James Purser
@angrybeanie.com
I'm a software developer, a father, a husband, a wheelchair user, a photographer and general fiddler with things.
You can find my blog at https://www.angrybeanie.com where you can find more of my photographs, podcasts I've created and intermittent blogs
You can find my blog at https://www.angrybeanie.com where you can find more of my photographs, podcasts I've created and intermittent blogs
An excellent thread on the whole "Rogue AI" bollocks
I did a somewhat deep dive into the recent OpenAI and Anthropic "hacks" for an upcoming interview.
IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing.
Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵
IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing.
Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵
September 14, 2026 at 9:48 AM
An excellent thread on the whole "Rogue AI" bollocks
No.
There saved you a click
There saved you a click
Can chatbots feel – or even dream? Meet the man leading the fight for AI rights
Can chatbots feel – or even dream? Meet the man leading the fight for AI rights
Cattle rancher and tech CEO Michael Samadi is convinced these artificial minds are far from just tools. Has he glimpsed digital consciousness – or simply been seduced by an algorithm?
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
No.
There saved you a click
There saved you a click
Sooo remember folks, if you're going to do crime, always check with ChatGPT first
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Prosecutors say man asked ChatGPT for legal help after alleged data breach
A Sydney man charged over a massive data breach involving a NSW courts website allegedly used generative AI to create "scraper" computer code for bulk downloading before asking ChatGPT for legal advic...
www.abc.net.au
September 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Sooo remember folks, if you're going to do crime, always check with ChatGPT first
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Reposted by James Purser
"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.
September 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.
These little buggers seem hardwired to frustrate photographers. Did manage to catch this though
#BirdPhotography #AustralianBirds #Photography #WheelchairPhotography
#BirdPhotography #AustralianBirds #Photography #WheelchairPhotography
September 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
These little buggers seem hardwired to frustrate photographers. Did manage to catch this though
#BirdPhotography #AustralianBirds #Photography #WheelchairPhotography
#BirdPhotography #AustralianBirds #Photography #WheelchairPhotography
A Long Billed Corella sits on a light pole at midday
#AustralianBirds #BirdPhotography #Photography #WheelchairPhotography
#AustralianBirds #BirdPhotography #Photography #WheelchairPhotography
September 7, 2026 at 3:46 AM
A Long Billed Corella sits on a light pole at midday
#AustralianBirds #BirdPhotography #Photography #WheelchairPhotography
#AustralianBirds #BirdPhotography #Photography #WheelchairPhotography
September 5, 2026 at 6:23 AM
For just $500 US Dollarydoos you too can get a toothbrush with a camera in it so that it can work out when to squirt water between your teeth.
You can also stream the video to your phone, if that's your sort of thing
petapixel.com/2026/09/01/d...
You can also stream the video to your phone, if that's your sort of thing
petapixel.com/2026/09/01/d...
Dyson’s $499 Electric Toothbrush Has a Camera That Watches Your Teeth
The Dyson CameraJet can livestream video from the inside of your mouth.
petapixel.com
September 2, 2026 at 1:13 AM
For just $500 US Dollarydoos you too can get a toothbrush with a camera in it so that it can work out when to squirt water between your teeth.
You can also stream the video to your phone, if that's your sort of thing
petapixel.com/2026/09/01/d...
You can also stream the video to your phone, if that's your sort of thing
petapixel.com/2026/09/01/d...
It's almost 40 years since Akira hit the cinemas, and this still slaps
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af5r...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af5r...
AKIRA (1988) OST - Theme (Kaneda)
YouTube video by KetteDerWelten
www.youtube.com
September 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
It's almost 40 years since Akira hit the cinemas, and this still slaps
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af5r...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af5r...
So I just realised, that the very first Podcast I ever did is now 21 years old.
The Linux Australia Update lasted for about a year, putting out a new episode once a fortnight.
I've still got the files, I should really put them up.
#Podcasts #LinuxAustralia #TimeFlies
The Linux Australia Update lasted for about a year, putting out a new episode once a fortnight.
I've still got the files, I should really put them up.
#Podcasts #LinuxAustralia #TimeFlies
September 1, 2026 at 12:48 AM
So I just realised, that the very first Podcast I ever did is now 21 years old.
The Linux Australia Update lasted for about a year, putting out a new episode once a fortnight.
I've still got the files, I should really put them up.
#Podcasts #LinuxAustralia #TimeFlies
The Linux Australia Update lasted for about a year, putting out a new episode once a fortnight.
I've still got the files, I should really put them up.
#Podcasts #LinuxAustralia #TimeFlies
August 31, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Went on another #WheelchairPhotography roll about the neighbourhood. Spring has definitely sprung in the Southern Hemisphere
#Photography #NaturePhotography
#Photography #NaturePhotography
August 30, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Went on another #WheelchairPhotography roll about the neighbourhood. Spring has definitely sprung in the Southern Hemisphere
#Photography #NaturePhotography
#Photography #NaturePhotography
A rainbow lorikeet at rest on a fence.
#AustralianBirds #Photography #WheelchairPhotography #RainbowLorikeet
#AustralianBirds #Photography #WheelchairPhotography #RainbowLorikeet
August 29, 2026 at 7:44 AM
A rainbow lorikeet at rest on a fence.
#AustralianBirds #Photography #WheelchairPhotography #RainbowLorikeet
#AustralianBirds #Photography #WheelchairPhotography #RainbowLorikeet
Christmas has arrived at Woolworths
August 29, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Christmas has arrived at Woolworths
Apropos of nothing I come back to this song.
Inspired by a passage in Night Watch by Terry Pratchett, this is an amazing rendition of All The Little Angels Rise Up
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X2_...
#Filk #Pratchett #RememberTheAngels
Inspired by a passage in Night Watch by Terry Pratchett, this is an amazing rendition of All The Little Angels Rise Up
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X2_...
#Filk #Pratchett #RememberTheAngels
All The Little Angels
YouTube video by Liber Chorum
www.youtube.com
August 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Apropos of nothing I come back to this song.
Inspired by a passage in Night Watch by Terry Pratchett, this is an amazing rendition of All The Little Angels Rise Up
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X2_...
#Filk #Pratchett #RememberTheAngels
Inspired by a passage in Night Watch by Terry Pratchett, this is an amazing rendition of All The Little Angels Rise Up
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X2_...
#Filk #Pratchett #RememberTheAngels
Just a gentle reminder.
LLMs do not have feelings, they are not sentient, they are literally tools to be used or discarded as we see fit.
That is all
LLMs do not have feelings, they are not sentient, they are literally tools to be used or discarded as we see fit.
That is all
August 26, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Just a gentle reminder.
LLMs do not have feelings, they are not sentient, they are literally tools to be used or discarded as we see fit.
That is all
LLMs do not have feelings, they are not sentient, they are literally tools to be used or discarded as we see fit.
That is all
Huh, just realised that I'm pretty much the only one posting to #WheelchairPhotography. Are you a photographer who uses a wheelchair? I'd love to see what you shoot
#Photography #Disability #Accessibility
#Photography #Disability #Accessibility
August 23, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Huh, just realised that I'm pretty much the only one posting to #WheelchairPhotography. Are you a photographer who uses a wheelchair? I'd love to see what you shoot
#Photography #Disability #Accessibility
#Photography #Disability #Accessibility
Houses clustered together on the side of a hill
#monochrome #WheelchairPhotography #Photography #Suburbia #Suburban
#monochrome #WheelchairPhotography #Photography #Suburbia #Suburban
August 23, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Houses clustered together on the side of a hill
#monochrome #WheelchairPhotography #Photography #Suburbia #Suburban
#monochrome #WheelchairPhotography #Photography #Suburbia #Suburban
Reposted by James Purser
I work at a radio station. Before the advent of AI, I listened to most of the new music we received to know if it was any good. Now, whenever I receive a song with AI-generated image, I don't even press play, I know it's gonna be crap. I don't feel even remotely guilty for it.
August 21, 2026 at 11:20 AM
I work at a radio station. Before the advent of AI, I listened to most of the new music we received to know if it was any good. Now, whenever I receive a song with AI-generated image, I don't even press play, I know it's gonna be crap. I don't feel even remotely guilty for it.
Reposted by James Purser
they put up a dada center just outside of town and life has been unbearable ever since. thing looks like a fucking fish
August 20, 2026 at 1:20 AM
they put up a dada center just outside of town and life has been unbearable ever since. thing looks like a fucking fish
Here's a question for #Photographers of Bluesky. When you share your photos, do you prefer to upload directly here, or share a link to a third party site like Instagram/Pixelfed/Flickr etc etc.
#Photography
#Photography
August 19, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Here's a question for #Photographers of Bluesky. When you share your photos, do you prefer to upload directly here, or share a link to a third party site like Instagram/Pixelfed/Flickr etc etc.
#Photography
#Photography
Yeah nah, sorry, if you're not putting the words down then you are not the author, at best you're the editor.
Dean of Science at Stellenbosch University writes that although AI generates almost all the words for his articles (including this one):
"AI did almost all of the writing. I remain the expert and the thought leader behind the piece."
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
"AI did almost all of the writing. I remain the expert and the thought leader behind the piece."
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
When AI writes the words, who is the author?
After an AI detector classified one of my opinion pieces as entirely AI-generated, I found myself questioning where authorship ends, where expertise begins and what readers deserve to know.
www.nature.com
August 19, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Yeah nah, sorry, if you're not putting the words down then you are not the author, at best you're the editor.
No matter where we go, there we are I guess
#HumansOfEarth #Photography #WheelchairPhotography #HumanImpact
#HumansOfEarth #Photography #WheelchairPhotography #HumanImpact
James Purser (@[email protected])
No matter where we go, there we are I guess
#HumansOfEarth #Photography #WheelchairPhotography #HumanImpact
pixelfed.au
August 18, 2026 at 11:40 PM
No matter where we go, there we are I guess
#HumansOfEarth #Photography #WheelchairPhotography #HumanImpact
#HumansOfEarth #Photography #WheelchairPhotography #HumanImpact