Daniel Rough
@haggistamer.bsky.social
Lecturer in Computing at University of Dundee! 💻👨🏫 Doing HCI research. Scottish. Metalhead. Cheerful Goth. Tamer of haggises. Impostor academic. Occasionally irate. Fuelled by coffee/chocolate/whisky. ☕🍫🥃. he/him
Wild that these co-exist unironically on the same shitty LinkedIn news feed.
Step 1 for climate action: remove bloodthirsty techbros and their destructive crap from our society.
Step 2: three days of festivities (I'll bring cake and wine).
Steps 3 onwards: everything else that COP30 proposed.
Step 1 for climate action: remove bloodthirsty techbros and their destructive crap from our society.
Step 2: three days of festivities (I'll bring cake and wine).
Steps 3 onwards: everything else that COP30 proposed.
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Wild that these co-exist unironically on the same shitty LinkedIn news feed.
Step 1 for climate action: remove bloodthirsty techbros and their destructive crap from our society.
Step 2: three days of festivities (I'll bring cake and wine).
Steps 3 onwards: everything else that COP30 proposed.
Step 1 for climate action: remove bloodthirsty techbros and their destructive crap from our society.
Step 2: three days of festivities (I'll bring cake and wine).
Steps 3 onwards: everything else that COP30 proposed.
For the sake of completeness: Me as your Bsky patient
November 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
For the sake of completeness: Me as your Bsky patient
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It was 1917, the Western Front. Somme, to be precise. It was a bright, cold morning in March. Kevin, do fetch me my brandy."
November 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It was 1917, the Western Front. Somme, to be precise. It was a bright, cold morning in March. Kevin, do fetch me my brandy."
Not a kitten but BEHOLD THE ALMIGHTY OTIS. King of my sister's friend's house and surrounding area! 8kg of gorgeous feline disdain 😍
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Not a kitten but BEHOLD THE ALMIGHTY OTIS. King of my sister's friend's house and surrounding area! 8kg of gorgeous feline disdain 😍
Newest member of my Garfield family arrived today! He is my new user experience teaching mascot 😍
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Newest member of my Garfield family arrived today! He is my new user experience teaching mascot 😍
I would be glad of your company atop the GenAI Hate Hill 💜
November 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I would be glad of your company atop the GenAI Hate Hill 💜
My Epson printer has a message for these troubled times.
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
My Epson printer has a message for these troubled times.
Blanco tequila, Tia Maria, and Xocolatl Mole bitters!
What is this? Archer would call it a Black Mexican but I'm sure you can think of a better name 🇲🇽
What is this? Archer would call it a Black Mexican but I'm sure you can think of a better name 🇲🇽
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Blanco tequila, Tia Maria, and Xocolatl Mole bitters!
What is this? Archer would call it a Black Mexican but I'm sure you can think of a better name 🇲🇽
What is this? Archer would call it a Black Mexican but I'm sure you can think of a better name 🇲🇽
Decided to include some props in my lecture tomorrow. You win a small prize if you can tell me what the lecture is about 👀
November 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Decided to include some props in my lecture tomorrow. You win a small prize if you can tell me what the lecture is about 👀
🎵There is fraud in California's elections.
That's a fact.
It's a thing we can't deny🎵
That's a fact.
It's a thing we can't deny🎵
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🎵There is fraud in California's elections.
That's a fact.
It's a thing we can't deny🎵
That's a fact.
It's a thing we can't deny🎵
Finally, an email that truly understands me 🥰
November 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Finally, an email that truly understands me 🥰
Meanwhile, university information security training be like:
'Imagine you received the following email:
"Dear coleague,
We forgot your password. Please can you send this to us asap.
The adminerstation team"
What should you do?'
'Imagine you received the following email:
"Dear coleague,
We forgot your password. Please can you send this to us asap.
The adminerstation team"
What should you do?'
October 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Meanwhile, university information security training be like:
'Imagine you received the following email:
"Dear coleague,
We forgot your password. Please can you send this to us asap.
The adminerstation team"
What should you do?'
'Imagine you received the following email:
"Dear coleague,
We forgot your password. Please can you send this to us asap.
The adminerstation team"
What should you do?'
Waiting on results from a chest scan. Got this in the post today instead. Not gonna lie it feels a bit ominous 😅
October 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Waiting on results from a chest scan. Got this in the post today instead. Not gonna lie it feels a bit ominous 😅
Alas they don't like asking questions!
Bringing props to simulate a network. Hopefully this will distract from the shoddy PowerPoint 🙏
Bringing props to simulate a network. Hopefully this will distract from the shoddy PowerPoint 🙏
October 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Alas they don't like asking questions!
Bringing props to simulate a network. Hopefully this will distract from the shoddy PowerPoint 🙏
Bringing props to simulate a network. Hopefully this will distract from the shoddy PowerPoint 🙏
Proof that the bow tie does indeed light up 🎀
October 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Proof that the bow tie does indeed light up 🎀
Assembled wedding outfit! (sadly the Pride sporran didn't arrive but it probably would have clashed a bit anyway).
The bow tie lights up too!
The bow tie lights up too!
October 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Assembled wedding outfit! (sadly the Pride sporran didn't arrive but it probably would have clashed a bit anyway).
The bow tie lights up too!
The bow tie lights up too!
Gave a presentation on accessibility to my students today, and finally found a use for my butter cup! Being specific with your alt text is important 🧐
October 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Gave a presentation on accessibility to my students today, and finally found a use for my butter cup! Being specific with your alt text is important 🧐
Tried making it into a peanut butter cup but it was quite unpleasant to eat. Learn from my mistakes and just get the Reese's ones. You're welcome x
October 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Tried making it into a peanut butter cup but it was quite unpleasant to eat. Learn from my mistakes and just get the Reese's ones. You're welcome x
Made a buttercup. Doesn't hold liquid at all. 0/10 don't know why anyone likes them
October 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Made a buttercup. Doesn't hold liquid at all. 0/10 don't know why anyone likes them
Received my copy of "The Moggie Thit Meowed Too Much" authored by the wonderful @emmagraeauthor.bsky.social today!
Read the first two chapters aloud to myself and I love it 😍 Wee bit different from my own Doric dialect, so it's a great chance to learn more Scots with a fun story and fab pictures 💜
Read the first two chapters aloud to myself and I love it 😍 Wee bit different from my own Doric dialect, so it's a great chance to learn more Scots with a fun story and fab pictures 💜
October 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Received my copy of "The Moggie Thit Meowed Too Much" authored by the wonderful @emmagraeauthor.bsky.social today!
Read the first two chapters aloud to myself and I love it 😍 Wee bit different from my own Doric dialect, so it's a great chance to learn more Scots with a fun story and fab pictures 💜
Read the first two chapters aloud to myself and I love it 😍 Wee bit different from my own Doric dialect, so it's a great chance to learn more Scots with a fun story and fab pictures 💜
Unsolicited Rick pic
October 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Unsolicited Rick pic
Enter my email address, password, receive a one-time code, enter my phone PIN, open Authenticator app, enter my phone PIN again, enter my one-time code, receive a "You have been logged out" message, refresh browser, enter my email address, password, receive a one-time code, enter my phone PIN...
October 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Enter my email address, password, receive a one-time code, enter my phone PIN, open Authenticator app, enter my phone PIN again, enter my one-time code, receive a "You have been logged out" message, refresh browser, enter my email address, password, receive a one-time code, enter my phone PIN...
Same, Stobswell. Same 😭
October 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Same, Stobswell. Same 😭
My 10-year-old laptop has lost many of its keys, so I have to use an external keyboard.
It is also a beautiful metaphor for my life.
I've lost control, it's hard to shift, and idk how to escape. 😅
It is also a beautiful metaphor for my life.
I've lost control, it's hard to shift, and idk how to escape. 😅
October 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
My 10-year-old laptop has lost many of its keys, so I have to use an external keyboard.
It is also a beautiful metaphor for my life.
I've lost control, it's hard to shift, and idk how to escape. 😅
It is also a beautiful metaphor for my life.
I've lost control, it's hard to shift, and idk how to escape. 😅
Week 2 of teaching was heavy going! In my Embedded Systems class, I brought back my toaster and got some great student suggestions for its name.
Still undecided, so I welcome your additional suggestions 🍞
Still undecided, so I welcome your additional suggestions 🍞
October 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Week 2 of teaching was heavy going! In my Embedded Systems class, I brought back my toaster and got some great student suggestions for its name.
Still undecided, so I welcome your additional suggestions 🍞
Still undecided, so I welcome your additional suggestions 🍞