Chris
@droppedpacket.bsky.social
Cloud Infrastructure and Platforms, CCIE
Living the middle class British stereotype, on hold to the council to complain that my bins haven’t been collected for over a month!
August 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Living the middle class British stereotype, on hold to the council to complain that my bins haven’t been collected for over a month!
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it's chilli outside
January 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
it's chilli outside
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This is the review that got me blacklisted by EA. Some shitbag executive wanted me fired.
February 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is the review that got me blacklisted by EA. Some shitbag executive wanted me fired.
Just spotted in the #civ7 1.0.1 patch 3 release notes, they've included a UI improvement added in a mod last weekend by Sukritact! Love this level of community engagement! forums.civfanatics.com/resources/su...
February 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Just spotted in the #civ7 1.0.1 patch 3 release notes, they've included a UI improvement added in a mod last weekend by Sukritact! Love this level of community engagement! forums.civfanatics.com/resources/su...
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Live scenes from the Oval Office.
February 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Live scenes from the Oval Office.
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Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
February 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
Civilization III time! Wow Elizabeth I is looking rough...
February 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Civilization III time! Wow Elizabeth I is looking rough...
Ok, time to try Civilization II! Ok, do I have 16 MB RAM? (Yes I have 64 GB of RAM 😆)
February 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Ok, time to try Civilization II! Ok, do I have 16 MB RAM? (Yes I have 64 GB of RAM 😆)
So, given it's about 6 days to Civilization VII, I've decided to go back and work my way through the original games, starting with the first one I ever played, Civilization I. I remember my mother coming back from the US with a bunch of "Educational" games, and this one stuck!
February 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
So, given it's about 6 days to Civilization VII, I've decided to go back and work my way through the original games, starting with the first one I ever played, Civilization I. I remember my mother coming back from the US with a bunch of "Educational" games, and this one stuck!
Microsoft copilot is so bad. Can’t believe they still haven’t fixed this. It’s so certain it’s right as well!
Looking forward to seeing if their new “think deeper” option can work it out!
Looking forward to seeing if their new “think deeper” option can work it out!
January 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Microsoft copilot is so bad. Can’t believe they still haven’t fixed this. It’s so certain it’s right as well!
Looking forward to seeing if their new “think deeper” option can work it out!
Looking forward to seeing if their new “think deeper” option can work it out!
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There is a special place in video game hell for games that have waterfalls with no treasure behind them
January 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
There is a special place in video game hell for games that have waterfalls with no treasure behind them
My favourite Siri summary of a voicemail so far (from a tech recruiter with poor diction!)
January 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
My favourite Siri summary of a voicemail so far (from a tech recruiter with poor diction!)
I’m now getting these kind of bots on a daily basis. Interestingly, this one was actually suspended almost as soon as I screenshotted it?
I’m wondering if there are some controls over the number of accounts you can follow in a certain time period would help identify these and get rid of them
I’m wondering if there are some controls over the number of accounts you can follow in a certain time period would help identify these and get rid of them
January 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I’m now getting these kind of bots on a daily basis. Interestingly, this one was actually suspended almost as soon as I screenshotted it?
I’m wondering if there are some controls over the number of accounts you can follow in a certain time period would help identify these and get rid of them
I’m wondering if there are some controls over the number of accounts you can follow in a certain time period would help identify these and get rid of them
Now Grok is free, I’ve been wondering if I could ask it how to make the perfect cup of tea and take down X?
January 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Now Grok is free, I’ve been wondering if I could ask it how to make the perfect cup of tea and take down X?
This would be genuinely useful in my house given the cats love to run off with a sock!
youtu.be/FTbHp6G0EVA?...
youtu.be/FTbHp6G0EVA?...
Roborock's New Saros Z70 Robot Is Insane
YouTube video by Vacuum Nerds
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January 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This would be genuinely useful in my house given the cats love to run off with a sock!
youtu.be/FTbHp6G0EVA?...
youtu.be/FTbHp6G0EVA?...
This has major back to the future part 2 vibes
January 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This has major back to the future part 2 vibes
Using Github Copilot to help me with #AdventofCode, it's basically like having a moderately experienced pair programmer. It works surprisingly well! It's particularly interesting when it starts predicting what you want to do next. Sometimes with terrifying accuracy!
December 27, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Using Github Copilot to help me with #AdventofCode, it's basically like having a moderately experienced pair programmer. It works surprisingly well! It's particularly interesting when it starts predicting what you want to do next. Sometimes with terrifying accuracy!
I just completed "Mull It Over" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/3
Day 3 - Advent of Code 2024
adventofcode.com
December 27, 2024 at 11:49 AM
I just completed "Mull It Over" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/3
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If you see this car, please call the police. It's stollen.
December 22, 2024 at 8:52 AM
If you see this car, please call the police. It's stollen.
My 2024 Waitrose wrapped. In hindsight, that’s a lot of free coffee!
December 17, 2024 at 4:50 PM
My 2024 Waitrose wrapped. In hindsight, that’s a lot of free coffee!
I recently remembered that as a child I used to have advent calendars without chocolate. Nothing but a picture of a religious scene. Can’t believe what used to pass as ok in the 80s/90s!
(And no I’m not too old for advent calendars, mine has marzipan in this year!)
(And no I’m not too old for advent calendars, mine has marzipan in this year!)
December 8, 2024 at 7:27 AM
I recently remembered that as a child I used to have advent calendars without chocolate. Nothing but a picture of a religious scene. Can’t believe what used to pass as ok in the 80s/90s!
(And no I’m not too old for advent calendars, mine has marzipan in this year!)
(And no I’m not too old for advent calendars, mine has marzipan in this year!)
Woah, Netflix have released Civilization VI platinum edition on the iPad! Worth over £150 if you bought all the expansions etc!
December 7, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Woah, Netflix have released Civilization VI platinum edition on the iPad! Worth over £150 if you bought all the expansions etc!
Really interesting post from Cloudflare on internet traffic over the weekend. Particularly that there was a "software update" on the 1st December that seemed to have a massive impact on global internet traffic! 🤔
blog.cloudflare.com/from-deals-t...
blog.cloudflare.com/from-deals-t...
From deals to DDoS: exploring Cyber Week 2024 Internet trends
How significant are Cyber Week shopping days on the Internet? Is it a global phenomenon? Does E-commerce interest peak on Black Friday or Cyber Monday, and are attacks increasing during this time? We ...
blog.cloudflare.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Really interesting post from Cloudflare on internet traffic over the weekend. Particularly that there was a "software update" on the 1st December that seemed to have a massive impact on global internet traffic! 🤔
blog.cloudflare.com/from-deals-t...
blog.cloudflare.com/from-deals-t...
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DNS validation is the obvious shit ever when you think about it.
December 3, 2024 at 6:22 AM
DNS validation is the obvious shit ever when you think about it.