forward to watching the good film I recorded off the TV!
November 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Looking forward to watching the good film I recorded off the TV!
In what my doctor has called “a catastrophic retreat from the modern world”, I have begun watching 80s sitcom Family Ties on DVD.
October 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In what my doctor has called “a catastrophic retreat from the modern world”, I have begun watching 80s sitcom Family Ties on DVD.
Shaved off my beard, and discovered I now have visible sneer lines.
October 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Shaved off my beard, and discovered I now have visible sneer lines.
the canoe and the kazoo...
the names sound similar...
their shape is similar...
but...
some of the properties are less congruous
the names sound similar...
their shape is similar...
but...
some of the properties are less congruous
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
the canoe and the kazoo...
the names sound similar...
their shape is similar...
but...
some of the properties are less congruous
the names sound similar...
their shape is similar...
but...
some of the properties are less congruous
Jimi Hendrix song "Crosstown Traffic" is about the Vatican City rush hour.
October 3, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Jimi Hendrix song "Crosstown Traffic" is about the Vatican City rush hour.
(trying not to judge anyone who responds with anything post season 8)
Anyway, the correct answer is:
"Come see Bottomless Pete: Nature's Cruelest Mistake!"
Anyway, the correct answer is:
"Come see Bottomless Pete: Nature's Cruelest Mistake!"
what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.
October 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
(trying not to judge anyone who responds with anything post season 8)
Anyway, the correct answer is:
"Come see Bottomless Pete: Nature's Cruelest Mistake!"
Anyway, the correct answer is:
"Come see Bottomless Pete: Nature's Cruelest Mistake!"
With all the horrors of the world, we must take note of small moments of joy.
Yesterday, in a sun-dappled residential street with little traffic, I saw a young girl riding a bike ahead of her father. She proudly, officiously, raised her left arm to signal a left turn, and promptly turned right.
Yesterday, in a sun-dappled residential street with little traffic, I saw a young girl riding a bike ahead of her father. She proudly, officiously, raised her left arm to signal a left turn, and promptly turned right.
September 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
With all the horrors of the world, we must take note of small moments of joy.
Yesterday, in a sun-dappled residential street with little traffic, I saw a young girl riding a bike ahead of her father. She proudly, officiously, raised her left arm to signal a left turn, and promptly turned right.
Yesterday, in a sun-dappled residential street with little traffic, I saw a young girl riding a bike ahead of her father. She proudly, officiously, raised her left arm to signal a left turn, and promptly turned right.
NEW POEM:
Won a prize at the eye test /
My eyes are the shite-est
Won a prize at the eye test /
My eyes are the shite-est
September 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
NEW POEM:
Won a prize at the eye test /
My eyes are the shite-est
Won a prize at the eye test /
My eyes are the shite-est
Eventually found the remote. It was in my pocket.
September 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Eventually found the remote. It was in my pocket.
I bought a new bag because it has more room than my old bag but now I have to carry my old bag home in my new bag along with all the stuff that was in my old bag and there's not enough room.
September 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I bought a new bag because it has more room than my old bag but now I have to carry my old bag home in my new bag along with all the stuff that was in my old bag and there's not enough room.
Last night, I woke up in the early hours to note down this scenario:
(I can’t believe I spelled formaldehyde correctly)
(I can’t believe I spelled formaldehyde correctly)
September 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Last night, I woke up in the early hours to note down this scenario:
(I can’t believe I spelled formaldehyde correctly)
(I can’t believe I spelled formaldehyde correctly)
An audible screech as this post careens into the Discover tab.
Just realised I forgot to post this excellent joke I came up with when I was awake(?) the other night:
What’s the difference between a third-rate painter and a primate barber?
One’s always looking for a new style to ape, the other is always looking for a new ape to style.
Happy Friday Everyone
What’s the difference between a third-rate painter and a primate barber?
One’s always looking for a new style to ape, the other is always looking for a new ape to style.
Happy Friday Everyone
August 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
An audible screech as this post careens into the Discover tab.
Just realised I forgot to post this excellent joke I came up with when I was awake(?) the other night:
What’s the difference between a third-rate painter and a primate barber?
One’s always looking for a new style to ape, the other is always looking for a new ape to style.
Happy Friday Everyone
What’s the difference between a third-rate painter and a primate barber?
One’s always looking for a new style to ape, the other is always looking for a new ape to style.
Happy Friday Everyone
August 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Just realised I forgot to post this excellent joke I came up with when I was awake(?) the other night:
What’s the difference between a third-rate painter and a primate barber?
One’s always looking for a new style to ape, the other is always looking for a new ape to style.
Happy Friday Everyone
What’s the difference between a third-rate painter and a primate barber?
One’s always looking for a new style to ape, the other is always looking for a new ape to style.
Happy Friday Everyone
I'm worried my timid, silent, half-abandoned, mouthing of "morning!" when I see someone I know might actually come across as a kiss.
August 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I'm worried my timid, silent, half-abandoned, mouthing of "morning!" when I see someone I know might actually come across as a kiss.
[to the tune of "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain"]
🎶
Well I'd rather be unconscious than awake!
Yes, I'd rather be unconscious than awake!
Yes, I'd rather be unconscious
Rather be unconscious
Rather be unconscious than awake!
🎶
🎶
Well I'd rather be unconscious than awake!
Yes, I'd rather be unconscious than awake!
Yes, I'd rather be unconscious
Rather be unconscious
Rather be unconscious than awake!
🎶
August 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
[to the tune of "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain"]
🎶
Well I'd rather be unconscious than awake!
Yes, I'd rather be unconscious than awake!
Yes, I'd rather be unconscious
Rather be unconscious
Rather be unconscious than awake!
🎶
🎶
Well I'd rather be unconscious than awake!
Yes, I'd rather be unconscious than awake!
Yes, I'd rather be unconscious
Rather be unconscious
Rather be unconscious than awake!
🎶
there's no eyepatch in teampatch
(remember twitter?)
(remember twitter?)
July 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
there's no eyepatch in teampatch
(remember twitter?)
(remember twitter?)
In the journal of Ruth, there's a kernel of truth.
July 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
In the journal of Ruth, there's a kernel of truth.
Just heard the sound of a van reversing and thought "oop, that must be the Tesco delivery!". Then I realised I hadn't ordered a Tesco delivery and was in fact at work.
June 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Just heard the sound of a van reversing and thought "oop, that must be the Tesco delivery!". Then I realised I hadn't ordered a Tesco delivery and was in fact at work.
There's only one thing in this world that will actually solve the problem, and that thing is WD40.
June 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
There's only one thing in this world that will actually solve the problem, and that thing is WD40.