Ben Evans
@ogkittylyst.bsky.social
Usually kittylyst, someone beat me to the name here. So I'm the OG
Cisqueer author / educator / software eng known for #architecture #performance #observability #Java #JVM
Chaos acc: #cats #antifascism #queer >> #tech
More: @[email protected]
Cisqueer author / educator / software eng known for #architecture #performance #observability #Java #JVM
Chaos acc: #cats #antifascism #queer >> #tech
More: @[email protected]
Someone show this graphic to the UK Labour party & explain to them, in words of one syllable that "Vote for the Establishment melts or you'll get something worse" isn't cutting it with young people any more.
The numbers are not on their side, and are only getting worse.
The numbers are not on their side, and are only getting worse.
November 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Someone show this graphic to the UK Labour party & explain to them, in words of one syllable that "Vote for the Establishment melts or you'll get something worse" isn't cutting it with young people any more.
The numbers are not on their side, and are only getting worse.
The numbers are not on their side, and are only getting worse.
Many in the EU see this as a slippery slope towards a Switzerland-style arrangment (remember, Switzerland is *not* in the EEA) - and they do not want a repeat of this:
October 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Many in the EU see this as a slippery slope towards a Switzerland-style arrangment (remember, Switzerland is *not* in the EEA) - and they do not want a repeat of this:
Short notice, but folks in #manchester - there's an appeal to go and help defend South Hotel tomorrow from the fash who are threatening refugees living there. #antifa #antifascist
October 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Short notice, but folks in #manchester - there's an appeal to go and help defend South Hotel tomorrow from the fash who are threatening refugees living there. #antifa #antifascist
This is one of the original dances about how much transphobes suck. (see alt text for more...)
October 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This is one of the original dances about how much transphobes suck. (see alt text for more...)
A reminder of what the promises of techbros are worth.
Musk promised that Starlink satellites would be essentially invisible.
Musk promised that Starlink satellites would be essentially invisible.
October 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A reminder of what the promises of techbros are worth.
Musk promised that Starlink satellites would be essentially invisible.
Musk promised that Starlink satellites would be essentially invisible.
The Polari prize, founded by one of the funders of the hate group the "LGB Alliance", has been cancelled. Awww Yiss.
There's a ton of queer writers who withdrew in protest at yer man, Thumb, here getting nominated - so you should go out & buy their books, if you have some spare coin.
There's a ton of queer writers who withdrew in protest at yer man, Thumb, here getting nominated - so you should go out & buy their books, if you have some spare coin.
August 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The Polari prize, founded by one of the funders of the hate group the "LGB Alliance", has been cancelled. Awww Yiss.
There's a ton of queer writers who withdrew in protest at yer man, Thumb, here getting nominated - so you should go out & buy their books, if you have some spare coin.
There's a ton of queer writers who withdrew in protest at yer man, Thumb, here getting nominated - so you should go out & buy their books, if you have some spare coin.
Hey darlings, just wanted to stop by and add to the *checks notes, posts image* 97% unfavourable ratioing you're getting.
Not totes sure if you're actively evil or just utterly, utterly incompetent, but JIC the latter: 97% is *really bad* - as is getting politically outmaneuvered by Queer Harmer.
Not totes sure if you're actively evil or just utterly, utterly incompetent, but JIC the latter: 97% is *really bad* - as is getting politically outmaneuvered by Queer Harmer.
July 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Hey darlings, just wanted to stop by and add to the *checks notes, posts image* 97% unfavourable ratioing you're getting.
Not totes sure if you're actively evil or just utterly, utterly incompetent, but JIC the latter: 97% is *really bad* - as is getting politically outmaneuvered by Queer Harmer.
Not totes sure if you're actively evil or just utterly, utterly incompetent, but JIC the latter: 97% is *really bad* - as is getting politically outmaneuvered by Queer Harmer.
Només tenim aquest rei.
June 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Només tenim aquest rei.
Petty bureaucrat loses job, sabotages major public works project out of spite.
June 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Petty bureaucrat loses job, sabotages major public works project out of spite.
Likewise, the standards of journalism at the Telegraph.
June 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Likewise, the standards of journalism at the Telegraph.
A reminder - this policy has *almost 70%* support among the UK electorate, but nothing will be done about it. Compare and contrast to the Brexit vote.
May 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A reminder - this policy has *almost 70%* support among the UK electorate, but nothing will be done about it. Compare and contrast to the Brexit vote.
Public: The pursuit of knowledge enhances our lives.
The Academy: Hold my beer.
The Academy: Hold my beer.
April 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Public: The pursuit of knowledge enhances our lives.
The Academy: Hold my beer.
The Academy: Hold my beer.
Damn, you got me beat. (12.99m)
March 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Damn, you got me beat. (12.99m)
I always keep this image to show to newly-graduated software engineers as an example of how messy real-world data can be:
February 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I always keep this image to show to newly-graduated software engineers as an example of how messy real-world data can be: