Jonty Wareing
@jonty.bsky.social
Accidentally responsible
Also http://chaos.social/@jonty
Previously http://twitter.com/jonty
Always http://jonty.co.uk
Also http://chaos.social/@jonty
Previously http://twitter.com/jonty
Always http://jonty.co.uk
"Those puzzle games won't teach you anything" said my parents.
30 years later, rewiring the boiler:
30 years later, rewiring the boiler:
November 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"Those puzzle games won't teach you anything" said my parents.
30 years later, rewiring the boiler:
30 years later, rewiring the boiler:
Really, all I want is to become Theo Jansen and build wiggling wind robots on a beach for the rest of my life
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANhA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANhA...
Strandbeest evolution 2025
YouTube video by theo jansen
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Really, all I want is to become Theo Jansen and build wiggling wind robots on a beach for the rest of my life
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANhA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANhA...
Discovering there may have been an unexploded bomb under the house you lived in for seven years makes you have really terrible dreams
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Discovering there may have been an unexploded bomb under the house you lived in for seven years makes you have really terrible dreams
Personal development milestone: Sent my research to an Actual Reporter rather than letting it rot on a hard drive because I really do not have time to be playing recreational investigative journalist
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Personal development milestone: Sent my research to an Actual Reporter rather than letting it rot on a hard drive because I really do not have time to be playing recreational investigative journalist
If you're wondering how my day is going I just got this contract from the council
November 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
If you're wondering how my day is going I just got this contract from the council
My mac froze and the trackpad stopped clicking (the haptics are from a linear motor).
Moments later it unfroze and the trackpad started clicking furiously, all on it's own, emulating the click patterns I tried to make while it was dead.
I do not want a haunted trackpad.
Moments later it unfroze and the trackpad started clicking furiously, all on it's own, emulating the click patterns I tried to make while it was dead.
I do not want a haunted trackpad.
October 31, 2025 at 11:50 AM
My mac froze and the trackpad stopped clicking (the haptics are from a linear motor).
Moments later it unfroze and the trackpad started clicking furiously, all on it's own, emulating the click patterns I tried to make while it was dead.
I do not want a haunted trackpad.
Moments later it unfroze and the trackpad started clicking furiously, all on it's own, emulating the click patterns I tried to make while it was dead.
I do not want a haunted trackpad.
Blog posts written by my friends as teenagers, recovered from the Internet Archive
What terrifying thing are you dressing as this Halloween I'm dressing up as acid reflux
October 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Blog posts written by my friends as teenagers, recovered from the Internet Archive
I always forget about my complete archive of UK government source code until I receive panicked emails asking me to delete things from it.
This time it was password hashes. A lot of password hashes.
This time it was password hashes. A lot of password hashes.
![A screenshot of an email, it reads:
Dear Jonty,
I hope this message finds you well.
We are reaching out regarding a public GitHub repository under your ownership that appears to contain an unofficial mirrored copy of a legacy repository previously maintained by our team. Specifically, we have identified SQL files within the repository that contain sensitive legacy data and should not be publicly accessible.
While the original repository has been taken down, this mirrored version remains available that may pose reputational or governance implications.
We kindly ask that you remove the SQL files—or preferably, take down the entire repository—at your earliest convenience to help ensure the protection of this data.
Details:
Repository URL: [REDACTED]
Files of concern: [REDACTED]
We appreciate your cooperation and understanding in this matter. If you have any questions or require further information to verify the request, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Thank you in advance for your support.
Kind regards,
Security Incident Management Team
Cyber & Information Security
Digital Data Technology | Ops and Infrastructure
Email: Security.Response@education.gov.uk
[logo of the Department for Education]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5cs46d5djgw2cx6hteivcyq/bafkreif6xczi7cdglz6izgauglu66wb6ooscxjqs5s3lzmgbhyzzz2nhaa@jpeg)
October 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I always forget about my complete archive of UK government source code until I receive panicked emails asking me to delete things from it.
This time it was password hashes. A lot of password hashes.
This time it was password hashes. A lot of password hashes.
If you want your thing to last, and you can make your thing into a static website: You should.
Not because it's less infrastructure. Not because you love javascript. Not because self-hosting. Not because offline.
Because it can be archived and preserved for the future.
Not because it's less infrastructure. Not because you love javascript. Not because self-hosting. Not because offline.
Because it can be archived and preserved for the future.
October 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
If you want your thing to last, and you can make your thing into a static website: You should.
Not because it's less infrastructure. Not because you love javascript. Not because self-hosting. Not because offline.
Because it can be archived and preserved for the future.
Not because it's less infrastructure. Not because you love javascript. Not because self-hosting. Not because offline.
Because it can be archived and preserved for the future.
Ah, the anti-ruby-central
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ah, the anti-ruby-central
I am calling for a moratorium on new brands
October 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I am calling for a moratorium on new brands
Sexy ear authentication
Sexy tom cardy big breakfast
sexy cube
October 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Sexy ear authentication
This was a worthwhile use of my morning 🔉
October 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This was a worthwhile use of my morning 🔉
A squirrel just sprinted past our garden office with an entire custard cream in its mouth
October 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A squirrel just sprinted past our garden office with an entire custard cream in its mouth
Once again I am excited about too many things, and none of them are the things I need to be doing
October 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Once again I am excited about too many things, and none of them are the things I need to be doing
Terrible ideas I never built #234: PUB-G
A competitive battle royale choose-your-own-path pub crawl within a slowly shrinking boundary, ending up with all players in the same pub.
Obviously, everyone loses.
A competitive battle royale choose-your-own-path pub crawl within a slowly shrinking boundary, ending up with all players in the same pub.
Obviously, everyone loses.
October 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Terrible ideas I never built #234: PUB-G
A competitive battle royale choose-your-own-path pub crawl within a slowly shrinking boundary, ending up with all players in the same pub.
Obviously, everyone loses.
A competitive battle royale choose-your-own-path pub crawl within a slowly shrinking boundary, ending up with all players in the same pub.
Obviously, everyone loses.
The fastest way to make me pay for your newsletter is to start an article with this sentence
October 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The fastest way to make me pay for your newsletter is to start an article with this sentence
Overheard two elderly men having a delightfully innocent argument:
"Saturdays paper is the best paper. Yeah mate. Saturday"
"Naaaah. Sunday! Sundays paper is better"
"Saturdays paper is the best paper. Yeah mate. Saturday"
"Naaaah. Sunday! Sundays paper is better"
October 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Overheard two elderly men having a delightfully innocent argument:
"Saturdays paper is the best paper. Yeah mate. Saturday"
"Naaaah. Sunday! Sundays paper is better"
"Saturdays paper is the best paper. Yeah mate. Saturday"
"Naaaah. Sunday! Sundays paper is better"
Frantically cycling around London attempting to duplicate a massive archive of US Government data to hand off to a lovely French man who arrives by plane in five hours time
October 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Frantically cycling around London attempting to duplicate a massive archive of US Government data to hand off to a lovely French man who arrives by plane in five hours time
Reposted by Jonty Wareing
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
Good morning from this row of excited boxes
October 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Good morning from this row of excited boxes
Reposted by Jonty Wareing
📚 My current contract is coming to an end in Dec so I am now looking for new work!
⭐ I am an award-winning & expert/lead game writer & narrative designer.
🌎 I am interested in long & short term contracts & consultancy, ideally remote.
Let's chat!
hannahnicklin.com
linkedin.com/in/hannah-nicklin
⭐ I am an award-winning & expert/lead game writer & narrative designer.
🌎 I am interested in long & short term contracts & consultancy, ideally remote.
Let's chat!
hannahnicklin.com
linkedin.com/in/hannah-nicklin
October 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
📚 My current contract is coming to an end in Dec so I am now looking for new work!
⭐ I am an award-winning & expert/lead game writer & narrative designer.
🌎 I am interested in long & short term contracts & consultancy, ideally remote.
Let's chat!
hannahnicklin.com
linkedin.com/in/hannah-nicklin
⭐ I am an award-winning & expert/lead game writer & narrative designer.
🌎 I am interested in long & short term contracts & consultancy, ideally remote.
Let's chat!
hannahnicklin.com
linkedin.com/in/hannah-nicklin
READY TO HARVEST is the most sinister status
October 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
READY TO HARVEST is the most sinister status
"Pool faulted during resilver"
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
“The tapes wouldn’t start”
“The tapes wouldn’t start”
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
“Translate 'yoroshiku onegai shimasu'”.
“Translate 'yoroshiku onegai shimasu'”.
October 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
"Pool faulted during resilver"
Strongly recommend keeping a small LLM model on your laptop for coding on long journeys without an internet connection.
It's like travelling with a drunk colleague who half-remembers everything, but is roughly correct enough that it's still worth asking them questions when you get stuck
It's like travelling with a drunk colleague who half-remembers everything, but is roughly correct enough that it's still worth asking them questions when you get stuck
October 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Strongly recommend keeping a small LLM model on your laptop for coding on long journeys without an internet connection.
It's like travelling with a drunk colleague who half-remembers everything, but is roughly correct enough that it's still worth asking them questions when you get stuck
It's like travelling with a drunk colleague who half-remembers everything, but is roughly correct enough that it's still worth asking them questions when you get stuck