Andy, the Maintainer

Andy, the Maintainer

@spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social

He/Him. Not quite an Engineer. Manages assets, assesses bridges, wrangles data, converts caffeine into sarcasm Part-time caretaker (in church hall if wet)

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BRYAN JOHNSON IS A SILLY SAUSAGE WHO IS INCAPABLE OF SENDING OUT MY CHRISTMAS LIST TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. YOU CAN FIND IT ON GIFTSER, SMELLY ARMPITS. I'D REALLY LIKE THE NEW MICHAEL PALIN BOOK, FOLDING TROWEL AND GTA6, WOBBLY BUM

Ryan Vamps@ryanvance.bsky.social

Finally, a newsletter I want to sign up to!

Friday is women's group at church, and I found a broken toilet seat hinge. Quickly swapped it with the one from the Gents before they arrived. Then replaced the bust hinges with ones from a broken seat that had been dumped with a load of flytipped wood down the road. Truly, the Lord shall provide

Very disappointed that the group organising this is the O.U.R.S. A turn for the worse for the Oxford University Railway Society, fondly remembered for visiting obscure South Wales branchlines, assisting in the proofreading of maps and losing quizzes to the Cambridge University Railway Club

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social

The Oxford student branch of Reform UK has invited self-styled “race realist” Nathan Cofnas to speak. Cofnas, whose Substack was linked to the hounding of Jason Arday, said he aims to be “head of eugenics and race science at Harvard”. He was dismissed from Emmanuel (Cantab) and suspended by Ghent.

If they're getting rid of R4X, can we replace Jeremy Whine's lunchtime show on R2 with archive comedy and spoken word content? Anything is more wholesome than retired middle-England ranting about stuff

Athena Kugblenu@athenakugblenu.bsky.social

Closing Radio 4 Extra will not create savings of note. It commissions no original programmes. It pays modest radio royalties, producers and hosts. That's it. So the BBC archive is gonna be left to collect dust?

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“In the song ‘If I Ever’, Brian Harvey sings the line “The very first time that I saw your brown eyes”. However, he’s singing it to Gabrielle, who wears an eye patch, so really it should be “The very first time that I saw your brown eye” which is a very different lyric indeed”.

WHAT A FUCKING RECORD@whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social

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Andy, the Maintainer reposted

"What did it taste like Richard?" "A little bit like swan..."

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I think all the people referring to AI as conscious have never had to deal with any mechanical contrivance from before the 1990s. Then you'd realise every machine reacts to the environment. They have all manner of anthropomorphic grumpiness and belligerence. Doesn't mean they are actually thinking

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Replying to @adalovelaceday.bsky.social

I just could not celebrate the #AdaLovelaceDay not sharing a screen from my fav graphic novel The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua!

Slightly concerned for the economy of British Overseas Territory of the Caribbean region, Malliouhana. As of 2024, the government reported 105.5 million East Caribbean dollars revenue, about a quarter of the government's total revenue for the year, from sale of Anguilla ".ai" web addresses

Techmeme@techmeme.com

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