Kate Bevan
@katebevan.com
Cat pics, tech, ranting. Sweary. Londoner.
One of the many bad things about the pandemic was the rise of QR codes and how people were conditioned into trusting them. They're actually really dangerous and a widely used way of taking unsuspecting people to phishing sites. Don't scan them; don't trust them.
QR codes a powerful new phishing weapon in hands of Pyongyang cyberspies www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/p...
North Korea turns QR codes into phishing weapons
: State-backed attackers are using QR codes to slip past enterprise security and help themselves to cloud logins, the FBI says
www.theregister.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:08 PM
One of the many bad things about the pandemic was the rise of QR codes and how people were conditioned into trusting them. They're actually really dangerous and a widely used way of taking unsuspecting people to phishing sites. Don't scan them; don't trust them.
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🚨FLASH : on a retrouvé une manette de l'âge de pierre, indiquant que nos ancêtres jouaient déjà aux jeux vidéos.
January 10, 2026 at 1:22 PM
🚨FLASH : on a retrouvé une manette de l'âge de pierre, indiquant que nos ancêtres jouaient déjà aux jeux vidéos.
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Is this evidence in the room with us now? www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
January 11, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Is this evidence in the room with us now? www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
Most terminally online party leader whose brain is clearly rotted by the online swamp she swims in says what?
Kemi Badenoch says Tories would ban under-16s from ‘addictive’ social media
Kemi Badenoch says Tories would ban under-16s from ‘addictive’ social media
Conservative leader backs Australian-inspired policy to stop platforms ‘profiting from their anxiety’
The Conservatives are backing a ban on social media for under-16s in an attempt to prevent addictive platforms fuelling anxiety and distraction among teenagers.
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said she did not like the word ban but she wanted to see an age limit of 16 in the same way that Australia has introduced restrictions on social media for children. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Most terminally online party leader whose brain is clearly rotted by the online swamp she swims in says what?
Lovely piece by David Baddiel, who I wish would come back here (he was here for a bit then didn't post again), on cats. He's a Daphne fan from our Twitter days: when I met him at the Blur gig at Wembley, he hugged me and said "How's Daphne?" so obvs a good egg. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
David Baddiel: why real men prefer cats to dogs
The writer inherited his dad’s infatuation with felines. With male cat ownership on the rise, he explains why all blokes should find a purrfect partner
www.thetimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Lovely piece by David Baddiel, who I wish would come back here (he was here for a bit then didn't post again), on cats. He's a Daphne fan from our Twitter days: when I met him at the Blur gig at Wembley, he hugged me and said "How's Daphne?" so obvs a good egg. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
Duran Duran paying tribute to Renee Good in Sacramento - what a perfect response to the brutality of ICE. “This song is dedicated to the memory of Renee Good. We believe that people in this world have a right to live their lives in peace and lives of freedom and happiness in their own country."
Laura 🤗 (@superstar_gorg) on Threads
Duran Duran dedicated Ordinary World to Renee Good last night in Sacramento. 🫶🏽
Also a big FU to the MAGA couple behind me.🖕🏼
www.threads.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Duran Duran paying tribute to Renee Good in Sacramento - what a perfect response to the brutality of ICE. “This song is dedicated to the memory of Renee Good. We believe that people in this world have a right to live their lives in peace and lives of freedom and happiness in their own country."
BBC2 is doing a night of 80s music and we're now at Total Eclipse of the Heart, which was and remains a BANGER. But also, how is it 43 years ago???
January 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
BBC2 is doing a night of 80s music and we're now at Total Eclipse of the Heart, which was and remains a BANGER. But also, how is it 43 years ago???
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Top tip for new BlueSky users: you can still use what was once the only recognised proof of identity on here, even though there are now other methods. Post a picture of your cat with the hashtag #ProofOfCat so people who recognise your cat from other social media channels will know it's really you.
As we're doing starter packs, I have just created a new one for cat fans. Do let me know if I've left your cat (and you) off! go.bsky.app/ML99Quk
Cool cats
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
January 10, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Top tip for new BlueSky users: you can still use what was once the only recognised proof of identity on here, even though there are now other methods. Post a picture of your cat with the hashtag #ProofOfCat so people who recognise your cat from other social media channels will know it's really you.
As we're doing starter packs, I have just created a new one for cat fans. Do let me know if I've left your cat (and you) off! go.bsky.app/ML99Quk
Cool cats
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
January 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
As we're doing starter packs, I have just created a new one for cat fans. Do let me know if I've left your cat (and you) off! go.bsky.app/ML99Quk
Well, this is a splendid starter pack 😁
Made one of them there starter packs, of people I find fun, interesting, intelligent, etc. on this site. Mostly UK pols, a smattering of geopol stuff, Georgia and Ukraine. If you're not there, it's not because I hate you; I just didn't see your name before my dinner was ready.
go.bsky.app/5z2cs4R
go.bsky.app/5z2cs4R
January 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Well, this is a splendid starter pack 😁
This is going to piss off Jonathan Haidt, among other doom-mongers with books to flog.
The "largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States", finds "no evidence…that screen time impacted [children's] brain function or well-being", even among "participants who had high rates of digital engagement" #smma www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
OII | No evidence screen time is negative for children’s cognitive development and well-being: Oxford Study
In a study of nearly 12,000 children in the United States, no evidence was found to show that screen time impacted their brain function or well-being.
www.oii.ox.ac.uk
January 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
This is going to piss off Jonathan Haidt, among other doom-mongers with books to flog.
Your immunity is just fine without buying stuff flogged by a "supermarket health guru". God, I hate all this January "wellness"/"detox"/"boost your immunity" bullshit.
Healthier options don’t have to be expensive, says the supermarket health guru Sunna van Kampen. Here are his top buys to boost your immunity
The 27 healthiest food swaps to make in your supermarket
Healthier options don’t have to be expensive, says the supermarket health guru Sunna van Kampen. Here are his top buys to boost your immunity
www.thetimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Your immunity is just fine without buying stuff flogged by a "supermarket health guru". God, I hate all this January "wellness"/"detox"/"boost your immunity" bullshit.
A decade since the universe took David Bowie back. So glad I saw him live twice (once at the rather rackety, bad-tempered press conference to launch the Glass Spider tour); so glad he left us a well of creativity. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_o...
Death of David Bowie - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 10, 2026 at 3:52 PM
A decade since the universe took David Bowie back. So glad I saw him live twice (once at the rather rackety, bad-tempered press conference to launch the Glass Spider tour); so glad he left us a well of creativity. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_o...
I really wish you'd all stop reposting vile shit from X. We all left X because we didn't want to see the torrent of vile shit it generates.
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I really wish you'd all stop reposting vile shit from X. We all left X because we didn't want to see the torrent of vile shit it generates.
Your occasional reminder that it's not the job of women to stay in toxic spaces in order to civilise men. (This piece is written by a woman, btw.) www.independent.co.uk/voices/grok-...
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
As women abandon X because of its use to generate non-consensual sexual imagery, the danger is not just what happens to those who stay, but what happens when abusers are left alone on the platform, sa...
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Your occasional reminder that it's not the job of women to stay in toxic spaces in order to civilise men. (This piece is written by a woman, btw.) www.independent.co.uk/voices/grok-...
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My brilliant cousin Alice has been working on making a necklace for me, and it's just arrived. I bought the cabochon ruby in India years ago - it's pretty but not valuable - and it was made into a pendant that I never wore, so I asked Alice to remake it for me, and this is the result, and I love it!
January 10, 2026 at 11:35 AM
My brilliant cousin Alice has been working on making a necklace for me, and it's just arrived. I bought the cabochon ruby in India years ago - it's pretty but not valuable - and it was made into a pendant that I never wore, so I asked Alice to remake it for me, and this is the result, and I love it!
#TheTraitors obsessives, my friend Simon has a fantastic nerdy dashboard pulling all the data together here 👇
I am so hoping that it’s her and Rachel as Traitors at some point. This is full of spoilers but I am tracking this series on a dashboard so you can review voting record etc - play.grafana.org/d/siqtdwm/th...
Grafana
play.grafana.org
January 10, 2026 at 11:25 AM
#TheTraitors obsessives, my friend Simon has a fantastic nerdy dashboard pulling all the data together here 👇
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me to the greenhouse glass: you better not be pulling that rococo shit
the greenhouse glass:
the greenhouse glass:
January 10, 2026 at 8:52 AM
me to the greenhouse glass: you better not be pulling that rococo shit
the greenhouse glass:
the greenhouse glass:
Polite suggestion: mute the effing hashtag if you don't want spoilers. I always use a hashtag for precisely that reason, and so do most people.
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Polite suggestion: mute the effing hashtag if you don't want spoilers. I always use a hashtag for precisely that reason, and so do most people.
Fiona saying she knew Rachel wasn't lying about Amanda - absolute agent of chaotic evil #TheTraitors
January 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Fiona saying she knew Rachel wasn't lying about Amanda - absolute agent of chaotic evil #TheTraitors
This is not a denial from Bunny 👀 #TheTraitors
Look, you can speculate as wildly as you like. But my answer remains the same:
No comment, until after the series has concluded.
No comment, until after the series has concluded.
January 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
This is not a denial from Bunny 👀 #TheTraitors
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Good result for Fiona's adviser on forward planning and reputation management #TheTraitors
January 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Good result for Fiona's adviser on forward planning and reputation management #TheTraitors
Fiona isn't half as clever as she thinks she is - she blew herself up. She's dumb and malevolent, which is a horrible combination #TheTraitors
January 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Fiona isn't half as clever as she thinks she is - she blew herself up. She's dumb and malevolent, which is a horrible combination #TheTraitors