Rob Synnott
@rsynnott.bsky.social
Tech-debtor. Social Justice Warlock. He/him. 🏳️🌈
Sapping and impurifying all of your precious bodily fluids.
Dublin, Ireland.
Sapping and impurifying all of your precious bodily fluids.
Dublin, Ireland.
2025: Google will happily give bullshit LLM answers to things which clearly aren't questions. However, ask it a question, and, well...
I mean, c'mon, Google, you were able to do unit conversions 20 years ago.
I mean, c'mon, Google, you were able to do unit conversions 20 years ago.
November 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
2025: Google will happily give bullshit LLM answers to things which clearly aren't questions. However, ask it a question, and, well...
I mean, c'mon, Google, you were able to do unit conversions 20 years ago.
I mean, c'mon, Google, you were able to do unit conversions 20 years ago.
Okay, so a good review, but possibly from a reviewer with _extremely_ low expectations. The room was heated! Imagine!
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Okay, so a good review, but possibly from a reviewer with _extremely_ low expectations. The room was heated! Imagine!
On the way back, yes, Ryanair. The flight out was over 90 minutes late, though, so I wouldn’t necessarily get _too_ smug about it.
November 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
On the way back, yes, Ryanair. The flight out was over 90 minutes late, though, so I wouldn’t necessarily get _too_ smug about it.
So the Bluesky client chose to present this post like THIS, and I was briefly very confused.
Also Pepys should definitely make an appearance at some point.
Also Pepys should definitely make an appearance at some point.
October 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
So the Bluesky client chose to present this post like THIS, and I was briefly very confused.
Also Pepys should definitely make an appearance at some point.
Also Pepys should definitely make an appearance at some point.
@aptshadow.bsky.social Shrine to Kakrops spotted in Barcelona airport.
October 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
@aptshadow.bsky.social Shrine to Kakrops spotted in Barcelona airport.
Ah, the presidential election. That very special time every 7 years when we are reminded that Declan Ganley exists.
This time, with bonus reminder that Eddie Hobbs also exists, moaning about Maria Steen, who also exists! I mean, talk about a political has-beens convention.
This time, with bonus reminder that Eddie Hobbs also exists, moaning about Maria Steen, who also exists! I mean, talk about a political has-beens convention.
September 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Ah, the presidential election. That very special time every 7 years when we are reminded that Declan Ganley exists.
This time, with bonus reminder that Eddie Hobbs also exists, moaning about Maria Steen, who also exists! I mean, talk about a political has-beens convention.
This time, with bonus reminder that Eddie Hobbs also exists, moaning about Maria Steen, who also exists! I mean, talk about a political has-beens convention.
Yeah, wonder why that is, Maria?
September 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Yeah, wonder why that is, Maria?
September 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Today in oddly-worded Wikipedia articles. Surely there must be an easier way to ease congestion in Australian cities than using tram tunnels in Germany.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-Bahn_...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-Bahn_...
September 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Today in oddly-worded Wikipedia articles. Surely there must be an easier way to ease congestion in Australian cities than using tram tunnels in Germany.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-Bahn_...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-Bahn_...
Soylent Gran is...
September 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Soylent Gran is...
Every cloud has a silver lining.
September 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Every cloud has a silver lining.
This is the logo of the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force. I kinda hope that, when they do space stuff (spysats?), they put a little helmet on the bird.
September 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is the logo of the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force. I kinda hope that, when they do space stuff (spysats?), they put a little helmet on the bird.
I mean that's basically true to life, tho.
September 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I mean that's basically true to life, tho.
Is this really what people want in Dolby Atmos, Audible?
August 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Is this really what people want in Dolby Atmos, Audible?
The channel 4 app just recommended this to me via push notification. I mean, what.
August 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The channel 4 app just recommended this to me via push notification. I mean, what.
The magic robots have, appropriately, memory-holed Apple's 1984 Mac launch.
August 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The magic robots have, appropriately, memory-holed Apple's 1984 Mac launch.
… Hyperion? Seriously? Is it possible that no-one in Facebook has ever read the novel of that name? Because, er, probably not something that you’d want to name your AI datacenter.
I will say no more, to avoid the risk of spoilers, but, seriously?
I will say no more, to avoid the risk of spoilers, but, seriously?
July 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
… Hyperion? Seriously? Is it possible that no-one in Facebook has ever read the novel of that name? Because, er, probably not something that you’d want to name your AI datacenter.
I will say no more, to avoid the risk of spoilers, but, seriously?
I will say no more, to avoid the risk of spoilers, but, seriously?
For instance, has it turned into a dog?
July 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
For instance, has it turned into a dog?
Tesla cars apparently getting that Grok chatbot: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Can't help thinking of this (amazing) WW2 propaganda poster.
Can't help thinking of this (amazing) WW2 propaganda poster.
July 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Tesla cars apparently getting that Grok chatbot: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Can't help thinking of this (amazing) WW2 propaganda poster.
Can't help thinking of this (amazing) WW2 propaganda poster.
Today in suboptimal banner ad placement.
July 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Today in suboptimal banner ad placement.
Hot new trend on the far right: Stephen Fry Denialism. THERE WAS NO JEEVES.
(The actual story seems to be that Voldemort is denying ever having been friends with Fry, after he criticised her. Really.)
(The actual story seems to be that Voldemort is denying ever having been friends with Fry, after he criticised her. Really.)
June 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Hot new trend on the far right: Stephen Fry Denialism. THERE WAS NO JEEVES.
(The actual story seems to be that Voldemort is denying ever having been friends with Fry, after he criticised her. Really.)
(The actual story seems to be that Voldemort is denying ever having been friends with Fry, after he criticised her. Really.)