Chris Spann
@chris-spann.co.uk
Technical SEO, technology ephemera, ruining the internet.
Talk to me about RSS.
Never knowingly underengineered a solution to a problem.
Talk to me about RSS.
Never knowingly underengineered a solution to a problem.
Tried to take a nice picture of me and the dog
November 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Tried to take a nice picture of me and the dog
I think CEOs should have to deal with making staff redundant personally, face to face.
"But Chris", you say; "How would that possibly work if they're making mass layoffs?"
"Mm, how WOULD that?", I reply.
"But Chris", you say; "How would that possibly work if they're making mass layoffs?"
"Mm, how WOULD that?", I reply.
November 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I think CEOs should have to deal with making staff redundant personally, face to face.
"But Chris", you say; "How would that possibly work if they're making mass layoffs?"
"Mm, how WOULD that?", I reply.
"But Chris", you say; "How would that possibly work if they're making mass layoffs?"
"Mm, how WOULD that?", I reply.
Tell me you have two kids and an office job without etc etc
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Tell me you have two kids and an office job without etc etc
I am reposting this on a pixel 6 and I hope I die before it does
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I am reposting this on a pixel 6 and I hope I die before it does
Reposted by Chris Spann
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
Reposted by Chris Spann
*banging a metal pot with a wooden spoon very loudly*
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
*banging a metal pot with a wooden spoon very loudly*
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
"Needed money"
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"Needed money"
Reposted by Chris Spann
bsky.app/profile/karl... Rare to see an accidental Mclusky chorus but this surely this qualifies.
Dead in the middle of Tolkien's Middle Earth, a 150m pile of illegally flytipped rubbish
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
River close to engulfing Oxfordshire waste mountain, MP warns
Waste from a 150m (490ft) long fly-tip is beginning to float towards the River Cherwell, an MP says.
www.bbc.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
bsky.app/profile/karl... Rare to see an accidental Mclusky chorus but this surely this qualifies.
Between Minidisc and the UMD, never forget that Sony spent most of the early 00s just putting tiny CDs in little houses
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Between Minidisc and the UMD, never forget that Sony spent most of the early 00s just putting tiny CDs in little houses
Having a lovely time with a coffee and @forgottenworlds.bsky.social while my daughter is at Ballet
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Having a lovely time with a coffee and @forgottenworlds.bsky.social while my daughter is at Ballet
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
@toygrind.bsky.social I pray for your PO Box
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
@toygrind.bsky.social I pray for your PO Box
Reposted by Chris Spann
Why stop at phrenology when you can add another old pseudoscience to justify racism.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Why stop at phrenology when you can add another old pseudoscience to justify racism.
It's bonfire night so this brave boy has got his special hat of fortitude on
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It's bonfire night so this brave boy has got his special hat of fortitude on
OHGM actually stands for "oh! herculean guidance, man"
A high saturation thumbnail of a man, with completely white teeth and slightly larger than human eyes pointing at a computer while making a shh gesture.
Although his eyes read excitement, you know that the spark has gone. You sense regret and longing.
NEW POST
ohgm.co.uk/should-you-c...
NEW POST
Although his eyes read excitement, you know that the spark has gone. You sense regret and longing.
NEW POST
ohgm.co.uk/should-you-c...
NEW POST
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
OHGM actually stands for "oh! herculean guidance, man"
You absolutely don't need another few hundred words about Grokipedia but here's some anyway:
How Grokipedia has created an impossible problem for Google:
chris-spann.co.uk/grokipedia-g...
How Grokipedia has created an impossible problem for Google:
chris-spann.co.uk/grokipedia-g...
November 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You absolutely don't need another few hundred words about Grokipedia but here's some anyway:
How Grokipedia has created an impossible problem for Google:
chris-spann.co.uk/grokipedia-g...
How Grokipedia has created an impossible problem for Google:
chris-spann.co.uk/grokipedia-g...
Reposted by Chris Spann
Has to be “Orson Welles from Transformers: The Movie”
November 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Has to be “Orson Welles from Transformers: The Movie”
They tried pulling this when Millennials were the age gen z is now, but back then it was a coffee every day. Even intergenerational blame is affected by inflation
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
archive.ph/2TI8J
archive.ph/2TI8J
November 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
They tried pulling this when Millennials were the age gen z is now, but back then it was a coffee every day. Even intergenerational blame is affected by inflation
I run past this building all the time and I am pretty sure the gate only unlocks if you have three chess piece shaped keys
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I run past this building all the time and I am pretty sure the gate only unlocks if you have three chess piece shaped keys
I absolutely guarantee you there's 34 septims and a levelled sword in there
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I absolutely guarantee you there's 34 septims and a levelled sword in there
Fell asleep at my laptop last night midway through writing a blog post about image hashing.
Didn't realise it was possible to fall asleep while partaking in such a high octane pastime
Didn't realise it was possible to fall asleep while partaking in such a high octane pastime
October 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Fell asleep at my laptop last night midway through writing a blog post about image hashing.
Didn't realise it was possible to fall asleep while partaking in such a high octane pastime
Didn't realise it was possible to fall asleep while partaking in such a high octane pastime
What Brighton SEO taught me about Corporate Technical SEO for Global Businesses:
If you spend three days living on beers, Subway sandwiches and little coffees and then spend six hours on a train it will take your brain about 5 days to recover to the point where it can handle corporate technical SEO
If you spend three days living on beers, Subway sandwiches and little coffees and then spend six hours on a train it will take your brain about 5 days to recover to the point where it can handle corporate technical SEO
October 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
What Brighton SEO taught me about Corporate Technical SEO for Global Businesses:
If you spend three days living on beers, Subway sandwiches and little coffees and then spend six hours on a train it will take your brain about 5 days to recover to the point where it can handle corporate technical SEO
If you spend three days living on beers, Subway sandwiches and little coffees and then spend six hours on a train it will take your brain about 5 days to recover to the point where it can handle corporate technical SEO
Great news for Phishers everywhere
October 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Great news for Phishers everywhere
Reposted by Chris Spann
betamax is back - as a laser disc
Bored Ape Yacht Club is making a comeback — as a metaverse
Bored Ape Yacht Club is making a comeback — as a metaverse
Its crypto-themed metaverse, Otherside, has been a long time coming.
buff.ly
October 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
betamax is back - as a laser disc
Well I'm going to have to read this now
We deserve AI transparency. This summary of the ChatGPT Atlas system prompt leak uses Gemini 2.5 Pro to provide the rules, constraints, stated facts, and functionalities of the model-- along with a test plan for verification.
not-a-robot.com/blog/atlas-s...
not-a-robot.com/blog/atlas-s...
ChatGPT Atlas system prompt leak summary - based on CL4R1T4S repo
We deserve AI transparency. This summary of the ChatGPT Atlas system prompt leak uses Gemini 2.5 Pro to present the rules, constraints, stated facts, and functionalities of the model —along with a te...
not-a-robot.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Well I'm going to have to read this now