Manos Nikolaidis
@shadowmanos.bsky.social
Software Engineer. Interested in Infosec, Java, and tech news. Some interest in economics, science, and history. London, UK. Tend to post sarcastically.
Not sure what Plato did to deserve this
November 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Not sure what Plato did to deserve this
Spare a thought for Wikipedia editors trying to keep up with events.
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Spare a thought for Wikipedia editors trying to keep up with events.
Social media Enshitification complete. A 2 day old post Instagram pushed to my timeline today. Sanna Marin resigned as PM and member of parliament in 2023. "Suggests" is in present tense. 46k likes. Numerous reply praising who don't seem to know she is not PM or that this policy was never adopted.
October 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Social media Enshitification complete. A 2 day old post Instagram pushed to my timeline today. Sanna Marin resigned as PM and member of parliament in 2023. "Suggests" is in present tense. 46k likes. Numerous reply praising who don't seem to know she is not PM or that this policy was never adopted.
I am sure this will work very well and nothing will go wrong
October 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I am sure this will work very well and nothing will go wrong
It's a bit late for the 1453 battle. Or, maybe he said "Wissant", a town in the north of France, that Luftwaffe operated from in WWII. #AIfail
October 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It's a bit late for the 1453 battle. Or, maybe he said "Wissant", a town in the north of France, that Luftwaffe operated from in WWII. #AIfail
"darling"? That seems like RAF Chief Sir Hugh *Dowding*. That's the problem with companies like Amazon using AI. Not just taking a human's job (subs for the iconic "Battle of Britain") but also producing silly results. But who cares? AI is incapable of caring. Shareholders still make money. #AIfail
October 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"darling"? That seems like RAF Chief Sir Hugh *Dowding*. That's the problem with companies like Amazon using AI. Not just taking a human's job (subs for the iconic "Battle of Britain") but also producing silly results. But who cares? AI is incapable of caring. Shareholders still make money. #AIfail
I am getting ads online for "SUVs for seniors" and boy have they got my profile wrong. Photo of my current vehicle
October 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I am getting ads online for "SUVs for seniors" and boy have they got my profile wrong. Photo of my current vehicle
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October 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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1970s: imagine what incredible music tech we'll have in 2025
2025:
2025:
October 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
1970s: imagine what incredible music tech we'll have in 2025
2025:
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I just disabled these 2 settings. Possible culprits for too much data usage. There's also a "predictive search" setting that uses data but was already disabled on my phone.
September 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I just disabled these 2 settings. Possible culprits for too much data usage. There's also a "predictive search" setting that uses data but was already disabled on my phone.
I just disabled "background data" but doesn't seem to be the issue per the stats above.
September 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I just disabled "background data" but doesn't seem to be the issue per the stats above.
Should I be concerned that the keyboard app uses more mobile data than Audible and Pinterest.
September 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Should I be concerned that the keyboard app uses more mobile data than Audible and Pinterest.
No Ocado, it is not "almost time to plan for Christmas". I am still wearing shorts.
September 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
No Ocado, it is not "almost time to plan for Christmas". I am still wearing shorts.
It regularly tells me that this or the other guy played this game or took this quiz, and I'm like "well this guy has more free time than I have". Also ...
September 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It regularly tells me that this or the other guy played this game or took this quiz, and I'm like "well this guy has more free time than I have". Also ...
Suggest what miracles he performed without looking. I suggest:
1. Programmed in C without memory bugs.
2. Wrote react/js based front end that wasn't a bloated mess.
3. Convinced PMs to stop asking for time estimates.
1. Programmed in C without memory bugs.
2. Wrote react/js based front end that wasn't a bloated mess.
3. Convinced PMs to stop asking for time estimates.
September 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Suggest what miracles he performed without looking. I suggest:
1. Programmed in C without memory bugs.
2. Wrote react/js based front end that wasn't a bloated mess.
3. Convinced PMs to stop asking for time estimates.
1. Programmed in C without memory bugs.
2. Wrote react/js based front end that wasn't a bloated mess.
3. Convinced PMs to stop asking for time estimates.
Duly noted
(from The Guardian)
(from The Guardian)
September 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Duly noted
(from The Guardian)
(from The Guardian)
I'm rewatching early seasons because it's free on Prime (with ads). They've just shown it takes +4,000 balloons to lift a small girl in the air. Phenomenal content. Should be subsidised through taxes to help educate the kids.
September 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I'm rewatching early seasons because it's free on Prime (with ads). They've just shown it takes +4,000 balloons to lift a small girl in the air. Phenomenal content. Should be subsidised through taxes to help educate the kids.
I miss this show. Yes, that's a topless mannequin under the periodic table. #mythbusters
September 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I miss this show. Yes, that's a topless mannequin under the periodic table. #mythbusters
*You have to be lucky
August 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
*You have to be lucky
Fascinated by the thought process here. When Renault announced a car called Zoe.
August 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Fascinated by the thought process here. When Renault announced a car called Zoe.
I looked up this extremely patriotic British company and ....
August 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I looked up this extremely patriotic British company and ....
In the 80s there was no "noise from the future" apparently
August 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In the 80s there was no "noise from the future" apparently
Only for the real ones
August 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Only for the real ones
And for power users & programmers, there were magazines to read and type more programs. Yes, type, on the keyboard. Downloading is for chumps.
August 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
And for power users & programmers, there were magazines to read and type more programs. Yes, type, on the keyboard. Downloading is for chumps.
Learn programming, from Hello World to subroutines. Typically one book was all you needed for the whole computer, to use and program.
August 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Learn programming, from Hello World to subroutines. Typically one book was all you needed for the whole computer, to use and program.