Batman is fine now
11.9.2024 10:41Batman is fine nowMe when my friends try to offer me help and support
11.9.2024 10:40Me when my friends try to offer me help and supportReal-life tiny prehistoric dragon alert! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anurognathidae
19.6.2024 13:04Real-life tiny prehistoric dragon alert! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AnurognathidaeAhhh new album from The Softies after 24 years! https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-softies-announce-first-album-in-24-years-touring-this-fall-hear-i-said-what-i-said/
18.6.2024 13:52Ahhh new album from The Softies after 24 years!...Discovered that there are several species of cuckoo bumblebees who specialise in laying their eggs in other species nests for them to raise as their own https://www.nhsn.org.uk/a-guide-to-cuckoo-bumblebees/
11.4.2024 13:22Discovered that there are several species of cuckoo bumblebees who specialise in laying their eggs in other species nests for them to raise...AI, academia
Found a legit use of AI/machine learning in the wild! Went to submit an article to a scientific journal, and it used the manuscript to populate the list of authors and their affiliations.
Okay, it's not that impressive, but these don't happen very often
13.2.2024 13:23AI, academiaFound a legit use of AI/machine learning in the wild! Went to submit an article to a scientific journal, and it used the...Adjusting to using Slack in the workplace, and enjoying how it changes the dynamic from "could this meeting be an email?" to "could this email be an emoji?"
11.12.2023 12:52Adjusting to using Slack in the workplace, and enjoying how it changes the dynamic from "could this meeting be an email?" to...FLUFFY EXOPLANET NEWS https://www.newscientist.com/article/2403155-fluffy-exoplanet-blasted-by-its-sun-has-clouds-that-rain-sand/
16.11.2023 09:32FLUFFY EXOPLANET NEWS https://www.newscientist.com/article/2403155-fluffy-exoplanet-blasted-by-its-sun-has-clouds-that-rain-sand/Kind of love the invitations to things I get sometimes
11.11.2023 17:16Kind of love the invitations to things I get sometimesOverheard two kids on the street who were looking up at the sky and saying “it’s funny, you think it’s just one star but when you look there are loads of them”
10.11.2023 18:38Overheard two kids on the street who were looking up at the sky and saying “it’s funny, you think it’s just one star but when you look...Helped someone with their bike up the stairs to the Overground, and she said “That’s very kind of you, you’ll be repaid in full in your next life”
10.11.2023 18:34Helped someone with their bike up the stairs to the Overground, and she said “That’s very kind of you, you’ll be repaid in full in...Much less stressful too, since you know the rules of thumb so need to make fewer decisions. I'm definitely scoring less than I used to be but winning more games. Hopefully the scoring will come with time once I'm settled into the new system
10.11.2023 11:34Much less stressful too, since you know the rules of thumb so need to make fewer decisions. I'm definitely scoring less than I used to...Have now had a chance to put some of these ideas into practice, and it's a totally different game! When you know where you're meant to be it becomes much more like a dance with your team mates than a fight against the opposition
10.11.2023 11:32Have now had a chance to put some of these ideas into practice, and it's a totally different game! When you know where you're meant...It's quite fun how it's built up all these emergent social norms of expected player behaviour after the last decade or so, but there is no way to know what they are other than doing research or via osmosis
7.11.2023 16:11It's quite fun how it's built up all these emergent social norms of expected player behaviour after the last decade or so, but there...Frantically looking up Youtube videos on rotating positions and kick off etiquette
7.11.2023 16:10Frantically looking up Youtube videos on rotating positions and kick off etiquetteOh no, I have reached the level of Rocket League where random team mates are expecting me to be any good and getting salty when I'm not
7.11.2023 16:09Oh no, I have reached the level of Rocket League where random team mates are expecting me to be any good and getting salty when I'm notIt’s a bold goal but I’m willing to give it a go
5.11.2023 14:23It’s a bold goal but I’m willing to give it a goDecided that I'm going to start pronouncing melancholy as mel-AN-choly until someone pulls me up on it
20.10.2023 10:27Decided that I'm going to start pronouncing melancholy as mel-AN-choly until someone pulls me up on itStill unsure whether "Wanna see my impression of Gandhi?" from Buffy S03E01 was a good line or not
19.10.2023 16:58Still unsure whether "Wanna see my impression of Gandhi?" from Buffy S03E01 was a good line or notO/H at Clapton: “I saw a turtle! Big bastard as well!”
17.10.2023 19:48O/H at Clapton: “I saw a turtle! Big bastard as well!”