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David

@dxmthemachine.bsky.social

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LFC fan. Love reading horror/sci-fi/fantasy, enjoy writing, movie fan, Warhammer 40k addict, gamer (Bioshock, Silent Hill 2, Alan Wake and Control are some of my favourites) and I adore music, owning way too many pairs of headphones. Can be sweary. 18+

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David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 2h

Gosh, it was a long time ago, wasn't it? Lost through the hazy mists of time; browsing through the art supplies, books and VHS tapes 😅

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 8h

Space Crusade ❤️ That takes me back to my Grandad buying it for me from WH Smith in Liverpool. I loved it so much.

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 8h

Nice to see him busy ending the government shutdown instead of stoking pointless culture wars by waffling on about things that don't affect him in the slightest.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

JD Vance slams Canterbury Cathedral art installation

The US Vice President says it has made a "beautiful historical building really ugly".

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 1d

The dog in Good Boy had better survive the whole ordeal, otherwise I'm going to be incredibly annoyed. He is way too cute for a downer ending!

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 1d

I think PSVR caused my frozen shoulder tbh 😂
I hope you recover quickly! 🤗

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 1d

Go for it! Beaufort Ink do a really nice purple nib and you can get purple O rings as well! I think the V200 is a great pen. One of my favourites. Tbh, Asvine pens in general really impress me. The C80 is ridiculously good value.

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 1d

...removed the original black O rings (a bit of a pain, definitely use a rounded plastic point) then slipped the new, red ones on (much easier), and the nib unit just unscrews so you can do a really easy straight swap. You can also get blue O rings and even a blue nib if that takes your fancy!

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 1d

It was pretty straightforward tbh. The model of Asvine V200 I have uses a size 6 Bock nib, so I spent a while (a long time lol) finding a red #6 Bock nib, then I borrowed some digital calipers and measured the O rings (1mm width, 9mm OD), tracked down some which were in red and the correct size...

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 2d

Decided to slightly customise my Asvine V200 fountain pen. I think the results aren't too bad tbh.

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 5d

Oh dear, the Tron Ares reviews aren't looking great, are they?
I'd also like to request Hollywood stop casting Jared Leto. Please.

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 5d

All too often we spit on the arts in the UK, as if everything created must be in pursuit of money.
But they also conveniently overlook how much damn money the arts actually generate...even if the creators often see very little of it.

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 5d

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 5d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Dan Larson @danlarson.bsky.social · 6d

I got the email notification about this from Spreadshirt last week and promptly deleted my account. If you have one, you should too.

Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · Aug 19

Warning to anyone who has their art on Spreadshirt.com: They now have a feature where anyone can remix your art and it's impossible to opt out unless you just leave the site altogether.

Spreadshirt to artists: We’re taking your designs for AI pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/19/s...

Spreadshirt to artists: We’re taking your designs for AI

Spreadshirt is an online print-on-demand store. You can sell T-shirts and mugs and so on. My wife Arkady Rose is an artist as well as a musician, and had a pile of designs on Spreadshirt and Redbub…

pivot-to-ai.com

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 6d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 6d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 6d

When YODEL state "We have your parcel..." it always sounds like the beginnings of a ransom demand...

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 6d

Nice to see @profaliceroberts.bsky.social's Domination get pride of place in the Liverpool Waterstone's window display.

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 6d

Yvw! It's one of my all-time favourites and I'm extremely excited for the sequel! ❤️

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Eel-AIEEEE @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 6d

This is just the plastic straw hysteria all over again, and it's ableism at its finest: Blame disabled people instead of the corporations that are actually wrecking our environment, that way to poor widdle CEOs won't have to deal with people telling them to fucking STOP KILLING THE PLANET.

Coach Jerry (referee 🔵) @gopher33j.bsky.social · 6d

As somebody with asthma who uses inhalers - SHUT THE FUCK UP. THIS ARTICLE IS SHAMING PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION.

"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.

Fuck you - fuck you again.

Inhalers contribute significantly to global warming, study finds

Millions of Americans using inhalers for chronic lung diseases like asthma may be unknowingly contributing to global warming, according to new research.

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CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · 6d

Always love a confidently wrong king.

(Also who the fuck censor fucking ?)

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 6d

Can we also find out if those Club Tropicana drinks are actually free? Because it's been bothering me for a *long* time.

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Grave Dirt Boy @gordbrush.bsky.social · 6d

she is so good at this and I wish every stupid boring prick who wanked on about this being some publicity stunt for her a very fall down a well

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 6d

Greta Thunberg: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story. What happened here was Israel… continuing to worsen and escalate their genocide and mass destruction with genocidal intent, attempting to erase an...

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 6d

Control by @remedygames.com still looks incredible, 6 years after its original release.
Also, that HDR support makes a serious improvement to the already superb visuals.

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DAVE! (like "Them!" but Dave) @daveexmachina.bsky.social · 7d

normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following

David @dxmthemachine.bsky.social · 7d

The garden is getting lots more pigeons, again. So glad to see them once more.