Paddy K
@spongepaddy.bsky.social
Irishman morphing into a Swede. Tech writer, fiction writer, poet. Builder of computer games since - oh God - the 1980s. Maker of soap, grower of vegetables. Author page: https://paddyk.wordpress.com/author
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Paddy K
@spongepaddy.bsky.social
· May 28
In my teens - I will be famous!
In my 20s - I will be rich!
In my 30s - I will be happy.
In my 40s - I will get a good night's sleep.
In my 50s - I will grow a carrot.
In my 20s - I will be rich!
In my 30s - I will be happy.
In my 40s - I will get a good night's sleep.
In my 50s - I will grow a carrot.
And we could have had space scrum...
You know what Deep Space Nine did wrong?
They gave us the dream - a shuttlecraft with its own conference room, and yet we rarely, if ever, saw people having Runabout conferences.
Biggest missed opportunity in Trek.
They gave us the dream - a shuttlecraft with its own conference room, and yet we rarely, if ever, saw people having Runabout conferences.
Biggest missed opportunity in Trek.
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
And we could have had space scrum...
Fascinating Swedish project that looks into how large trees react to being physically moved (in Swedish but hey there's google translate). Here, 200 oaks were moved in Uppsala because of a new tram line. movium.slu.se/nyheter/tolv...
Tolv flyttade ekar ska avslöja hur träd reagerar på att byta växtplats - Movium
200 ekar har fått flytta på sig för att ge plats åt spårvägen som ska gå genom Ultuna i Uppsala, vilket blev startskottet för ett unikt forskningsprojek...
movium.slu.se
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Fascinating Swedish project that looks into how large trees react to being physically moved (in Swedish but hey there's google translate). Here, 200 oaks were moved in Uppsala because of a new tram line. movium.slu.se/nyheter/tolv...
Guess I'll just do it for you then Apple.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Guess I'll just do it for you then Apple.
"Firstname Lastname invited you to a Facebook event..."
Oh, cool! I didn't think we were that close! And it's hard to make new friends as an adult, so I'm quite touched that they--
"...along with 437 other people."
Oh.
Oh, cool! I didn't think we were that close! And it's hard to make new friends as an adult, so I'm quite touched that they--
"...along with 437 other people."
Oh.
November 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"Firstname Lastname invited you to a Facebook event..."
Oh, cool! I didn't think we were that close! And it's hard to make new friends as an adult, so I'm quite touched that they--
"...along with 437 other people."
Oh.
Oh, cool! I didn't think we were that close! And it's hard to make new friends as an adult, so I'm quite touched that they--
"...along with 437 other people."
Oh.
Your reminder that no, things weren't uniformly "better" in the past - YOU were better in the past. Younger, stronger, cuter, more hopeful, less cynical, fewer responsibilities. Don't confuse your aging with the whole world going to shit.
Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Your reminder that no, things weren't uniformly "better" in the past - YOU were better in the past. Younger, stronger, cuter, more hopeful, less cynical, fewer responsibilities. Don't confuse your aging with the whole world going to shit.
Imagine sitting beside this guy at a party.
Hard to believe that a few years ago there was genuine mainstream discourse about tech companies shifting to 4-day work weeks while today companies are bragging about “AI productivity gains” yet it’s all about 996.
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Imagine sitting beside this guy at a party.
"But does it scale?!?"
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"But does it scale?!?"
Well done @nopunincluded.com for cracking 100k youtube subs! Since I'm a sucker for slowly increasing numbers, I've been watching the tally creep up for weeks. But now my watch is ended. (Follow and subscribe them, they are fun!)
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Well done @nopunincluded.com for cracking 100k youtube subs! Since I'm a sucker for slowly increasing numbers, I've been watching the tally creep up for weeks. But now my watch is ended. (Follow and subscribe them, they are fun!)
Running a country by Eye of Sauron.
“A Nigerian official was told by a U.S. counterpart that, with Thanksgiving coming up, Nigeria should go quiet and wait for the president’s attention to shift, a Nigerian official said.”
Ladies and Gentlemen, the commander in chief of the U.S. military.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the commander in chief of the U.S. military.
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Running a country by Eye of Sauron.
And by grounding planes Trump ends up doing something for climate change through sheer stupidity and incompetence.
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
And by grounding planes Trump ends up doing something for climate change through sheer stupidity and incompetence.
Mince pie kick-off! All manner of raisins, cranberries, dates, apples, lemons, oranges. Boil slowly, add brandy, put in sealed glass jars in fridge. Suet or fat, I discovered, is not needed. Which is handy, since suet is hard to get, and the meat-free one is full of palm oil. Roll on Christmas!
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Mince pie kick-off! All manner of raisins, cranberries, dates, apples, lemons, oranges. Boil slowly, add brandy, put in sealed glass jars in fridge. Suet or fat, I discovered, is not needed. Which is handy, since suet is hard to get, and the meat-free one is full of palm oil. Roll on Christmas!
Shoes, gaping butthole cushion, dresses, sweater -- wait, what?
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Shoes, gaping butthole cushion, dresses, sweater -- wait, what?
American really needs to sort out its use of "red" and "blue" when it comes to politics, and join the rest of the world. "He's a red!" and "It's a red state!" should not mean opposite things.
November 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
American really needs to sort out its use of "red" and "blue" when it comes to politics, and join the rest of the world. "He's a red!" and "It's a red state!" should not mean opposite things.
"But which beauties...?"
"Top. Beauties."
"Top. Beauties."
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"But which beauties...?"
"Top. Beauties."
"Top. Beauties."
Very excited that @nopunincluded.com are closing in on 100k subscribers. I'm refreshing every few hours just to be sure I see it happen. If you're not subscribed to this great board game channel, get on board and be there for the big moment! www.youtube.com/user/NoPunIn...
No Pun Included
Board game reviews by Elaine and Efka.
Note for publishers: we do not accept review copies, nor we do collaborate on sponsorships with publishers or any other tabletop related industries. However, do...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Very excited that @nopunincluded.com are closing in on 100k subscribers. I'm refreshing every few hours just to be sure I see it happen. If you're not subscribed to this great board game channel, get on board and be there for the big moment! www.youtube.com/user/NoPunIn...
"No animals were harmed in the making of this movie" should not be allowed in movie credits if animals were served for lunch by the catering company.
What one weird take you have but it's a hill you would die on?
Mine? Autistic people should be running the government. Like a team of them.
Corners would not be cut. Fairness would be evident in everything the government does. Vulnerable minorities would be a priority over the rich. Transparency!
Mine? Autistic people should be running the government. Like a team of them.
Corners would not be cut. Fairness would be evident in everything the government does. Vulnerable minorities would be a priority over the rich. Transparency!
November 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"No animals were harmed in the making of this movie" should not be allowed in movie credits if animals were served for lunch by the catering company.
Look at all the trouble I went to for Halloween. Hung a scary doll outside the door. Even had some dark ambient playing. And did any kids come by? Not a one. Little bastards.
November 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Look at all the trouble I went to for Halloween. Hung a scary doll outside the door. Even had some dark ambient playing. And did any kids come by? Not a one. Little bastards.
Stockholm's Skogskyrkogården (forest graveyard) last night, on All Saints Day. The whole place was a wonderland of light. We go there every year to light a candle and remember the dead. And every year that list grows longer.
November 2, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Stockholm's Skogskyrkogården (forest graveyard) last night, on All Saints Day. The whole place was a wonderland of light. We go there every year to light a candle and remember the dead. And every year that list grows longer.
I'm almost tempted to let them have my constant anti-AI diatribes, to be honest. Shove that in your LLM and smoke it...
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
November 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I'm almost tempted to let them have my constant anti-AI diatribes, to be honest. Shove that in your LLM and smoke it...
Not to mention whywolves ... "But WHY am I a dog? WHY?"
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Not to mention whywolves ... "But WHY am I a dog? WHY?"
It's not like we needed any more reasons to disregard the fucking Kardashians, but there we are.
![Pop Base tweets: "Kim Kardashian said on ‘The Kardashians’ that she believes the moon landing was fake:
“They’re gonna say I’m crazy no matter what, but like, go to TikTok. See for yourself. […] There’s no gravity on the moon. Why is the flag blowing? The shoes that they have in the museum that they wore on the moon is a different print in the photos. Why are there no stars?”"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreickzwdynkak7r4lur6afktglm3gontqsq5r5c7jeewyecyd4dczla@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM
It's not like we needed any more reasons to disregard the fucking Kardashians, but there we are.
It has become my mission to widely spread the phrase "prompt fondler" across the AI discussionsphere. "He claims he wrote a book? Nah, he's just a prompt fondler."
October 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
It has become my mission to widely spread the phrase "prompt fondler" across the AI discussionsphere. "He claims he wrote a book? Nah, he's just a prompt fondler."
And one planted they will grow into enormous beanstalks. Probably with Bezos living in a castle on top.
China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
SEOUL—In a historic trade agreement that President Donald Trump touted as a major win for an American farmer, China reportedly agreed Thursday to purchase 11 U.S. soybeans. “I am extremely honored tha...
theonion.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
And one planted they will grow into enormous beanstalks. Probably with Bezos living in a castle on top.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and I'll work on my looks, that beard does need some trimming...
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and don't forget to like and subscribe.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
October 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and I'll work on my looks, that beard does need some trimming...
Saltesers.
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Shittles
Shittles
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Footsie Roll
Footsie Roll
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Saltesers.