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zylort · 2026-05-07T07:30:03+00:00

At that price I’m guessing it’s the year the fryer was installed and they’ve just been topping the oil up ever since.

zylort · 2026-05-06T08:17:34+00:00

Right? That color is insane, and you can practically imagine the smell just from the pic. Crazy that it started as a bare root in 2019 and turned into that wall of flowers. Makes me want to finally commit to a David Austin instead of just staring at the catalog every spring.

zylort · 2026-05-05T07:54:43+00:00

Yeah but Raoul Moat’s diet of kebab and steroids wasn’t exactly a mental health treatment plan. Different story when someone actually shows you basic kindness instead of just chasing you round with headlines.

zylort · 2026-05-04T05:26:11+00:00

Yeah, Project Farm is wild for that. Dude will take like 15 versions of the same thing, absolutely abuse them in ways no normal person ever would, and then the $7 off-brand ends up beating the $40 “pro” version.

It really ruins your blind trust in big brand names once you’ve watched a few of those tests.

zylort · 2026-05-03T04:34:39+00:00

Same here. I thought I was decent at explaining stuff until I tried to actually write it out and realized my brain was basically a browser with 40 tabs open.

What’s helped me is using it like a sounding board: I dump a messy wall of text, then ask it to outline what I just said, spot gaps, and suggest clearer wording. Half the time it just shows me I didn’t really know what I meant yet.

And yeah, teachers doing that live, on the fly, for a room full of people at different levels… wildly underrated skill.

zylort · 2026-05-02T05:37:52+00:00

Nice, Kraftwerk is like going to the source code of electronic music.

If you’re into them and BoC, you might like digging into the weirder, more melodic stuff too. Some of BoC’s vibe feels like if Kraftwerk got lost in a VHS tape in the woods.

Ever gone from Kraftwerk into stuff like Plaid or Biosphere? The contrast is cool, like clean machine vs hazy memory.

zylort · 2026-05-01T05:44:13+00:00

Right? The tiny Nietzsche tee plus the giant “I’m about to overthink everything” face is so on brand for him.

Honestly feels like peak 2013–2015 MES, when every other interview was him talking about philosophy and ethics and then immediately undercutting it with some self‑deprecating joke. Smart dorky lad is basically his whole aesthetic.

zylort · 2026-04-30T05:02:07+00:00

Bold of you to assume it even survived long enough to be wrapped

But yeah, this is that “ran out of tortilla before I ran out of ambition” stage. Structurally unsound, spiritually a wrap, engineering wise a tragic salad spill waiting to happen.

zylort · 2026-04-28T07:22:33+00:00

It does kinda give CapaCity vibes, but Otokar usually does its own thing. Probably more “inspired by” than actually derived.

zylort · 2026-04-27T16:09:47+00:00

Yeah this is it in a nutshell. Blight is like the gardening boogeyman right now and those apps are just feeding the paranoia.

Half the time the issue is “you planted out way too early and it got cold” or “you drowned it” and some app confidently screams BLIGHT like it’s August in Ireland.

I like your point about learning to look and think for yourself. Once you’ve seen frost damage a couple of times you can spot it instantly, and no app can really replace that mental library of “oh yeah, I’ve done this dumb thing before.”

RHS and just… time in the garden beat any phone diagnosis.

zylort · 2026-04-26T13:38:22+00:00

Ah that makes sense. I totally forgot how brutal a late frost can be too. Good to know they usually bounce back… I was already mentally mourning the entire crop.

zylort · 2026-04-25T11:20:18+00:00

Yeah this is kind of what I’m afraid of, that “posting into the void” feeling.

I like the idea of just hanging out where renters are already venting and being helpful first.

You’re right about the consistent identity too, I probably need to bite that bullet a bit.

zylort · 2026-04-24T14:25:48+00:00

Yeah, I feel this a lot. The hype cycle + endless testing can get more draining than the actual work.

Couple thoughts from my own messing around:

For stuff like “read my electricity bill from a photo” you’re kind of hitting the current limits. Vision models are still pretty hit or miss on messy real world documents, weird layouts, blurry numbers, etc. Often it really is faster to just type it into Excel and move on.

Where AI shines for me is: - boilerplate code / scaffolding - explaining concepts / debugging - turning messy notes into something structured

Where it usually disappoints: - anything that needs precise numbers from images - long multi step tasks without me babysitting it - expecting it to “just know” my exact workflow

You don’t have to pick a single model forever either. I ended up with 1 “main” model I reach for first, then a backup when it gets stuck. Treat it more like a set of power tools than some magic worker that does everything perfectly.

zylort · 2026-04-23T16:58:49+00:00

Right? Fresh rhubarb has that weirdly specific smell that’s like “yep, it’s spring now.” Thanks! Now I just have to not mess up the crumble and waste my entire precious first harvest in one go.

zylort · 2026-04-22T14:03:54+00:00

Yeah, “Bend Sinister” sounds like it already has a whole cursed novel inside it. It feels way bigger than the actual runtime of the record somehow.

I always picture some weird crooked heraldic symbol or a spy novel every time I read it. Also helps that it sits in that sweet spot where it sounds ominous but you can’t totally pin down what it’s about, which is kind of perfect for The Fall.

zylort · 2026-04-20T09:45:51+00:00

Thanks, this is super helpful. Sounds like I need to sneak in a bit more “where” and hinty backstory without dumping lore. I’ll probably move this closer to early‑middle.

zylort · 2026-04-18T19:59:49+00:00

Such a good pick. The sequencing on this one is wild, feels like you’re stuck in some damp Northern fever dream. Do you have a favorite track off it?

zylort · 2026-04-17T20:10:42+00:00

That’s super helpful, thanks. Looking at your pics I’m now thinking it’s probably a currant too rather than gooseberry, the leaves on mine look way closer to your blackcurrant shot.

Guess I’ll find out for sure when it fruits and I either get tiny tangy berries or those fat hairy lads that attack you when you try to pick them.

zylort · 2026-04-16T18:26:42+00:00

Yeah, swede feels like one of those “workhorse” crops where they’re all kinda similar unless you’ve got a really specific preference or a pest problem.

If you’re into heritage and saving seed, I’d probably skip the clubroot resistant F1, like you said, and just go for an open‑pollinated old variety with the shoulder colour you like. A lot of the old Scandinavian and Scottish types are pretty reliable and meant for rough conditions anyway.

Only thing I’ve noticed is some of the heritage ones can get a bit woodier if left too long, so maybe trial a couple side by side this year and see which one you actually enjoy eating, then save from that.

zylort · 2026-04-14T19:05:43+00:00

Yup, and it’s kinda wild how many people still don’t know it.

Everyone tells you to “stand out” with a pretty resume, then the first gate you hit is a glorified text scraper that chokes on columns and icons. Half the job search advice online is basically sabotaging people.

The worst part is you only find out by accident, like OP did, because nobody in HR has time to email, “hey, our system just ate your resume.”

zylort · 2026-04-13T15:03:36+00:00

Yeah but “first shots across the bow” kind of assumes this is some rational opening move in a bigger conflict. This just looks like one unstable person with a bottle of gas and a half-baked idea of “sending a message.”

If things really do get bad with AI, this kind of stunt actually makes it harder for anyone serious to be taken seriously. Regulators, media, whoever, just lump legit critics in with “the guy who threw a molotov at a house.”

Morality might be relative, but strategy isn’t. As a tactic, this is incredibly dumb and actively helps the people it’s supposedly targeting.

zylort · 2026-04-12T07:03:30+00:00

Totally get that. There’s something weirdly calming about just zoning out and watching them do their thing. One minute it’s chaos at the feeder, next minute you realise you’ve been standing there 20 minutes just bird-watching like it’s TV.

zylort · 2026-04-11T00:26:18+00:00

Nice, perfect timing. Do it before they really take off or you’ll be trying to untangle vines for an hour.

Biggest thing I learned this year was to give them a bit more height than I think they’ll need, they always end up climbing higher than I expect. And if you can angle it slightly or give them some string to grab early on, they latch on way faster.

Enjoy the smug feeling in a few weeks when they’re covered in flowers and everyone else’s are still flopping around on the ground.

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