Rob H&ynes
@robonabike.bsky.social
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stats.
Oxford, UK
Oxford, UK
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My grand unified theory of suburbia is that camera doorbells are like SUVs, they provide an illusion of security while making you more paranoid
“Camera doorbells are social cancer as a technology, breaking down social solidarity and further encouraging people to see strangers with suspicion.”
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My grand unified theory of suburbia is that camera doorbells are like SUVs, they provide an illusion of security while making you more paranoid
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I really love Germany
* Haribo used to sell a gummi candy in Germany called "Asses With Ears."
I promise this image is 100% real and not AI.
I promise this image is 100% real and not AI.
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I really love Germany
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Currently checking AI-generated transcripts against their source material. Please, if you care at all about learners/users who rely on transcripts, spend some of your resource on getting them proofread and edited, because I guarantee they will contain some absolute gibberish. #ProofreadingMatters
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Currently checking AI-generated transcripts against their source material. Please, if you care at all about learners/users who rely on transcripts, spend some of your resource on getting them proofread and edited, because I guarantee they will contain some absolute gibberish. #ProofreadingMatters
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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This is incredible. How does someone even come up with an idea like this, much less make it work so well?
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is incredible. How does someone even come up with an idea like this, much less make it work so well?
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The winner so far...
My aunt who famously can’t cook tried to make a pumpkin pie. She didn’t know what cloves were, so she put garlic cloves in it. Whole.
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The winner so far...
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Who had 'Moving the M25' on their list of things that the 'committed to tackling climate change' Labour administration would do?
Heidi Alexander chooses larger of two options for Heathrow 3rd runway, requiring part of M25 to be moved - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Who had 'Moving the M25' on their list of things that the 'committed to tackling climate change' Labour administration would do?
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Bands formed after reading this poster:
The Ganja Goons
Wastoids.
Hempo
Weed Injectors
Pot Junker
Blunt Blazers
Death Roach
Weed Stoner
Sativa Snorters
Bong Addict!
Toke Killers
The Weeds Whackers
The Spliff Wimps.
The Ganja Goons
Wastoids.
Hempo
Weed Injectors
Pot Junker
Blunt Blazers
Death Roach
Weed Stoner
Sativa Snorters
Bong Addict!
Toke Killers
The Weeds Whackers
The Spliff Wimps.
I just found this old picture of a poster that was on the wall at the school my friend taught at and there’s some incredible stuff in there
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Bands formed after reading this poster:
The Ganja Goons
Wastoids.
Hempo
Weed Injectors
Pot Junker
Blunt Blazers
Death Roach
Weed Stoner
Sativa Snorters
Bong Addict!
Toke Killers
The Weeds Whackers
The Spliff Wimps.
The Ganja Goons
Wastoids.
Hempo
Weed Injectors
Pot Junker
Blunt Blazers
Death Roach
Weed Stoner
Sativa Snorters
Bong Addict!
Toke Killers
The Weeds Whackers
The Spliff Wimps.
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Sterling work.
Man arrested in connection with massive illegal waste dump in Kidlington, Oxfordshire
A man has been arrested in connection with the large-scale illegal tipping of waste in Oxfordshire, police have said.
news.sky.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Sterling work.
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In Oslo, four articulated buses trapped themselves in a roundabout yesterday.
"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
– Vet ikke hva jeg er mest imponert over: At de klarte å komme seg inn i situasjonen, eller at de kom seg ut av den
Mandag kveld bød på komiske scener fra Alexander Kiellands plass.
www.ao.no
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
In Oslo, four articulated buses trapped themselves in a roundabout yesterday.
"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
Just spotted locally. Don't think I've seen one of these before.
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Just spotted locally. Don't think I've seen one of these before.
Home baking tip: This stuff makes an *excellent* addition to a light rye loaf.
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Home baking tip: This stuff makes an *excellent* addition to a light rye loaf.
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Someone really needs to explain the Striesand Effect to the BBC. And also tell them to stop being so pathetic.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Someone really needs to explain the Striesand Effect to the BBC. And also tell them to stop being so pathetic.
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Jesus, this thread
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Jesus, this thread
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Lovely stuff from Saskia. There's a link to her shop in the post under this photo.
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Lovely stuff from Saskia. There's a link to her shop in the post under this photo.
@avantgardening.pl, in case you missed this.
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
@avantgardening.pl, in case you missed this.
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Y’know, believing there’s a kind of racism that isn’t hurtful or insulting is itself quite revealing.
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Y’know, believing there’s a kind of racism that isn’t hurtful or insulting is itself quite revealing.
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jesus honly christ
![R. H. Bing (October 20, 1914 – April 28, 1986)[1] was an American mathematician who worked mainly in the areas of geometric topology and continuum theory.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreid62wy3dekb2kzbisjfdlimlb35j4rlgew5iof7vi32byfszmg26a@jpeg)
![Bing's father was named Rupert Henry, but Bing's mother thought that "Rupert Henry" was too British for Texas. Thus she compromised by abbreviating it to R. H.[5] Consequently, R. H. does not stand for a first or middle name.
When Bing was applying for a visa, he was requested not to use initials. He explained that his name was really "R-only H-only Bing", and ended up receiving a visa made out to "Ronly Honly Bing".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreigmfj53q4uy33spga2bxdkllqm3ag5sffovg5g7ddmu3vqzkb6k24@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
jesus honly christ
Watching some lumpen-scripted stodge set in 1880s East coast US, and I've lost track of the bearded white men in bowler hats.
Entirely unable to tell them apart by appearance, accent, or any other means.
Entirely unable to tell them apart by appearance, accent, or any other means.
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Watching some lumpen-scripted stodge set in 1880s East coast US, and I've lost track of the bearded white men in bowler hats.
Entirely unable to tell them apart by appearance, accent, or any other means.
Entirely unable to tell them apart by appearance, accent, or any other means.
Lichen subscribe.
Apparently it’s Melanelixia glabratula Monday. Niche but nice…
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Lichen subscribe.
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ballads lads lads
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ballads lads lads
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business idea: poetry for men
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
business idea: poetry for men
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