Dad (of humans and a canine). Husband. IT Infrastructure Consultant / Professional Nerd. Coffee addict. Lover of bacon. Yes sir, I can boogie. #Scotland #EliteDangerous Formerly @alancrowe73 on the hellsite.
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Possibly not a coincidence that he wants to leave Nuneaton given the interview below. I understand why children's faces are blurred, but if an adult thinks they can behave like this in public, they should not be given anonymity. They should be famous in the worst way. bsky.app/profile/adam...
@aiannucci.bsky.social
If you're still hungover (not drinking for a while notwithstanding,) that was a proper night out 😵💫
"For all the good the suppository did, I might as well have shoved it up his arse."
Tom's foil.
Most of them look like they're probably in the process of negotiating access to their kids through their solicitors.
I'm reminded of this... youtu.be/yUQRbqc2qtY?...
The treasury should do to the state pension what they did to child benefit. Taper it for wealthier pensioners.
There are cameras in place to check permits, and the police occasionally enforce as well, either by preventing vehicles without a permit (apart from delivery/trade vehicles) from entering, or ticketing vehicles that do. Permits are issued free to residents on application to the council.
Re the last point, speak to your local council. My wife put in the hard yards to get a "school streets" scheme put in place around the local primary school that requires a permit to enter streets around the school for ~20 minutes either side of the start and end of the school day.
At last, some proper British vandalism. (source - www.facebook.com/share/p/1MeV...)
Ruin a book by adding "Tom Clancy's" to the title. "Tom Clancy's The Gruffalo"
"The edge of Autumn in the air" Translation: "It's bloody freezing!"
Oh, now that's not fair. He issued a proclamation that flags on federal buildings fly at half mast until sunset.
The Republicans are the pro-life party, provided the life in question is still in the womb. After that...
"Uh-oh. That might have been a shart."
Thomas-Symonds' is quoted in the Politics Live feed (also on the homepage,) timestamp 0838.
This is still present on the Guardian home page this morning, not that I think you are remotely interested in looking for yourself.
From last night (note the byline): www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Given that Nick Thomas-Symonds didn't make those remarks until eighteen hours after @jessicaelgot.bsky.social's post, I'm not surprised she didn't mention it. She isn't Mystic Meg.
Happy anniversary to you both!
Rumour has it he now does... things for payment on OnlyDans.
🇺🇦Today, Ukrainians around the world in celebrate Independence Day, a pivotal moment that marks the resilience and determination of a nation striving for sovereignty and self-determination.
As I recall in WW2 the "negotiations" went along the lines of: Allies: Sign the unconditional surrender here. Nazis: Ok.
Only the truth
I assume from the top of the page in the screenshot that it is Tim Shipman's "No Way Out".
You're a lot shorter than I expected 😄
Possible headlines: Putin invades another country: "More migrants flee to Britain" PM out of office: "Migrant crisis costs Starmer his job" Economic collapse: "UK economy contracts as cheaper migrants steal British jobs" Tidal wave: "Tsunami of migrants arriving in small boats"
Young Fronkensteen! FF: Igor, help me with the bags Igor (imitating Groucho Marx): Soitenly. You take the blonde, I'll take the one in the toiben. FF: I was talking about the luggage. Inga: He vould have an enormous schwanzstucker. FF: That goes without saying. Inga: Voof.
"Privacy‑Preserving Age Verification Falls Apart On Contact With Reality" by @mmasnick.bsky.social www.techdirt.com/2025/08/19/p...
By comparison, the rate of asylum applications per capita in the UK is about 70% of that in the EU (16 per 10,000 in the UK compared to 22 per 10,000 in the EU.) In a town like mine (pop. ~15k) there will be around 25 asylum seekers on average. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
*Every* claim has to be assessed in order to establish which claims are legitimate. This should not be a difficult concept to grasp. The majority (2/3 last year and more in previous years) of asylum seekers, it turns out, have a legitimate claim and are granted refugee status.
If a student is found using their phone in breach of those conditions it is confiscated until the end of the school day. The students have been back for a week and compliance is now near-universal. There were ~30 confiscations per day in the first couple of days.
The school my wife works at implemented a blanket mobile phone ban in the building during the school day, and it applies to both staff and pupils in class. Kids are allowed to use their phones at break times (but not between classes) provided they leave the school building.
If a maker of canned foods is filling for bankruptcy protection, does that mean people think there's less likely to be a nuclear war?
Funny you should mention that.. bsky.app/profile/alan...
The last team to beat Real Madrid in a European final was Aberdeen FC. Full disclosure - I'm a Dons fan and remind my Hearts-supporting children of this fact at every opportunity 🙂
More like "...They say a lot of people are walking by whispering 'fuck you, fuck you, fuck you."
CTHULHU 2029: WHY VOTE FOR A LESSER EVIL?
As the Milky Way band appears to pour into our ELT, the cranes around it seem to do the same while they further advance the telescope 🏗️ 🔭 Once complete, the ELT will be breaking down the light above in unparalleled detail. More: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2533a/ 🧪 📷 C. Letelier/ESO
Well, I think we've now worked out that this fess is from the Prince of Wales.
Slightly diminish a band: Plastica
With Johnson, Zelenskyy provided a means of (in his view) appearing statesmanlike while hopefully deflecting from whatever domestic shitshow was going on. Starmer at least had a reason (not of his own making) to see him at this moment - the Trump/Putin meeting.
Missiles occasionally strike targets that are not people.
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
On the State Department reports that portray Germany as more oppressive than El Salvador. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Unless he makes a living calculating missile trajectories...
Yes, VPNs can help you get around certain types of geographic restrictions, but it’s very important you do your due diligence before downloading one. ssd.eff.org/module/choo...
My AI girlfriend? You wouldn't know her she's in a different data center
It appears to be available at defendourjuries.net.
Netanyahu’s plan to occupy Gaza is abhorrent and it's increasingly clear that his goal is ethnic cleansing. The UK can't just sit on its hands. The Prime Minister must stop all arms exports to Israel and sanction Netanyahu and his cabinet.
A PhD isn't what it used to be.
This is fantastic.
I'm sure @barristersecret.bsky.social can weigh in with a definitive opinion.
From this month's edition of The Onion.
I'd add "Six Easy Pieces" and "Six Not-So-Easy Pieces", also by Feynman. Or if you want a challenge read (or listen to) the Feynman Lectures on Physics at www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu.
This is Milo. He noticed you were packing for a trip. Wouldn't want you to forget the essentials. 12/10 (TT: mikrawrrrrr)
I never expected that I'd have to make a major lifestyle decision to get very fast internet access. Ten gig though...
We've acquired the historic game magazine Computer Entertainer. As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free. Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...
Bloody hell. What a finish to the test series.
Perhaps this could be amended to "The writer severely compromised Britain's public services by implementing austerity policies and is now selling the idea of having your computer solve sudokus that you can trade for heroin or guns."
I'll be adding this to my euphemism collection.
As the saying (more or less) goes, "if the service is free, it's because you are the product."
I remember when there was no nostalgia. Those were the days...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You can't beat a couple of pints and a shot on the swings. Steer clear of the roundabout if you've had a few though 🙂
Hello. I am a stormtrooper for the Empire and couldn't hit a bantha on the arse with a shovel, never mind shoot a rebel with a laser rifle.
Russ Vought is a fucking imbecile.
Bravo England!
Blimey Charlie.
Gulp.
You know who else cheated at golf? Goldfinger.
Well, shit. Lehrer was a genius.
COME ON ENGLAND!!! (No, my account has not been hacked. I want England's women to beat Spain and win the Euros, just as I hoped they would beat Spain and win the World Cup a couple of years ago.)
You are Sir Frank Gordon 😄 Jim Hacker: How about Sir Frank? He is head of the Treasury. Bernard Woolley: Well, I'm afraid he's in even greater disadvantage in understanding economics. He's an economist.
This excludes Zia Yusuf as well (whose parents came to the UK from Sri Lanka.) I wonder how many other prospective Reform or Restore Britain prospective candidates this would rule out.
All in all it's just another brick in the balls.
...with children.
Indeed. bsky.app/profile/goss...
There's already filtering in place on mobile networks that requires a credit card check to allow adult content. As for using friends devices, maybe their parents could, you know, talk to each other?
Oops. Typo in the URL that post. Take 2... If parents don't know how to manage their kids' internet access they need to learn. OpenDNS provide adult content filtering that is set-and-forget, and can be implemented on the router: www.opendns.com/setupguide/#...
The legal minimum age for buying alcohol is 18. The legal minimum age for drinking it (at home or on other private premises) is... 5. How do we stop kids (legally) drinking when they're at primary school? Education and parenting.
Most teens are more tech-literate than their parents (I consider myself an exception - usually - courtesy of 25+ years in IT, but there are things I've learned from my kids). Anyone who wants to get around this will be perfectly able to download and install a TOR browser or VPN app to do the job.
I opted to put a VPN app on my phone (had it on my PC for ages - good for getting around region-locked content and geographical pricing) because it's not a matter of if one of these age gate providers is compromised, but when. Societal problems need societal, rather than technical, solutions.
I feel safer online already. Thanks, UK government. On a serious note, time to enable VPN full time on my phone, because fuck this shit.
Well, this sucks. Sky News is reporting that the Prince of Darkness has died. news.sky.com/story/ozzy-o...
HERESY!!! THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE SAUCE FOR SAUSAGE OR BACON IS BROWN!!!
"Labubu" is of course French for "mistake".
