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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 01/10/2026

Doesn’t feel very personal

Screenshot of an email, cropped to just the subject, salutation, and first line of the body. Text reads:

“Participate in the AI-DMI Survey 2026

Dear %%FIRST NAME%%,

I am writing to personally invite your”

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 27/09/2026

Incredible play from my Magic the Gathering opponent, didn’t see that coming at all

A spotted dove next to a Magic the Gathering card, a 2/2 token Bird with flying

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 28/08/2026

A new Fehervari book! I’m not even reading the blurb, this is an instant pre-order for me

A picture of a Warhammer 40K novel “Cold Covenant” by Peter Fehervari. Soldiers holding guns stand atop a ridge overlooking a frozen wasteland.

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 26/08/2026

This is my bird friend, Bobo

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 24/08/2026

These are the models I was most proud of painting in 2025. Horses are bloody hard to paint and I think I actually managed to capture that musculature here. And I’m finally starting to get value gradients right. (Kurnoth’s Heralds, Warhammer Underworlds)

Three painted plastic miniatures. Centaurs with red armour on stony oval bases.

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 21/05/2026

Finally, a sicko that I can identify with. Thanks to The Onion for this gem.

Cropped editorial cartoon from The Onion. A sinister-looking man with pointed teeth leering from behind a tree, wearing a shirt that reads “vegan sickos”.

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 14/05/2026

It is so nice to be living in Melbourne’s West where they have proper grocery stores selling the essentials

A price tag of a 25 kilogram bag of MSG, AUD 58

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 05/04/2026

Finally got around to removing this sign that the previous owners had installed in the shed. What herb do I need to burn to cleanse the space now?

A novelty warning sign that reads: “Man cave. We interrupt this marriage for football season.”

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 15/03/2026

Painted this one up as a gift. Tried to make the fire reflect on the armour and terrain

A photo of a painted Warhammer 40K miniature. Green space marine of the Salamanders chapter, infernus marine. The model is equipped with a flamethrower. The flame is modelled and painted yellow and orange, with orange reflected back on the space marine’s armour.

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 07/03/2026

When I wake up at 2am for a meeting with the US and someone asks me how I’m doing

A screenshot of a video game. The subject is a pale, ghostly looking Pikachu with droopy eyes and ears, giving a thumbs up and half-smile. It stands in a field of flowers at night.

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 25/02/2026

Look, I’m not anti-LLM or anything, but maybe this is a bit too much?

Microsoft support page with header “Enhance your writing with AI in Notepad” followed by marketing/instructions on how to use AI in Notepad

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 15/02/2026

When they ask me why I insisted on writing the Dockerfile for the model deployment

Picture of Mordin Solas from the Mass Effect video game series, with caption: “Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong.”

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 14/02/2026

My dog had his birthday last week, so now he’s middle-aged, and sure enough I see this…

A corgi carrying a box of Warhammer 40K (T’au Commander) in his mouth

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 11/02/2026

I think about this tweet whenever I’m stressed. Everything does, indeed, happen so much

Screenshot of a tweet from Horse ebooks in 2012 that reads: “Everything happens so much”

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 19/01/2026

I saw this idea on a random blog ages ago and I had to steal it for my own website. Rather than editing out tangents, use some CSS to put them in the margin!

A screenshot of a blog post. To the right of the main content is marginalia, in smaller font with less contrast.

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 03/01/2026

Going through some old blog posts and I think this is my greatest contribution to data visualisation

Density chart showing popularity of cats, chickens, and squirrels, in log(popularity). Cats are the most popular and chickens are the least popular.

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 30/12/2025

I thought I’d play a nice pirate-themed video game to relax during my break from work. But one of the side quests involves hiring a management consultant to take you and your crew through compliance training. They brought a white board onto my pirate ship.

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 25/12/2025

I regret to inform you that I made aspic salad for Christmas

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 19/12/2025

Many hours of carefully highlighting horse musculature

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 22/10/2025

Everyone is talking about AI and ignoring the biggest technological innovation of our time: the Bureau of Meteorology finally setting up SSL

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 15/10/2025

I’d already bought this new Warhammer 40K book but now it’s shot straight to the top of my reading list

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 10/09/2025

Why do you think this NIMBY considers London, New York and Los Angeles to be good, but Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Mexico City are bad? What's the difference? What could be the distinguishing factors there? What a mystery!

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 12/08/2025

Just got “as per my last email”ed by an LLM

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 14/07/2025

10 vespids all done! These were airbrushed from orange, through gold, and finally a bright yellow. Finished off with a raw umber oil wash. Really happy with how these turned out. #warhammer #warhammer40k

Ten painted T’au Vespid Stingwing miniatures with orange-yellow bodies, bright red guns, and pale cream wings with brown shading. An additional Oversight Drone is present, painted in matching colours. All models are on round bases with sand, rocks, and tufts of green and brown grass.

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 19/06/2025

New AI job title just dropped

Screenshot of job posting by Unilever for “Ice Cream Head of Artificial Intelligence”

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 14/06/2025

I’m loving the Murderbot adaption, but what I really want is 19 seasons of The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon. There’s no where near enough trashy sci fi soap opera

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 25/05/2025

I’ve never been so obsessed with a game that I actually finished all of the achievements. This is a first. I’m going to go door-to-door spreading the word of Clair Obscur. Go play this game

A screenshot of PlayStation trophies for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, with 100% obtained

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 05/03/2025

I bought my first house recently and I love it and everything is going great except for these extremely cursed blinds

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 10/02/2025

Using this SMBC comic panel in every one of my forecasting presentations from now on

Single panel of a comic. Large text that says “OH SHIT EXOGENOUS FACTORS!”

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 11/01/2025

And here’s the finished result! Changing mediums means starting from 0 skill again, but I’m happy with the result. It’s super easy to get a good gradient with oils, especially on cloth. Don’t believe the Sigmarite propaganda: Skaven are actually cute little rat bros who just need a hug.

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 11/01/2025

I’m trying my hand at oil paints for the first time. This is “imprimatura” — I slather the model with brown paint and then wipe the excess off with a makeup sponge, leaving a gorgeous stain that respects the contours of the model

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 28/12/2024

I found the very first T’au model I painted 15 years ago. I didn’t prime the thing, I didn’t thin my paints, I just slapped it on there without a care

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 22/12/2024

I finished painting my first army! 3600 points of Autumnal Sylvaneth, two sets of awakened wyldwoods, faction manifestations, and a Krondspine. I guess the next step is to play a game? #warhammer #ageofsigmar #sylvaneth

Dozens of painted tree-themed miniatures in an autumnal theme

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 05/12/2024

This is the largest and most intricate model I’ve ever done, and my first time using an airbrush. An Elven goddess standing atop a giant beetle #warhammer #ageofsigmar #sylvaneth

A painted miniature of an Elven goddess standing atop a large beetle. The model is approximately 20cm high, and painted with an autumnal theme.

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 28/11/2024

Disappointed to see Spotify killing off the coolest parts of its API. I used the audio features endpoint and some hacky R code to analyse and reorder my wedding playlist by tempo and features like “loudness” and “danceability”, and this would no longer be possible

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 27/11/2024

This brings me to 2000 points! 2930, actually, including some big things not in the infantry tray below. Once I paint up some more terrain I might actually play a game

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 26/11/2024

6 Autumnal leafy boys with scythes all done! #sylvaneth #ageofsigmar

6 miniatures, painted in an Autumnal colour scheme, each holding a ghostly scythe. The models are Kurnoth Hunters from the Age of Sigmar Sylvaneth range

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 14/11/2024

16 Autumnal Sylvaneth dryads all done! These were a super quick paint job, with Contrast Wyldwood, lots of drybrushing, and thinned down oil paint for the bright orange details #warhammer #ageofsigmar

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 11/11/2024

I converted a Stormcast Lord-Relictor into a Chaplain for my Angels Resplendent. I love the marble base technique here. I take a dry baby wipe and stretch it out over the base and then spray it white. Great effect for such a small effort.

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 10/11/2024

I would absolutely drink R beer if that were a thing

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 30/10/2024

My wife has taken our dog into her office for the first time and he’s barking at anyone who approaches her desk. Incredibly effective workload management technique. What a good boy

Tricolour corgi wearing a collar that looks like necktie on the collar of a shirt

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 26/10/2024

Welcome everyone! I mostly post about R, with a bit of Georgism/YIMBYism and occasionally some Warhammer. This is my corgi, Parsnip

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 13/05/2024

The most commonly blocked domains on Kagi are pretty much what you would expect. Below Pinterest are the Meta sites, Quora, and low-quality news websites. kagi.com/stats?stat=l...

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 09/04/2024

I am so, so glad that that the books I read don’t belong to this category. I don’t want people who refer to their books as “high literature” anywhere near my hobby.

The first paragraph of the Wikipedia article for “Literary fiction”:

“Literary fiction, mainstream fiction, non-genre fiction, serious fiction, high literature, artistic literature, and sometimes just literature, are labels that, in the book trade, refer to market novels that do not fit neatly into an established genre (see genre fiction); or, otherwise, refer to novels that are character-driven rather than plot-driven, examine the human condition, use language in an experimental or poetic fashion, or are simply considered serious art.”

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 27/03/2024

I unironically love this description of DLC for Farm Simulator. Like, there’s this niche little community that is thrilled by “the joy of baling” and they’re all excited for new, virtual hay baling technology. Wholesome af

“Take the joy of baling multiple steps further with Göweil! Operate a diversified set of professional baling and wrapping technology and equip your farm with nine new machines and tools. The Göweil Pack adds new possibilities while improving the quality and efficiency of your operation that depends on baling your valuable resources.

Bale and wrap corn silage, sugar beet pulp, mixed feed, and more with reliable high-tech machines like the Göweil LT-Master F115!
Deploy stationary and autonomous baler-wrappers…”

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David Neuzerling @md.neuzerl.ing · 03/01/2024

I’ve been learning about heraldry and it’s been interesting to see how ChatGPT struggles. It just can’t get it right. ChatGPT describes the arms of William Marshal as “a series of alternating vertical stripes in gold and azure on strong, rich red color”

Escutcheon, party per pale or and vert, a lion rampant gules

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