Rob H&ynes
@robonabike.bsky.social
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stats.
Oxford, UK
Oxford, UK
Surgically remove all the joy from your existence and you could cut the time it takes to save for a deposit on a home from three lifetimes to just over two.
How long will it take you to reach your savings goals for the new year? – calculator
How long will it take you to reach your savings goals for the new year? – calculator
See how quickly giving up treats will help you hit a target – and a trick that can speed it up
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Surgically remove all the joy from your existence and you could cut the time it takes to save for a deposit on a home from three lifetimes to just over two.
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Lino print of the week
Anne Boleyn 👸🏻
Anne Boleyn 👸🏻
January 5, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Lino print of the week
Anne Boleyn 👸🏻
Anne Boleyn 👸🏻
Usually my bread ends up edible, but just once in a while it comes out looking the part, as well.
January 5, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Usually my bread ends up edible, but just once in a while it comes out looking the part, as well.
What's the LD50 for walnut bread? Asking for a friend.
January 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
What's the LD50 for walnut bread? Asking for a friend.
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Everything’s shit, but instead of shouting a lot, why not read this? It’s only fiction. It’s got a teleporting dog, though.
The Essence
Amazon.com: The Essence eBook : Hutchinson, Dave: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Everything’s shit, but instead of shouting a lot, why not read this? It’s only fiction. It’s got a teleporting dog, though.
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If you’re still active on X, a question: Why?
Ofcom, which enforces the UK's Online Safety Act, says it is aware of "serious concerns" about Grok undressing people including children on X
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
January 5, 2026 at 5:32 PM
If you’re still active on X, a question: Why?
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A fun read from @vittles.bsky.social to start the week.
The Curious Case of the Beano Cafes
How a network of Turkish-owned cafes became a Kent institution, by Rosella Dello Ioio
www.vittlesmagazine.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM
A fun read from @vittles.bsky.social to start the week.
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I’ve got quite cross about someone questioning the word “tummy” as a bit patronising. Last time I shared this, someone asked why they don’t say “stomach.” Well, it’s not the stomach. The bits that get bloated and painful are the omentum and the abdominal cavity. Can you think of a better word?
New graphics from Target Ovarian Cancer just dropped. I’m really keen to spread the word about symptoms, so please share either my post or the graphic. Other common symptoms include fatigue & changes in bowel habits, it can seem like IBS, and there’s no routine screening.
January 5, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I’ve got quite cross about someone questioning the word “tummy” as a bit patronising. Last time I shared this, someone asked why they don’t say “stomach.” Well, it’s not the stomach. The bits that get bloated and painful are the omentum and the abdominal cavity. Can you think of a better word?
@birdfeed1.bsky.social
Just noticed the lack of an Oxford comma in your bio. This changes everything.
Just noticed the lack of an Oxford comma in your bio. This changes everything.
January 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
@birdfeed1.bsky.social
Just noticed the lack of an Oxford comma in your bio. This changes everything.
Just noticed the lack of an Oxford comma in your bio. This changes everything.
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"In several important respects, though – political; moral; in which interests he was happy to fight, and which he kowtowed before – Ernest Marples was both cause and symptom of a country about to get onto the wrong track...."
Wrote for the I Paper about one of the villains of 1960s transport policy
Wrote for the I Paper about one of the villains of 1960s transport policy
Why are trains so bad in Britain? The answer begins with Ernest Marples
The Beeching report is well known and widely hated, but the man behind it deserves our anger too
inews.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 9:57 AM
"In several important respects, though – political; moral; in which interests he was happy to fight, and which he kowtowed before – Ernest Marples was both cause and symptom of a country about to get onto the wrong track...."
Wrote for the I Paper about one of the villains of 1960s transport policy
Wrote for the I Paper about one of the villains of 1960s transport policy
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Skull and happy monkey, mixed media drawing
January 5, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Skull and happy monkey, mixed media drawing
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Explore Oxford’s work in the geosphere, from studying volcanoes to understand past climate change to identifying hidden helium gas fields.
https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/our-planet#group-section-Geosphere-WYkqFo8AGf
https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/our-planet#group-section-Geosphere-WYkqFo8AGf
January 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Explore Oxford’s work in the geosphere, from studying volcanoes to understand past climate change to identifying hidden helium gas fields.
https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/our-planet#group-section-Geosphere-WYkqFo8AGf
https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/our-planet#group-section-Geosphere-WYkqFo8AGf
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ukgov: if you want to know about certain government or council services you need to use X
also ukgov: if you randomly end up with something bad in your timeline while looking for a government or council service, it's a strict liability offence and you're off to jail you big nonce
also ukgov: if you randomly end up with something bad in your timeline while looking for a government or council service, it's a strict liability offence and you're off to jail you big nonce
Keir Starmer's spokesman asked if Government will still use X now it posts indecent images of children, replies "we always keep communication channels under review to reach public in most appropriate way possible”
"Operators are under obligation to act appropriately. We always hope they would do"
"Operators are under obligation to act appropriately. We always hope they would do"
January 5, 2026 at 2:13 PM
ukgov: if you want to know about certain government or council services you need to use X
also ukgov: if you randomly end up with something bad in your timeline while looking for a government or council service, it's a strict liability offence and you're off to jail you big nonce
also ukgov: if you randomly end up with something bad in your timeline while looking for a government or council service, it's a strict liability offence and you're off to jail you big nonce
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Urgent. What did they do? Put an extra stamp on the letter?
Ofcom, which enforces the UK's Online Safety Act, says it is aware of "serious concerns" about Grok undressing people including children on X
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
January 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Urgent. What did they do? Put an extra stamp on the letter?
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Grit Bins in Oxford (data from Feb 2024 www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/grit... )
January 5, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Grit Bins in Oxford (data from Feb 2024 www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/grit... )
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🎶 I am the music man
I come from far away
And I can sing
(What can you sing?)
I sing qawwali
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Ali Khan
Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Fateh Ali Khan 🎶
I come from far away
And I can sing
(What can you sing?)
I sing qawwali
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Ali Khan
Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Fateh Ali Khan 🎶
January 5, 2026 at 12:22 PM
🎶 I am the music man
I come from far away
And I can sing
(What can you sing?)
I sing qawwali
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Ali Khan
Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Fateh Ali Khan 🎶
I come from far away
And I can sing
(What can you sing?)
I sing qawwali
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Ali Khan
Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Fateh Ali Khan 🎶
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Hegelly Blonde
A decision was made to make Hegel wonderfully, unnecessarily blonde and I support it.
January 5, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Hegelly Blonde
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A back-to-work cartoon for @newscientist.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
A back-to-work cartoon for @newscientist.com
"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock."
(There is no rock.)
(There is no rock.)
January 5, 2026 at 11:51 AM
"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock."
(There is no rock.)
(There is no rock.)
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Graham passed away peacefully at 6.14am on Saturday 3rd January. Jennie never left his side at the hospice.
Details of his passing ceremony will be posted here. Everyone who loved him will be welcomed.
Details of his passing ceremony will be posted here. Everyone who loved him will be welcomed.
January 4, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Graham passed away peacefully at 6.14am on Saturday 3rd January. Jennie never left his side at the hospice.
Details of his passing ceremony will be posted here. Everyone who loved him will be welcomed.
Details of his passing ceremony will be posted here. Everyone who loved him will be welcomed.
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What do you call them earrings that go on from the back and curl round the front of your ear lobe? They fasten with a wee ball thing at the front. Does anyone know?
January 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
What do you call them earrings that go on from the back and curl round the front of your ear lobe? They fasten with a wee ball thing at the front. Does anyone know?
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The reason why they couldn’t have set Stranger Things in Britain is because every time things got tense, one of the characters would have tried to offer Eleven a tissue.
January 3, 2026 at 11:03 PM
The reason why they couldn’t have set Stranger Things in Britain is because every time things got tense, one of the characters would have tried to offer Eleven a tissue.
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I watched so much good stuff just for a glint of nudity back in the day that I accidentally educated myself.
January 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
I watched so much good stuff just for a glint of nudity back in the day that I accidentally educated myself.
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Oh Jesus Christ…oh no…Paddington?
January 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Oh Jesus Christ…oh no…Paddington?