Reposted by James SwiftThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 21hEvery time a discourse kicks off over whether AI music, literature or art will be "as good as" the real thing, I'm always amazed more people don't cite that **there already are** creative pursuits where human-free spectacles have been available for decades, and nobody has ever wanted to watch them. 381523289
Reposted by James Swiftwilliam light @wrl.sh · 29/09/20264'33" (bass boosted) 4'33" (slowed and reverbed) 4'33" (sped up) 4'33" (speedcore) 4'33" (noisia remix) 4'33" (chopped and screwed) 10 hours of silence randomly interrupted by 4'33" 4163
Reposted by James SwiftKevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 28/09/2026He's fabulous and he knows it! 181
James Swift @swift.casa · 28/09/2026static.klipy.comSpock's Subtle SmirkAlt: Spock getting the hots for a lady 040
Reposted by James SwiftKatherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 27/09/2026You don't have an inalienable right to be an antisocial dipshit because you're doomscrolling all day and it makes you feel terrible. There are no qualifiers to this. You are not released from the obligation to try to be decent just because Elon Musk is lighting the world on fire. 9852199
Reposted by James SwiftBart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves. 10381022800
James Swift @swift.casa · 24/09/2026Heck, even if all cars were EVs but still powered by fossil power plants we'd still reduce heat by many multiples of data centre heat since a power plant is much more efficient than millions of ICEs. And reduce CO2 emissions by a massive amount, which I must stress again, is the actual big problem. 120
James Swift @swift.casa · 24/09/2026Data centres consume roughly 1.8 Exajoules of energy per year. Therefore, converting the 95% of cars that are still fossil powered to clean electricity would reduce heat output many many times more than all the data centres combined. Not to mention the zero CO2 emissions which are more important. 120
James Swift @swift.casa · 24/09/2026As you noted in your podcast 70-80% of the energy delivered to the car is wasted right away as heat but the rest, the energy immediately used to move the car, is also later released as heat via friction. Total global energy consumption of passenger cars is approximately 65 to 70 Exajoules per year, 110
James Swift @swift.casa · 24/09/2026Sure there are local problems with some data centres, but other sources of waste heat are orders of magnitude greater and easier to fix. People don't have a sense of scale of the heat that cars are generating. Some back of the envelope calculations: 220
Reposted by James SwiftWarrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 22/09/2026INDUSTRIAL GROWTH: The new Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan album. Released 30 October 2026. Available to pre-order from Bandcamp now! youtu.be/w8LIkEWVtT8youtu.beYouTubeShare your videos with friends, family, and the world 95817
James Swift @swift.casa · 19/09/2026Hahahaha! There were clearly some cool pockets of culture in Ireland back then. I bet @kjhealy.co would look back on this fondly too. 110
James Swift @swift.casa · 19/09/2026Share a TV show that raised you. (There’s absolutely no way acid wasn’t involved in the creation of this intro)m.youtube.comWanderly Wagon - Opening creditsYouTube video by marianphilips 022
Reposted by James SwiftZach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Dunno if this is weird or normal, but I don't understand artists or authors who have enough money to never work again who are hardcore about policing their IP rights. For me, IP law is purely a financial protection mechanism. If you blopped $10M on me tomorrow, I'd rights-free everything I've done. 3021213
James Swift @swift.casa · 18/09/2026Absolutely 100% agree with this. If we (me and the guy I work with) had enough money to just have the income we have now until retirement then we would just keep doing what we do but give it away. We LOVE when people tell us they love our stuff. We could reach so many more people! 051
Reposted by James SwiftAnil Dash @anildash.com · 17/09/2026David Heinemeier Hansson called for the extermination of Romani people, comparing them to animals. An entire roster of tech tycoons responded by each personally giving him $1 million for his open source software project, even though he’s already wealthy enough to have a personal race car team. 5653138
Reposted by James SwiftThe Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 17/09/2026Battlestar Galactica started 48 years ago today. 🫡 1720844
James Swift @swift.casa · 16/09/2026Well in that case I guess I am going to give up building that procrastination app I was thinking about. 010
Reposted by James SwiftEmoji Meadow @emojimeadow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🍀🌱🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🌱🍀 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🌱🍀🌱 🌱🍀🍀🌱🌱🍀🌱🐒🌱 🍀🍀🍀🌱🍀🍀🍀🌱🍀 🌱🍀🌱🍀🌱🍀🌱🍀🍀 🌱🍀🍀🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🍀 🍀🍀🍀🌱🍀🍀🍀🌱🍀 0133
James Swift @swift.casa · 16/09/2026The name sounds like John Oliver would make up for some twee mocking bit about him being British. 140
James Swift @swift.casa · 15/09/2026It’s not even that hard to understand the ideas even if you never get a grip on the equations and rules. Steven Strogatz’s book showed me that. 010
James Swift @swift.casa · 14/09/2026Were they the first to sample Ike's Rap 2 on This Aint a Love Song? I don't know of any earlier examples but if anyone does I bet it would be you. 120
Reposted by James Swiftwrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A song which would a) launch this British hip hop group into the pop charts, but also b) inspire Massive Attack to expand their live show from just decks and a microphone after seeing Stereo MCs perform live 6606
James Swift @swift.casa · 14/09/2026static.klipy.comСмех в ваннойAlt: Julia Roberts diving for food 010
Reposted by James SwiftAlex @alexanotherone.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Julia Ducournau's "Bridesmaids" 032
Reposted by James SwiftSMBC Comics @smbccomics.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Kelly thought this was stupid, so please make sure to share it. COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/time-8 PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm... STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com 824340
Reposted by James SwiftJames Swift @swift.casa · 28/03/2026If you’re in need of some ambient tones this eve may I suggest… jamesswift.bandcamp.com/album/soft-t...jamesswift.bandcamp.comSoft Tissue, by James Swift8 track album 052
Reposted by James SwiftJennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Call My Agent: During the Pandemic, It Became a Defining Comfort Watch. Now It’s Finally Back With a New Movie. slate.com/culture/2026...slate.comDuring the Pandemic, It Became a Defining Comfort Watch. Now It’s Finally Back With a New Movie.A perfect little bonbon of a show is back with a perfect little bonbon of a Netflix movie. 151
James Swift @swift.casa · 11/09/2026I wish it didn’t take that for you to produce it but those ripple effects are real. I have leaned on it so hard in discussions on the topic. It’s thank you again. 130
James Swift @swift.casa · 11/09/2026Well if it means anything let me tell you reading Open Borders completely changed my understanding and view of the issue 🤷♂️ 130
James Swift @swift.casa · 10/09/2026en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...en.wikipedia.orgList of inventors killed by their own invention - Wikipedia 021
James Swift @swift.casa · 09/09/2026It is possible that is the second unofficial motto of @seanmcarroll.bsky.social ‘s Mindscape poscast. The first being if you ask a physics question beginning with, "Is it possible that...", the answer will always be yes. 110
James Swift @swift.casa · 09/09/2026Do they think this is like racing to get enough manna and declare Armageddon a la Populous? 010
James Swift @swift.casa · 09/09/2026I think I found it on Google Maps maps.app.goo.gl/5jqxFhENckxg...maps.app.goo.gl 020
James Swift @swift.casa · 09/09/2026Oh some searching and I think I found the real location. Not in Swinford after all. I assumed it was there since that's where they made Hardy Bucks. www.reddit.com/r/ireland/co... 210
James Swift @swift.casa · 09/09/2026You know I'm not exactly sure. I assumed it's somewhere on the abandoned railway tracks around Swinford. The tracks run through Swinford, on to Kiltimagh close by where I grew up, and on then to Claremorris. Here's on of the rail bridges in town, maybe you can follow it to find that one?maps.app.goo.gl 120
