David May
@composerdavidmay.bsky.social
Composer, Artist, Writer
PhD Student at Bath Spa University
www.david-may.co.uk
PhD Student at Bath Spa University
www.david-may.co.uk
Thought of another:
Before you are two doors and two guards. One tells you “one of us only lies, one of us only tells the truth. One door will take you to your destination, one will lead to death”
That’s a lie. Both guards lie. These aren’t even the doors you’re looking for, those are up the road.
Before you are two doors and two guards. One tells you “one of us only lies, one of us only tells the truth. One door will take you to your destination, one will lead to death”
That’s a lie. Both guards lie. These aren’t even the doors you’re looking for, those are up the road.
What are your favourite one guard lies, one guard tells the truth twists/adaptations?
December 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Thought of another:
Before you are two doors and two guards. One tells you “one of us only lies, one of us only tells the truth. One door will take you to your destination, one will lead to death”
That’s a lie. Both guards lie. These aren’t even the doors you’re looking for, those are up the road.
Before you are two doors and two guards. One tells you “one of us only lies, one of us only tells the truth. One door will take you to your destination, one will lead to death”
That’s a lie. Both guards lie. These aren’t even the doors you’re looking for, those are up the road.
I don’t know how this gets the lead paragraph that AI would be fine at Waterstones, when every quote seems to say nope, not doing that.
![Screenshot of BBC article reading:
Waterstones would stock books created using artificial intelligence, the company's boss has said, as long as they were clearly labelled, and if customers wanted them.
However, James Daunt, a veteran of the bookselling industry, said he personally did not expect that to happen.
"There's a huge proliferation of Al-generated content and most of it are not books that we should be selling," he said, but added it would be "up to the reader"
An explosion in the use of artificial intelligence, or Al, has prompted heated debate in the publishing industry, with writers concerned about the impact on their livelihoods.
In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC's Big Boss Interview podcast, Daunt said while Waterstones uses Al for logistics they currently try to keep Al-generated content out of the shops.
"As a bookseller, we sell what publishers publish, but I can say that instinctively that is something that we would recoil [from]," he said.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jtgddiyucyvv5ux2gaikajvm/bafkreidkz5xj44lddk7djpvneso4ibj7a4qjgk3u5rik6bto6kzuqhrwqa@jpeg)
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I don’t know how this gets the lead paragraph that AI would be fine at Waterstones, when every quote seems to say nope, not doing that.
Been thinking of two doors, one guard lies one tells the truth. And some changes for creative dnd situations (none of my party are on Bluesky. So I can share them)
December 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Been thinking of two doors, one guard lies one tells the truth. And some changes for creative dnd situations (none of my party are on Bluesky. So I can share them)
Even if you ignore the situation in Gaza. Israel have a history of breaking Eurovision rules and making their participation a political statement- encouraging people to vote as a sign of political support.
December 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Even if you ignore the situation in Gaza. Israel have a history of breaking Eurovision rules and making their participation a political statement- encouraging people to vote as a sign of political support.
Just found out the building work in the flat next to us is expected to go until the end of JANUARY?!?!!!
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Just found out the building work in the flat next to us is expected to go until the end of JANUARY?!?!!!
After two days of building work in the flat next to us that has involved (incredibly loud) drilling and hammering on all the walls/floors that connect with us - I was so happy that the weekend was here and we’d have a break.
I was wrong. There is no break. Not even a late start.
I was wrong. There is no break. Not even a late start.
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
After two days of building work in the flat next to us that has involved (incredibly loud) drilling and hammering on all the walls/floors that connect with us - I was so happy that the weekend was here and we’d have a break.
I was wrong. There is no break. Not even a late start.
I was wrong. There is no break. Not even a late start.
On the theme of controversial bond opinions. My favourite Bond film score is Goldeneye.
“It gets the people going”
“It gets the people going”
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On the theme of controversial bond opinions. My favourite Bond film score is Goldeneye.
“It gets the people going”
“It gets the people going”
I suspect this is controversial. But I think my favourite bonds are Dalton and (early) Brosnan
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I suspect this is controversial. But I think my favourite bonds are Dalton and (early) Brosnan
The Rodger Moore round up. Fave film- live and let die. Although I accept that man with the golden gun is probably to “correct” choice haha.
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Rodger Moore round up. Fave film- live and let die. Although I accept that man with the golden gun is probably to “correct” choice haha.
View to a Kill is always better film that I remember it being 😂
November 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
View to a Kill is always better film that I remember it being 😂
As I’m on a bit of a bond binge rn. Here’s what I’d do if I was at Amazon. (And yes. I know nobody cares 😂)
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
As I’m on a bit of a bond binge rn. Here’s what I’d do if I was at Amazon. (And yes. I know nobody cares 😂)
I’ve been rewatching the Moore Bond films. And, if you remade moonraker now, I don’t think you’d actually need to change much.
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I’ve been rewatching the Moore Bond films. And, if you remade moonraker now, I don’t think you’d actually need to change much.
This is like struggling to make a new Batman film after Nolan’s trilogy had him retire.
Just stupid. I really worry that all the good producers left the room with Barbara Broccoli.
Just stupid. I really worry that all the good producers left the room with Barbara Broccoli.
Is Amazon labouring under the impression that viewers think the James Bond franchise is one continuous, unbroken timeline, with now holes or inconsistencies rendered there-in?
Report: Amazon Is Struggling to Think How to Bring James Bond Back From the Dead
Daniel Craig's permanent exit in 'No Time to Die' is apparently causing issues for the next 'Bond' film.
gizmodo.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is like struggling to make a new Batman film after Nolan’s trilogy had him retire.
Just stupid. I really worry that all the good producers left the room with Barbara Broccoli.
Just stupid. I really worry that all the good producers left the room with Barbara Broccoli.
Fair. That’s more a PhD level of analysis.
My son, doing politics A-level, uses @originstorypodcast.bsky.social as research. I have however advised him not to describe Marx as a ‘messy bitch’ in his coursework, regardless of how accurate it plainly is.
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Welcome back to Season Eight: The Story of Socialism as @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social conclude the story of Karl Marx and the birth of Marxism. Listen here 👉 linktr.ee/originstoryp...
#marx #karlmarx #marxism #socialism #podcast #new #episode #originstory
Welcome back to Season Eight: The Story of Socialism as @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social conclude the story of Karl Marx and the birth of Marxism. Listen here 👉 linktr.ee/originstoryp...
#marx #karlmarx #marxism #socialism #podcast #new #episode #originstory
October 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Fair. That’s more a PhD level of analysis.
And skipping the YouTube ads…
Today alone I’ve read or heard three people use the phrase “Fast forward to…” and I’m begging the world to find a less cliched way to describe the passing of time. I’m sure it felt modern when cassettes first took off
October 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
And skipping the YouTube ads…
If you’ve spent anytime following @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com you’ll have seen a lot of art behind the politics on main.
This is exactly the sort of person you want to see involved in this sort of event.
I wish London wasn’t so far away from me!!
This is exactly the sort of person you want to see involved in this sort of event.
I wish London wasn’t so far away from me!!
it's going to be so sick, I spent ages scouring art fairs, graduate shows and the whole wide internet to find amazing early career artists without formal gallery representation, come to the Outsiders Arts Club in November if you'd like to buy their art and also have a drink and learn stuff about art
October 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
If you’ve spent anytime following @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com you’ll have seen a lot of art behind the politics on main.
This is exactly the sort of person you want to see involved in this sort of event.
I wish London wasn’t so far away from me!!
This is exactly the sort of person you want to see involved in this sort of event.
I wish London wasn’t so far away from me!!
I remember hearing that Noel Sharkey gave a lecture where he took a baseball bat to a robot on stage, to make the challenge that it’s just a talking computer and we shouldn’t care that he went to town on its ass.
Robot personhood / rights is a sci-fi trope because it’s an obvious way to do a story about prejudice against other humans, but I wonder if it’s created a cultural expectation that this *has* to be a debate once you’ve invented robots you can talk to
October 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I remember hearing that Noel Sharkey gave a lecture where he took a baseball bat to a robot on stage, to make the challenge that it’s just a talking computer and we shouldn’t care that he went to town on its ass.
When the playlist you want doesn’t exist. But the one you need might be just there.
October 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
When the playlist you want doesn’t exist. But the one you need might be just there.
Reposted by David May
Don’t Honk If You Love John Cage
August 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Don’t Honk If You Love John Cage
I made these canvases for The Lounge at the Newday Youth Festival
August 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I made these canvases for The Lounge at the Newday Youth Festival
Ready for votey mcvoteface?
It’s striking how many people on the left take it as axiomatic that support for democracy as a principle must mean a commitment to maximalist internal democracy, without considering the idea that the latter can make you *less* representative of society or even the communities you hope to represent
July 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ready for votey mcvoteface?
I’m getting back into @unpreparedcasters.bsky.social and hearing @whipjack.bsky.social and @gusrachels.bsky.social joke about how gus is going to leave the podcast, in the king is dead arc, is quite some unintentional foreshadowing.
July 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I’m getting back into @unpreparedcasters.bsky.social and hearing @whipjack.bsky.social and @gusrachels.bsky.social joke about how gus is going to leave the podcast, in the king is dead arc, is quite some unintentional foreshadowing.
It’s so depressing that in order to make a living as a creator you have to get to the level of world famous
Creative work in general pays far less than people think it does, especially relative to the notability one can have. The correlation between "fame" and "income" is rather shaky, especially the further down you go on the fame power curve. Lots of "world famous" creators are broke as hell.
Even though I *know* authors don't earn as much as it seems like they should, it's always mildly disappointing that even wildly popular authors make less than a lot of the rank and file in many industries that provide less value to actual people.
July 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It’s so depressing that in order to make a living as a creator you have to get to the level of world famous
After a week of not understanding it. I can say. For real. I just saw the gen z stare irl.
I hate it.
I hate it.
July 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
After a week of not understanding it. I can say. For real. I just saw the gen z stare irl.
I hate it.
I hate it.
One of the things I hated about whedon’s justice league was the use of the 1989 Batman theme.
I strongly felt that it broke the musical continuity of the world and felt out of place and weird.
I strongly felt that it broke the musical continuity of the world and felt out of place and weird.
July 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
One of the things I hated about whedon’s justice league was the use of the 1989 Batman theme.
I strongly felt that it broke the musical continuity of the world and felt out of place and weird.
I strongly felt that it broke the musical continuity of the world and felt out of place and weird.