Lindsay Clark
@datadictum.bsky.social
Reporter @theregister.com covering enterprise applications, databases and analytics. Also, a bit of science here and there. Many former lives.
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That's Mars, my dude
NASA commits to nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030
NASA commits to nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030
NASA commits to nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030
www.independent.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 2:24 PM
That's Mars, my dude
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Robert Jenrick becomes the latest Tory Cabinet minister to stand up at a Reform event and say the country is in an appalling state. You have no idea of the self-control required not to yell: "YOU WERE IN FKING GOVERNMENT!"
January 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Robert Jenrick becomes the latest Tory Cabinet minister to stand up at a Reform event and say the country is in an appalling state. You have no idea of the self-control required not to yell: "YOU WERE IN FKING GOVERNMENT!"
This confirms my long-standing opinion that some of the worst lyrics ever set to pop music come from Duran Duran. Only Sting comes close.
The reflex is a lonely child, who's waiting by the park
The reflex is in charge of finding treasure in the dark
And watching over lucky clover, isn't that bizarre?
And every little thing the reflex does
Leaves you answered with a question mark
The reflex is in charge of finding treasure in the dark
And watching over lucky clover, isn't that bizarre?
And every little thing the reflex does
Leaves you answered with a question mark
a woman in a sweater stands in front of a television that says ' a ' on it
ALT: a woman in a sweater stands in front of a television that says ' a ' on it
media.tenor.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:16 PM
This confirms my long-standing opinion that some of the worst lyrics ever set to pop music come from Duran Duran. Only Sting comes close.
All Joy. No division.
All Beach. No Boys
All Travelling. No Wilburys.
January 11, 2026 at 9:03 PM
All Joy. No division.
The DWP is set to spend £23m on conversational AI for its phone system, which is spread across 200 locations. Calls are handled by agents right now but AI looks set to triage calls for up to 20 million pensioners and benefits claimants www.theregister.com/2026/01/07/d...
UK to spend £23M on AI to tell benefit claimants where to go
: Department for Work and Pensions lines up bot bouncers for one of Europe's largest call-handling systems
www.theregister.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The DWP is set to spend £23m on conversational AI for its phone system, which is spread across 200 locations. Calls are handled by agents right now but AI looks set to triage calls for up to 20 million pensioners and benefits claimants www.theregister.com/2026/01/07/d...
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I avoided Home Assistant for the longest time for being a UI mess and this isn't helping my impression of it
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I avoided Home Assistant for the longest time for being a UI mess and this isn't helping my impression of it
our house is somewhere under the yellow green swirly bit in the bottom left. They've started closing schools.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
our house is somewhere under the yellow green swirly bit in the bottom left. They've started closing schools.
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Here's something to make us all feel better, a truly heartwarming tale: Captain Beefheart and the Girl Scout cookies.
www.beefheart.com/don-and-the-...
www.beefheart.com/don-and-the-...
www.beefheart.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Here's something to make us all feel better, a truly heartwarming tale: Captain Beefheart and the Girl Scout cookies.
www.beefheart.com/don-and-the-...
www.beefheart.com/don-and-the-...
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January 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
kinda genius
David Ellison trying (unsuccessfully) to buy Warner Bros Discovery with his dad’s money
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
kinda genius
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Things stepping up.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Things stepping up.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
Capita promised a service with 'AI at its core' after winning a £239 million contract. But civil service pension members got a portal with broken links and dummy text. Now they are told not to log in again until chatbots are deployed. www.theregister.com/2026/01/05/c...
Capita tells pension portal users to hold off on complaints
Exclusive: Outsourcer promises customers a service with 'AI at its core.' They just want a website that works
www.theregister.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Capita promised a service with 'AI at its core' after winning a £239 million contract. But civil service pension members got a portal with broken links and dummy text. Now they are told not to log in again until chatbots are deployed. www.theregister.com/2026/01/05/c...
Brilliant but also: fucking hell, these people.
January 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Brilliant but also: fucking hell, these people.
hey folks, I'm back!
Capita tells civil servants to wait for chatbots to fix pension portal woes
Capita tells civil servants to wait for chatbots to fix pension portal woes
Outsourcer promises customers a service with 'AI at its core.' They just want a website that works
Capita has told users of its ailing UK civil service pension portal to wait until new chatbots go live before contacting it again about problems.…
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January 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
hey folks, I'm back!
we have snow. just very wet snow of the cold variety
January 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
we have snow. just very wet snow of the cold variety
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Lucy Thynne first saw this painting as a child. “Like the girl at the centre, I couldn’t look away. If I remember it correctly, other children there were just as disturbed.”
‘An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump’ by Joseph Wright of Derby
Behind one 18th-century painter’s ominous scenes of scientific experiments is a reminder of the drama that comes with every epoch of discovery
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Lucy Thynne first saw this painting as a child. “Like the girl at the centre, I couldn’t look away. If I remember it correctly, other children there were just as disturbed.”
Gurnard’s Head from Zennor headland. You can just make out Pendeen Lighthouse in the distance. Also Zennor Church
January 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Gurnard’s Head from Zennor headland. You can just make out Pendeen Lighthouse in the distance. Also Zennor Church
Happy New Year! We had party. I got bad head. House a mess and full of hairy teenagers
January 1, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Happy New Year! We had party. I got bad head. House a mess and full of hairy teenagers
Every year Christmas gets a little bit more embroidered in our house. Sons 1.0 and 2.0 are worried what they might come home to when they go to university
December 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Every year Christmas gets a little bit more embroidered in our house. Sons 1.0 and 2.0 are worried what they might come home to when they go to university
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UNIX V4 tape successfully recovered: First ever version of UNIX written in C is running again
www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/u...
Crucial early evolutionary step found, imaged, and ... amazingly ... works
<- by me on @theregister.com
www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/u...
Crucial early evolutionary step found, imaged, and ... amazingly ... works
<- by me on @theregister.com
UNIX V4 tape successfully recovered
: Crucial early evolutionary step found, imaged, and ... amazingly ... works
www.theregister.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
UNIX V4 tape successfully recovered: First ever version of UNIX written in C is running again
www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/u...
Crucial early evolutionary step found, imaged, and ... amazingly ... works
<- by me on @theregister.com
www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/u...
Crucial early evolutionary step found, imaged, and ... amazingly ... works
<- by me on @theregister.com
We're not quite there yet, so here's (possibly) your last UK government IT shitshow before Christmas. www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/n...
NS&I tech overhaul blows past Treasury spending limits
: UK state-owned bank admits revised plan runs beyond contract end with Atos
www.theregister.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We're not quite there yet, so here's (possibly) your last UK government IT shitshow before Christmas. www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/n...
last day of work before christmas today 🎉
December 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
last day of work before christmas today 🎉
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Airbus to migrate critical apps to a sovereign Euro cloud
Airbus to migrate critical apps to a sovereign Euro cloud
Tech exec admits not dead cert it'll find the right solution
Exclusive Airbus is preparing to tender a major contract to migrate mission-critical workloads to a digitally sovereign European cloud – but estimates only an 80/20 chance of finding a suitable provider.…
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December 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Airbus to migrate critical apps to a sovereign Euro cloud
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Stone-built Snake Bridge on the Macclesfield Canal, England
December 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Stone-built Snake Bridge on the Macclesfield Canal, England