Rhymer Rigby
@rhymerrigby.bsky.social
Journalist (FT, Times, Guardian), author and copywriter.
Live in SE London, with wife, daughters, cats. Like hipster film photography, cooking, good vibes
Live in SE London, with wife, daughters, cats. Like hipster film photography, cooking, good vibes
Me to youngest daughter: "What do you want for dinner."
YD: "Laksa."
YD: "Laksa."
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Me to youngest daughter: "What do you want for dinner."
YD: "Laksa."
YD: "Laksa."
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The costs of a hail damage have ballooned over the past two decades, prompting researchers to resort to extreme measures to understand how these storms destroy buildings. www.wired.com/story/it-was...
‘It Was Nuts’: The Extreme Tests that Show Why Hail Is a Multibillion-Dollar Problem
The costs of a hail damage have ballooned over the past two decades, prompting researchers to resort to extreme measures to understand how these storms destroy buildings.
www.wired.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The costs of a hail damage have ballooned over the past two decades, prompting researchers to resort to extreme measures to understand how these storms destroy buildings. www.wired.com/story/it-was...
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London (population 9 million) has had fewer murders year-to-date[1] than Birmingham, Alabama (population 200k)[2]
[1]: www.london.gov.uk/london-recor...
[2]: www.bhamwiki.com/w/2025_Birmi...
[1]: www.london.gov.uk/london-recor...
[2]: www.bhamwiki.com/w/2025_Birmi...
December 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
London (population 9 million) has had fewer murders year-to-date[1] than Birmingham, Alabama (population 200k)[2]
[1]: www.london.gov.uk/london-recor...
[2]: www.bhamwiki.com/w/2025_Birmi...
[1]: www.london.gov.uk/london-recor...
[2]: www.bhamwiki.com/w/2025_Birmi...
How to make meetings work better. Me for FM Magazine: www.fm-magazine.com/issues/2025/...
How to make meetings work — starting with a clear purpose
From agendas to AI tools, here’s how to run meetings that respect time, boost engagement, and work across virtual and hybrid formats.
www.fm-magazine.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
How to make meetings work better. Me for FM Magazine: www.fm-magazine.com/issues/2025/...
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Plural of anecdote is not data, but the eldest has asked for a cd player and a big stack of CD-Rs this Christmas…
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Plural of anecdote is not data, but the eldest has asked for a cd player and a big stack of CD-Rs this Christmas…
Watching Pluribus. Still going nowhere but in a watchable, agreeable way. More as it happens (or doesn't happen)
December 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Watching Pluribus. Still going nowhere but in a watchable, agreeable way. More as it happens (or doesn't happen)
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The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The people we bought our house off had trade access to high-end Italian bathroom stuff. Every time I go to change a leaky shower cartridge, this shit
December 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The people we bought our house off had trade access to high-end Italian bathroom stuff. Every time I go to change a leaky shower cartridge, this shit
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Newham have got a lot of cycle lane work done recently.
Much using S106 and CIL revenue and working with TfL.
Big contrast to Greenwich Council. Stark difference either side of Silvertown tunnel. Greenwich do little unless TfL pays.
Much using S106 and CIL revenue and working with TfL.
Big contrast to Greenwich Council. Stark difference either side of Silvertown tunnel. Greenwich do little unless TfL pays.
New cycle track (presumably two-way) going in on Pool St.
@newhamcyclists.uk @raynoldchow.bsky.social @edmondchuihw.bsky.social @fietsersteve.bsky.social
@newhamcyclists.uk @raynoldchow.bsky.social @edmondchuihw.bsky.social @fietsersteve.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Newham have got a lot of cycle lane work done recently.
Much using S106 and CIL revenue and working with TfL.
Big contrast to Greenwich Council. Stark difference either side of Silvertown tunnel. Greenwich do little unless TfL pays.
Much using S106 and CIL revenue and working with TfL.
Big contrast to Greenwich Council. Stark difference either side of Silvertown tunnel. Greenwich do little unless TfL pays.
Cat is as large as child
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Cat is as large as child
Hipster essentials
December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hipster essentials
Rather ambiguously worded headline...
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Rather ambiguously worded headline...
Have just put something an auction. Like the kind that has an auctioneer with a hammer, not eBay. Feeling weirdly grown-up in a 1980s kind of way.
December 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Have just put something an auction. Like the kind that has an auctioneer with a hammer, not eBay. Feeling weirdly grown-up in a 1980s kind of way.
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HERE WE GO!
Rudolph reindeer Christmas drone show at Ardingly labelled 'disaster' and 'shambles'
www.itv.com/news/meridia...
Rudolph reindeer Christmas drone show at Ardingly labelled 'disaster' and 'shambles'
www.itv.com/news/meridia...
www.itv.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
HERE WE GO!
Rudolph reindeer Christmas drone show at Ardingly labelled 'disaster' and 'shambles'
www.itv.com/news/meridia...
Rudolph reindeer Christmas drone show at Ardingly labelled 'disaster' and 'shambles'
www.itv.com/news/meridia...
Don't want to be one of those nostalgia accounts, but 1960s consumer electronics branding was much better
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Don't want to be one of those nostalgia accounts, but 1960s consumer electronics branding was much better
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Oh look it‘s spreading.
(Reality, that is.)
(Reality, that is.)
The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it.
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
We Brexiteers must acknowledge the costs of leaving Europe
Breaking free from the EU has undoubtedly deepened the UK’s malaise, and it’s no use denying it
www.thetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Oh look it‘s spreading.
(Reality, that is.)
(Reality, that is.)
Wife: "I'm going through this year's photos... The digital ones are quite a lot better than the film ones you took with cameras from the 1960s."
Me: "You're dead to me."
Me: "You're dead to me."
November 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Wife: "I'm going through this year's photos... The digital ones are quite a lot better than the film ones you took with cameras from the 1960s."
Me: "You're dead to me."
Me: "You're dead to me."
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Time to decorate the tree!
November 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Time to decorate the tree!
Really want a job where people refer to me as "the asset"
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Really want a job where people refer to me as "the asset"
10% on Rotten Tomatoes ✅
Filmed entirely via Zoom ✅
The only feature film to be released via Vuele, a non-fungible token platform ✅
Gotta admit, I'm tempted
Filmed entirely via Zoom ✅
The only feature film to be released via Vuele, a non-fungible token platform ✅
Gotta admit, I'm tempted
November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
10% on Rotten Tomatoes ✅
Filmed entirely via Zoom ✅
The only feature film to be released via Vuele, a non-fungible token platform ✅
Gotta admit, I'm tempted
Filmed entirely via Zoom ✅
The only feature film to be released via Vuele, a non-fungible token platform ✅
Gotta admit, I'm tempted
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If you're wondering how relations are between the govt and the OBR after this morning's budget leak, a govt source has just sent this out about the EV tax.
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If you're wondering how relations are between the govt and the OBR after this morning's budget leak, a govt source has just sent this out about the EV tax.