More BSEs*
Who cares if they’re not patterned identically?
*Best Socks Ever
Who cares if they’re not patterned identically?
*Best Socks Ever
January 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
More BSEs*
Who cares if they’re not patterned identically?
*Best Socks Ever
Who cares if they’re not patterned identically?
*Best Socks Ever
Everyone constantly bses in this administration which is part of the reason the press loves them. Of course there won’t be a draft. But now we get a dumb news cycle and clicks
March 8, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Everyone constantly bses in this administration which is part of the reason the press loves them. Of course there won’t be a draft. But now we get a dumb news cycle and clicks
Seriously, I'm calling LLMs "Bullshit Engines" from now on. BSEs
Every article about ChatGPT needs to mention that the "G" stands for "generative", which is the Fancy Computer Scientist way of saying "it makes shit up".
It's a bullshit engine! It's not controversial to call it that! It's right in the name, ffs!
It's a bullshit engine! It's not controversial to call it that! It's right in the name, ffs!
A reminder for those who still haven’t understood: ChatGPT and other LLMs are designed to write language that matches patterns found in existing texts so the generated text sounds plausible. It absolutely does not query for “facts” in the way that we have come to think of “googling” information.
March 9, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Seriously, I'm calling LLMs "Bullshit Engines" from now on. BSEs
We should call them BSes. What could go wrong?
November 16, 2024 at 3:32 AM
We should call them BSes. What could go wrong?
@daveweigel.bsky.social Trump's "weekly photo ops" that turn into q & a's, have you listened to them? You've never noticed that his answers are always the same? "We're looking into it," "we're discussing it," "we'll have a decision in 2 weeks"? Or blatant lies? He BSes you and you praise him for it?
May 8, 2026 at 7:21 PM
@daveweigel.bsky.social Trump's "weekly photo ops" that turn into q & a's, have you listened to them? You've never noticed that his answers are always the same? "We're looking into it," "we're discussing it," "we'll have a decision in 2 weeks"? Or blatant lies? He BSes you and you praise him for it?
Privileged to represent
@smartenergycouncil.bsky.social
at the Australian High Commission in India for briefings on our AUS - IND Rooftop Solar Training Initiative & other work in India. Also mtg Luminous & BSES #Renewables #Delhi #PoweringRenewablesTogether
@smartenergycouncil.bsky.social
at the Australian High Commission in India for briefings on our AUS - IND Rooftop Solar Training Initiative & other work in India. Also mtg Luminous & BSES #Renewables #Delhi #PoweringRenewablesTogether
April 14, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Privileged to represent
@smartenergycouncil.bsky.social
at the Australian High Commission in India for briefings on our AUS - IND Rooftop Solar Training Initiative & other work in India. Also mtg Luminous & BSES #Renewables #Delhi #PoweringRenewablesTogether
@smartenergycouncil.bsky.social
at the Australian High Commission in India for briefings on our AUS - IND Rooftop Solar Training Initiative & other work in India. Also mtg Luminous & BSES #Renewables #Delhi #PoweringRenewablesTogether
A reminder that @/antizionistjew.bsky.social is either a fake or BSes a lot, they are misrepresenting their identity. Stop boosting them.
October 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A reminder that @/antizionistjew.bsky.social is either a fake or BSes a lot, they are misrepresenting their identity. Stop boosting them.
Are we still clicking "like" on every tweet, or??
And what are these called? Not tweets.
Blues? Skies? BSes?
And what are these called? Not tweets.
Blues? Skies? BSes?
April 10, 2023 at 5:15 AM
Are we still clicking "like" on every tweet, or??
And what are these called? Not tweets.
Blues? Skies? BSes?
And what are these called? Not tweets.
Blues? Skies? BSes?
#ShowMeYourKnits I’m only a couple days late for the #KnitSky #sock week. The latest batch from the laundry. Five of >a dozen pairs of BSEs*.
*Best socks ever, according to year-round hand-knit sock-wearing husband.
*Best socks ever, according to year-round hand-knit sock-wearing husband.
March 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
#ShowMeYourKnits I’m only a couple days late for the #KnitSky #sock week. The latest batch from the laundry. Five of >a dozen pairs of BSEs*.
*Best socks ever, according to year-round hand-knit sock-wearing husband.
*Best socks ever, according to year-round hand-knit sock-wearing husband.
Irish Rail to scrap new €50m IT system for trains
Irish Rail to scrap new €50m IT system for trains
State-owned rail company does not have confidence the system to control train movement can be deployed on the network
www.irishtimes.com
May 21, 2026 at 6:17 AM
I went mad and did 2 more bses in 24 hours. One is a Free Husky, the other a Lion Cub! Get them here: ko-fi.com/konnestra/shop
February 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I went mad and did 2 more bses in 24 hours. One is a Free Husky, the other a Lion Cub! Get them here: ko-fi.com/konnestra/shop
The next WIP is flying off my 🧶 needles: a new pair of his BSEs* for my favorite, cold-toed gentleman. Twisted rib vanilla socks in DK weight make great slippers in the winter…and so soft!
*Best Socks Ever
*Best Socks Ever
November 28, 2024 at 4:16 AM
The next WIP is flying off my 🧶 needles: a new pair of his BSEs* for my favorite, cold-toed gentleman. Twisted rib vanilla socks in DK weight make great slippers in the winter…and so soft!
*Best Socks Ever
*Best Socks Ever
Cool thing of the now:
Akira is one of only a handful of films to be released on S-VHS, and as far as I can tell, the only Japanese-market one.
For those SKU aficionados out there, it’s the only Bandai title to have a BSES prefix (unless there’s another SVHS release out there I’m not aware of)
Akira is one of only a handful of films to be released on S-VHS, and as far as I can tell, the only Japanese-market one.
For those SKU aficionados out there, it’s the only Bandai title to have a BSES prefix (unless there’s another SVHS release out there I’m not aware of)
January 21, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Cool thing of the now:
Akira is one of only a handful of films to be released on S-VHS, and as far as I can tell, the only Japanese-market one.
For those SKU aficionados out there, it’s the only Bandai title to have a BSES prefix (unless there’s another SVHS release out there I’m not aware of)
Akira is one of only a handful of films to be released on S-VHS, and as far as I can tell, the only Japanese-market one.
For those SKU aficionados out there, it’s the only Bandai title to have a BSES prefix (unless there’s another SVHS release out there I’m not aware of)
Lesbianism is one of the things I just don't let people trample over with their bses, whatever that might be
Like I just come in swinging
Like I just come in swinging
August 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Lesbianism is one of the things I just don't let people trample over with their bses, whatever that might be
Like I just come in swinging
Like I just come in swinging
This is exactly how AIs write code, too. Lots of detail. So much polished detail! It BSes you into thinking it actually understands the context. Then one of the actors just splits into two for no reason and you're like, WTF did I just see? Oh, right, it has no idea what's going on, actually.
AI sitcom accidentally a Lynchian fever dream. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and insane lament.
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is exactly how AIs write code, too. Lots of detail. So much polished detail! It BSes you into thinking it actually understands the context. Then one of the actors just splits into two for no reason and you're like, WTF did I just see? Oh, right, it has no idea what's going on, actually.
Absolutely agree. That’s why @susanmichie.bsky.social and I set up the BESSI collaboration (Behavioural, Environmental, Social & Systems Interventions for pandemic preparedness) www.bessi-collab.net
Behavioural, Environmental, Social and Systems Interventions
Suppression of epidemics cannot rely solely on vaccines and medical treatment: they require behavioural, social and environmental, and systems (BSES) interventions to reduce transmission.
www.bessi-collab.net
December 4, 2024 at 7:04 AM
Absolutely agree. That’s why @susanmichie.bsky.social and I set up the BESSI collaboration (Behavioural, Environmental, Social & Systems Interventions for pandemic preparedness) www.bessi-collab.net
So I joined the thing. What do we call these? Posts? Too generic. BSes? Nah. How about Bloops?
July 5, 2023 at 3:55 PM
So I joined the thing. What do we call these? Posts? Too generic. BSes? Nah. How about Bloops?
Arrgh. Even with (legal) Adderall on board, job search stuff is literally painful. Every step of this process goes against every cell in my poor #autistic body. I'm supposed to use nonsense gobbledegook to lie about my skills? And the person who BSes the best wins? How is this an effective system? 🙃
January 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Arrgh. Even with (legal) Adderall on board, job search stuff is literally painful. Every step of this process goes against every cell in my poor #autistic body. I'm supposed to use nonsense gobbledegook to lie about my skills? And the person who BSes the best wins? How is this an effective system? 🙃
His latest book was greeted with snores and a larger number of people started pointing out that he BSes a lot. I think there’s a strong connection.
September 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
His latest book was greeted with snores and a larger number of people started pointing out that he BSes a lot. I think there’s a strong connection.
Hand knit wool socks are BSEs* in our house. We never wear slippers.
*Best Socks Ever
*Best Socks Ever
December 20, 2024 at 2:23 AM
Hand knit wool socks are BSEs* in our house. We never wear slippers.
*Best Socks Ever
*Best Socks Ever
It’s not like our major ally got into a war with its neighbor yesterday, or the President’s bullshit is about to cause widespread food insecurity while his guy BSes about dolls or anything.
Time to spy on Greenland some more, I GUESS.
Time to spy on Greenland some more, I GUESS.
May 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
It’s not like our major ally got into a war with its neighbor yesterday, or the President’s bullshit is about to cause widespread food insecurity while his guy BSes about dolls or anything.
Time to spy on Greenland some more, I GUESS.
Time to spy on Greenland some more, I GUESS.
480 BSEs.*
Key IT projects at Government departments and State agencies set to run €61m over budget
Key IT projects at Government departments and State agencies set to run €61m over budget
Planned ticketing system allowing use of bank cards on buses, trains and Luas faces cost overrun of €41m
www.irishtimes.com
May 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
480 BSEs.*