The biggest problem with kids these days is they don't reply to Outlook meeting invites. Now if you don't mind, Grandad is going outside to shout at the bins.

Got a work Christmas do tonight with a new set of work colleagues. Will it be messy? Will it be boring? Will the directors try and be likeable? We're engineers: it's going to be various shades of mediocre. Also it's November.

We're going to have to dirty this place up a bit.

I knew Twitter's days were done when I was trying to follow the bakeoff hashtags and received penis instead. Evidently there is some manner of firearms crossover also. #gbbo #gbbs

Just had a tech support chat end with "May your day be filled with wonderful moments". Which sounds like an old Chinese curse, to be honest.

Going to try and catch Dune 2 in IMAX tomorrow, but I'm far more excited about the 'Hogzilla' Bigfeets episode dropping tomorrow. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you are the lesser for it. soundcloud.com/1800bigfeets @brockway.bsky.social @seanbaby.bsky.social @jasonkpargin.bsky.social

I can actually remember when Twitter et al started and I'm getting a similar as-yet uncorrupted vibe about this place. The day isn't over yet, mind.