Simon Proctor 🏴
@scimon.bsky.social
50+ years alive on the ball of rock.
Still able to be surprised by people's ignorance and stupidity.
In Scotland.
Can also be found here : https://glasgow.social/@scimon
https://khanate.co.uk/
Still able to be surprised by people's ignorance and stupidity.
In Scotland.
Can also be found here : https://glasgow.social/@scimon
https://khanate.co.uk/
I have a thought for neutering the gammons a bit. From now on we should refer to the European Human Rights Act as Churchills Human Rights Act.
And now they are having to argue against Churchill and the rules he managed to convince the Europeans to accept.
And now they are having to argue against Churchill and the rules he managed to convince the Europeans to accept.
August 28, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I have a thought for neutering the gammons a bit. From now on we should refer to the European Human Rights Act as Churchills Human Rights Act.
And now they are having to argue against Churchill and the rules he managed to convince the Europeans to accept.
And now they are having to argue against Churchill and the rules he managed to convince the Europeans to accept.
Reposted by Simon Proctor 🏴
August 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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It's Friday so it must be time for my to blog about the weekly challenge and how I solved it in Raku.
It's Friday so it must be time for my to blog about the weekly challenge and how I solved it in Raku.
Hypertime : Raku Weekly Challenge : Week 332
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August 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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It's Friday so it must be time for my to blog about the weekly challenge and how I solved it in Raku.
It's Friday so it must be time for my to blog about the weekly challenge and how I solved it in Raku.
khanate.co.uk/weekly/331.h...
Here's my ongoing blogs about the weekly Perl coding challenge and how I solve them in Raku. I hope you enjoy.
Here's my ongoing blogs about the weekly Perl coding challenge and how I solve them in Raku. I hope you enjoy.
Multi Operations : Raku Weekly Challenge : Week 331
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July 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Here's my ongoing blogs about the weekly Perl coding challenge and how I solve them in Raku. I hope you enjoy.
Here's my ongoing blogs about the weekly Perl coding challenge and how I solve them in Raku. I hope you enjoy.
So on the one hand I think rolling back the UK gun ownership is a truly awful idea.
But if it happens and "Self defence" becomes a valid reason for owning one I'm getting one and learning to use it.
But if it happens and "Self defence" becomes a valid reason for owning one I'm getting one and learning to use it.
July 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So on the one hand I think rolling back the UK gun ownership is a truly awful idea.
But if it happens and "Self defence" becomes a valid reason for owning one I'm getting one and learning to use it.
But if it happens and "Self defence" becomes a valid reason for owning one I'm getting one and learning to use it.
Having a moment. There's a playtest due to start for GURPS Ring of Fire. So we've got a game I love and a series of books I love and the chance to run a playtest for it?
A few years back I'd have jumped at it. But now I can't for so many reasons.
Which makes me sad.
A few years back I'd have jumped at it. But now I can't for so many reasons.
Which makes me sad.
July 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Having a moment. There's a playtest due to start for GURPS Ring of Fire. So we've got a game I love and a series of books I love and the chance to run a playtest for it?
A few years back I'd have jumped at it. But now I can't for so many reasons.
Which makes me sad.
A few years back I'd have jumped at it. But now I can't for so many reasons.
Which makes me sad.
khanate.co.uk/weekly/330.h...
Weekly Challenge blog 330 it's a pretty simple on this week but there's some thoughts about typing and multi dispatch.
Weekly Challenge blog 330 it's a pretty simple on this week but there's some thoughts about typing and multi dispatch.
Readings and Writings Raku Weekly Challenge : Week 330
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July 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Weekly Challenge blog 330 it's a pretty simple on this week but there's some thoughts about typing and multi dispatch.
Weekly Challenge blog 330 it's a pretty simple on this week but there's some thoughts about typing and multi dispatch.
Reposted by Simon Proctor 🏴
British Perl guru Matt Trout dead at 42
British Perl guru Matt Trout dead at 42
A controversial and polarizing figure, but also widely hailed
obituary Matt Trout will be missed by many, even though he was a divisive figure who featured several times on The Register.…
dlvr.it
July 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
British Perl guru Matt Trout dead at 42
khanate.co.uk/weekly/329.h...
Weekly Challenge blog for this week posted now with added titles and random thoughts. Where our hero learns something new and possibly teaches you something too.
Probably not though.
Weekly Challenge blog for this week posted now with added titles and random thoughts. Where our hero learns something new and possibly teaches you something too.
Probably not though.
Endings, Elephants and Explanations Raku Weekly Challenge : Week 328
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July 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Weekly Challenge blog for this week posted now with added titles and random thoughts. Where our hero learns something new and possibly teaches you something too.
Probably not though.
Weekly Challenge blog for this week posted now with added titles and random thoughts. Where our hero learns something new and possibly teaches you something too.
Probably not though.
So I finished this little guy up today and thought I'd get a nice shot of him with some scenery.
July 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
So I finished this little guy up today and thought I'd get a nice shot of him with some scenery.
Reposted by Simon Proctor 🏴
Could you help us out? It's been one of the quietest months in a decade, and partly I believe it's because people don't know we exist! Hi! I'm Annie! I run Bad Squiddo Games! We hand sculpt & hand cast 28mm scale models of women, critters, scenics & occasionally a man!
www.badsquiddogames.com
www.badsquiddogames.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Could you help us out? It's been one of the quietest months in a decade, and partly I believe it's because people don't know we exist! Hi! I'm Annie! I run Bad Squiddo Games! We hand sculpt & hand cast 28mm scale models of women, critters, scenics & occasionally a man!
www.badsquiddogames.com
www.badsquiddogames.com
I think on this Independence Day it's important to not forget the sacrifices made for our freedom.
So today lets raise a toast to Russell Casse without whose brave sacrifice we would all have been eaten by aliens.
So today lets raise a toast to Russell Casse without whose brave sacrifice we would all have been eaten by aliens.
July 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I think on this Independence Day it's important to not forget the sacrifices made for our freedom.
So today lets raise a toast to Russell Casse without whose brave sacrifice we would all have been eaten by aliens.
So today lets raise a toast to Russell Casse without whose brave sacrifice we would all have been eaten by aliens.
I did the Weekly challenge again this week on Monday. Today I brushed off my thoughts and wrote a blog about it and doing it in Raku.
Enjoy.
khanate.co.uk/weekly/328.h...
Enjoy.
khanate.co.uk/weekly/328.h...
Raku Weekly Challenge : Week 328
khanate.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I did the Weekly challenge again this week on Monday. Today I brushed off my thoughts and wrote a blog about it and doing it in Raku.
Enjoy.
khanate.co.uk/weekly/328.h...
Enjoy.
khanate.co.uk/weekly/328.h...
khanate.co.uk/weekly/327.h...
So I did the Perl / Raku Weekly Challenge this week (in Raku as is often the way). I wrote my blog earlier in the week but posted it today.
I hope it make sense. And look, pictures.
#rakulang
So I did the Perl / Raku Weekly Challenge this week (in Raku as is often the way). I wrote my blog earlier in the week but posted it today.
I hope it make sense. And look, pictures.
#rakulang
Raku Weekly Challenge : Week 326
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June 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
khanate.co.uk/weekly/327.h...
So I did the Perl / Raku Weekly Challenge this week (in Raku as is often the way). I wrote my blog earlier in the week but posted it today.
I hope it make sense. And look, pictures.
#rakulang
So I did the Perl / Raku Weekly Challenge this week (in Raku as is often the way). I wrote my blog earlier in the week but posted it today.
I hope it make sense. And look, pictures.
#rakulang
jameelajamil.substack.com/p/i-think-im...
This is a powerful piece by the truly brilliant Jameela Jamil that is well worth a read.
This is a powerful piece by the truly brilliant Jameela Jamil that is well worth a read.
I think I'm done with being interviewed by women.
I am disgusted.
jameelajamil.substack.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
jameelajamil.substack.com/p/i-think-im...
This is a powerful piece by the truly brilliant Jameela Jamil that is well worth a read.
This is a powerful piece by the truly brilliant Jameela Jamil that is well worth a read.
khanate.co.uk/weekly/326.h...
I should probably do some tweaking on my CSS but here's me back doing the Weekly Challenge in #rakulang and writing about it too.
This week was one of those 'pretty easy in Raku' ones. Still I think I've covered some interesting stuff.
I should probably do some tweaking on my CSS but here's me back doing the Weekly Challenge in #rakulang and writing about it too.
This week was one of those 'pretty easy in Raku' ones. Still I think I've covered some interesting stuff.
Raku Weekly Challenge : Week 326
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June 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
khanate.co.uk/weekly/326.h...
I should probably do some tweaking on my CSS but here's me back doing the Weekly Challenge in #rakulang and writing about it too.
This week was one of those 'pretty easy in Raku' ones. Still I think I've covered some interesting stuff.
I should probably do some tweaking on my CSS but here's me back doing the Weekly Challenge in #rakulang and writing about it too.
This week was one of those 'pretty easy in Raku' ones. Still I think I've covered some interesting stuff.
So I guess on the bright side I've not spent a hundred quid on a box of plastic and cardboard today. So that's good.
On the down side how quickly did Kill Team Typhon sell out. I forgot about it for a bit while playing games and whoosh it's gone.
On the down side how quickly did Kill Team Typhon sell out. I forgot about it for a bit while playing games and whoosh it's gone.
June 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
So I guess on the bright side I've not spent a hundred quid on a box of plastic and cardboard today. So that's good.
On the down side how quickly did Kill Team Typhon sell out. I forgot about it for a bit while playing games and whoosh it's gone.
On the down side how quickly did Kill Team Typhon sell out. I forgot about it for a bit while playing games and whoosh it's gone.
@edidin.bsky.social
Listened to the most recent episode and it got me thinking. Why have all of Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart's kids dropped the Lethbridge from their names?
(Canonically that is ;) )
Listened to the most recent episode and it got me thinking. Why have all of Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart's kids dropped the Lethbridge from their names?
(Canonically that is ;) )
June 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
@edidin.bsky.social
Listened to the most recent episode and it got me thinking. Why have all of Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart's kids dropped the Lethbridge from their names?
(Canonically that is ;) )
Listened to the most recent episode and it got me thinking. Why have all of Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart's kids dropped the Lethbridge from their names?
(Canonically that is ;) )
Walking through Cambridge one day in the 80's and I walked past Stephen Fry. I stopped and looked round to see him looking back and grinning at me putting his finger to his lips. He'd obviously seem my reaction to seeing him.
It was cool.
It was cool.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Walking through Cambridge one day in the 80's and I walked past Stephen Fry. I stopped and looked round to see him looking back and grinning at me putting his finger to his lips. He'd obviously seem my reaction to seeing him.
It was cool.
It was cool.
Look I'd rather fusion research to dumping money into AI.
UK dumps £2.5 billion into fusion pipe dream that's already cost millions
UK dumps £2.5 billion into fusion pipe dream that's already cost millions
STEP sucked up £220 million in 2022, and it's still not apparent what that accomplished
The UK government has just allocated another £2.5 billion to an ambitious fusion energy project without any indication it's progressed much beyond the planning stages.…
dlvr.it
June 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Look I'd rather fusion research to dumping money into AI.
I have a thought about Doctor Who. Why, when so much other modern TV spend a season telling one story has Dr Who veered so far towards single episode stand alone stories with some sort of overarching plot thing?
Maybe a move towards staying in one place for a very episodes to explore would be good?
Maybe a move towards staying in one place for a very episodes to explore would be good?
June 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I have a thought about Doctor Who. Why, when so much other modern TV spend a season telling one story has Dr Who veered so far towards single episode stand alone stories with some sort of overarching plot thing?
Maybe a move towards staying in one place for a very episodes to explore would be good?
Maybe a move towards staying in one place for a very episodes to explore would be good?
I love my cats. They love the fact that since we moved to Scotland we have a cat flap.
I don't love it when Shadow (the black tom cat) brings in small dead animals.
I love it less when he brings in small fully alive animals as catching an releasing them is a pain.
I don't love it when Shadow (the black tom cat) brings in small dead animals.
I love it less when he brings in small fully alive animals as catching an releasing them is a pain.
June 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I love my cats. They love the fact that since we moved to Scotland we have a cat flap.
I don't love it when Shadow (the black tom cat) brings in small dead animals.
I love it less when he brings in small fully alive animals as catching an releasing them is a pain.
I don't love it when Shadow (the black tom cat) brings in small dead animals.
I love it less when he brings in small fully alive animals as catching an releasing them is a pain.
So I've been painting up a small chaos warband for a painting competition... They probably will not win but I am happy with them.
June 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
So I've been painting up a small chaos warband for a painting competition... They probably will not win but I am happy with them.
So for my current task I've had to work with PHP for Wordpress development, Python for an API, Perl in our legacy environment and Javascript on top.
Sometimes I remember that I'm actually not too bad at this stuff. I might be an old dog but I've got some knowledge.
Sometimes I remember that I'm actually not too bad at this stuff. I might be an old dog but I've got some knowledge.
June 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
So for my current task I've had to work with PHP for Wordpress development, Python for an API, Perl in our legacy environment and Javascript on top.
Sometimes I remember that I'm actually not too bad at this stuff. I might be an old dog but I've got some knowledge.
Sometimes I remember that I'm actually not too bad at this stuff. I might be an old dog but I've got some knowledge.
Finally watching Wicked.
The schools called Schizz?
Ok...
The schools called Schizz?
Ok...
June 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Finally watching Wicked.
The schools called Schizz?
Ok...
The schools called Schizz?
Ok...