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John Wards

@johnwards.bsky.social

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Husband, Dad to 3 boys. Mostly watching F1, Rugby, Football and a bit of NFL. Likes cars. Bit of a geek, CTO of Colateral. Borrowing a TR7 from Borrow a Classic. https://borrowaclassic.co.uk/

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John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 7h

I think this might be my fault.

For the first time ever, I've bought an umbrella for me to use while standing in the rain watching kids play sport. It's not rained since it arrived and isn't forecast for week's

This happened when I bought a snow shovel a few years back as well.

John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 23h

I said to him it is probably rubbish, some of it smelled off to me in the summary, and he was like:

"what, AI can just make stuff up?"

"But it is google, it should be a fact"

"Why have they replaced wikipedia summary with something that is made up?!"

John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 23h

Was chatting to a Dad at football about one of the coaches, he said "I think he played for Oxford, let me google" read out his history from his phone. The AI Summary.

I've come home tonight and checked properly, cause AI, and yup all made up. Merged multiple people together to create a fact.

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 1d

THIS MOMENT DESERVES A BAFTA #CelebrityTraitors

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John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 1d

Big executive car loses lots of value when bought new shock 😀

John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah my weekend YT recommendations is just "LIVE CARS GO BROOM BROOM FROM AROUND THE WORLD"

It is excellent

John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 1d

I was already dead by that point in the article

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John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 1d

Did you have to open with such violence, though?

> Dating me horribly: my dream car when I was 8 was the R35 GT-R.

That's still a new modern car for some of us old folks 😂

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John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 1d

If you pay £5.99 I think you can unlock this, which I think is the full race, tricky to tell from the description

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTIN...

Saturday Day Three: SuperView - Repco Bathurst 1000 | Supercars 2025

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John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 1d

I like the MG just ignoring the no parking sign 😀

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John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 1d

Never has this gif been more appropriate.

a man in a black shirt is making a funny face while holding a piece of meat in his hand .

ALT: a man in a black shirt is making a funny face while holding a piece of meat in his hand .

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John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 1d

Still from school when you were a teenager or is that just me?

Brain are stupid.

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John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 1d

Do you like to watch cars go broom broom while driving around in circles?

Then I highly recommend you watch the last 10 laps from this weekend's Bathurst 1000.

MEGA

Last 10 Laps From That EPIC Repco Bathurst 1000 Finish | 2025 Repco Supercars Championship

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Charity Majors @charity.wtf · 2d

Nobody is born a great engineer. Great engineers are forged in the fires of experience -- year after year of compounding challenges and opportunities.

Does your org frustrate the pursuit of greatness, or unlock and accelerate it? For whom?

And then yes: shipping is the mechanics of learning.

drmorr @drmorr.appliedcomputing.io · Sep 12

"If there is a single non-negotiable truth in Charity’s worldview, it’s this: shipping is how engineers learn. Not architecture diagrams. Not months of planning. Not 400-comment design docs. Shipping."

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John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 2d

what is it? Has someone done something to a Micra??

John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 2d

Any excuse!

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TamerlaneBlog @tamerlaneblog.bsky.social · 2d

We need a timeline cleanse. Post a photo of the sun. This is sunset, Lake Michigan.

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John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 2d

Took this in Dubai in 2008 and I've never beaten it. No filters, I just cropped the thing.

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UK Classic Cars (ukcc.bs247.net) @ukclassiccars.bsky.social · 2d

Ad: For Sale - ford escort rs turbo kombi van #FordEscort #ClassicCars #UsedCars

ford escort rs turbo kombi van

Seller: dite-29 (0.0% positive feedback) Location: GB Condition: Used Buy It Now

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John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 2d

They are back. Turns out they were quite the attraction, a mum and two boys in `spoons for breakfast.

Conversations stopping and staring as they wandered in 😂

a man peeking through a wooden gate with a building in the background that says wheel maker co

ALT: a man peeking through a wooden gate with a building in the background that says wheel maker co

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John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah I think you’re right. It’s one of the more infuriating plot holes.

John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 2d

My 15 year old requested a fry up as an end of term treat

He tried to convince Mum to go to Weatherspoons (Grandpa says it's good) she convinced him Waitrose

Live texts:

"No breakfast at Waitrose, going to Wetherspoons"

"Omg we are in Wetherspoons, with old men with missing teeth drinking beer."

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John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 2d

The 15 year old has just WhatsApped this to me.

That's m'boy.

John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 2d

The problem with kids who play rugby in England is that I've had to register with the English RFU, and I have to put up with getting emails from them.

GET IN THE SEA. FREEEEEDOM....

John Wards @johnwards.bsky.social · 2d

You’re welcome son.

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