Barry Collins
@bazzacollins.bsky.social
Journalist, editor, little ray of sunshine for Forbes, PC Pro and others.
Let him. Our libel laws are much tougher than he's used to.
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Let him. Our libel laws are much tougher than he's used to.
I think I've found the reason Windows 12 isn't here yet
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I think I've found the reason Windows 12 isn't here yet
Sorry to keep banging on about the BBC here, but how does this even begin to meet the impartiality test? It's not the BBC's job to write political opinion pieces, especially when they're so jaundiced. (Not a Labour voter, by the way.)
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Sorry to keep banging on about the BBC here, but how does this even begin to meet the impartiality test? It's not the BBC's job to write political opinion pieces, especially when they're so jaundiced. (Not a Labour voter, by the way.)
Fox News UK strikes again
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Fox News UK strikes again
The third teenage girl in our household. Bluebell is 13 today. She's not a fan of fireworks, ironically.
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The third teenage girl in our household. Bluebell is 13 today. She's not a fan of fireworks, ironically.
No, it fucking isn't...
November 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
No, it fucking isn't...
What more is it going to take for the government and other politicians to stop sharing a platform with this far-right fuckwit and leave X?
October 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
What more is it going to take for the government and other politicians to stop sharing a platform with this far-right fuckwit and leave X?
Good luck in court when you hit someone and you tell them you were focusing on the edge of the road, not what was in front of you.
October 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Good luck in court when you hit someone and you tell them you were focusing on the edge of the road, not what was in front of you.
Not even trying to disguise the corruption anymore
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Not even trying to disguise the corruption anymore
It's been a bad day for the junk food of my childhood
October 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It's been a bad day for the junk food of my childhood
Proofed it for you
October 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Proofed it for you
I'm pretty sure he didn't
October 16, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I'm pretty sure he didn't
Hmmm... The Google Ads documentation suggests various methods of targeting, including based on your interests/viewing habits.
October 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Hmmm... The Google Ads documentation suggests various methods of targeting, including based on your interests/viewing habits.
YouTube "recommends" Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson to me. My viewing history would give them absolutely no reason to recommend this. We are monumentally fucked.
October 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
YouTube "recommends" Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson to me. My viewing history would give them absolutely no reason to recommend this. We are monumentally fucked.
Someone's going to be grumpy when he wakes up...
October 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Someone's going to be grumpy when he wakes up...
It’s been weeks since iPadOS and macOS 26 were launched and there’s still loads of stuff like this occurring. What has happened to Apple’s quality control?
October 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
It’s been weeks since iPadOS and macOS 26 were launched and there’s still loads of stuff like this occurring. What has happened to Apple’s quality control?
Oh... I'm sure this will be on the front page of the Mail/Express/Telegraph tomorrow...
October 6, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Oh... I'm sure this will be on the front page of the Mail/Express/Telegraph tomorrow...
Brilliant cover on The New Yorker
September 30, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Brilliant cover on The New Yorker
Holy hell. The “volunteers” manning the course at the Ryder Cup are paying to do the job!
September 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Holy hell. The “volunteers” manning the course at the Ryder Cup are paying to do the job!
"What topics do you want to come up?"
"90s indie music," says Krishnan.
Needs Ask The Audience on this question...
"90s indie music," says Krishnan.
Needs Ask The Audience on this question...
September 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"What topics do you want to come up?"
"90s indie music," says Krishnan.
Needs Ask The Audience on this question...
"90s indie music," says Krishnan.
Needs Ask The Audience on this question...
Oh, do fuck off. They've been a serious party for a long while, unlike the clowns you prop up.
September 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Oh, do fuck off. They've been a serious party for a long while, unlike the clowns you prop up.
Chuffed to have both of these in the bag @tommcraemusic.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Chuffed to have both of these in the bag @tommcraemusic.bsky.social
Not sure I'm going to sleep tonight knowing I might lose my crown as one of Google's top 31% of ad-free music listeners
September 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Not sure I'm going to sleep tonight knowing I might lose my crown as one of Google's top 31% of ad-free music listeners
I was trying out a Google Gemini feature that creates a professional headshot of you from a selfie. I asked it to make the original image clean shaven and it did this...
September 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I was trying out a Google Gemini feature that creates a professional headshot of you from a selfie. I asked it to make the original image clean shaven and it did this...