Seriously, lads, it has been uncool since BEFORE the middle ages. #vintage #humor #humour

My graphic novel MOONCOP will be out in paperback from @DandQ in the autumn. Details here: www.drawnandquarterly.com/books/mooncop-paperback/

My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books

Sheffield CAMRA's Beer Matters continuing their form of having spelling mistakes in obituaries...

(AI) Slop Terrifies Me https://ezhik.jp/ai-slop-terrifies-me/ What if this is as good as software is ever going to be? What if AI stops getting better and what if people stop caring?

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

Great to see the North East beer scene getting more love recently: • Red from First & Last features on the Brewers Journal podcast: www.brewersjournal.info/208-red-kell... • @donzokobeer.bsky.social features on @craftbeerchannel.bsky.social: youtu.be/T55_Ft0CKfM?...

As it is #BandcampFriday and I don’t have a band, I’ll spam you with a map commission instead :) Please feel free to like, boost, toot, enquire and comment :) #art #maps #handmade #maker

Pub news: Camerons Brewery has put Head of Steam Newcastle up for sale (Info via Propel)

It was a bit grim up at Slaley Forest this morning, but the dog didn't seem to mind. Could barely see where I was going to start with, the sleet was just reflecting the headtorch beam straight back at me, but it got light enough that I could turn it off and […] [Original post on mastodon.beer]

I wonder if ChatGPT has been chilling out with some Hawkwind… https://nomenloony.com/@nomenloony/116019280517956996

Yet sfd.co seems to be a real company that really supplies systems for dentists. I hate it when legitimate URLs look this bad because it trains people to click on any old shit.

Got my ticket for "Allendale" tomorrow. The gig's actually in Sinderhope, which is even further into the sticks. I just hope the weather behaves itself tomorrow evening or I might be sleeping in the car. Better pack a big coat, just in case… https://musicians.today/@gongplanet/115968006449083966

#digitalsamba looks like a viable, free, #european alternative to #teams, #zoom, #WhatsApp and all the other video meeting suites. Just had a quick ad-hoc catch-up with a friend without having to sign up or jump through hoops. Lovely! https://www.digitalsamba.com/ #onlinemeetings […]

We're looking for a developer to help us with a small project - replacing our current offline PWA with a Capacitor JS version in the main app stores. See pdf link for more info: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/images/capac... Get in touch if you can help.

Speaking of #flags and the #Danish #Dannebrog in particular, here's one I'm immensely proud of. It's hanging in a secret location in #Kyiv, in the office of an aid organization that helps us provide donated vehicles for the armed forces of #Ukraine. After […] [Original post on mstdn.dk]

Wow! #maptoposter really does generate some great city posters. https://github.com/originalankur/maptoposter

Nano brewery wins go-ahead to run from Spennymoor garage: www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2581048... (via The Northern Echo)

Now that Alpkit's future seems a little more stable (for the short term, at least): I've got a pile of reward codes to use that I'll never get through before they expire. I can gift them to other people, perhaps in exchange for a donation to my JustGiving page […] [Original post on mastodon.beer]

And go where you don’t think is easy. Challenge your assumptions. You never know what will become the thing that really matters to you.

So, yesterday's ride… My first time doing one of the new Reiver Trails. It was going pretty well, the weather was better than predicted. I discovered early on that the "official" GPX was Not To Be Trusted, but it only caught me out once. Good variety of […] [Original post on mastodon.beer]

Noticed they had this on earlier in the week, glad I made it here before it ran out. Think I've earned it this weekend. #brewtoot Hadrian Border Brewery - Ouseburn Porter The Heart of Northumberland #northumberland #hexham

We were in Stafford today and visited the town museum, which among things had a recreation of a Victorian shop, complete with recreated Victorian shopkeeper. Who seems to have fallen into a Two Ronnies sketch.

Great news from @Mastodon at #fosdem: they're going to change the default server recommendation away from mastodon.social, to a geographically and linguistically appropriate instance for all new users. It'll be opt-in for server admins, too, which is great. ❤️

Absolutely packed in the Platform Bar this evening, there were people standing outside trying to watch. Byker Hillbillies supported by the usual Platform Bar House Band. #hexham #northumberland #livemusic

I'm #colorblind and I use https://xkcd.com/color/rgb/ frequently. Randall 'xkcd' Monroe did a survey of over 100,000 readers where he showed them random rgb colors and said "what would you call this?" and afterwards he did his best to sort the results into the most popular color names and the […]

This article about a change to the Montane spine race - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cew8z1k1p2no - brings up an interesting stats question. They're shortening the cut-off time, so participants have less time to complete the race. Several people in the article say they're concerned that […]

It seems that riding through Northumbrian filth has taken its toll on my gravel bike. Again. Who's the online cycle component retailer of choice in the UK these days? (I'd love to support my LBS, but they're not that local, they're not easy to get to, and their opening hours aren't convenient […]

Fuming 😡 Teacher: "you can usually tell the girls that want to do physics, they look a bit tomboy-ish" #WomenInSTEM #ASPIRES3 @iop.org

"How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?" https://mastodon.social/@csilverman/115970880982532105

Well, that was weird: been out with the dog and didn't get soaking wet. How does that work? It is rather icy in isolated patches though, as I demonstrated with an improvised pirouette. I'm not sure the judges would've rated it highly, but I stayed upright which is the important thing. #hexham […]

If you write about the messy reality behind "free" internet services: we're seeing #OpenStreetMap hammered by scrapers hiding behind residential proxy/embedded-SDK networks. We're a volunteer-run service and the costs are real. We'd love to talk to a journalist about what we're seeing + how […]

WikiFlix is Netflix for public domain films, with no ads, no logins, and no data harvesting. Who doesn't love free entertainment? https://wikiflix.toolforge.org/#/

Back on my fundraising efforts for my charity trip to the Sahara later this year, which means it's time for more office cake: raspberry and white chocolate chip cake, and tiffin! Huge thanks to Mrs E who spent her precious day off making these for me 🥰 […] [Original post on mastodon.beer]

Very much appreciative of last-night-me deciding not to use two-wheeled transport for today's Contractual Obligation Journey. It's a bit wild out there. #northumberland #newcastleupontyne

🙄 Taj Mahal to be exchanged for Leaning Tower and half a dozen Florentine churches. https://flipboard.com/@bbcnews/world-c8sqdvr9z/-/a-gp2NPmhITPymRjBxwBU8Lg%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0 in other news, news organisation seeks sub-editor.

“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” ― Frank Herbert, _Dune_

A recent cartoon for @theguardian.com

I might get an overbed bike. #cycling

A couple of weeks ago, I was sat on the sofa when the ceiling lights came on. I don't use these lights very often. Having come on, they then cycled through all the colours. This is alarming. The lights are IKEA Tradfri bulbs, and I have a Tradfri gateway so I can control the lights via the app […]

Doing Gigabit Ethernet Over My British Phone Wires https://thehftguy.com/2026/01/22/doing-gigabit-ethernet-over-my-british-phone-wires/ <- this is one of those things I never knew existed but now desperately need

"Sick of politicians, harassment and laws All we do is get screwed up by other people's flaws World turned upside down now, nothing else to do Live in concrete jungles that blocks up the view And that ain't no joke You can disappear in smoke And that ain't no joke You can disappear in smoke And […]

Trying out the fediverse for the first time today. I've been reading a lot about it, now it's time to figure out how it works and build an internet home here. My goal is to figure out how I can bring www.gobikecamping.com into the fediverse and help people who love bike touring own their data […]

Eldest child "made an insta reel" 🫣 #BraidwoodTelescope 🔭

“When mayors in other cities ask me how #Copenhagen afforded to invest in its cycling networks, I ask them how on earth they have been able to afford highway projects. We invested in bike lanes because that was the cheapest option.” What the world can learn from Copenhagen’s cycling revolution.

Lambic weekend returns to Tyneside. Across multiple bars you can expect Mixed-ferm from Belgium & beyond. All Bars have a great range in stock. Join In this weekend, in any order, or Come join us at Town Mouse from 12!

Coprolites aren't my favorite fossil but they're a solid number two. #dadjokes #paleontology

Anybody got recommendations for an Australian eSIM for a tourist? F-i-L is going out there next week, and I'm somehow expected to Just Know™ which to get. #askfedi #australia

I mean. Good on #anthropic to worry about ethics and stuff, and yes, #claudecode is not all bad, but: "Amidst such uncertainty, we care about Claude’s psychological security, sense of self, and wellbeing" IT IS A GOD BE DAMNED STOCHASTIC ALGORITHM FFS […]

@sarahdalgulls In case of interest (schoolmate of my son): https://givewheel.com/fundraising/12360/rowans-missing-spine-race-tuck-box/