Doug Winter
@doug.winter.cx
CTO & part-time systems thinker.
Husband of @rowan68.bsky.social.
Husband of @rowan68.bsky.social.
Strategic genius. How to get no credit for keeping your promises, whilst remaining entirely constrained by them.
December 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Strategic genius. How to get no credit for keeping your promises, whilst remaining entirely constrained by them.
I would have done if it were a single image, but it chose to give me text with pictures for some reason. I've screenshotted (screenshat?) it.
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I would have done if it were a single image, but it chose to give me text with pictures for some reason. I've screenshotted (screenshat?) it.
Cheering start to the day from Mr Bush
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Cheering start to the day from Mr Bush
Thunder and Lightning. Enter three Witches.
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Thunder and Lightning. Enter three Witches.
Quite a lot of these people though :)
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Quite a lot of these people though :)
Income tax increases are startlingly unpopular with the public, even if they are v popular on BlueSky (including with me).
November 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Income tax increases are startlingly unpopular with the public, even if they are v popular on BlueSky (including with me).
In my field we have a special cartoon for ours.
Not shown: the hackers who have compromised the repo and backdoored the package.
Not shown: the hackers who have compromised the repo and backdoored the package.
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
In my field we have a special cartoon for ours.
Not shown: the hackers who have compromised the repo and backdoored the package.
Not shown: the hackers who have compromised the repo and backdoored the package.
Clicking this link shows me "Unavailable Due to the UK Online Safety Act" which is very 2025.
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Clicking this link shows me "Unavailable Due to the UK Online Safety Act" which is very 2025.
This is another great example from Amazon, where some straightforward qualitative market research would have told them something useful, but they never bothered to do it.
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
This is another great example from Amazon, where some straightforward qualitative market research would have told them something useful, but they never bothered to do it.
Hugh Bonneville I reckon.
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Hugh Bonneville I reckon.
This appears to be the case. The only news story in the last week mentioning her is this one.
That does seem quite strange?
That does seem quite strange?
October 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This appears to be the case. The only news story in the last week mentioning her is this one.
That does seem quite strange?
That does seem quite strange?
And this is 100% true. "Evil President" is just not a risk you can manage with paperwork.
October 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
And this is 100% true. "Evil President" is just not a risk you can manage with paperwork.
For the cover of their difficult second album.
October 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
For the cover of their difficult second album.
Umberto Eco absolute madlad for this. Incredible library.
October 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Umberto Eco absolute madlad for this. Incredible library.
Working on a review of school meal provision (for reasons) and came across this splendid advice for parents.
An actual human being sat down and wrote that and then thought "ah yes! this is excellent advice for parents!"
An actual human being sat down and wrote that and then thought "ah yes! this is excellent advice for parents!"
September 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Working on a review of school meal provision (for reasons) and came across this splendid advice for parents.
An actual human being sat down and wrote that and then thought "ah yes! this is excellent advice for parents!"
An actual human being sat down and wrote that and then thought "ah yes! this is excellent advice for parents!"
I had imagined it was "magic" noises.
September 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I had imagined it was "magic" noises.