Nick Pelling
@nickpelling.bsky.social
Hand-to-hand punster, cipher mysteries expert, former caveman games programmer: now an embedded developer. He/him. Chaotic good.
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Nick Pelling
@nickpelling.bsky.social
· Dec 28
A psychic once told me my spirit animal was a pile of Lego.
Make of that what you will.
Make of that what you will.
Every intermediate form between a bikini bottom and a thong is basically a stylised wedgie.
September 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Every intermediate form between a bikini bottom and a thong is basically a stylised wedgie.
I just read the Epstein birthday book.
It's dismal sexual exploitation, dressed up as NY power porn.
Everyone in the book should be in prison, or at least engulfed in an avalanche of very public shame.
Publish every name. Publish them now.
It's dismal sexual exploitation, dressed up as NY power porn.
Everyone in the book should be in prison, or at least engulfed in an avalanche of very public shame.
Publish every name. Publish them now.
September 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I just read the Epstein birthday book.
It's dismal sexual exploitation, dressed up as NY power porn.
Everyone in the book should be in prison, or at least engulfed in an avalanche of very public shame.
Publish every name. Publish them now.
It's dismal sexual exploitation, dressed up as NY power porn.
Everyone in the book should be in prison, or at least engulfed in an avalanche of very public shame.
Publish every name. Publish them now.
It's a bit mad that QAnon's mad account of the Epstein files appears more credible than the one now being offered by the President.
To be honest, the latter feels more like something a third rate improv troupe might attempt.
To be honest, the latter feels more like something a third rate improv troupe might attempt.
September 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
It's a bit mad that QAnon's mad account of the Epstein files appears more credible than the one now being offered by the President.
To be honest, the latter feels more like something a third rate improv troupe might attempt.
To be honest, the latter feels more like something a third rate improv troupe might attempt.
Technically, the only animal you can kidnap is a goat.
September 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Technically, the only animal you can kidnap is a goat.
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why does "you've read your last free article" sound so threatening
September 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
why does "you've read your last free article" sound so threatening
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I'm excited about seeing the latest in animatronics at the White House later.
September 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I'm excited about seeing the latest in animatronics at the White House later.
September 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Sade: Huge Alligator
Everyone: no, that's not the words
Sade: Huge... Alligator
Everyone: no, are you feeling ok?
Sade: Huge Alligator!
Huge Alligator: chomp chomp chomp chomp
Everyone: no, that's not the words
Sade: Huge... Alligator
Everyone: no, are you feeling ok?
Sade: Huge Alligator!
Huge Alligator: chomp chomp chomp chomp
September 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Sade: Huge Alligator
Everyone: no, that's not the words
Sade: Huge... Alligator
Everyone: no, are you feeling ok?
Sade: Huge Alligator!
Huge Alligator: chomp chomp chomp chomp
Everyone: no, that's not the words
Sade: Huge... Alligator
Everyone: no, are you feeling ok?
Sade: Huge Alligator!
Huge Alligator: chomp chomp chomp chomp
August 31, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I JUST MET THESE THREE CRAZY GUYS WHO APPEARED IN MY BEDROOM, BUT FRANKLY I'VE NEVER HEARD SUCH RIDICULOUS SOCIALIST STORIES SINCE SLEEPY JOE WAS IN 'POWER', I THINK I'LL CARRY ON JUST AS I AM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER!
August 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I JUST MET THESE THREE CRAZY GUYS WHO APPEARED IN MY BEDROOM, BUT FRANKLY I'VE NEVER HEARD SUCH RIDICULOUS SOCIALIST STORIES SINCE SLEEPY JOE WAS IN 'POWER', I THINK I'LL CARRY ON JUST AS I AM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER!
Everyone knows Jack Daniels Old No. 7 brand. But what came before?
Old No. 6: Divorce In A Bottle
Old No. 5: Punch Drunk Punch
Old No. 4: It's Gonna Work This Time, I Swear
Old No. 3: I'll Fight You All... I Love You, Man
Old No. 2: Fire Hazard, Do Not Inhale
Old No. 1: When Alchemy Goes Bad
Old No. 6: Divorce In A Bottle
Old No. 5: Punch Drunk Punch
Old No. 4: It's Gonna Work This Time, I Swear
Old No. 3: I'll Fight You All... I Love You, Man
Old No. 2: Fire Hazard, Do Not Inhale
Old No. 1: When Alchemy Goes Bad
August 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Everyone knows Jack Daniels Old No. 7 brand. But what came before?
Old No. 6: Divorce In A Bottle
Old No. 5: Punch Drunk Punch
Old No. 4: It's Gonna Work This Time, I Swear
Old No. 3: I'll Fight You All... I Love You, Man
Old No. 2: Fire Hazard, Do Not Inhale
Old No. 1: When Alchemy Goes Bad
Old No. 6: Divorce In A Bottle
Old No. 5: Punch Drunk Punch
Old No. 4: It's Gonna Work This Time, I Swear
Old No. 3: I'll Fight You All... I Love You, Man
Old No. 2: Fire Hazard, Do Not Inhale
Old No. 1: When Alchemy Goes Bad
Should Iron Man's operating system be rewritten in Rust?
August 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Should Iron Man's operating system be rewritten in Rust?
The arc of history is long, and only has room for animals sitting side by side.
August 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The arc of history is long, and only has room for animals sitting side by side.
I had a really nice time at the Archive of Retro Computing at Kingston University, which was like my loft but with helpful labels. And machines that actually turn on.
The exhibition is on until this Thursday, catch it if you can! Recommended!
The exhibition is on until this Thursday, catch it if you can! Recommended!
August 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I had a really nice time at the Archive of Retro Computing at Kingston University, which was like my loft but with helpful labels. And machines that actually turn on.
The exhibition is on until this Thursday, catch it if you can! Recommended!
The exhibition is on until this Thursday, catch it if you can! Recommended!
China showing off its latest video feedback technology. Scaramouche!
August 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
China showing off its latest video feedback technology. Scaramouche!
Sam Altman firmly assures me that GPT-8ball will 100% answer all my questions.
August 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Sam Altman firmly assures me that GPT-8ball will 100% answer all my questions.
I think AI looks fantastic.
Ok, it's a bit of a shame that everything beneath the lovely shiny surface is a rat's nest of bullshit spaghetti, but it does look nice.
Ok, it's a bit of a shame that everything beneath the lovely shiny surface is a rat's nest of bullshit spaghetti, but it does look nice.
August 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I think AI looks fantastic.
Ok, it's a bit of a shame that everything beneath the lovely shiny surface is a rat's nest of bullshit spaghetti, but it does look nice.
Ok, it's a bit of a shame that everything beneath the lovely shiny surface is a rat's nest of bullshit spaghetti, but it does look nice.
That startup guy pitching the AI penis cam must have seen me coming.
August 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
That startup guy pitching the AI penis cam must have seen me coming.
There are so many things about the history of Doctor Who that I would put right if I only had a...
August 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
There are so many things about the history of Doctor Who that I would put right if I only had a...
Suggestions for new "vibe ___-ing"?
I'll start:
- vibe inseminating
- vibe cottaging
- vibe protesting
- vibe hostage negotiating
- vibe exorcising
- vibe trepanning
I'll start:
- vibe inseminating
- vibe cottaging
- vibe protesting
- vibe hostage negotiating
- vibe exorcising
- vibe trepanning
August 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Suggestions for new "vibe ___-ing"?
I'll start:
- vibe inseminating
- vibe cottaging
- vibe protesting
- vibe hostage negotiating
- vibe exorcising
- vibe trepanning
I'll start:
- vibe inseminating
- vibe cottaging
- vibe protesting
- vibe hostage negotiating
- vibe exorcising
- vibe trepanning
Cipher history is like "wrong answers only", over and over again.
August 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Cipher history is like "wrong answers only", over and over again.
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Tech boosters like to use a set of terms to thwart any kind of pushback against their proposals to insert "AI" into any and every organization. Here's a dictionary of their language and what these terms mean.
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A Dictionary of "AI" — Sonja Drimmer
Even if you spend just a small amount of time listening to people who believe that any kind of digital technology (whether that’s “artificial intelligence” or not) is an unquestioned good, you’ll hear...
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August 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Tech boosters like to use a set of terms to thwart any kind of pushback against their proposals to insert "AI" into any and every organization. Here's a dictionary of their language and what these terms mean.
sonja-drimmer.squarespace.com/blog-1/2025/...
sonja-drimmer.squarespace.com/blog-1/2025/...