DrCyberBob
@drcyberbob.bsky.social
Expert in cyber security for cyber physical systems. AI analyser. Public speaker. Cat dad. RPG nerd. Lover of good food, learning new things, and lists within lists.
I have been using what I thought to be an innocent Dungeons and Dragons mug on Teams calls. I am now informed that it is a scene from a relatively famous fantasy erotica series.
November 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I have been using what I thought to be an innocent Dungeons and Dragons mug on Teams calls. I am now informed that it is a scene from a relatively famous fantasy erotica series.
I created a new technique for scaling dungeons and dragons encounters using binary strings and masks to create the right thematically-accurate, scaled battle.
I will run this campaign twice and then never again.
Brain saw puzzle. Brain solved puzzle. Brain very much is a puzzle.
I will run this campaign twice and then never again.
Brain saw puzzle. Brain solved puzzle. Brain very much is a puzzle.
November 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I created a new technique for scaling dungeons and dragons encounters using binary strings and masks to create the right thematically-accurate, scaled battle.
I will run this campaign twice and then never again.
Brain saw puzzle. Brain solved puzzle. Brain very much is a puzzle.
I will run this campaign twice and then never again.
Brain saw puzzle. Brain solved puzzle. Brain very much is a puzzle.
We went to see Hamilton this weekend (I know: what took me so long!?)
I was quite apprehensive as my hearing loss makes musicals difficult to follow sometimes.
However, I was able to make out a good 75% average, which was enough to follow the story and revel in the intelligence, heart and talent.
I was quite apprehensive as my hearing loss makes musicals difficult to follow sometimes.
However, I was able to make out a good 75% average, which was enough to follow the story and revel in the intelligence, heart and talent.
November 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
We went to see Hamilton this weekend (I know: what took me so long!?)
I was quite apprehensive as my hearing loss makes musicals difficult to follow sometimes.
However, I was able to make out a good 75% average, which was enough to follow the story and revel in the intelligence, heart and talent.
I was quite apprehensive as my hearing loss makes musicals difficult to follow sometimes.
However, I was able to make out a good 75% average, which was enough to follow the story and revel in the intelligence, heart and talent.
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The lyric "STOP Hammer Time" indicates that U Can't Touch This may have been the first song to be written in BASIC.
November 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The lyric "STOP Hammer Time" indicates that U Can't Touch This may have been the first song to be written in BASIC.
Toddington services is broadcasting the 18-rated 'Scream 3' in the cafe.
There are quite graphic stabbings on the screens.
A small child is wandering around, apparently oblivious to the fact they are perilously close to witnessing a traumatic event... I refer of course, to Courtney Cox's fringe
There are quite graphic stabbings on the screens.
A small child is wandering around, apparently oblivious to the fact they are perilously close to witnessing a traumatic event... I refer of course, to Courtney Cox's fringe
October 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Toddington services is broadcasting the 18-rated 'Scream 3' in the cafe.
There are quite graphic stabbings on the screens.
A small child is wandering around, apparently oblivious to the fact they are perilously close to witnessing a traumatic event... I refer of course, to Courtney Cox's fringe
There are quite graphic stabbings on the screens.
A small child is wandering around, apparently oblivious to the fact they are perilously close to witnessing a traumatic event... I refer of course, to Courtney Cox's fringe
After a lovely event in London, I am traveling back to the sunlit uplands of The East Midlands.
The M1 has night closures.
The resulting diversion has a road accident on it.
2.5 hours after I left, I'm eating a turkey melt in a services 90 mins from home.
My sunny disposition is under threat.
The M1 has night closures.
The resulting diversion has a road accident on it.
2.5 hours after I left, I'm eating a turkey melt in a services 90 mins from home.
My sunny disposition is under threat.
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After a lovely event in London, I am traveling back to the sunlit uplands of The East Midlands.
The M1 has night closures.
The resulting diversion has a road accident on it.
2.5 hours after I left, I'm eating a turkey melt in a services 90 mins from home.
My sunny disposition is under threat.
The M1 has night closures.
The resulting diversion has a road accident on it.
2.5 hours after I left, I'm eating a turkey melt in a services 90 mins from home.
My sunny disposition is under threat.
Work heroics result in toxic work culture, but I would argue that statement misses the point. If you're regularly working 50+ hours a week, your job is probably pointless.
Nobody sustains *quality* for that amount of time and if the quality of your work doesn't matter, then what's the point of you?
Nobody sustains *quality* for that amount of time and if the quality of your work doesn't matter, then what's the point of you?
October 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Work heroics result in toxic work culture, but I would argue that statement misses the point. If you're regularly working 50+ hours a week, your job is probably pointless.
Nobody sustains *quality* for that amount of time and if the quality of your work doesn't matter, then what's the point of you?
Nobody sustains *quality* for that amount of time and if the quality of your work doesn't matter, then what's the point of you?
Travelling across Norway. It is astonishingly beautiful and the food and people have been amazing... until we got to Bergen.
Most of Bergen is fantastic. The Grand Hotel Terminus is a lowlight of the entire holiday.
Still, you get more sightseeing done if you're actively avoiding your hotel!
Most of Bergen is fantastic. The Grand Hotel Terminus is a lowlight of the entire holiday.
Still, you get more sightseeing done if you're actively avoiding your hotel!
August 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Travelling across Norway. It is astonishingly beautiful and the food and people have been amazing... until we got to Bergen.
Most of Bergen is fantastic. The Grand Hotel Terminus is a lowlight of the entire holiday.
Still, you get more sightseeing done if you're actively avoiding your hotel!
Most of Bergen is fantastic. The Grand Hotel Terminus is a lowlight of the entire holiday.
Still, you get more sightseeing done if you're actively avoiding your hotel!
Things were kicked off by Mel Stride, missing the point of education by assuming the only valid courses have clearly measurable financial returns.
Sorry, Mel! Not all societal contributions are measured in economic terms, and if you ignore them, the economy mysteriously keels over. Nice try though!
Sorry, Mel! Not all societal contributions are measured in economic terms, and if you ignore them, the economy mysteriously keels over. Nice try though!
August 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Things were kicked off by Mel Stride, missing the point of education by assuming the only valid courses have clearly measurable financial returns.
Sorry, Mel! Not all societal contributions are measured in economic terms, and if you ignore them, the economy mysteriously keels over. Nice try though!
Sorry, Mel! Not all societal contributions are measured in economic terms, and if you ignore them, the economy mysteriously keels over. Nice try though!
It's A level results day! Happy Fantasising-that-things-were-harder-in-your-day Day to those who celebrate!
August 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
It's A level results day! Happy Fantasising-that-things-were-harder-in-your-day Day to those who celebrate!
Jenrick describes entire countries as "backwards", and during a clearly-signposted opinion-piece on the BBC is reasonably described as "xenophobic."
The BBC then scrambles to respond to a clearly malicious complaint from Jenrick. No apology or self-awareness from Jenrick for his choice of words.
The BBC then scrambles to respond to a clearly malicious complaint from Jenrick. No apology or self-awareness from Jenrick for his choice of words.
Glad to see someone from the BBC is reading my posts and has finally decided to report (sort of) on this.
BBC apologises after Robert Jenrick accused of xenophobia - BBC News share.google/5w8B0H1U2sDz...
BBC apologises after Robert Jenrick accused of xenophobia - BBC News share.google/5w8B0H1U2sDz...
BBC apologises after Robert Jenrick accused of xenophobia
A contributor to Radio 4's Thought for the Day slot made the remark about the shadow justice secretary.
share.google
August 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Jenrick describes entire countries as "backwards", and during a clearly-signposted opinion-piece on the BBC is reasonably described as "xenophobic."
The BBC then scrambles to respond to a clearly malicious complaint from Jenrick. No apology or self-awareness from Jenrick for his choice of words.
The BBC then scrambles to respond to a clearly malicious complaint from Jenrick. No apology or self-awareness from Jenrick for his choice of words.
Day one of a much needed holiday after months of challenge and decline in my health.
Finding emotional resilience has turned into having no mental warning that I'm pushing myself beyond my body's physical limits.
More reflection. Explicit boundaries. Less work. More play.
Easier said than done.
Finding emotional resilience has turned into having no mental warning that I'm pushing myself beyond my body's physical limits.
More reflection. Explicit boundaries. Less work. More play.
Easier said than done.
August 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Day one of a much needed holiday after months of challenge and decline in my health.
Finding emotional resilience has turned into having no mental warning that I'm pushing myself beyond my body's physical limits.
More reflection. Explicit boundaries. Less work. More play.
Easier said than done.
Finding emotional resilience has turned into having no mental warning that I'm pushing myself beyond my body's physical limits.
More reflection. Explicit boundaries. Less work. More play.
Easier said than done.
Is there legal precedent for loading the man in this quiet restaurant, who is watching football on his phone with the commentary on loud speaker, straight into a shuttle and launching him into the sun?
July 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Is there legal precedent for loading the man in this quiet restaurant, who is watching football on his phone with the commentary on loud speaker, straight into a shuttle and launching him into the sun?
1/2 I'm a bit late to the party on the ethical nightmare caused by the moral vacuum that is the company Facewatch. They blacklist people from shops with no legal intervention: they aren't accused of a crime, they aren't tried in court, they are simply added to a list of "subjects of interest"
June 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
1/2 I'm a bit late to the party on the ethical nightmare caused by the moral vacuum that is the company Facewatch. They blacklist people from shops with no legal intervention: they aren't accused of a crime, they aren't tried in court, they are simply added to a list of "subjects of interest"
People look at me like I'm a monster when I say that I don't travel by train in the UK anymore. "What about the environment?"
My wife is going to Edinburgh. Guess where she isn't. They also lost her seat reservation, so a person with a serious back injury is standing for their prolonged journey.
My wife is going to Edinburgh. Guess where she isn't. They also lost her seat reservation, so a person with a serious back injury is standing for their prolonged journey.
May 31, 2025 at 9:34 AM
People look at me like I'm a monster when I say that I don't travel by train in the UK anymore. "What about the environment?"
My wife is going to Edinburgh. Guess where she isn't. They also lost her seat reservation, so a person with a serious back injury is standing for their prolonged journey.
My wife is going to Edinburgh. Guess where she isn't. They also lost her seat reservation, so a person with a serious back injury is standing for their prolonged journey.
I think I've been spending too long in my little academic/professional bubble. Sat in my local pub and just astonished by how ignorant/rude some people are to each other. Not in a "bants" way, just pure ignorance.
I may have to retire to my ivory tower!
I may have to retire to my ivory tower!
May 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I think I've been spending too long in my little academic/professional bubble. Sat in my local pub and just astonished by how ignorant/rude some people are to each other. Not in a "bants" way, just pure ignorance.
I may have to retire to my ivory tower!
I may have to retire to my ivory tower!
The Trolley Problem is often discounted as unrealistic by autonomous system designers. It is diminishingly rare that an autonomous vehicle has to choose between 2 accidents, and it is rarer still to have data on the implications of either. However, at the meta level, The Problem is alive and well...
April 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Trolley Problem is often discounted as unrealistic by autonomous system designers. It is diminishingly rare that an autonomous vehicle has to choose between 2 accidents, and it is rarer still to have data on the implications of either. However, at the meta level, The Problem is alive and well...
This article from The Guardian www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Is a strange take. Pessimistic sci fi has served society very well throughout history, encouraging public debate about fears that the science community have been reluctant to address in their enthusiasm for the possibilities.
Is a strange take. Pessimistic sci fi has served society very well throughout history, encouraging public debate about fears that the science community have been reluctant to address in their enthusiasm for the possibilities.
Black Mirror’s pessimism porn won’t lead us to a better future | Louis Anslow
A new progressivism embracing construction over obstruction must find new allegories for technology and the future
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This article from The Guardian www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Is a strange take. Pessimistic sci fi has served society very well throughout history, encouraging public debate about fears that the science community have been reluctant to address in their enthusiasm for the possibilities.
Is a strange take. Pessimistic sci fi has served society very well throughout history, encouraging public debate about fears that the science community have been reluctant to address in their enthusiasm for the possibilities.
Feeling fairly despondent about politics at the moment. Every party I know of has now crossed lines that I can't condone. Voting for the least worst is just exhausting
April 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Feeling fairly despondent about politics at the moment. Every party I know of has now crossed lines that I can't condone. Voting for the least worst is just exhausting
1/4 Apologies, this is a long thread. But an important one, inspired by bile in recent reporting.
The mental health of high achieving people is a disaster so ubiquitous that we have clichés and dramatic tropes about "nervous breakdowns" and "eccentric behaviour"..
The mental health of high achieving people is a disaster so ubiquitous that we have clichés and dramatic tropes about "nervous breakdowns" and "eccentric behaviour"..
April 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
1/4 Apologies, this is a long thread. But an important one, inspired by bile in recent reporting.
The mental health of high achieving people is a disaster so ubiquitous that we have clichés and dramatic tropes about "nervous breakdowns" and "eccentric behaviour"..
The mental health of high achieving people is a disaster so ubiquitous that we have clichés and dramatic tropes about "nervous breakdowns" and "eccentric behaviour"..
I own a Dell laptop. I have *never* owned a device that has so many critical BIOS updates pushed to it.
Partly, I suppose it's a good thing: the BIOS has more security responsibility than ever before. But the frequency is making me worry about the standard of the code they're kicking out.
Partly, I suppose it's a good thing: the BIOS has more security responsibility than ever before. But the frequency is making me worry about the standard of the code they're kicking out.
April 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I own a Dell laptop. I have *never* owned a device that has so many critical BIOS updates pushed to it.
Partly, I suppose it's a good thing: the BIOS has more security responsibility than ever before. But the frequency is making me worry about the standard of the code they're kicking out.
Partly, I suppose it's a good thing: the BIOS has more security responsibility than ever before. But the frequency is making me worry about the standard of the code they're kicking out.
On my way to Madrid for a conference.
My trip coincides with a freak 10° drop in temperature and rain storms.
The weather is scheduled to recover the day after I leave.
The UK weather is having a corresponding surge, again just for the period I'm away.
You're welcome, UK.
My trip coincides with a freak 10° drop in temperature and rain storms.
The weather is scheduled to recover the day after I leave.
The UK weather is having a corresponding surge, again just for the period I'm away.
You're welcome, UK.
April 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
On my way to Madrid for a conference.
My trip coincides with a freak 10° drop in temperature and rain storms.
The weather is scheduled to recover the day after I leave.
The UK weather is having a corresponding surge, again just for the period I'm away.
You're welcome, UK.
My trip coincides with a freak 10° drop in temperature and rain storms.
The weather is scheduled to recover the day after I leave.
The UK weather is having a corresponding surge, again just for the period I'm away.
You're welcome, UK.
Right-wing pundits: "How can we stop the left weaponising the justice system?"
March 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Right-wing pundits: "How can we stop the left weaponising the justice system?"
I went somewhere last night that used lions & swans as bathroom labels. No other info was given. As neither creatures reproduce asexually I was left in a conundrum. In the end, I went for lions because a) the pictured lion had a mane and b) in all situations, it's safest to assume men are predators
March 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I went somewhere last night that used lions & swans as bathroom labels. No other info was given. As neither creatures reproduce asexually I was left in a conundrum. In the end, I went for lions because a) the pictured lion had a mane and b) in all situations, it's safest to assume men are predators
Another "regulation kills innovation" oped in The Times.
This misdiagnosis of the problem relies on not understanding how innovation works.
Regulation creates the economic environment for tech to thrive. Europe does have an innovation problem, but it's rooted in culture and capital, not regs.
This misdiagnosis of the problem relies on not understanding how innovation works.
Regulation creates the economic environment for tech to thrive. Europe does have an innovation problem, but it's rooted in culture and capital, not regs.
February 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Another "regulation kills innovation" oped in The Times.
This misdiagnosis of the problem relies on not understanding how innovation works.
Regulation creates the economic environment for tech to thrive. Europe does have an innovation problem, but it's rooted in culture and capital, not regs.
This misdiagnosis of the problem relies on not understanding how innovation works.
Regulation creates the economic environment for tech to thrive. Europe does have an innovation problem, but it's rooted in culture and capital, not regs.