Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The very idea that we might be able to discuss something reasonably, loses, 82 votes to 12. I'm not a bad loser, I'll take that. But the lesson is, some social media might be better than others, but it'll always be full of cvnts. 000
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Slow down, Delphine. I'm just genuinely unsure why you're so angry. I've explored my thoughts, I don't think they're any less valid than yours, but if you think they are then I'll be happy to be corrected. LMK. 100
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026No. I'm just saying we don't need to be arseholes. We can talk, and understand one another's positions, or not. Having seen what happened on the other place, I can't help thinking that dialogue is better than pile-ons. I may be wrong, but if I am, this isn't the place for me. 450
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Not at all. Well, I am prone to depression, but sad songs don't bring me down. I was once voted Person With The Most Depressing Music Taste at a birthday party in Stockholm. In winter. And the Swedes know how to do winter. 000
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Kind of reminds me of The Fall, although Mark E Smith will be waiting at the gates of Hell to beat me for saying so. 100
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026True. But you might like to live in a place where you could discuss a half-baked thought. I mean, why not? 350
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Fair enough. It's not how I read it, but I'm no expert. Not a fan of AI, fwiw, but I've been forced to use it at work. That has modulated my view, but I'm still not a fan. I came here because I hated the pile-ons and inability to discuss things at the other place. Don't like to see it on here. 220
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Can we not have nuance? Wouldn't you rather this were a place were you could voice a thought and have it explored, rather than shouted down? 8120
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026That may be fair. I don't know, if I'm honest. I don't think he's saying "just start shooting," any more than he's saying, "dip your toe in, the water's fine." Aren't we using emotive metaphors to swerve the discourse off the road? Might it be better if we could have the discussion? 110
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Agreed, but I'm not sure he's saying you can't have an opinion. I have an opinion on gun rights, and it's probably much the same as yours. But if I wanted to do a job that needed a gun (not that I can think of any!) I'd ask somebody who knew how to handle one. 120
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Unlike most of the comments, I think this is a pretty good take. Nobody's saying you can't make a judgement - you can, and I'll most likely agree with you. But without direct experience, it's hard to understand what it can and can't do. And that's different to whether it's good or bad. 000
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Totally agree. But I guess it makes money, either because adults are not discerning, or because they're cheap. AI kid book slop makes me pine for the days when celebrity authors stole all the sales. At least you could mock them for having ghost writers, whereas AI goons think it's a badge of honour 051
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's clear, in these times, that some victims of genocide are more equal than other victims of genocide. 77,000 Palestinians dead and their lands destroyed, and still they want more. It's beyond reason. 010
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I used to be a fan, but this year they're a plague (tbf it's the invasive species). Beans, tomatoes and peppers are being ruined by 10s of thousands of them. It's a shame they target the fruits 😔 Could be my imagination but they seem much later this year; is that why they've proliferated? 120
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026c.org/5vwXfsTV8Mc.orgSign the PetitionMake ME/CFS learning mandatory for NHS staff 000
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Call me naïve, but don't foreign students literally pay money to study here? 240
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Things I would have failed to appreciate in my youth. I guess you could put the majority of Barry Cryer's canon in that bracket. 030
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Haha, they nearly had me with this. "The Duck... Distinctive by nature. Exceptional by our own assessment." theduck.website 000
Reposted by PalmerAnnoné Butler @bookishwgc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“Back Channel connections”! Appropriate given that he seems to climbing up Trump’s. 081
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 16/09/2026You probably didn't need another reason to dislike Piddington, but if you did, this guy is twenty of them. 000
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 14/09/2026If Ed Sheeran had a pair of gonads he could have done something incredible there. Instead, he's cacked it like a babby, and taught a legion of onlookers that it's better to kiss arse and take the coin. 000
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The arrogance of claiming ownership of a word that forms part of your name, when you chose it *because* people already use it. Maybe Air Canada should sue Airbnb for cheapening THEIR brand - the stupid, rip-off cottage-hawkers are not even up in the air. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.com‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’Three little letters - bnb-side’s name is a play on the local b-side arts festival, but Silicon Valley colossus sees threat to global brand 000
Reposted by PalmerSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Really good chicken helmet. Best chicken helmet I’ve ever seen maybe. 1293839752
Reposted by PalmerAndrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Likely to become even more raw as more people realise that a change only affecting people in England and Wales was defeated by MPs from Scotland and Northern Ireland! If it had only been voted on by MPs whose constituents were affected, it would have passed. 917055
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If we don't write well, the point will be lost. As it often is in AI. But AI doesn't suffer if it gets things wrong. We do. Nice to see you on here Helen ☺️ 000
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It IS antisemitic to conflate Judaism with the state of Israel, but it's a ripping wheeze when it benefits those who support the state of Israel. This is a long read (due to the quoted interview), but very good, as usual, from @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social. Worth your time. 1114
Reposted by PalmerPatrick Seurre @patrick.seurre.com · 08/09/2026Mandate publishing annual statistics on data centre water & electricity usage Please sign. We need to know the impact of data centrespetition.parliament.ukPetition: Mandate publishing annual statistics on data centre water & electricity usageParts of the UK have experienced a drought, and residents have been asked to conserve water. We are concerned that the concerted efforts to build new data centres could place a huge strain on our wate... 54636
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Very well deserved. I volunteer at a kids coding club, and we made a game which you might recognise, where a wide-mouthed character eats dots in a maze. One kid chose a fish for the main character, so we called it Pacu Man. 020
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Now I'll admit I'm not an expert, but I'd be willing to put a bid in on the gamble that I could put satellite modems on a train for less than HALF A MILLION POUNDS. 000
Reposted by PalmerRachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Just opened Miro for the first time in a little while to find that it won't let me just draw a diagram, it wants to me to hang out with its little chatbot friend. So I ask it to draw three concentric circles. 920329
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 30/07/2026File associations exist for a reason. Show me the person who opens Adobe Acrobat and then navigates to the file they wish to open, and I'll show you somebody who would be better off without a computer. 000
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Can we make a collective decision to boycott software that adds a shortcut onto the desktop whenever it updates, even though you deleted the shortcut previously? I've made a handy hashtag, to help spread the word. #BoycottSoftwareThatAggressivelyAddsDesktopShortcuts 100
Reposted by PalmerOlaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 28/07/2026There are a lot of things I don’t do but finishing my sentences with a childish word for excrement is something I do do. 3715
Reposted by PalmerFal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Today, the president met with Zelenskyy, a war hero, and Netanyahu, a war criminal. The former has to repeatedly justify the need for military aid, while the latter receives it unconditionally. This moment will be remembered as a test of America’s values — and how we failed it. 381004352
Palmer @dazbert.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I don't suppose "Because you're a cock" is the answer he's looking for. But I feel that it's as valid as any. 031
