Daniel Rough
@haggistamer.bsky.social
Lecturer in Computing at University of Dundee! 💻👨🏫 Doing HCI research. Scottish. Metalhead. Cheerful Goth. Tamer of haggises. Impostor academic. Occasionally irate. Fuelled by coffee/chocolate/whisky. ☕🍫🥃. he/him
Tuesday's calendar fun fact, checked and verified - amazing! 😮 🐘
February 19, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Tuesday's calendar fun fact, checked and verified - amazing! 😮 🐘
There were some macabre suggestions related to the emotional support duck, but one student got it in the end after sacrificing an hour of working on his group project 😂
This week my students are working on their first assignment so they have no additional practical. BUT I've made this for them anyway.
Can you solve this week's puzzle? 🧐
databases-dundee.github.io/lab_activiti...
Can you solve this week's puzzle? 🧐
databases-dundee.github.io/lab_activiti...
Lab Activities
Practical stuff and other things
databases-dundee.github.io
February 19, 2026 at 4:31 PM
There were some macabre suggestions related to the emotional support duck, but one student got it in the end after sacrificing an hour of working on his group project 😂
🎵The Grand Old Duke of York
That's what he used to be
But now he's just a dirty nonce
In police custody🎵
That's what he used to be
But now he's just a dirty nonce
In police custody🎵
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office – live
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office – live
The police raided Andrew’s Norfolk home this morning
Here are some of the first pictures that show police arriving at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Wood Farm residence, on the Royal Family’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
Police can be seen talking after turning up in unmarked police cars.
Following a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office.
It is important that we protect the integrity and objectivity of our investigation as we work with our partners to investigate this alleged offence. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 11:39 AM
🎵The Grand Old Duke of York
That's what he used to be
But now he's just a dirty nonce
In police custody🎵
That's what he used to be
But now he's just a dirty nonce
In police custody🎵
I've created a techbro flowchart guide to posting on LinkedIn. Your suggestions for addition/amendment are welcome 💜
February 18, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I've created a techbro flowchart guide to posting on LinkedIn. Your suggestions for addition/amendment are welcome 💜
This week my students are working on their first assignment so they have no additional practical. BUT I've made this for them anyway.
Can you solve this week's puzzle? 🧐
databases-dundee.github.io/lab_activiti...
Can you solve this week's puzzle? 🧐
databases-dundee.github.io/lab_activiti...
Lab Activities
Practical stuff and other things
databases-dundee.github.io
February 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM
This week my students are working on their first assignment so they have no additional practical. BUT I've made this for them anyway.
Can you solve this week's puzzle? 🧐
databases-dundee.github.io/lab_activiti...
Can you solve this week's puzzle? 🧐
databases-dundee.github.io/lab_activiti...
Isn't it weird that when an alarm goes off, you also turn it off? That you have to turn off the alarm even though it's gone off?
Wisdom from my sister. She wasn't even stoned or anything.
Wisdom from my sister. She wasn't even stoned or anything.
February 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Isn't it weird that when an alarm goes off, you also turn it off? That you have to turn off the alarm even though it's gone off?
Wisdom from my sister. She wasn't even stoned or anything.
Wisdom from my sister. She wasn't even stoned or anything.
Reposted by Daniel Rough
2 million people in the UK are paid the national minimum wage.
Reform are a party of the rich, for the rich.
Reform are a party of the rich, for the rich.
Reform UK's Richard Tice has said his party would look at cutting the minimum wage if it got into government
Reform UK would look at cutting minimum wage, says Richard Tice
www.thenational.scot
February 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
2 million people in the UK are paid the national minimum wage.
Reform are a party of the rich, for the rich.
Reform are a party of the rich, for the rich.
Oh look it's The Blair's Bitch Project
🔴 Tony Blair Institute privately pressed a top EU official working on rebuilding of Gaza to work with Donald Trump’s Board of Peace.
Fair to say Democracy for Sale isn’t sleeping at the moment!
New story up w/ Lighthouse Reports and Follow the Money
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-t...
Fair to say Democracy for Sale isn’t sleeping at the moment!
New story up w/ Lighthouse Reports and Follow the Money
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-t...
Revealed: Tony Blair’s Institute lobbied EU to work with Trump’s Board of Peace in Gaza
TBI pushed bloc on US plan for Palestine but internal disquiet on “taboo topic” Gaza grows
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Oh look it's The Blair's Bitch Project
The horrors persist but so does the 50ft sock monkey 😤
Sculptor secures world record with 50ft sock monkey
Glasgow School of Art graduate Emilia Evans-Munton made the toy tribute for her degree show last year.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The horrors persist but so does the 50ft sock monkey 😤
Physical database security is also important!
Idk students didn't seem all that engaged but I did enjoy drawing them for some reason 😅
Again, somewhat unique alt-text.
Idk students didn't seem all that engaged but I did enjoy drawing them for some reason 😅
Again, somewhat unique alt-text.
February 15, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Physical database security is also important!
Idk students didn't seem all that engaged but I did enjoy drawing them for some reason 😅
Again, somewhat unique alt-text.
Idk students didn't seem all that engaged but I did enjoy drawing them for some reason 😅
Again, somewhat unique alt-text.
Honestly love The Masked Singer! Mama Rough and me chat about it every weekend. Absolutely mad and lots of fun 😍
I guessed two right this year so am feeling triumphant 😤
I guessed two right this year so am feeling triumphant 😤
TV tonight: take it off! Take it off! It’s The Masked Singer final
TV tonight: take it off! Take it off! It’s The Masked Singer final
Moth, Toastie and Conkers battle it with their microphones. Plus, the story of Sarah Ferguson’s former dresser who was found guilty of murder. Here’s what to watch this evening
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Honestly love The Masked Singer! Mama Rough and me chat about it every weekend. Absolutely mad and lots of fun 😍
I guessed two right this year so am feeling triumphant 😤
I guessed two right this year so am feeling triumphant 😤
Happy Valentine's Day! Sharing today's love with you all 💜
Love is great because it doesn't deplete when you share it - it only grows.
Then again you could say the same of cholera but idk it's different somehow
Love is great because it doesn't deplete when you share it - it only grows.
Then again you could say the same of cholera but idk it's different somehow
February 14, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Happy Valentine's Day! Sharing today's love with you all 💜
Love is great because it doesn't deplete when you share it - it only grows.
Then again you could say the same of cholera but idk it's different somehow
Love is great because it doesn't deplete when you share it - it only grows.
Then again you could say the same of cholera but idk it's different somehow
Pretty sure many of my CompSci students could build a custom Large Language Model in a couple of hours that would automate this fuckwit and all his fellow beige-knit-collar bootlickers. 🙄
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
Microsoft AI CEO predicts 'most, if not all' white-collar tasks will be automated by AI within 18 months
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
www.businessinsider.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Pretty sure many of my CompSci students could build a custom Large Language Model in a couple of hours that would automate this fuckwit and all his fellow beige-knit-collar bootlickers. 🙄
I have a hypothesis that if I don't dust my flat, the dust will get bored of just sitting around and migrate of its own accord.
I am doing research so no one can accuse me of laziness 😎
I am doing research so no one can accuse me of laziness 😎
February 13, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I have a hypothesis that if I don't dust my flat, the dust will get bored of just sitting around and migrate of its own accord.
I am doing research so no one can accuse me of laziness 😎
I am doing research so no one can accuse me of laziness 😎
Been playing the brilliant Thy Dungeonman 3 again, one of my favourite wee text adventure games from the days where the internet was less shite.
Always wanted to make one of these. Maybe 2026 is the year!
homestarrunner.com/dman3
Always wanted to make one of these. Maybe 2026 is the year!
homestarrunner.com/dman3
Behold Thy Graphics!! - Thy Dungeonman 3
Orange monochrome graphics! Thy Dungeonman 3!
homestarrunner.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Been playing the brilliant Thy Dungeonman 3 again, one of my favourite wee text adventure games from the days where the internet was less shite.
Always wanted to make one of these. Maybe 2026 is the year!
homestarrunner.com/dman3
Always wanted to make one of these. Maybe 2026 is the year!
homestarrunner.com/dman3
Genuinely really sad to announce that Larry has succumbed to rot just before his first birthday 😭
Never thought I'd get attached to a squash, or that he would stay fresh for so long. Rest in peace Larry - you were a beautiful gourd 💔
Never thought I'd get attached to a squash, or that he would stay fresh for so long. Rest in peace Larry - you were a beautiful gourd 💔
Valentine's Day blessings to you from Larry the Lovesquash 🥰
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Genuinely really sad to announce that Larry has succumbed to rot just before his first birthday 😭
Never thought I'd get attached to a squash, or that he would stay fresh for so long. Rest in peace Larry - you were a beautiful gourd 💔
Never thought I'd get attached to a squash, or that he would stay fresh for so long. Rest in peace Larry - you were a beautiful gourd 💔
Inbox is like a fridge where I keep eating the stuff at the front knowing full well there are things at the back that have been there for too long and I'm too scared to look 😱
February 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Inbox is like a fridge where I keep eating the stuff at the front knowing full well there are things at the back that have been there for too long and I'm too scared to look 😱
Today I learned that chocolate is a flavour of milk, but milk is also a flavour of chocolate!
I told this to a student who was dismissive and now I don't know if I've lost touch with what is a fun fact and what is just boring information. 😭
This is a fun fact...isn't it?
I told this to a student who was dismissive and now I don't know if I've lost touch with what is a fun fact and what is just boring information. 😭
This is a fun fact...isn't it?
February 10, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Today I learned that chocolate is a flavour of milk, but milk is also a flavour of chocolate!
I told this to a student who was dismissive and now I don't know if I've lost touch with what is a fun fact and what is just boring information. 😭
This is a fun fact...isn't it?
I told this to a student who was dismissive and now I don't know if I've lost touch with what is a fun fact and what is just boring information. 😭
This is a fun fact...isn't it?
Post a banger not in English.
I know no Finnish, with the exception of every word to Cha Cha Cha. Forever the People's Champion 💚
I know no Finnish, with the exception of every word to Cha Cha Cha. Forever the People's Champion 💚
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Post a banger not in English.
I know no Finnish, with the exception of every word to Cha Cha Cha. Forever the People's Champion 💚
I know no Finnish, with the exception of every word to Cha Cha Cha. Forever the People's Champion 💚
Have started adding hand-drawn diagrams into my lecture slides. How secure is YOUR database's network!? 🧐
Writing the alt text for this was a bit weird
Writing the alt text for this was a bit weird
February 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Have started adding hand-drawn diagrams into my lecture slides. How secure is YOUR database's network!? 🧐
Writing the alt text for this was a bit weird
Writing the alt text for this was a bit weird
Also if anyone you know is being a dickhead, feel free to send this to them and say 'this is you'.
Royalty-free! 💜
Royalty-free! 💜
I hand-drew a caricature of the people on LinkedIn right now who think generating ChatGPT caricatures of themselves is cool and amazing and fun
February 7, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Also if anyone you know is being a dickhead, feel free to send this to them and say 'this is you'.
Royalty-free! 💜
Royalty-free! 💜
I hand-drew a caricature of the people on LinkedIn right now who think generating ChatGPT caricatures of themselves is cool and amazing and fun
February 7, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I hand-drew a caricature of the people on LinkedIn right now who think generating ChatGPT caricatures of themselves is cool and amazing and fun
A nice fully Mexican cocktail this evening to muffle the world's horrors. Hope you all have a lovely weekend, and of course, Salud! 🥂
February 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM
A nice fully Mexican cocktail this evening to muffle the world's horrors. Hope you all have a lovely weekend, and of course, Salud! 🥂
This week's lab puzzle! (Adapted because they had to search for the letters through the lab sheet).
Can you solve it?
"psettrocnries" (unencrypted)
Erneenatr gurfr yrggref gb znxr n pnxr (gjb jbeqf). Jurer qbrf vg bevtvangr sebz?
Can you solve it?
"psettrocnries" (unencrypted)
Erneenatr gurfr yrggref gb znxr n pnxr (gjb jbeqf). Jurer qbrf vg bevtvangr sebz?
February 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
This week's lab puzzle! (Adapted because they had to search for the letters through the lab sheet).
Can you solve it?
"psettrocnries" (unencrypted)
Erneenatr gurfr yrggref gb znxr n pnxr (gjb jbeqf). Jurer qbrf vg bevtvangr sebz?
Can you solve it?
"psettrocnries" (unencrypted)
Erneenatr gurfr yrggref gb znxr n pnxr (gjb jbeqf). Jurer qbrf vg bevtvangr sebz?
Fun fact! You should use the Alt key when you want to change the function of other pressed keys.
You should use the Alt Gr key when you want to change the function of other pressed keys, but you're a bit angry about it.
You should use the Alt Gr key when you want to change the function of other pressed keys, but you're a bit angry about it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Fun fact! You should use the Alt key when you want to change the function of other pressed keys.
You should use the Alt Gr key when you want to change the function of other pressed keys, but you're a bit angry about it.
You should use the Alt Gr key when you want to change the function of other pressed keys, but you're a bit angry about it.