Ben
@safers.bsky.social
Bit of a rotter, will work for food. Owns way too many shoes. (trying to) dysgu Cymraeg 🏴
Tell your cat I said hi.
(Previously known as @safeasfuck)
Tell your cat I said hi.
(Previously known as @safeasfuck)
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Large numbers of folks in Cardiff & the surrounding areas gave received Reform leaflets with a return envelope today. Just back from post-running pint where we’ve discussed sending back random junk along with a liberal sprinkling of glitter, then submitting Subject access requests to ask where
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Large numbers of folks in Cardiff & the surrounding areas gave received Reform leaflets with a return envelope today. Just back from post-running pint where we’ve discussed sending back random junk along with a liberal sprinkling of glitter, then submitting Subject access requests to ask where
S’funny. I was thinking about this the other day. between the ages of 18 months and 18 years I lived in a village in the south wales valleys
I’ve lived in Cardiff for 33 years, I’ve lived in my current house for 22 years, but even tho I wasn’t born there, nor is it the place I’ve lived at for
I’ve lived in Cardiff for 33 years, I’ve lived in my current house for 22 years, but even tho I wasn’t born there, nor is it the place I’ve lived at for
1. Where are you from?
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
S’funny. I was thinking about this the other day. between the ages of 18 months and 18 years I lived in a village in the south wales valleys
I’ve lived in Cardiff for 33 years, I’ve lived in my current house for 22 years, but even tho I wasn’t born there, nor is it the place I’ve lived at for
I’ve lived in Cardiff for 33 years, I’ve lived in my current house for 22 years, but even tho I wasn’t born there, nor is it the place I’ve lived at for
Do a vulgar roast, use forbidden words
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Do a vulgar roast, use forbidden words
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It's not the despair, Charlie Brown. I can handle the despair. It's the hope.
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
It's not the despair, Charlie Brown. I can handle the despair. It's the hope.
Fucking YAAAASSSSS!
meant to be heading to work this aft to deliver in-person training to a roomful of folks on a specific bit of software which they hate using & don’t think it’s their team’s job to have anything to do with it (so basically a hostile audience)
Just had an email. It’s cancelled
meant to be heading to work this aft to deliver in-person training to a roomful of folks on a specific bit of software which they hate using & don’t think it’s their team’s job to have anything to do with it (so basically a hostile audience)
Just had an email. It’s cancelled
November 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Fucking YAAAASSSSS!
meant to be heading to work this aft to deliver in-person training to a roomful of folks on a specific bit of software which they hate using & don’t think it’s their team’s job to have anything to do with it (so basically a hostile audience)
Just had an email. It’s cancelled
meant to be heading to work this aft to deliver in-person training to a roomful of folks on a specific bit of software which they hate using & don’t think it’s their team’s job to have anything to do with it (so basically a hostile audience)
Just had an email. It’s cancelled
Half-life 1
Half-life 2
Half-life 2 episode 2
Half-life 2
Half-life 2 episode 2
Name a videogame you've played for 1250+ hours.
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Half-life 1
Half-life 2
Half-life 2 episode 2
Half-life 2
Half-life 2 episode 2
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Just home from parkrun, like wine sort of joiner-inner
Now heading off to get our kids hair cut because from behind he’s starting to look like Rita Fairclough
Now heading off to get our kids hair cut because from behind he’s starting to look like Rita Fairclough
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Just home from parkrun, like wine sort of joiner-inner
Now heading off to get our kids hair cut because from behind he’s starting to look like Rita Fairclough
Now heading off to get our kids hair cut because from behind he’s starting to look like Rita Fairclough
Oooh I tell you what though, I’ve grafted* at work today!
(* done loads of laundry, bled the upstairs radiators & popped to Costco)
(* done loads of laundry, bled the upstairs radiators & popped to Costco)
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Oooh I tell you what though, I’ve grafted* at work today!
(* done loads of laundry, bled the upstairs radiators & popped to Costco)
(* done loads of laundry, bled the upstairs radiators & popped to Costco)
jaysus! just been upstairs for a wee. our bathroom is so cold i think its haunted
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
jaysus! just been upstairs for a wee. our bathroom is so cold i think its haunted
Breith la shona / penblwydd hapus to the absolute legend that is @jenbren.bsky.social ❤️ hope you have a day as fabulous as you are
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Breith la shona / penblwydd hapus to the absolute legend that is @jenbren.bsky.social ❤️ hope you have a day as fabulous as you are
7 years ago today i earned my "Legend of the East" satchel in Red Dead Redemption 2. so that's nice
November 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
7 years ago today i earned my "Legend of the East" satchel in Red Dead Redemption 2. so that's nice
Been lying in bed listening to the wind howling outside. Makes my bed feel even cosier
November 19, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Been lying in bed listening to the wind howling outside. Makes my bed feel even cosier
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It is 2005, the internet is a distributed network of servers designed so that no one outage can take down the entire network
It is 2025, the internet relies on three companies, problems with any one of which can cripple a significant proportion of the global economy
It is 2025, the internet relies on three companies, problems with any one of which can cripple a significant proportion of the global economy
there’s a major AWS outage going on right now that’s taken down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, Perplexity, Roblox, and lots more of the internet. US-EAST-1 is down and impacting a lot of services that rely on AWS www.theverge.com/news/802486/...
Major AWS outage takes down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more
A chunk of the internet has been taken offline.
www.theverge.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
It is 2005, the internet is a distributed network of servers designed so that no one outage can take down the entire network
It is 2025, the internet relies on three companies, problems with any one of which can cripple a significant proportion of the global economy
It is 2025, the internet relies on three companies, problems with any one of which can cripple a significant proportion of the global economy
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We lived in a pub when I was growing up and when I was 3 (50 years ago!) we had someone in to draw the pub for a business card. I sat next to him and watched him draw every line. I was transfixed and it was a huge inspiration for me. I’ve dreamt about owning that drawing for years…
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We lived in a pub when I was growing up and when I was 3 (50 years ago!) we had someone in to draw the pub for a business card. I sat next to him and watched him draw every line. I was transfixed and it was a huge inspiration for me. I’ve dreamt about owning that drawing for years…
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A beautiful thought to lead us into Tuesday...
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A beautiful thought to lead us into Tuesday...
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Just wished East Bay Ray a happy birthday, if anyone’s wondering how I’m filling the liminal hour between waking and needing to be awake
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Just wished East Bay Ray a happy birthday, if anyone’s wondering how I’m filling the liminal hour between waking and needing to be awake
Been woken by my work laptop downstairs repeatedly going “ba-BING” as it disconnects/reconnects to something. If it does it one more time I’m launching the twat into the middle of the garden
I’m not even in work today
I’m not even in work today
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Been woken by my work laptop downstairs repeatedly going “ba-BING” as it disconnects/reconnects to something. If it does it one more time I’m launching the twat into the middle of the garden
I’m not even in work today
I’m not even in work today
Mrs Safe went into the city at 3 to meet an old mate for drinks. While she was there she bumped into 3 of my mates on the way to see Saxon. They had a spare ticket (I know cos they offered it to me last week). She’s already got tomorrow booked off work
She’s home at midnight hammered isn’t she?
She’s home at midnight hammered isn’t she?
November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Mrs Safe went into the city at 3 to meet an old mate for drinks. While she was there she bumped into 3 of my mates on the way to see Saxon. They had a spare ticket (I know cos they offered it to me last week). She’s already got tomorrow booked off work
She’s home at midnight hammered isn’t she?
She’s home at midnight hammered isn’t she?
For those wondering how you get on and off a penny-farthing.
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Dreamt last night I was walking through a woodland & found some hedge porn, but while I was getting my phone out to photograph it so I could post “look, hedge porn” on social media, someone else took it
There’s some sort of lesson or message in there I’m sure
There’s some sort of lesson or message in there I’m sure
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Dreamt last night I was walking through a woodland & found some hedge porn, but while I was getting my phone out to photograph it so I could post “look, hedge porn” on social media, someone else took it
There’s some sort of lesson or message in there I’m sure
There’s some sort of lesson or message in there I’m sure
@andyparmo.co.uk they’re at it again over on FB
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
@andyparmo.co.uk they’re at it again over on FB
my experience mirrors this - 2 stopovers on the way to/from elsewhere was quite enough Dubai for me
for added metaphor, the gents toilet in Dubai airport (so the minute i stepped "backstage" from the shop front display) was absolute hell on earth: an inch of pissy water on the floor, shit all
for added metaphor, the gents toilet in Dubai airport (so the minute i stepped "backstage" from the shop front display) was absolute hell on earth: an inch of pissy water on the floor, shit all
I am so sick of hearing about Dubai. I don't ever want to go. I went to the airport once on a stopover and the airport was a gigantic shopping mall and I was told "the rest of the place is just like that n all". Stop trying to make me go there, all ads. I don't wanna go on holiday to a slavery land!
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
my experience mirrors this - 2 stopovers on the way to/from elsewhere was quite enough Dubai for me
for added metaphor, the gents toilet in Dubai airport (so the minute i stepped "backstage" from the shop front display) was absolute hell on earth: an inch of pissy water on the floor, shit all
for added metaphor, the gents toilet in Dubai airport (so the minute i stepped "backstage" from the shop front display) was absolute hell on earth: an inch of pissy water on the floor, shit all