Chris Spann
@chris-spann.co.uk
Technical SEO, technology ephemera, ruining the internet.
Talk to me about RSS.
Never knowingly underengineered a solution to a problem.
Talk to me about RSS.
Never knowingly underengineered a solution to a problem.
Having a lovely time with a coffee and @forgottenworlds.bsky.social while my daughter is at Ballet
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Having a lovely time with a coffee and @forgottenworlds.bsky.social while my daughter is at Ballet
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
@toygrind.bsky.social I pray for your PO Box
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
@toygrind.bsky.social I pray for your PO Box
Reposted by Chris Spann
Why stop at phrenology when you can add another old pseudoscience to justify racism.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Why stop at phrenology when you can add another old pseudoscience to justify racism.
It's bonfire night so this brave boy has got his special hat of fortitude on
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It's bonfire night so this brave boy has got his special hat of fortitude on
OHGM actually stands for "oh! herculean guidance, man"
A high saturation thumbnail of a man, with completely white teeth and slightly larger than human eyes pointing at a computer while making a shh gesture.
Although his eyes read excitement, you know that the spark has gone. You sense regret and longing.
NEW POST
ohgm.co.uk/should-you-c...
NEW POST
Although his eyes read excitement, you know that the spark has gone. You sense regret and longing.
NEW POST
ohgm.co.uk/should-you-c...
NEW POST
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
OHGM actually stands for "oh! herculean guidance, man"
You absolutely don't need another few hundred words about Grokipedia but here's some anyway:
How Grokipedia has created an impossible problem for Google:
chris-spann.co.uk/grokipedia-g...
How Grokipedia has created an impossible problem for Google:
chris-spann.co.uk/grokipedia-g...
November 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You absolutely don't need another few hundred words about Grokipedia but here's some anyway:
How Grokipedia has created an impossible problem for Google:
chris-spann.co.uk/grokipedia-g...
How Grokipedia has created an impossible problem for Google:
chris-spann.co.uk/grokipedia-g...
Reposted by Chris Spann
Has to be “Orson Welles from Transformers: The Movie”
November 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Has to be “Orson Welles from Transformers: The Movie”
They tried pulling this when Millennials were the age gen z is now, but back then it was a coffee every day. Even intergenerational blame is affected by inflation
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
archive.ph/2TI8J
archive.ph/2TI8J
November 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
They tried pulling this when Millennials were the age gen z is now, but back then it was a coffee every day. Even intergenerational blame is affected by inflation
I run past this building all the time and I am pretty sure the gate only unlocks if you have three chess piece shaped keys
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I run past this building all the time and I am pretty sure the gate only unlocks if you have three chess piece shaped keys
I absolutely guarantee you there's 34 septims and a levelled sword in there
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I absolutely guarantee you there's 34 septims and a levelled sword in there
Fell asleep at my laptop last night midway through writing a blog post about image hashing.
Didn't realise it was possible to fall asleep while partaking in such a high octane pastime
Didn't realise it was possible to fall asleep while partaking in such a high octane pastime
October 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Fell asleep at my laptop last night midway through writing a blog post about image hashing.
Didn't realise it was possible to fall asleep while partaking in such a high octane pastime
Didn't realise it was possible to fall asleep while partaking in such a high octane pastime
What Brighton SEO taught me about Corporate Technical SEO for Global Businesses:
If you spend three days living on beers, Subway sandwiches and little coffees and then spend six hours on a train it will take your brain about 5 days to recover to the point where it can handle corporate technical SEO
If you spend three days living on beers, Subway sandwiches and little coffees and then spend six hours on a train it will take your brain about 5 days to recover to the point where it can handle corporate technical SEO
October 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
What Brighton SEO taught me about Corporate Technical SEO for Global Businesses:
If you spend three days living on beers, Subway sandwiches and little coffees and then spend six hours on a train it will take your brain about 5 days to recover to the point where it can handle corporate technical SEO
If you spend three days living on beers, Subway sandwiches and little coffees and then spend six hours on a train it will take your brain about 5 days to recover to the point where it can handle corporate technical SEO
Great news for Phishers everywhere
October 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Great news for Phishers everywhere
Reposted by Chris Spann
betamax is back - as a laser disc
Bored Ape Yacht Club is making a comeback — as a metaverse
Bored Ape Yacht Club is making a comeback — as a metaverse
Its crypto-themed metaverse, Otherside, has been a long time coming.
buff.ly
October 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
betamax is back - as a laser disc
Well I'm going to have to read this now
We deserve AI transparency. This summary of the ChatGPT Atlas system prompt leak uses Gemini 2.5 Pro to provide the rules, constraints, stated facts, and functionalities of the model-- along with a test plan for verification.
not-a-robot.com/blog/atlas-s...
not-a-robot.com/blog/atlas-s...
ChatGPT Atlas system prompt leak summary - based on CL4R1T4S repo
We deserve AI transparency. This summary of the ChatGPT Atlas system prompt leak uses Gemini 2.5 Pro to present the rules, constraints, stated facts, and functionalities of the model —along with a te...
not-a-robot.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Well I'm going to have to read this now
Tiny, stupid hill I am prepared to die on: we need a new term other than hallucination to describe when an LLM is just factually incorrect
October 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Tiny, stupid hill I am prepared to die on: we need a new term other than hallucination to describe when an LLM is just factually incorrect
Watching @charlesmeaden.bsky.social speak at Brighton SEO and resisting the urge to shout "YES!" roughly once every fifteen seconds
October 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Watching @charlesmeaden.bsky.social speak at Brighton SEO and resisting the urge to shout "YES!" roughly once every fifteen seconds
Absolutely wild to see how excited so many people are to install what is basically Chrome but with a big hole in the side of it labelled VULNERABILITIES
October 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Absolutely wild to see how excited so many people are to install what is basically Chrome but with a big hole in the side of it labelled VULNERABILITIES
Reposted by Chris Spann
Incredible infographic at the state fair
October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Incredible infographic at the state fair
Sort of annoying how brilliantly actionable @jlwchambers.bsky.social's Brighton SEO talk is
October 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Sort of annoying how brilliantly actionable @jlwchambers.bsky.social's Brighton SEO talk is
Listen right, if you have a small personal website and you want some free analytics but don't want GA4 (Nobody wants GA4), goatcounter.com is absolutely perfect.
I don't know why I've felt the urge to tell you this now, but here we are.
I don't know why I've felt the urge to tell you this now, but here we are.
GoatCounter – open source web analytics
goatcounter.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Listen right, if you have a small personal website and you want some free analytics but don't want GA4 (Nobody wants GA4), goatcounter.com is absolutely perfect.
I don't know why I've felt the urge to tell you this now, but here we are.
I don't know why I've felt the urge to tell you this now, but here we are.
If you want one of these stupid stickers come find the stupid guy with this stupid badge #brightonseo
October 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
If you want one of these stupid stickers come find the stupid guy with this stupid badge #brightonseo
Reposted by Chris Spann
Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
October 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage