Greg Shaw
@zenmousegreg.bsky.social
(he/him) Physicist, software engineer, atheist, vegan, Zen practitioner, prog/dub/metal/punk/silence type. Englishman, pro-EU (UK needs to Rejoin ASAP). Oh, and cats. Definitely cats.
I bought, and wore to work, a T shirt with "RTFM" printed across the chest. Thing is, I knew it wasn't necessary - my colleagues are really good at doing the research before they ask me. They're ace, and I'm a lucky lead engineer. We all just laugh at the T shirt.
December 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I bought, and wore to work, a T shirt with "RTFM" printed across the chest. Thing is, I knew it wasn't necessary - my colleagues are really good at doing the research before they ask me. They're ace, and I'm a lucky lead engineer. We all just laugh at the T shirt.
Fuck off and LEARN HOW TO TAG YOUR STUFF AS "ADULT CONTENT". Post reported. You are blocked.
December 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Fuck off and LEARN HOW TO TAG YOUR STUFF AS "ADULT CONTENT". Post reported. You are blocked.
Learn how to tag your posts as "adult content" so that the rest of us don't have to see this bullshit. Why is it that the furries don't seem to grasp this? You're making yourselves look like utter arseholes.
December 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Learn how to tag your posts as "adult content" so that the rest of us don't have to see this bullshit. Why is it that the furries don't seem to grasp this? You're making yourselves look like utter arseholes.
Huge respect to Ince. He's a total mentsh, and the BBC have effectively forced him out for no good reason.
December 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Huge respect to Ince. He's a total mentsh, and the BBC have effectively forced him out for no good reason.
And, yes - the build used only about half of the bewildering profusion of parts in the huge box.
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
And, yes - the build used only about half of the bewildering profusion of parts in the huge box.
I fell into the RyeField "full interior" trap a couple of years ago, when I saw the 1:35 StuG III on offer at an absolutely insane discount. "This is it!" I thought, "I will finally do a proper tank interior!" Blimey. It's a lovely kit, but it took me forever, and it wore me out. Have lots of fun!
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I fell into the RyeField "full interior" trap a couple of years ago, when I saw the 1:35 StuG III on offer at an absolutely insane discount. "This is it!" I thought, "I will finally do a proper tank interior!" Blimey. It's a lovely kit, but it took me forever, and it wore me out. Have lots of fun!
Docs intended for the attention of Felon 47 himself have to be in Comic Sans, 24 point, and less than 100 words in length.
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Docs intended for the attention of Felon 47 himself have to be in Comic Sans, 24 point, and less than 100 words in length.
Takes me back to the bad old days when one of my cats used to do protest shits on the kitchen floor. I told him "Mate, if you want to have a contest to see who can do the biggest shit on the floor, you are going to lose, so you may as well pack it in." He did.
December 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Takes me back to the bad old days when one of my cats used to do protest shits on the kitchen floor. I told him "Mate, if you want to have a contest to see who can do the biggest shit on the floor, you are going to lose, so you may as well pack it in." He did.
So Reform UK Ltd have the resources to fund all the legal bills for these landowners who broke the law, but they don't have the resources to investigate suspected Russian bribery of their members? Right, I see.
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
So Reform UK Ltd have the resources to fund all the legal bills for these landowners who broke the law, but they don't have the resources to investigate suspected Russian bribery of their members? Right, I see.
You did the right thing. Thank you!
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
You did the right thing. Thank you!
I could translate that without reference to a dictionary, and laugh at it, because (a) I'm a massive nerd who studied Latin till the age of 16, (b) I'm a nethead, (c) Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal taught me "nux" -> "nuculus" -> "nuclear". www.smbc-comics.com/comic/nuke
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Nuke
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Nuke
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November 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I could translate that without reference to a dictionary, and laugh at it, because (a) I'm a massive nerd who studied Latin till the age of 16, (b) I'm a nethead, (c) Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal taught me "nux" -> "nuculus" -> "nuclear". www.smbc-comics.com/comic/nuke
Stonehenge, where the demons dwell,
Where the banshees live, and they do live well.
Stonehenge, where a man's a man,
And the children dance to the pipes of Pan.
Where the banshees live, and they do live well.
Stonehenge, where a man's a man,
And the children dance to the pipes of Pan.
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Stonehenge, where the demons dwell,
Where the banshees live, and they do live well.
Stonehenge, where a man's a man,
And the children dance to the pipes of Pan.
Where the banshees live, and they do live well.
Stonehenge, where a man's a man,
And the children dance to the pipes of Pan.
I'd been on the verge of leaving Labour for over a year, but kept giving the party one more chance. Mahmood's dog-whistle anti-immigrant cruelty was the last straw. I sent off my leaving letter on Monday. No regrets. A huge weight has been lifted off my conscience.
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I'd been on the verge of leaving Labour for over a year, but kept giving the party one more chance. Mahmood's dog-whistle anti-immigrant cruelty was the last straw. I sent off my leaving letter on Monday. No regrets. A huge weight has been lifted off my conscience.
That headline ought to have been worded better. Tommeh's disciples are not turning to Christianity. They might think that that's what they're turning to, but it really isn't. Good luck to the priests who have the job of gently making that clear to them in the nicest possible way.
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
That headline ought to have been worded better. Tommeh's disciples are not turning to Christianity. They might think that that's what they're turning to, but it really isn't. Good luck to the priests who have the job of gently making that clear to them in the nicest possible way.
That's some beautiful layered splash mud, there. I always feel like a "proper artist" when I break out my meagre stash of oil paints, for wood grain.
November 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
That's some beautiful layered splash mud, there. I always feel like a "proper artist" when I break out my meagre stash of oil paints, for wood grain.
"Every order the President gives is lawful" = "Il Duce ha sempre ragione." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaga...
Propaganda in Fascist Italy - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Ah, the early 1980s, when everything was brown. It was still the 1970s, really, in so many ways. One (rare) happy memory is from one winter morning in my second year at high school, waiting for the teacher to arrive and take register, when my entire form just started singing "We All Stand Together".
November 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Ah, the early 1980s, when everything was brown. It was still the 1970s, really, in so many ways. One (rare) happy memory is from one winter morning in my second year at high school, waiting for the teacher to arrive and take register, when my entire form just started singing "We All Stand Together".
"Every order the President gives is lawful" = "Il Duce ha sempre ragione." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaga...
Propaganda in Fascist Italy - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"Every order the President gives is lawful" = "Il Duce ha sempre ragione." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaga...
Spartan child protection? Jeez. The ancient Spartans used to kill their babies if they "looked weak", by leaving them to die on a mountainside. The children who weren't murdered were inducted into a slave-owning, authoritarian war machine state.
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Spartan child protection? Jeez. The ancient Spartans used to kill their babies if they "looked weak", by leaving them to die on a mountainside. The children who weren't murdered were inducted into a slave-owning, authoritarian war machine state.
"He did his best"? No, he didn't. He lazed about and avoided the issue. He had lied and backstabbed his way into the job of Prime Minister. Nobody forced him to take on that role. He grabbed it, utterly unfit for the job, then proceeded to make a pig's ear of it, as anybody sane knew that he would.
November 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"He did his best"? No, he didn't. He lazed about and avoided the issue. He had lied and backstabbed his way into the job of Prime Minister. Nobody forced him to take on that role. He grabbed it, utterly unfit for the job, then proceeded to make a pig's ear of it, as anybody sane knew that he would.
Never trust a hippy.
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Never trust a hippy.