Dan Beeston
@invisiblespiders.com
Podcaster. Web dev. Primary account is on Mastodon.
https://smartenough.org
I wrote a book that you can show interest in at https://invisiblespiders.com
https://smartenough.org
I wrote a book that you can show interest in at https://invisiblespiders.com
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One nice thing about having my own podcast is I can get someone to interview me about my new book.
https://smartenough.org/episode/229.5
I talk about my novel 'Everything you ever wanted' with Spencer Howson.
https://smartenough.org/episode/229.5
I talk about my novel 'Everything you ever wanted' with Spencer Howson.
Smart Enough to Know Better
A podcast of Science, Comedy and Ignorance.
smartenough.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
One nice thing about having my own podcast is I can get someone to interview me about my new book.
https://smartenough.org/episode/229.5
I talk about my novel 'Everything you ever wanted' with Spencer Howson.
https://smartenough.org/episode/229.5
I talk about my novel 'Everything you ever wanted' with Spencer Howson.
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Hands down the funniest thing anyone has ever typed in mastodon
December 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Hands down the funniest thing anyone has ever typed in mastodon
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If kids knew who these two characters were, they’d think this image was hilarious.
I don’t know why.
I don’t know why.
December 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
If kids knew who these two characters were, they’d think this image was hilarious.
I don’t know why.
I don’t know why.
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Are you interested in flying saucers, Mothman, the occult, and secret conspiracies? Do you have a spare 10-20 minutes a day? Come help beta test my little browser game The Veiled City and operate your own secret faction vying for control of the world.
The game can be found here:
veiledcity.com
The game can be found here:
veiledcity.com
veiledcity.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Are you interested in flying saucers, Mothman, the occult, and secret conspiracies? Do you have a spare 10-20 minutes a day? Come help beta test my little browser game The Veiled City and operate your own secret faction vying for control of the world.
The game can be found here:
veiledcity.com
The game can be found here:
veiledcity.com
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Did not expect to be demanding something needs to be *more* Orwellian
December 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Did not expect to be demanding something needs to be *more* Orwellian
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When I volunteered at the Austin Nature & Science Center 300 years ago, this was phrased to me as "their heads are full of optic nerves & murder. There's no room for anything else."
Me to same owl handler: "Owls are super wise, right? They read loads of highbrow Russian literature and stuff, don't they?"
Owl handler: "No, they actually have very tiny brains, due to the hugeness of their eyes. In reality they are one of the thickest animals you could ever meet."
Owl handler: "No, they actually have very tiny brains, due to the hugeness of their eyes. In reality they are one of the thickest animals you could ever meet."
December 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
When I volunteered at the Austin Nature & Science Center 300 years ago, this was phrased to me as "their heads are full of optic nerves & murder. There's no room for anything else."
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It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.
December 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.
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I've been building this game in my head for more than 25 years. And now it's closer to being real than ever before. The Veiled City is looking for playtesters. Follow me here for upcoming playtest opportunities.
December 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I've been building this game in my head for more than 25 years. And now it's closer to being real than ever before. The Veiled City is looking for playtesters. Follow me here for upcoming playtest opportunities.
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@tonymartin.bsky.social I'm probably not the first to say, but you mentioned on 'From the Hideout', a police horse on the Late Show.
It was to contain the Bart Simpson Underpants riot I believe.
It was to contain the Bart Simpson Underpants riot I believe.
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
@tonymartin.bsky.social I'm probably not the first to say, but you mentioned on 'From the Hideout', a police horse on the Late Show.
It was to contain the Bart Simpson Underpants riot I believe.
It was to contain the Bart Simpson Underpants riot I believe.
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remember, 100% off during Black Friday if you don’t buy the thing you didn’t need
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
remember, 100% off during Black Friday if you don’t buy the thing you didn’t need
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"In her day young ladies who dressed like that… well, they weren’t very popular. She reflected for a moment. Well, not popular with her. They’d been quite popular with some of the men. But they, she decided, didn’t count."
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BUY EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED!
https://invisiblespiders.com/
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BUY EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED!
https://invisiblespiders.com/
Dan Beeston is Brushing Off Invisible Spiders
invisiblespiders.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"In her day young ladies who dressed like that… well, they weren’t very popular. She reflected for a moment. Well, not popular with her. They’d been quite popular with some of the men. But they, she decided, didn’t count."
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BUY EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED!
https://invisiblespiders.com/
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BUY EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED!
https://invisiblespiders.com/
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I've released a preview version of "Quest for Erasmus" on Itch. I'm still waiting on some artwork and I'm still working on the code, but I believe that the demo is playable from start to end. You can play in your browser or download it and play it with DOSBox.
tacoadventure.itch.io/quest-for-er...
tacoadventure.itch.io/quest-for-er...
Quest for Erasmus by tacoadventure
A Quest for Glory fan-game based around Erasmus' house from the original QfG1 EGA version.
tacoadventure.itch.io
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I've released a preview version of "Quest for Erasmus" on Itch. I'm still waiting on some artwork and I'm still working on the code, but I believe that the demo is playable from start to end. You can play in your browser or download it and play it with DOSBox.
tacoadventure.itch.io/quest-for-er...
tacoadventure.itch.io/quest-for-er...
"Two very rectangular gentlemen walked into the room. Their uniforms were a fusion of tactical gear and anti-concussive plate armour. Machado felt that he may not be capable of such a blast but took the compliment anyway."
invisiblespiders.com
invisiblespiders.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"Two very rectangular gentlemen walked into the room. Their uniforms were a fusion of tactical gear and anti-concussive plate armour. Machado felt that he may not be capable of such a blast but took the compliment anyway."
invisiblespiders.com
invisiblespiders.com
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your outie got to meet the pope
Adam Scott meeting the pope, for anyone interested in that sort of thing
November 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
your outie got to meet the pope
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writing it "f*ck" sickens me. a coward's curse. say fuck or find a different word. get that nasty starfish asshole out of my sight
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
writing it "f*ck" sickens me. a coward's curse. say fuck or find a different word. get that nasty starfish asshole out of my sight
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i know it sucks but it must feel a little fun to be that guy with the backhoe destroying the white house. that’s like the final boss of operating heavy machinery
October 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
i know it sucks but it must feel a little fun to be that guy with the backhoe destroying the white house. that’s like the final boss of operating heavy machinery
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BRAND NEW Far Side from Gary Larson just dropped
October 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
BRAND NEW Far Side from Gary Larson just dropped
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The hardest thing to get across to friends and family with casual understandings of AI is that every answer is a hallucination. Sometimes, those hallucinations are correct.
October 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The hardest thing to get across to friends and family with casual understandings of AI is that every answer is a hallucination. Sometimes, those hallucinations are correct.
@freek.bsky.social Are you aware that the ohdear-pulse package hasn't officially updated to Version 2 yet? Did that get back-burnered when Nightwatch came out?
October 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
@freek.bsky.social Are you aware that the ohdear-pulse package hasn't officially updated to Version 2 yet? Did that get back-burnered when Nightwatch came out?
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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.
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.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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.
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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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Today's the day! I wrote a novel. It's now available and it's really good. Find out more on invisiblespiders.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Today's the day! I wrote a novel. It's now available and it's really good. Find out more on invisiblespiders.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Today's the day! I wrote a novel. It's now available and it's really good. Find out more on invisiblespiders.com
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Let’s go whale falls!!!!!
October 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Let’s go whale falls!!!!!