Dr Richard Gomer
@richardgomer.bsky.social
Lecturer in CS at UoSouthampton. HCI, interaction design, values, Civic AI. Lib Dem. 🏳️🌈
"So, Katie Lam, where do you get your policy ideas?"
October 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
"So, Katie Lam, where do you get your policy ideas?"
October 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I should be hanging from a tree by my prehensile tail, not answering demented questions like this one. 😭 The ever loving f*** does this mean?
October 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I should be hanging from a tree by my prehensile tail, not answering demented questions like this one. 😭 The ever loving f*** does this mean?
He went in the garden while Alex was mowing and now he has green paws 💚
October 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
He went in the garden while Alex was mowing and now he has green paws 💚
The University uses puppet to configure our servers. We are not allowed to turn it off. Sadly, I think this is the puppet they are using:
September 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The University uses puppet to configure our servers. We are not allowed to turn it off. Sadly, I think this is the puppet they are using:
And the gas is gone!
September 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
And the gas is gone!
September 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"
"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh.
#staycation
"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh.
#staycation
August 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"
"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh.
#staycation
"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh.
#staycation
Show me your getaway vehicle
August 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Show me your getaway vehicle
If I were a manufacturer of relatively premium WiFi access points, that wished people to believe I was not a psychopath, I would simply make all the products in the same range use the same mounting bracket.
August 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If I were a manufacturer of relatively premium WiFi access points, that wished people to believe I was not a psychopath, I would simply make all the products in the same range use the same mounting bracket.
Small boats week sounds rather nice. "Mind the swan, Richard!"
(#refugeesWelcome)
(#refugeesWelcome)
August 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Small boats week sounds rather nice. "Mind the swan, Richard!"
(#refugeesWelcome)
(#refugeesWelcome)
Googled our graduation regulations. AI helped 🫠 tbh this is the post-gender society I would like to see.
July 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Googled our graduation regulations. AI helped 🫠 tbh this is the post-gender society I would like to see.
Did not become an academic to have 0900 meetings 🙅♂️
July 8, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Did not become an academic to have 0900 meetings 🙅♂️
Narrator: They did NOT know how much my car is really worth
June 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Narrator: They did NOT know how much my car is really worth
I used what I thought was a cute thumbs up emoji in teams. Regretted it immediately. Fam, this is the most sarcastic looking icon I have ever seen.
June 18, 2025 at 7:09 AM
I used what I thought was a cute thumbs up emoji in teams. Regretted it immediately. Fam, this is the most sarcastic looking icon I have ever seen.
Reader. The chance of me having this code next time I need it is essentially nil. Like, did they all decide to have a party *just* before finishing the design off, and make this final decision while pissed out of their minds?
June 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Reader. The chance of me having this code next time I need it is essentially nil. Like, did they all decide to have a party *just* before finishing the design off, and make this final decision while pissed out of their minds?
Omg this owl is too much
May 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Omg this owl is too much
Merde, même Duolingo n'est pas aussi motivant. A partir de maintenant, Richard est en français. 😤
May 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Merde, même Duolingo n'est pas aussi motivant. A partir de maintenant, Richard est en français. 😤
Yes! I like colourful bar soap, ideally slightly translucent, with nice square edges. I would like to have a soap room, that is just full of neat stacks of different bar soap. 😊
April 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Yes! I like colourful bar soap, ideally slightly translucent, with nice square edges. I would like to have a soap room, that is just full of neat stacks of different bar soap. 😊
I've been thinking about this for *days* and I need to share. You know how everything has got so expensive?
Well, not buckets.
£1.20 for a bucket.
A whole bucket. £1.20.
Outstanding value. I purchased three.
Well, not buckets.
£1.20 for a bucket.
A whole bucket. £1.20.
Outstanding value. I purchased three.
April 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I've been thinking about this for *days* and I need to share. You know how everything has got so expensive?
Well, not buckets.
£1.20 for a bucket.
A whole bucket. £1.20.
Outstanding value. I purchased three.
Well, not buckets.
£1.20 for a bucket.
A whole bucket. £1.20.
Outstanding value. I purchased three.