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Gareth Owen
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Refugee from the dying world of Unicode X. Ex-physicist, software engineer, enjoys bad movies, and occasionally ranting.
I've spent the past week making a new sourdough starter after the old one went moldy a while back (I broke my hand and couldn't bake, so the starter died) - this pizza dough I made with the new one shows that it's off to a great start!
September 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Yeah, that didn't work out too well for them last time.
Disney Interactive Studios - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
October 10, 2023 at 10:09 PM
So this is my pizza for tonight. I've been trying to stretch it by using "the DJ method" (i.e. moving your hands like a DJ mixing a disc on a turntable) and using a perforated peel instead of a wooden one to cut down on the amount of flour. Wasn't as puffy as I'd like, but still tasty.
October 5, 2023 at 8:35 PM
And of course it's a chance to revive this old classic!
The Muppet Show At Westminster - featuring Liz Truss.
The Muppet Show At Westminster - featuring Liz Truss.Full credit to Colin McQuade for making the vid.
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October 2, 2023 at 7:13 PM
Maybe they've been playing a lot of Forza Horizon 4, which condenses the UK down to a small island you can travel in about an hour...
October 1, 2023 at 8:06 PM
But now is the time of the "idea guy", free of having to pester people with actual talent to bring their *awesome* ideas to life! Now we get to see what "What if Batman and Spider-Man teamed up to fight the Joker and Doc Ock who have teamed up?" looks like!

SPOILER: it's unoriginal and sucks.
October 1, 2023 at 3:39 PM
I've tried writing things using LLMs, and while I can see uses for those in regurgitating boilerplate for leaflets and summarizing YouTube videos, the stories they wrote sucked. Writing for me is a form of artistic expression, and every time I compared my work to the machine, it was obvious.
October 1, 2023 at 1:41 PM