This Santa billboard near my home always reminds me of @wombat37.bsky.social, which is cheering for me (and I hope for him).
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This Santa billboard near my home always reminds me of @wombat37.bsky.social, which is cheering for me (and I hope for him).
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"On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?'... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
Charles Babbage, inventor of the mechanical computer, 1864
Charles Babbage, inventor of the mechanical computer, 1864
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?'... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
Charles Babbage, inventor of the mechanical computer, 1864
Charles Babbage, inventor of the mechanical computer, 1864
It probably includes an entire week's worth of sodium, but last night I made carbonara with proper guanciale and homemade pasta, and homemade cured (home cured?) egg yolk shaved on top, and my god it was good.
November 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
It probably includes an entire week's worth of sodium, but last night I made carbonara with proper guanciale and homemade pasta, and homemade cured (home cured?) egg yolk shaved on top, and my god it was good.
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Fancy a print? Of course you do. Most of my money goes on ink and paper so please consider my work. That gold ballroom won’t pay for itself. marswasrubbish.etsy.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Fancy a print? Of course you do. Most of my money goes on ink and paper so please consider my work. That gold ballroom won’t pay for itself. marswasrubbish.etsy.com
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
Don't forget Christmas delivery slots, pals.
October 23, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Don't forget Christmas delivery slots, pals.
My office commute today
October 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
My office commute today
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Turns out life is a dress rehearsal and after you die you have to do it word for word from memory.
October 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Turns out life is a dress rehearsal and after you die you have to do it word for word from memory.
Without downloading where are you mentally right now?
October 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Without downloading where are you mentally right now?
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Andrew is a sort of non-prince now, a… well, I’m sure there’s some sort of portmanteau word that would describe him well.
October 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Andrew is a sort of non-prince now, a… well, I’m sure there’s some sort of portmanteau word that would describe him well.
Do most murder cases have a body that shocks France?
October 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Do most murder cases have a body that shocks France?
How my day is going: just told SharePoint to leave me alone.
October 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
How my day is going: just told SharePoint to leave me alone.
Post you from a different era
2004, The 13th Note (now sadly gone), Glasgow. Playing bass in Black Mood.
2004, The 13th Note (now sadly gone), Glasgow. Playing bass in Black Mood.
October 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Post you from a different era
2004, The 13th Note (now sadly gone), Glasgow. Playing bass in Black Mood.
2004, The 13th Note (now sadly gone), Glasgow. Playing bass in Black Mood.
So it shall be done.
October 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
So it shall be done.
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THE RESIGNATIONS OF PRIME MINISTER LECORNU WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu appointed by Macron for the second time yesterday is already threatening to resign if “conditions are no longer met”. (France Elects)
October 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
THE RESIGNATIONS OF PRIME MINISTER LECORNU WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES
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This may be the ultimate diss
BREAKING: Hamas official thanks Donald Trump for peace deal but warns Tony Blair not welcome
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Hamas official thanks Donald Trump for peace deal but warns Tony Blair not welcome
Dr Basem Naim also said Hamas would step aside to allow a Palestinian body to govern a post-war Gaza.
trib.al
October 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This may be the ultimate diss
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I bought one of @swansonian.bsky.social's artworks for a friend and within five minutes of giving it to her, it was up on a wall. Highly recommend for gifting success.
October 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I bought one of @swansonian.bsky.social's artworks for a friend and within five minutes of giving it to her, it was up on a wall. Highly recommend for gifting success.
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Any of my bookworld friends – agents, authors, freelancers – having problems getting paid by @canelobooks.bsky.social?
I'm supposed to get a small commission payment off them every six months, but they are over a year late and not acknowledging or replying to emails.
I'm supposed to get a small commission payment off them every six months, but they are over a year late and not acknowledging or replying to emails.
October 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Any of my bookworld friends – agents, authors, freelancers – having problems getting paid by @canelobooks.bsky.social?
I'm supposed to get a small commission payment off them every six months, but they are over a year late and not acknowledging or replying to emails.
I'm supposed to get a small commission payment off them every six months, but they are over a year late and not acknowledging or replying to emails.
Turns out when you have a dinosaur drawing contest at your middle aged birthday party, people get really into it.
September 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Turns out when you have a dinosaur drawing contest at your middle aged birthday party, people get really into it.
Is today the rapture day? Do I have time to rewatch that Nic Cage film where they're all raptured out of the plane?
September 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Is today the rapture day? Do I have time to rewatch that Nic Cage film where they're all raptured out of the plane?
Inefficient, impractical, embarrassing. And by embarrassing I mean that LNER thinks there needs to be a secret code.
September 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Inefficient, impractical, embarrassing. And by embarrassing I mean that LNER thinks there needs to be a secret code.
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We're looking to appoint a new administrator for our Social Sciences Impact Acceleration Account. This would be a great role for a graduate with good administrative skills who wants to learn a lot more about the non-academic impact of research
www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...
www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...
Vacancy details | About | University of Stirling
Job vacancy at the University of Stirling.
www.stir.ac.uk
September 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We're looking to appoint a new administrator for our Social Sciences Impact Acceleration Account. This would be a great role for a graduate with good administrative skills who wants to learn a lot more about the non-academic impact of research
www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...
www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...