Brian McRoberts
@brimcrob.bsky.social
Fifer.
Software Tester.
Raith Rovers and Scotland.
Living in Leith.
Posting mostly random music, Scottish Football, Software Testing, and writing. Shall follow ye back.
Illegitimi non carborundum.
https://threechordthrash.wordpress.com
Software Tester.
Raith Rovers and Scotland.
Living in Leith.
Posting mostly random music, Scottish Football, Software Testing, and writing. Shall follow ye back.
Illegitimi non carborundum.
https://threechordthrash.wordpress.com
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This really blew up, so I wrote a One Simple Trick guide to how we can do it:
How To Expropriate An Artificial Intelligence Oligarchy
An industry whose bubble is set to burst is crucial to U.S. national security, you say?
www.forever-wars.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This really blew up, so I wrote a One Simple Trick guide to how we can do it:
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Thing about librarians is they can find anything! @karenbmccoy.bsky.social had all the answers I gave ten years ago (Ten, years, man! TEN. *Ten* years (it's the law)) as we chatted about SCOT'S EGGS
www.karenbmccoy.com/scots-eggs-b...
www.karenbmccoy.com/scots-eggs-b...
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Thing about librarians is they can find anything! @karenbmccoy.bsky.social had all the answers I gave ten years ago (Ten, years, man! TEN. *Ten* years (it's the law)) as we chatted about SCOT'S EGGS
www.karenbmccoy.com/scots-eggs-b...
www.karenbmccoy.com/scots-eggs-b...
I have not got a scoobie how this budget will impact us. I have always lived quite frugal life and just get by with things. Used to living without..maybe I should actually bother to see what the impact is given the hoo-ha about it
#TheBudget
#TheBudget
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I have not got a scoobie how this budget will impact us. I have always lived quite frugal life and just get by with things. Used to living without..maybe I should actually bother to see what the impact is given the hoo-ha about it
#TheBudget
#TheBudget
I love writing test cases that will never get run, never get looked at and will be forgotten about.
#Tester'sLife
#Tester'sLife
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I love writing test cases that will never get run, never get looked at and will be forgotten about.
#Tester'sLife
#Tester'sLife
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Middle aisle at Lidl yesterday; was fairly tempted. Resisted.
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Middle aisle at Lidl yesterday; was fairly tempted. Resisted.
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Sounds Front Cover 26th, November 1977 featuring Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk in the New Musick feature.
@jonsavage.bsky.social
@jonsavage.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Sounds Front Cover 26th, November 1977 featuring Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk in the New Musick feature.
@jonsavage.bsky.social
@jonsavage.bsky.social
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I think AI might have been a bit... overhyped.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I think AI might have been a bit... overhyped.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
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"My most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me, knowing that I was Jewish, saying 'Hitler was right' and 'gas em' and that was frequently followed by imitating the sound of escaping gas."
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"My most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me, knowing that I was Jewish, saying 'Hitler was right' and 'gas em' and that was frequently followed by imitating the sound of escaping gas."
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
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If tech giants continue to implode, we might see decentralized platforms rise, empowering users beyond corporate control. A shift in power dynamics could redefine social media. #futurism
Ever wonder if Elon's X is on the brink, mirroring Zuck's Meta meltdown?
Unpack the scandals, insider leaks, and the wild future of Big Tech battles.
Fresh analysis drops 8:30 AM TODAY – don't miss it! open.substack.com/pub/thetruth... #BlueSky #TechNews
Unpack the scandals, insider leaks, and the wild future of Big Tech battles.
Fresh analysis drops 8:30 AM TODAY – don't miss it! open.substack.com/pub/thetruth... #BlueSky #TechNews
X’s Reckoning: Are We Watching Facebook’s Collapse Play Out Again—Only Faster?
How Elon Musk’s “free speech paradise” is following the exact same path as Facebook – only in fast-forward
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
If tech giants continue to implode, we might see decentralized platforms rise, empowering users beyond corporate control. A shift in power dynamics could redefine social media. #futurism
I have been cleaning up my photo store and found this photo that I took in 2011 from the windows of Ocean Terminal. 14 odd years later it's all been built on. All Flats now.
#Edinburgh
#Leith
#Edinburgh
#Leith
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I have been cleaning up my photo store and found this photo that I took in 2011 from the windows of Ocean Terminal. 14 odd years later it's all been built on. All Flats now.
#Edinburgh
#Leith
#Edinburgh
#Leith
Some very hungover persons are waking up and looking at the foot of their bed and going..."aw fu--...."
Thieves make off with Edinburgh bar's giant nutcracker Christmas decoration
An Edinburgh cocktail bar has said thieves have ‘stolen the spirit of Christmas’ after an eight foot tall decoration was taken from the venue on Tuesday.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Some very hungover persons are waking up and looking at the foot of their bed and going..."aw fu--...."
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🏴⚽️ Your morning round up of the latest Scottish football news.
Motherwell beat Hibs. Partick Thistle go joint-top with St Johnstone. World Cup pots confirmed. Raith Rovers appoint Dougie Imrie. Scott McTominay scores for Napoli.
📰 www.scottishfootballkickoff.co.uk/p/the-kick-o...
Motherwell beat Hibs. Partick Thistle go joint-top with St Johnstone. World Cup pots confirmed. Raith Rovers appoint Dougie Imrie. Scott McTominay scores for Napoli.
📰 www.scottishfootballkickoff.co.uk/p/the-kick-o...
⚽ The Kick-Off - Wednesday 26th November 2025
Motherwell beat Hibs. Partick Thistle go joint-top with St Johnstone. Alloa and Inverness draw. World Cup pots confirmed. Raith Rovers appoint Dougie Imrie. Scott McTominay scores for Napoli.
www.scottishfootballkickoff.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🏴⚽️ Your morning round up of the latest Scottish football news.
Motherwell beat Hibs. Partick Thistle go joint-top with St Johnstone. World Cup pots confirmed. Raith Rovers appoint Dougie Imrie. Scott McTominay scores for Napoli.
📰 www.scottishfootballkickoff.co.uk/p/the-kick-o...
Motherwell beat Hibs. Partick Thistle go joint-top with St Johnstone. World Cup pots confirmed. Raith Rovers appoint Dougie Imrie. Scott McTominay scores for Napoli.
📰 www.scottishfootballkickoff.co.uk/p/the-kick-o...
I am wondering if I have been hacked somehow.
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I am wondering if I have been hacked somehow.
I keep seeing this text in every post recently. Is just me??
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I keep seeing this text in every post recently. Is just me??
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Leith Links looking bonny this morning
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Leith Links looking bonny this morning
Has BlueSky been hacked?
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Has BlueSky been hacked?
By the way its balitc oot there. If you have car get scrapin'
That is your morning local community announcement.
#Leith
#Edinburgh
That is your morning local community announcement.
#Leith
#Edinburgh
a man in a hat is cleaning the windshield of a car with a brush .
ALT: a man in a hat is cleaning the windshield of a car with a brush .
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
By the way its balitc oot there. If you have car get scrapin'
That is your morning local community announcement.
#Leith
#Edinburgh
That is your morning local community announcement.
#Leith
#Edinburgh
Good Morning. Revving into the midweek feeling.
a group of people are standing on top of a very tall building in the desert
ALT: a group of people are standing on top of a very tall building in the desert
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Good Morning. Revving into the midweek feeling.
Night, Night. Sleep and dream well
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#NowPlaying
#MyBloodyValentine
#NewYou
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#NowPlaying
#MyBloodyValentine
#NewYou
new you - m b v - my bloody valentine
YouTube video by my bloody valentine
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November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Night, Night. Sleep and dream well
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#NowPlaying
#MyBloodyValentine
#NewYou
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#NowPlaying
#MyBloodyValentine
#NewYou
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New: Three new ex-pupils come forward, on the record, to say Farage's racism as a teenager was targeted, persistent and nasty. Farage has denied targeting any individuals - but two of the men tell us they recall Farage abusing Peter Ettedgui.
w/ Dan Boffey, @drblacklock.bsky.social
w/ Dan Boffey, @drblacklock.bsky.social
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
New: Three new ex-pupils come forward, on the record, to say Farage's racism as a teenager was targeted, persistent and nasty. Farage has denied targeting any individuals - but two of the men tell us they recall Farage abusing Peter Ettedgui.
w/ Dan Boffey, @drblacklock.bsky.social
w/ Dan Boffey, @drblacklock.bsky.social
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Game 83: Motherwell 2-0 Hibernian.
A superb win for the 'Well, who controlled the game from start to finish and should have won more comfortably. They'll be a shoo-in for top six in this form.
A night to forget for the woeful Hibees. Att 6,585.
#davesfootballtravels ❄️
A superb win for the 'Well, who controlled the game from start to finish and should have won more comfortably. They'll be a shoo-in for top six in this form.
A night to forget for the woeful Hibees. Att 6,585.
#davesfootballtravels ❄️
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Game 83: Motherwell 2-0 Hibernian.
A superb win for the 'Well, who controlled the game from start to finish and should have won more comfortably. They'll be a shoo-in for top six in this form.
A night to forget for the woeful Hibees. Att 6,585.
#davesfootballtravels ❄️
A superb win for the 'Well, who controlled the game from start to finish and should have won more comfortably. They'll be a shoo-in for top six in this form.
A night to forget for the woeful Hibees. Att 6,585.
#davesfootballtravels ❄️
Mass Delusional People vrs Rational People.
Never ends well.
Never ends well.
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Mass Delusional People vrs Rational People.
Never ends well.
Never ends well.
Watching the Chelsea v Barcelona game on 'Prime Vision' really is like watching live action FIFA game. Which is the aim of it I guess. Like FIFA though I get bored within 10 mins.
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Watching the Chelsea v Barcelona game on 'Prime Vision' really is like watching live action FIFA game. Which is the aim of it I guess. Like FIFA though I get bored within 10 mins.
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