Disappointed Optimist

Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 07:54 UTC

Some say the wind isn’t a reliable source of energy in New Zealand. The wind:

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 19:25 UTC

It’s so sadly predictable

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 18:40 UTC

“Oh no, the leopards are eating my face like everybody warned me”

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 18:39 UTC

I feel like this depressing milestone in British politics had been telegraphed to us almost years ago:

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 15:22 UTC

Dodged the bullet here

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 15:32 UTC

Today he came home, casually announced he was probably going to be sick. Then puked on kitchen floor

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 15:32 UTC

Fuuuu

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 15:31 UTC

Whisper it quietly but I’m on a panel with someone tomorrow who excitedly declared AI would be devastating to second world economies as it would put call centres out of business. My dude. My fucking dude. I am coming for you on general principle as someone who believes AI could do good not bad.

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 10:51 UTC

Great. To follow up this episode he woke up at 5AM and insisted on waking me as “the sun was up”

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 23:07 UTC

Kids can be fucking freaky

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 23:07 UTC

Sure enough he’s lurking at top of stairs, she escorts him back to bed & he goes to sleep again

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 23:07 UTC

10 minutes later I hear little footsteps upstairs as see a brief flit of shadow. So I send my wife to go check it out

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 23:06 UTC

He had a huge drink of water, looked slightly scared then just lay down again.

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 22:18 UTC

Just looked straight at me & kept laughing, little tiny teeth in this big open mouthed laugh that sounded nothing like him.

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 22:17 UTC

My 6 year old starting laughing in his sleep. Not his normal laugh but a huge mouthed laugh that sounds like a baby seagull trying to swallow a very big sardine & let me tell you it was a horrific episode to run in to find him sat upright, eyes wide open giving this laugh

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 22:51 UTC

Yes i think if I leave this industry I will go balls out to expose just how incompetent it all is

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 10:52 UTC

But yes, I had been looking and continuing to look anyway as this role was a gamble

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 10:52 UTC

Not a lot of jobs going fundamentally. Certainly not that pay my grade

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 10:52 UTC

Problem is I’m in a weird level of seniority in a small high value industry. I recently got interviewed with someone who literally told me they wouldn’t hire me because I would threaten their role. I operate at CIO/board level

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 10:44 UTC

I am literally out of pocket for two months now, having put my concerns in writing I am going to have to do some corporate politics stuff now to draw attention to it.

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 10:39 UTC

Nah that guy was burned I think

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 10:38 UTC

Not a great day in my universe: new job screws up my pay for second month despite being given insurrections on what they had to look out for. Also new job trying to redefine my job scope. Once again going back to everything in writing

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 12:37 UTC

Weirdly I forget about Cleverly. He’s just very occasionally notable but seems a lot better in comparison to *gestures broadly* everything else

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 12:36 UTC

Yeah just looked at the numbers & I would say “she could get herself moved seat” but judging by mood of party now suspect not happening in a million years. That leaves… Badenoch perhaps?

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 12:34 UTC

My boys won nearly everything they competed in at sports day and now I feel somehow I need to up my game in response!

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 11:44 UTC

The leadership race will be between Boris Johnson, Penny Mordaunt & some other cretin with more confidence than credibility.

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 17, 2024 at 23:27 UTC

But the idea of continuing to be associated with them will become sour

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 17, 2024 at 19:05 UTC

It’s possible to Conservative party will completely collapse. No funding, decimation of volunteers. Even the Conservative clubs will struggle. We are talking collapse of a network type stuff

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 13:58 UTC

Today my boys just wanted to tell me about their day, introduce me to other kids. Laugh & joke. And that just makes everything perfect

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 13:57 UTC

I had two sittings, one for my youngest & then 20 minutes after that with my oldest. Previously my Boys have been a bit embarrassed to have me there & just sort of rushed the sandwich’s & sloped off

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 13:57 UTC

Personal soppy story time: Went to my boys school today to do the “Father’s Day VIP lunch”. The catering for our kids school is really not great, so I took a packed lunch & so do my kids.

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 13:56 UTC

I love how I just saw the Raccoon tweet then came over to find it’s moving as well

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 08:16 UTC

HELLO!

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 08:16 UTC

@elizabethammon.bsky.social HELLO!

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 12:22 UTC

And equally I think the people financing AI are of the mindset that creativity can be commercialised more effectively but are not creatives themselves

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 11:32 UTC

Yes I think deepfake is a problem but it is astronomically expensive. Like, I’m really not sure it’s sustainable

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 11:31 UTC

I often think the right wing grumbles about being cancelled for its humour because it’s just really really bad

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 11:10 UTC

Of all the industries that are safe from AI, satire, comedy & quality writing & art are the safest. Hollywood will try AI in movies but realise the economics just aren’t there

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 11:08 UTC

So if you find yourself blocked on twitter but not here, there’s a reason.

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 11:08 UTC

So for those people following me here from twitter I’m just going to give a simple rule: You call me a cunt, or swear in any way at me: I will respond in kind. If you are thinking it’s LOLZ to cheer this on then I will take note of this.

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