Dave
@irksomelib.bsky.social
lib. postdoc. computer scientist (computational linguistics/natural language processing). british. likes metal, sci-fi and fantasy. extremely bad at posting. OCD-haver, ace/aro. he/him.
Who's Party (Is on first)
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Who's Party (Is on first)
Oathbreakers by Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry. It is absolutely riveting.
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Oathbreakers by Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry. It is absolutely riveting.
I think it's partly because here in the UK when a moral panic kicks off there are cranks from all across the political spectrum who will sign up to it, whereas in the US it seems primarily rightwingers.
...And also a huge chunk of our press is totally cooked. These two things are likely related.
...And also a huge chunk of our press is totally cooked. These two things are likely related.
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I think it's partly because here in the UK when a moral panic kicks off there are cranks from all across the political spectrum who will sign up to it, whereas in the US it seems primarily rightwingers.
...And also a huge chunk of our press is totally cooked. These two things are likely related.
...And also a huge chunk of our press is totally cooked. These two things are likely related.
Reposted by Dave
This is corking news: discovery of antibiotic that can be used that doesn’t trigger resistance - early days but this is really meaningful stuff:
bsky.app/profile/adap...
bsky.app/profile/adap...
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This is corking news: discovery of antibiotic that can be used that doesn’t trigger resistance - early days but this is really meaningful stuff:
bsky.app/profile/adap...
bsky.app/profile/adap...
Reposted by Dave
danzig: i got something to say
danzig’s lawyer: 😳
danzig’s lawyer: 😳
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
danzig: i got something to say
danzig’s lawyer: 😳
danzig’s lawyer: 😳
This seems particularly egregious given that person who died after getting hit with the machine that is explicitly made for the purpose of killing people made the wiki list of unusual 19th century deaths...
October 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This seems particularly egregious given that person who died after getting hit with the machine that is explicitly made for the purpose of killing people made the wiki list of unusual 19th century deaths...