Dom Spurling
@domspurling.bsky.social
Computer nerd, chemist, bike rider, sailor
I wouldn't have a problem with billionaires having all the wealth if they were the smartest people in the world. But they ain't
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I wouldn't have a problem with billionaires having all the wealth if they were the smartest people in the world. But they ain't
Henry George - Wikipedia share.google/186WySTlG8hn...
Henry George - Wikipedia
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November 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Henry George - Wikipedia share.google/186WySTlG8hn...
It's the imperfections that reveal the artist's story, stretching back aeons. AI creations only stretch back to their training data
October 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It's the imperfections that reveal the artist's story, stretching back aeons. AI creations only stretch back to their training data
Can one enshittify a turd? I think we're about to find out
October 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Can one enshittify a turd? I think we're about to find out
He believes in foreign aid as long as he gets to asset strip the country in return
October 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
He believes in foreign aid as long as he gets to asset strip the country in return
ChatGPT has always been horrendously obsequious and sycophantic; dangerous tendencies in tech that is inherently untrustworthy
October 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
ChatGPT has always been horrendously obsequious and sycophantic; dangerous tendencies in tech that is inherently untrustworthy
Green landslide incoming
October 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Green landslide incoming
What's new? The rich have been placating us with cheap consumer goods for decades, while they hoover up all our assets and those of our governments
October 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What's new? The rich have been placating us with cheap consumer goods for decades, while they hoover up all our assets and those of our governments
Similarly, he's calling out the liberal establishment for making an "honest mistake" in not considering wealth distribution, rather than simply accusing them of protecting their own selfish interests
October 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Similarly, he's calling out the liberal establishment for making an "honest mistake" in not considering wealth distribution, rather than simply accusing them of protecting their own selfish interests
I think Gary probably knows that Reform is a 100% racist party. He is simply saying that it's a better strategy to try to open people's eyes to the sources of their brutalisation rather than starting out by calling them brutes
October 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I think Gary probably knows that Reform is a 100% racist party. He is simply saying that it's a better strategy to try to open people's eyes to the sources of their brutalisation rather than starting out by calling them brutes
Or Jesse Welles youtu.be/OjGHf7OvglM?...
Join Ice
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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September 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Or Jesse Welles youtu.be/OjGHf7OvglM?...
I needed this for a presentation and came up with "rules-based" but I'm sure there's better
September 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I needed this for a presentation and came up with "rules-based" but I'm sure there's better
New class system incoming...
Upper class: own AIs
Middle class: train AIs
Working class: clean up after AIs
Upper class: own AIs
Middle class: train AIs
Working class: clean up after AIs
August 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Making software simple is a very complex problem :)
August 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Making software simple is a very complex problem :)
For me it was in 2023 when I visited the USA for the first time in 25 years. The downward spiral was all too apparent
July 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
For me it was in 2023 when I visited the USA for the first time in 25 years. The downward spiral was all too apparent
As a resident of Scotland I sympathise but fear it would be giving Trump what he wants
July 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
As a resident of Scotland I sympathise but fear it would be giving Trump what he wants
She means they should not exist. The allocation of large piles of resources should not be decided by flawed individuals. It's bad for all our prosperity. Better tax structure won't cut it. We need to squeeze them until they have to sell their assets
July 1, 2025 at 7:21 AM
She means they should not exist. The allocation of large piles of resources should not be decided by flawed individuals. It's bad for all our prosperity. Better tax structure won't cut it. We need to squeeze them until they have to sell their assets
We can take back the reigns of civilisation. We easily outnumber those who would have us believe it's not possible
June 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We can take back the reigns of civilisation. We easily outnumber those who would have us believe it's not possible
A colleague once saw me give money to a gentleman who panhandled regularly outside our offices.
"You know that guy has a better phone than you"
What an asshole...
"You know that guy has a better phone than you"
What an asshole...
May 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
A colleague once saw me give money to a gentleman who panhandled regularly outside our offices.
"You know that guy has a better phone than you"
What an asshole...
"You know that guy has a better phone than you"
What an asshole...
I think your plumbus has malfunctioned
May 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I think your plumbus has malfunctioned