Liam Proven
@lproven.bsky.social
Tall, dark, black-clad, atheist, skeptic, vegetarian, SF fan; writes (mostly about computers) for a living. All opinions expressed are my own & not those of any employer.
A few to get me started...
September 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A few to get me started...
“Maybe you'll get rich. I have a very special service for rich people ...”
“Oh yes?” said Ford, intrigued but careful. “And what's that?”
“I tell them it's OK to be rich.”
“Oh yes?” said Ford, intrigued but careful. “And what's that?”
“I tell them it's OK to be rich.”
September 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“Maybe you'll get rich. I have a very special service for rich people ...”
“Oh yes?” said Ford, intrigued but careful. “And what's that?”
“I tell them it's OK to be rich.”
“Oh yes?” said Ford, intrigued but careful. “And what's that?”
“I tell them it's OK to be rich.”
September 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Will crayon-eaters kindly refrain from:
* Painting roundabouts
* Wife beating
* Being a nonce
* Hating them gays while being in the closet
* Wanting to drown refugees
* Petting your sister
* Shouting at hotels
* Burning libraries & stealing from Gregg's
* Saluting Nigel
THANK YOU!
* Painting roundabouts
* Wife beating
* Being a nonce
* Hating them gays while being in the closet
* Wanting to drown refugees
* Petting your sister
* Shouting at hotels
* Burning libraries & stealing from Gregg's
* Saluting Nigel
THANK YOU!
September 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Will crayon-eaters kindly refrain from:
* Painting roundabouts
* Wife beating
* Being a nonce
* Hating them gays while being in the closet
* Wanting to drown refugees
* Petting your sister
* Shouting at hotels
* Burning libraries & stealing from Gregg's
* Saluting Nigel
THANK YOU!
* Painting roundabouts
* Wife beating
* Being a nonce
* Hating them gays while being in the closet
* Wanting to drown refugees
* Petting your sister
* Shouting at hotels
* Burning libraries & stealing from Gregg's
* Saluting Nigel
THANK YOU!
I walked through the old cable last month. It's very different but Founders isn't.
August 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
I walked through the old cable last month. It's very different but Founders isn't.
I went to several excellent gigs in Cameron and Athlone before the new Student Union building opened in 1987 or so.
Kingswood is still there but unused. I was there last month.
Kingswood is still there but unused. I was there last month.
August 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I went to several excellent gigs in Cameron and Athlone before the new Student Union building opened in 1987 or so.
Kingswood is still there but unused. I was there last month.
Kingswood is still there but unused. I was there last month.
July 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
1. No, that's not what people are doing.
2. Gwynne Shotwell runs SpaceX, not Elmo.
www.sahmcapital.com/news/content...
2. Gwynne Shotwell runs SpaceX, not Elmo.
www.sahmcapital.com/news/content...
May 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
1. No, that's not what people are doing.
2. Gwynne Shotwell runs SpaceX, not Elmo.
www.sahmcapital.com/news/content...
2. Gwynne Shotwell runs SpaceX, not Elmo.
www.sahmcapital.com/news/content...
Not enough. I drive Word and all the Office apps through hotkeys and the menu bar, using the keyboard. None of the menus are there any more. The UI was replaced by the Ribbon, so removing the ribbon is no help.
Here's how my copy of Word looks:
regmedia.co.uk/2025/01/23/w...
Here's how my copy of Word looks:
regmedia.co.uk/2025/01/23/w...
May 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Not enough. I drive Word and all the Office apps through hotkeys and the menu bar, using the keyboard. None of the menus are there any more. The UI was replaced by the Ribbon, so removing the ribbon is no help.
Here's how my copy of Word looks:
regmedia.co.uk/2025/01/23/w...
Here's how my copy of Word looks:
regmedia.co.uk/2025/01/23/w...
Ouch. My sympathies.
Here's my snap shot (see what I did there?) from April...
Here's my snap shot (see what I did there?) from April...
May 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Ouch. My sympathies.
Here's my snap shot (see what I did there?) from April...
Here's my snap shot (see what I did there?) from April...
(Above a picture of a statue of an extremely buff Jesus)
Does anyone know what part of the Bible describes the workout routine to get the body of Christ?
(Below the picture)
CrossFit.
Does anyone know what part of the Bible describes the workout routine to get the body of Christ?
(Below the picture)
CrossFit.
May 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
(Above a picture of a statue of an extremely buff Jesus)
Does anyone know what part of the Bible describes the workout routine to get the body of Christ?
(Below the picture)
CrossFit.
Does anyone know what part of the Bible describes the workout routine to get the body of Christ?
(Below the picture)
CrossFit.
Life on Earth is fine. As George Carlin said, "The planet isn’t going anywhere; we are! We’re going away! Pack your shit, folks! We’re going away and we won’t leave much of a trace either".
As a comic: humoncomics.com/mother-gaia
As a comic: humoncomics.com/mother-gaia
April 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Life on Earth is fine. As George Carlin said, "The planet isn’t going anywhere; we are! We’re going away! Pack your shit, folks! We’re going away and we won’t leave much of a trace either".
As a comic: humoncomics.com/mother-gaia
As a comic: humoncomics.com/mother-gaia
I bought myself this for my birthday. 😁
April 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I bought myself this for my birthday. 😁
The spread of stuffed dumplings, and the spread of the Mongolian empire.
From gyoza to samosas to pierogi, it's thanks to Temüjin, Genghis Khan.
From gyoza to samosas to pierogi, it's thanks to Temüjin, Genghis Khan.
April 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The spread of stuffed dumplings, and the spread of the Mongolian empire.
From gyoza to samosas to pierogi, it's thanks to Temüjin, Genghis Khan.
From gyoza to samosas to pierogi, it's thanks to Temüjin, Genghis Khan.
"They taught AI how to talk like a corporate middle manager and thought this meant the AI was conscious instead of realizing that corporate middle managers aren't."
– @InternetHippo
– @InternetHippo
March 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"They taught AI how to talk like a corporate middle manager and thought this meant the AI was conscious instead of realizing that corporate middle managers aren't."
– @InternetHippo
– @InternetHippo
You will have to explain it to me, then. I didn't spot anything.
All I can think of are Napier's Bones, and it doesn't look like those.
All I can think of are Napier's Bones, and it doesn't look like those.
March 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
You will have to explain it to me, then. I didn't spot anything.
All I can think of are Napier's Bones, and it doesn't look like those.
All I can think of are Napier's Bones, and it doesn't look like those.
February 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM