Giro Batol
@girobatol.bsky.social
Furry-type "Dog" person partnered with a Bear (in both senses). Currently a Software developer for Not for profit organisations. May Growl but doesn't bite Also at @Giro_Batol@sergal.org
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I think this is really sad! Strange but true fact i was in the WRVS for years before they dropped the W www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Women's Institute to stop offering trans women membership
The National Federation of Women's Institutes said it made the decision with “sincere regret”.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I think this is really sad! Strange but true fact i was in the WRVS for years before they dropped the W www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why do some companies believe that testing software is optional. The same system was telling me that 2 topics "needed more work" but one was in meets requirements section and the other in exceeds requirements section. BTW this is from a software company that trains people how to test software!
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Why do some companies believe that testing software is optional. The same system was telling me that 2 topics "needed more work" but one was in meets requirements section and the other in exceeds requirements section. BTW this is from a software company that trains people how to test software!
I think standing in the rain waiting for a train to go to meeting that could be done online is a reminder it's probably time to retire.
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I think standing in the rain waiting for a train to go to meeting that could be done online is a reminder it's probably time to retire.
Always busy on a Monday
December 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Always busy on a Monday
Today i have been mostly using machine learning to do apprenticeship things ! Which has nothing to do with AI! I've been using data collected with permission to create a mathematical model to see if my employer is keeping more/less people happy and to predict what is going to happen in the future.
November 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Today i have been mostly using machine learning to do apprenticeship things ! Which has nothing to do with AI! I've been using data collected with permission to create a mathematical model to see if my employer is keeping more/less people happy and to predict what is going to happen in the future.
So the 2 4K dispalys arrived and seem very good for the money but i've hit a snag! They were supposed to be 2 hdmi and i vga input. But they are 2 hdmi and 1 display port. I'm not terribly surprised. But finding an VGA input to Display port output is a bit tricky!
November 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
So the 2 4K dispalys arrived and seem very good for the money but i've hit a snag! They were supposed to be 2 hdmi and i vga input. But they are 2 hdmi and 1 display port. I'm not terribly surprised. But finding an VGA input to Display port output is a bit tricky!
I can tell I haven't been to the cinema for a while when you don't know how it works anymore. Last film was talking cartoon animals as well
November 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I can tell I haven't been to the cinema for a while when you don't know how it works anymore. Last film was talking cartoon animals as well
Today's rush job is someone has decided the order that a project would be delivered is in a different order to originally planned. Problem is it uses the same pages and because its low code version control isnt a thing! So i'm reverting 3 months of stuff in a day and it didn't go very well!
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Today's rush job is someone has decided the order that a project would be delivered is in a different order to originally planned. Problem is it uses the same pages and because its low code version control isnt a thing! So i'm reverting 3 months of stuff in a day and it didn't go very well!
Foxy is very happy!
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Foxy is very happy!
Another busy day on the train
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Another busy day on the train
Thinking about getting a couple of these? Any comments?
November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thinking about getting a couple of these? Any comments?
Today has been all meetings! And people further up the tree are not happy. Which is odd because they have been treated a lot better than those of us lower down the tree. But I'm still being supportive and i think its been noticed.
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Today has been all meetings! And people further up the tree are not happy. Which is odd because they have been treated a lot better than those of us lower down the tree. But I'm still being supportive and i think its been noticed.
That will fix everything! www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new... They may as well also add VAT to biscuits as well! Its the pasty tax all over again en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasty_tax
‘Milkshake tax’ explained – and why Reeves could introduce it in next Budget
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
That will fix everything! www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new... They may as well also add VAT to biscuits as well! Its the pasty tax all over again en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasty_tax
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Can anyone else spot the slight snag with this? ( in image below) and thats before i use the word Intersex
November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Can anyone else spot the slight snag with this? ( in image below) and thats before i use the word Intersex
I think the lady announcer on the train has been on the cat nip again
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I think the lady announcer on the train has been on the cat nip again
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This is interesting. With ITV about to be sold to Comcast, the US could end up completely controlling the UK media. I will miss "have i got news for you" and QI. Although hopefully QI will get picked up by someone else? Although it will hasten the shutdown of DVB
What next as Donald Trump says he will take legal action against the BBC
Anyone who thought an apology to Donald Trump was going to stop his threat of a lawsuit was deluded, writes Culture and Media Editor Katie Razzall.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This is interesting. With ITV about to be sold to Comcast, the US could end up completely controlling the UK media. I will miss "have i got news for you" and QI. Although hopefully QI will get picked up by someone else? Although it will hasten the shutdown of DVB
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... So how are they going to pay for scrap the cap on child benefits & pay the Waspi women then? Public finances aren't difficult you only spend what your income is. Sure it will not make you popular with everyone but you chose your job! Either succeed or find another job.
Rachel Reeves expected to drop plans for income tax rise
The chancellor had been widely expected to increase income tax rates, which would have broken a manifesto promise.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... So how are they going to pay for scrap the cap on child benefits & pay the Waspi women then? Public finances aren't difficult you only spend what your income is. Sure it will not make you popular with everyone but you chose your job! Either succeed or find another job.
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Cover reveal!
Robot cats, four hundred drunk rabbits, a kitsune fighter pilot, and a gerbil who thinks she’s James Bond.
A collection of speculative fiction stories, featuring creatures, from Ursa Major and Cóyotl Award winner @huskyteer.co.uk
Cover art and design by @czgoldedition.bsky.social
Robot cats, four hundred drunk rabbits, a kitsune fighter pilot, and a gerbil who thinks she’s James Bond.
A collection of speculative fiction stories, featuring creatures, from Ursa Major and Cóyotl Award winner @huskyteer.co.uk
Cover art and design by @czgoldedition.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Cover reveal!
Robot cats, four hundred drunk rabbits, a kitsune fighter pilot, and a gerbil who thinks she’s James Bond.
A collection of speculative fiction stories, featuring creatures, from Ursa Major and Cóyotl Award winner @huskyteer.co.uk
Cover art and design by @czgoldedition.bsky.social
Robot cats, four hundred drunk rabbits, a kitsune fighter pilot, and a gerbil who thinks she’s James Bond.
A collection of speculative fiction stories, featuring creatures, from Ursa Major and Cóyotl Award winner @huskyteer.co.uk
Cover art and design by @czgoldedition.bsky.social
Does it say something when you Husband gets you a 1980's TMNT card your niece gets you a card with a Doogy on it and your mum gets you one of a plushie bear!
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Does it say something when you Husband gets you a 1980's TMNT card your niece gets you a card with a Doogy on it and your mum gets you one of a plushie bear!
Who's desk could this belong too
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Who's desk could this belong too
Another busy day on the train
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Another busy day on the train
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... TLDR bit the WSJ reported it was actually controlled by a person wearing a virtual reality headset, external.
Why human-shaped robots loom large in Musk's Tesla plans
The tech billionaire believes Optimus could play a big role in the lives of people around the world.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... TLDR bit the WSJ reported it was actually controlled by a person wearing a virtual reality headset, external.
I was in a LGBT++ meeting at work yesterday.I cant believe we are still having meetings about negativity of managers to their LGBT++ staff.I'm not sure within my own organisation its a thing some think it is still a thing generally! It was another opportunity to congratulate someone on coming out.
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I was in a LGBT++ meeting at work yesterday.I cant believe we are still having meetings about negativity of managers to their LGBT++ staff.I'm not sure within my own organisation its a thing some think it is still a thing generally! It was another opportunity to congratulate someone on coming out.
Bonfire Night
The English celebrate the death of a Catholic who tried to blow up the King because he was the wrong religion. Fortunately he died by hanging before they had time to chop his testicles off, his intestines pulled out and his head chopped off. Its particularly popular with children.
The English celebrate the death of a Catholic who tried to blow up the King because he was the wrong religion. Fortunately he died by hanging before they had time to chop his testicles off, his intestines pulled out and his head chopped off. Its particularly popular with children.
November 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Bonfire Night
The English celebrate the death of a Catholic who tried to blow up the King because he was the wrong religion. Fortunately he died by hanging before they had time to chop his testicles off, his intestines pulled out and his head chopped off. Its particularly popular with children.
The English celebrate the death of a Catholic who tried to blow up the King because he was the wrong religion. Fortunately he died by hanging before they had time to chop his testicles off, his intestines pulled out and his head chopped off. Its particularly popular with children.