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@rock-balloon.bsky.social

created August 7, 2024

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Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Got shown some of the anonymising features of #Elasticseach when using #LLM's on the data. Have to say I was very impressed @elastic.co.

3/9/2025, 7:15:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Get in, kept Hayden #Hackney, signed some experienced players, sad to see #Borges go but hopefully he'll get some game time and come back better for it. #UTB @mfc.co.uk

1/9/2025, 6:10:51 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

@jamesgunn.bsky.social just finished #CreatureComandos and it was awesome, especially the soundtrack. Is there no psychics in the DCU?? #Justice4Weasel.

24/8/2025, 7:36:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Get in @mfc.co.uk #UTB

16/8/2025, 3:49:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Good result for the mighty @mfc.co.uk. I can't even remember the last time we won the first match of the season. Let's keep it going #UTB

9/8/2025, 7:39:12 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

Some good ideas, but making parental controls easier to implement and standardized across devices would be a good start. Parents have to take ultimate responsibility for what their child sees or does online. Also a child account should not stop at 13 like it does with Google.

8/8/2025, 7:00:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Hot take of the day, you shouldn't use #AI to do anything you don't already know how to do yourself. We should rename it Augmented Intelligence and use it as a tool to speed up activities, not performing task you can't do yourself.

7/8/2025, 5:29:45 PM | 0 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Decided I wanted to do some CTF's again but I am quite rusty. Asked co-pilot to be my Cyber wingman and speak back to me like a character from the Neuromancer, makes it a bit more interesting

4/7/2025, 9:37:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Fun with ai tonight, I have never been able to draw or paint but in my head I know what I want to see, which is why I like ai art. Here is a couple I made of my dog this evening.

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28/5/2025, 10:03:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Sums up my house quite well

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13/5/2025, 4:13:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Times & Sunday Times (@thetimes.com) reposted

British Steel should be the “canary in the coalmine” that forces ministers to remove Chinese companies from critical infrastructure, they have been told ⬇️

14/4/2025, 6:06:02 AM | 20 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Stephen McGann (@stephenmcgann.uk) reposted

"You boy! What tariff is it today?"

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9/4/2025, 7:56:15 PM | 6354 1353 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

It's St Patricks day or Paddys day, Patty's are what you get from a chippy.

17/3/2025, 12:32:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Great result for @englandrugby.bsky.social #WalesVsEngland

15/3/2025, 7:01:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Anyone got any recommendations for free/cheap training materials for the #Elastic engineer exam?

8/3/2025, 9:46:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jonathan V. Last (@jvl.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Zelenky stood in front of the American government, in the seat of our democracy, and thanked our entire nation. Every farmer, teacher, engineer, nurse, and cop. Thanked us on behalf of his entire country. youtu.be/7gjwlCe5T6M?...

28/2/2025, 6:09:28 PM | 7823 2043 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

So the world may be going to hell but at least England won #EngVSco

22/2/2025, 11:31:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

He is an absolute unit.

22/2/2025, 4:18:24 PM | 0 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Well that's depressing #UTB

3/2/2025, 9:47:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Why do we bugger around at the back so much #UTB

3/2/2025, 8:14:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Get in @mfc.co.uk #UTB

3/2/2025, 8:11:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

I would love to see one by elastic trained on translation of a log to ECS to see how that compares.

28/1/2025, 6:16:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

Through it by hand correcting it, it gives me a head start but that is all. I like this and it dies speed things up, but only because I have that existing knowledge. I worry that others will take results as gospel and make further errors. Caveat, I have only used free engines available to me

28/1/2025, 6:15:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

My thoughts on current #AI that I've used, they are a useful tool but without a decent understanding of what I'm asking it, it will give you incorrect results. Eg map audit log from app X to ECS. Some key fields picked out well others just totally made up. With knowledge of the schema I can go

28/1/2025, 6:12:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

I want a feature where I can block topics, for example I don't want to hear anymore about the Inauguration I select that and don't see any posts about it. Kind of a reverse trending.

20/1/2025, 8:02:41 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Great ride out today with clear views out across to Rathlin. Bit windy in parts but nice to get the first ride of the year under the belt. #G650GS

Black Motorbike in front of the sea and coast
19/1/2025, 10:12:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

My daughter came to walk the dog with me last night, nice clear night so got to see lots of the planets and then StarLink satellites went over. Was cool for her to see and gave me the chance to stress the importance of science at school.

16/1/2025, 6:55:59 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture David Ho (@davidho.bsky.social) reposted

A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting. Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.

Cover from The Economist from two years ago
10/11/2024, 7:47:17 AM | 6714 2391 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Morten Morland (@mortenmorland.bsky.social) reposted

Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

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9/1/2025, 9:07:11 PM | 328 134 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

Less than I expected

16/12/2024, 9:50:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

Out of interest, if a British/French blockade was setup in the channel how much longer would it take for them to sail around the British isles?

13/12/2024, 11:44:46 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Untypicalboro (@untypicalboro.bsky.social) reposted

YES! Hahahahahaha. #UTB #Boro

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10/12/2024, 9:13:32 PM | 19 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

@mfc.co.uk get in #UTB

10/12/2024, 9:16:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Typical #Boro

27/11/2024, 10:01:30 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

I read it differently

26/11/2024, 6:45:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

No, let me give you an example, I'm anti drugs, even a bit of weed. I am also pro-choice, a woman's body, her decision. Some things conservative and some things liberal. Somethings I don't have an opinion on as I don't know enough about them.

26/11/2024, 1:01:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

I hate the idea you have to be one or the other, life doesn't work like that. On somethings I'm liberal on others I'm conservative, others I just haven't made up my mind on yet.

25/11/2024, 7:21:34 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

#CalmAfterTheStorm

Sheep in a green field laying under a tree with no leaves left on
24/11/2024, 11:16:02 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

I should have specified, surface showing 30fps on the TV screen overlay, not from the surface itself. Not sure what I'm getting on the internal screen, would be interesting to find out.

24/11/2024, 9:42:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Question for the #gaming nerds out there, #Xbox cloud gaming on my Surface outputting to TV was getting 30fps, on Xbox one x to TV 59fps. Is the hardware of the Xbox doing any rendering itself, I thought everything was done in the backend and the device was just output, thoughts?

23/11/2024, 11:09:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Tried 3d printing an Xmas present for the kid today but it was too top heavy and failed. Will need to try again tomorrow with supports, always feels like a waste printing supports to throw away - well into the recycling bin anyway

23/11/2024, 10:37:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks for the response, mine was more like a massive puddle so I'm sure they would be fine. Do EVs have a motor in a traditional single position or do they have a motor per wheel?

23/11/2024, 10:34:30 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

I had to drive through a flooded road today (UK flood so not a real one) I was ok as the water was below my exhaust. How do ev's cope in similar situations?

23/11/2024, 10:24:46 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Stealing this for the next time stats are brought out for why AI is the future.

23/11/2024, 9:23:31 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

Maybe that's what the monster from Cloverfields really was

22/11/2024, 5:11:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

As you pointed out later, they inherited traits from the host so I'd expect them to be radiation proof just like him. I reckon he probably is a bit soft and juicy on the inside too, they would only need to find a relatively small part of him to eat and it's likely bigger than any human organ.

22/11/2024, 7:41:41 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

If we think a chest buster only busts to get out of a confined space, a better question is how many standard size facehuggers could lay embryos inside Godzilla and they just escape through mouth or anus?

22/11/2024, 7:38:07 AM | 6 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shayan Sardarizadeh (@shayan86.bsky.social) reposted

Hello to all the new people migrating from X. I'm a BBC journalist and fact-checker. Please flag any potentially misleading viral claims either on Bluesky or any other social media platform that needs fact-checking via DM, and I'll do the rest. Thank you!

11/11/2024, 2:58:50 AM | 10104 2020 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Quite enjoyed the first episode of Dune Prophecy. Seems like a decent cast

19/11/2024, 10:18:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

If we ignore the fact I nearly fell in the river after taking it, it's not a bad photo

River at night
17/11/2024, 7:03:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

Ok but let's ask the real question, as an overweight bloke who wants to dress smart for the office, what should I be wearing. Shirt and trousers is ok, but I want too look good.

17/11/2024, 12:28:02 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes, my first question too

17/11/2024, 12:25:51 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

The hill I will die on is the the 2nd film was rushed, it should have followed the book closer and been 3 films. I think the white saviour noise scared him/company and they need to show the negativity.

17/11/2024, 12:22:23 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

@weratedogs.com is here, my day is complete

17/11/2024, 12:12:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Hello #GreenSky I may have to change my oil boiler within the next year. Is there anyone out there who has been running an air source heat pump in the UK for a year or 2?

17/11/2024, 12:07:53 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Just to be clear

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17/11/2024, 12:04:09 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Anyone have any recommendations for side scrollers on #Xbox games pass. Want something I can play in cloud gaming on my phone.

16/11/2024, 12:52:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Lovely autumn morning for a walk

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16/11/2024, 9:51:09 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Charles Ubaghs (@charlesubaghs.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Starter pack of starter packs for UK media & news: Part 2 The Economist go.bsky.app/GNQbuoM The i paper go.bsky.app/Qu14ij7 The Guardian go.bsky.app/B6CxPTX ITV News go.bsky.app/73Smwjt The Times and Sunday Times go.bsky.app/NqDPCtV

15/11/2024, 10:08:08 PM | 119 46 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

New land breeds new opportunities

16/11/2024, 9:41:24 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

Totally agree, protect the BBC. But we honestly don't need 24 hour news channels, BBC or any other, all they do is repeat the same story with no updates, then fill with celebrity gossip.

16/11/2024, 8:23:29 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Very glad I didn't stay up for the #PaulTyson fight, it was rubbish

16/11/2024, 8:17:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

Good news more jobs, bad news it's building munitions.

15/11/2024, 6:21:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

The big cardboard boxes on the shelves, I'd walk up and down reading the backs looking at the artwork. That said the amount of bad games I bought because the box artwork was cool was quite high

15/11/2024, 6:19:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

I wonder if that means we'll start seeing more adverts

15/11/2024, 6:17:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

When will this crap weekend weather stop. I just want a couple of dry days to go out on the bike.

14/11/2024, 8:59:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

Good to see us building things in Britain again. Hopefully they are being built by British businesses too.

14/11/2024, 8:02:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

New series of Yellowstone, don't mind if I do.

13/11/2024, 7:20:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Love a nice cold foggy night. Out with the dog and it's feeling very autumnal

12/11/2024, 8:26:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks, is it for any other purposes than keeping attention on the focused person? Probably just me, but I keep looking at everything else on the screen wondering if it's my eyes or the TV that's going wrong

11/11/2024, 8:54:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

That sounds very cool, maybe you can answer a question, what is it, with what appears to be a trend of heavily blurring all but the person talking. I know it's always been done but lately it's been getting so much worse, Rebel Moon 2 was doing it so much I had to turn it off? Feel like it's stylised

11/11/2024, 7:35:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Anyone else having trouble launching Lords of the Fallen from Xbox app on pc? Only reason I bought games pass and I can only play it on cloud mode. Sucky anti cheat software that's bundled with it

10/11/2024, 9:04:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Friday night, time for a couple of beers and chill.

8/11/2024, 5:18:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Just finished #Kaos on #netflix. Loved it, gutted we aren't getting another series

5/11/2024, 10:28:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

#Belfast is a great night out incase anyone is wondering

14/9/2024, 9:46:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Spending the day at #BsidesBelfast couple of good talks so far but god I feel old.

12/9/2024, 9:55:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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GBR Vs USA in Wheelchair Basketball, close game GBR playing well. Let's get gold #Paralympics

7/9/2024, 8:28:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Is it time to ban the Notting Hill Carnival?? How many stabbings has there been in the last few years. If you can't behave you can't have nice things.

31/8/2024, 3:18:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Hello #Brazil, your very own Neto Borges starting for #Boro this afternoon. Take a look and give us some love #UTB

31/8/2024, 12:49:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Get in. Clarke been our best player so far this season #UTB

31/8/2024, 12:46:29 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

To the tune of Do you hear the people sing from Les Miserables

31/8/2024, 12:13:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

New song for the mighty Boro: Do you hear the Boro sing, Singing the song of the mighty Reds, It is the music of a town, That built the world that you live in! When the beating of the drums, Echoes the pride within our hearts, There is a dream about to start, When the Boro score!

31/8/2024, 12:12:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Stolen from FB but it made me chuckle

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31/8/2024, 11:47:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

12:30 kick offs are crap. If I was still a season ticket holder I'd hate this.

31/8/2024, 11:44:42 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm sure this has helped Kiers approval rating more than it's hindered it

31/8/2024, 11:41:53 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rock Balloon (@rock-balloon.bsky.social)

Looks like #Boro have kept hold of our big players and signed a defender. Think I'm happy with that #transfer business

30/8/2024, 10:05:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Vael (@vael.bsky.social) reposted

Finally the second part of my version of the god #Hades, I hope I can finish the third part and the final artwork soon. I combined his armour with an ice theme and added a lot of greek pattern elements. The OC belongs to @jamieares.bsky.social 💕 #digitalart

An image of the god Hades in front of a dark icy landscape. He is wearing white/silver armour that is richly decorated and looks to the side as if he recognises something outside the picture.
13/8/2024, 1:08:34 PM | 35 13 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture サイバー田舎暮らし かえる Cyber country life FROG🍺 (@techpyon.com) reposted

Hacker Girl #Cyberpunk #AIart

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