scottishwildcat
@calum.me
Scottish purveyor of #UX goodness in Ireland. #lanarkshire #meath
Modern interests: #apple #android #javascript #css
Retro interests: #zx81 #zxspectrum #specnext #amiga, old British telly, old British adverts.
Sporting interests: #SPFL #MotherwellFC #F1
Modern interests: #apple #android #javascript #css
Retro interests: #zx81 #zxspectrum #specnext #amiga, old British telly, old British adverts.
Sporting interests: #SPFL #MotherwellFC #F1
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
You said we weren’t doing Valentines this year
You told me, last week, not to get you anything
Violets are blue
You said we weren’t doing Valentines this year
You told me, last week, not to get you anything
February 14, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You said we weren’t doing Valentines this year
You told me, last week, not to get you anything
Violets are blue
You said we weren’t doing Valentines this year
You told me, last week, not to get you anything
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RABBIT HOLE OF THE DAY: walkman.land
Walkman.land
The most complete portable pocket audio cassette player database. WML is a tribute to the Walkmans.
walkman.land
February 10, 2026 at 9:15 PM
RABBIT HOLE OF THE DAY: walkman.land
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Do they understand how mad they sound? As if anyone has ever decided to cross the Channel in a small boat because, if they make it, they might get to take a free taxi to a doctor's appointment?
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 5, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Do they understand how mad they sound? As if anyone has ever decided to cross the Channel in a small boat because, if they make it, they might get to take a free taxi to a doctor's appointment?
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Someone needs to write a Chrome extension that just tags people on Linkedin if they emailed Epstein
February 4, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Someone needs to write a Chrome extension that just tags people on Linkedin if they emailed Epstein
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The justification for these AI experiments is always “this stuff is not going away”. Well no because the tech giants lobbying for it have billions invested in the technology and they’ll do anything to make it mandatory www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Barnsley rebranded UK’s first ‘tech town’ as US giants join AI push
Minister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The justification for these AI experiments is always “this stuff is not going away”. Well no because the tech giants lobbying for it have billions invested in the technology and they’ll do anything to make it mandatory www.theguardian.com/business/202...
If their AI is any good, why are they having to work so much?
January 31, 2026 at 11:27 AM
If their AI is any good, why are they having to work so much?
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I'm not saying this is AI generated but if it isn't Daniel has some kind of severe brain injury and so do the site's editors.
January 30, 2026 at 9:18 AM
I'm not saying this is AI generated but if it isn't Daniel has some kind of severe brain injury and so do the site's editors.
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Kemi Badenoch says the Tories are "not trying to recreate 2006" which, to this 38 year old, is a pity
January 28, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Kemi Badenoch says the Tories are "not trying to recreate 2006" which, to this 38 year old, is a pity
Hah, I totally recognised #Pittenweem on tonight’s #LAOTY before the artist said that’s where she painted it. (Haven’t even been there for 30-odd years.)
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Hah, I totally recognised #Pittenweem on tonight’s #LAOTY before the artist said that’s where she painted it. (Haven’t even been there for 30-odd years.)
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yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
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OMG, he actually did the ‘I can’t be sexist, my wife is a woman’ line.
January 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
OMG, he actually did the ‘I can’t be sexist, my wife is a woman’ line.
Kp currently rising rapidly, for any #aurora hunters out there. (Cloudy as all get-out in my part of Ireland, so nothing to see currently.)
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Kp currently rising rapidly, for any #aurora hunters out there. (Cloudy as all get-out in my part of Ireland, so nothing to see currently.)
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Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
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This might be the single most pathetic thing I've seen in my adult life.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House, saying it was a recognition of his commitment to her country's freedom
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award at White House meeting
Trump thanked Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, calling it "a wonderful gesture of mutual respect".
www.bbc.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:57 AM
This might be the single most pathetic thing I've seen in my adult life.
It's not mentioned in many of his obits, but I see David Webb of Melbourne House fame has died. #zxspectrum
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Hong Kong activist investor David Webb dies of cancer, social media posts show
Hong Kong activist investor and prominent commentator David Webb has died of metastatic prostate cancer, according to his social media accounts.
www.reuters.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
It's not mentioned in many of his obits, but I see David Webb of Melbourne House fame has died. #zxspectrum
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
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remember when you could go online and search for "good pillow" and you'd get like blog posts reviewing and comparing pillows but now you just get an Amazon page for Good Pillow Great Sleeping Perfect for Single or Couple Great Soft sleepy Dream Pillow for soft Bedtime Relaxation pillow ($97.83)
December 31, 2025 at 5:33 AM
remember when you could go online and search for "good pillow" and you'd get like blog posts reviewing and comparing pillows but now you just get an Amazon page for Good Pillow Great Sleeping Perfect for Single or Couple Great Soft sleepy Dream Pillow for soft Bedtime Relaxation pillow ($97.83)
Achievement unlocked: flying out from one of the three remaining gates in the original terminal building at @dublinairport.bsky.social .
December 31, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Achievement unlocked: flying out from one of the three remaining gates in the original terminal building at @dublinairport.bsky.social .
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Number crunching: Telegraph editorial columns in December highlighting ‘the unreliability of social media’ v corrections the Telegraph has had to publish so far this year due to inaccurate reporting
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
December 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Number crunching: Telegraph editorial columns in December highlighting ‘the unreliability of social media’ v corrections the Telegraph has had to publish so far this year due to inaccurate reporting
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
