Si Wilkins
@siwilkins.bsky.social
Software Development/DevOps for the University of Cambridge
Have spent longer than I should staring at this, surprised that I'd not seen Trello do this with uncompleted entries before and wondering what it was that I'd been going to enter - before realising that it was a reminder to put the recycling out
January 31, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Have spent longer than I should staring at this, surprised that I'd not seen Trello do this with uncompleted entries before and wondering what it was that I'd been going to enter - before realising that it was a reminder to put the recycling out
I'm late to this, but this is a great read and has a lot of really helpful wisdom
Been thinking a lot about how we are talking about health and society so I wrote down some thoughts about what happens when self-care replaces collective care, and why joy, connection, and shared spaces are as essential to a nation’s wellbeing as any diet
zoegrunewald.substack.com/p/when-whats...
zoegrunewald.substack.com/p/when-whats...
When “what’s good for us” stops meaning "us"
Wellness culture promises control and self-care — but what happens when it starts to hollow out our shared collective lives?
zoegrunewald.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I'm late to this, but this is a great read and has a lot of really helpful wisdom
Watching and discussing Marvel films with the kids I keep finding that Bucky Barnes doesn't stick in my memory as a name and that I'm instead resorting to calling him either Barney Buckles or Biddy Baxter
January 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Watching and discussing Marvel films with the kids I keep finding that Bucky Barnes doesn't stick in my memory as a name and that I'm instead resorting to calling him either Barney Buckles or Biddy Baxter
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Searched back through Blue Sky for this.
Which is one of the best things I saw all year in any medium.
Which is one of the best things I saw all year in any medium.
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Searched back through Blue Sky for this.
Which is one of the best things I saw all year in any medium.
Which is one of the best things I saw all year in any medium.
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"Anyway, here's Thunderball"
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
"Anyway, here's Thunderball"
That's the way for governments to deal with whether operators comply with their obligations: "hope"
Keir Starmer's spokesman asked if Government will still use X now it posts indecent images of children, replies "we always keep communication channels under review to reach public in most appropriate way possible”
"Operators are under obligation to act appropriately. We always hope they would do"
"Operators are under obligation to act appropriately. We always hope they would do"
January 6, 2026 at 9:42 AM
That's the way for governments to deal with whether operators comply with their obligations: "hope"
It feels like Traitors needs a Nick from Destination X, someone who'll say "I've known this person for 5 minutes. Them supposedly acting weird is at least as likely to be the strange contrived situation we've all volunteered for as it is them being a traitor"
January 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
It feels like Traitors needs a Nick from Destination X, someone who'll say "I've known this person for 5 minutes. Them supposedly acting weird is at least as likely to be the strange contrived situation we've all volunteered for as it is them being a traitor"
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Walked around a corner once and someone up the road was bowling a fake cricket delivery so I did a fake slog back over his head. He turned around to fake watch the ball go for six, and put his hands on his head in fake exasperation
Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”
December 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Walked around a corner once and someone up the road was bowling a fake cricket delivery so I did a fake slog back over his head. He turned around to fake watch the ball go for six, and put his hands on his head in fake exasperation
I was two years below the kid who kicks off the "If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit" song in the Club advert at school, and never once had a conversation with him
Please quote this with the time you didn’t interact with someone famous - eg one time I was in Cardiff the same weekend as Willem Dafoe (but I didn’t see him or even know he was there until he appeared on the telly later)
Please quote this with your major interactions with massive celebrities. eg “I was married to the pope for fifteen years”
December 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I was two years below the kid who kicks off the "If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit" song in the Club advert at school, and never once had a conversation with him
I got mistaken for someone else by Diane Louise Jordan
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
December 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I got mistaken for someone else by Diane Louise Jordan
I played electric guitar at the christening of one of Ian Beale's children
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
December 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I played electric guitar at the christening of one of Ian Beale's children
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It's remarkable how some things just pop back into your head. Like just now, when the words "The Dog That Looks Like Harrison Ford" suddenly appeared. He's still *tremendous*.
December 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It's remarkable how some things just pop back into your head. Like just now, when the words "The Dog That Looks Like Harrison Ford" suddenly appeared. He's still *tremendous*.
My wife, who is recovering from a hip operation and so fairly immobile: "Erm... could you pass me a satsuma"
I have a suspicion that I might see that again
I have a suspicion that I might see that again
December 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My wife, who is recovering from a hip operation and so fairly immobile: "Erm... could you pass me a satsuma"
I have a suspicion that I might see that again
I have a suspicion that I might see that again
This is *exactly* how well-done parsnips should be
December 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This is *exactly* how well-done parsnips should be
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Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
It's times like this when you really notice @tomhamilton.bsky.social's absence from here
Bishop Richard Moth named as new Archbishop of Westminster
Bishop Richard Moth named as new Archbishop of Westminster
The new leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has been appointed by the Pope.
news.sky.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It's times like this when you really notice @tomhamilton.bsky.social's absence from here
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I also want to say thank you to the person who introduced me to the French word 'beaucoup' this year. It means a lot.
December 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I also want to say thank you to the person who introduced me to the French word 'beaucoup' this year. It means a lot.
And what's his opinion on the ones who moved to the country and ate a lot of peaches?
Ok but I *need* to see the Trump takes on the regrettable, forgettable caretaker Presidents of the USA
Per @garretthaake.bsky.social, the extremely tacky "presidential wall of fame" that lines the colonnade to the West Wing now has obviously-Trump-penned plaques insulting or praising the presidents.
December 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
And what's his opinion on the ones who moved to the country and ate a lot of peaches?
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This is a great example of the @gralefrit.bsky.social observation that the funniest joke is the one told between family members in the front row of a funeral.
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This is a great example of the @gralefrit.bsky.social observation that the funniest joke is the one told between family members in the front row of a funeral.
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Every few years I remember that this exists and then I get to spend 3 minutes rocking helplessly with laughter www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD3Q...
Hlavní nadraží Praha - znělka 02 (Dlouhá verze)
YouTube video by Pavel Jirásek
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Every few years I remember that this exists and then I get to spend 3 minutes rocking helplessly with laughter www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD3Q...
I've seen a lot of comments along the lines of "the OBR shouldn't have uploaded the PDF in advance". This misunderstands the problem... they absolutely *should* have uploaded it in advance.
December 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I've seen a lot of comments along the lines of "the OBR shouldn't have uploaded the PDF in advance". This misunderstands the problem... they absolutely *should* have uploaded it in advance.
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Just realised this is referring to a church in North Carolina and not the Welsh singer
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just realised this is referring to a church in North Carolina and not the Welsh singer
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The James Bond franchise faces a big problem: me, the viewer, has been shot at the start of the movie through the barrel of my gun, and I'm dripping blood over my own eye balls (they're in the gun)
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The James Bond franchise faces a big problem: me, the viewer, has been shot at the start of the movie through the barrel of my gun, and I'm dripping blood over my own eye balls (they're in the gun)