Brian McRoberts
@brimcrob.bsky.social
Fifer.
Software Tester.
Raith Rovers and Scotland.
Living in Leith.
Posting mostly random music, Scottish Football, Software Testing, and writing. Shall follow ye back.
Illegitimi non carborundum.
https://threechordthrash.wordpress.com
Software Tester.
Raith Rovers and Scotland.
Living in Leith.
Posting mostly random music, Scottish Football, Software Testing, and writing. Shall follow ye back.
Illegitimi non carborundum.
https://threechordthrash.wordpress.com
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Remember those days over on the Hellscape where you used to thank people who followed you- I am going to reinstate that tradition.
January 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Remember those days over on the Hellscape where you used to thank people who followed you- I am going to reinstate that tradition.
Its not a Scottish Ceilidh until someone accidently lets go mid hurl and spins off into set of tables and knocks pints everywhere.
Planning for Burns Night? We chatted with Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers about surviving the chaos. From the "Sporran Shimmy" to avoiding "accidental jousting" with your Sgian Dubh, here is how to dance without a trip to A&E.
"Don't Joust Mid-Reel": A Kiltmaker’s Guide to Surviving the Ceilidh - Edinburgh Reviews
An informative look at the practicalities of Highlandwear, offering vital tips to ensure your Burns Night remains fun rather than painful.
edinburgh-reviews.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Its not a Scottish Ceilidh until someone accidently lets go mid hurl and spins off into set of tables and knocks pints everywhere.
We truly are in The Age Of Stupid.
January 7, 2026 at 3:29 PM
We truly are in The Age Of Stupid.
CNN truly turning into something that even @theonion.com would not try to parody
"why aren't people watching cable news?"
cable news:
cable news:
CNN is covering the Kalshi prediction markets as though they are news
January 7, 2026 at 3:27 PM
CNN truly turning into something that even @theonion.com would not try to parody
My thoughts are with you. I guess it can work, I have only ever seen problems and dillying and dallying comes from it.
January 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
My thoughts are with you. I guess it can work, I have only ever seen problems and dillying and dallying comes from it.
I am not a fan of that either...
January 7, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I am not a fan of that either...
I have just told a teams chat that the word "Should" be banned from Requirements- I am hoping things will kick off.
#SoftwareTesting
#SoftwareTester'sLife
#SoftwareTesting
#SoftwareTester'sLife
January 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I have just told a teams chat that the word "Should" be banned from Requirements- I am hoping things will kick off.
#SoftwareTesting
#SoftwareTester'sLife
#SoftwareTesting
#SoftwareTester'sLife
I should write an essay on "Why Do Teams in Software Projects End Up In Silos" it would be a bit gritty* though....
* see what I did there
#SoftwareTesting
#SoftwareTester'sLife
* see what I did there
#SoftwareTesting
#SoftwareTester'sLife
a person in a red jumpsuit and white helmet is walking through a desert
ALT: a person in a red jumpsuit and white helmet is walking through a desert
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January 7, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I should write an essay on "Why Do Teams in Software Projects End Up In Silos" it would be a bit gritty* though....
* see what I did there
#SoftwareTesting
#SoftwareTester'sLife
* see what I did there
#SoftwareTesting
#SoftwareTester'sLife
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Ok now this broadly sounds like the beginning of regime collapse
In Iran, unrest is escalating as security forces increasingly lay down arms. Today, insurgents took over Malekshahi after law enforcement switched sides. In Ilam, police refused orders to disperse demonstrations. Fierce clashes between protestors and security forces were also reported in Shiraz.
January 7, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Ok now this broadly sounds like the beginning of regime collapse
Someone should greenlight a tv adaptation of the Flashman novels, Hiddleston would be great for that...
January 7, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Someone should greenlight a tv adaptation of the Flashman novels, Hiddleston would be great for that...
I was thinking more about what books I will read in 2026. I am decided that I am going try read some classics that have never read before and read some non fiction stuff . I am also going to try re-read books from my past.
Currently reading Budige's memoir and it's a ripping read.
#booksky
📚
Currently reading Budige's memoir and it's a ripping read.
#booksky
📚
January 7, 2026 at 11:12 AM
I was thinking more about what books I will read in 2026. I am decided that I am going try read some classics that have never read before and read some non fiction stuff . I am also going to try re-read books from my past.
Currently reading Budige's memoir and it's a ripping read.
#booksky
📚
Currently reading Budige's memoir and it's a ripping read.
#booksky
📚
I will be reflecting and contemplating for the rest of the day....
January 7, 2026 at 9:55 AM
I will be reflecting and contemplating for the rest of the day....
I have just taken the initiative of setting up our team's ADO Dev ops for this project as no one else was inclined to do. 20 requirements, 20 shell test cases, Test Plan created-dashboard with pie graphs. All before 10am. Thank you very muchy.
#SoftwareTester'sLife
#SoftwareTesting
#SoftwareTester'sLife
#SoftwareTesting
January 7, 2026 at 9:53 AM
I have just taken the initiative of setting up our team's ADO Dev ops for this project as no one else was inclined to do. 20 requirements, 20 shell test cases, Test Plan created-dashboard with pie graphs. All before 10am. Thank you very muchy.
#SoftwareTester'sLife
#SoftwareTesting
#SoftwareTester'sLife
#SoftwareTesting
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⬆️ 7 to #12 Waiting for a Girl Like You - Foreigner
⬆️ 10 to #10 I Could Be Happy
Altered Images
⬆️ 19 to #7 Get Down On It
Kool and the Gang
⬆️ 2 to #4 It Must Be Love
Madness
⬆️ 1 to #3 Ant Rap
Adam and the Ants
⬆️ 3 to #2 Land of Make Believe
Bucks Fizz
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⬆️ 10 to #10 I Could Be Happy
Altered Images
⬆️ 19 to #7 Get Down On It
Kool and the Gang
⬆️ 2 to #4 It Must Be Love
Madness
⬆️ 1 to #3 Ant Rap
Adam and the Ants
⬆️ 3 to #2 Land of Make Believe
Bucks Fizz
🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Altered Images - I Could Be Happy (TV 1982 Remastered)
YouTube video by 80s Rec.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:37 AM
⬆️ 7 to #12 Waiting for a Girl Like You - Foreigner
⬆️ 10 to #10 I Could Be Happy
Altered Images
⬆️ 19 to #7 Get Down On It
Kool and the Gang
⬆️ 2 to #4 It Must Be Love
Madness
⬆️ 1 to #3 Ant Rap
Adam and the Ants
⬆️ 3 to #2 Land of Make Believe
Bucks Fizz
🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
⬆️ 10 to #10 I Could Be Happy
Altered Images
⬆️ 19 to #7 Get Down On It
Kool and the Gang
⬆️ 2 to #4 It Must Be Love
Madness
⬆️ 1 to #3 Ant Rap
Adam and the Ants
⬆️ 3 to #2 Land of Make Believe
Bucks Fizz
🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Reposted by Brian McRoberts
From Other People’s Money: The Real Business of Finance by John Kay
![The John Kay of the 1980s, transported twenty-five years forward in time, would not be able to afford to buy the house I still live in, would have incurred substantial debt in higher education, would have to make greater provision for his own retirement and would look ahead to a tax burden inevitably rising to meet the costs of an increasingly adverse demography. When Jeff Skilling [The Enron CEO] toasted the capitalisation of energy contracts in champagne, he was celebrating the twin benefits of the prudence of his predecessors and his own imprudence in relation to his successors. And I could join him in that toast. Lucky indeed to have lived through the era of financialisation." - Other People's Money: The Real Business of Finance](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tiaodgr5mu3iyiqiwfunedxw/bafkreiemokwo53ncrvoiaqfin5rgxqlxlitrvpnf2qq6dtpginjhduzdda@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 AM
From Other People’s Money: The Real Business of Finance by John Kay
I remember the Fife bloody mindedness meant we went to school. The bus ride was a hoot,as we skited and skidded around the various roundabouts.
Good morning 1982
There’s one big story
The Great Blizzard
By the end of the day almost everywhere in the UK will have seen snow
Northern Ireland, Scotland, the North and the Midlands will all be badly hit
Worst by far though, Wales
It won’t stop snowing for 36 hours
There’s one big story
The Great Blizzard
By the end of the day almost everywhere in the UK will have seen snow
Northern Ireland, Scotland, the North and the Midlands will all be badly hit
Worst by far though, Wales
It won’t stop snowing for 36 hours
January 7, 2026 at 7:36 AM
I remember the Fife bloody mindedness meant we went to school. The bus ride was a hoot,as we skited and skidded around the various roundabouts.
Yikes!
In my dad's day the local curling club would have organised Bonspiel on that.
In my dad's day the local curling club would have organised Bonspiel on that.
January 7, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Yikes!
In my dad's day the local curling club would have organised Bonspiel on that.
In my dad's day the local curling club would have organised Bonspiel on that.
While most of the Highlands/North East is getting dumped with snow, here in Edinburgh/Leith guys are walking about in cargo shorts.
That is your local community weather update.
#NoSnowHere
That is your local community weather update.
#NoSnowHere
January 7, 2026 at 7:21 AM
While most of the Highlands/North East is getting dumped with snow, here in Edinburgh/Leith guys are walking about in cargo shorts.
That is your local community weather update.
#NoSnowHere
That is your local community weather update.
#NoSnowHere
Good Morning! Just remember its mid week and now the weekend is nearer.
Happy Hump Day. Have a good one.
Happy Hump Day. Have a good one.
a picture of a person jumping in the air with the word yippie on the bottom
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January 7, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Good Morning! Just remember its mid week and now the weekend is nearer.
Happy Hump Day. Have a good one.
Happy Hump Day. Have a good one.
Whit aboot 'Winging It!" ?
January 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Whit aboot 'Winging It!" ?
Scottish Football
meanwhile Raith Rovers go 1 up against Queen Of The South
woohoo!
#ScottishChallengeCup
meanwhile Raith Rovers go 1 up against Queen Of The South
woohoo!
#ScottishChallengeCup
GOAL! 37' — D. Easton scores for Raith Rovers. Raith Rovers 1–0 Queen of the South. Challenge Cup
#raithrovers #queenofthesouth
#raithrovers #queenofthesouth
January 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Scottish Football
meanwhile Raith Rovers go 1 up against Queen Of The South
woohoo!
#ScottishChallengeCup
meanwhile Raith Rovers go 1 up against Queen Of The South
woohoo!
#ScottishChallengeCup
Thank you Louise! All the best for this year and I know you will be creating wonderful art.
January 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Thank you Louise! All the best for this year and I know you will be creating wonderful art.
Scottish Football
Going to be another long night Aberdeen and their poor fans who will have brave the snow back up the A9
Rangers 1 - 0 Aberdeen
Going to be another long night Aberdeen and their poor fans who will have brave the snow back up the A9
Rangers 1 - 0 Aberdeen
January 6, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Scottish Football
Going to be another long night Aberdeen and their poor fans who will have brave the snow back up the A9
Rangers 1 - 0 Aberdeen
Going to be another long night Aberdeen and their poor fans who will have brave the snow back up the A9
Rangers 1 - 0 Aberdeen
Don’t Fear The Failure
There was an interesting post on BlueSky this morning that resonated with me. The post by @boredoftheoldone -here - was an observation about how we do not give ourselves enough time and space to enjoy trying new things. Apart from being your own worst enemy, there is also…
There was an interesting post on BlueSky this morning that resonated with me. The post by @boredoftheoldone -here - was an observation about how we do not give ourselves enough time and space to enjoy trying new things. Apart from being your own worst enemy, there is also…
Don’t Fear The Failure
There was an interesting post on BlueSky this morning that resonated with me. The post by @boredoftheoldone -here - was an observation about how we do not give ourselves enough time and space to enjoy trying new things. Apart from being your own worst enemy, there is also the constant judgment from your closest peers and, worse still, people who don't know you, politely telling you that you failed.
threechordthrash.wordpress.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Don’t Fear The Failure
There was an interesting post on BlueSky this morning that resonated with me. The post by @boredoftheoldone -here - was an observation about how we do not give ourselves enough time and space to enjoy trying new things. Apart from being your own worst enemy, there is also…
There was an interesting post on BlueSky this morning that resonated with me. The post by @boredoftheoldone -here - was an observation about how we do not give ourselves enough time and space to enjoy trying new things. Apart from being your own worst enemy, there is also…