Not sure what my notebook doodles say about me

Farage was made by the BBC Or just a xenophobic crank he'd be For balance they would call on him Now grift Farage now grift One day scrutiny will come Of grifted money and dodgy chums And when the scrutiny comes A tantrum will throw ...

Seems like "The Art of the Deal" when negotiating with Trump is to drag it out long enough for him to become bored, he will sign anything and then declare victory

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

It's too hot to be doing much cooking but I now have a jar of pickled jalapenos and another of pickled red onion, jalapenos, carrot, radish

didn’t expect to have a happy little sob this morning but www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Design patterns for software Diagramming by @tekiegirl.bsky.social at #dddsw #sketchnote

Productivity hacks for the clutter-brained developer by Sara Gowen at #dddsw #sketchnote

Principle Misundertandings by @kevlin.bsky.social at #dddsw #sketchnote

The way of the Tech Tead by Dan Abel at #dddsw #sketchnote

Architecting for Observability by Steven Read #sketchnote #dddsw

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

Think I may have done too much mushroom risotto for one... Tasty though

More baking this weekend, this time brown butter cake with orange buttercream icing

This is my first attempt at brown butter cake with brown butter, maple, and miso icing (I did mess the cake recipe up a little) and obviously my icing skills are rudimentary - hope it tastes good

Been playing around with buttermilk pie recipes, this time a brown butter and honey version... Just waiting for it to cool down before trying it

This is what I'm calling Cacio e Pepe alla Nerano con Pollo... Sorry Italians for smashing together two of your traditional dishes It was tasty though

Having a nostalgic night... Brassed Off and Pride.

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4

I wonder if Tice and Oakeshott are returning to the UK or whether, as immigrants, they have integrated enough to be loyal to their new home and will stay put

Making chicken & chorizo gumbo again... It takes a lot of prep and a long time to make the roux, I'm shattered now but it is worth it. It's just now slowly simmering for the next few hours

First time making French Onion Soup. Caramelised the onions in a slow cooker over many hours before making the soup

I think we should seriously think about making public how much ministers are relying on LLMs.

I'm starting to warm up to the idea that politicians should have their "sponsors logos" sewn onto their clothes. Probably their party's sponsors too.

Today is "Large boulder the size of a small boulder" day!

Prisoner's dilemma, if the traitors are loyal they should win and share the prize. But have they lost trust or gotten greedy? Beyond the money, think also about two traitors making it through the entire series and no recruitments #thetraitors #thetraitorsuk

True love is when someone has something to eat in their hands

“How to Talk Minnesotan” is intended to be comedic but I recommend it for every autistic transplant, because no one will explain any of this to you, they’ll just get mad at you and you won’t know why. This outright just tells you the unspoken rules and everything makes so much more sense after that

Latest knitting project T-4, front and back done, snout crocheted, nose and eyes embroidered, ears made with intarsia this time, and mostly stitched up ready for stuffing

I prefer red wine but this is my favourite Chardonnay, buttery and delicious. I'd forego many reds for this. breadandbutterwines.com/wines/

Christmas dinner, roast chicken, mash, duck fat roast potatoes and parsnips, pan roasted carrots and sprouts, braised red cabbage, tender stem broccoli, pigs in blankets, pork stuffing, and chicken gravy. With some Bread and Butter Chardonnay (delicious) A lot of effort for one but so worth ut

I've been learning how to knit, these are the first two things I've knitted (I know, I should have started with a scarf). Trying to replicate my old teddy bear my mum knitted for me and there is no pattern to work from They're not perfect but they've taught me so much, even a bit of basic crochet.

The first step of course is to watch this wonderful video by @ramsesthepigeon.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxfx... >

Only 2 days to go before the media can start speculating again on what Reeves will do in the next budget

I wrote a long feature for @prospectmagazine.co.uk earlier this autumn about how the stats we rely on for our national debate are falling apart, and that basically no-one is doing anything much to address it. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/busine...

A really interesting article from the 1940s and relevant to modern times, the personality types are still around harpers.org/archive/1941...

Bought a harmonica last week, going through some tutorials. Starting to get the hang of some of the very basics. Tried playing single notes and drawing hole 2 is so hard but videos and a lot of relaxation and practice and I can almost get a clean note (nearly as clean as other notes). Long way to go

Once more into the Cinnamon Parkin dear friends, once more

Had the most frustrating time this morning trying to get a taxi. Booked at 9am to be somewhere at 10am. App estimated 10 mins for pickup, at that time of the morning it's a 25 min journey but I allowed 25 mins of buffer. Taxi was assigned and 2 mins away for 20 mins. Finally a taxi arrived at 9:55

First time trying this recipe for a Cinnamon Buttermilk Pie, I think the oven was too hot. Hopefully it will still be tasty

Simple dinner tonight of homemade spicy tomato soup (a bit too spicy perhaps) with cheese and pickle toastie

Made pasta today, the white sauce today, made the Ragu yesterday, assembled this afternoon, going into the oven shortly... It's been a long time since I tried making a lasagne from scratch, hope it works out... Check back later

Another attempt at cinnamon parkin baked

Someone visited my parents (80 yrs old this year) from BRSK. He convinced them to sign for phone line/internet with them on the spot, being fitted tomorrow Sounds a bit manipulative "BT can't cope" & "we're in the area Monday, so if you sign up quick we can fit you in" Does anyone know about BRSK?

Trying something out, a cinnamon variant of Parkin... Self-raising flour, oats, light brown sugar, butter, golden syrup, a bit of nutmeg, a decent amount of cinnamon Tried a little bit and it's quite tasty, may have to tweak the recipe a little

Trying out my Parkin recipe before the proper Parkin season comes along, might have made them a bit thick (took a lot longer to cook than expected) but I did mess up the recipe a bit

Wow the UK government wants us to delete old emails and pictures to "save water" that is used to cool data centres. I'm still trying to find out how many do I need to delete to match one shower? www.gov.uk/government/n...

I have a friend who is really into AI, I think I frustrate him by my complete and total lack of enthusiasm for it. The ChatGPT 5 announcement has him very excited. I'm biting my tongue a lot right now

Sorry for the string of videos, but this is amazing and makes me wonder if this is what life could be like if we all just logged off the internet. IG risolve

Right, so I was asked to take a look at this headline and as you can imagine, there is a lot wrong with it! 🙄 This was initially published in @thetimes and then picked up by the usual GB News, DM, Telegraph etc Let’s take a look….👀 🧵 1/26 (1/1)