Barry Collins
@bazzacollins.bsky.social
Journalist, editor, little ray of sunshine for Forbes, PC Pro and others.
Played a couple of hours of Mewgenics tonight and it's as good as the hype.
February 18, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Played a couple of hours of Mewgenics tonight and it's as good as the hype.
What a save from the GBR women's curling team. Look buried there.
February 18, 2026 at 10:49 AM
What a save from the GBR women's curling team. Look buried there.
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Who needs a suitcase when you've got a carrier bag?
Who needs a laptop when you have a folding phone?
Who needs a laptop when you have a folding phone?
It’s the year of the foldable, y’all.
buff.ly
February 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Who needs a suitcase when you've got a carrier bag?
Steve Cram must have had one hell of a careers advisor. "I'd like to be a middle-distance runner before converting to a curling commentator when I'm middle aged."
February 16, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Steve Cram must have had one hell of a careers advisor. "I'd like to be a middle-distance runner before converting to a curling commentator when I'm middle aged."
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[an olympic skating pair finishes their routine]
me: wow that was amazing
the commentator: what a shame
me: wow that was amazing
the commentator: what a shame
February 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
[an olympic skating pair finishes their routine]
me: wow that was amazing
the commentator: what a shame
me: wow that was amazing
the commentator: what a shame
Not good for the kids with shitty parents, but something has to be done.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
North London measles outbreak: Unvaccinated pupils could be excluded from school
Children identified as close contacts of people with the disease could be excluded for three weeks
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Not good for the kids with shitty parents, but something has to be done.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Just because I keep seeing those "I checked this piece and it's written by AI" - this is an old article of mine, before AI was available. So could we not?
February 16, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Just because I keep seeing those "I checked this piece and it's written by AI" - this is an old article of mine, before AI was available. So could we not?
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Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Sex and jugs and Panadol
February 13, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Sex and jugs and Panadol
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My jaw dropped at this quote
Wow: Meta has been working on plans to add facial recognition technology to its AI smart glasses. nyti.ms/3Os1oxf
And this was the company’s cynical view on when, and how, to do it:
And this was the company’s cynical view on when, and how, to do it:
February 13, 2026 at 2:16 PM
My jaw dropped at this quote
Neighbours have got scaffolding going up. The scaffolders are listening to Heart FM, which is of course the only radio station builders can listen to under The Construction Act 1997.
February 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Neighbours have got scaffolding going up. The scaffolders are listening to Heart FM, which is of course the only radio station builders can listen to under The Construction Act 1997.
Stay classy, Adobe
February 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Stay classy, Adobe
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LOL. Possibly even a ROFL.
A Korean bitcoin market intended to give away prizes worth ₩620,000 or about $425. Instead, they gave away 620,000 bitcoins worth roughly $40 BILLION at the time—despite not actually holding that many tokens. It’s a massive failure of crypto safety protocols. Now they’re asking for the coins back.
A Bitcoin Blunder for the Ages: $40 Billion Accidentally Given Away
A botched prize giveaway has landed a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange in hot water.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:42 AM
LOL. Possibly even a ROFL.
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There's no patriot like a Monaco-based patriot.
February 12, 2026 at 9:23 AM
There's no patriot like a Monaco-based patriot.
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TV. They've just reinvented TV.
February 12, 2026 at 11:13 AM
TV. They've just reinvented TV.
Another day, another LinkedIn email
February 12, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Another day, another LinkedIn email
Just stumbled across this "Media Offenders" section of the White House website. Even The Kremlin wouldn't be this brazen.
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
Media Offenders
Explore the Media Bias Tracker that fact checks and holds Fake News accountable. False claims debunked, Hall of Shame for serial offenders, Leaderboard of networks ranked by Repeated Lies. Stay inform...
www.whitehouse.gov
February 11, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Just stumbled across this "Media Offenders" section of the White House website. Even The Kremlin wouldn't be this brazen.
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
Tempted to commit a heinous crime just so LinkedIn can't reach me with its Premium trial offers in solitary confinement
February 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Tempted to commit a heinous crime just so LinkedIn can't reach me with its Premium trial offers in solitary confinement
If Badenoch had an original thought, it would die of loneliness (without benefits, obviously)
February 10, 2026 at 3:39 PM
If Badenoch had an original thought, it would die of loneliness (without benefits, obviously)
Got to admire the confidence of the fellas who think they're going to catch the hound on foot
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Got to admire the confidence of the fellas who think they're going to catch the hound on foot
Bloody hell. Not even a medal for Dodds and Mouat, after dominating the group stage. Tough, that.
February 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Bloody hell. Not even a medal for Dodds and Mouat, after dominating the group stage. Tough, that.
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ICE is currently holding around 80,000 detainees. Nazi Germany didn't reach this number in its formal camp system until 1942, nine years after seizing power and three years into the war.
February 10, 2026 at 3:42 AM
ICE is currently holding around 80,000 detainees. Nazi Germany didn't reach this number in its formal camp system until 1942, nine years after seizing power and three years into the war.
Gutted for Dodds and Mouat. They've been brilliant up until today.
February 9, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Gutted for Dodds and Mouat. They've been brilliant up until today.