Russell Morris
@arussellmorris.bsky.social
in random order: running, music, golf, food, scrabble, neurodiversity, town planning, technology, tennis, infosec, architecture, cycling, politics, design, ticketing, board games... and being kind.
woke and proud
woke and proud
in a pub in Nottingham doing an open mic night - varied song and varied quality - but oh my god they finished with fckn karma police fuck you
November 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
in a pub in Nottingham doing an open mic night - varied song and varied quality - but oh my god they finished with fckn karma police fuck you
I’ve been with First Direct for over 30 years, so I guess I should understand they are not a new bank, a challenger. But still I expected better than a 3 day wait time to open a simple savings account.
November 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I’ve been with First Direct for over 30 years, so I guess I should understand they are not a new bank, a challenger. But still I expected better than a 3 day wait time to open a simple savings account.
Really great evening watching
@justradiohead.bsky.social and getting warned up for a week on Tuesday. They were GOOD!
So much to say (ok 🧵 I guess)
@justradiohead.bsky.social and getting warned up for a week on Tuesday. They were GOOD!
So much to say (ok 🧵 I guess)
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Really great evening watching
@justradiohead.bsky.social and getting warned up for a week on Tuesday. They were GOOD!
So much to say (ok 🧵 I guess)
@justradiohead.bsky.social and getting warned up for a week on Tuesday. They were GOOD!
So much to say (ok 🧵 I guess)
No Madri or Pravha in the Hen and Chickens, what’s a man to do?
(The answer is Guinness)
(The answer is Guinness)
November 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
No Madri or Pravha in the Hen and Chickens, what’s a man to do?
(The answer is Guinness)
(The answer is Guinness)
Moving some servers to a new datacentre today, bit of an arse that couldn’t get it all done in office hours and had to come back later, but managed to get a run in, then revisit the DC and got everything working, then 40 minutes on a (re-clothed) pool table. All’s well that ends well!
November 13, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Moving some servers to a new datacentre today, bit of an arse that couldn’t get it all done in office hours and had to come back later, but managed to get a run in, then revisit the DC and got everything working, then 40 minutes on a (re-clothed) pool table. All’s well that ends well!
TRIP live - I don’t often listen to their podcast so maybe that’s why I found it a more interesting experience than Helen
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
TRIP live - I don’t often listen to their podcast so maybe that’s why I found it a more interesting experience than Helen
Cracking morning / lunchtime exploring Spitalfields market and around. Haven’t been there since … well actually I’m not sure I’ve ever been there
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Cracking morning / lunchtime exploring Spitalfields market and around. Haven’t been there since … well actually I’m not sure I’ve ever been there
Right hand vs Left was pretty much a wipeout on the American Pool table tonight: 12-1 to R, though poor quality all round tbh
This followed a 14-7 drubbing last week after L had fought strongly at the start to keep it to 6-6 but then seemed to succumb quicker to the alcohol poisoning 😆
This followed a 14-7 drubbing last week after L had fought strongly at the start to keep it to 6-6 but then seemed to succumb quicker to the alcohol poisoning 😆
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Right hand vs Left was pretty much a wipeout on the American Pool table tonight: 12-1 to R, though poor quality all round tbh
This followed a 14-7 drubbing last week after L had fought strongly at the start to keep it to 6-6 but then seemed to succumb quicker to the alcohol poisoning 😆
This followed a 14-7 drubbing last week after L had fought strongly at the start to keep it to 6-6 but then seemed to succumb quicker to the alcohol poisoning 😆
not quite sure I agree that "anyone who’s talking about AI becoming a god or a monster is almost certainly an idiot" (ahem some self-reflection needed by myself, perhaps) but I enjoyed this measured and useful take.
I wrote this yesterday about what to tell young people who are worried about what work will be in the age of AI:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
preparing for the working world in the age of AI
or: seven things to tell your kids when they ask what they should study now, or what the point of studying is
naomialderman.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
not quite sure I agree that "anyone who’s talking about AI becoming a god or a monster is almost certainly an idiot" (ahem some self-reflection needed by myself, perhaps) but I enjoyed this measured and useful take.
Reposted by Russell Morris
This thread is adapted from my substack "Heist of the century - could a simple maths problem have foiled the Louvre robbery?"
Please check it out.
open.substack.com/pu...
9/9
Please check it out.
open.substack.com/pu...
9/9
November 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
This thread is adapted from my substack "Heist of the century - could a simple maths problem have foiled the Louvre robbery?"
Please check it out.
open.substack.com/pu...
9/9
Please check it out.
open.substack.com/pu...
9/9
There’s something wonderful about arriving in St Pancras on a Friday evening - especially after the clocks have changed.
Gave me a very warm feeling today
Gave me a very warm feeling today
October 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
There’s something wonderful about arriving in St Pancras on a Friday evening - especially after the clocks have changed.
Gave me a very warm feeling today
Gave me a very warm feeling today
felt good to be back in the datacentre today. fibre optics, SFPs, switching, routing - c'mon that's the real stuff. Beats trying to obtain wayleave in a rented office, that's for sure
October 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
felt good to be back in the datacentre today. fibre optics, SFPs, switching, routing - c'mon that's the real stuff. Beats trying to obtain wayleave in a rented office, that's for sure
Just reached 2000 miles for the year. “Is very far”, as Chrissie Hind would sing - certainly further than I’ve run before in a whole year
#runstreak day 1036
#runstreak day 1036
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Just reached 2000 miles for the year. “Is very far”, as Chrissie Hind would sing - certainly further than I’ve run before in a whole year
#runstreak day 1036
#runstreak day 1036
What’s all this “trick or treat” outside tube stations???
Never seen that before, not have I seen it on any day other than Halloween
Never seen that before, not have I seen it on any day other than Halloween
October 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
What’s all this “trick or treat” outside tube stations???
Never seen that before, not have I seen it on any day other than Halloween
Never seen that before, not have I seen it on any day other than Halloween
Of all the authorities in Wales, Caerphilly has the least number of people born abroad, under 3%
And yet the vox pops have been about small boats. They are not coming up the river rhymney!!
And yet the vox pops have been about small boats. They are not coming up the river rhymney!!
October 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Of all the authorities in Wales, Caerphilly has the least number of people born abroad, under 3%
And yet the vox pops have been about small boats. They are not coming up the river rhymney!!
And yet the vox pops have been about small boats. They are not coming up the river rhymney!!
Reposted by Russell Morris
If you are in Caerphilly vote Cymru to keep Reform out.
We don't want American Fascism here.
#NeverFarage
We don't want American Fascism here.
#NeverFarage
October 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
If you are in Caerphilly vote Cymru to keep Reform out.
We don't want American Fascism here.
#NeverFarage
We don't want American Fascism here.
#NeverFarage
After last year's DNF, I was a DNS for the Cabbage Patch 10 race today. Didn't feel race fit: bit chesty, glutes a bit tight but most significantly my left ankle is quite sore, and didn't want to push it in a race. Shame, it's a great one!
Still got a decent run in this morning for #streakday 2^10
Still got a decent run in this morning for #streakday 2^10
October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
After last year's DNF, I was a DNS for the Cabbage Patch 10 race today. Didn't feel race fit: bit chesty, glutes a bit tight but most significantly my left ankle is quite sore, and didn't want to push it in a race. Shame, it's a great one!
Still got a decent run in this morning for #streakday 2^10
Still got a decent run in this morning for #streakday 2^10
With a carry-on suitcase I might add 🤣
Hilarious scenes at York Way when my good friend @arussellmorris.bsky.social sprinted for a bus on my behalf. Wow! It was like that scene in Chariots Fire when they run round the courtyard. What speed! 🏃♂️
October 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
With a carry-on suitcase I might add 🤣
Reposted by Russell Morris
Ok. But are there any downsides?
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Ok. But are there any downsides?
Wow, haven’t been on Ryanair for some time. Eeesh
Mind you, the prospect of 13 mins to final destination at the other end on public transport is something to look forward to
Mind you, the prospect of 13 mins to final destination at the other end on public transport is something to look forward to
October 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Wow, haven’t been on Ryanair for some time. Eeesh
Mind you, the prospect of 13 mins to final destination at the other end on public transport is something to look forward to
Mind you, the prospect of 13 mins to final destination at the other end on public transport is something to look forward to
That feeling when the tube board says 12 minutes to the next train … then one arrives within 1 minute 😊
October 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM
That feeling when the tube board says 12 minutes to the next train … then one arrives within 1 minute 😊
In Hammersmith ready for Gene. Really looking forward to this after a manic day (few days)
October 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In Hammersmith ready for Gene. Really looking forward to this after a manic day (few days)
Finished work, had a second run of the day, then a walk up to KX to meet daughter from uni for vegan Japanese streetfood. Oh and a quick pint first. Good times
October 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Finished work, had a second run of the day, then a walk up to KX to meet daughter from uni for vegan Japanese streetfood. Oh and a quick pint first. Good times