John Foo
@j0nf00.bsky.social
Implausible meatghost,
monolith whisperer,
wiring enthusiast,
idiot
monolith whisperer,
wiring enthusiast,
idiot
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I have posted this before but it bears repeating.
This film made by French leftists in Derry in 1969-72 is really astonishing.
Seeing the early days of the insurrection against British forces filmed documentary style rather than by TV news journos makes a huge difference.
youtu.be/fsoPVuTjKOo?...
This film made by French leftists in Derry in 1969-72 is really astonishing.
Seeing the early days of the insurrection against British forces filmed documentary style rather than by TV news journos makes a huge difference.
youtu.be/fsoPVuTjKOo?...
people of ireland cinema action 1973mov
YouTube video by platform films
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I have posted this before but it bears repeating.
This film made by French leftists in Derry in 1969-72 is really astonishing.
Seeing the early days of the insurrection against British forces filmed documentary style rather than by TV news journos makes a huge difference.
youtu.be/fsoPVuTjKOo?...
This film made by French leftists in Derry in 1969-72 is really astonishing.
Seeing the early days of the insurrection against British forces filmed documentary style rather than by TV news journos makes a huge difference.
youtu.be/fsoPVuTjKOo?...
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You can reach the front end of GenAI.mil and poke different endpoints using a consumer Google VPN account as they forgot to lock it down. 🫡
December 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
You can reach the front end of GenAI.mil and poke different endpoints using a consumer Google VPN account as they forgot to lock it down. 🫡
soviet and other eastern bloc auto manufacturers - the Plan decrees a Trabant for everyone. (in theory, obvs)
i wonder if there is a precedent for what IT companies are doing, which reduces to "we're going to sell the products WE want", ie not what customers want, or the public wants
i mean i'm sure there are historical examples of a similar *kind*, but it seems like an unprecedented *degree*?
i mean i'm sure there are historical examples of a similar *kind*, but it seems like an unprecedented *degree*?
Glassholes were driven from polite society. It could happen again.
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
soviet and other eastern bloc auto manufacturers - the Plan decrees a Trabant for everyone. (in theory, obvs)
ah, Casablanca, my most beloved franchise
December 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
ah, Casablanca, my most beloved franchise
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Mr Musk’s Greater Pretoria
we don't yet have a good shorthand for the ideological and corporate zone characterized by the paypal mafia alumni, cryptocurrency, and affiliated VCs, do we
December 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Mr Musk’s Greater Pretoria
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Organizing my collection and found the rare Alan Moore work that hasn’t been made into a terrible movie against his wishes
December 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Organizing my collection and found the rare Alan Moore work that hasn’t been made into a terrible movie against his wishes
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Netflix have just bought Westward TV. They gain exclusive rights to use Gus Honeybun in a variety of media.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Netflix have just bought Westward TV. They gain exclusive rights to use Gus Honeybun in a variety of media.
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
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Your reminder that RealID is the pet project of Larry Ellison.
The only purpose of "REAL ID" is to restrict the freedom of poor people and exclude them from traveling and eventually from voting.
www.npr.org/2025/12/02/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/02/g...
U.S. air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee
The TSA has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February. The Department of Homeland Security says 94% of passengers are already compliant.
www.npr.org
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Your reminder that RealID is the pet project of Larry Ellison.
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Rate of increase of the number of things to which the analogy "background radiation steel" applies.
December 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Rate of increase of the number of things to which the analogy "background radiation steel" applies.
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OK so it's dark and rainy and I feel like this story should be shared. The movie Grace Of My Heart is a sort of 'film á clef' loosely based on Carole King's life, interpolating a fictional romance with a character based on Brian Wilson. Musical director J Mascis said they HAD TO use a theremin...
Allison also told an absolutely fucking great Beach Boys anecdote (from Grace Of My Heart soundtrack recording sessions) which would on its own make this one of the great Q&As
December 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
OK so it's dark and rainy and I feel like this story should be shared. The movie Grace Of My Heart is a sort of 'film á clef' loosely based on Carole King's life, interpolating a fictional romance with a character based on Brian Wilson. Musical director J Mascis said they HAD TO use a theremin...
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On every public policy committee I sat on - gambling, drugs, animal experiments, law of homicide and others - someone would ask ‘But what would the Daily Mail say about our recommendations?’ I now regret that we never gave the right answer. ‘We shouldn’t care.’
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
On every public policy committee I sat on - gambling, drugs, animal experiments, law of homicide and others - someone would ask ‘But what would the Daily Mail say about our recommendations?’ I now regret that we never gave the right answer. ‘We shouldn’t care.’
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La santa y el cisne — Nieves González
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
La santa y el cisne — Nieves González
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"Life goes on. A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy?"
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"Life goes on. A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy?"
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We have learned that if the Amerikkkan people cannot have their burgers delivered piping hot for less than it costs in person they will collectively elect a guy who kills a million people in developing nations, so the creation of cheap burrito bots is one of the stronger moral obligations out there
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
We have learned that if the Amerikkkan people cannot have their burgers delivered piping hot for less than it costs in person they will collectively elect a guy who kills a million people in developing nations, so the creation of cheap burrito bots is one of the stronger moral obligations out there
Alan Moore awakened by news of a forthcoming V for Vendetta prestige tv series
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Alan Moore awakened by news of a forthcoming V for Vendetta prestige tv series
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The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea — William Blake, c. 1805
pen and ink with watercolor over graphite on paper
40.1 x 35.6 cm
pen and ink with watercolor over graphite on paper
40.1 x 35.6 cm
January 23, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea — William Blake, c. 1805
pen and ink with watercolor over graphite on paper
40.1 x 35.6 cm
pen and ink with watercolor over graphite on paper
40.1 x 35.6 cm
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We got like five years until this is also a slot machine
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We got like five years until this is also a slot machine
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Leonard Cohen playing pinball
October 27, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Leonard Cohen playing pinball
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Gay Byrne Celebratory Late Late Show Departure CallCard
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Gay Byrne Celebratory Late Late Show Departure CallCard
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Ah @cyberwarcon.bsky.social the only conference for intel ops research authored by the terminally online
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Ah @cyberwarcon.bsky.social the only conference for intel ops research authored by the terminally online
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Howard Hughes was at least decades ahead when he invented the Amazon delivery driver pee jar.
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Howard Hughes was at least decades ahead when he invented the Amazon delivery driver pee jar.
geoff capes staring at a massive onion (not ai)
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
geoff capes staring at a massive onion (not ai)