BMF
@machinat0r.bsky.social
Engineer. Rocket scientist. AvGeek. Cybersecurity. Windsurfer. Humanist.
Be Kind.
Be Kind.
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Dying at the first time Swedish Chef sees Big Bird
December 25, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Dying at the first time Swedish Chef sees Big Bird
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needs to be a stamp for that..
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
needs to be a stamp for that..
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"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
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Reeves: "We are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets. But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the honourable mention for Clacton."
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Reeves: "We are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets. But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the honourable mention for Clacton."
This needs amplifying. Is and always has been an odious little bigot.
It is the hectoring tone, the “jeering quality”, in Nigel Farage’s voice today that brings it all back for Peter Ettedgui. “He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers“
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This needs amplifying. Is and always has been an odious little bigot.
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Incredibly sad and unbecoming when you have to briefly use microsoft edge for something and it asks to be made your default browser. Have a little self respect.
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Incredibly sad and unbecoming when you have to briefly use microsoft edge for something and it asks to be made your default browser. Have a little self respect.
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The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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"Mind of a revolutionary, so clear the lane
The finger to the land of the chains
What? The "land of the free"? Whoever told you that is your enemy
Now something must be done about vengeance, a badge, and a gun
'Cause I'll rip the mic, rip the stage, rip the system"
The finger to the land of the chains
What? The "land of the free"? Whoever told you that is your enemy
Now something must be done about vengeance, a badge, and a gun
'Cause I'll rip the mic, rip the stage, rip the system"
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"Mind of a revolutionary, so clear the lane
The finger to the land of the chains
What? The "land of the free"? Whoever told you that is your enemy
Now something must be done about vengeance, a badge, and a gun
'Cause I'll rip the mic, rip the stage, rip the system"
The finger to the land of the chains
What? The "land of the free"? Whoever told you that is your enemy
Now something must be done about vengeance, a badge, and a gun
'Cause I'll rip the mic, rip the stage, rip the system"
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
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Trump does not care about Ukrainian sovereignty or democracy. Trump does not frame this war as one between good vs evil, democrats vs autocrats, or the colonized vs the imperialists. He just wants the war to end so he can take credit. The details don't matter to him at all.
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trump does not care about Ukrainian sovereignty or democracy. Trump does not frame this war as one between good vs evil, democrats vs autocrats, or the colonized vs the imperialists. He just wants the war to end so he can take credit. The details don't matter to him at all.
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In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
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Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
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Nigel Farage has brushed off allegations of racist behaviour during his teenage years, urging people to focus on the terrible things he says now
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Nigel Farage has brushed off allegations of racist behaviour during his teenage years, urging people to focus on the terrible things he says now
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Yes! This is so important! Machine Learning is doing wonderful things like mapping Martian craters and analyzing microbe genomes. LLMs are a very specific form & it’s them doing these huge amounts of harm. I also sometimes say “Gen AI”
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yes! This is so important! Machine Learning is doing wonderful things like mapping Martian craters and analyzing microbe genomes. LLMs are a very specific form & it’s them doing these huge amounts of harm. I also sometimes say “Gen AI”
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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International Criminal Court judge, "sanctioned" by the USA for doing his job, blocked from using internet services worldwide, credit cards, banking... And nobody cares...
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
International Criminal Court judge, "sanctioned" by the USA for doing his job, blocked from using internet services worldwide, credit cards, banking... And nobody cares...
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28th June, 1944, RAF Tholthorpe, nr York. George Cross action of Air Commodore Dwight Ross; George Medal actions of Cpl Maurice Marquet and Flt/Sgt Joseph St. Germain; British Empire Medal actions of LAC Melvin McKenzie and LAC Robert Wolfe, all Royal Canadian Air Force.
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📷 IBCC Digital Archive
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📷 IBCC Digital Archive
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
28th June, 1944, RAF Tholthorpe, nr York. George Cross action of Air Commodore Dwight Ross; George Medal actions of Cpl Maurice Marquet and Flt/Sgt Joseph St. Germain; British Empire Medal actions of LAC Melvin McKenzie and LAC Robert Wolfe, all Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Wow. "Labour to outlaw non-turkey consumption at Christmas."
I genuinely thought this was a joke at first. The full thing is up on my Substack.
Feel free to share.
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/labour-to-...
I genuinely thought this was a joke at first. The full thing is up on my Substack.
Feel free to share.
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/labour-to-...
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Wow. "Labour to outlaw non-turkey consumption at Christmas."
I genuinely thought this was a joke at first. The full thing is up on my Substack.
Feel free to share.
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/labour-to-...
I genuinely thought this was a joke at first. The full thing is up on my Substack.
Feel free to share.
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/labour-to-...
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The sound you hear is of cricketers all over the world laughing forever.
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The sound you hear is of cricketers all over the world laughing forever.
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Why does every picture of Shabana Mahmood make her look like she's scheming to kill Paddington?
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Why does every picture of Shabana Mahmood make her look like she's scheming to kill Paddington?
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A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
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Immigration is NOT tearing this country apart.
Politicians like Farage and Mahmodo are tearing it apart by their divisive rhetoric and dishonest framing of the known facts behind immigration.
I despise them for it.
Now 10 years here isn’t long enough. It has to be 20 years.
What a disgrace.
Politicians like Farage and Mahmodo are tearing it apart by their divisive rhetoric and dishonest framing of the known facts behind immigration.
I despise them for it.
Now 10 years here isn’t long enough. It has to be 20 years.
What a disgrace.
November 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Immigration is NOT tearing this country apart.
Politicians like Farage and Mahmodo are tearing it apart by their divisive rhetoric and dishonest framing of the known facts behind immigration.
I despise them for it.
Now 10 years here isn’t long enough. It has to be 20 years.
What a disgrace.
Politicians like Farage and Mahmodo are tearing it apart by their divisive rhetoric and dishonest framing of the known facts behind immigration.
I despise them for it.
Now 10 years here isn’t long enough. It has to be 20 years.
What a disgrace.
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Labour's MP for Folkestone says the government has taken "the wrong turning" on its plans for asylum seekers.
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Labour's MP for Folkestone says the government has taken "the wrong turning" on its plans for asylum seekers.
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."