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DaveDisaster
@davedisasterman.bsky.social
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Coder, Legoer, shouter, singer, sewer, maker of stuff.
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Just a little reminder/boost that thankfully not everyone capitulates to the slopaganda machines.

Illustrations by the author, design and typesetting by me.

More info and links below...
Front cover of Playthings by Lorelei Russell. A couple embrace in silhouette, between and entwined with the trees around them. The illustration is surrounded by complex Celtic knotwork in shades of gold and green on a green background. Front cover of Heathen, Book 2 of the Coming of Ages Trilogy. The cover is similar, but a pregnant figure and a cat are silhouetted amongst the trees and the cover background is an off white. The cover of Book 3, Troubled By The Sky. This time the illustration features a large cauldron, and the background is the golden-orange of the Irish tricolour.
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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I don't make these for money, but if you want something like them, have money and don't mind waiting a long time, I could be persuaded...
More silly banners.
December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Don't just make stuff, make absolute, glorious nonsense!

AI could never.
December 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Real talk with @renegademinis.bsky.social
They: We're dropping the news on our web ring in colour changing marquees I: Oh, I didn't realise you were that cutting edge! I: I started coding with notepad and IE5.5 The assisted living home don't let me out on my own... They: I got my start at the height of using frames and I still think we should go back I: TABLES FOR LAYOUT WITH 1PX TRANSPARENT SPACER GIFS WERE THE HEIGHT OF FRONT-END TECH. (I should have said "are", not "were"…)
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Found this Easter egg in the FreeAgent docs just yesterday!
Docs about generating dividends vouchers, with an example image showing dividends for one Nathan Barley
December 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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This was my favourite from a recent trip...
Tattered awnings hang over the windows of two floors above a deli. In the background a gleaming skyscraper towers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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*puts on historical blinkers and narrows eyes so can barely see*

Ok, yeah, I guess that tracks?
December 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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I designed, typeset and published these for the author - and the best thing is the whole trilogy is out, so no waiting or worrying it won't be completed!

Modern Celtic fantasy, by an expert in Celtic civilisation, at times gritty, with romance and magic...

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNH7ZTWT
Front cover of Playthings by Lorelei Russell. A couple embrace in silhouette, between and entwined with the trees around them. The illustration is surrounded by complex Celtic knotwork in shades of gold and green on a green background. Blurb for Playthings: "The Celtic gods of Ireland are not as they were of old. Some are small creatures who have forgotten the power of desire, while others are… something else entirely. When not inhabiting the inscrutable and perplexing otherworld of the Síd, they can be found anywhere from the primordial woods of Kerry to the bawdy back-streets of 1990s Dublin. Known to few in the mortal realm, they are drawn to a mysterious child named Kathy Nolan, who knows nothing of her true nature and struggles with growing up in rural isolation. As Kathy reaches womanhood, embarking on new adventures and facing the challenges of love, loss and betrayal, she becomes embroiled in a fearsome, mythological drama that consumes her life. Can she prevail in the deadly struggle thrust upon her, find happiness with a lover and come to understand her developing powers, or is her fate to be terrifyingly different?" Front covers of Playthings, Heathen and Trouble by the Sky, making up the Coming Of Ages trilogy. The covers are similarly themed, with green, white and orange backgrounds. On the shelf they form the Irish tricolour.
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Unsolicited dik-dik pc
A dik-dik staring into the camera and looking ridiculously cute.
November 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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@funranium.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Whut?
Bluesky asking if I am writing in Korean
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Posted this on a small public FB group and it escaped containment.

OMG the replies... 😭
"Did you guys know that during the Trojan war the Greeks noticed that their soldiers would return with wounds to the areas around their shield. At first the Greeks wanted to reinforce the areas around their shield until a brilliant mathematician pointed out that it was the wounds of soldiers that MADE IT HOME, so the Greeks should armor the area where they didn't suffer wounds, ie the shield" Accompanying picture of a trojan, naked but for helmet, shield and spear. His body is covered in red dots. Personally, I can't believe anyone went to battle over some condoms, but what do I know?
November 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Umm, excuse me...
*raises hand*

I have a different question...
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Come ON...
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Bit rude...
November 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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My theory is the supposed coal mine towers have Lego minifigure heads on them because the LLM prompt included the word "minehead"...
Zarah Sultana's BSky post advertising "Your Party County Durham Launch" with a blatantly AI slop poster. Cos what could say "party of the workers" more than AI art?
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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The towers are surely supposed to be colliery headstocks (former mining country), but I don't think they'd look like that from any angle, and you'd be insane not to include the iconic giant pulley wheel!
A photo of Clipstone Colliery headstocks
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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If you've ever wondered what my talk notes look like, you will likely be utterly unsurprised by this revelation.
Image of some text: Outro - Yeah, right. W'evs. Done, you can piss off now. - Thanks. I suppose.
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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TMNT logo but the words are "Senile paedophile Adolph Hitler'
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Nostalgia just ain't what it used to be...
Jumpers for goalposts graphic in the style of "Mamdani for New York City"
November 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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YES!

Just a little bit of interface to build, and I can start on the slides!
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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London/adjacent peeps! I am now frantically finishing my talk for next Wednesday at HalfStack. Come join us at 93 Feet East!

Get 10% off at ti.to/halfstack/ha... or with the QR code below...
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November 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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What a time to be alive...
A roadside seafood van in London, branded as PrawnHub. Same colours, same logo, but with a cartoon prawn.
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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The art of negotiating...
WhatsApp Message: Between 1.30 and 2.30, or after 4pm works for me, what's best for you? Reply: You give me £9m and we leave it at that.
November 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Poop-poop!
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM