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Rob Corp @robcorp.bsky.social · 7m

The Hogwarts Express still stops at Blyth, doesn’t it?

Rob Corp @robcorp.bsky.social · 11m

This one said we’d miss Clapham Junction before the guard insisted we will be stopping there. The train then claimed the next stop would be Norbiton - requiring some kind of flight mode, I assume.

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Rob Corp @robcorp.bsky.social · 23m

Morning from the 6.53 train where the guard is continually having to correct the automated announcement for the next station as it appears to be very confused. It just said the next stop is Pitlochry*

*I exaggerate

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Rob Corp @robcorp.bsky.social · 11h

Tonight on #TheRepairShop: restoring a childhood face flannel that brings back fond memories of teenage acne; a transistor radio built by a hobbyist in Halifax who died in a freak tumble dryer accident; and a tablecloth that really just needs a boil wash and it’ll be fine

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Rob Corp @robcorp.bsky.social · 13h

It does hover between 9 and 11, yes.

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Rob Corp @robcorp.bsky.social · 13h

You want to see how many unread emails I have

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Rob Corp @robcorp.bsky.social · 13h

I have one (1) tab open which is the one I am reading this with

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 14h

I will never understand the 54%. Ever.

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 14h

How many browsing tabs do you typically have open?*

1: 6%
2-5: 54%
6-10: 14%
11-20: 8%
21-30: 2%
More than 30: 3%

*across all windows, on desktop/laptop

yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...

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Rob Corp @robcorp.bsky.social · 21h

As a fellow four-stone loser I think you’ve done brilliantly and I also feel much better physically. I gave up drinking almost four years ago and that has made a hell of a difference to my mental and financial health.

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Rob Corp @robcorp.bsky.social · 23h

Love this amazing pic of Blackpool Tower

Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Dazzling supermoon illuminates skylines around the world