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@winklesbloke

Woke lefty, cyclist and runner. Still doing Veganuary 2020. Almost certainly not as clever as he'd like to think. he/him

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A nighttime view of a Berlin street from above. The TV Tower is visible in the distance.

A nighttime view of a Berlin street from above. The TV Tower is visible in the distance.

Berlin has been a blast. Don't want to go home. :-(

09.03.2026 08:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two toilets in the unisex bathroom of a graffiti covered bar. They are not separated by cubicles.

Two toilets in the unisex bathroom of a graffiti covered bar. They are not separated by cubicles.

I call this portrait "the twins". #Berlin

08.03.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Me, a middle aged white man with cropped hair and glasses drinking a pint of, supposedly, craft lager.

Me, a middle aged white man with cropped hair and glasses drinking a pint of, supposedly, craft lager.

Airport pint!

06.03.2026 12:24 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, Ryanair, you robbing bastards.

05.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Me with a beard.

Me with a beard.

Me without a beard.

Me without a beard.

Spring's sprung.

05.03.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'll not bring "da funk" into it then.

04.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For future reference, if I ever use the term, it's a biscuit in a brew.

04.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Bics write nicely, feel nice in the hand and they're cheap enough you don't feel guilty for chewing them. I'd feel cheated if I got one as a gift for asking about a funeral plan though (just for enquiring, you understand).

04.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The CCP is communist in the same way that the Nazi party was socialist. It's in the name, but doesn't necessarily follow any of the tenets of the ideology.

04.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It would have made more sense online with the setup our kids' school had. A whole bunch of teachers in 5 minute slots where there's an hour's wait for the last one unless you can successfully bat your eyelashes at them.

04.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've got one in sixth form college and one post university. I just get to worry about things other than school now.

04.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think we only had online during lockdown. We'd have 5 minute slots over a 2 hour period, booked by our sons during lessons, so they weren't even necessarily close to each other.

04.03.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I do not miss that shit in the slightest.

04.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mojtaba Khamenei, son of former supreme leader, tipped to become Iran’s next head of state Choice of anti-western candidate would give signal that senior figures will not seek accommodation with US

Didn't even go out to interview. Typical.

04.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In theory both our washing machine and tumble dryer have "smart" features, but I have enabled them on neither because (a) I fear that they could be involved in a DDOS attack on key infrastructure and (b) I don't see the point.

04.03.2026 09:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw a herring gull with a full sausage roll in its mouth on the way to work and I just want to have a day as good as his.

04.03.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There's a thing on Channel 5 about Stonehenge and the original source of the altar stone, so obviously they've got an actor, best known for appearing in Nativity, to present it.

03.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trying to get back into good habits. I remain, as always, a work in progress.

03.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

First day this year that I've both cycled to and from work as well as going out for a run. πŸŽ‰

03.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's usually his alleged vegetarianism that gets trotted out.

03.03.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd not go out of my way to see our local candidates, but there is a part of me that hopes that they come canvassing...

03.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The public event you have been invited to attend with local Reform candidates could easily be their milkshake catching demonstration. Somebody just needs to take milkshakes.

(Don't throw milkshakes at Reform politicians. Vegan options are available, and that would annoy them even more.)

03.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A tortoiseshell cat on a doorstep sniffing a silver tabby cat.

A tortoiseshell cat on a doorstep sniffing a silver tabby cat.

There's a two for one deal on at the moment. My little princess being wooed by the stray neighbourhood Tom. Note the guilty look on his face.

03.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There have been a couple of times it's been helpful for asking for a way to accomplish specific tasks in software, but rather than saying something can't be done will seem to invent something.

03.03.2026 13:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They've tried pushing us towards Co-Pilot at work, but I'm reluctant to say the least. If it's for something like composing an e-mail, I actually find it harder work to double check what the LLM has written than to write the email myself.

03.03.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sooner or later, just when enough people don't think they can do without, the AI companies are really going to start gauging the prices on this slop and there will be blind panic.

03.03.2026 11:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a row of cards with cartoon faces on them with names like sam harman and paul Alt: A gif of the game Guess Who. A young boy knocks down plastic flaps which have different faces on them.

Does the celebrity wear glasses?

03.03.2026 10:55 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If Christ were to come back, I can't imagine he'd be very happy with this shower. I don't think they've read the same Bible as the rest of us.

03.03.2026 09:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Are the boys going to have to wear very tight trousers to show off their biological differences too?

02.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That reads *very* noncey.

02.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0