Simon Hendy
@simonhendy.bsky.social
Bristol, UK
📷 Enthusiast photographer (including film)
🏉 Northampton Saints fan
🍷 Wannabe foodie and wine snob
🏹 Archerist
🍑 Naturist
🚲 Theoretical cyclist
Sometimes I combine various of these activities.
📷 Enthusiast photographer (including film)
🏉 Northampton Saints fan
🍷 Wannabe foodie and wine snob
🏹 Archerist
🍑 Naturist
🚲 Theoretical cyclist
Sometimes I combine various of these activities.
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Simon Hendy
@simonhendy.bsky.social
· Apr 3
I'm going to experiment with a Substack blog in place of the underused blogs on my main website - let's see how it goes.
This first post is about how my dad's photos have been used in disinformation in Spain, and how Spanish media organisations are fact-checking it.
open.substack.com/pub/simonhen...
This first post is about how my dad's photos have been used in disinformation in Spain, and how Spanish media organisations are fact-checking it.
open.substack.com/pub/simonhen...
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Bruce Springsteen
Status Quo
Marillion
Fairport Convention
Sigur Ros
Bruce Springsteen
Status Quo
Marillion
Fairport Convention
Sigur Ros
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Orbital
Underworld
Pulp
De La Soul
Brand New Heavies
Orbital
Underworld
Pulp
De La Soul
Brand New Heavies
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Men at Work
RUN DMC
Rollins Band
The Proclaimers
Kvelertak
Men at Work
RUN DMC
Rollins Band
The Proclaimers
Kvelertak
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Bruce Springsteen
Status Quo
Marillion
Fairport Convention
Sigur Ros
Bruce Springsteen
Status Quo
Marillion
Fairport Convention
Sigur Ros
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I've seen some misleading celeb clickbait thumbnails in my time, but this one actually made me guffaw.
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I've seen some misleading celeb clickbait thumbnails in my time, but this one actually made me guffaw.
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Having read a lot of space sci-fi, I would highly encourage these people to stop digging right now www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar Neolithic site
Archaeologists are to resume digging at the site after 3D radar technology uncovered a mystery find.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Having read a lot of space sci-fi, I would highly encourage these people to stop digging right now www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Someone posted this earlier and I clicked on the link but it didn’t load and now I’ve seen it but I can’t remember who posted it. But anyway, thank you @xkcd.com 🥰
xkcd.com/3172/
xkcd.com/3172/
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Someone posted this earlier and I clicked on the link but it didn’t load and now I’ve seen it but I can’t remember who posted it. But anyway, thank you @xkcd.com 🥰
xkcd.com/3172/
xkcd.com/3172/
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![Comic: Typical Geologic core sample. [Cylindrical core sample with labels for difference sections from top to bottom] Topsoil, till, granite bedrock, bottomsoil, roof of subway car, floor of subway car, more granite, municipal water main [gouge in core sample], slightly different granite, piece of screaming spelunker’s forearm, cool crystals with no resale value, mangled fragments of drillbit from previous attempt, some boring intrusive rock that’s basically granite but has a name like “diorite” or “Andalite” that you always have to look up, netherrack, Balrog wing. [break between next chunk of core sample] Granite, topsoil, cement, floorboards, carpet, possessions of a confused and angry homeowner in the other hemisphere.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicffnydtpbb2x24cfbblv2qtcwbr37zyw44vtqx47ocj2a26b2j2u@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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1. Use a password manager to create unique, complex passwords
2. Don't use SMS for 2FA if at all possible: use an app or a hardware key
3. Never type your password into a site that's been sent to you as a link you weren't expecting
4. If your phone number stops working, go straight to your provider
2. Don't use SMS for 2FA if at all possible: use an app or a hardware key
3. Never type your password into a site that's been sent to you as a link you weren't expecting
4. If your phone number stops working, go straight to your provider
Scammers hacked her phone and hijacked her digital life - so how did they get her details? We tried to work out how 3 victims of scams were targeted and which data breaches criminals used. The results once again highlight how data breaches cause real harm to individuals
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scammers hacked her phone and stole thousands of pounds - how did they get her details?
Sue Shore told the BBC how scammers targeted her - and we found her information had been leaked online.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
1. Use a password manager to create unique, complex passwords
2. Don't use SMS for 2FA if at all possible: use an app or a hardware key
3. Never type your password into a site that's been sent to you as a link you weren't expecting
4. If your phone number stops working, go straight to your provider
2. Don't use SMS for 2FA if at all possible: use an app or a hardware key
3. Never type your password into a site that's been sent to you as a link you weren't expecting
4. If your phone number stops working, go straight to your provider
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November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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FACT OF THE DAY.
People who are on the fence about Teflon coated saucepans are known as agnonstic.
People who are on the fence about Teflon coated saucepans are known as agnonstic.
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
FACT OF THE DAY.
People who are on the fence about Teflon coated saucepans are known as agnonstic.
People who are on the fence about Teflon coated saucepans are known as agnonstic.
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The best way to decide a Most Prolific Illustrator competition is to draw lots.
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The best way to decide a Most Prolific Illustrator competition is to draw lots.
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Why single malt lovers should drink Cognac, with a couple of recommendations. One pricey, one under £50. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/why-single...
Why single malt lovers should switch to Cognac
A look at one of the great characters of the drinks trade, David Baker, the man behind Hermitage Cognac. Plus a special bottle to buy for the Macallan lover in your life.
henryjeffreys.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Why single malt lovers should drink Cognac, with a couple of recommendations. One pricey, one under £50. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/why-single...
@nedboulting.bsky.social @cyclingalmanack.bsky.social It's here, and turning into quite the shelf-full with the blue ones and the Cav Book.
And no.24 - I must have got my order in very quickly!
And no.24 - I must have got my order in very quickly!
November 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
@nedboulting.bsky.social @cyclingalmanack.bsky.social It's here, and turning into quite the shelf-full with the blue ones and the Cav Book.
And no.24 - I must have got my order in very quickly!
And no.24 - I must have got my order in very quickly!
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steve smith, you scored 17 on your specialist subject, "getting hit by jofra archer"
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
steve smith, you scored 17 on your specialist subject, "getting hit by jofra archer"
I spent 50 mins on the phone with Virgin Media this morning and reduced our bill by more than half.
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I spent 50 mins on the phone with Virgin Media this morning and reduced our bill by more than half.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Making a large pond for wild pigs seemed easy but it turned out to be a massive boar lake.
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Making a large pond for wild pigs seemed easy but it turned out to be a massive boar lake.
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
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Down detector is down because it can't verify that I'm human because Cloudflare is down
November 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Down detector is down because it can't verify that I'm human because Cloudflare is down
I love the smell of napalm* in the morning**
* fixer
** afternoon
That's the 5 b&w films from the holiday (which was in September) developed.
* fixer
** afternoon
That's the 5 b&w films from the holiday (which was in September) developed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I love the smell of napalm* in the morning**
* fixer
** afternoon
That's the 5 b&w films from the holiday (which was in September) developed.
* fixer
** afternoon
That's the 5 b&w films from the holiday (which was in September) developed.
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The bloody neighbours have gone out and left John Cage’s 4’33 on full blast again.
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The bloody neighbours have gone out and left John Cage’s 4’33 on full blast again.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Look, I know that fast fashion is terrible and I try to buy nothing new and repair what I have whenever possible. But my normal resistance to Temu ads is utterly undone by this objectively incredible item
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Look, I know that fast fashion is terrible and I try to buy nothing new and repair what I have whenever possible. But my normal resistance to Temu ads is utterly undone by this objectively incredible item
I have just seen a van advertising a "wedding day pet chaperone" service
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I have just seen a van advertising a "wedding day pet chaperone" service