Danny Palmer
@dannypalmer.bsky.social
Cybersecurity journalist and technology writer. Welsh. SE London. AuDHD.
Also likely to post about games, rugby, F1, wrestling, history & the cat.
I have a Simpsons reference for every occasion.
Also likely to post about games, rugby, F1, wrestling, history & the cat.
I have a Simpsons reference for every occasion.
I wasn't expecting to have an extensional crisis about my own mortality, this morning. Yet here we are thanks to this email.
Well, Happy Wednesday to you too...
Well, Happy Wednesday to you too...
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I wasn't expecting to have an extensional crisis about my own mortality, this morning. Yet here we are thanks to this email.
Well, Happy Wednesday to you too...
Well, Happy Wednesday to you too...
Had a dream last night I was back at university and like I did, at least to begin with, back then I had to share a room in halls and it was HORRIBLE.
Some residual memories of not properly settling at uni well into the second term of my first year creeping through there...
Some residual memories of not properly settling at uni well into the second term of my first year creeping through there...
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Had a dream last night I was back at university and like I did, at least to begin with, back then I had to share a room in halls and it was HORRIBLE.
Some residual memories of not properly settling at uni well into the second term of my first year creeping through there...
Some residual memories of not properly settling at uni well into the second term of my first year creeping through there...
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An announcement that is ill -thought out, underwhelming, helps no-one, is fiscally incomprehensible, probably makes things worse, and could lead to a revolution in the country is set to be made later today
But enough about the Welsh team announcement, who's looking forward to the Budget?
But enough about the Welsh team announcement, who's looking forward to the Budget?
muppet fozzie bear singing into a microphone with a brick wall in the background
Alt: muppet fozzie bear singing into a microphone with a brick wall in the background
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
An announcement that is ill -thought out, underwhelming, helps no-one, is fiscally incomprehensible, probably makes things worse, and could lead to a revolution in the country is set to be made later today
But enough about the Welsh team announcement, who's looking forward to the Budget?
But enough about the Welsh team announcement, who's looking forward to the Budget?
This seems not good...
Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham Councils are among London local borough governments which have reportedly been hit a "cybersecurity incident"
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham Councils are among London local borough governments which have reportedly been hit a "cybersecurity incident"
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
'Multiple' London councils hit by cyber attack - live updates
MyLondon has seen internal memos from three local authorities confirming an incident
www.mylondon.news
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This seems not good...
Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham Councils are among London local borough governments which have reportedly been hit a "cybersecurity incident"
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham Councils are among London local borough governments which have reportedly been hit a "cybersecurity incident"
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
The focus seems to be on Westminster being hit, while the report suggests Hackney has told staff to be aware of dangers...
www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
Westminster among London councils targeted in cyber attack
Systems at one London council are not likely be up and running until the end of the week, a memo seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service warns
www.mylondon.news
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The focus seems to be on Westminster being hit, while the report suggests Hackney has told staff to be aware of dangers...
www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
Oh, this guy definitely has some high-powered rare equipment to sell to adventurers.
I tell a lie; it turns out I have seen something similar in 2023. A Royal Mail trial which I don't think ever came to anything in the end, but you'll never see a cooler postman.
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Oh, this guy definitely has some high-powered rare equipment to sell to adventurers.
Not exactly why this is being advertised at me in the first place but is it wise for a jewelery maker to name a necklace collection after Anne Boleyn given what ultimately happened to her neck?
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Not exactly why this is being advertised at me in the first place but is it wise for a jewelery maker to name a necklace collection after Anne Boleyn given what ultimately happened to her neck?
So wait, are lattes too expensive and the reason so many millennials/Gen Z can't buy their own home or not?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
Budget live updates: Tax on packaged milkshakes and lattes expected to be announced
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is also expected to raise the living wage for workers aged 20 and under when she delivers the Budget on Wednesday.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
So wait, are lattes too expensive and the reason so many millennials/Gen Z can't buy their own home or not?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
Sudden commission comes in
Me: Yep, no problem, can do!
Days later, after most of my requests for interviews (admittedly at quite short notice because of the fast turnaround needed) aren't responded to.
Me: Oh heck, no no...
Me: Yep, no problem, can do!
Days later, after most of my requests for interviews (admittedly at quite short notice because of the fast turnaround needed) aren't responded to.
Me: Oh heck, no no...
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Sudden commission comes in
Me: Yep, no problem, can do!
Days later, after most of my requests for interviews (admittedly at quite short notice because of the fast turnaround needed) aren't responded to.
Me: Oh heck, no no...
Me: Yep, no problem, can do!
Days later, after most of my requests for interviews (admittedly at quite short notice because of the fast turnaround needed) aren't responded to.
Me: Oh heck, no no...
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Good morning !
I wish you all the confidence of this cat litter brand <3
I wish you all the confidence of this cat litter brand <3
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Good morning !
I wish you all the confidence of this cat litter brand <3
I wish you all the confidence of this cat litter brand <3
I knew my wife was going for a haircut today but I didn't expect it to be such a drastic change.
TLDR: I think I'm married to Ramona Flowers now. (Complimentary)
TLDR: I think I'm married to Ramona Flowers now. (Complimentary)
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I knew my wife was going for a haircut today but I didn't expect it to be such a drastic change.
TLDR: I think I'm married to Ramona Flowers now. (Complimentary)
TLDR: I think I'm married to Ramona Flowers now. (Complimentary)
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I see the very practical benefits of being a writer with a certain kind of cat.
When you’ve got one on your lap, you’re kind of stuck. Might as well write.
When you’ve got one on your lap, you’re kind of stuck. Might as well write.
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I see the very practical benefits of being a writer with a certain kind of cat.
When you’ve got one on your lap, you’re kind of stuck. Might as well write.
When you’ve got one on your lap, you’re kind of stuck. Might as well write.
A gym I haven't been to since before March 2020 and I haven't lived in the area of since October 2020 has just sent me an email about Black Friday deals. 💀
(Also, I haven't been a member of any gym since 2020 anyway...)
(Also, I haven't been a member of any gym since 2020 anyway...)
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A gym I haven't been to since before March 2020 and I haven't lived in the area of since October 2020 has just sent me an email about Black Friday deals. 💀
(Also, I haven't been a member of any gym since 2020 anyway...)
(Also, I haven't been a member of any gym since 2020 anyway...)
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Bodied by my eldest , frankly
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Bodied by my eldest , frankly
Well, I'm off to The Houses of Parliament.
(What even is my life? It's weird, if you think about it...)
(What even is my life? It's weird, if you think about it...)
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Well, I'm off to The Houses of Parliament.
(What even is my life? It's weird, if you think about it...)
(What even is my life? It's weird, if you think about it...)
Adverts on freelance work portals: 'We want an experienced B2B tech writer to work for us for 30 hours a week for barely minimum wage.'
Me:
Me:
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Adverts on freelance work portals: 'We want an experienced B2B tech writer to work for us for 30 hours a week for barely minimum wage.'
Me:
Me:
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do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
#Finland will begin to #Russia - proof its rail network, integrate with EU train infrastructure.
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
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Forgive me but I just don't think we should be taking health policy advice from Big Suze
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/68f998a...
It worries me that safe screens etc get meetings in Westminster but we can’t get anyone to discuss edtech data sharing
I don’t disagree with the issues around screens in schools and the lack of books. But Sophie is deliberately ignoring the edtech data issue
It worries me that safe screens etc get meetings in Westminster but we can’t get anyone to discuss edtech data sharing
I don’t disagree with the issues around screens in schools and the lack of books. But Sophie is deliberately ignoring the edtech data issue
Screens in schools doing ‘lifelong’ damage, Sophie Winkleman warns
Actress and campaigner says children’s intellectual capacity is being damaged by classroom tech
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Forgive me but I just don't think we should be taking health policy advice from Big Suze
I hate how much of my feed these days seems to be people sharing AI generated images which conveniently fit their own choice of narrative. 🥲
November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I hate how much of my feed these days seems to be people sharing AI generated images which conveniently fit their own choice of narrative. 🥲
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As it's #DoctorWhoDay here's a Private Eye @privateeyenews.bsky.social cartoon of mine that appeared earlier in the year.
November 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
As it's #DoctorWhoDay here's a Private Eye @privateeyenews.bsky.social cartoon of mine that appeared earlier in the year.
Once again, I'll point that despite having so many D&D adjacent hobbies, I've somehow never played D&D and I think I should change that.
Group leader Robert Noot, 34, who calls himself the ‘Dungeon Master’, said: “The police broke down my door and seized all my miniatures! What am I supposed to do without my hand-painted wizards and burly orcish barbarians? Speak to other people? About what?”
Autism support group revealed to be front for underground D&D ring
A support group for autistic people has revealed itself to be nothing more than a front for a sickening underground Dungeons and Dragons ring, it has been reported. A local chapter of the ‘Little…
thedailytism.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Once again, I'll point that despite having so many D&D adjacent hobbies, I've somehow never played D&D and I think I should change that.
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We forget sometimes, but the origin of the term "fake news" was a nexus of Macedonia-based websites pretending to be US news outlets, pumping out fake stories about Hillary Clinton in 2016 for the ad revenue. Same shit nearly a decade on.
November 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
We forget sometimes, but the origin of the term "fake news" was a nexus of Macedonia-based websites pretending to be US news outlets, pumping out fake stories about Hillary Clinton in 2016 for the ad revenue. Same shit nearly a decade on.
Well, now that's the F1 caught up with, now it's time to catch up with last night's #AEW PPV.
I've successfully avoided spoilers so far, so here we go!
I've successfully avoided spoilers so far, so here we go!
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Well, now that's the F1 caught up with, now it's time to catch up with last night's #AEW PPV.
I've successfully avoided spoilers so far, so here we go!
I've successfully avoided spoilers so far, so here we go!