Software Engineer working on Quantum Computing Web Services. Into Programming Languages, Compilers, Video Games and Anime. GitHub.com/johnchildrenhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mwsw7yw6qs2iA creature for the current Call of Cthulhu adventure I'm running01 Oct 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsw7yw6qs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mwsupcfg222iInktober day 101 Oct 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsupcfg222ihttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mwqmhb2irs2uRealising how much further I need to go to get decent at drawing30 Sep 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqmhb2irs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mwnofb6wp22tLiving in Cambridge someone will eventually mention Michaelmas to you and you will have to say "what is that?" [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Sep 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnofb6wp22thttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mwnc2e4hj22pWhenever AI does have the potential for consciousness, I will be setting up a server farm to convert 144,000 of them to JW and filling up heaven so that no human can get a spot.29 Sep 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnc2e4hj22phttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mwm3hgk7d22pDrew my D&D character28 Sep 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwm3hgk7d22phttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mwlrgg3bhk2pTfw you realise you are an oldtype28 Sep 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlrgg3bhk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mwgxsppw522lMisread this as Bees and was confused for a good few minutes... [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgxsppw522lhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mwga7dxifc2lMy new AI stance is that we should build God so we can kill him.26 Sep 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwga7dxifc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mwfxfcsnj22lIf my county's plumbing was so bad you couldn't flush the toilet roll, I would simply install bidets on every toilet.26 Sep 2026 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwfxfcsnj22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mwfngzcbnc2lSame height! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2026 06:22 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwfngzcbnc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mw4aebikjs2lOverall Athens impression: what if Rome was good22 Sep 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4aebikjs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mw3qx3ylnk2vI feel like the synthesis position on LLMs might be that they aren't understanding or being creative but those things aren't that important anyway in order to get the same results.22 Sep 2026 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3qx3ylnk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mvzlhkt4xs2qCatch me at Socrates' prison21 Sep 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzlhkt4xs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mvzlcielhc2qI didn't realise there was more than one of these youtu.be/xLkJUEagIwY [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Sep 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzlcielhc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mvxgrtsmpk2dConfusing the shit out of my colleagues by using a tool where the Q doesn't stand for Quantum [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Sep 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxgrtsmpk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mvucoz7pi22uOh so the lyrics are actually "just like the white wing dove" not "just like the one ring does"...19 Sep 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvucoz7pi22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnchildren.bsky.social/post/3mvprohfhvk2oI guess the obvious question about "AI will kill us all in 10 years" would be why would the immortal machine gods be in such a rush?17 Sep 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:vntv3qffwfcuptlor5q4fafy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvprohfhvk2o