Ian Abbott
@radharc.bsky.social
Long term Garbage fan. When not developing stuff at DNEG, I read, sleep, go to gigs and wander in random directions.
Won’t really miss Disney being involved in Doctor Who. I’m glad it can continue without them in the manner that it did before and it will likely be better as a result. Sure the budget may be smaller again but that’s not a bad thing, and good work was done before… www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...
www.doctorwho.tv
October 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Won’t really miss Disney being involved in Doctor Who. I’m glad it can continue without them in the manner that it did before and it will likely be better as a result. Sure the budget may be smaller again but that’s not a bad thing, and good work was done before… www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...
It’s times like today where I’m thankful we use a on-premises, private cloud architecture and not public cloud.
October 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It’s times like today where I’m thankful we use a on-premises, private cloud architecture and not public cloud.
“The unauthorized party also gained access to a small number of government‑ID images (e.g., driver’s license, passport) from users who had appealed an age determination”.
And yet the UK government and Ofcom wonder why we keep pointing out the major issue with the Online Safety Act….
And yet the UK government and Ofcom wonder why we keep pointing out the major issue with the Online Safety Act….
Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service | Discord
At Discord, protecting the privacy and security of our users is a top priority. That’s why it’s important to us that we’re transparent with them about events that impact their personal information.
discord.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“The unauthorized party also gained access to a small number of government‑ID images (e.g., driver’s license, passport) from users who had appealed an age determination”.
And yet the UK government and Ofcom wonder why we keep pointing out the major issue with the Online Safety Act….
And yet the UK government and Ofcom wonder why we keep pointing out the major issue with the Online Safety Act….
I wish our government would stop trying to dismantle all sense of privacy in the UK. The OSA was bad enough but trying to force back doors to break encryption of our personal data is just insane. They likely won’t stop there either.
October 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I wish our government would stop trying to dismantle all sense of privacy in the UK. The OSA was bad enough but trying to force back doors to break encryption of our personal data is just insane. They likely won’t stop there either.
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I’m so glad that Trump is using his congressional authorization to increase tariffs on the Lord of the Ring films & Rings of Power show. For too long our national security has been threatened by Middle Earth being set in New Zealand & UK. It should be set in the Mojave Desert, as Tolkien intended.
September 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I’m so glad that Trump is using his congressional authorization to increase tariffs on the Lord of the Ring films & Rings of Power show. For too long our national security has been threatened by Middle Earth being set in New Zealand & UK. It should be set in the Mojave Desert, as Tolkien intended.
The bumbling idiot strikes again… here’s hoping this never gets anywhere and doesn’t do too much damage. When is he going to leave office and let the sane people work again?
President Trump has announced that he will place 100% tariffs on foreign-made films in a fresh blow to Britain’s film industry
Trump places 100% tariff on foreign-made films
www.thetimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The bumbling idiot strikes again… here’s hoping this never gets anywhere and doesn’t do too much damage. When is he going to leave office and let the sane people work again?
About bloody time… ignore the huffing and puffing of Netanyahu and call him out for his actions next. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK recognises state of Palestine to ‘keep alive’ the possibility of peace
Keir Starmer says announcement shows government’s hopes for a secure Israel alongside a viable Palestine
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
About bloody time… ignore the huffing and puffing of Netanyahu and call him out for his actions next. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This is a small update but a good one: on tvOS 26 it appears that BBC iPlayer finally has subtitle support… not sure who fixed this but that’s long been overdue.
September 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is a small update but a good one: on tvOS 26 it appears that BBC iPlayer finally has subtitle support… not sure who fixed this but that’s long been overdue.
So they are all for free speech as long as it is free speech that they agree with? Typical republicans… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Several people fired after clampdown on speech over Charlie Kirk shooting
Teachers, firefighters and military personnel among those who lost jobs after posting their opinion on social media
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:46 AM
So they are all for free speech as long as it is free speech that they agree with? Typical republicans… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say
Almost 90% of leading academics on subject back resolution stating that Israel’s actions meet legal definition
An overwhelming majority of members of the world’s leading genocide scholars’ association has backed a resolution stating that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of the crime.
Eighty-six percent of those who voted in the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) supported the motion. The resolution states that “Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948).” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say
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I *cannot* fucking stress this enough:
The threat of AI is *NOT* making movies for us, but the hundreds of jobs it will be able to easily eliminate from crew positions. VFX. Drone pilots. Color timing. Sound mixing. Clerical staff.
If we don't move to protect jobs NOW, they WILL go away forever.
The threat of AI is *NOT* making movies for us, but the hundreds of jobs it will be able to easily eliminate from crew positions. VFX. Drone pilots. Color timing. Sound mixing. Clerical staff.
If we don't move to protect jobs NOW, they WILL go away forever.
August 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I *cannot* fucking stress this enough:
The threat of AI is *NOT* making movies for us, but the hundreds of jobs it will be able to easily eliminate from crew positions. VFX. Drone pilots. Color timing. Sound mixing. Clerical staff.
If we don't move to protect jobs NOW, they WILL go away forever.
The threat of AI is *NOT* making movies for us, but the hundreds of jobs it will be able to easily eliminate from crew positions. VFX. Drone pilots. Color timing. Sound mixing. Clerical staff.
If we don't move to protect jobs NOW, they WILL go away forever.
Btw if you’ve been watching Destination X on the Beeb all of the destinations were displayed in order in the opening minutes of the first part. Just check the departure board in the airport…
August 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Btw if you’ve been watching Destination X on the Beeb all of the destinations were displayed in order in the opening minutes of the first part. Just check the departure board in the airport…
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Orange Monday. Acrylic on canvas. 🍊
August 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Orange Monday. Acrylic on canvas. 🍊
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The UK’s Online Safety Act doesn’t make kids safer online—it just censors the internet and invades everyone’s privacy.
No, the UK’s Online Safety Act Doesn’t Make Children Safer Online
Young people should be able to access information, speak to each other and to the world, play games, and express themselves online without the government making decisions about what speech is permissi...
www.eff.org
August 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The UK’s Online Safety Act doesn’t make kids safer online—it just censors the internet and invades everyone’s privacy.
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Oh look. Just the minister for science, innovation and technology posting extreme rhetoric against people critiquing a garbage authoritarian law.
July 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Oh look. Just the minister for science, innovation and technology posting extreme rhetoric against people critiquing a garbage authoritarian law.
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youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs?... RIP to a true GOAT
Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
youtu.be
July 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs?... RIP to a true GOAT
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Age verification is a recipe for disaster, chapter 94.
July 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Age verification is a recipe for disaster, chapter 94.
This… this badly thought out Online Safety Act in the UK is going to cause so many data breaches. It’s not worth the risk. Ofcom’s site tries to compare it with showing ID physically in a shop, except the shop doesn’t photocopy your proof and then leave it on a shelf for anyone to potentially steal.
Just in case anyone wants to DM me, don’t. I’m not going to risk my private data by sending it to @bsky.app. I’d advise everyone else in the U.K. to do the same.
Use a VPN, and you should be able to access BlueSky without having to verify and risk your privacy.
Use a VPN, and you should be able to access BlueSky without having to verify and risk your privacy.
July 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This… this badly thought out Online Safety Act in the UK is going to cause so many data breaches. It’s not worth the risk. Ofcom’s site tries to compare it with showing ID physically in a shop, except the shop doesn’t photocopy your proof and then leave it on a shelf for anyone to potentially steal.
So karaoke seems to be fine for headlining a Glastonbury stage these days…
June 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
So karaoke seems to be fine for headlining a Glastonbury stage these days…
Post a picture of you that’s not actually you.
June 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Post a picture of you that’s not actually you.
When/if Doctor Who ever returns can we please ditch Murray Gold? I’m sick of him over-embellishing the theme each time with more frills and also drowning out dialogue in introspective scenes with his over the top bombastic score. Less is more.
June 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
When/if Doctor Who ever returns can we please ditch Murray Gold? I’m sick of him over-embellishing the theme each time with more frills and also drowning out dialogue in introspective scenes with his over the top bombastic score. Less is more.
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Our 8th album ‘Let All That We Imagine Be The Light’ is out now.
Stream, watch or buy at: Garbage.lnk.to/AllThatWeImagine
Stream, watch or buy at: Garbage.lnk.to/AllThatWeImagine
May 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Our 8th album ‘Let All That We Imagine Be The Light’ is out now.
Stream, watch or buy at: Garbage.lnk.to/AllThatWeImagine
Stream, watch or buy at: Garbage.lnk.to/AllThatWeImagine
I’m glad that some of the bits of Brexit are finally starting to be unpicked and fixed. Here’s hoping it continues, despite the moans from the Tories and Reform.
May 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I’m glad that some of the bits of Brexit are finally starting to be unpicked and fixed. Here’s hoping it continues, despite the moans from the Tories and Reform.
In another timeline I’d be bouncing around Boston for a summit today. Alas other plans got in the way… so head down and carry on poking the OpenShift clusters and hope for next year… The world of CNCF tooling hurtles along at such a terrifying speed that I’m running to keep up.
May 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In another timeline I’d be bouncing around Boston for a summit today. Alas other plans got in the way… so head down and carry on poking the OpenShift clusters and hope for next year… The world of CNCF tooling hurtles along at such a terrifying speed that I’m running to keep up.