Simon Wilcox
@essuu.bsky.social
Cricket. Cycling. Cats. Cyber Security. All views my own. @[email protected] aka http://mastodon.social/@essuu
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Feeling seen by the Oxford Uni job portal
September 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Feeling seen by the Oxford Uni job portal
Watching Hostage on Netflix, is that @number10cat.bsky.social or his stunt double that I spy in episode 5? www.netflix.com/gb/title/816...
Watch Hostage | Netflix Official Site
When the British prime minister's husband is kidnapped and the French president starts receiving threats, both leaders must face an impossible choice.
www.netflix.com
August 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Watching Hostage on Netflix, is that @number10cat.bsky.social or his stunt double that I spy in episode 5? www.netflix.com/gb/title/816...
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Building an in-house 24/7 team is a huge resource drain. A strategic partnership provides #ISO27001 & #CyberEssential experts to manage your infrastructure, freeing your devs to focus on client innovation.
Get the expertise, without the overhead: bit.ly/4bEmSOW
#DevOps #MSP #AgencyLife #Tech #SME
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#DevOps #MSP #AgencyLife #Tech #SME
June 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Building an in-house 24/7 team is a huge resource drain. A strategic partnership provides #ISO27001 & #CyberEssential experts to manage your infrastructure, freeing your devs to focus on client innovation.
Get the expertise, without the overhead: bit.ly/4bEmSOW
#DevOps #MSP #AgencyLife #Tech #SME
Get the expertise, without the overhead: bit.ly/4bEmSOW
#DevOps #MSP #AgencyLife #Tech #SME
Happened a lot but they were inventing an entire branch of engineering. SpaceX seem to have moved fast, broken things, whilst chasing a solution up the wrong tree. They've perhaps removed too much weight and made it too fragile. Time to scrap V2 for for the new V3? www.spaceline.org/cape-canaver...
June 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Happened a lot but they were inventing an entire branch of engineering. SpaceX seem to have moved fast, broken things, whilst chasing a solution up the wrong tree. They've perhaps removed too much weight and made it too fragile. Time to scrap V2 for for the new V3? www.spaceline.org/cape-canaver...
Now that is a fabulous supper. Warming and tasty. Thanks to Rick Stein for the recipe.
May 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Now that is a fabulous supper. Warming and tasty. Thanks to Rick Stein for the recipe.
They're not even trying to hide it now! Beware the bollards...
Yes, they will.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
April 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
They're not even trying to hide it now! Beware the bollards...
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Clever, very clever.
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Clever, very clever.
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🐾 Happy National Pet Day from the real MVPs of our team🐾
Huge shoutout to our team members & their even more incredible pets who make every day a little brighter (& a little hairier) We wouldn't have it any other way! ❤️
#NationalPetDay #TeamPets #OfficePaws #FurryBosses #WorkFromHomeBuddies
Huge shoutout to our team members & their even more incredible pets who make every day a little brighter (& a little hairier) We wouldn't have it any other way! ❤️
#NationalPetDay #TeamPets #OfficePaws #FurryBosses #WorkFromHomeBuddies
April 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🐾 Happy National Pet Day from the real MVPs of our team🐾
Huge shoutout to our team members & their even more incredible pets who make every day a little brighter (& a little hairier) We wouldn't have it any other way! ❤️
#NationalPetDay #TeamPets #OfficePaws #FurryBosses #WorkFromHomeBuddies
Huge shoutout to our team members & their even more incredible pets who make every day a little brighter (& a little hairier) We wouldn't have it any other way! ❤️
#NationalPetDay #TeamPets #OfficePaws #FurryBosses #WorkFromHomeBuddies
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That would explain a lot...
Donald Trump sidles into his bedroom. Sits on the edge of the bed and lets out a loud sigh.
He reaches up, pulling off what we realise is a rubber mask after all.
Underneath it is Liz Truss
“All. According to plan.”
He reaches up, pulling off what we realise is a rubber mask after all.
Underneath it is Liz Truss
“All. According to plan.”
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
That would explain a lot...
I hope the lights are burning late at the MoD whilst they prepare for the announcement that Stamer must surely make.
Keir Starmer needs to speak to the nation directly about the danger that is Donald Trump. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is the orange hurricane upending everything. Starmer must warn Britain of the danger | Jonathan Freedland
The PM has not been open with his citizens for fear of backlash from Washington. This crisis demands he speak directly to the country, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I hope the lights are burning late at the MoD whilst they prepare for the announcement that Stamer must surely make.
My boy Skipper is very happy with his @number10cat.bsky.social plushie
March 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
My boy Skipper is very happy with his @number10cat.bsky.social plushie
For me, the most striking thing here is that FDR did it by working with Congress to pass actual laws, ok, and issued some EOs. He didn't try to dismantle everything and ride roughshod over the Legislature, the Constitution, and the Judiciary.
a good example of how the world is getting dumber. the new politico playbook writer didn't know who FDR was until a reader told him about that whole "new deal" thing. this newsletter is read by every important person in DC.
February 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
For me, the most striking thing here is that FDR did it by working with Congress to pass actual laws, ok, and issued some EOs. He didn't try to dismantle everything and ride roughshod over the Legislature, the Constitution, and the Judiciary.
"non-residents living outside the EU" - if only we'd stayed in, none of this would apply. More sunlit Brexit uplands.
🇪🇸 Foreign buyers are being targeted by the country’s Leftist leader – it will soon backfire
January 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
"non-residents living outside the EU" - if only we'd stayed in, none of this would apply. More sunlit Brexit uplands.
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The Welsh told the Saxons this hill was called "pen" (meaning "hill"). The Saxons added their word for hill, "tor," and called it Torpen (hill hill).
Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).
Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).
Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
January 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The Welsh told the Saxons this hill was called "pen" (meaning "hill"). The Saxons added their word for hill, "tor," and called it Torpen (hill hill).
Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).
Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).
Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
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33) Punchbot. For dealing with Nazis. #SmallRobotsRemastered
February 22, 2024 at 9:11 AM
33) Punchbot. For dealing with Nazis. #SmallRobotsRemastered
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Huge scandal for Starmer: if it turns out Feathers McGraw was part of the early prison release scheme then he's finished. #WallaceAndGromit
December 25, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Huge scandal for Starmer: if it turns out Feathers McGraw was part of the early prison release scheme then he's finished. #WallaceAndGromit
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Satellite imagery and intercepted communications indicate a massive logistical build-up, described by one analyst as "a supply chain operation of global proportions".
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/nato-and-rus...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/nato-and-rus...
NATO and Russian forces investigate North Pole build-up
Satellite imagery and intercepted communications indicate a massive logistical build-up, described by one analyst as "a supply chain operation of global proportions".
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
December 21, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Satellite imagery and intercepted communications indicate a massive logistical build-up, described by one analyst as "a supply chain operation of global proportions".
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/nato-and-rus...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/nato-and-rus...
Today there was a very important debate in the Commons. I feel a tipping point has been reached. I came here first for information (thanks @iandunt.bsky.social) and when I looked at The Bad Place it was a total shit show. This feels more like home now. Anyone for tea?
November 29, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Today there was a very important debate in the Commons. I feel a tipping point has been reached. I came here first for information (thanks @iandunt.bsky.social) and when I looked at The Bad Place it was a total shit show. This feels more like home now. Anyone for tea?
@iandunt.bsky.social once again writing the kind of article we should all be reading. Biases acknowledged but nonetheless a balanced review of where we are and how we got here.
Everything you need to know about the assisted dying debate before MPs vote tomorrow iandunt.substack.com/p/trying-to-...
Trying to make a damn bit of sense of the assisted dying debate
Everything you need to know about a profound change in the law
iandunt.substack.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:28 PM
@iandunt.bsky.social once again writing the kind of article we should all be reading. Biases acknowledged but nonetheless a balanced review of where we are and how we got here.
Mine is on order, previous years have been great and the sneak previews of this year promise another terrific installment. @smolrobots.bsky.social puts so much heart into these it's worth the extra.
Now is the time! Take some of the sting out of the horror show 2025 promises to be by looking at a new picture of a little robot each month! It's this year's Small Robots Calendar, and you can order it for £30 using this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2025 Small Robots Calendar Order Form
This is the form for ordering a 2025 Small Robots Calendar. It's a wall calendar featuring twelve brand new full-colour illustrations of various Small Robots from the archive, along with interesting(i...
docs.google.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Mine is on order, previous years have been great and the sneak previews of this year promise another terrific installment. @smolrobots.bsky.social puts so much heart into these it's worth the extra.
Swapped my Twitter and Bluesky icons on my phone, so muscle memory opens Bluesky by default now. Still a few accounts I've there that I want to follow but I'm starting here when I have a little time to kill.
November 19, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Swapped my Twitter and Bluesky icons on my phone, so muscle memory opens Bluesky by default now. Still a few accounts I've there that I want to follow but I'm starting here when I have a little time to kill.
April 6, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Once again I give thanks to @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com for the gift of Stardust. A lovely book and a film that is just joyful. Guaranteed to bring a smile.❤️
December 27, 2023 at 8:42 PM
Once again I give thanks to @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com for the gift of Stardust. A lovely book and a film that is just joyful. Guaranteed to bring a smile.❤️