Chris Crowther (hikari)
@hikariuk.bsky.social
Software architect, geek, and roleplayer from Maldon in Essex.
I am hesitant to ask the OED if it is.
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I am hesitant to ask the OED if it is.
Always “Keep Clear of Me”.
January 30, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Always “Keep Clear of Me”.
No idea what they’ve been feeding the Labour Party, honestly. You have a leader who is literally named after Kier Hardie, whose parents were working class socialists, and was himself involved with the IRMT. You wouldn’t know this, given his performance as PM.
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
No idea what they’ve been feeding the Labour Party, honestly. You have a leader who is literally named after Kier Hardie, whose parents were working class socialists, and was himself involved with the IRMT. You wouldn’t know this, given his performance as PM.
*gives you a strange look*
January 29, 2026 at 12:17 PM
*gives you a strange look*
I've no idea if it's still the case, but AOL used to be one of the biggest peering providers - them being down used to affect everyone.
January 22, 2026 at 8:20 AM
I've no idea if it's still the case, but AOL used to be one of the biggest peering providers - them being down used to affect everyone.
Yeah, that’s why I mentioned it’s a unix command :)
January 19, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Yeah, that’s why I mentioned it’s a unix command :)
It’s a Unix tool, so possibly? I don’t have access to a Mac to know for sure. Poking Google suggests you can get it for OS-X, even if it’s not there by default.
January 19, 2026 at 1:30 PM
It’s a Unix tool, so possibly? I don’t have access to a Mac to know for sure. Poking Google suggests you can get it for OS-X, even if it’s not there by default.
I find the command line tool “file” is handy for identifying what a file actually is.
January 19, 2026 at 1:06 AM
I find the command line tool “file” is handy for identifying what a file actually is.
Heh, no. They did do a video together recently though.
January 16, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Heh, no. They did do a video together recently though.
It’s the laptop firm that Linus from Linus Tech Tips is an investor in.
January 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
It’s the laptop firm that Linus from Linus Tech Tips is an investor in.
Framework, I suspect
January 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Framework, I suspect
One of the huge advantages of controlling both the hardware and the operating system is that you know exactly what configurations to expect. It makes handling upgrades a lot easier.
The downside is lack of choice on the user side; but people that need that aren’t Apple’s market.
The downside is lack of choice on the user side; but people that need that aren’t Apple’s market.
January 14, 2026 at 9:46 AM
One of the huge advantages of controlling both the hardware and the operating system is that you know exactly what configurations to expect. It makes handling upgrades a lot easier.
The downside is lack of choice on the user side; but people that need that aren’t Apple’s market.
The downside is lack of choice on the user side; but people that need that aren’t Apple’s market.
I wish I could run Linux on my work laptop.
January 13, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I wish I could run Linux on my work laptop.
That’s ok, Windows hates you too. It hates everyone.
January 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
That’s ok, Windows hates you too. It hates everyone.
The problem with the erstwhile Twitter is it's a little like toilet bowl water. It may look clean, but you know what shit has been in there.
January 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The problem with the erstwhile Twitter is it's a little like toilet bowl water. It may look clean, but you know what shit has been in there.
Not worth the downgrade, honestly.
January 9, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Not worth the downgrade, honestly.
And they don’t understand the story. A bit like the Nazis loving “Der Ring des Nibelungen”…
January 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
And they don’t understand the story. A bit like the Nazis loving “Der Ring des Nibelungen”…
Busting some fluffers?
January 6, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Busting some fluffers?
You can marry your first cousin in the UK.
January 6, 2026 at 12:25 PM
You can marry your first cousin in the UK.
I think most of them are too busy kissing his arse.
January 4, 2026 at 10:15 AM
I think most of them are too busy kissing his arse.
Aww. Now I’ll never see it. I deleted my Twitter/X/rightwing-hellhole account not long after the more intelligent man child bought it.
December 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Aww. Now I’ll never see it. I deleted my Twitter/X/rightwing-hellhole account not long after the more intelligent man child bought it.
I had a tab at my regular pub when I was younger. Quite a few of the regulars had one. Of course, that was before basically every pub took card payments.
December 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I had a tab at my regular pub when I was younger. Quite a few of the regulars had one. Of course, that was before basically every pub took card payments.
Most so called "digital natives" don't use computers regularly, they use their phones. Most people know us much about how their tech devices work as your average driver does about how the internal combustion engine in their car works.
December 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Most so called "digital natives" don't use computers regularly, they use their phones. Most people know us much about how their tech devices work as your average driver does about how the internal combustion engine in their car works.