I grew up in Boston. You have to visit to understand how low-lying the area is. Everything is flat, with some of it already below sea level. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

why has no one done this before?

what kind of psychopath formats a report pdf so you can't search it or copy bits?

www.theregister.com/2026/03/19/u... I've been here five years and I still think the Reg's use of stock pics is outstanding

My Lemon Drops? Mighty. My Corners? Brilliant. My Scream? Primal.

Like Mexico paid for the wall, right?

SAP's grand cloud escape plan €2B short of the runway

I was looking for something about agricultural diets but found this Victorian version of the Distracted Boyfriend meme

I'm going to "walk" on my so-called "feet" to the so-called "kitchen" and make some so-called "coffee". Does this man understand what he sounds like?

Well lots. But I only ever had this on cassette. It’s very good.

Break the seal by gently tapping the edge or warm up the lid under the hot tap.

Db2 for z/OS remains the backbone of mission critical workloads #Db2 #mainframe #enterprise

ok that's pretty good

The chart of Oracle free cash flow is fun. @koyfin.bsky.social #$ORCL

feeling a bit down in the dumps this morning and this made me laugh more than it should have

Good words of warning here. AI models are generally designed to read and incorporate (and, in a sense, believe) virtually everything they find online, with very few guardrails. The information can get divorced from its original source, context, & rebuttals or retractions. That's a really big problem

might go for a run later

Britain spends £180M to work out what time it is

FYI: UK Treasury not sure about ditching Oracle to join £1.7 billion shared services program it is funding

Oh man we are HAVING A NEWS DAY I see *BLACKROCK’S $26 BILLION PRIVATE CREDIT FUND LIMITS WITHDRAWALS

HM Treasury agreed to £1.15B funding for a UK tech project it was supposed to join. The business case was predicated on it joining. And now, it's like, "maybe later" potentially jeopardising savings for other depts. Welcome to the world of UK.gov shared services www.theregister.com/2026/03/06/u...

During my GCSEs, I beat FE colleges to win a Nottinghamshire Engineering Society competition. I designed and made a tent peg.

Capita won the DWP/Synergy ERP deal for £370M, less that 40% of the value estimated during procurement. A rival bidder has launched a legal claim which alleges Capita's bid was "abnormally low" and based on staffing "significantly below the current levels." www.theregister.com/2026/03/04/3...

I'm tired of being asked for questions in advance of interviews so now I might show them this

Natgas... "In sheer volume, this could be worse than 2022" www.ft.com/content/78fb... But... zoom out

Keir Starmer was advised to ditch net zero. He needs to re-embrace it, @fionaharvey.bsky.social writes www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

so... not good?

My husband @mjowen174.bsky.social is very down and it’s difficult to see. He had a thriving writing business until AI came along but now he’s struggling to find work. Please repost this far and wide in the hope that he can find some writing work. www.mathew-owen.co.uk

BY ME! some of our readers are saying this is sour grapes from the losing incumbent. I get that, but in my experience the losing side doesn’t go to court for fear of creating bad blood with a government that will present plenty more opportunities www.theregister.com/2026/02/27/s...

Sopra Steria sues UK government over £958M Capita outsourcing award https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/27/sopra_steria_sues_ukgov/ French firm claims DWP failed to identify rival's bid was 'abnormally low' and alleges govt breached procurement rules

One thing I've learned from this by-election is that everywhere is like Manchester and Labour should remember that.

Sopra Steria sues UK government over £958M Capita outsourcing award

clippy's evil twin: calipy

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Happy 40th birthday to Sheep by The Housemartins, released on this day in 1986. Here they are performing the song on No. 73, which I think was their first TV appearance youtu.be/5aRAHpyYVyQ?...

Why I don’t think ‘Neuralink’ will ever be profitable theneuroscienceofeve... A quick post about the clash between media hype and neurological reality #brains #Musk #neuroscience

Scientists Discover Link Between People Who ‘Don’t Like Drama’ & Drama Occurring https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2018/02/22/scientists-discover-link-between-people-who-dont-like-drama-drama-occurring/

blimey. a royal mess

If you're an environmental journalist in the UK or Europe, the biggest gathering of ocean scientists in the world is happening in Glasgow next week, and you should consider coming to cover some of the most important findings about our life support system. #OSM26

Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

Microsoft throws spox under the bus after Parliament testimony on ICC email kerfuffle www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/m...

Since when does a government press officer need to ask what a story headline will be before I've even written it? Spiders will never speak, says minister. Will that do?

By me! www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/m...

'The Coach & Horses' (2022) by Michelle Heron michelleheron.co.uk 👤 @michelleheron.bsky.social

Why pamper life’s complexity When the batter runs smooth And the syrup is sweet?

What difference does Jif make?

Lemon Knows I'm Miserable Now.

“We’d like to build this” Europe: “Right let me check that against the rules” Anglo: “K everyone go away and prepare your arguments”

This bugs the hell out of me in financial reporting. I won't name and shame directly but go look up the Oracle share of the global cloud market. It is tiny. Oracle is not in any way a titan.