Oli
@quaderror.bsky.social
Bioinformatician, hacker, rescue adopter, politically-correct gamer, chronically ill/spoonie marf & EDS, D&D-player, ale-drinker, "Data-goblin-in-chief", Apple-hater & phenomenal cynic powered by irony. He/It
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At least on Steam you can give people clown awards
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
At least on Steam you can give people clown awards
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Me: need to get my drinking under control, back to a bottle of wine a night
Documentary on Richard Burton: at this time he was drinking 4 bottles of vodka a day
Documentary on Richard Burton: at this time he was drinking 4 bottles of vodka a day
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Me: need to get my drinking under control, back to a bottle of wine a night
Documentary on Richard Burton: at this time he was drinking 4 bottles of vodka a day
Documentary on Richard Burton: at this time he was drinking 4 bottles of vodka a day
Just read an article about how Gnome Extensions have resources for answering "all questions" to make development easier and that has to be the funniest thing I have read in months
December 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Just read an article about how Gnome Extensions have resources for answering "all questions" to make development easier and that has to be the funniest thing I have read in months
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I love companies being punished for replacing workers with AI. Gimme more
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I love companies being punished for replacing workers with AI. Gimme more
Is it just me or is Chrome's default scroll speed somehow slower in the latest version?
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Is it just me or is Chrome's default scroll speed somehow slower in the latest version?
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Anyone who’s had an MRI can tell you it’s virtually impossible not to know what part of the body was scanned
They put heavy plates over the affected body part.
If it’s your head they lock it in.
If Trump doesn’t know what body part he had scanned, his mental status should be called into question.
They put heavy plates over the affected body part.
If it’s your head they lock it in.
If Trump doesn’t know what body part he had scanned, his mental status should be called into question.
December 1, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Anyone who’s had an MRI can tell you it’s virtually impossible not to know what part of the body was scanned
They put heavy plates over the affected body part.
If it’s your head they lock it in.
If Trump doesn’t know what body part he had scanned, his mental status should be called into question.
They put heavy plates over the affected body part.
If it’s your head they lock it in.
If Trump doesn’t know what body part he had scanned, his mental status should be called into question.
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Maybe this is just me but if I had to periodically take a test where they showed me a picture of a giraffe and I had to say "that's a giraffe," I think I'd probably keep that to myself
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Maybe this is just me but if I had to periodically take a test where they showed me a picture of a giraffe and I had to say "that's a giraffe," I think I'd probably keep that to myself
Lately I'm wondering about people with aphantasia or no inner monologue or a propensity for believing marketing/propaganda/outright fascism or experiencing challenges with empathy and theory of mind or falling for sycophantic AI bullshit and, specifically, how much of that Venn diagram is a circle
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Lately I'm wondering about people with aphantasia or no inner monologue or a propensity for believing marketing/propaganda/outright fascism or experiencing challenges with empathy and theory of mind or falling for sycophantic AI bullshit and, specifically, how much of that Venn diagram is a circle
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Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
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I will *never* forgive search engines for messing with my beloved quoted search terms.
No, I don't want something sort-of similar to this, I don't want you to guess what the average user might have meant with that search term, I want the results with this *exact* string in them and only those!
No, I don't want something sort-of similar to this, I don't want you to guess what the average user might have meant with that search term, I want the results with this *exact* string in them and only those!
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I will *never* forgive search engines for messing with my beloved quoted search terms.
No, I don't want something sort-of similar to this, I don't want you to guess what the average user might have meant with that search term, I want the results with this *exact* string in them and only those!
No, I don't want something sort-of similar to this, I don't want you to guess what the average user might have meant with that search term, I want the results with this *exact* string in them and only those!
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I'm going insane because people constantly recommend using AI for things and it is always, ALWAYS worse than repeatedly bashing my head on a brick.
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I'm going insane because people constantly recommend using AI for things and it is always, ALWAYS worse than repeatedly bashing my head on a brick.
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
XBox keep emailing me that I haven't verified my age (Spoilers: I won't) and the latest round of pleading for my blood type and inside leg measurement explains restrictions will prevent me from chatting to or sharing game invites with people who aren't already my friends. This is a DESIRABLE FEATURE
November 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
XBox keep emailing me that I haven't verified my age (Spoilers: I won't) and the latest round of pleading for my blood type and inside leg measurement explains restrictions will prevent me from chatting to or sharing game invites with people who aren't already my friends. This is a DESIRABLE FEATURE
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The truth lies here, only we are in a time of post truth and particularly on COVID. Over 250k now have lost their lives. How many would still be here had we the proper guidance for covid is airborne. Yet again fobbed off with the lockdown narrative.
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The truth lies here, only we are in a time of post truth and particularly on COVID. Over 250k now have lost their lives. How many would still be here had we the proper guidance for covid is airborne. Yet again fobbed off with the lockdown narrative.
One of the few things Escape From LA really nailed was the US Presidency
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
One of the few things Escape From LA really nailed was the US Presidency
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i think if you want to have those disgusting LED headlights on your car, you should have to do a test where they blast you point blank with your own headlights and then you have 15 seconds to successfully complete some sort of vision-based task, and if you can't do it they push your car off a cliff
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
i think if you want to have those disgusting LED headlights on your car, you should have to do a test where they blast you point blank with your own headlights and then you have 15 seconds to successfully complete some sort of vision-based task, and if you can't do it they push your car off a cliff
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There is a reason a good number of AI's largest proponents are crypto-fascist Silicon Valley oligarchs or wannabes, & that is because art poses a direct challenge to fascism. Not that all art is anti-fascist, or that fascists can't make art, but plurality complicates singularity.
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
There is a reason a good number of AI's largest proponents are crypto-fascist Silicon Valley oligarchs or wannabes, & that is because art poses a direct challenge to fascism. Not that all art is anti-fascist, or that fascists can't make art, but plurality complicates singularity.
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“The government is allowed to post real death threats on social media but you’re not allowed to post sarcastic death threats on social media” is actually a pretty apt distillation of power and violence
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“The government is allowed to post real death threats on social media but you’re not allowed to post sarcastic death threats on social media” is actually a pretty apt distillation of power and violence
I've forseen a *lot* of weirdness over the years, but I never would have guessed a timeline where "Microsoft cuts out the middleman and allows their AI which nobody wants to install your malware for you" and "Valve literally steamroll console and PC gaming by shipping an Arch box" are both things
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I've forseen a *lot* of weirdness over the years, but I never would have guessed a timeline where "Microsoft cuts out the middleman and allows their AI which nobody wants to install your malware for you" and "Valve literally steamroll console and PC gaming by shipping an Arch box" are both things
Another week, another example of a company heavily pushing AI slop taking out a significant chunk of the internet
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Another week, another example of a company heavily pushing AI slop taking out a significant chunk of the internet
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AI cannot output art. Using LLMs to generate images or audio or video is simply the biggest loser behaviour imaginable, second only to knowingly consuming it and thinking it’s anything other than garbage.
You’ve got all of recorded human history at your fingertips to engage with.
You’ve got all of recorded human history at your fingertips to engage with.
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
AI cannot output art. Using LLMs to generate images or audio or video is simply the biggest loser behaviour imaginable, second only to knowingly consuming it and thinking it’s anything other than garbage.
You’ve got all of recorded human history at your fingertips to engage with.
You’ve got all of recorded human history at your fingertips to engage with.
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When you go to Auschwitz they have piles of jewellery and watches which were confiscated from those arriving.
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
When you go to Auschwitz they have piles of jewellery and watches which were confiscated from those arriving.
First day we've needed to put the heating on. It's halfway through November.
November 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
First day we've needed to put the heating on. It's halfway through November.
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It’s impossible to convey the crippling fatigue of chronic illness.
Naps don’t help.
A full nights sleep doesn’t exist. You’re plagued by pain and other symptoms that mean you can’t remember what it felt like to sleep through the night.
Wired & tired is your new normal.
Naps don’t help.
A full nights sleep doesn’t exist. You’re plagued by pain and other symptoms that mean you can’t remember what it felt like to sleep through the night.
Wired & tired is your new normal.
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It’s impossible to convey the crippling fatigue of chronic illness.
Naps don’t help.
A full nights sleep doesn’t exist. You’re plagued by pain and other symptoms that mean you can’t remember what it felt like to sleep through the night.
Wired & tired is your new normal.
Naps don’t help.
A full nights sleep doesn’t exist. You’re plagued by pain and other symptoms that mean you can’t remember what it felt like to sleep through the night.
Wired & tired is your new normal.
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I found Labour's mission statement
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I found Labour's mission statement