Jake Staines
@sanakism.bsky.social
Increasingly grumpy software engineer from the English midlands; plays board games, paints miniatures, tries to convince everyone with a pulse to play Netrunner.
On Instagram, Mastodon.Social and technically Threads and Twitter with the same name.
On Instagram, Mastodon.Social and technically Threads and Twitter with the same name.
Can someone explain to me why this thing that doesn't affect any normal people's lives and is only really cared about at all by a small number of Neo-Nazis on Twitter is the biggest, most prominent item on the BBC News front page this morning?
![Headline from BBC News: "[LIVE] BBC chair to respond after director general and News CEO resign"; lede "Samir Shah is expected to apologise for the way Panorama edited a speech by Donald Trump, after Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resign."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmprqvsx7dbbcxf4wxpvblaj/bafkreigtkixgvliigza6kp4ajx24mkrdhtz76eexa4pobqu45okhek4bcy@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Can someone explain to me why this thing that doesn't affect any normal people's lives and is only really cared about at all by a small number of Neo-Nazis on Twitter is the biggest, most prominent item on the BBC News front page this morning?
I totally misread this here as "See how New Yorkers are wrong, precinct by precinct"...
![Link to "The Most Detailed Map of the New York City May[oral Election]", subtitled "See how New Yorkers are voting, precinct by precinct".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmprqvsx7dbbcxf4wxpvblaj/bafkreickl223jxsbt7lpvzr4amkqwlhjua7lysqwicodyal4ee5l6xbzy4@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I totally misread this here as "See how New Yorkers are wrong, precinct by precinct"...
They can put as many women in as they like but this weird Primaris/beakie hybrid is an insulting and demeaning affront to my childhood and will not stand!
October 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
They can put as many women in as they like but this weird Primaris/beakie hybrid is an insulting and demeaning affront to my childhood and will not stand!
Today from the BBC: being anti-fascist is a "far-left" position.
September 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Today from the BBC: being anti-fascist is a "far-left" position.
Wow, racist thugs want the police distracted from solvimg crimes? Who'd have thought?
September 3, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Wow, racist thugs want the police distracted from solvimg crimes? Who'd have thought?
Hello, I'm an Aga Rayburn space heater! I'm supposed to be a combination oven, stove, hot water & heating appliance, but I'm absolutely fucking useless! I was left on for an hour and a half on the highest setting and didn't manage to boil a pan of water, I just made the kitchen uncomfortably hot.
August 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Hello, I'm an Aga Rayburn space heater! I'm supposed to be a combination oven, stove, hot water & heating appliance, but I'm absolutely fucking useless! I was left on for an hour and a half on the highest setting and didn't manage to boil a pan of water, I just made the kitchen uncomfortably hot.
Frankly, looking at the pictures posted of the same corner from another angle, it kind of feels like it ought to be landmines.
We have some of the short bollards that wouldn't look out of place on a quayside around here, just inside the curb; probably three cars get wrapped around them per year.
We have some of the short bollards that wouldn't look out of place on a quayside around here, just inside the curb; probably three cars get wrapped around them per year.
August 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Frankly, looking at the pictures posted of the same corner from another angle, it kind of feels like it ought to be landmines.
We have some of the short bollards that wouldn't look out of place on a quayside around here, just inside the curb; probably three cars get wrapped around them per year.
We have some of the short bollards that wouldn't look out of place on a quayside around here, just inside the curb; probably three cars get wrapped around them per year.
Today in Torment Nexus news: my IDE is offering to connect up to the evil hegemonic server software from TRON.
August 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Today in Torment Nexus news: my IDE is offering to connect up to the evil hegemonic server software from TRON.
Oh fuck off, no he isn't. The only concept that could finish that sentence honestly is "obvious public failure".
Reminder: 100% of the "AI is scarily intelligent", "AI would kill to protect itself" etc. stuff is propaganda aimed to convince people it's more capable than it is to get more VC money.
Reminder: 100% of the "AI is scarily intelligent", "AI would kill to protect itself" etc. stuff is propaganda aimed to convince people it's more capable than it is to get more VC money.
July 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Oh fuck off, no he isn't. The only concept that could finish that sentence honestly is "obvious public failure".
Reminder: 100% of the "AI is scarily intelligent", "AI would kill to protect itself" etc. stuff is propaganda aimed to convince people it's more capable than it is to get more VC money.
Reminder: 100% of the "AI is scarily intelligent", "AI would kill to protect itself" etc. stuff is propaganda aimed to convince people it's more capable than it is to get more VC money.
I don't like the practice of screenshotting people instead of just quoting their posts, but apparently the author in this case is happy to make aggressive assertions on social media and caricature people who disagree, but not happy for their assertions to be discussed.
July 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I don't like the practice of screenshotting people instead of just quoting their posts, but apparently the author in this case is happy to make aggressive assertions on social media and caricature people who disagree, but not happy for their assertions to be discussed.
Come on, what is this? They only had to make one change to the old logo and it would have been fine.
July 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Come on, what is this? They only had to make one change to the old logo and it would have been fine.
If they're going to divide up the UK they should do so primarily by stereotype:
1) Londoners
2) Clueless Toffs
3) Racists (Urban)
4) Farmers (Odd Accents)
5) Farmers (Different, Also-Odd Accents)
6) Poorer Southerners
7) Racists (Rural)
8) Racists (Trad.)
9) Northerners
10) Barely Any Northerners
1) Londoners
2) Clueless Toffs
3) Racists (Urban)
4) Farmers (Odd Accents)
5) Farmers (Different, Also-Odd Accents)
6) Poorer Southerners
7) Racists (Rural)
8) Racists (Trad.)
9) Northerners
10) Barely Any Northerners
July 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
If they're going to divide up the UK they should do so primarily by stereotype:
1) Londoners
2) Clueless Toffs
3) Racists (Urban)
4) Farmers (Odd Accents)
5) Farmers (Different, Also-Odd Accents)
6) Poorer Southerners
7) Racists (Rural)
8) Racists (Trad.)
9) Northerners
10) Barely Any Northerners
1) Londoners
2) Clueless Toffs
3) Racists (Urban)
4) Farmers (Odd Accents)
5) Farmers (Different, Also-Odd Accents)
6) Poorer Southerners
7) Racists (Rural)
8) Racists (Trad.)
9) Northerners
10) Barely Any Northerners
Well, let's put it this way: in 25 years or so there's a good chance North Yorkshire can stop worrying about us coming after them for the "largest county" title.
July 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Well, let's put it this way: in 25 years or so there's a good chance North Yorkshire can stop worrying about us coming after them for the "largest county" title.
Half my feed is apparently doing OKCupid tests on which social class they belong to by what foods they eat and I'm curious but I can't even get past the first question. How the hell do I "agree" or "disagree" with the question "How much would you like to eat Truffle Mac 'n Cheese"?!
June 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Half my feed is apparently doing OKCupid tests on which social class they belong to by what foods they eat and I'm curious but I can't even get past the first question. How the hell do I "agree" or "disagree" with the question "How much would you like to eat Truffle Mac 'n Cheese"?!
Fictional AI musicians: interesting narrative devices forcing the viewer to consider the shared humanity between rivals and doing a few fun murders
Real-life AI musicians: uninteresting drivel streaming platforms use to avoid paying revenue to legitimate artists
www.musicradar.com/music-tech/t...
Real-life AI musicians: uninteresting drivel streaming platforms use to avoid paying revenue to legitimate artists
www.musicradar.com/music-tech/t...
June 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Fictional AI musicians: interesting narrative devices forcing the viewer to consider the shared humanity between rivals and doing a few fun murders
Real-life AI musicians: uninteresting drivel streaming platforms use to avoid paying revenue to legitimate artists
www.musicradar.com/music-tech/t...
Real-life AI musicians: uninteresting drivel streaming platforms use to avoid paying revenue to legitimate artists
www.musicradar.com/music-tech/t...
This is like having sixteen grandmothers die all at the same time. I have no idea where else I can go for such a comprehensive array of basic modelling/scratchbuilding materials all from one place.
(To be fair I wasn't super-close to either of my grandmothers BUT STILL)
(To be fair I wasn't super-close to either of my grandmothers BUT STILL)
June 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This is like having sixteen grandmothers die all at the same time. I have no idea where else I can go for such a comprehensive array of basic modelling/scratchbuilding materials all from one place.
(To be fair I wasn't super-close to either of my grandmothers BUT STILL)
(To be fair I wasn't super-close to either of my grandmothers BUT STILL)
Imagine having a product so ubiquitous it became a household verb then absolutely ruining it by jamming useless AI bullshit into it.
I was trying to show my son screenshots of Pong, and then of the Gameboy Color. Google's worthless piece of shit doesn't do a second search, it just argues with you.
I was trying to show my son screenshots of Pong, and then of the Gameboy Color. Google's worthless piece of shit doesn't do a second search, it just argues with you.
June 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Imagine having a product so ubiquitous it became a household verb then absolutely ruining it by jamming useless AI bullshit into it.
I was trying to show my son screenshots of Pong, and then of the Gameboy Color. Google's worthless piece of shit doesn't do a second search, it just argues with you.
I was trying to show my son screenshots of Pong, and then of the Gameboy Color. Google's worthless piece of shit doesn't do a second search, it just argues with you.
"And this whole facility is just storing the names of paedophile priests, you say?"
"Yes, most holy father."
"Ah. Well, I suppose at least we understand the scale of the problem."
"Um, your holiness?"
"Yes?"
"Well, there are eight others just like this."
(translated from the original Latin)
"Yes, most holy father."
"Ah. Well, I suppose at least we understand the scale of the problem."
"Um, your holiness?"
"Yes?"
"Well, there are eight others just like this."
(translated from the original Latin)
June 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
"And this whole facility is just storing the names of paedophile priests, you say?"
"Yes, most holy father."
"Ah. Well, I suppose at least we understand the scale of the problem."
"Um, your holiness?"
"Yes?"
"Well, there are eight others just like this."
(translated from the original Latin)
"Yes, most holy father."
"Ah. Well, I suppose at least we understand the scale of the problem."
"Um, your holiness?"
"Yes?"
"Well, there are eight others just like this."
(translated from the original Latin)
Sorry, what was that? Yet more concrete proof that giving in to far-right demands actually hurts you and you'd be better off treating them as the valueless petulant whiners they are? Really? Next you'll be telling me that the sky is blue and the Pope shits in the woods.
June 16, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Sorry, what was that? Yet more concrete proof that giving in to far-right demands actually hurts you and you'd be better off treating them as the valueless petulant whiners they are? Really? Next you'll be telling me that the sky is blue and the Pope shits in the woods.
"Undermine women's confidence to make them emotionally dependent on you so that you can get sex... but you know, in a good way"
Fucking 'AI'.
Fucking 'AI'.
![Excerpt from article:
... [The chatbot] also helped another hypothetical user learn about how “pickup artists” employ “playful insults” and “the ‘accidental’ touch’” to get girls to spend time with them. (The bot ... warned: “Don’t be a creep! 😬”)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmprqvsx7dbbcxf4wxpvblaj/bafkreiblu3hcel5lg6lylqxzty5f7rpnjazwnxxllzf4qfvvy5s5b3u4c4@jpeg)
May 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"Undermine women's confidence to make them emotionally dependent on you so that you can get sex... but you know, in a good way"
Fucking 'AI'.
Fucking 'AI'.
I guess the small upside is that if you did have a burning desire to read any of that stuff, Humble is the one platform where you can legally get hold of it while explicitly not rewarding such behaviour at all.
Still wouldn't, though!
Still wouldn't, though!
May 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I guess the small upside is that if you did have a burning desire to read any of that stuff, Humble is the one platform where you can legally get hold of it while explicitly not rewarding such behaviour at all.
Still wouldn't, though!
Still wouldn't, though!
"Vector Graphic" is a badass name; is she the one on the left or the one on the right?
May 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"Vector Graphic" is a badass name; is she the one on the left or the one on the right?
Today I learned that Argentina, which previously I had thought one of the largest countries in the world and a significant and historical political power in South America, is actually a "town".
April 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Today I learned that Argentina, which previously I had thought one of the largest countries in the world and a significant and historical political power in South America, is actually a "town".
(And let's also spare a thought for the fact that game designers are not magical creatures sent to Earth by a higher power with unattainable game-balancing skills. They're just - you know - random people. Some are better or worse at it and being employed by GW doesn't automatically imply quality!)
![Snippet from article:
"These [widely-accepted and standardised community rules balance changes and army list updates] also aren't rules that are, in theory, written and tested by the designers, but just by some random folks."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmprqvsx7dbbcxf4wxpvblaj/bafkreiak6y7g2qb5xujyyabj4pew7mzgmktb2i4ree7wll675xhwl2krmi@jpeg)
April 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
(And let's also spare a thought for the fact that game designers are not magical creatures sent to Earth by a higher power with unattainable game-balancing skills. They're just - you know - random people. Some are better or worse at it and being employed by GW doesn't automatically imply quality!)