Mike Knell
@blat.at
Middle-aged SRE, he/him. British but currently happily resident in Austria. In a love-hate relationship with amateur radio since 1985. Cat staff member. Big fan of diversity, inclusion, empathy and humanity in general. Not a fan of bigots.
Nominate your candidates to be the next BBC Director-General here. I'll start.
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Nominate your candidates to be the next BBC Director-General here. I'll start.
Apparently the word he gave was "Bully". Our survey said.. (bwa-bwaaah)
November 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Apparently the word he gave was "Bully". Our survey said.. (bwa-bwaaah)
The local Billa has a new security guard who is diligently checking everyone leaving for suspicious chicken and tuna. Other than that you can shoplift all you want, they don't care. #cat
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The local Billa has a new security guard who is diligently checking everyone leaving for suspicious chicken and tuna. Other than that you can shoplift all you want, they don't care. #cat
"The King has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 3 November 2025 to declare that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to .. enjoy the style .. of 'Royal Highness' and the titular dignity of 'Prince'."
Pictured: the Great Seal of the Realm.
Pictured: the Great Seal of the Realm.
November 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"The King has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 3 November 2025 to declare that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to .. enjoy the style .. of 'Royal Highness' and the titular dignity of 'Prince'."
Pictured: the Great Seal of the Realm.
Pictured: the Great Seal of the Realm.
Google Gemini is very coy and reluctant when asked for pictures of public figures but when prompted for "The White House with tacky neon signs" without even mentioning any names it certainly gets the hint.
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Google Gemini is very coy and reluctant when asked for pictures of public figures but when prompted for "The White House with tacky neon signs" without even mentioning any names it certainly gets the hint.
Happy Halloween, fellow Gen Xers.
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Happy Halloween, fellow Gen Xers.
look I really think the Naz Restaurant should get its sign fixed
October 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
look I really think the Naz Restaurant should get its sign fixed
Absolutely the best reason to own a folding phone
October 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Absolutely the best reason to own a folding phone
"Look, they said we had to find "creative" ways to top up licence fee income..."
October 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"Look, they said we had to find "creative" ways to top up licence fee income..."
"Oh, my appointment should only take 10 minutes, I'm sure it'll be fine if I just park right outside..."
October 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"Oh, my appointment should only take 10 minutes, I'm sure it'll be fine if I just park right outside..."
And now we have the problem that both remaining samples of V. major are kept by what have since become substantially less stable global powers than they were in the 70s. It's hard not to argue that they shouldn't have also been destroyed back then when the chance presented itself.
October 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
And now we have the problem that both remaining samples of V. major are kept by what have since become substantially less stable global powers than they were in the 70s. It's hard not to argue that they shouldn't have also been destroyed back then when the chance presented itself.
appropriate juxtaposition
October 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
appropriate juxtaposition
This is the most appropriate use of this meme I think I've ever encountered.
October 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is the most appropriate use of this meme I think I've ever encountered.
Polite Midwestern waitstaff watching while Gordon Ramsay tells their restaurant's arrogant prick of an owner just how much of an arrogant prick he is.
October 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Polite Midwestern waitstaff watching while Gordon Ramsay tells their restaurant's arrogant prick of an owner just how much of an arrogant prick he is.
Found this photo I took many years ago. I never did find out what this "war" involved, but certainly sounded serious.
October 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Found this photo I took many years ago. I never did find out what this "war" involved, but certainly sounded serious.
This is the most linguistically bewildered phishing attempt I've received in some time.
September 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
This is the most linguistically bewildered phishing attempt I've received in some time.
I appreciate the fact that the Wikipedia page for Grace Jones, full as it is of photos of Grace Jones looking effortlessly cool, balances all that out by including this 1984 picture of Trevor Horn.
September 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I appreciate the fact that the Wikipedia page for Grace Jones, full as it is of photos of Grace Jones looking effortlessly cool, balances all that out by including this 1984 picture of Trevor Horn.
Photo booth: Look straight at the camera and relax your face.
Me: (adopts a relaxed expression as instructed)
(still comes out looking like a violent psychopath)
Me: (adopts a relaxed expression as instructed)
(still comes out looking like a violent psychopath)
September 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Photo booth: Look straight at the camera and relax your face.
Me: (adopts a relaxed expression as instructed)
(still comes out looking like a violent psychopath)
Me: (adopts a relaxed expression as instructed)
(still comes out looking like a violent psychopath)
So *that*'s why Radar went home in Season 8.
September 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
So *that*'s why Radar went home in Season 8.
"Councillors accepted that approving the application would resolve the situation, but were ‘uncomfortable’ with it."
September 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"Councillors accepted that approving the application would resolve the situation, but were ‘uncomfortable’ with it."
Created this a while ago on another social network. Probably deserves another outing.
September 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Created this a while ago on another social network. Probably deserves another outing.