I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.
I wrote about some things I'm struggling with in the technology industry, preceded by an appreciation for folk music.
Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM
I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to
First time in days I've slept past 3am (wow 5am what a lie-in)
This was such a hard watch (I think in a good way, just...jfc)
www.jpf-film.org.uk/films/blue-b...
If you don’t know how to code, you won’t know of your vibe code is correct. This seems to be an unpopular opinion.
(do things your teen self would think was cool, always)
There are so few things I've seriously considered getting as tattoos, and most of them are Maxïmo Park lyrics, and I get to see them live for the first time tomorrow nightttttt
The rain it raineth EVERY DAY.
what if an environment where its possible to be functional
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
Our next ‘Beyond Borders Book Club’ pick is the marvellous ’Monstrilio’ by Gerardo Sámano Córdova, published by one of my faves @deadinkbooks.bsky.social - can’t wait to see what the group think of this one!! 🔥
morpheus, holding out a red and blue pill: I got us some drugs. Neo: that's interesting because I take drugs. morpheus: and me. that's why I got two.
The Matrix (1999)
Dirs: Lana and Lilly Wachowski
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In case you missed it, Jeff Bezos funded a documentary, directed by Brett Ratner of all people, about Melania Trump.
They spent $35m on marketing alone, just shy of the film's budget.
The UK premiere sold 1 ticket.
The second screening sold 2 tickets.
Poem written on Google sheets by Isabelle Correa
I Wrote This Poem on Company Time
by @isabellewrites.bsky.social
#smallpoemsunday
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
with thanks to @katierpoet.bsky.social for introducing me to her work on her substack. #poetry
Rental Family is the best film I've seen for ages, you should watch it if you like crying
It’s called ‘vs code’ because the code is an enemy you are fighting
Been sitting on this one for a minute, for those who want a sadistic daily game. cruel.toys
we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
It's been nearly 20 years (?!) since House's Head/Wilson's Heart first aired and it still gets me, good god
(it's when Amber says 'the flu pills')
A little bit of snow settling around us tonight, and it's kinda lovely to peep through the curtains at it and spot your neighbours doing the same thing.
Continuing on, here are some (unedited) words about Silent Hill f. Spoiler-ish.
Free Dramaturgy available!
Our @artscouncilengland.bsky.social funded Dramaturgy Department is open to EOIs from any playwrights or immersive theatre makers in the UK looking for free support this year :)
Deadline: 10:00 Monday Jan 12th for our first 3 months of support
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A street of terraced houses with a layer of white frosty ice
Looks pretty, basically two inches of terrifying impassable ice 😬
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