Simon Bisson
@sbisson.com
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Simon Bisson
@sbisson.com
· Jun 19
Come for the developer journalism, stay for the long running SFF review series, photographs of inner London birding, and well, the randomness of a crapaud in the big city.
All this from an ex-engineer who found one of his cancelled projects in For All Mankind.
And if you want to chat try Signal.
All this from an ex-engineer who found one of his cancelled projects in For All Mankind.
And if you want to chat try Signal.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #natural; a bird in its natural habitat.
A stonechat in the heathland of La Mielle de Morville on Jersey. Such a gorgeous little bird in one of my favourite places.
#birds #birding #jersey #wildlifephotography #stonechat
A stonechat in the heathland of La Mielle de Morville on Jersey. Such a gorgeous little bird in one of my favourite places.
#birds #birding #jersey #wildlifephotography #stonechat
January 11, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #natural; a bird in its natural habitat.
A stonechat in the heathland of La Mielle de Morville on Jersey. Such a gorgeous little bird in one of my favourite places.
#birds #birding #jersey #wildlifephotography #stonechat
A stonechat in the heathland of La Mielle de Morville on Jersey. Such a gorgeous little bird in one of my favourite places.
#birds #birding #jersey #wildlifephotography #stonechat
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MoodyFaces.
There is nothing that says "mood" quite like the tufted duck, which is clearly a ball of feathered incandescent rage. It will shiv you with its beak, so help me...
#birds #birding #wandle #wildlifephotography #ducks
There is nothing that says "mood" quite like the tufted duck, which is clearly a ball of feathered incandescent rage. It will shiv you with its beak, so help me...
#birds #birding #wandle #wildlifephotography #ducks
January 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MoodyFaces.
There is nothing that says "mood" quite like the tufted duck, which is clearly a ball of feathered incandescent rage. It will shiv you with its beak, so help me...
#birds #birding #wandle #wildlifephotography #ducks
There is nothing that says "mood" quite like the tufted duck, which is clearly a ball of feathered incandescent rage. It will shiv you with its beak, so help me...
#birds #birding #wandle #wildlifephotography #ducks
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Please help my friend Helena at this difficult time. www.gofundme.com/f/help-helen...
Donate to Help Helena, organized by Emma Leadley
Many people know Helena, and all who do are aware of her generosity, her caring nature, and her wicked sense … Emma Leadley needs your support for Help Helena
www.gofundme.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Please help my friend Helena at this difficult time. www.gofundme.com/f/help-helen...
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is a focus on #Feathers&Form.
I think this image of a black-headed gull flying low over the ice of a frozen Wimbledon Park lake fits the bill, with its wings wide and tail feathers spread.
#birds #birding #wildlifephotography #gulls #wimbledonpark
I think this image of a black-headed gull flying low over the ice of a frozen Wimbledon Park lake fits the bill, with its wings wide and tail feathers spread.
#birds #birding #wildlifephotography #gulls #wimbledonpark
January 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is a focus on #Feathers&Form.
I think this image of a black-headed gull flying low over the ice of a frozen Wimbledon Park lake fits the bill, with its wings wide and tail feathers spread.
#birds #birding #wildlifephotography #gulls #wimbledonpark
I think this image of a black-headed gull flying low over the ice of a frozen Wimbledon Park lake fits the bill, with its wings wide and tail feathers spread.
#birds #birding #wildlifephotography #gulls #wimbledonpark
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There are a ton of great-looking books coming in 2026, and I've rounded up the ones that I'm looking forward to the most, including space operas, interstellar art heists, unicorns, dinosaurs, and plenty more.
Here's the full list: www.andrewliptak.com/sci-fi-fanta...
Here's the full list: www.andrewliptak.com/sci-fi-fanta...
January 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
There are a ton of great-looking books coming in 2026, and I've rounded up the ones that I'm looking forward to the most, including space operas, interstellar art heists, unicorns, dinosaurs, and plenty more.
Here's the full list: www.andrewliptak.com/sci-fi-fanta...
Here's the full list: www.andrewliptak.com/sci-fi-fanta...
Trying out the Raspberry Pi network installer on a 500+, seeing as it came with Bookworm and not Trixie.
Once I plugged in ethernet, it worked well. Boot to the network installer, and off we go! A complete OS downloaded and installed in under 5 minutes. Having fibre to the house helps, but still...
Once I plugged in ethernet, it worked well. Boot to the network installer, and off we go! A complete OS downloaded and installed in under 5 minutes. Having fibre to the house helps, but still...
January 9, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Trying out the Raspberry Pi network installer on a 500+, seeing as it came with Bookworm and not Trixie.
Once I plugged in ethernet, it worked well. Boot to the network installer, and off we go! A complete OS downloaded and installed in under 5 minutes. Having fibre to the house helps, but still...
Once I plugged in ethernet, it worked well. Boot to the network installer, and off we go! A complete OS downloaded and installed in under 5 minutes. Having fibre to the house helps, but still...
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If you have a penchant for exploring on foot, the www.citystrides.com website is a fun way to keep track of streets that one has walked or run down 🤩
January 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
If you have a penchant for exploring on foot, the www.citystrides.com website is a fun way to keep track of streets that one has walked or run down 🤩
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #shortbeaks.
And so a long-tailed tit in one of the trees at the posh end of the street. It wasn't moving for once!
#birds #birding #wildlifephotography #longtailedtit #london
And so a long-tailed tit in one of the trees at the posh end of the street. It wasn't moving for once!
#birds #birding #wildlifephotography #longtailedtit #london
January 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #shortbeaks.
And so a long-tailed tit in one of the trees at the posh end of the street. It wasn't moving for once!
#birds #birding #wildlifephotography #longtailedtit #london
And so a long-tailed tit in one of the trees at the posh end of the street. It wasn't moving for once!
#birds #birding #wildlifephotography #longtailedtit #london
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January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Today's lesson: how to connect a trip to a digital Interrail Pass.
And *then* share it with your co-traveller.
And *then* share it with your co-traveller.
January 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Today's lesson: how to connect a trip to a digital Interrail Pass.
And *then* share it with your co-traveller.
And *then* share it with your co-traveller.
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Ask your employer, your politician, your professional organisation, your religious leader: ask anyone who claims authority, moral or otherwise
Ask your employer tomorrow why they operate an official account on the Twitter/X web service that built a child sexual assault materials generation machine & why they tacitly approve of pedophilia. Have your fellow employees ask the same question.
January 7, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Ask your employer, your politician, your professional organisation, your religious leader: ask anyone who claims authority, moral or otherwise
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FoodFinds. And that takes me back to a summer day on the Wandle delta and a grey heron losing its food.
#birds #birding #wandle #wandsworth #herons #wildlifephotography
#birds #birding #wandle #wandsworth #herons #wildlifephotography
January 7, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FoodFinds. And that takes me back to a summer day on the Wandle delta and a grey heron losing its food.
#birds #birding #wandle #wandsworth #herons #wildlifephotography
#birds #birding #wandle #wandsworth #herons #wildlifephotography
Found myself looking up the old JP Morgan Chase building near Bournemouth that I visited regularly in my late 90s consulting days. I was surprised to see it was not only still there, but was now employing over 5000 people...
One of the more interesting pieces of commercial architecture I visited.
One of the more interesting pieces of commercial architecture I visited.
January 6, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Found myself looking up the old JP Morgan Chase building near Bournemouth that I visited regularly in my late 90s consulting days. I was surprised to see it was not only still there, but was now employing over 5000 people...
One of the more interesting pieces of commercial architecture I visited.
One of the more interesting pieces of commercial architecture I visited.
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ICYMI: WINS IS GETTING REMOVED FROM FUTURE WINDOWS SERVER RELEASES.
This should be a Non-Event because you should have migrated to DNS over a decade ago. Right?
support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/...
This should be a Non-Event because you should have migrated to DNS over a decade ago. Right?
support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/...
WINS removal: Moving forward with modern name resolution - Microsoft Support
support.microsoft.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
ICYMI: WINS IS GETTING REMOVED FROM FUTURE WINDOWS SERVER RELEASES.
This should be a Non-Event because you should have migrated to DNS over a decade ago. Right?
support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/...
This should be a Non-Event because you should have migrated to DNS over a decade ago. Right?
support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/...
You do have to love the headline subs at the FT...
January 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
You do have to love the headline subs at the FT...
Reorganised the house robots; bought a small Switchbot K10 Pro for the office and to experiment with its Home Assistant integration. Pretty good vaue for money, and a better cleaner than the Roomba it is replacing. For one thing it gets into places the Roomba can't and has LIDAR navigation.
January 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Reorganised the house robots; bought a small Switchbot K10 Pro for the office and to experiment with its Home Assistant integration. Pretty good vaue for money, and a better cleaner than the Roomba it is replacing. For one thing it gets into places the Roomba can't and has LIDAR navigation.
Picked up a Tamron 18-300mm Z mount lens for our Interrailing trip; I figured a single travel lens would be the best option.
18mm to 300mm without moving from my desk...
18mm to 300mm without moving from my desk...
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Picked up a Tamron 18-300mm Z mount lens for our Interrailing trip; I figured a single travel lens would be the best option.
18mm to 300mm without moving from my desk...
18mm to 300mm without moving from my desk...
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Blackandwhite. So it's back into the archives and a tui peeping out of the bush in Abel Tasman National Park.
#birds #birding #newzealand #abeltasman #wildlifephotography #tui
#birds #birding #newzealand #abeltasman #wildlifephotography #tui
January 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Blackandwhite. So it's back into the archives and a tui peeping out of the bush in Abel Tasman National Park.
#birds #birding #newzealand #abeltasman #wildlifephotography #tui
#birds #birding #newzealand #abeltasman #wildlifephotography #tui
The Sentinel.
Classic BBC Micro strategy game with an air of cosmic horror. 1986 at its finest.
Classic BBC Micro strategy game with an air of cosmic horror. 1986 at its finest.
January 5, 2026 at 10:20 PM
The Sentinel.
Classic BBC Micro strategy game with an air of cosmic horror. 1986 at its finest.
Classic BBC Micro strategy game with an air of cosmic horror. 1986 at its finest.
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Bryan and @eyedotter.bsky.social announce their next graphic novel, Lo! An Amazon!
In the Age of Revolutions demanding greater liberties for mankind, Mary Wollstonecraft spoke out for the other “’one-half of the human race”: that of womankind.
1/4
In the Age of Revolutions demanding greater liberties for mankind, Mary Wollstonecraft spoke out for the other “’one-half of the human race”: that of womankind.
1/4
January 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Bryan and @eyedotter.bsky.social announce their next graphic novel, Lo! An Amazon!
In the Age of Revolutions demanding greater liberties for mankind, Mary Wollstonecraft spoke out for the other “’one-half of the human race”: that of womankind.
1/4
In the Age of Revolutions demanding greater liberties for mankind, Mary Wollstonecraft spoke out for the other “’one-half of the human race”: that of womankind.
1/4
I've seen too many people who should know bettter reposting this; this is not "Office" being renamed.
This is, instead, a renaming of the sepaarate Office app, which is long been a place to find recent files and where Microsoft has been adding Microsoft 365 Copilot features for quite some time...
This is, instead, a renaming of the sepaarate Office app, which is long been a place to find recent files and where Microsoft has been adding Microsoft 365 Copilot features for quite some time...
Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
January 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I've seen too many people who should know bettter reposting this; this is not "Office" being renamed.
This is, instead, a renaming of the sepaarate Office app, which is long been a place to find recent files and where Microsoft has been adding Microsoft 365 Copilot features for quite some time...
This is, instead, a renaming of the sepaarate Office app, which is long been a place to find recent files and where Microsoft has been adding Microsoft 365 Copilot features for quite some time...
The Lego Edge.
LEGO is launching the most ambitious brick it’s ever made: a tiny computer that fits entirely inside a classic 2x4 LEGO brick. It will make entire LEGO sets come to life — with humming lightsabers, roaring engines, light-up blasters, and more www.theverge.com/tech/854556/...
Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years
Starting with Lego Star Wars.
www.theverge.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The Lego Edge.
A black-headed gull reflected on the ice. Unusually for January it is still in its breeding plumage.
#birds #birding #wimbledonpark #gulls
#birds #birding #wimbledonpark #gulls
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A black-headed gull reflected on the ice. Unusually for January it is still in its breeding plumage.
#birds #birding #wimbledonpark #gulls
#birds #birding #wimbledonpark #gulls
More gulls at a frozen Wimbledon Park lake, fighting over scraps of bread.
#wimbledonpark #birds #birding #gulls #wildlifephotography
#wimbledonpark #birds #birding #gulls #wildlifephotography
January 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
More gulls at a frozen Wimbledon Park lake, fighting over scraps of bread.
#wimbledonpark #birds #birding #gulls #wildlifephotography
#wimbledonpark #birds #birding #gulls #wildlifephotography