Reposted by Tits McGeeThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 4hWe've had the ability to watch, say, Counterstrike marathons, Street Fighter tournaments, or chess matches between computers since the 90s. Spectacles which, by their very definition, would be at a "higher standard" than human play. And nobody wants it. It's entirely meaningless. It has no appeal. 16870126
Reposted by Tits McGeeBex is WEAK on crime @bextraordinary.bsky.social · 1hLately I've been thinking a lot about Terry Pratchett's "Reaper Man" and AI. He was so ahead of his time in so many ways - or maybe squarely in his time but so many missed the very obvious signposts of where we were heading. Gonna be spoilers in this thread for a 25-year old book. 38325
Reposted by Tits McGeeSeaWindowCraster @seawindowcraster.bsky.social · 8hEmergence; Dunstanburgh On offer at £300 ( normally £400). ALL proceeds to @newcastlefoodbank.org www.mickoxley.com/product/orig... 05412
Reposted by Tits McGeeConfidently Paranoid @niblick-iii.bsky.social · 1hThere's a line in an episode of Welcome to Night Vale that describes the universe as "mostly void, partially stars" and I've always found that weirdly reassuring. Like, if I am a meaningless speck in the vast empty void, then all that matters, all that can matter, is the life in front of me 3133
Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 1hLove this way of looking at life In universe terms, we are all meaningless specks of dust, a brief spark of existence and extinguished as soon as we came into being I find this so calming And have you noticed how the people who are desperate to be remembered are often the worst people? 55312
Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 1hIf anyone else posted that their TV sort of just blew up, I'd be all oh my god are you OK? Madeline posted this and I thought yes that seems fairly standard for her house 3190
Reposted by Tits McGeeElle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The magnificence of the mushroom 721465
Reposted by Tits McGeeDan Johnson will design games for food @coil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Heck yeah. 61122292
Reposted by Tits McGeechristhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 3hThe most memorable piece of work advice I was ever given was "Just go and hide in the toilets" 5583
Reposted by Tits McGeeMatt Round @mattround.com · 3hThis is basically announcing to the world that BMW management standards are incredibly low 4284
Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 4hAnnoyingly this is great If you keep feeding the bear more salmon, it gets HUGE 1234
Reposted by Tits McGeeArvuReBantra @arvurebantra.bsky.social · 20hThere's so many funny place names en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragged_...en.wikipedia.orgRagged Ass Road (Yellowknife) - Wikipedia 0214
Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 5hFINALLY, I hope this leads to some accountability and justicebbc.co.ukMet Police submits Grenfell Tower fire investigation files to CPSThe force is seeking charges against 54 individuals and 20 companies over the 2017 tower block fire that killed 72 people. 2628
Reposted by Tits McGeeTube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Feeling incredibly proud to finally hold my 2027 Tube Mapper Calendar in my hands! The shipment landed yesterday, so I’m now busy getting calendars out to everyone who has already ordered. I couldn’t resist matching my T-shirt to one of the gorgeous pastel colours on the cover! 716325
Reposted by Tits McGeeCethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 6hI think we underrate that JCO came up in 20th century New York literary circles where everyone said five most devastating insults before breakfast and as one of the last one standing, her competition is guys who get sad if their chatbot isn't sufficiently nice to them. 182164411
Reposted by Tits McGeeFailbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 8hWe're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs 311332876
Reposted by Tits McGeeBela Lugosi's Dad 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸 @belalugosisdad.bsky.social · 9hThis is why I've always disagreed with the idea that "art" is purely subjectively defined. Art is a communication. The listener/viewer completes that communication in recieving it, but it is the intentionality of the creator that makes it art. "AI music" is no more music than traffic noise is. 1128871
Reposted by Tits McGeeJason Tracy @jason.tracys.org · 15hAll of this, and also to add: Hazing is how cults filter out whistleblowers. The people that would put a stop to future bad behavior, or even just report it, don’t put up with being hazed. 1299
Reposted by Tits McGeeKrystina Nellis @krystinanellis.com · 8hI have nothing to contribute to this, except it reminds me of the time @scientits.bsky.social and I tried to find an atheist version of ‘Godspeed’ 2101
Reposted by Tits McGeeWillieMillersMoustache @williemillersm1.bsky.social · 9hThis beauty was a couple of weeks ago. 36411
Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 9hAh yes, the photographic 'proof' that my parcel from eBay was delivered and handed to me, and it's just an image of multiple parcels sat on a shelf somewhere, definitely not my front door 9490
Reposted by Tits McGeeHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 16hEugenics 🤝 ai www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/h... 1031498468
Reposted by Tits McGeeBradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026shoving all my work aside to report out what led to this sign 601439210
Reposted by Tits McGeea rare photo of sean connery signed by roger moore @steamedhamms.bsky.social · 20hwhat 95213
Reposted by Tits McGeeMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.” 12381072633
Reposted by Tits McGee👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 21hI’m actually gonna pop this one out of the thread and tag her because @nigella.bsky.social this was really a beautiful moment! Thank you for saying it! 8106966
Reposted by Tits McGeeAngry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 21hThis is the proper use of a Freedom of Information request.thestar.co.ukThis is how many times council has repainted ‘L’ on Pool Square street signHighways teams have attended Pool Square many times to repair the road sign due to a missing ‘L’ 1728675
Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 21hLolbbc.co.ukRAF Fairford: 'Quantity of petrol' but no explosives found in three vehiclesPolice say the decision to release five men on bail is one "grounded in experience and strategy". 6566
Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Video making/editing question: am I right in thinking it's not really possible to convert a horizontal video into a vertical video without losing some of the resolution? Or is there a way you can crop to vertical that will keep the high quality horizontal video that I have? Hope that makes sense! 854
Reposted by Tits McGeeCharlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'm having to read this story in little snippets, as it's so distressing -- more incredible reporting by @samirashackle.bsky.social who is doing the best work exploring the treatment of international pupils and students in the UK at the moment. 41911
Reposted by Tits McGeeIn Medias Malone @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026As a professor, most of what I do is log in to things 461407190
Reposted by Tits McGeeSam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Years ago, I was walking home late one night, and a drunk guy was harassing me - trying to get me to go home with him, pushy sex comments, etc. After a few mins, his mate turned to him and said, firmly but not aggressively, "MATE. leave her alone, yeah?" And he did. I think about him all the time. 1051792
Reposted by Tits McGeeHannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward 11128183533
Reposted by Tits McGeeLance Parkin @lanceparkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New word: CLICKWALL. (n) The opposite of clickbait. A headline so unappealing, promising so little reward even by the standards of these things, that it is physically impossible to tap the link to the article. 5473119
Reposted by Tits McGeeAnna H @athenepallas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Anyone goes *near* pensioners and the discourse is up in arms about how very dare the government. Meanwhile, the kids are having an absolutely horrendous time, from pandemic recovery to MH to the housing market to every damn thing and it's pretty much <crickets> 2373
Reposted by Tits McGeeAnna H @athenepallas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One thing that I think would change politics/policy discourse for the better is if young people & their interests were treated with the same concern and respect as pensioners. 34811
Reposted by Tits McGeeGift @giftmacher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The media consent machine never runs out of fucking scabs to present us. The uni is quite literally gutting its courses. This however, not the issue so far as the BBC is concerned. Honestly fuck this noise. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukStudent: University of Nottingham strikes 'not what we signed up for'The University of Nottingham said it was "disappointed" by the timing of industrial action. 48422
Reposted by Tits McGeeJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A cash-strapped rural police force struggles to deal with Red Diesel gangs. Until its chief inspector realises can get the Met Police to deal with the problem... ...if he pretends they're Iranian. A new six part comedy starring Toby Jones. 641234360
Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Rare example of the questioning sentence going against Betteridge's Law 212224
Reposted by Tits McGeeEmma Kennedy @emmakeddev.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"This is not an argument against excellence. It is an argument for recognising that there is more than one kind of excellence in higher education." So glad to have read this - it's spot on and brightened my morning. 0298
Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Investment firm Urbagestión, which bought the property in 2018, increased the rent from €500 per month to €2,650 The company later offered to reduce this to €1,650 however she was still unable to pay this with her monthly pension of €1,350" These companies are parasites 🤬bbc.co.ukEvicted Spanish pensioner, Maricarmen Abascal, can move home, lawyer saysThe eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, 87, prompted large-scale protests across Spain. 04111
Reposted by Tits McGeeSkybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Next time I've done a shit job of something, I'm just going to tell people it's too dangerous to show them. The PowerPoint that I threw together last minute could actually pose a risk to humanity at large 416343
