Matt Raines
@mattraines.bsky.social
Web developer and business owner specialising in online campaigning. Likes cooking and eating. Lives in the Channel Islands.
Probably not the "any word in the English language containing the letter R" that I'd have chosen for this poem.
January 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Probably not the "any word in the English language containing the letter R" that I'd have chosen for this poem.
At least one of these signs seems superfluous.
January 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
At least one of these signs seems superfluous.
I have been considering this bin for some time. I'm still not completely sure what goes in what side.
December 29, 2024 at 3:12 PM
I have been considering this bin for some time. I'm still not completely sure what goes in what side.
It's too early for MATHS.
December 15, 2024 at 10:38 AM
It's too early for MATHS.
Ok, so it's full of crisps. Can't fault it on that score.
But it doesn't perhaps have the delicate beauty of the picture calendars of my childhood.
But it doesn't perhaps have the delicate beauty of the picture calendars of my childhood.
December 13, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Ok, so it's full of crisps. Can't fault it on that score.
But it doesn't perhaps have the delicate beauty of the picture calendars of my childhood.
But it doesn't perhaps have the delicate beauty of the picture calendars of my childhood.
I've always thought the surveillance state should be extended to — checks notes — anyone who drives a taxi. [note to editor: is this correct?]
New webcam aims to cut down taxi waits at Guernsey airport
A new webcam has been put up at Guernsey Airport, looking across the forecourt.
gsy.bailiwickexpress.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:26 AM
I've always thought the surveillance state should be extended to — checks notes — anyone who drives a taxi. [note to editor: is this correct?]
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November 25, 2024 at 9:06 AM
I do love a good Easter Egg.
(Also the film was excellent, go see it.)
(Also the film was excellent, go see it.)
Wicked 2024 - Google Search
www.google.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:11 PM
I do love a good Easter Egg.
(Also the film was excellent, go see it.)
(Also the film was excellent, go see it.)
I have a sudden and inexplicable nostalgia for en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard
HyperCard - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 22, 2024 at 2:38 PM
I have a sudden and inexplicable nostalgia for en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard
Also how actual desk tops work.
Occasionally I need to completely clean up my desktop, so I dump everything into a file named 'desktop'. Then my screen gradually fills up and I do the same. Laptop now resembles a fractal, a bottomless descent down folders marked 'desktop'.
November 22, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Also how actual desk tops work.
Reposted by Matt Raines
10 PRINT "REST IN PEACE"
20 GOTO 10
20 GOTO 10
Thomas Kurtz, co-inventor of BASIC computer language, dies at 96
His programming language replaced inscrutable numbers and glyphs with intuitive commands, translating the exhilarating power of computer science.
wapo.st
November 20, 2024 at 12:23 PM
10 PRINT "REST IN PEACE"
20 GOTO 10
20 GOTO 10
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The Box of Delights is being repeated on BBC4 from Saturday 7th December, kicking off at 7pm with a Renny Rye Remembers... intro.
November 19, 2024 at 3:56 PM
The Box of Delights is being repeated on BBC4 from Saturday 7th December, kicking off at 7pm with a Renny Rye Remembers... intro.
@garygabbles.bsky.social came back from a conference in Wales with the idea of making Prater Raines branded Lib Dem Top Trumps for spring in Harrogate. Looks like ALDC beat us to it :D
No "number of hours of sunshine per year in constituency"? Josh will not be pleased.
November 20, 2024 at 7:46 PM
@garygabbles.bsky.social came back from a conference in Wales with the idea of making Prater Raines branded Lib Dem Top Trumps for spring in Harrogate. Looks like ALDC beat us to it :D
If we throw them a few quid do you think they'll route it via the Channel Islands? 👏 www.timeout.com/uk/news/coul...
Could the UK and America soon be linked by a 3,400-mile tunnel?
Imagine the Eurotunnel but, like, much bigger.
www.timeout.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:06 PM
If we throw them a few quid do you think they'll route it via the Channel Islands? 👏 www.timeout.com/uk/news/coul...