Stuart Langridge
@sil.kryogenix.org
Builds stuff for computers, advises other people how to do so, plays PBP D&D, makes the occasional solo game, eats sandwiches. Part of Open Web Advocacy. Runner of the Critical Role transcript search. In the People’s Republic of Brum. https://kryogenix.org
I have just been informed that the typewriter sounds at the beginning of Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 were actually her tapping her acrylics together, which I did not know. Hilariously, Wikipedia credits her as “lead vocals; nails”.
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I have just been informed that the typewriter sounds at the beginning of Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 were actually her tapping her acrylics together, which I did not know. Hilariously, Wikipedia credits her as “lead vocals; nails”.
sigh. A quick search for "pork steak pasta salad" (I've got some pork steaks and was looking for inspiration) and near the top of the (Qwant) search is a recipe website. With a weird insertion.
"Emma, culinary professional" is just one more LLM making things rubbish, I see. Please just stop.
"Emma, culinary professional" is just one more LLM making things rubbish, I see. Please just stop.
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
sigh. A quick search for "pork steak pasta salad" (I've got some pork steaks and was looking for inspiration) and near the top of the (Qwant) search is a recipe website. With a weird insertion.
"Emma, culinary professional" is just one more LLM making things rubbish, I see. Please just stop.
"Emma, culinary professional" is just one more LLM making things rubbish, I see. Please just stop.
Four books to get to know me.
October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Four books to get to know me.
“Our priority is growth!”
“How do you imagine you get growth, Minister?”
“By letting trillion dollar American tech companies do what they want!”
“Should we drop the pledge to have them penalised for scams?”
“Yes”
“Tell the regulator to dial back?”
“Yes”
“Bend over in the worship of ‘AI’?”
“Yes”
“How do you imagine you get growth, Minister?”
“By letting trillion dollar American tech companies do what they want!”
“Should we drop the pledge to have them penalised for scams?”
“Yes”
“Tell the regulator to dial back?”
“Yes”
“Bend over in the worship of ‘AI’?”
“Yes”
October 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“Our priority is growth!”
“How do you imagine you get growth, Minister?”
“By letting trillion dollar American tech companies do what they want!”
“Should we drop the pledge to have them penalised for scams?”
“Yes”
“Tell the regulator to dial back?”
“Yes”
“Bend over in the worship of ‘AI’?”
“Yes”
“How do you imagine you get growth, Minister?”
“By letting trillion dollar American tech companies do what they want!”
“Should we drop the pledge to have them penalised for scams?”
“Yes”
“Tell the regulator to dial back?”
“Yes”
“Bend over in the worship of ‘AI’?”
“Yes”
Men of Birmingham: convenient way to get yourself health checked in the pub!
October 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Men of Birmingham: convenient way to get yourself health checked in the pub!
The latest news: Heavy street protests in beleaguered North American state
October 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The latest news: Heavy street protests in beleaguered North American state
choices. If there's anything you would have expected me to add to this list and I haven't, then I probably missed it (there are a lot of proposals!) so let me know
October 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
choices. If there's anything you would have expected me to add to this list and I haven't, then I probably missed it (there are a lot of proposals!) so let me know
I rolled 6-1-8-7, so here's someone new!
October 7, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I rolled 6-1-8-7, so here's someone new!
Correction: it was Orwell’s review of someone else’s biography of Gandhi. www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
“[Gandhi] believed in ‘arousing the world’, which is only possible if the world gets a chance to hear what you are doing.”
“[Gandhi] believed in ‘arousing the world’, which is only possible if the world gets a chance to hear what you are doing.”
September 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Correction: it was Orwell’s review of someone else’s biography of Gandhi. www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
“[Gandhi] believed in ‘arousing the world’, which is only possible if the world gets a chance to hear what you are doing.”
“[Gandhi] believed in ‘arousing the world’, which is only possible if the world gets a chance to hear what you are doing.”
At least one of the reasons why this may be happening is clear, though.
Google say that they were talking about open web advertising, but they certainly are less interested in the open web being a tide that raises all boats and more interested in Google-specific lockin than they used to be.
Google say that they were talking about open web advertising, but they certainly are less interested in the open web being a tide that raises all boats and more interested in Google-specific lockin than they used to be.
![An image of a Google search page on an iphone. The search is for "google claim open web in d[ecline]". Below, the very first search result, The Verge's article on this, peeks out above a big banner, over half the screen in height, reading
Try more ways to search in the Google app
Search with your voice, camera and more
A "Stay in browser" button is visually deëmphasised
A "Continue" button is a bright colour and emphasised
The banner covers all the rest of the results, and only leaves the headline of the first result visible.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y52xi2qdwcfsjkrno3aykkhc/bafkreidc4awkl7dgsdlklvsrdnphuu7hehiymsojjaexkmavpsefmenvri@jpeg)
September 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
At least one of the reasons why this may be happening is clear, though.
Google say that they were talking about open web advertising, but they certainly are less interested in the open web being a tide that raises all boats and more interested in Google-specific lockin than they used to be.
Google say that they were talking about open web advertising, but they certainly are less interested in the open web being a tide that raises all boats and more interested in Google-specific lockin than they used to be.
Drop an old person you’re going to turn into in the future
(with any luck)
(with any luck)
September 2, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Drop an old person you’re going to turn into in the future
(with any luck)
(with any luck)
There are lots of examples of Shakespearean insults to be deployed at people (“thou bull’s pizzle! Thou elf-skin! Thou tailor’s-yard!”) I don’t know if the equivalent in French exists, presumably from Voltaire or Flaubert or something, but if it does, “douche-tonique” should definitely be on it.
August 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
There are lots of examples of Shakespearean insults to be deployed at people (“thou bull’s pizzle! Thou elf-skin! Thou tailor’s-yard!”) I don’t know if the equivalent in French exists, presumably from Voltaire or Flaubert or something, but if it does, “douche-tonique” should definitely be on it.
Doesn’t seem like the sort of thing they’d do. They sang Mr Apples about exactly the kind of bloke who WOULD do something like that
July 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Doesn’t seem like the sort of thing they’d do. They sang Mr Apples about exactly the kind of bloke who WOULD do something like that
A suggestion for Birmingham City Council
July 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A suggestion for Birmingham City Council
A lot of people out for Ozzy today, awaiting the funeral procession.
July 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A lot of people out for Ozzy today, awaiting the funeral procession.
A flameskull dropped a fireball on them. It had two other, entirely ordinary, skulls next to it with magic mouths on them which gave out booming laughter whenever it did anything, and the fireball knocked all of them down except one, who managed to crawl with a healing potion to the rest.
July 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A flameskull dropped a fireball on them. It had two other, entirely ordinary, skulls next to it with magic mouths on them which gave out booming laughter whenever it did anything, and the fireball knocked all of them down except one, who managed to crawl with a healing potion to the rest.
made a quick cover for Counterpoise, my in-progress #ttrpg ruleset, which I'm surprisingly pleased with given my lack of design talent. Might be ready to start beta-testing soon.
July 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
made a quick cover for Counterpoise, my in-progress #ttrpg ruleset, which I'm surprisingly pleased with given my lack of design talent. Might be ready to start beta-testing soon.
