Chris
@chriswalker.scot
Software developer (mostly Java). I blether about:
- dev and tech
- politics, from a Scottish perspective
- cycling as transport
- learning Hungarian
- slice of life stuff
I’ll probably mention Star Trek and Sonic the Hedgehog more than I really should.
- dev and tech
- politics, from a Scottish perspective
- cycling as transport
- learning Hungarian
- slice of life stuff
I’ll probably mention Star Trek and Sonic the Hedgehog more than I really should.
My mind had been blown by the BBC’s representation of “13.5 million litres”.
October 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
My mind had been blown by the BBC’s representation of “13.5 million litres”.
I know country buses stop absolutely everywhere but I don’t think I’m prepared for it to stop at the Leaderfoot Roundabout and then drive right round for another go
September 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I know country buses stop absolutely everywhere but I don’t think I’m prepared for it to stop at the Leaderfoot Roundabout and then drive right round for another go
There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing
September 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing
It’s still there, although it’s only accessible from the desktop version of the site, not the mobile one.
August 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM
It’s still there, although it’s only accessible from the desktop version of the site, not the mobile one.
My cargo bike is back on the road, with a new set of sliding dropouts. 35 £ for the pair. This could have been a very expensive breakage if they’d been integrated in the frame!
July 16, 2025 at 8:27 AM
My cargo bike is back on the road, with a new set of sliding dropouts. 35 £ for the pair. This could have been a very expensive breakage if they’d been integrated in the frame!
Any ‘government’ email that links to a website that doesn’t end in ‘.gov.uk’ is immediately suspicious.
This one happens to be real, but it makes it much harder to spot a fake email when the real ones also look fake.
@aberdeencc.bsky.social
@abshirecouncil.bsky.social
@moraycouncil.bsky.social
This one happens to be real, but it makes it much harder to spot a fake email when the real ones also look fake.
@aberdeencc.bsky.social
@abshirecouncil.bsky.social
@moraycouncil.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Any ‘government’ email that links to a website that doesn’t end in ‘.gov.uk’ is immediately suspicious.
This one happens to be real, but it makes it much harder to spot a fake email when the real ones also look fake.
@aberdeencc.bsky.social
@abshirecouncil.bsky.social
@moraycouncil.bsky.social
This one happens to be real, but it makes it much harder to spot a fake email when the real ones also look fake.
@aberdeencc.bsky.social
@abshirecouncil.bsky.social
@moraycouncil.bsky.social
The Bluesky app I use has taken this somewhat literally
July 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Bluesky app I use has taken this somewhat literally
The segregated cycle lane along Tillydrone Rd and Gordon’s Mills Rd in Aberdeen is just one gigantic bus stop island. It has four bus stops, and fifteen marked crossings at entrances to properties.
June 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The segregated cycle lane along Tillydrone Rd and Gordon’s Mills Rd in Aberdeen is just one gigantic bus stop island. It has four bus stops, and fifteen marked crossings at entrances to properties.
@skeetsapp.com Hi, I’m having a problem with the ‘Hide repeating posts’ feature, I’ve got it enabled but it doesn’t seem to be working for me. Is there anything that I’m missing?
June 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
@skeetsapp.com Hi, I’m having a problem with the ‘Hide repeating posts’ feature, I’ve got it enabled but it doesn’t seem to be working for me. Is there anything that I’m missing?
Does anybody else see Marge Simpson on a broomstick?
June 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Does anybody else see Marge Simpson on a broomstick?
Saving this on my phone because “Put the nestling back in the nest” is the only bit I’m going to remember.
May 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Saving this on my phone because “Put the nestling back in the nest” is the only bit I’m going to remember.
Quote post this with a picture of the aeroplane you'll accept as a bribe.
May 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Quote post this with a picture of the aeroplane you'll accept as a bribe.
Laughing at “Marie (@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com), you’re an expert on people going mad online”, because @skeetsapp.com has a bug where replies to deleted posts show up as regular posts and it makes the reply authors appear utterly deranged, and this is the screenshot I took to illustrate this.
March 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Laughing at “Marie (@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com), you’re an expert on people going mad online”, because @skeetsapp.com has a bug where replies to deleted posts show up as regular posts and it makes the reply authors appear utterly deranged, and this is the screenshot I took to illustrate this.
Splinter taught them two-bean fighting
February 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Splinter taught them two-bean fighting
I love the concept behind Pop! OS Shell’s window tiling, but Windows PowerToys FancyZones wins today for making it easy to just not use the broken parts of my monitor.
February 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I love the concept behind Pop! OS Shell’s window tiling, but Windows PowerToys FancyZones wins today for making it easy to just not use the broken parts of my monitor.
Here are the equivalent figures for Scotland, where Scottish Water is publicly owned.
January 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Here are the equivalent figures for Scotland, where Scottish Water is publicly owned.
Ours is still up there 🏴
January 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Ours is still up there 🏴