Ian Thomas
@liesdamnedlies.com
Data guy, tenor, Brit, cat owner, pun lover, ageing gamer.
www.liesdamnedlies.com
www.liesdamnedlies.com
I am always telling people that if you never say no, you are depriving them of signal that they can use to understand your capacity and prioritise their asks - and should not be surprised if they develop unreasonable expectations.
June 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I am always telling people that if you never say no, you are depriving them of signal that they can use to understand your capacity and prioritise their asks - and should not be surprised if they develop unreasonable expectations.
I would thank you not to depict Gen X as wearing headscarves and sensible shoes - let us retain our fantasies of youth for a little while...
February 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I would thank you not to depict Gen X as wearing headscarves and sensible shoes - let us retain our fantasies of youth for a little while...
It's not the most ground-breaking game experience (it's very much on rails) BT I found it very atmospheric and the environment was extremely well done.
January 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It's not the most ground-breaking game experience (it's very much on rails) BT I found it very atmospheric and the environment was extremely well done.
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Getting a sense of "ah fuck it" from the Kiribatan Town Naming Committee
January 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Getting a sense of "ah fuck it" from the Kiribatan Town Naming Committee
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For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
January 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
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Incredible to think that Henry VIII never ate a potato. Never has a guy looked so much like someone who eats chips and yet couldn't have
December 15, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Incredible to think that Henry VIII never ate a potato. Never has a guy looked so much like someone who eats chips and yet couldn't have
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Just trying to read a news story on a website run by a company that definitely has a sustainable business model that won't soon drive away every single reader and advertiser.
December 12, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Just trying to read a news story on a website run by a company that definitely has a sustainable business model that won't soon drive away every single reader and advertiser.
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The CEO of Thames Water was called to a special Gloucestershire County Council meeting to answer questions on sewage spills in Gloucestershire’s rivers, huge dividends, and sky high water bills.
The CEO didn't show up. He sent representatives instead and offered no apology. What arrogance…
The CEO didn't show up. He sent representatives instead and offered no apology. What arrogance…
The stench of privatisation in our water companies
Sewage spills in Gloucestershire’s rivers, and huge dividends paid while Thames Water are in debt, make reform of the water industry urgent Sewage spills in Gloucestershire’s rivers, and huge dividend...
westenglandbylines.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 10:09 AM
The CEO of Thames Water was called to a special Gloucestershire County Council meeting to answer questions on sewage spills in Gloucestershire’s rivers, huge dividends, and sky high water bills.
The CEO didn't show up. He sent representatives instead and offered no apology. What arrogance…
The CEO didn't show up. He sent representatives instead and offered no apology. What arrogance…
Well I'd absorbed enough from lessons on it to bluff my way through the question...🙂
December 8, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Well I'd absorbed enough from lessons on it to bluff my way through the question...🙂
We were doing Far from the Madding Crowd, which I also could not be bothered to read, but went to a showing of the film. One of the questions turned out to be "contrast the film of a book you have read with the book". Got an A 😎
December 8, 2024 at 4:32 PM
We were doing Far from the Madding Crowd, which I also could not be bothered to read, but went to a showing of the film. One of the questions turned out to be "contrast the film of a book you have read with the book". Got an A 😎
As you sit down to your Thanksgiving dinner today, remember: the turkeys voted for this, by a decisive margin. They knew what they were getting themselves into.
November 28, 2024 at 5:13 PM
As you sit down to your Thanksgiving dinner today, remember: the turkeys voted for this, by a decisive margin. They knew what they were getting themselves into.
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Showed this to my wife as I put on my ripped denim jeans at weekend. If the orcas can bring back salmon hat, fade wash ripped denim is overdue.
November 28, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Showed this to my wife as I put on my ripped denim jeans at weekend. If the orcas can bring back salmon hat, fade wash ripped denim is overdue.
It's only a matter of time before you get a cease & desist letter from Channel 4 😢
November 27, 2024 at 1:44 PM
It's only a matter of time before you get a cease & desist letter from Channel 4 😢
@kellyscaletta.bsky.social just went up in my estimation
Not for nothing but it should be 15 or fewer items, not 15 items or less, since it's obviously a countable number.
My peeve is people getting fewer vs. less wrong.
My peeve is people getting fewer vs. less wrong.
Folks with more than the stated number of items in the express checkout.
November 25, 2024 at 10:23 PM
@kellyscaletta.bsky.social just went up in my estimation
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🧵 Whatever your views on assisted dying, I always assumed we’d all agree that the topic is ethically fraught & complex.
Not so Matthew Parris.
For him, it’s simple.
Earlier this year, he argued that old & frail people *should* be killed - to save society the cost of looking after them. 1/n
Not so Matthew Parris.
For him, it’s simple.
Earlier this year, he argued that old & frail people *should* be killed - to save society the cost of looking after them. 1/n
November 25, 2024 at 6:17 PM
🧵 Whatever your views on assisted dying, I always assumed we’d all agree that the topic is ethically fraught & complex.
Not so Matthew Parris.
For him, it’s simple.
Earlier this year, he argued that old & frail people *should* be killed - to save society the cost of looking after them. 1/n
Not so Matthew Parris.
For him, it’s simple.
Earlier this year, he argued that old & frail people *should* be killed - to save society the cost of looking after them. 1/n
This is the kind of absolute nonsense that I am 100% here for. Bravo, @themerl.bsky.social.
üpdate: the solar system just got a new ninth planet
November 25, 2024 at 12:47 PM
This is the kind of absolute nonsense that I am 100% here for. Bravo, @themerl.bsky.social.
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Hi guys. Please spread this in info if you're willing.
These accounts @standwithdemocracy.bsky.social &
@uniteforamericausa.bsky.social
Are ✨farming you✨ by creating follow for follow accounts that appear to be progressive. These are bots, farming you to build large, credible accounts.
These accounts @standwithdemocracy.bsky.social &
@uniteforamericausa.bsky.social
Are ✨farming you✨ by creating follow for follow accounts that appear to be progressive. These are bots, farming you to build large, credible accounts.
November 23, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Hi guys. Please spread this in info if you're willing.
These accounts @standwithdemocracy.bsky.social &
@uniteforamericausa.bsky.social
Are ✨farming you✨ by creating follow for follow accounts that appear to be progressive. These are bots, farming you to build large, credible accounts.
These accounts @standwithdemocracy.bsky.social &
@uniteforamericausa.bsky.social
Are ✨farming you✨ by creating follow for follow accounts that appear to be progressive. These are bots, farming you to build large, credible accounts.
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Someone blocked me on Bluesky. I will write a column about how it illuminates the inadequacy of Bluesky. Then when people make fun of me for that, I will write about that. And so forth, as many times as it works. I am a journamalist.
November 23, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Someone blocked me on Bluesky. I will write a column about how it illuminates the inadequacy of Bluesky. Then when people make fun of me for that, I will write about that. And so forth, as many times as it works. I am a journamalist.
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It was the Busta Rhymes
It was the Wusta Rhymes
It was the Wusta Rhymes
November 20, 2024 at 4:27 PM
It was the Busta Rhymes
It was the Wusta Rhymes
It was the Wusta Rhymes
I had thought that by being back in the UK I would be spared the worst repercussions of a second Trump term. Turns out I was wrong.
November 22, 2024 at 11:40 AM
I had thought that by being back in the UK I would be spared the worst repercussions of a second Trump term. Turns out I was wrong.
This comes out to my exact age, spookily
Your real age is 70 minus the number of musicians you recognize playing at Coachella 2025
November 22, 2024 at 11:39 AM
This comes out to my exact age, spookily
This is so stupid it makes my brain hurt
November 22, 2024 at 12:42 AM
This is so stupid it makes my brain hurt
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It’s tragic that Jeffrey Epstein died without knowing he could have been Attorney General
November 21, 2024 at 2:06 AM
It’s tragic that Jeffrey Epstein died without knowing he could have been Attorney General
