Daniel Rourke 🌪️
@therourke.net
Goldsmiths based digital media theory art • currently researching speculative AI • machinemachine.net
I’m 43, but otherwise this entirely checks out
October 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I’m 43, but otherwise this entirely checks out
Peg sends her hairiest love
October 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Peg sends her hairiest love
Anything Luddites related
October 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Anything Luddites related
One of my long-standing hot takes is that David Miliband's eventual decision to NOT challenge the leadership of Gordon Brown in 2008 was one of the biggest, least talked about, UK political mistakes this century. It's time for something bold archive.ph/9ylaW
September 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
One of my long-standing hot takes is that David Miliband's eventual decision to NOT challenge the leadership of Gordon Brown in 2008 was one of the biggest, least talked about, UK political mistakes this century. It's time for something bold archive.ph/9ylaW
Share your favourite black and white movie
September 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Share your favourite black and white movie
So, ‘Weapons’ is superb. I didn’t expect to love it as much as I did.
Can we please try and explain where Amy Madigan has been since Uncle Buck!!? Amazing performance.
Can we please try and explain where Amy Madigan has been since Uncle Buck!!? Amazing performance.
September 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
So, ‘Weapons’ is superb. I didn’t expect to love it as much as I did.
Can we please try and explain where Amy Madigan has been since Uncle Buck!!? Amazing performance.
Can we please try and explain where Amy Madigan has been since Uncle Buck!!? Amazing performance.
Came here to say that too :)
August 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Came here to say that too :)
We at Goldsmiths, in the @mediacomgold.bsky.social department, are looking for a talented Technical Tutor for Digital Media and Animation - please share or apply here! Come and work with us and our amazing students jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/tech...
August 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We at Goldsmiths, in the @mediacomgold.bsky.social department, are looking for a talented Technical Tutor for Digital Media and Animation - please share or apply here! Come and work with us and our amazing students jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/tech...
It's almost like her style rubs against me. I can't fall into her rhythm or something. Like this section feels stultifying, to me. The sentences make me stumble. There is supposed to be dread evoked here, but I feel a million miles distant from the events unfolding, at a cold, unfeeling distance.
August 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
It's almost like her style rubs against me. I can't fall into her rhythm or something. Like this section feels stultifying, to me. The sentences make me stumble. There is supposed to be dread evoked here, but I feel a million miles distant from the events unfolding, at a cold, unfeeling distance.
I've recently started adding to my vintage sci-fi paperbacks, again. New middle-aged hoarding pastime unlocked.
May 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I've recently started adding to my vintage sci-fi paperbacks, again. New middle-aged hoarding pastime unlocked.
I am so ready for LegoGPT www.theregister.com/2025/05/12/l...
May 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I am so ready for LegoGPT www.theregister.com/2025/05/12/l...
I have been reading/listening to a lot of sci-fi and spec-fi recently. Latest additions are sending me 🍌
May 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I have been reading/listening to a lot of sci-fi and spec-fi recently. Latest additions are sending me 🍌
I wrote this at a very different time in the Elon Musk, attention\edgelord storyarc; when Gen AI's ascension was not yet certain. & yet I think it still points to the chaos of our moment, marked by these two phenomena aksioma.org/daniel-rourk... hattip @aksiomaorg.bsky.social & @iocose.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I wrote this at a very different time in the Elon Musk, attention\edgelord storyarc; when Gen AI's ascension was not yet certain. & yet I think it still points to the chaos of our moment, marked by these two phenomena aksioma.org/daniel-rourk... hattip @aksiomaorg.bsky.social & @iocose.bsky.social
What are some good UK/Europe based podcasts I should be listening to?
I'm interested in tech stuff, the media, politics... anything that focuses cultural discourse through a contemporary lens.
I tend to find myself listening to US centric podcasts (see pic), & think it's time to get more local.
I'm interested in tech stuff, the media, politics... anything that focuses cultural discourse through a contemporary lens.
I tend to find myself listening to US centric podcasts (see pic), & think it's time to get more local.
March 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
What are some good UK/Europe based podcasts I should be listening to?
I'm interested in tech stuff, the media, politics... anything that focuses cultural discourse through a contemporary lens.
I tend to find myself listening to US centric podcasts (see pic), & think it's time to get more local.
I'm interested in tech stuff, the media, politics... anything that focuses cultural discourse through a contemporary lens.
I tend to find myself listening to US centric podcasts (see pic), & think it's time to get more local.
Let's just say my Amazon search history reflects my current interests of critical concern
February 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Let's just say my Amazon search history reflects my current interests of critical concern
This is the headline I've been waiting for
January 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This is the headline I've been waiting for
Was this meant to make me cry? Because this has made me cry.
January 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Was this meant to make me cry? Because this has made me cry.
This oligarchy (Sam Altman not pictured) fully understand and appreciate the value of attention. We have become enslaved by it.
The means of communication, who controls it, and what uses it (and our attention) is put to, should be central to how we respond to this oligarchic, fascist takeover.
The means of communication, who controls it, and what uses it (and our attention) is put to, should be central to how we respond to this oligarchic, fascist takeover.
January 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This oligarchy (Sam Altman not pictured) fully understand and appreciate the value of attention. We have become enslaved by it.
The means of communication, who controls it, and what uses it (and our attention) is put to, should be central to how we respond to this oligarchic, fascist takeover.
The means of communication, who controls it, and what uses it (and our attention) is put to, should be central to how we respond to this oligarchic, fascist takeover.
Is anyone else getting heavy Grace Jones vibes from Melania?
January 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Is anyone else getting heavy Grace Jones vibes from Melania?
Trump has mastered weaponising social media. You can't buy this kind of propaganda.
January 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Trump has mastered weaponising social media. You can't buy this kind of propaganda.
I feel like I'm going to dream tonight.
January 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I feel like I'm going to dream tonight.