Adam Gripton
@dradam676.bsky.social
Norfolk-bred Scot, software engineer, passionate about maths, maps, better public transport, and xkcd references. Bluesky now my main source of witterings, with occasional drip-feed of migrated content such as maps I'm pleased with.
Oh gee I wonder why
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Oh gee I wonder why
Me in the winter when it gets to 11am on a WFH day after breakfast, coffee, a biscuit and a snack
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Me in the winter when it gets to 11am on a WFH day after breakfast, coffee, a biscuit and a snack
As a Norfolk bor by birth, can confirm our literal actual motto is "do different". It even pays respect to this on the UEA website!
This is entirely consistent with this philosophy.
This is entirely consistent with this philosophy.
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
As a Norfolk bor by birth, can confirm our literal actual motto is "do different". It even pays respect to this on the UEA website!
This is entirely consistent with this philosophy.
This is entirely consistent with this philosophy.
on an entirely related note: wheeeeeeee
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
on an entirely related note: wheeeeeeee
The cheery "We are recruiting - join our team!" message that seems to have crept onto Lothian Buses displays when not in service... kind of hits different when said not-in-service bus is blocking a vital artery into Edinburgh and causing massive queueing traffic behind it
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The cheery "We are recruiting - join our team!" message that seems to have crept onto Lothian Buses displays when not in service... kind of hits different when said not-in-service bus is blocking a vital artery into Edinburgh and causing massive queueing traffic behind it
Now at a 7-month lol and falling fast.
Oh, sorry, low*.
Oh, sorry, low*.
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Now at a 7-month lol and falling fast.
Oh, sorry, low*.
Oh, sorry, low*.
New reaction gif / catchphrase just dropped
November 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
New reaction gif / catchphrase just dropped
Estate agent had a long lunch break and unfortunately your bitcoin bid on the house is now only worth $320k and so now you've been outbid. damn. shouldn't have had the dessert I suppose *burp*
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Estate agent had a long lunch break and unfortunately your bitcoin bid on the house is now only worth $320k and so now you've been outbid. damn. shouldn't have had the dessert I suppose *burp*
"did I say 330? sorry I meant 325"
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
"did I say 330? sorry I meant 325"
"I was just about to exchange missives on my Bitcoin-denominated house sale when I suddenly looked and my $350,000 was suddenly worth $330,000 because no reason at all"
November 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"I was just about to exchange missives on my Bitcoin-denominated house sale when I suddenly looked and my $350,000 was suddenly worth $330,000 because no reason at all"
An all-too-rare example of a corporation being of the opinion of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"; and as a society we desperately need this attitude to be more mainstream (as opposed to "if it ain't broke, release a new version crammed with AI slop"). Credit to them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
An all-too-rare example of a corporation being of the opinion of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"; and as a society we desperately need this attitude to be more mainstream (as opposed to "if it ain't broke, release a new version crammed with AI slop"). Credit to them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Latest in "you can literally buy anything from a Mars bar to a house with it" news:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Latest in "you can literally buy anything from a Mars bar to a house with it" news:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon my Works!$B$2:$C$16, 2), ye Mighty; and: "despair".
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon my Works!$B$2:$C$16, 2), ye Mighty; and: "despair".
Dear tastecard,
What the actual ass is a "log-in journey"?!
If it's anything other than an opportunity to go white-water rafting through a timber-rich creek in the Canadian Rockies, kindly refrain from trying to make me excited about it.
What the actual ass is a "log-in journey"?!
If it's anything other than an opportunity to go white-water rafting through a timber-rich creek in the Canadian Rockies, kindly refrain from trying to make me excited about it.
October 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Dear tastecard,
What the actual ass is a "log-in journey"?!
If it's anything other than an opportunity to go white-water rafting through a timber-rich creek in the Canadian Rockies, kindly refrain from trying to make me excited about it.
What the actual ass is a "log-in journey"?!
If it's anything other than an opportunity to go white-water rafting through a timber-rich creek in the Canadian Rockies, kindly refrain from trying to make me excited about it.
I admit I had to look this one up
October 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I admit I had to look this one up
Sainsbury's there, encouraging people to *checks notes* fiddle with their phones in the middle of a petrol station forecourt
October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Sainsbury's there, encouraging people to *checks notes* fiddle with their phones in the middle of a petrol station forecourt
I see the Greens are polling well with some new left-leaning energy. Thought I'd see what the Scottish Greens were all about, so took one look at their website and...
...holy overreach, Robin.
I wonder if they're aware how many well-meaning moderates they're putting off with messaging like this?
...holy overreach, Robin.
I wonder if they're aware how many well-meaning moderates they're putting off with messaging like this?
October 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I see the Greens are polling well with some new left-leaning energy. Thought I'd see what the Scottish Greens were all about, so took one look at their website and...
...holy overreach, Robin.
I wonder if they're aware how many well-meaning moderates they're putting off with messaging like this?
...holy overreach, Robin.
I wonder if they're aware how many well-meaning moderates they're putting off with messaging like this?
Huh. That's weird - iamkate.com/data/uk-infl... gives £960. That's more disagreement than I'm comfortable with!
October 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Huh. That's weird - iamkate.com/data/uk-infl... gives £960. That's more disagreement than I'm comfortable with!
And thus did I learn about the future South Scotland region, covering Eyemouth, Penicuik, East Kilbride, Gretna and Stranraer (!!!)
October 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
And thus did I learn about the future South Scotland region, covering Eyemouth, Penicuik, East Kilbride, Gretna and Stranraer (!!!)
so now we appear to be in the era of "fact checking AI fact-checkers that don't fact-check the facts but just pretend to fact-check instead"
The best timeline. Just the best.
(from www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5... )
The best timeline. Just the best.
(from www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5... )
October 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
so now we appear to be in the era of "fact checking AI fact-checkers that don't fact-check the facts but just pretend to fact-check instead"
The best timeline. Just the best.
(from www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5... )
The best timeline. Just the best.
(from www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5... )
Six days.
Six days between these stories.
Six days between these stories.
October 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Six days.
Six days between these stories.
Six days between these stories.