Stringy
@onlystringy.bsky.social
Bit of this, bit of that. Security Architect. Always trying, often failing, to be a better person. Tech, InfoSec, football (MCFC), beer, two kids. Priorities not necessarily in that order.
Heard Norwich v Bristol City referred to as the “Coastal Derby” yesterday on the wireless.
This is getting out of hand.
This is getting out of hand.
October 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Heard Norwich v Bristol City referred to as the “Coastal Derby” yesterday on the wireless.
This is getting out of hand.
This is getting out of hand.
Match bus 11 en route to the Etihad. Not bothered about the game, just enjoying a few hours away from the hound.
October 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Match bus 11 en route to the Etihad. Not bothered about the game, just enjoying a few hours away from the hound.
Special offer of five cans of Carling for SIXTEEN POUNDS AND TWENTY FIVE PENCE. Hells teeth…
August 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Special offer of five cans of Carling for SIXTEEN POUNDS AND TWENTY FIVE PENCE. Hells teeth…
I’ve been saying to my eldest since preseason that Reijnders is absolute class. Wish I’d put it on here so I had documentary evidence.
August 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I’ve been saying to my eldest since preseason that Reijnders is absolute class. Wish I’d put it on here so I had documentary evidence.
<Insert Jimmy Hill GIF here>
Pep Guardiola: "[Ederson] Has stomach problems. Yesterday he didn’t feel good and was vomiting... Soon [Rodri] will be involved. Very soon." [via Sky Sports]
August 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
<Insert Jimmy Hill GIF here>
On a cruise. The WiFi seems to block *most* social media unless you pay for premium. But not all, apparently 😎
August 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
On a cruise. The WiFi seems to block *most* social media unless you pay for premium. But not all, apparently 😎
Very impressed to see MechaHitler is still trending on here. Great work everybody 👏🏼👏🏼
July 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Very impressed to see MechaHitler is still trending on here. Great work everybody 👏🏼👏🏼
There’s a scene in The Simpsons where Chief Wiggum says “No, no, dig UP, stupid” when they are trying to get out of a hole and that’s all I hear in my head when I see posts/articles/interviews about Greg(ggg) Wallace.
July 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
There’s a scene in The Simpsons where Chief Wiggum says “No, no, dig UP, stupid” when they are trying to get out of a hole and that’s all I hear in my head when I see posts/articles/interviews about Greg(ggg) Wallace.
Splashed out on a Shark fan at the end of the last mini-heatwave. Looking forward to proving to Mrs S it was a good buy for the next three days, at which point it will go back in to storage.
July 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Splashed out on a Shark fan at the end of the last mini-heatwave. Looking forward to proving to Mrs S it was a good buy for the next three days, at which point it will go back in to storage.
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If you're wondering what happened with Grok overnight, it ended up referring to itself as MechaHitler before being switched off.
July 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
If you're wondering what happened with Grok overnight, it ended up referring to itself as MechaHitler before being switched off.
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Pretty solid description
July 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Pretty solid description
Turns out Brinscall cricket club is *almost* as cold as Boundary Park.
July 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Turns out Brinscall cricket club is *almost* as cold as Boundary Park.
Testing in prod 🫡
Laundry and dishwasher tablet/capsule designs should be safety tested by leaving a bowl of them in a room with the manufacturer's directors' children, unattended by adults.
July 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Testing in prod 🫡
My plans for today mostly involve being horizontal.
July 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
My plans for today mostly involve being horizontal.
If one more company does a HILARIOUS BANTZ video of a bellend dressed in a parka and bucket hat in their pub/shop/restaurant/office I swear to God…
July 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If one more company does a HILARIOUS BANTZ video of a bellend dressed in a parka and bucket hat in their pub/shop/restaurant/office I swear to God…
Just caught up with Prodigy at Glastonbury. What a show. Even though I won’t be able to see properly for 3-5 working days.
July 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Just caught up with Prodigy at Glastonbury. What a show. Even though I won’t be able to see properly for 3-5 working days.
Truly awful news about Jota. Young, talented and newly married with young kids. RIP fella.
July 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Truly awful news about Jota. Young, talented and newly married with young kids. RIP fella.
100% my favourite toys as a kid.
July 2, 2025 at 6:44 AM
100% my favourite toys as a kid.
Mrs S is away with work this week. We share duties pretty well normally but I can’t express how much admiration I have for single parents who do this all the time. Absolute heroes 🫡
July 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Mrs S is away with work this week. We share duties pretty well normally but I can’t express how much admiration I have for single parents who do this all the time. Absolute heroes 🫡
The replies to the official City account on here after the “defeat” are both hilarious and making my teeth itch.
July 1, 2025 at 6:05 AM
The replies to the official City account on here after the “defeat” are both hilarious and making my teeth itch.
Catching up on the (many) bits I missed from Glastonbury (because kids). Definitely the way to do it. Skip through the intolerable shite bits at 30 speed 🤌🏼
June 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Catching up on the (many) bits I missed from Glastonbury (because kids). Definitely the way to do it. Skip through the intolerable shite bits at 30 speed 🤌🏼
The greatest. 🫡
#ManCity announced an agreement for the £24M signing of Valencia and Spain international midfielder, David Josué Jiménez Silva... 15 years ago 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. 🧙♂️
June 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The greatest. 🫡
Turns out it’s incredibly difficult to have a conversation about TLS termination points when your balls are stuck to your inner thigh. Who’d have thought.
June 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Turns out it’s incredibly difficult to have a conversation about TLS termination points when your balls are stuck to your inner thigh. Who’d have thought.
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The BBC say they don’t want controversy & divisive statements & yet they allow flags like this on screen
June 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The BBC say they don’t want controversy & divisive statements & yet they allow flags like this on screen
The last time I watched an artist called Ray on a Saturday night it was at the Atherton Arms and a VERY different vibe to this.
June 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The last time I watched an artist called Ray on a Saturday night it was at the Atherton Arms and a VERY different vibe to this.