Omicronlyrae
@omicronlyrae.bsky.social
🇭🇰 based, 🇿🇦🇬🇧. Frequent flyer, photographer, gamer, biker. Black Lives Still Matter. Palestinian Lives Matter.
This has been one of the worst disasters in Hong Kong history. Those poor people.
Forty-four people are dead and 279 are missing after a fire engulfed seven residential towers in Tai Po on Wednesday. Of those hospitalised, 45 remain in a serious condition. In full: buff.ly/sXdgQbB
Tai Po fire: 44 dead, 279 missing as firefighters continue to battle blaze; 3 arrested on suspicion of manslaughter | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Forty-four people are dead and 279 are missing after a fire engulfed seven residential towers in Tai Po on Wednesday. Of those hospitalised, 45 remain in a serious condition. Police said three men have...
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This has been one of the worst disasters in Hong Kong history. Those poor people.
THE BUTTERFIELD FRENCH FRY RESTAURANT. DEEP FRIED WHALE. WATER BASED PETITS POIS. WARM CANINE SAUSAGES.
MEAT PIE.
MEAT PIE.
"A French Fry Restaurant"
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
THE BUTTERFIELD FRENCH FRY RESTAURANT. DEEP FRIED WHALE. WATER BASED PETITS POIS. WARM CANINE SAUSAGES.
MEAT PIE.
MEAT PIE.
Real "How do you do, fellow kids" energy.
November 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Real "How do you do, fellow kids" energy.
Holy shit. This comes so soon after the last round.. Things must have been astoundingly bad.
October 31, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Holy shit. This comes so soon after the last round.. Things must have been astoundingly bad.
Press freedoms continue to be squashed. Even in Macau which is historically much less... Antagonistic.
All About Macau, an independent media outlet in the casino hub, has said it is closing down after authorities denied its reporters entry to official events and deregistered the company under the city’s press law. In full: buff.ly/PZVuzog
Macau media outlet announces closure after gov’t deregistration
All About Macau, an independent media outlet in the casino hub, has said it is closing down after authorities denied its reporters entry to official events and deregistered the company under the city’s...
buff.ly
October 31, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Press freedoms continue to be squashed. Even in Macau which is historically much less... Antagonistic.
What a fucking suprise.......
Exclusive: Racially and religiously aggravated crimes have risen *67%* on transport networks in England, Scotland and Wales since 2022
- I also found there was a *47%* rise between 2022 and 2024, and a *10%* rise from last year to the same period this year:
- I also found there was a *47%* rise between 2022 and 2024, and a *10%* rise from last year to the same period this year:
Exclusive: Racist attacks on public transport rise 67 per cent in three years
The British public are no longer ashamed of their bigotry
www.newstatesman.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
What a fucking suprise.......
Learn. To. Write. Without. LLMs. How did we lose this skill so fast?! For all of history we had to communicate without, and in one year the entire populace appears to have forgotten how to words. I hate it.
October 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Learn. To. Write. Without. LLMs. How did we lose this skill so fast?! For all of history we had to communicate without, and in one year the entire populace appears to have forgotten how to words. I hate it.
This can also be summarised as "I'm a bad manager" or "My staff aren't worth a hotel" so I mean, enjoy the abuse I guess?
Absolutely obsessed with framing your employees sleeping on the floor as a humble brag
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
October 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
This can also be summarised as "I'm a bad manager" or "My staff aren't worth a hotel" so I mean, enjoy the abuse I guess?
It is so very weird to be back in the UK. I do not want to be here at all. And not just because my reason for being here is a funeral...
October 6, 2025 at 6:21 AM
It is so very weird to be back in the UK. I do not want to be here at all. And not just because my reason for being here is a funeral...
Super typhoon Ragasa in Hong Kong:
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Super typhoon Ragasa in Hong Kong:
Taiwan. Is. Awesome.
September 18, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Taiwan. Is. Awesome.
Did I just book myself a four day holiday to Taiwan, next week? You bet I did. Life is tooooo short
September 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Did I just book myself a four day holiday to Taiwan, next week? You bet I did. Life is tooooo short
In a world that feels hopeless. Everyone is a little candle. Together, we are brighter.
A Lord of the Rings quote we all need to let sink in.
“Saruman believes that it’s only great power that can hold evil in check. But that’s not what I have found. I found that it is the small things.. everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love”.
“Saruman believes that it’s only great power that can hold evil in check. But that’s not what I have found. I found that it is the small things.. everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love”.
September 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
In a world that feels hopeless. Everyone is a little candle. Together, we are brighter.
What the fuck, Britain.
from the country that brought you 1984, here comes 2025
Wikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification rules
The Wikimedia Foundation says the new rules could threaten user privacy and safety.
www.bbc.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
What the fuck, Britain.
Isn't this the true Deus Ex Machina...?
My dad sent me home with the AI-themed July/Aug issue of Christianity Today, to see what I think of it. Initially, I’m struck by this multi-spread add for gloo.ai, AI “rooted in Biblical principles” 🥴 It writes sermons, offers ministerial guidance, and “protects your content!”
August 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Isn't this the true Deus Ex Machina...?
Well this is a masterpiece.
Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
July 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Well this is a masterpiece.
Comedy patch notes are my favourite thing.
July 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Comedy patch notes are my favourite thing.
This made me groan and then laugh so uhh... congratulations.
I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.
July 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This made me groan and then laugh so uhh... congratulations.
Off again... Wheee
May 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Off again... Wheee
Of all the things from recently. Of everything. The thing that punched me the hardest was the Afrikaners from South Africa being "given asylum" in the US. This has made me INCANDESCENT with rage and I do not know how to write about it. I am so furiously angry I feel like I am going to explode.
May 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Of all the things from recently. Of everything. The thing that punched me the hardest was the Afrikaners from South Africa being "given asylum" in the US. This has made me INCANDESCENT with rage and I do not know how to write about it. I am so furiously angry I feel like I am going to explode.
A new profile picture, from recent adventures. Not pictured: me, dying, because it's actually 30° and 100% humidity in this photo.
May 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A new profile picture, from recent adventures. Not pictured: me, dying, because it's actually 30° and 100% humidity in this photo.
Bohol is beautiful. And the bike was fun. If absolutely baking...
May 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Bohol is beautiful. And the bike was fun. If absolutely baking...
Oh my god how is this place REAL
April 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Oh my god how is this place REAL
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Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
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At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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April 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
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how many once-in-a-generation things am i supposed to live through before i hit 40, come on now
April 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
how many once-in-a-generation things am i supposed to live through before i hit 40, come on now