Kate Bevan
@katebevan.com
Cat pics, tech, ranting. Sweary. Londoner.
Massive cautionary tale here about getting a "full body scan" to reassure you about your health - this bloke later had a horrible stroke that should have been picked up by the vultures flogging him the scan. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
A $2,500 full body scan said he was healthy. Then he had a catastrophic stroke.
Prenuvo promotes full body MRI scans to detect hazardous conditions early. But medical associations say they may cause unnecessary alarm or a false sense of security.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Massive cautionary tale here about getting a "full body scan" to reassure you about your health - this bloke later had a horrible stroke that should have been picked up by the vultures flogging him the scan. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
just finally decommissioned two Amazon devices with screens that I was using as digital photo frames because they kept showing me ads for tat I'm never going to buy, and there's no way to get rid of the ads. #enshittification
January 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
just finally decommissioned two Amazon devices with screens that I was using as digital photo frames because they kept showing me ads for tat I'm never going to buy, and there's no way to get rid of the ads. #enshittification
At risk of getting tedious, once more, can we not use the phrase "child porn"? The accurate phrase is "child sex abuse material", which I know is two words longer, but it's what the NSPCC begs us to use, for many good reasons.
The problem is that the child porn website is owned by the richest man in the world, who no one wants to pick a fight with, and even less so now that he's aligned with the president of the U.S., himself a maniacal sex criminal. Nothing gets fixed without breaking the political power of big money
I am once again reminding you all that the UK government introduced an Online Safety Act that is effectively a porn ban on most adult porn websites, but is dithering over banning a website that is actually creating child porn.
January 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
At risk of getting tedious, once more, can we not use the phrase "child porn"? The accurate phrase is "child sex abuse material", which I know is two words longer, but it's what the NSPCC begs us to use, for many good reasons.
At least she's here, and doubtless she'd get snark and abuse in the responses, so I don't particularly mind replies being turned off when posting an announcement that really you'd think most people might if not welcome then at least acknowledge is progress.
The UK government stays on X where its replies are an absolute sewer and just condones the lawlessness of that platform.
On here, the minister turns off replies.
On here, the minister turns off replies.
Sharing, or threatening to share, a deepfake intimate image without consent is a criminal offence.
This offence, created by the Data Act last year, will be brought into force this week, and I will make it a priority offence in the Online Safety Act too.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
This offence, created by the Data Act last year, will be brought into force this week, and I will make it a priority offence in the Online Safety Act too.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
January 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
At least she's here, and doubtless she'd get snark and abuse in the responses, so I don't particularly mind replies being turned off when posting an announcement that really you'd think most people might if not welcome then at least acknowledge is progress.
I quite often see a Guardian cartoon and think "hm, yeah, I'm probably not the audience for that, and that's ok", but this one I am straight up failing to see anything funny or clever in it, and I don't think that's me not being the audience for it.
January 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I quite often see a Guardian cartoon and think "hm, yeah, I'm probably not the audience for that, and that's ok", but this one I am straight up failing to see anything funny or clever in it, and I don't think that's me not being the audience for it.
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Point of order: if you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have is non-working hands.
Reminds me of Douglas Adams immortal genius: "If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a non-working cat"
In conversation back in 1994, the late Russian environmentalist Alexi Yablokov explained the problem of rebuilding democracy this way:
"If you have a tank of live fish, it is fairly easy to make fish soup.
Once you have fish soup, however, it is very difficult to make a tank of life fish again."
"If you have a tank of live fish, it is fairly easy to make fish soup.
Once you have fish soup, however, it is very difficult to make a tank of life fish again."
January 13, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Point of order: if you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have is non-working hands.
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Regular and unpopular reminder that BLUESKY IS NOT THE WORLD, and that the rest of the planet simply does not care about AI to the same degree or with the same vehemence that people on here do
depressing truth is loads of people simply don’t notice, don’t mind, or actively enjoy inconsistent AI slop so long as it triggers a vague sense of feelgood. entirely positive facebook reaction for this cutesy garbage and there’s fucking Goro from Mortal Kombat going for a pint/s
January 13, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Regular and unpopular reminder that BLUESKY IS NOT THE WORLD, and that the rest of the planet simply does not care about AI to the same degree or with the same vehemence that people on here do
subtweeting quite a few people who follow me: if you're going to crosspost to here and X, for God's sake tweak the posts so that the ones for here use the right handles of people you're mentioning, not the X handles. And while you're at it, stop posting on X anyway. Especially if you're an MP/peer.
January 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
subtweeting quite a few people who follow me: if you're going to crosspost to here and X, for God's sake tweak the posts so that the ones for here use the right handles of people you're mentioning, not the X handles. And while you're at it, stop posting on X anyway. Especially if you're an MP/peer.
Reposted by Kate Bevan
Sooo UKIP’s proposed new logo seems kind of familiar?
What was the design brief: “Are we the baddies?”
What was the design brief: “Are we the baddies?”
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Sooo UKIP’s proposed new logo seems kind of familiar?
What was the design brief: “Are we the baddies?”
What was the design brief: “Are we the baddies?”
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MPs: “We absolutely don’t want any emails in our inboxes from people who live even a metre outside of our constituencies, thank you”
Also MPs “We MUST engage with the views of anonymous randoms from all over the world on the CSAM-image generator site”.
Also MPs “We MUST engage with the views of anonymous randoms from all over the world on the CSAM-image generator site”.
Minister of State Alex Norris tells the BBC he won't personally come off X because it's important for communicating with voters.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
MPs: “We absolutely don’t want any emails in our inboxes from people who live even a metre outside of our constituencies, thank you”
Also MPs “We MUST engage with the views of anonymous randoms from all over the world on the CSAM-image generator site”.
Also MPs “We MUST engage with the views of anonymous randoms from all over the world on the CSAM-image generator site”.
TIL: David Bowie once did a collaboration to design wallpaper for Laura Ashley www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
David Bowie’s wallspace oddity
It was perhaps the most unlikely meeting of minds in design history (David Sanderson writes). David Bowie, who gave the world Ziggy Stardust and famously collaborated with Iggy Pop, Brian Eno and Lou ...
www.thetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:59 AM
TIL: David Bowie once did a collaboration to design wallpaper for Laura Ashley www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
Totally read the first line of this as "fucked off a donkey", and immediately wondered why Dan was picking a fight with a donkey.
In the last 24 hours I’ve been:
Bucked off a donkey
Bitten by a camel
Stepped on by a cow
Flown into by a drone
Bucked off a donkey
Bitten by a camel
Stepped on by a cow
Flown into by a drone
January 13, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Totally read the first line of this as "fucked off a donkey", and immediately wondered why Dan was picking a fight with a donkey.
as someone who spent the thick end of two years both here and in my actual day job saying "the metaverse is garbage, though", may I join the hearty chorus of people going L, and I cannot stress this enough, OL.
Breaking News: Meta plans to make cuts to the division that works on the metaverse and related products, as it leans into A.I.
Meta Plans to Cut 10% to 15% of Employees in Reality Labs Business
The layoffs are set to be announced this week and would affect Meta’s work on the metaverse, as the company spends heavily on building artificial intelligence.
nyti.ms
January 13, 2026 at 10:42 AM
as someone who spent the thick end of two years both here and in my actual day job saying "the metaverse is garbage, though", may I join the hearty chorus of people going L, and I cannot stress this enough, OL.
Just checked and I see my MP @chelfulhamben.bsky.social is still posting on X, where his most recent post - yesterday - got one response, one like and 153 views. Will be emailing him today.
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Just checked and I see my MP @chelfulhamben.bsky.social is still posting on X, where his most recent post - yesterday - got one response, one like and 153 views. Will be emailing him today.
This is a really cool piece about how the Tube has been cabled for mobile signal - nerdy for those who like nerdy, but also accessible for non-nerds.
Excellent article by @ianvisits.co.uk
Now you know why everything on the tube cost x10 the cost of doing it elsewhere. The mobile coverage exists because there was a need for a new radio system for staff and emergency services. Smart burning thinking to add some kit at zero cost to LU
Now you know why everything on the tube cost x10 the cost of doing it elsewhere. The mobile coverage exists because there was a need for a new radio system for staff and emergency services. Smart burning thinking to add some kit at zero cost to LU
How London finally cracked mobile phone coverage on the Underground
Dotted around London, there are a number of private hotels that aren’t the sort of hotel you might expect – they’re needed to make mobile phones work on the London Underground.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:53 AM
This is a really cool piece about how the Tube has been cabled for mobile signal - nerdy for those who like nerdy, but also accessible for non-nerds.
Reposted by Kate Bevan
babybel implies the existence of scarybel, sportybel, gingerbel and poshbel
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM
babybel implies the existence of scarybel, sportybel, gingerbel and poshbel
Paging @betteridgeslaw.bsky.social
And finally, the question we've all been asking....
‘Her time has come’: did Mondrian owe his success to a cross-dressing lesbian artist who lived in a Cornish cove?
Piet Mondrian found fame, fortune and glory with his grid-like paintings lit with basic colours. But did many of his ideas come from Marlow Moss? Our writer celebrates an extraordinary British talent ...
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Paging @betteridgeslaw.bsky.social
And probably zero positive engagement. I don't think you can have the government on one hand threatening sanctions on Musk and then on the other, members of the same government continuing to use the platform.
Minister of State Alex Norris tells the BBC he won't personally come off X because it's important for communicating with voters.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
January 13, 2026 at 8:37 AM
And probably zero positive engagement. I don't think you can have the government on one hand threatening sanctions on Musk and then on the other, members of the same government continuing to use the platform.
this is a really lovely piece, beautifully presented, about the amazing Voyager probes that left Earth nearly 50 years ago and are still sending data back as they get close to leaving the sun's sphere www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...
How Voyagers mapped the solar system — and ventured beyond
As the mission approaches one light day from Earth, we explore a journey like no other, past the planets to interstellar space
www.thetimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:06 PM
this is a really lovely piece, beautifully presented, about the amazing Voyager probes that left Earth nearly 50 years ago and are still sending data back as they get close to leaving the sun's sphere www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...
Spending money on "hyperbaric oxygen chambers" is a sign that you a) have too much money and b) not enough brain cells. (Also, can't wait for Apple to notice that the one in this freebie puff piece is called an Airpod.) www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...
Why hyperbaric oxygen chambers are my new addiction
A blast of fresh air in your lunch break? Yes, please: oxygen chambers supposedly boost your health and complexion — and are coming to a high street near you
www.thetimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Spending money on "hyperbaric oxygen chambers" is a sign that you a) have too much money and b) not enough brain cells. (Also, can't wait for Apple to notice that the one in this freebie puff piece is called an Airpod.) www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...
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It's a real mystery why Apple didn't go with Grok for this.
January 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It's a real mystery why Apple didn't go with Grok for this.
Badenoch is so incompetent on every level (also, once more for those at the back, please don't use the phrase "child pornograpy". Porn is legal adult entertainment; children are not part of that. This is child sex abuse material we're talking about here.)
“Deepfake child pornography is fine as long as only adults get to see it” is a curious place for the modern Conservative Party to find itself, but here we are
January 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Badenoch is so incompetent on every level (also, once more for those at the back, please don't use the phrase "child pornograpy". Porn is legal adult entertainment; children are not part of that. This is child sex abuse material we're talking about here.)
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