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Karl Sherratt
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Nerd. Brewer. Fiddler of tech

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kincaid.org.uk
Le sigh. 2nd pharmacy has now cancelled my flu jab appointment. Apparently low stocks

Good be good if because loads of folks getting one.

But I am a cynic...
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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mrmunchertoyou.bsky.social
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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thebrainofchris.bsky.social
In honour of Rob Reiner, have David Moore's thread on the best sword fight in movie history and exactly how nerdy it is.
dtmooreeditor.bsky.social David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · Jun 5
As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.

Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!

[BIG ASS THREAD]
a man reading a book to a young boy
Alt: a man reading a book to a young boy
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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esmeraldastrongarm.bsky.social
Keeping a society safe and free is gardening, not nature watching.
December 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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m57lyra.bsky.social
Chag Semeach, y’all! Behold the KRAKENORAH!
An octopus-shaped menorah, but it has 9 arms so it’s a kraken!
December 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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placetobrew.co.uk
Day 2 of the advent calendar
Here we have "My Kind of Fruit Salad" from Andy
A session pale ale brewed with a base of lager and Maris Otter malts & oats to give a creamy mouth feel. Hopped with Citra, Cascade, Amarillo & Mosaic & added mango puree. Lovely sessionable beer, shame I only have one can!
Can of Andy's beer. It has an orange lable with the words Barretts Brew Co. My kind of fruit salad The can is silver and is in front of green tiles A glass of the same beer. It is a deep hazy yellow colour
December 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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placetobrew.co.uk
Day 1 of the Place to Brew advent calendar!

Posting a day late, just means I get 2 beers today 😃

Here we have "Black Humbug Ale" from member Tim

A beautiful black IPA hopped with Amarillo and Mosaic, really nailed this one, and the colour is a beautiful deep ruby that my photo doesn't do justice!
Bottle of "Black Humbug" stout with a white label in front of green tiles. Glass of the same stout. It is very dark in colour with a nice white head
December 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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davidallengreen.bsky.social
NEW

The good, the bad and the ugly of ‘rebalancing’ the ECHR

Human rights law should be kept under review, but that does not mean it should be weakened

My latest post for @prospectmagazine.co.uk

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
One should always be on the guard against those who insist “human rights have now gone too far”. It is often a cant phrase—like “legitimate concerns”—that masks disingenuous intentions. Those who protest that human rights have gone too far often do not like human rights in the first place. Of course, the founders of the convention were not unaware of mass population shifts and the threat of extreme politics. The mass population movements in Europe during and at the end of the Second World War were profound. And the convention was put together by many countries with actual experience of rule or occupation by fascists and national socialists. Migration and radicalism were very much the experience of those who wrote and ratified the convention.
December 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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microsff.com
The alien space probe entered Earth's orbit and sent a brief radio signal.

An international team was set up. Analysis of the probe revealed it likely was 65 million years old, and originated in the Solar system.

There was a sticker on it, half as old. At last, it was decoded:

"Return to sender."
December 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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clofsnitville.bsky.social
I've been laughing at this all day. All three of these people nailed it. 10/10, no notes.
December 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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robinince.bsky.social
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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craftycow.bsky.social
So… my orders have dried up… I was hoping for a few more for Christmas .. 🙁
one hungry cat to feed.. *nudges Banksy*
look hungry Banksy
>>>>>
craftysharp.etsy.com
Close up of a black cat looking hungry lying on a yellow lap mat.
December 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
kincaid.org.uk
I blinked and he's written another 14... wait, I hear these have been out a while

Go get them all anyway. Before @aptshadow.bsky.social finishes another two...
December 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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smolrobots.bsky.social
On the sixth day of Christmas, my Bigbot gave to me...

Six Goosebots Laying...

#12BotsofChristmasRemastered
Six Goosebots; robots in the form of angry geese, with spherical heads, bodies with integrated tails, banded legs with big, flat, webbed feet, and banded necks. They're mostly white, with orange legs and feet, and black metallic necks. Their beaks have horrible little teeth and their tongues are also long and banded. They're all laying eggs, causing havoc in various ways: one is tromping through its own egg, making a mess, one is laying its egg on a fleeing Tinybot, one is bouncing Teabot away with its egg (which is emerging from a mechanical, irising cloaca), one is firing its egg into the distance and one is kicking its egg ahead of it. Text in the bottom left reads, "12 'BOTS OF CHRISTMAS REMASTERED" in alternating red and green letters.
December 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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dochackenbush.bsky.social
Apparently it is the 45th anniversary of the UK release of Flash Gordon so here is my old Flash and Friends piece, slightly reworked. Happy Birthday, Flash! #art #FlashGordon
Illustration: 12 characters from Flash Gordon (1980) head and shoulders only. Flash, Dale, Dr. Zarkov, Klytus, Ming, Aura, Barin, Vultan, Mongo guard, robot goggles guy, Mongo Royal guard and General Kala
December 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
kincaid.org.uk
Drives in my NAS are getting flakey. Hoping they last until storage prices get sensible too...
radiodeadair.com Nash @radiodeadair.com · 4d
I know there's a lot of other massive problems with "AI," but as a techie and a PC builder I am GODDAMNED FUCKING SICK of some stupid hype bubble designed to fleece investors and nothing else ruining my hobby.

Your crypto shit took all the video cards. Your "AI" took GPUs *and* RAM.

Fuck you all.
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
kincaid.org.uk
Right in the feels...
garius.bsky.social John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 4d
GHOST OF FRASER: You can see me can't you?
DIEFENBACKER: <whines>
GoF: I miss you too. And i know you're tired. But she needs you now
DIEF: <barks>

*Wolf puppies appear*

GoF: You never told me!
DIEF: <barks>
GoF: If you think they wouldn't mind?
DIEF: <yips>
GoF: Then rest. And join me, old friend
sashette.bsky.social Natalie P (is not a vampire) 🦇 @sashette.bsky.social · 4d
It's half ten, why are you making me sob like this?!
December 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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garius.bsky.social
Thank you kindly, but the Mounties would like a word.

youtu.be/mNF8uiVsm0M?...
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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smolrobots.bsky.social
On the fifth day of Christmas, my Bigbot gave to me...

FIIIIIVE GOOOOOLD RINGBOTS!!!!

#12BotsofChristmasRemastered
A human hand sporting five gold-coloured Ringbots, each consisting of a spherical body with a face and a banded loop encircling the finger. Most of them are smiling, but the one on the middle finger is asleep and the one on the little finger looks a bit upset. The hand's skin is deep tan and has painted red nails. Text in the bottom right reads, "12 'BOTS OF CHRISTMAS REMASTERED" in alternating red and green letters.
December 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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thespaceshipper.com
I love his "Bannships" too 😁
Futurama Officially licensed by Acme Archives 2014 Firefly 2022 The Orville 2019 Star Wars Millennium Falcon Officially licensed by Acme Archives. 2015
December 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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thespaceshipper.com
If you have the opportunity, don't miss the exhibition of @bannister.bsky.social 's "Banncars" works in Annecy (France) at the end of this year!
Back to the Future 2 Blade Runner 2022 Anniversary edition Tron 2022 Anniversary edition the 5th element 2016
December 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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reallifecomics.bsky.social
Real Life Comic for Tuesday, December 9, 2025

reallifecomics.com/comic-mobile...

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Panel 1 Female Greg: So what brings you to this neck of the multiverse? I haven’t seen any other Gregs in over a decade. Mae: Oh, it’s “Mae” now, actually. Short for “Maelyn”. Panel 2 Female Greg: Oooh, that’s a pretty name! What made you pick it? Mae: Oh, well I used to use it when I played… wait, you haven’t heard it before? Female Greg: No… should I have? Panel 3 Mae: Well, it’s just… I usually played most games with a female avatar named “Maelyn”, so it just felt appropriate to pick it for my name. I assumed you would have had a gender-swapped alter-ego with the same name. Female Greg: Nah, I always play a female elf named “Sagus”. Panel 4 Mae: Goddamn, the femme energy in Maes and Gregs runs DEEP. Female Greg: THIS IS WHAT I’M SAYING!
December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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catbus.phd
I am brimming with holiday spirit
a guillotine made from gingerbread, decorated with white icing snow and icicles
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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gettheorion.bsky.social
You will be visted by 3 spirits...
screenshot from Star Trek The Next Generation featuring Beverly Crusher. She's grinning. The text says "Three, you say..." This is in response to the text in the post.
December 9, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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drlindseyfitz.bsky.social
COFFIN COLLARS like this one were used to thwart bodysnatchers in the early 19th century. The collar was fixed around the neck of a corpse and bolted to the bottom of a coffin, making it nearly impossible to remove the body from its grave. Bodysnatchers sold corpses to medical schools. #skystorians
A metal collar that is shaped like a horseshoe and anchored to a piece of wood.
December 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM