John Stabler
@geek.wales
Programmer from the 8-bit era. Interested in gamedev, photography & film.
More of this kind of Britain please.
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
More of this kind of Britain please.
They pine for a theologically pure past; but they'd all be stoned to death for their transgressions.
The ultra-conservative Christians are the biggest hypocrites that ever existed. If they got their wish their monster would eat them immediately.
The ultra-conservative Christians are the biggest hypocrites that ever existed. If they got their wish their monster would eat them immediately.
in 1st century Judea, the corners of every field had to be left for the poor to pick crops for themselves, every seventh year *all* of the crops from fields and vineyards and orchards belonged to the poor, and all debts of all types were cancelled every 50th year.
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
They pine for a theologically pure past; but they'd all be stoned to death for their transgressions.
The ultra-conservative Christians are the biggest hypocrites that ever existed. If they got their wish their monster would eat them immediately.
The ultra-conservative Christians are the biggest hypocrites that ever existed. If they got their wish their monster would eat them immediately.
Reposted by John Stabler
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has already passed 40,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has already passed 40,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
The emotional highs and lows of defragging.
Highs: seeing all those gaps disappear.
Lows: your hard drive clicks several times in a row.
Highs: seeing all those gaps disappear.
Lows: your hard drive clicks several times in a row.
remember defragmenting your hard drive? how virtuous you felt after an hour of that. "have you achieved anything today?" "you bet I have, look at this".
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The emotional highs and lows of defragging.
Highs: seeing all those gaps disappear.
Lows: your hard drive clicks several times in a row.
Highs: seeing all those gaps disappear.
Lows: your hard drive clicks several times in a row.
This is the same reason why the moon landing conspiracies are laughable. The number of people required to be sworn to secrecy would be too many.
Mitchell & Webb even did a comedy sketch about it...
Mitchell & Webb even did a comedy sketch about it...
If a big company with 10s of thousands of engineers is knowingly doing something insanely unethical, it leaks. This is almost impossible to stop.
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is the same reason why the moon landing conspiracies are laughable. The number of people required to be sworn to secrecy would be too many.
Mitchell & Webb even did a comedy sketch about it...
Mitchell & Webb even did a comedy sketch about it...
The boomers aren't going to be around much longer. But younger Trump supporters are going to feel super weird in 10 - 20 years time when they're releasing books and movies about the time the USA went bonkers and evil.
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The boomers aren't going to be around much longer. But younger Trump supporters are going to feel super weird in 10 - 20 years time when they're releasing books and movies about the time the USA went bonkers and evil.
Watched The Running Man (1987) with my son tonight, ready to go see the new one. He asked me in how many movies did Arnie say "I'll be back"?
I googled it. The Gemini AI results were wrong. Wikipedia was right.
Don't trust #AI, even for trivia. Fvck Grok too.
Donate to and support Wikipedia.
I googled it. The Gemini AI results were wrong. Wikipedia was right.
Don't trust #AI, even for trivia. Fvck Grok too.
Donate to and support Wikipedia.
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Watched The Running Man (1987) with my son tonight, ready to go see the new one. He asked me in how many movies did Arnie say "I'll be back"?
I googled it. The Gemini AI results were wrong. Wikipedia was right.
Don't trust #AI, even for trivia. Fvck Grok too.
Donate to and support Wikipedia.
I googled it. The Gemini AI results were wrong. Wikipedia was right.
Don't trust #AI, even for trivia. Fvck Grok too.
Donate to and support Wikipedia.
Trump ignoring the suffering of others. Leavitt telling the patient that they didn't fall over, the democrats tipped over the White House.
The media brings on #MAGA Republicans to tell us that nothing happened except Trump brought in another 30 trillion dollars of investment.
The media brings on #MAGA Republicans to tell us that nothing happened except Trump brought in another 30 trillion dollars of investment.
November 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Trump ignoring the suffering of others. Leavitt telling the patient that they didn't fall over, the democrats tipped over the White House.
The media brings on #MAGA Republicans to tell us that nothing happened except Trump brought in another 30 trillion dollars of investment.
The media brings on #MAGA Republicans to tell us that nothing happened except Trump brought in another 30 trillion dollars of investment.
Generating content (I only use that word as a catch-all) is an artistic endeavour.
The value is in well-constructed, hand-crafted, emotional and innovative experiences. Corporations miss the whole point of entertainment by trying to cut costs and corners.
share.google/FBZCUwHdl3Zl...
The value is in well-constructed, hand-crafted, emotional and innovative experiences. Corporations miss the whole point of entertainment by trying to cut costs and corners.
share.google/FBZCUwHdl3Zl...
EA's Attempt to Use AI for Game Development Backfiring Horribly
Staffers at major video game developer Electronic Arts told Business Insider, their employer's attempts to use AI are backfiring.
share.google
October 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Generating content (I only use that word as a catch-all) is an artistic endeavour.
The value is in well-constructed, hand-crafted, emotional and innovative experiences. Corporations miss the whole point of entertainment by trying to cut costs and corners.
share.google/FBZCUwHdl3Zl...
The value is in well-constructed, hand-crafted, emotional and innovative experiences. Corporations miss the whole point of entertainment by trying to cut costs and corners.
share.google/FBZCUwHdl3Zl...
Reposted by John Stabler
Whenever you see reports of the financial potential and/or inevitable transformative impact of AI, it's worth reminding yourself of the McKinsey report from just three years ago that predicted that the metaverse would generate $5,000,000,000,000 of value by 2030.
October 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Whenever you see reports of the financial potential and/or inevitable transformative impact of AI, it's worth reminding yourself of the McKinsey report from just three years ago that predicted that the metaverse would generate $5,000,000,000,000 of value by 2030.
Reposted by John Stabler
“When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant immunity,”
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software
FRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of ...
waterfordwhispersnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant immunity,”
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
October 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Weird. People who fantasize that their cult ( #ai, #crypto, #hydrogen ) will eventually make skeptics eat humble pie.
If the skeptics were wrong they'll be living in a better world (apparently), get the benefits and be happy.
If the skeptics were right, you played a part in a con on humanity.
If the skeptics were wrong they'll be living in a better world (apparently), get the benefits and be happy.
If the skeptics were right, you played a part in a con on humanity.
October 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No Kings: were marching in support of a concept that is foundational to the United States of America.
Republicans: you're terrorists! (unleashes brown shirts on protesters).
Republicans: you're terrorists! (unleashes brown shirts on protesters).
October 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
No Kings: were marching in support of a concept that is foundational to the United States of America.
Republicans: you're terrorists! (unleashes brown shirts on protesters).
Republicans: you're terrorists! (unleashes brown shirts on protesters).
When they make the equivalent of The Big Short movie about the AI bubble bursting, who will Hollywood have to play @edzitron.com ?
I want a sweary Jesse Eisenberg.
I want a sweary Jesse Eisenberg.
October 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
When they make the equivalent of The Big Short movie about the AI bubble bursting, who will Hollywood have to play @edzitron.com ?
I want a sweary Jesse Eisenberg.
I want a sweary Jesse Eisenberg.
Then the AI industry should die.
The same politicians that want AI to save the economy are the same politicians trying to cut university funding for the "useless" degrees that produce artists to create the content AI uses.
The same politicians that want AI to save the economy are the same politicians trying to cut university funding for the "useless" degrees that produce artists to create the content AI uses.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Then the AI industry should die.
The same politicians that want AI to save the economy are the same politicians trying to cut university funding for the "useless" degrees that produce artists to create the content AI uses.
The same politicians that want AI to save the economy are the same politicians trying to cut university funding for the "useless" degrees that produce artists to create the content AI uses.
Reposted by John Stabler
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Reposted by John Stabler
Hey, bit of advice: if you're using an open source software product that you don't pay for, which is maintained as a hobby project, and there's a very complex feature you want, maybe don't post a long message being an asshole about it not being done yet. Turns out, that'll get you exactly jack shit.
October 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Hey, bit of advice: if you're using an open source software product that you don't pay for, which is maintained as a hobby project, and there's a very complex feature you want, maybe don't post a long message being an asshole about it not being done yet. Turns out, that'll get you exactly jack shit.
Sora is only available to users based in the USA, so I had to check out generated videos on YouTube. These are supposed to be the food ones being shown off.
It is terrible. Absolute garbage videos that users have no real control over.
What idiot believes this is the future?
It is terrible. Absolute garbage videos that users have no real control over.
What idiot believes this is the future?
October 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Sora is only available to users based in the USA, so I had to check out generated videos on YouTube. These are supposed to be the food ones being shown off.
It is terrible. Absolute garbage videos that users have no real control over.
What idiot believes this is the future?
It is terrible. Absolute garbage videos that users have no real control over.
What idiot believes this is the future?
"The algorithm will be controlled by America".
So it'll be shit?
Not saying I have a positive opinion of the current algorithm. But this seems to suggest that America doesn't like the results of the invisible hand of the market...
So it'll be shit?
Not saying I have a positive opinion of the current algorithm. But this seems to suggest that America doesn't like the results of the invisible hand of the market...
Leavitt on the TikTok deal: "There will be seven seats on the board that controls the app in the US and six of those seats will be Americans. The data and privacy will be led by one of America's greatest tech companies, Oracle, and the algorithm will also be controlled by America as well."
September 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"The algorithm will be controlled by America".
So it'll be shit?
Not saying I have a positive opinion of the current algorithm. But this seems to suggest that America doesn't like the results of the invisible hand of the market...
So it'll be shit?
Not saying I have a positive opinion of the current algorithm. But this seems to suggest that America doesn't like the results of the invisible hand of the market...
I found out that Jacob Rees-Mogg has a YouTube channel. Over 47,000 people have subscribed to it.
When the asteroid hits, it'll be a relief.
When the asteroid hits, it'll be a relief.
September 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I found out that Jacob Rees-Mogg has a YouTube channel. Over 47,000 people have subscribed to it.
When the asteroid hits, it'll be a relief.
When the asteroid hits, it'll be a relief.
There has to be accountability for people who make or influence policy based on vibes instead of facts.
If their self-serving lies end up damaging the planet, property or the economy (or, even worse, loss of life) we should be making them criminally liable.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If their self-serving lies end up damaging the planet, property or the economy (or, even worse, loss of life) we should be making them criminally liable.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chris Wright: nuclear fusion will soon power the world
AI will soon enable harnessing of the energy that powers the sun and stars, says Chris Wright
www.bbc.co.uk
September 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
There has to be accountability for people who make or influence policy based on vibes instead of facts.
If their self-serving lies end up damaging the planet, property or the economy (or, even worse, loss of life) we should be making them criminally liable.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If their self-serving lies end up damaging the planet, property or the economy (or, even worse, loss of life) we should be making them criminally liable.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It'll really kick off when the infant mortality noticeably ticks up.
While I'm indifferent to anti-vaxers FAFOing, there will be many innocent impacted.
While I'm indifferent to anti-vaxers FAFOing, there will be many innocent impacted.
TAPPER: Hepatitis A, whooping cough, & chickenpox cases are rising in Florida. Before you made this decision to lift vaccine mandates, did your dept do any analysis of how many new cases there will be?
LADAPO: Absolutely not
T: You didn't even do a projection?
L: It's an issue of right & wrong
LADAPO: Absolutely not
T: You didn't even do a projection?
L: It's an issue of right & wrong
September 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It'll really kick off when the infant mortality noticeably ticks up.
While I'm indifferent to anti-vaxers FAFOing, there will be many innocent impacted.
While I'm indifferent to anti-vaxers FAFOing, there will be many innocent impacted.