Colin Hoad
@colinhoad.com
Senior Data Engineer at cfc.com
"Vintage computing enthusiast" -- The Register
I run a YouTube channel and blog dedicated to the Beeb and all things Acorn, Psion and more:
https://www.colinhoad.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/zjvSBjG7rw
Art: VectorinID
"Vintage computing enthusiast" -- The Register
I run a YouTube channel and blog dedicated to the Beeb and all things Acorn, Psion and more:
https://www.colinhoad.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/zjvSBjG7rw
Art: VectorinID
And formed Goldman Sachs, aka the vampire squid
January 12, 2026 at 10:55 PM
And formed Goldman Sachs, aka the vampire squid
He really is pond scum, isn't he.
January 12, 2026 at 10:39 PM
He really is pond scum, isn't he.
Usenet has its own chapter! 😄
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Usenet has its own chapter! 😄
Absolutely, yes. And I can see AI only making that generational advantage even more acute.
January 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Absolutely, yes. And I can see AI only making that generational advantage even more acute.
I've heard debuggers described as "oh that thing I accidentally clicked on once and it made my code run weirdly and then just stopped" 🫥
January 12, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I've heard debuggers described as "oh that thing I accidentally clicked on once and it made my code run weirdly and then just stopped" 🫥
Not *all* juniors, I hasten to add. But rather a lot of them. They seem to enjoy the "build thing" part of software development but get incredibly flummoxed when thing does not do the thing.
January 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Not *all* juniors, I hasten to add. But rather a lot of them. They seem to enjoy the "build thing" part of software development but get incredibly flummoxed when thing does not do the thing.
Yes, what Dean said. I have had better traction the more I've posted here (and the more people I've replied to / followed etc.)
January 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Yes, what Dean said. I have had better traction the more I've posted here (and the more people I've replied to / followed etc.)
Also there's something rather pass-agg about it, as if they're saying "oh, so you thought the finale was *too long* did you, WELL, here's what you *could* have had"
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Also there's something rather pass-agg about it, as if they're saying "oh, so you thought the finale was *too long* did you, WELL, here's what you *could* have had"
I've got my Dad's original but I try not to use it too much as I fear breaking it! I've got a more modern one (mah jong themed) which I practice on... but I am rubbish at them 😆
January 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I've got my Dad's original but I try not to use it too much as I fear breaking it! I've got a more modern one (mah jong themed) which I practice on... but I am rubbish at them 😆
Yeah, there's far too much guessing what would make good telly and not enough *actually looking at and listening to what people do and say*
January 10, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Yeah, there's far too much guessing what would make good telly and not enough *actually looking at and listening to what people do and say*
These are apparently two different contestants 🤷🏻♂️
January 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM
These are apparently two different contestants 🤷🏻♂️
Can we all, please, take a moment to appreciate how Mr Motivator has not aged a day since the 90s
January 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Can we all, please, take a moment to appreciate how Mr Motivator has not aged a day since the 90s
Yeah, the mission where they were burning shields, when one of them yelled out "MATTHEW!" I was like "there's a Matthew?"
January 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Yeah, the mission where they were burning shields, when one of them yelled out "MATTHEW!" I was like "there's a Matthew?"
I mean, this is very fair. Part of what I had been enjoying about the 'secret traitor' concept was seeing whether I, as an audience member, could spot a traitor (I could not). Would have liked them to keep it a secret a while longer, suspect they might have done if Hugo hadn't got banished so early.
January 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I mean, this is very fair. Part of what I had been enjoying about the 'secret traitor' concept was seeing whether I, as an audience member, could spot a traitor (I could not). Would have liked them to keep it a secret a while longer, suspect they might have done if Hugo hadn't got banished so early.
Oh! Totally forgot her sister (Maya?) was there, yes, fair point.
January 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Oh! Totally forgot her sister (Maya?) was there, yes, fair point.
Was this a non-UK edition of Traitors? (Struggling to remember!)
January 9, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Was this a non-UK edition of Traitors? (Struggling to remember!)
I do see what you're saying, but at the same time given no series, to date, has ever made one a traitor and the other not (well, once, but only when the son was recruited *after* his secret Mum had been offed) you wonder *why* they keep thinking it...
January 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I do see what you're saying, but at the same time given no series, to date, has ever made one a traitor and the other not (well, once, but only when the son was recruited *after* his secret Mum had been offed) you wonder *why* they keep thinking it...
Same for the much-vaunted-always-disproved faithful theory of "your job means you're clever, so you'd be a great traitor", why is it always trotted it out? This must be the first series where that was *partly* true (Hugo) although in his case, his undoing was being very *not* clever!
January 9, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Same for the much-vaunted-always-disproved faithful theory of "your job means you're clever, so you'd be a great traitor", why is it always trotted it out? This must be the first series where that was *partly* true (Hugo) although in his case, his undoing was being very *not* clever!
I agree that it's always treated as suspicious - in every series, bar the Celebs, who all seemed to know each other. But why is it suspicious? Has "we're secretly mother and son" or "we're secretly bf/gf and I'm a magician" ever actually meant anything? And why is it kept a secret anyway?
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I agree that it's always treated as suspicious - in every series, bar the Celebs, who all seemed to know each other. But why is it suspicious? Has "we're secretly mother and son" or "we're secretly bf/gf and I'm a magician" ever actually meant anything? And why is it kept a secret anyway?