The Don Gwydion Interface
@jamtone.bsky.social
The sum of every person I've ever met, and a few I haven't. Amateur epistemologist, pro teacher. Oldskool junglist. Ex- journo, digital media wonk, social media consultant. Subs > Dubs. #AuDHD #ChaoticGood
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Pinned
I followed loads of my academic crushes this week and a terrifying amount of them followed me back and now I'm going to have to pretend to be a clever and interesting networking professional instead of a half-baked shitposter with a penchant for absurdity
Aside from the gravitational pull of these two heavyweights, if you have an interest in misinformation, or conspiracy theory, or the permeability of "reality" and fiction, then this conversation between Stewart Lee and Alan Moore is compelling.
Stewart Lee in Conversation with Alan Moore
YouTube video by Faber Books
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Aside from the gravitational pull of these two heavyweights, if you have an interest in misinformation, or conspiracy theory, or the permeability of "reality" and fiction, then this conversation between Stewart Lee and Alan Moore is compelling.
"[I]ncreasingly like Orwell the Hitch is on your side, regardless of what your side may be, and if he is not, then you can still apparently act in his spirit, carrying his torch in whatever direction you wish [...] Which seems an odd legacy for a writer who didn’t allow for vagueness or bothsideism"
Reidy’s Digest #8: Time to ditch the cult of Hitch
An actual short essay and some other bits
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"[I]ncreasingly like Orwell the Hitch is on your side, regardless of what your side may be, and if he is not, then you can still apparently act in his spirit, carrying his torch in whatever direction you wish [...] Which seems an odd legacy for a writer who didn’t allow for vagueness or bothsideism"
"No gods have heard your prayers..." 😂
November 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"No gods have heard your prayers..." 😂
Yo, you want a clickbait headline with an article that actually delivers? Yeah, thought you might.
Are Autistic Women 'Women'?
A male autism expert weighs in on this very important question
dispatchesfromtheautismwars.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Yo, you want a clickbait headline with an article that actually delivers? Yeah, thought you might.
I joined twitter in May 2007. I have studied or worked in/with social media since fucking ... *Faceparty*. The only way to survive a world saturated with social media in 2026 is not to take social media seriously.
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I joined twitter in May 2007. I have studied or worked in/with social media since fucking ... *Faceparty*. The only way to survive a world saturated with social media in 2026 is not to take social media seriously.
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Every single media lawyer I have spoken with this weeks agree that the BBC is doing exactly the right thing in admitting a mistake without admitting liability.
What serious lawyer would ever advise issuing an apology while there’s an imminent legal threat? How did the BBC not have lines and briefing ready?
Is it even capable of fighting a case when some near its top seem not to want it to win?
Is it even capable of fighting a case when some near its top seem not to want it to win?
November 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Every single media lawyer I have spoken with this weeks agree that the BBC is doing exactly the right thing in admitting a mistake without admitting liability.
Gabecube, Gabecube, Gabecube! #gabecube
Steam Machine
Your games on the big screen
store.steampowered.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Gabecube, Gabecube, Gabecube! #gabecube
I'm just a boy, standing in front of a girl, asking her if they have any sub-£100 trainers that don't squeak like I've got guinea pigs tied to my feet
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I'm just a boy, standing in front of a girl, asking her if they have any sub-£100 trainers that don't squeak like I've got guinea pigs tied to my feet
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People who underline library books in pencil should be given a warning. People who do it in blue biro should be hunted for sport
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
People who underline library books in pencil should be given a warning. People who do it in blue biro should be hunted for sport
Some dangerous precedents here, but bits of hope too
Trump v the BBC: a legal expert explains how the case could play out
Trump must meet set requirements to prove that the footage was actually defamatory.
theconversation.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Some dangerous precedents here, but bits of hope too
My Outlook Calendar for the rest of this month is giving Jackson Pollock and I do not like it
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
My Outlook Calendar for the rest of this month is giving Jackson Pollock and I do not like it
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I know that this information has been floating around for some time now, but if anyone needs some dots connected, here goes:
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I know that this information has been floating around for some time now, but if anyone needs some dots connected, here goes:
*We* do, Monsieur Couchfucker. It's you lot who've suddenly gone quiet
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
*We* do, Monsieur Couchfucker. It's you lot who've suddenly gone quiet
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QANON CULTIST IN 2017: "In this 1,879 page thread I will unravel the byzantine system of codewords and phrases the global elite use to mask their pedophile cabal."
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
QANON CULTIST IN 2017: "In this 1,879 page thread I will unravel the byzantine system of codewords and phrases the global elite use to mask their pedophile cabal."
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
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i fully agree with this theory and in my actual field, british architectural history, The Problem is that Salisbury Cathedral is built on top of a lake and no i am not exaggerating
between this and the FSO Safer (another ship at serious risk of exploding) I’m convinced every field has its “yeah, this is the problem that keeps me up at night” and I’m on a quest to learn about all of them
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
i fully agree with this theory and in my actual field, british architectural history, The Problem is that Salisbury Cathedral is built on top of a lake and no i am not exaggerating
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“They are focused most intensely on Covid-19 shots, but are also looking at vaccines more broadly. Prasad wants to make it more difficult for vaccine makers to tell doctors they can offer their shots together, something providers have done for decades to more efficiently protect people from disease”
How two top FDA officials are quietly upending vaccine regulations
Vinay Prasad and Tracy Beth Høeg mix skepticism with new ways to define risk in pursuing sweeping changes to vaccine policy at the FDA.
www.statnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“They are focused most intensely on Covid-19 shots, but are also looking at vaccines more broadly. Prasad wants to make it more difficult for vaccine makers to tell doctors they can offer their shots together, something providers have done for decades to more efficiently protect people from disease”
Ahh, so that's why I'm gonna die single
Women prefer to be prettier than a partner, but men want to be funnier
When measuring yourself against your partner, which traits do you prefer to have compared with your significant other? A survey that forced people to choose has found that men and women have different...
www.newscientist.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Ahh, so that's why I'm gonna die single
Ooh, pretty
If you have a very low-latitude aurora observation from tonight, please record your exact time and rough location and DO NOT DELETE your photo. These observations will be important for scientific research of this event.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Ooh, pretty
This has cheered me immensely
Joyce Carol Oates with a HALO dive from an orbitally placed top rope
lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This has cheered me immensely
I don't normally remember my dreams. They're always convoluted and complex. Usually bad. My favourite dream ever that I *can* remember was being married to Björk. Nothing naughty. Just happily married.
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I don't normally remember my dreams. They're always convoluted and complex. Usually bad. My favourite dream ever that I *can* remember was being married to Björk. Nothing naughty. Just happily married.
That "Hard times create strong men" crap is always being spaffed off by someone whose experience of hard times is his electric can opener being broken
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
That "Hard times create strong men" crap is always being spaffed off by someone whose experience of hard times is his electric can opener being broken
Wtf
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Wtf
Incredible stories of historic war still being uncovered.
Newcastle professor recalls US-Japan picnic truce
Prof Nick Megoran says the picnic on Aka island is as remarkable as the 1914 Christmas Day truce.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Incredible stories of historic war still being uncovered.
Wait wait wait. Nintendo descends like the four horsemen of the apocalypse upon every smol-bean DIY creative for even looking at their IP a bit funny, but fucking ICE / The DHS takes a literal shit on Pokémon and all they can manage is a fucking disclaimer?!
It Was Always About the "Right" Politics in Video Games | Unpacked
YouTube video by Second Wind
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Wait wait wait. Nintendo descends like the four horsemen of the apocalypse upon every smol-bean DIY creative for even looking at their IP a bit funny, but fucking ICE / The DHS takes a literal shit on Pokémon and all they can manage is a fucking disclaimer?!