Mark D
@markjd84.bsky.social
Transport consultant (esp. developing countries) and data tools research at ITP/Haskoning, tho views here are personal
he/him #Nottingham
check out @citiesbot.bsky.social
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FMFL, i miss when humans had somewhat-useful repositories of shared knowledge
(in this case, the bit of slop at the top of the page was correct, and the bit at the bottom was the real garbage)
(in this case, the bit of slop at the top of the page was correct, and the bit at the bottom was the real garbage)
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
FMFL, i miss when humans had somewhat-useful repositories of shared knowledge
(in this case, the bit of slop at the top of the page was correct, and the bit at the bottom was the real garbage)
(in this case, the bit of slop at the top of the page was correct, and the bit at the bottom was the real garbage)
never has a computer been more suspicious of humans than the UK Gov jobs portal
(this fires almost every time)
(this fires almost every time)
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
never has a computer been more suspicious of humans than the UK Gov jobs portal
(this fires almost every time)
(this fires almost every time)
i clicked on it and it is giving very late-90s, Streetmap.co.uk vibes
November 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
i clicked on it and it is giving very late-90s, Streetmap.co.uk vibes
if this were an animal, it would be going extinct 😋
tempura tofu with instant noodles
tempura tofu with instant noodles
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
if this were an animal, it would be going extinct 😋
tempura tofu with instant noodles
tempura tofu with instant noodles
hey so bluesky im in Asia! Please enjoy some pics of Seoul from a few days ago. Hard recommend.
October 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
hey so bluesky im in Asia! Please enjoy some pics of Seoul from a few days ago. Hard recommend.
...and i am most ill when I'm...
September 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
...and i am most ill when I'm...
morning bluesky
at around 7 this morning, my gmail ticked over to 10,000 unread messages
at around 7 this morning, my gmail ticked over to 10,000 unread messages
September 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
morning bluesky
at around 7 this morning, my gmail ticked over to 10,000 unread messages
at around 7 this morning, my gmail ticked over to 10,000 unread messages
This Wired article is one of the best things I've seen that genuinely attempts to explain GenAI to non-techie people
Convinced that a lot of the animosity comes from much of bluesky having a fairly clear understanding of these models
Meanwhile, people with less CS knowledge or whatever...
Convinced that a lot of the animosity comes from much of bluesky having a fairly clear understanding of these models
Meanwhile, people with less CS knowledge or whatever...
August 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
This Wired article is one of the best things I've seen that genuinely attempts to explain GenAI to non-techie people
Convinced that a lot of the animosity comes from much of bluesky having a fairly clear understanding of these models
Meanwhile, people with less CS knowledge or whatever...
Convinced that a lot of the animosity comes from much of bluesky having a fairly clear understanding of these models
Meanwhile, people with less CS knowledge or whatever...
I had been saying that Computer Vision (including character recognition built into phones) was one of the few 'good' types of AI.
But then this happened - quietly, and could easily have got missed....
'like' when you see it...
But then this happened - quietly, and could easily have got missed....
'like' when you see it...
August 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I had been saying that Computer Vision (including character recognition built into phones) was one of the few 'good' types of AI.
But then this happened - quietly, and could easily have got missed....
'like' when you see it...
But then this happened - quietly, and could easily have got missed....
'like' when you see it...
From the magazine that brought you 'You are earning too much'
jfc
jfc
August 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
From the magazine that brought you 'You are earning too much'
jfc
jfc
Cory Doctorow, with another reason AI (in this case 'agents') can't and won't work:
July 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Cory Doctorow, with another reason AI (in this case 'agents') can't and won't work:
Gotta admire the sheer audacity of Airbnb marketing - not just asking for free feedback, but giving you a *deadline* to do so
July 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Gotta admire the sheer audacity of Airbnb marketing - not just asking for free feedback, but giving you a *deadline* to do so
chat, we are in Barcelona which is lush
anyone know anything about these weird little cranes all the apt buildings have?
anyone know anything about these weird little cranes all the apt buildings have?
July 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
chat, we are in Barcelona which is lush
anyone know anything about these weird little cranes all the apt buildings have?
anyone know anything about these weird little cranes all the apt buildings have?
every time i see a photo of macron+starmer recently, there is one-upmanship in the 'im the dominant one in this handshake' stakes
calm it down, other men, you're making us look like fools in front of the other genders
calm it down, other men, you're making us look like fools in front of the other genders
July 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
every time i see a photo of macron+starmer recently, there is one-upmanship in the 'im the dominant one in this handshake' stakes
calm it down, other men, you're making us look like fools in front of the other genders
calm it down, other men, you're making us look like fools in front of the other genders
another face in the map to rival Dhaka's
June 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
another face in the map to rival Dhaka's
Bit of a headfuck reading British news in Spanish, but it works as a language learning tool
June 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Bit of a headfuck reading British news in Spanish, but it works as a language learning tool
Some of yall wont have even heard of the Matt Hancock™ app
June 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Some of yall wont have even heard of the Matt Hancock™ app
May 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The pinnacle of human technology, everybody!
May 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The pinnacle of human technology, everybody!
jus me having a normal one... ;)
that seems to have fixed it tho, thx
that seems to have fixed it tho, thx
May 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
jus me having a normal one... ;)
that seems to have fixed it tho, thx
that seems to have fixed it tho, thx
Idk what made me remember this thing but went looking for it at lunchtime, couldn't find it, anyway it was on the web
May 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Idk what made me remember this thing but went looking for it at lunchtime, couldn't find it, anyway it was on the web