Ewan Kirk
@ewan.thekirks.co.uk
I like analogue audio a lot (e.g vacuum tube hand wires guitar amplifier, stupidly expensive hand made guitars and good cables to connect them) but this is properly nuts. Lovely article though.
December 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I like analogue audio a lot (e.g vacuum tube hand wires guitar amplifier, stupidly expensive hand made guitars and good cables to connect them) but this is properly nuts. Lovely article though.
This (from the FT) seems to suggest that tobacco duties already contribute £1 trillion to Treasury. Unless it’s a *total* of £8bn rather than a *extra* £8bn.
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This (from the FT) seems to suggest that tobacco duties already contribute £1 trillion to Treasury. Unless it’s a *total* of £8bn rather than a *extra* £8bn.
Look, I know that there is a lot of stupidity in this exchange but I feel I have to <tap the sign>
Power stations don’t *make* electrons. They just move them around.
Power stations don’t *make* electrons. They just move them around.
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Look, I know that there is a lot of stupidity in this exchange but I feel I have to <tap the sign>
Power stations don’t *make* electrons. They just move them around.
Power stations don’t *make* electrons. They just move them around.
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
Well…that’s pretty clear.
October 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Well…that’s pretty clear.
So Microsoft uses AWS?
October 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
So Microsoft uses AWS?
Who robbed the Louvre, Right answers only.
October 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Who robbed the Louvre, Right answers only.
Still use mine pretty much every day. Easier than bringing up the calculator app for things I can’t do in my head.
October 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Still use mine pretty much every day. Easier than bringing up the calculator app for things I can’t do in my head.
Well, this is exciting.
(Also, iPhone photography is really very good nowadays).
(Also, iPhone photography is really very good nowadays).
September 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Well, this is exciting.
(Also, iPhone photography is really very good nowadays).
(Also, iPhone photography is really very good nowadays).
This from @kevverage.bsky.social in the context of Scottish fiscal sustainability is interesting for a much wider set of reasons. E.g I would not have expected the Netherlands to be where they are.
September 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This from @kevverage.bsky.social in the context of Scottish fiscal sustainability is interesting for a much wider set of reasons. E.g I would not have expected the Netherlands to be where they are.
Weird timeline coincidences.
September 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Weird timeline coincidences.
Aestivating snails in Mallorca.
September 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Aestivating snails in Mallorca.
Ottie walking down the Cam.
August 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Ottie walking down the Cam.
Exceptionally sick burn by @robinwigglesworth.ft.com on consultants.
July 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Exceptionally sick burn by @robinwigglesworth.ft.com on consultants.
What athlete’s expression will stay with you for the rest of your life?
July 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
What athlete’s expression will stay with you for the rest of your life?
Who doesn't like hot fresh crumpets?
(To be honest, the ones you buy from the shop are better).
(To be honest, the ones you buy from the shop are better).
July 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Who doesn't like hot fresh crumpets?
(To be honest, the ones you buy from the shop are better).
(To be honest, the ones you buy from the shop are better).
My dog has been very ill and after operations and scans has to wear this rather fetching dog version of the Maglia Rosa for a few days.
She is not chuffed. But doesn't hate it quite as much as the usual "cone of shame".
She is not chuffed. But doesn't hate it quite as much as the usual "cone of shame".
July 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
My dog has been very ill and after operations and scans has to wear this rather fetching dog version of the Maglia Rosa for a few days.
She is not chuffed. But doesn't hate it quite as much as the usual "cone of shame".
She is not chuffed. But doesn't hate it quite as much as the usual "cone of shame".
This via @garymarcus.bsky.social is *precisely* my experience using Cursor a couple of times
Just write the damn code…
Just write the damn code…
July 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This via @garymarcus.bsky.social is *precisely* my experience using Cursor a couple of times
Just write the damn code…
Just write the damn code…
These Rustlers ads on the tube really freak me out.
June 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
These Rustlers ads on the tube really freak me out.
on.ft.com/4msqVTL ‘Microsoft is the AI ringleader’: tech rivals flock to software giant’s stage
May 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
on.ft.com/4msqVTL ‘Microsoft is the AI ringleader’: tech rivals flock to software giant’s stage
However great cheap Spanish terracotta cooking pots are, it is a little dull when they explode in the oven.
May 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
However great cheap Spanish terracotta cooking pots are, it is a little dull when they explode in the oven.
Thanks to @mizyjudah.bsky.social and @politico.eu for writing up my thoughts on the governments recent immigration announcements and the effects they will have on our world leading university sector and the tech ecosystem more generally.
May 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Thanks to @mizyjudah.bsky.social and @politico.eu for writing up my thoughts on the governments recent immigration announcements and the effects they will have on our world leading university sector and the tech ecosystem more generally.
Tell me you don’t know how AirTags work without telling me.
May 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Tell me you don’t know how AirTags work without telling me.