Tom Gidden

@gid.cx

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Geek. Generalist / multi-discipline coder. Edits @dingbats.net https://gidden.net Cambridge, UK

Screenshot of Google's AI Overview. First it claims: "An integer n can only make both n-1 and n+1 prime in two specific cases: when n = 4 (giving primes 3 and 5) and when n = 6 (giving primes 5 and 7). For all integers where n > 6, it is impossible for both n-1 and n+1 to be prime." Below this, under the heading "The Twin Prime Rule," it defines twin primes as prime pairs differing by two, with n sitting between them — a definition that implies twin primes exist beyond n=6, contradicting the first claim.
A dump of colour settings in macOS's Terminal.app configuration, showing a mix of settings called "____Color" and others called "____Colour"
Minecraft screen with an enchanted book on the ground in front of a librarian villager. Console message says "The villager refuses to study copyrighted material!"
A screenshot of Minecraft, showing a beacon made of iron blocks capped with tinted glass. No beam appears, but the beacon is still active and valid.
Rachel Dratch with a fake 'tache
Two beautiful new Hermitcraft mugs; one of which is being filled by a Krups Dolce Gusto coffee pod machine. Yeah, poorly-recycleable plastic pods, so sue me.
Redacted image of a Dingbats game card shown in macOS Tahoe's Preview.app, where the app has trimmed off the corners for questionable aesthetic reasons, while earlier versions of macOS Preview.app would show the whole page unaltered.
BBC Micro Model B
the Epoch-o-clock 2000™ running in late 2024 in front of a messy Pi rack and a Jetson NX.
A seven-segment LED-based "clock" showing the number of seconds elapsed since midnight, 1 January 1970.
Screenshot of "Gid's Games" app for PalmOS, circa 2001, showing three games, Flipper, Sol and Logic Board.
Nigel Farage's contorted grimace
Exasperated midwesterner in a dark orange jacket exclaims "BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENS!"
Capture of "Gid's Games" app for Palm, c. 2001, showing a few game plugins including "Logic Board" and "Flipper". The little avatar wasn't just to annoy like a paper clip. It was used for the hint mode in some games, and it disappeared when not in use.
A screenshot of "The Logic Board™", a 1996 web version of "Master Mind", as part of "Gid's Games" on the "Blueberry.co.uk" website. Yes, kids, that's what web games looked like in 1996.
A white t-shirt emblazoned with the words "I TOLD YOU SO." in a neat Trajan font.
Euronews headline: "Could a metro system link the whole of Europe by 2040?"
Ben Doyle declaring that Woman is just a normal kinda critter, on Nebula's "Abolish Everything"
"A Tech CEO Lived With Two Wolves Inside Him For Years. This Is What Happened To His Streaming Platform"
Vacuum packing bag containing Hermitcraft plushies.
Artist: Alanis Morissette Album: Jagged Little Pill Genre: Angst-ridden screeching
One single solitary Like… from Adam Nimoy
"Yeah, a fifth of insanity. Not the whole thing, it's more that he's a big baby, but y'know, there's a little bit of uh-uh in there."
Three "We The People" stickers by Shepard Fairey, stuck on the back of an iPad case. Eight years on and still a thing.
A Markus-Lyapunov fractal rendered in 3D. Original 8192x8192, 8192 steps/ray, 600 iterations, ~10 seconds.
A homemade Christmas card with a photo of Adolf Hitler on a sledge with the words "Happy Fucking Christmas" in blackletter script underneath.
Medication label: “Take ONE three times per day when required to help with spams”
A clear acrylic tube filled with red seven segment displays showing the current number of seconds since January 1, 1970; all in front of a really messy little enclosure of Raspberry Pis and a Jetson Xavier NX
750ml black water bottle, with the slogan "HELLO WATER: WATER IS THE SOURCE OF LIFE"
Two-litre plastic sports water bottle printed with the slogan “MOTION: SPRINKLE YOUR SWEAT.”
A 7.5" ePaper display in a frame, showing "days until" for various family appointments and events