Ed Foster
@edfoster.bsky.social
Hmm
Work in HE learning & teaching, particularly student engagement & learning analytics.
Also, love the Peak District and TTRPGs.
Mostly here for the jokes. Apologies if discussion about pedagogy is interrupted with DND jokes and vice versa.
Work in HE learning & teaching, particularly student engagement & learning analytics.
Also, love the Peak District and TTRPGs.
Mostly here for the jokes. Apologies if discussion about pedagogy is interrupted with DND jokes and vice versa.
Reposted by Ed Foster
Reposted by Ed Foster
Reposted by Ed Foster
Pitch: tech, but in the hands of someone on actual nodding terms with humanity
January 22, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Pitch: tech, but in the hands of someone on actual nodding terms with humanity
Reposted by Ed Foster
Normal people, is who
"Who wouldn't want a humanoid robot to watch over your kids?" asks Elon Musk at Davos
January 22, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Normal people, is who
Reposted by Ed Foster
This account stuck my comic through an ugly AI filter, removed my @ from the bottom and blocked me when I called them out.
January 15, 2026 at 9:51 PM
This account stuck my comic through an ugly AI filter, removed my @ from the bottom and blocked me when I called them out.
Reposted by Ed Foster
"The idea that money is being wasted is far more comforting than the recogniton that it was never there"
January 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
"The idea that money is being wasted is far more comforting than the recogniton that it was never there"
Reposted by Ed Foster
Isn't this what happened with the Millenium Bug? Lots of computer scientists did lots of work to make sure the world's computers didn't shut down on 1 January 2000 and then... the world's computers didn't shut down on 1 January 2000, which everyone took as proof there had been nothing to worry about
It's one of the most annoying patterns in social discourse: "People warn about a serious problem, cynics claim it's hysterical to be concerned, people who are concerned do things that help prevent the problem, cynics claim they were right and there was never a reason to be concerned."
And so the circle of @irhottakes.bsky.social's prophecy is complete
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Isn't this what happened with the Millenium Bug? Lots of computer scientists did lots of work to make sure the world's computers didn't shut down on 1 January 2000 and then... the world's computers didn't shut down on 1 January 2000, which everyone took as proof there had been nothing to worry about
Reposted by Ed Foster
By way of comparison:
January 22, 2026 at 3:04 PM
By way of comparison:
Reposted by Ed Foster
I don't post much, so if you're reading this it's probably a miracle! Last night I was so proud to watch the first night of my son's latest project - www.theradioheadproject.com - and it was INCREDIBLE! If there are dates near you I highly recommend you book tickets!
The Radiohead Project | Radiohead tribute show
A Radiohead tribute show for theatres and concert halls. Visit The Radiohead Project site to buy tickets or sign up for email updates.
www.theradioheadproject.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I don't post much, so if you're reading this it's probably a miracle! Last night I was so proud to watch the first night of my son's latest project - www.theradioheadproject.com - and it was INCREDIBLE! If there are dates near you I highly recommend you book tickets!
Reposted by Ed Foster
Trump on NATO:
"The problem with NATO is that we'll be there for them 100% but I'm not sure that they'd be there for us, if we gave them the call".
We did get the call on 9/11. 26 NATO members sent troops to defend the US. Hundreds died doing so. It was the only time Article 5 has been activated.
"The problem with NATO is that we'll be there for them 100% but I'm not sure that they'd be there for us, if we gave them the call".
We did get the call on 9/11. 26 NATO members sent troops to defend the US. Hundreds died doing so. It was the only time Article 5 has been activated.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Trump on NATO:
"The problem with NATO is that we'll be there for them 100% but I'm not sure that they'd be there for us, if we gave them the call".
We did get the call on 9/11. 26 NATO members sent troops to defend the US. Hundreds died doing so. It was the only time Article 5 has been activated.
"The problem with NATO is that we'll be there for them 100% but I'm not sure that they'd be there for us, if we gave them the call".
We did get the call on 9/11. 26 NATO members sent troops to defend the US. Hundreds died doing so. It was the only time Article 5 has been activated.
Reposted by Ed Foster
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
Reposted by Ed Foster
always a lot of panic about right wing young men, the second most progressive demographic in britain
The Greens do better among women than men in all age groups, including a 14pt gender gap among 18-24 year olds (44% of women vs 30% of men)
While Reform UK lead by 17pts among over 65 men, they trail the Conservatives by 6pts among older women
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
While Reform UK lead by 17pts among over 65 men, they trail the Conservatives by 6pts among older women
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
January 21, 2026 at 6:03 PM
always a lot of panic about right wing young men, the second most progressive demographic in britain
Reposted by Ed Foster
DUTCH WARN TULIP BOOM COULD FALTER WITHOUT WIDER ADOPTION
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:27 PM
DUTCH WARN TULIP BOOM COULD FALTER WITHOUT WIDER ADOPTION
Reposted by Ed Foster
Not for the first time, it looks like Channel 4 just handed the keys to their socials to an evil genius:
January 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Not for the first time, it looks like Channel 4 just handed the keys to their socials to an evil genius:
Reposted by Ed Foster
Ten years on: "For Britain, voting to leave will be a galvanising, liberating, empowering moment of patriotic renewal". Michael Gove.
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Ten years on: "For Britain, voting to leave will be a galvanising, liberating, empowering moment of patriotic renewal". Michael Gove.
Reposted by Ed Foster
11th January 2026
Vs
18th January 2026
Vs
18th January 2026
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 AM
11th January 2026
Vs
18th January 2026
Vs
18th January 2026
Reposted by Ed Foster
This would appear to be actually real 😱
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 6:42 AM
This would appear to be actually real 😱
Reposted by Ed Foster
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
Reposted by Ed Foster
This is brilliantly fun and also a great insight into a certain archetype of person who gets inexplicably far in today's (well, yesterday's) Tory Party.
Nine years ago a Twitter user was sending poetry to Sadiq Khan about London’s many cultural identities. A decade on, Reform UK’s mayoral candidate doesn’t dispute it was her old account - so what’s changed?
Our profile of Laila Cunningham: www.londoncentric.media/p/laila-cunn...
Our profile of Laila Cunningham: www.londoncentric.media/p/laila-cunn...
January 18, 2026 at 8:25 AM
This is brilliantly fun and also a great insight into a certain archetype of person who gets inexplicably far in today's (well, yesterday's) Tory Party.
Reposted by Ed Foster
F*ck me. What bit of fawning to a multiple bankrupt, criminal, sex offending, fraudulent, weird, senile, thin-skinned, petulant, bribing, adulterous, congenitally lying, deceitful, monstrous, idiotic, decrepit f*ckwit (have I missed anything?) really does it you Mr Stanley?
Abhorrent prick(s).
Abhorrent prick(s).
These so-called "patriotic" 🇬🇧newspapers who brought you Brexit were never really patriotic at all.
They are driven by a disdain for Britain's European neighbours, and a fawning obsession with America.
They do not really want 🇬🇧 to be sovereign. They're content being a 🇺🇸vassal.
They are driven by a disdain for Britain's European neighbours, and a fawning obsession with America.
They do not really want 🇬🇧 to be sovereign. They're content being a 🇺🇸vassal.
January 18, 2026 at 8:58 AM
F*ck me. What bit of fawning to a multiple bankrupt, criminal, sex offending, fraudulent, weird, senile, thin-skinned, petulant, bribing, adulterous, congenitally lying, deceitful, monstrous, idiotic, decrepit f*ckwit (have I missed anything?) really does it you Mr Stanley?
Abhorrent prick(s).
Abhorrent prick(s).
Reposted by Ed Foster
Farage has pulled out of Kuenssberg interview.
Well you would, if your boss was threatening to invade Greenland.
Well you would, if your boss was threatening to invade Greenland.
Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
January 18, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Farage has pulled out of Kuenssberg interview.
Well you would, if your boss was threatening to invade Greenland.
Well you would, if your boss was threatening to invade Greenland.
Reposted by Ed Foster
These so-called "patriotic" 🇬🇧newspapers who brought you Brexit were never really patriotic at all.
They are driven by a disdain for Britain's European neighbours, and a fawning obsession with America.
They do not really want 🇬🇧 to be sovereign. They're content being a 🇺🇸vassal.
They are driven by a disdain for Britain's European neighbours, and a fawning obsession with America.
They do not really want 🇬🇧 to be sovereign. They're content being a 🇺🇸vassal.
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
These so-called "patriotic" 🇬🇧newspapers who brought you Brexit were never really patriotic at all.
They are driven by a disdain for Britain's European neighbours, and a fawning obsession with America.
They do not really want 🇬🇧 to be sovereign. They're content being a 🇺🇸vassal.
They are driven by a disdain for Britain's European neighbours, and a fawning obsession with America.
They do not really want 🇬🇧 to be sovereign. They're content being a 🇺🇸vassal.
Reposted by Ed Foster
awww Nigel got scared
Farage is apparently 'under the weather' today and unable to talk about the US threats to the UK and Europe over Greenland.
Which is unfortunate.
Which is unfortunate.
January 18, 2026 at 9:17 AM
awww Nigel got scared
Reposted by Ed Foster
Reposted by Ed Foster
I vote we threaten to build a Biden-Obama museum on Trump's golf course in Scotland.
What Europe could do is threaten to boycott the World Cup. It won't. But that might actually work. Trump wants his big show.
January 17, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I vote we threaten to build a Biden-Obama museum on Trump's golf course in Scotland.