William Avery
@willavery.net
Retired IT bod from Bristol.🏳️🌈🇪🇺
Interested in science, open source tech, 中文.
Interested in science, open source tech, 中文.
I did a Google search about whether swan meat is kosher, and now Quora is anxious I don't miss any developments.🤣
September 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I did a Google search about whether swan meat is kosher, and now Quora is anxious I don't miss any developments.🤣
Typical UK weather forecast symbol:
September 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Typical UK weather forecast symbol:
Part of a long-term project and business as usual for the Daily Mail, as you are no doubt aware.
September 3, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Part of a long-term project and business as usual for the Daily Mail, as you are no doubt aware.
TikTok ad headed "60 mph bike". These machines are way over UK EAPC limits.
July 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
TikTok ad headed "60 mph bike". These machines are way over UK EAPC limits.
I wonder why it serves me such a different-looking graphic.🤔
July 7, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I wonder why it serves me such a different-looking graphic.🤔
Latest bright idea from Facebook.🙄
June 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Latest bright idea from Facebook.🙄
Labour declining to put a name to the parties who came 3rd and 4th in the previous WECA mayoral elections.🤣
April 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Labour declining to put a name to the parties who came 3rd and 4th in the previous WECA mayoral elections.🤣
Peach blossom. Spring is here in the UK now.
March 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Peach blossom. Spring is here in the UK now.
"Likeable, classic Tory" - Daily Telegraph
March 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Likeable, classic Tory" - Daily Telegraph
Google's AI strikes again😜
March 2, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Google's AI strikes again😜
Another handy phrase from Duolingo - "The whole Council of State is corrupt."😁
February 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Another handy phrase from Duolingo - "The whole Council of State is corrupt."😁
Self-heating instant tripe hot pot. When will the UK's Tripe Marketing Board catch up? @tripeuk.bsky.social
December 28, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Self-heating instant tripe hot pot. When will the UK's Tripe Marketing Board catch up? @tripeuk.bsky.social
Tights and heels are for male portraiture only.😁
December 1, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Tights and heels are for male portraiture only.😁
Season bilingual text, courtesy of Duolingo. Hongkongers can be woefully deficient at timely closing of doors in winter.
I've found learning Mandarin so much easier than Cantonese that I can now use it as a medium of instruction.
I've found learning Mandarin so much easier than Cantonese that I can now use it as a medium of instruction.
October 23, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Season bilingual text, courtesy of Duolingo. Hongkongers can be woefully deficient at timely closing of doors in winter.
I've found learning Mandarin so much easier than Cantonese that I can now use it as a medium of instruction.
I've found learning Mandarin so much easier than Cantonese that I can now use it as a medium of instruction.
I think I used the phrase "sucking on the Russian teat", and the reaction was instant. He's rather easily triggered.😁
October 18, 2024 at 6:05 AM
I think I used the phrase "sucking on the Russian teat", and the reaction was instant. He's rather easily triggered.😁
LLM ("AI") nonsense from Google. 一 and 乙 are single-stroke characters. This is very basic.
October 6, 2024 at 10:09 AM
LLM ("AI") nonsense from Google. 一 and 乙 are single-stroke characters. This is very basic.
It does seem 'politically convenient'.
September 18, 2024 at 1:28 PM
It does seem 'politically convenient'.
Antes tarde do que nunca, as we say on Bluesky.
September 18, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Antes tarde do que nunca, as we say on Bluesky.
Don't underestimate The Economist🙄
August 20, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Don't underestimate The Economist🙄