This is what IT security is really all about 😂 www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/d...

Sorry boss I can't go to the office, there's a cat sitting on my legs

https://www.theverge.com/policy/868571/best-gas-masks Absolutely wild that this is like just a normal The Verge article now

"Our study revealing university degrees are a net drain on the rest of society turns out to contain an error. PPEs from Oxford are an outlier and should not have been included."

Der nächste Brandsatz an Arbeitnehmerrechten - es ist ein orchestrierter Groß-Angriff. Fast täglich überbietet jmd die Sabotage an #Sozialstaat und den Rechten der Arbeiter*innen. Heute: Lars #Feld, Totengräber der #fdp.

The continuing scandal of the Windrush scandal www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

absolutely disgusting to complain that people should be willing to work more when there are almost 3 million people looking for work in Germany right now www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

with winter weather in the US getting worse, somebody PLEASE make a graph of deaths caused by ice vs deaths caused by ICE

Friedrich Merz redet gerne darüber, dass die Deutschen mehr arbeiten sollen. Weniger gerne redet er darüber, dass viele verzweifelt einen Job suchen.

Excellent trolling from this company

“Sorry guys, the last task is to put some rocks on a podium because we spent this year’s budget blowing up a train on celebrity Traitors” #TheTraitorsUK

THE GASP I JUST GASPED #TheTraitorsUK

fyi I'm all caught up for tomorrow's traitors

Current status: asking management if they'd rather delete the backup or buy more storage

totally normal that we're now sending troops to the border with america, nothing to see here

can you all stop posting about traitors until i'm caught up pls

Once again, the answer to the question "Why isn't the water boiling yet?" is "I forgot to switch the kettle on."

It's cold out there (Rotterdam's skyline in the distance)

Just looking back at my photos of Oxford in the snow from FOURTEEN YEARS AGO (2012) and my main conclusion is that my old photos are shit

We’re a decade into this farce and he still doesn’t understand that “asylum seekers” are not, in fact, people from insane asylums.

I guess Trump believes that if I kidnap him that automatically means I run America? Good to know

Jan 1. Jan 3.

Wordle 1,659 2/6 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

let's goooo

pics or it didn't happen

We have washing machines, dishwashers and microwaves. Almost nobody uses coal for heating. Domestic servants are quite unusual in Europe and North America. This is actually not that far off.

Amazed to learn the magnetic stripe MetroCard survived this long

Apparently I'm a high school science teacher (and astronaut)

Welcome to the thrilling Quarterfinal round of the 2025 Headline of the Year contest! (🎆🎆) Mostly proceeded according to seeds, but second seed Resolved and Unresolved had a close scare with the Drunk Raccoon. Let's review the results so far:

Translators work hard to make sure that the translated words, sentences, paragraphs, chapters, etc, not only convey the author's meaning, but also the author's *style.* Translators are alchemists. They are artists, and poets, and researchers, and editors. They are magicians and wizards.

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

Make a Bond film casual Licence to chill

cursed 52:48 ratio alert

I don't know how many times this needs to be said, but apparently a lot: If you are not in a position to verify the accuracy of some synthetic text, the synthetic text is not useful/has a high potential to be misleading. This is one of those cases.

GitHub Actions charging per build minute for *self-hosted-runners*? Shit's about to hit the fan lol

🚨 ROUND TWO STARTS NOW 🚨 We’re down to the final 16 contestants as you decide who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech! Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday. 🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-round...

Pro tip: if GenAI makes using your software or API significantly easier, YOUR SOFTWARE IS SHIT

left my woefully inefficient solution to Advent of Code 2025 Day 10 part 2 running and ... it completed? With the correct answer for the input? In only ... checks notes... ninety million milliseconds (25 hours)

Apparently Pocket Casts does a wrapped as well now? lists.pocketcasts.com/c6e293ba-0ef... #pocketcasts #playback2025 Of course @llepodcast.bsky.social is on top with @lateralcast.com and @techwontsave.us not far behind

has nobody made downdetectordowndetector yet?

This thing looks completely different for me every year

Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat

why are mathematicians always talking about the best methods for cutting cake into pieces just bake multiple cakes

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to - Farin Urlaub - The Longest Johns - Glass Animals - Enter Shikari - Eefje de Visser

Good on @was.tl for striking a fantastic compromise between ambition and personal well-being Looking forward to the shortened #AdventOfCode

I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.

UK politics is insane to me because every time I tune in even 1% to keep appraised of what's happening there the headlines are all like "GOVERNMENT MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO WATCH KISSING VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE TO PROTECT WOMEN AND GIRLS" and then in tiny font underneath "NHS budget cut by 75% next year"

The pedestrianisation of Oxford St will be transformational - making it a safer and much more pleasant area to visit. We've published our plans for the first phase of this exciting project. Have your say: haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/oxford-stree...

Apparently the price I pay for gas and electricity is going DOWN next year? What sorcery is this?