GingerMess
gingermess.bsky.social
GingerMess
@gingermess.bsky.social
Fintech software by day, hobbyist game dev by night. Also TV, movies, board games, D&D, climbing, music, and when I get the chance, pinball!
Come on M&S, you can do better. You've dropped multiple balls around outsourcing and customer data, but not updating your SPF record? That's silly. At least check it works before sending out a mass notification that'll end up in most people's spam folders.

#cyberattack #marksandspencer #outsourcing
May 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I gave in and impulse bought some of it while in London. It doesn't particularly stand out in any way and if you're an idiot like me and forgetb to fridge it, it's so soft it'll squish in your fingers before snapping.

C+
May 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Starting to think the chasm of political ability between the Russians and the US is best explained with a clip from a favourite TV show of mine

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f64...

#politics #Ukraine #sigh
The Chess Match | Bottom | BBC Studios
YouTube video by BBC Studios
www.youtube.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The drama surrounding the current US government is so rich and endless that I wonder if it's making political TV series obsolete. We even get a new episode more than once a week!

The only downside is that the acting is shite

#politics #signal #warplans #circus
March 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I see what people mean when they say Google search is shit now. I'm trying to outfit my workshop with new equipment and every time I search for power tools it shows me Elon Musk
March 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Oooh yeah baby, scraping by those DC 20 checks as if I'm only just the right level for this section!

#baldursgate3 #dnd #blindluck
February 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Finally grabbed tickets to Nine Inch Nails at the O2 in June. Fuck yeah! :D

#nin #metal #wereinthistogethernow
a cartoon character from king of the hill is standing in front of a building with a sad look on his face .
ALT: a cartoon character from king of the hill is standing in front of a building with a sad look on his face .
media.tenor.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Cooking up some leftovers: roast chicken breast with fried skin, butter-fried vegetables cooked in the wok, and some Jollof rice from the bank of the fridge that I revived. Not fancy, but really comforting.

#food #cooking #leftovers #sproooouuuuts
January 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It's reassuring to see subreddits taking a stance against Nazi nonsense by banning X links. I can't imagine what sort of hell-scape X will be in a few months when all that's left is hatred, denial, and coping memes. Bleurgh.

Thank you, BlueSky, for existing.

#bluesky #politics #fucknazis
January 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This is my first foray into post-apocalypse cooking, after a few misunderstandings about what appliances I needed over the weekend left me with a sink, one working hob, an obnoxious strip light, and the little oven that could barely.

#kitchen #renovation #cooking #fallout
January 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A moment of silence if you will.

#whisky #indulgence
December 26, 2024 at 10:50 PM
I love that Grease can be set alight and used as a tremendously effective area denial. I'm not even sure that's in pen & paper D&D but if it isn't, it should be!

#baldursgate3 #d&d #firehazard
December 23, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Just started Baldur's Gate 3 to keep me going over Christmas. My god this game is good, and the polish is obvious. Definitely seems to be a worthy successor to BG2 so far!

#baldursgate3 #d&d
December 22, 2024 at 7:03 PM
I'm reminding myself of the 80's classic in preparation for next year's remake. The next two hours will be a journey into my childhood, as I rip back the curtain of nostalgia to reveal the truth of how well this has aged.

Probably badly but oh well here we gooooo!

#movies #therunningman #spandex
December 2, 2024 at 10:15 PM
All caught up.

What an absolutely fantastic four seasons of TV. Can't wait for season five.

#slowhorses #tv
November 21, 2024 at 10:47 PM
I'm looking at my backlog from this year alone and I see Satisfactory 1.0, Factorio's expansion, Stalker 2, Tactical Breach Wizards, Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader (2023 but it counts!), and Farming Simulator: Not Enough Energy to Play Anything Else edition.

Busy year. #gaming #steam #backlog
November 19, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Hello wor... oh wait:

public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello BlueSky!");
//todo: lurk on the app and never post again
}
November 18, 2024 at 5:34 PM