Lisa Riemers

My talk from the Computer Conservation Society last month is now online.

If you're interested in the history of the PC, and particularly how IBM lost the war to control its future, then this talk is for you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gIk...

“A well of souls Actors playing different parts in the same play And at the curtain call, they all come out again. Everyone is alive. No one is lost.”

“Clam casino”

There are two types of entries in my Notes app

This is amaaaaazing!! 😍😍

The Charlton community is trying to save its pub

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/whiteswana...

Mainly sharing to refer back to for future me

License plate on a white pickup truck reading 66599

DETECTIVE: So the perp got away in a white pickup truck?
COP: That's right, but our witness got the license plate. Said it was "5".

Makes me lol when apps try to persuade you to turn on push notifications with the promise to “never miss a notification”. My dude, missing notifications is the whole point. Missing notifications is my joie de vivre.

the other day I took my toddler to Sainsbury’s and she likes to use the SmartShop handles (she likes to scan & check the list is correct). Anyway one ad appeared out of nowhere and she made a disgusted sound and handed it to me to "get rid of it" I said “well, yeah, welcome to the rest of your life”

An email from Ocado that says Emily, this is mum we’re talking about

*Michael Spicer voice*

I heard there was a secret code
That purged effects of survey mode
But you don’t really care for bias, do ya

Webinar: The ClearBox Hot Seat: Accessible Communications. Create Impact, Avoid Missteps and Build Trust. March 12 2026. 3pm GMT online with Lisa Riemers and Matisse Hamel-Nelis

What are you up to on March 12th? Join me and @matissenelis.com as we're grilled by ClearBox's Suzie Robinson about accessible communications, intranets and digital employee experience! Got a burning question? Join us at 3pm GMT #AccessibleCommunications
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"School wars": Moral panic or self-fulfilling prophecy? The Metropolitan Police say they still haven't encountered a single incident relating to the viral red vs blue school wars trend. So is the threat real? And are parents unduly worried?

I’ve been obsessed with the “school wars” meme, what it says about London, the very real fears of parents, algorithmic school rumours… and why almost no other news outlets have just sent people to stand and see what happened. Here’s where we’ve ended up. www.londoncentric.media/p/school-war...

A 3x3 grid titled "Is it a library? Alignment chart". Horizontal axis categories: Contents purist: Must contain books Contents neutral: Must contain information Contents rebel: Can contain anything Vertical axis categories: Curation purist: Must be managed by a professional librarian Curation neutral: Must be curated by someone Curation rebel: Can be managed by nobody Examples represented on the grid: Curation purist, contents purist: New York Public Library is a library Curation purist, contents neutral: A newspaper archive is a library Curation purist, contents rebel: A school information commons is a library Curation neutral, contents purist: A home bookshelf is a library Curation neutral, contents neutral: A Spotify playlist is a library Curation neutral, contents rebel: A zoo is a library Curation rebel, contents purist: A street library is a library Curation rebel, contents neutral: A PC downloads folder is a library Curation rebel, contents rebel: A junk drawer is a library

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Park entrance with a sign denoting its name: Sparrow Park, Smedley Street

Screenshot of birdsong app Merkin, showing robins, goldfinches, jackdaws, woodpigeons, blue tits, song thrushes heard, but no sparrows

View across the park, with a hazy morning light, some benches and Derbyshire countryside in the distance

Hey @derbyshiredales.bsky.social you should consider renaming this lovely park as it's currently misleading 😁

A bunch of rail tracks

Yeah, this tracks

You're quite good at this aren't you

Some people have a guardian angel.

I have a telegraph angel.

It asks me why it should look after me when I should be looking after myself.

Does it also make the future come true though 😅

Thanks for the recommend tho, adding to the list

Why not both

I need Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker to team up and write some prescient utopian manifesting pls imagine the future we COULD have

Happy 30th birthday to all Pokemons who like dancing to Enya

Ha I wish, no it's the only water bottle I could find this morning, one of those chilly things that keeps not enough liquid in but well insulated

I had to read that 3 times 🤣🤣🤣

I had the BEST morning can 100% recommend 🚣‍♀️

Often work from home? Want an excuse to pop out? Join @ItsPubOClock @LisaRiemers Thurs 19 Feb at the Rusty Bucket Eltham SE9 Thurs 26 Feb The Green Goddess Blackheath Standard SE3

Often work from home?
Want an excuse to pop out?
Join us @lisariemers.bsky.social
Thurs 19 Feb at the Rusty Bucket Pub in Eltham SE9
Thurs 26 Feb @thegreengoddesspub.bsky.social

6.30pm onwards, pop in or stay all evening #ItsPubOClock #pub #meetup #se3 #se9

This Thursday we're @thegreengoddesspub.bsky.social though please note a welcome for some, and less so for others addition to the schedule: 8pm onwards is karaoke so bring your voicebox / earplugs as appropriate #ItsPubOClock

Episode 2: The History of Cats on Ships by The Untitled History Podcast From as early as 7000 years before the common era, we have evidence suggesting cats served alongside humans on ships. This isn’t just in a civilian capacity. As long as there have been warships, cats ...

Important news!

I am delighted to announce the launch of my new podcast: The Untitled History Podcast.

It's me, and guests, falling down all the history rabbitholes you can imagine.

Please, please spread the word, subscribe and listen. Because... SHIPS CATS!! cms.megaphone.fm/channel/the-...

Studio clear-out! My studio is overflowing with prints, so I’ve listed them all as “seconds” here: www.infinitebacon.com/studioseconds

They’re super cheap, limited to the exact quantities shown — first come, first served.

Some have small imperfections, so plz check the descriptions before buying.

Yea I think that's how much our similar fix should have been too

We were ripped off by some lads who charged us £4,500 to fix a section of roof front and back and replace gutters. When I asked a reputable roofer he said it'd have been not far off that to replace the whole thing on a 50s 2 bed semi. Friend paid 12.5k for whole roof on a weird shaped 4 bed detached