Wayne Myers
conniptions@mastodon.social
<p>Dreamer. Muesli enthusiast.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Musician</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Coder" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Coder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Writer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cartoonist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cartoonist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SingerSongwriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SingerSongwriter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mefite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mefite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StLeonards" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StLeonards</
Posts
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Post #4332658
I am working through the #strudel tutorial and srsly where has this been all my life: https://strudel.cc/workshop/getting-started/ Thank you lovely strudel people!
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Post #4323502
This practical roundup of how to disable AI in Most If Not All Of The Things by @jessamyn@glammr.us is brilliant: https://www.librarian.net/NoToAI/ Thanks, Jessamyn! #NoToAI
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Post #4105704
Ohhh yeah... I am up and running on faircamp: https://faircamp.conniptions.org/ :)))))))) #Faircamp
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Post #2511180
Say what you like about Jimmy Savile, his dress sense has inspired millions of people around the world to wear tracksuits for no particular reason.
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Post #2511179
A small request: please do not use AI images on your Tai Chi blog: https://wayne.conniptions.org/test/2026/05/03/please-do-not-use-ai-images-on-your-tai-chi-blog.html
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Post #2511178
Ironic, really, that carnations turn out to be annuals rather than perennials.
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Post #2511177
Either the turnout in today&#39;s UK local election here in Hastings/St Leonards is super high or the combination of compulsory photo ID and a new-fangled computer system are making it seem so b/c it takes ages to get through the door. Even so, never seen queues like this at a local election before.
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Post #2511176
Today was the 30000th Guardian cryptic crossword, and to celebrate, they have done something rather special, in the form of An Extra Puzzle that, without giving too much away, has been A Long Time In The Making. Explanation along with today&#39;s solution and even more spoilers here - https://www.fifteensquared.net/2026/05/07/guardian-cryptic-30000-by-arachne/
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Post #2511175
The one vaguely substantive assertion in this Starmer-drivel is: people in the UK want &quot;strong and secure borders&quot;: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/08/election-results-left-right-uk-keir-starmer An end to the scourge of 11-month-old UK-born babies re-entering the country after family holidays!: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/06/scottish-mum-stuck-in-spain-after-baby-falls-foul-of-uk-dual-nationality-rules Drivel.
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Post #2511174
*bites lip* ow
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Post #2511173
I have written a song I am pleased with for the first time in ages.
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Post #822529
Finally got around to (starting to be) learning &#39;Can&#39;t Bullshit A Virus&#39; by @SingleBass - original is here: https://single-bass.bandcamp.com/track/cant-bullshit-a-virus - great example of a tune that sounds *way* more simple to play (and sing) than it actually is. Jennifer is clearly made of the same stuff that Paul Simon is - effortlessly making hard songs sound straightforward. Anyway. What a great tune. Not going to be ready to perform it any time soon. But getting the...