Gavin Syme
@gavinsyme.bsky.social
Retired most IT related job titles you can stick manager at the end of.
Possibly because when my manager was told that IT should have someone in a particular role because the Scottish Government said so, I was it.
Can provide loans of #proofofcat
Possibly because when my manager was told that IT should have someone in a particular role because the Scottish Government said so, I was it.
Can provide loans of #proofofcat
We did get you Christmas presents, they were under the tree and everything. I bet it was the Deep State that nicked them.
December 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We did get you Christmas presents, they were under the tree and everything. I bet it was the Deep State that nicked them.
Gave Brian Aldiss a light for his cigarette at a book signing. To be sociable I had a cigarette as well so we both smoked and chatted by the "No Smoking" sign outside the signing tent. Wouldn't do that today as he died in 2017 and I (coincidentaly) quit a week after that.
July 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Gave Brian Aldiss a light for his cigarette at a book signing. To be sociable I had a cigarette as well so we both smoked and chatted by the "No Smoking" sign outside the signing tent. Wouldn't do that today as he died in 2017 and I (coincidentaly) quit a week after that.
I had one without sedation. Looked like a scene from Aliens.
May 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I had one without sedation. Looked like a scene from Aliens.
Was in a pub that had weird metallic pictures on the door, picked the right one (it had urinals) then worked it it was nuts and bolts on the doors. That's confusing, I said to the woman who walked in while I was just, um, there.
April 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Was in a pub that had weird metallic pictures on the door, picked the right one (it had urinals) then worked it it was nuts and bolts on the doors. That's confusing, I said to the woman who walked in while I was just, um, there.
A mistake I will never make again.
April 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A mistake I will never make again.
One hell of a mitten.
March 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
One hell of a mitten.
Setup to have Zelensky crawl before Trump in front of the US press/country, Vance primed beforehand to be "bad cop".
March 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Setup to have Zelensky crawl before Trump in front of the US press/country, Vance primed beforehand to be "bad cop".
He's going to turn up with dozens of trucks and later announce there's no gold. All future SpaceX launches will be recovered in an extinct "volcano".
February 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
He's going to turn up with dozens of trucks and later announce there's no gold. All future SpaceX launches will be recovered in an extinct "volcano".
End up with very short documentation - "The program reads the monthly payroll file and allocates the correct amounts to the correct cost centers (yes, I know, but I spent several years working with American software) taking into account moves between centers, season ticket advances and much more.
February 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
End up with very short documentation - "The program reads the monthly payroll file and allocates the correct amounts to the correct cost centers (yes, I know, but I spent several years working with American software) taking into account moves between centers, season ticket advances and much more.
My front jeans pockets can hold an iPhone Pro Max, Airpods, keys and a wallet. Same pockets on my wife's jeans could hold a Nokia 8210 and a couple of banknotes, just.
February 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
My front jeans pockets can hold an iPhone Pro Max, Airpods, keys and a wallet. Same pockets on my wife's jeans could hold a Nokia 8210 and a couple of banknotes, just.
So, replicating the Taxpayers Alliance? There's a saving to be had right there.
February 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
So, replicating the Taxpayers Alliance? There's a saving to be had right there.
Well, that's a surprise...
February 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Well, that's a surprise...
Yep, it doesn't really fit. Soto became Empress in c. 2155 through assassination and a 23rd Century Starship, c. 2260 we see the violent world of Mirror, Mirror. Why'd the Empire suddenly go "democratic" for 50 or so years?
January 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Yep, it doesn't really fit. Soto became Empress in c. 2155 through assassination and a 23rd Century Starship, c. 2260 we see the violent world of Mirror, Mirror. Why'd the Empire suddenly go "democratic" for 50 or so years?
Kind of liked it, though there was a Mission: Impossible feel to it. I was confused why the Empire just picks some human kids to fight it out to be the Emperor. Wouldn't the person picking the kids just drop them all in a well and say "Oh well, it's me then? All hail me."
January 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Kind of liked it, though there was a Mission: Impossible feel to it. I was confused why the Empire just picks some human kids to fight it out to be the Emperor. Wouldn't the person picking the kids just drop them all in a well and say "Oh well, it's me then? All hail me."
And very good it is.
January 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
And very good it is.
He looks very proud of his tail, as he should.
December 22, 2024 at 9:39 AM
He looks very proud of his tail, as he should.
Loved it.
Thanks to everybody for 5 seasons and hopefully some more in the future.
As Spock said, "There are always possibilities."
Thanks to everybody for 5 seasons and hopefully some more in the future.
As Spock said, "There are always possibilities."
December 19, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Loved it.
Thanks to everybody for 5 seasons and hopefully some more in the future.
As Spock said, "There are always possibilities."
Thanks to everybody for 5 seasons and hopefully some more in the future.
As Spock said, "There are always possibilities."
I'll have to wait until tomorrow morning (UK) to watch it. It's been a fantastic show, I'll miss it.
December 18, 2024 at 9:25 PM
I'll have to wait until tomorrow morning (UK) to watch it. It's been a fantastic show, I'll miss it.
My grandmother lived in Tayport and we used to get the train from Alloa there. Before Beeching, of course.
All houses there now.
All houses there now.
November 22, 2024 at 6:25 PM
My grandmother lived in Tayport and we used to get the train from Alloa there. Before Beeching, of course.
All houses there now.
All houses there now.
Oh dear - hope it's not to bad in the morning.
November 21, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Oh dear - hope it's not to bad in the morning.