I have gone to the pub. The pub has several leaks in the roof. I am worried for the pub’s wellbeing and will be staying here to provide emotional support. #Kindness #GivingNotTaking
Tried #Geocaching for the first time today. Found two in Milton Keynes. Fun, rewarding and gets me some exercise.
Ding dong the EBacc’s dead https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddr3v6j9mmo
Great times at #PottonPiAndPints yesterday. Great to see so many lovely people geeking out. My personal faves were Brian Corteill’s Giant Unicorn Hat and this cool train set powered by Micro:Bits.
Fry-up underway as we take on sustenance for #PottonPiAndPints this afternoon. Excite!
So, anyone else had their afternoon cut short by Vodafone? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yldldx659o
Great to see Tommy Flowers getting some recognition. The father of computers (not computing, that was Turing). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/12/move-over-alan-turing-meet-the-working-class-hero-of-bletchley-park-you-didnt-see-in-the-movies
Take my job! I'm leaving my current position in November and Kingfisher (B&Q, Screwfix) are looking for my replacement. Want a challenge working in EPOS as a Principal Engineer? Need some JS and/or Java chops. Amazing benefits and good people. Remote OK. Please boost for reach. https://careers.kingfisher.com/job/southampton/digital-it/principal-software-engineer-javascript/2025-123370 #GetFediHired
The Oatmeal on AI Art
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
A true opus from The Oatmeal. I think that was the point.
Grab your popcorn and turn your pager to silent, the film is about to start… @hackers #HackThePlanet
I’m at a conference at Google HQ London today. Whatever you think of them you can’t deny they’re good at post-it art.
If you’re suffering trying to read this Liquid Glass silliness, you can make notifications opaque in Settings, Accessibility, Reduce Transparency.
WebGL Fluid Simulation
https://paveldogreat.github.io/WebGL-Fluid-Simulation/
How beautiful is this? And in a browser! I could lose hours and probably will.
We continue to create critical infrastructure on a house of cards… https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-npm-packages-with-2-billion-weekly-downloads-in-supply-chain-attack/