Andrew Marshall
@planetmarshall.bsky.social
C++ Programmer, Rock Climber, crap pianist, general nerd.
If only the reverse were true.
November 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
If only the reverse were true.
My most immediate reaction is that for an app where the primary purpose is to provide information, why is half the screen basically empty?
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
My most immediate reaction is that for an app where the primary purpose is to provide information, why is half the screen basically empty?
Yeah lets not be in the business of "compiling lists"
October 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Yeah lets not be in the business of "compiling lists"
Who picked at the science? I thought it was pretty solid (apart from the finale) I mean, I'm not a cosmologist but I know who Kip Thorne is.
October 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Who picked at the science? I thought it was pretty solid (apart from the finale) I mean, I'm not a cosmologist but I know who Kip Thorne is.
Presumably Xavier has the NRA to thank for his massive private gun collection.
October 15, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Presumably Xavier has the NRA to thank for his massive private gun collection.
Telepathy doesn't make sense.
October 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Telepathy doesn't make sense.
We did everything with OpenGL fragment shaders before CUDA was a thing.
October 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We did everything with OpenGL fragment shaders before CUDA was a thing.
I did some of this stuff back in the day when workin on VFX for some of the early Harry Potter films. Mark Harris - who later worked on CUDA - had a great website on GPGPU techniques.
October 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I did some of this stuff back in the day when workin on VFX for some of the early Harry Potter films. Mark Harris - who later worked on CUDA - had a great website on GPGPU techniques.
This was the same manufacturer whose driving systems could be hacked remotely through the DAB radio.
October 14, 2025 at 6:51 AM
This was the same manufacturer whose driving systems could be hacked remotely through the DAB radio.
Wait until he hears that his side lost WW2.
October 13, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Wait until he hears that his side lost WW2.
Omid Djalili's defence. I'm not convinced but at least he addresses it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have been criticised for being part of the Riyadh comedy festival. This is why I did it | Omid Djalili
The headlines focus on money, but the gigs were great and I think there are different ways to achieve progress. Art, especially comedy, can be part of that, says stand-up comedian, Omid Djalili.
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Omid Djalili's defence. I'm not convinced but at least he addresses it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There are probably lots of things DDL can get away with that would just get Jared Leto punched in the face.
October 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
There are probably lots of things DDL can get away with that would just get Jared Leto punched in the face.
No idea what BBC you're all looking at. They have constant updates from people actually living in Gaza, as opposed to disaster tourists like Thunberg.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
Israel deports Greta Thunberg and other Gaza flotilla activists as Hamas talks due
The indirect talks being held in Egypt are aimed at implementing Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
No idea what BBC you're all looking at. They have constant updates from people actually living in Gaza, as opposed to disaster tourists like Thunberg.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
I don't know that this is all that hot a take. Isn't this basically the "Reed Richards is useless" trope?
October 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I don't know that this is all that hot a take. Isn't this basically the "Reed Richards is useless" trope?
My first FORTRAN effort failed because I went over the 80 character column limit.
October 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
My first FORTRAN effort failed because I went over the 80 character column limit.
I seriously doubt he's thought that hard about it. Though I daresay if someone points it out he's unlikely to give a shit.
October 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I seriously doubt he's thought that hard about it. Though I daresay if someone points it out he's unlikely to give a shit.
More Gen Z Is have thought. Millennials are far too old for Charli xcx.
October 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
More Gen Z Is have thought. Millennials are far too old for Charli xcx.
Has it been in decline for as long as the print media?
October 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Has it been in decline for as long as the print media?
Here's a question for you instead. What percentage of the population would you say compete in elite sporting events at the highest level, and how would you justify drawing general conclusions about population statistics from that sample size?
October 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Here's a question for you instead. What percentage of the population would you say compete in elite sporting events at the highest level, and how would you justify drawing general conclusions about population statistics from that sample size?
West Africa, still about 5,000 miles from the South. Africa is a big place, I don't know if you've been?
October 1, 2025 at 6:37 AM
West Africa, still about 5,000 miles from the South. Africa is a big place, I don't know if you've been?
Well Akani Simbine is from South Africa, whereas Kishane Thompson is from Jamaica - countries about 8000 miles apart. Unless you mean that they all have dark skin? Is that what you're getting at? What's the relevance to the defection of a Tory Councillor to the Liberal Democrats?
September 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Well Akani Simbine is from South Africa, whereas Kishane Thompson is from Jamaica - countries about 8000 miles apart. Unless you mean that they all have dark skin? Is that what you're getting at? What's the relevance to the defection of a Tory Councillor to the Liberal Democrats?
Patagonia, Rab, ME, Mammut, Miller, Fjallraven... there must be loads preferable to this nonsense.
September 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Patagonia, Rab, ME, Mammut, Miller, Fjallraven... there must be loads preferable to this nonsense.
Something that's £145 a night does not really meet the definition of a bothy.
September 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Something that's £145 a night does not really meet the definition of a bothy.