Simon Alvey
salvey1.bsky.social
Simon Alvey
@salvey1.bsky.social
Still too middle class for punk, will this be the social platform that fills the screaming void?
Matt Weston is an exceptional athlete, what a fantastic run
February 15, 2026 at 6:35 PM
This skeleton relay is a fantastically exciting sporting spectacle
February 15, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Price matching in a pet shop should be called parroty
February 15, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Great copywriting exercises of our time, trying to make the instructions for a toaster interesting
February 15, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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This is blackout poetry to me
February 14, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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What John doesn't understand as a degenerate cosmopolitan is that in deepest England we all love petty vandalism and graffiti so how could politicians oppose the flags campaign?
Like on the summer 2024 riots and hotel protests, why legitimise the actions of a bunch of people who were often serial criminals when you could have pinned Ref as the part of hooligans.
February 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
My attitude to sporting patriotism is confused, yesterday I was cheering Matt Weston as the British competitor in the skeleton, today actively cheering against England in the rugby
February 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The sass of the person writing the minute by minute on England v Scotland is to be admired
February 14, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Sliding, bloody hell #olympics
February 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I've not seen it described like this, but this is absolutely right
Kind of wish more folk would frame art and creativity as being a bit like running in their heads or something.

Is everyone naturally brilliant at it? No. If you work at it will you improve? Yes you probably will! If you don’t get good is it still worthwhile? Yeah! Can an LLM do it for you? Nope.
February 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I am aware that it makes me sound like a grump, but the BBC snowboarding halfpipe commentators are awful, just sound like two teenage boys high on sugar
February 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
If I expressed what I thought about that man I'd probably be breaking a law - but it's vital that we use any method to stop him
Farage claims democracy in Ukraine 'destroyed' by Maidan revolution and those wanting closer links with Europe - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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Drugs in US politics, a potted history:

Bill Clinton, 1992: "I did not inhale"

Barack Obama, 2006: "I did inhale, that was the point"

RFK Jr., 2026:
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
The only reasonable argument against the abolition of the monarchy is what we would do with all these well connected grifters who would become suddenly unemployed
February 12, 2026 at 11:19 AM
You are a really basic app to type notes into, that is all I need you for, why have you put in AI that exposed a massive flaw
The AI features added to Notepad created a critical exploit vulnerable to loading a compromised txt file.

The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.

AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
AI-upgraded Notepad now exposes Windows users to critical exploit
A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.
cybernews.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:12 AM
One of the richest men in the UK behaving like you racist uncle on Facebook
February 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Happy 13th anniversary to this pair of matching news headlines.
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 AM
I was reading The Skinny's Greatest Scottish Albums of the 2000s, which reminded me of the existence of the deeply excellent The Twilight Sad - who gave the most shambolic performance I have ever seen, but their first album is absolutely brilliant
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 PM
This news led me to have a misty eyed conversation about the Barbican and other great Brutalist buildings in London
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The UK is the most pro-Putin country in Western Europe
🇪🇺❗️ Putin's anti-rating in Europe

A new Gallup International poll has shown that Vladimir Putin has almost no supporters in Europe. Only 37% of voters in Serbia are loyal to the Kremlin dictator.
February 10, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Post a banger not in English
youtu.be/UFp-D52yjpk?...
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Now gone to the live Olympics coverage and some people are dancing to Right Said Fred, and apparently this is sport
February 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Watching the women's luge with dinner, because I find people being deeply foolish oddly relaxing
February 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Just had Brendan from Bristol speak at #Synod and my brain went “not another one”
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM