Dave Lauchlan
@davelauchlan.bsky.social
Cats, music, planes, weather, science fiction. Programmer Archeologist.
Put as much money as you can into your pension. Older you will thank you.
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Put as much money as you can into your pension. Older you will thank you.
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If you need your heart warmed today, this might do the trick
This woman will be protected by generations of crows
h/t: Autumn Buck / firstdatejunkie
h/t: Autumn Buck / firstdatejunkie
January 28, 2026 at 12:06 PM
If you need your heart warmed today, this might do the trick
There's a certain air of melancholy surrounding Mabel. She thinks her supper was too small!
January 28, 2026 at 6:51 PM
There's a certain air of melancholy surrounding Mabel. She thinks her supper was too small!
Is Sam Altman on drugs?
"President Trump is a very strong leader, and I hope he will rise to this moment and unite the country." Such a courageous statement from Sam Altman to OpenAI employees.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/b...
January 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Is Sam Altman on drugs?
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All those rumours about Ceaucescu's virility were planted by the Securitate
January 26, 2026 at 6:02 PM
All those rumours about Ceaucescu's virility were planted by the Securitate
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As an older tech person, it's legit heartwarming watching the TikTok generation discover why we all hate Oracle.
January 26, 2026 at 8:41 AM
As an older tech person, it's legit heartwarming watching the TikTok generation discover why we all hate Oracle.
This is great. Zohran first tells you what the authorities are planning to do. He then tells you what you need to do to help. He advises of what compromises are necessary. Starmer take note.
(I think my MP Yuan Yang gets this and does it already and does it well. Shame her boss is useless.)
(I think my MP Yuan Yang gets this and does it already and does it well. Shame her boss is useless.)
actually communicating “I’m here and I’m working for you and here’s how” is an aspect of governing that’s neglected by far too many people who think the work speaks for itself (or, frankly, don’t have the communication chops Zohran does)
this is how you combat the forces that want to make you fail
this is how you combat the forces that want to make you fail
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 26, 2026 at 7:39 AM
This is great. Zohran first tells you what the authorities are planning to do. He then tells you what you need to do to help. He advises of what compromises are necessary. Starmer take note.
(I think my MP Yuan Yang gets this and does it already and does it well. Shame her boss is useless.)
(I think my MP Yuan Yang gets this and does it already and does it well. Shame her boss is useless.)
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‘Reports about Alderaan’s explosion are conflicting,’ reports BBC News. ‘The Emperor says a “defensive shot” was fired, while others claim the planet was destroyed in an unprovoked attack’
January 25, 2026 at 7:49 AM
‘Reports about Alderaan’s explosion are conflicting,’ reports BBC News. ‘The Emperor says a “defensive shot” was fired, while others claim the planet was destroyed in an unprovoked attack’
It's Saturday so here's Mabel and her retriever friends (and Narla the rottweiler) enjoying a splashy tussle over a stick!
January 24, 2026 at 12:29 PM
It's Saturday so here's Mabel and her retriever friends (and Narla the rottweiler) enjoying a splashy tussle over a stick!
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I wish the internet was more about people 3D printing whistling mortar bombs for their very happy dogs to chase than arseholes secretly filming unsuspecting people for grifting and humiliation but I guess that ship has sailed
January 24, 2026 at 9:11 AM
I wish the internet was more about people 3D printing whistling mortar bombs for their very happy dogs to chase than arseholes secretly filming unsuspecting people for grifting and humiliation but I guess that ship has sailed
I'm just really hoping that Feathers McGraw has taken over from Paddington.
Lots of people pointing out that penguins don’t live in Greenland. But I’m taken by the fact that DJT and the penguin have identical footprints?!
January 24, 2026 at 8:13 AM
I'm just really hoping that Feathers McGraw has taken over from Paddington.
This is a lovely thread. My father in law was a church warden. I must ask him if he ever was in a similar situation.
A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
January 23, 2026 at 12:53 PM
This is a lovely thread. My father in law was a church warden. I must ask him if he ever was in a similar situation.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:57 AM
I wager @readingmuseum.bsky.social is now going to deny that there is a secret network of tunnels underneath Reading.
Makes me think that this is all a conspiracy by Big Archive to hide the truth about the tunnels they want to keep to themselves..
Makes me think that this is all a conspiracy by Big Archive to hide the truth about the tunnels they want to keep to themselves..
January 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
I wager @readingmuseum.bsky.social is now going to deny that there is a secret network of tunnels underneath Reading.
Makes me think that this is all a conspiracy by Big Archive to hide the truth about the tunnels they want to keep to themselves..
Makes me think that this is all a conspiracy by Big Archive to hide the truth about the tunnels they want to keep to themselves..
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If this happens, it will make literally everything better. All of it. Everything in the world.
@nigella.bsky.social in our living rooms every Tuesday throughout Autumn - genuinely life-changing stuff.
@nigella.bsky.social in our living rooms every Tuesday throughout Autumn - genuinely life-changing stuff.
January 22, 2026 at 1:08 PM
If this happens, it will make literally everything better. All of it. Everything in the world.
@nigella.bsky.social in our living rooms every Tuesday throughout Autumn - genuinely life-changing stuff.
@nigella.bsky.social in our living rooms every Tuesday throughout Autumn - genuinely life-changing stuff.
Copium is a hell of a drug!
DAVOS - GERMANY'S MERZ: DESPITE FRUSTRATION, ANGER OF RECENT MONTHS, LET US NOT BE TOO QUICK TO WRITE OFF THE TRANSATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP
January 22, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Copium is a hell of a drug!
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Trump’s Greenland speech at the WEF except it’s the voice of Pingu
January 21, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Trump’s Greenland speech at the WEF except it’s the voice of Pingu
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Or consider being born to parents who can give you a role in the family firm?
www.ft.com/content/c894...
www.ft.com/content/c894...
January 22, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Or consider being born to parents who can give you a role in the family firm?
www.ft.com/content/c894...
www.ft.com/content/c894...
No it isn't. Penny to a pound, he still plans to take Greenland by force. Don't delude yourself with wishful thinking.
The beginnings of the great Greenland climbdown ft.trib.al/oOHFGgz | opinion
The beginnings of the great Greenland climbdown
Trump’s rambling Davos speech was vaguely menacing rather than explicitly threatening
ft.trib.al
January 21, 2026 at 6:09 PM
No it isn't. Penny to a pound, he still plans to take Greenland by force. Don't delude yourself with wishful thinking.
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TRUMP: honk honk honk, I'm a big goose. everyone tells me whenever I enter a room, that's the biggest goose I've ever seen and I say yes. I'm a big goose. in a good way. a lot of Somalians are small stupid gooses but I'm a big goose
BBC NEWS: a disciplined Trump sticks to the script on the economy
BBC NEWS: a disciplined Trump sticks to the script on the economy
January 21, 2026 at 1:58 PM
TRUMP: honk honk honk, I'm a big goose. everyone tells me whenever I enter a room, that's the biggest goose I've ever seen and I say yes. I'm a big goose. in a good way. a lot of Somalians are small stupid gooses but I'm a big goose
BBC NEWS: a disciplined Trump sticks to the script on the economy
BBC NEWS: a disciplined Trump sticks to the script on the economy
Top work from @theguardian.com summing up how we all feel about Trump's NATO comments.
January 21, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Top work from @theguardian.com summing up how we all feel about Trump's NATO comments.
Well. You've got to hand it to Trump. I think he might manage to start a war with Switzerland now.
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Well. You've got to hand it to Trump. I think he might manage to start a war with Switzerland now.
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Say what you will about Hitler, at least he knew which countries he was invading.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Say what you will about Hitler, at least he knew which countries he was invading.
Dunno why Trump is trying to tout for US defence manufacturers. He's just spent his speech insulting all their customers. Why the living f*ck would I buy weapons from the United States?
January 21, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Dunno why Trump is trying to tout for US defence manufacturers. He's just spent his speech insulting all their customers. Why the living f*ck would I buy weapons from the United States?