RoboSchro
@roboschro.bsky.social
Builder and leader of digital engineering and product development teams. Based in London. Often posting silliness or political stuff, because, well... *gestures broadly at everything*
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It's Friday! Dunno about you, but as far as I'm concerned, it's a good night to stay in and have some nice Friday-at-home #cocktails . These are "coolman"s. Cheers!
January 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
It's Friday! Dunno about you, but as far as I'm concerned, it's a good night to stay in and have some nice Friday-at-home #cocktails . These are "coolman"s. Cheers!
OH DAMN
*bows in admiration*
*bows in admiration*
I was thinking about that 1980s James Bond movie where everybody's trying to get their hands on a Fabergé egg for some reason
And then I realized:
It's an Egg McGuffin.
And then I realized:
It's an Egg McGuffin.
January 15, 2026 at 10:33 PM
OH DAMN
*bows in admiration*
*bows in admiration*
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This dude is intense and correct
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
This dude is intense and correct
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And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my lone and level sandes
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my vast and trunklesse legges of stone
These are not my lone and level sandes
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my vast and trunklesse legges of stone
January 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my lone and level sandes
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my vast and trunklesse legges of stone
These are not my lone and level sandes
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my vast and trunklesse legges of stone
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This is a favorite question to ask. Favorite little moment of kindness in a movie? I'm thinking of Tim Blake Nelson leaving money on the sill after they steal a pie in O Brother.
January 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
This is a favorite question to ask. Favorite little moment of kindness in a movie? I'm thinking of Tim Blake Nelson leaving money on the sill after they steal a pie in O Brother.
Just realised that the Grateful Dead were, in one sense, the antithesis of Spinal Tap. Of the long-serving members, only the drummers are now left alive.
RIP, Bob Weir.
RIP, Bob Weir.
January 11, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Just realised that the Grateful Dead were, in one sense, the antithesis of Spinal Tap. Of the long-serving members, only the drummers are now left alive.
RIP, Bob Weir.
RIP, Bob Weir.
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You only live nine times
January 7, 2026 at 7:49 AM
You only live nine times
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People who fancy quoting the Melian Dialogue ("the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must") ignore the fact that Thucydides was clearly portraying this as the kind of hubris that squandered Athens' primacy and paved the way for a devastating peer war that it ultimately lost.
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
People who fancy quoting the Melian Dialogue ("the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must") ignore the fact that Thucydides was clearly portraying this as the kind of hubris that squandered Athens' primacy and paved the way for a devastating peer war that it ultimately lost.
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New Bond titles just dropped
January 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
New Bond titles just dropped
It's Friday! Though I'm not sure how, 'cause yesterday was surely Saturday, wasn't it? Never mind, we're staying in, with Friday-at-home #cocktails . Today we've got blue champagne*. Cheers! And happy new year!
(*actually made with cava)
(*actually made with cava)
January 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
It's Friday! Though I'm not sure how, 'cause yesterday was surely Saturday, wasn't it? Never mind, we're staying in, with Friday-at-home #cocktails . Today we've got blue champagne*. Cheers! And happy new year!
(*actually made with cava)
(*actually made with cava)
Sorry, those are called what?
*raises eyebrows in British*
*raises eyebrows in British*
i am old enough to remember seeing sooo many well dressed women sporting louboutins all over nyc in the y2ks when i lived on west 4th. here’s what their middle range boots cost right now…
January 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Sorry, those are called what?
*raises eyebrows in British*
*raises eyebrows in British*
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Last year at this time, I posted a thread of a few of my favourite human-made things from the past year. Just a little celebration of some good stuff, in a world that needs good stuff. Doing it again this year, for the same reason.
#BestOf2025
#BestOf2025
January 1, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Last year at this time, I posted a thread of a few of my favourite human-made things from the past year. Just a little celebration of some good stuff, in a world that needs good stuff. Doing it again this year, for the same reason.
#BestOf2025
#BestOf2025
I think there's a lot of wisdom here
It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
January 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I think there's a lot of wisdom here
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Trump 2.0’s second year may be even worse than the first. So, what can you do? Here are the 10 most important actions you can take in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Trump 2.0’s second year may be even worse than the first. So, what can you do? Here are the 10 most important actions you can take in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
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2025 sucked.
In 2026, we are taking back our science!
We are excited to launch our Substack: The Science Fight Club.
Read our first post, written by @cdelawalla.bsky.social, a review of 2025, a preview of 2026, and a big call to action.
open.substack.com/pub/sciencef...
In 2026, we are taking back our science!
We are excited to launch our Substack: The Science Fight Club.
Read our first post, written by @cdelawalla.bsky.social, a review of 2025, a preview of 2026, and a big call to action.
open.substack.com/pub/sciencef...
January 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
2025 sucked.
In 2026, we are taking back our science!
We are excited to launch our Substack: The Science Fight Club.
Read our first post, written by @cdelawalla.bsky.social, a review of 2025, a preview of 2026, and a big call to action.
open.substack.com/pub/sciencef...
In 2026, we are taking back our science!
We are excited to launch our Substack: The Science Fight Club.
Read our first post, written by @cdelawalla.bsky.social, a review of 2025, a preview of 2026, and a big call to action.
open.substack.com/pub/sciencef...
Last year at this time, I posted a thread of a few of my favourite human-made things from the past year. Just a little celebration of some good stuff, in a world that needs good stuff. Doing it again this year, for the same reason.
#BestOf2025
#BestOf2025
January 1, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Last year at this time, I posted a thread of a few of my favourite human-made things from the past year. Just a little celebration of some good stuff, in a world that needs good stuff. Doing it again this year, for the same reason.
#BestOf2025
#BestOf2025
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This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
December 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
It's Boxing Day, and also Friday. We were out being sociable and familial yesterday, and so today, of course, we're staying in - with Friday-at-home #cocktails ! These are French 77's. Cheers!
December 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It's Boxing Day, and also Friday. We were out being sociable and familial yesterday, and so today, of course, we're staying in - with Friday-at-home #cocktails ! These are French 77's. Cheers!
It's days like this (Boxing Day) when I am particularly appreciative of British holiday customs (Boxing Day)
December 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
It's days like this (Boxing Day) when I am particularly appreciative of British holiday customs (Boxing Day)
Why did LinkedIn send me three notification emails on Christmas Day? Give it a rest, people.
December 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Why did LinkedIn send me three notification emails on Christmas Day? Give it a rest, people.
Some crackers here
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Some crackers here
Beautiful
Lilac sky and my favourite lane. Taken a while before sunrise in Glastonbury.
December 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Beautiful
Broke my longest-ever Wordle streak by going on holiday and just forgetting to play one day
December 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Broke my longest-ever Wordle streak by going on holiday and just forgetting to play one day
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Watch software developers. I mean *really* watch them.
When they say they spent an hour "writing code", they've actually spent most of that hour *reading* code and *thinking* about it.
Wanna boost your dev productivity?
* Write code that's easier to understand
* Get better at understanding code
When they say they spent an hour "writing code", they've actually spent most of that hour *reading* code and *thinking* about it.
Wanna boost your dev productivity?
* Write code that's easier to understand
* Get better at understanding code
December 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Watch software developers. I mean *really* watch them.
When they say they spent an hour "writing code", they've actually spent most of that hour *reading* code and *thinking* about it.
Wanna boost your dev productivity?
* Write code that's easier to understand
* Get better at understanding code
When they say they spent an hour "writing code", they've actually spent most of that hour *reading* code and *thinking* about it.
Wanna boost your dev productivity?
* Write code that's easier to understand
* Get better at understanding code
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Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.
- Edna St. Vincent Millay