Bod
@pianofire.co.uk
Retired programmer living in Derby. Retro computer games and pinball. Music: Indie/Shoegaze/Darkwave/Synthpop. Trains, Cycling, Nature
Shame it has nothing to do with the Lord of the Rings www.thenews.com.pk/amp/1421614-...
'Rings of Power' season three begins 'whole new story'
In The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the initial two seasons were produced back-to-back.Due to this — given the scale the Prime Video series has been developed — it...
www.thenews.com.pk
October 28, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Shame it has nothing to do with the Lord of the Rings www.thenews.com.pk/amp/1421614-...
This is the way
I have been going to gigs for over 30 years, but for some reason I will avoid wearing the t shirt of a band that are on the bill. I don't know why this is, but it's always been the case. I know this isn't the most exciting confession, but it is true.
October 27, 2026 at 4:39 PM
This is the way
My grandmother told me years ago that "it wasn't the real Tarr Steps". It had been washed away years ago and rebuilt. This must have happened many times in the preceding 3000 years www.itv.com/news/westcou...
www.itv.com
October 27, 2026 at 4:38 PM
My grandmother told me years ago that "it wasn't the real Tarr Steps". It had been washed away years ago and rebuilt. This must have happened many times in the preceding 3000 years www.itv.com/news/westcou...
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Meanwhile in Germany 🇩🇪: Emergency services rescue a man who was trying to rob electrical appliances from a recycling bin. Bonus content: Police found he had an outstanding arrest warrant, and whatever the German for “You’re nicked, Sonny Jim” is, that.
Polizei rettet Mann aus Schrott-Container - und stellt fest, dass er per Haftbefehl gesucht wird
Der Mann war im Stadtteil Stellingen in einen Elektroschrott-Containergeklettert - und kam nicht mehr heraus. Später stellte sich heraus: Er wurde per Haftbefehl gesucht.
www.ndr.de
October 27, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Meanwhile in Germany 🇩🇪: Emergency services rescue a man who was trying to rob electrical appliances from a recycling bin. Bonus content: Police found he had an outstanding arrest warrant, and whatever the German for “You’re nicked, Sonny Jim” is, that.
Apparently I am more qualified to talk about this than the BBC cyber correspondent
Maybe the BBC should get someone who actually knows what he is talking about then.
October 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Apparently I am more qualified to talk about this than the BBC cyber correspondent
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70 percent of the internet was vulnerable yesterday to very bad security flaws inside a coding language. Turns out, *one volunteer* is mostly responsible for maintaining that code & helping push updates. Yesterday Ondřej Surý saved the internet. So I called him up www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Man Who Saved the Internet Yesterday
Ondřej Surý was a relatively anonymous volunteer working on PHP security. Then the internet exploded.
www.theatlantic.com
October 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM
70 percent of the internet was vulnerable yesterday to very bad security flaws inside a coding language. Turns out, *one volunteer* is mostly responsible for maintaining that code & helping push updates. Yesterday Ondřej Surý saved the internet. So I called him up www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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I have heard from an old colleague that my former company is finally having to pay for AI usage and it is £6K a month. I think the free lunch is coming to an end.
October 22, 2026 at 11:38 AM
I have heard from an old colleague that my former company is finally having to pay for AI usage and it is £6K a month. I think the free lunch is coming to an end.
I have somehow ended up in a list for posting AI slop. If I did it certainly wasn't intentional. This came into my feed earlier and it is actually hilarious that anyone would take this seriously. As I am already on the naughty list I guess I can post it www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg-h...
How We Restored a Decaying Bullet Train in the Pacific Northwest
YouTube video by Sadi's Renovation
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I have somehow ended up in a list for posting AI slop. If I did it certainly wasn't intentional. This came into my feed earlier and it is actually hilarious that anyone would take this seriously. As I am already on the naughty list I guess I can post it www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg-h...
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"Corridor care in hospitals should be eliminated for children" how about for everyone?
October 18, 2026 at 8:37 AM
"Corridor care in hospitals should be eliminated for children" how about for everyone?
I think it was Walking on the Moon by the Police with the immortal lyric "I hope my leg don't break"
First single you bought with your own money. No lying!
Mine: "Red Box - Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)", 1985. Still know every word.
Mine: "Red Box - Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)", 1985. Still know every word.
October 16, 2026 at 7:24 AM
I think it was Walking on the Moon by the Police with the immortal lyric "I hope my leg don't break"
Why do people go to gigs and talk all the way through? I just told someone to keep it down and was told to get over myself. Surely it would be cheaper and easier to go to the pub.
October 15, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Why do people go to gigs and talk all the way through? I just told someone to keep it down and was told to get over myself. Surely it would be cheaper and easier to go to the pub.
This is a start at least www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Swimmer Archie Goodburn thanks prime minister as brain cancer review announced
The Scottish athlete, who has inoperable brain tumours, previously made a tearful plea for more investment in brain cancer research on BBC Breakfast.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2026 at 9:39 AM
This is a start at least www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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His co-defendant, a Mr S. Doo, entered a plea of “Ruh-roh!”
October 15, 2026 at 9:19 AM
His co-defendant, a Mr S. Doo, entered a plea of “Ruh-roh!”
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Spoiler: A lot of words just to say “none”
Your legal rights if a seller doesn't tell you their house is haunted
A property expert has explained the UK rules on declaring 'paranormal activity'
www.mylondon.news
October 13, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Spoiler: A lot of words just to say “none”
I have completed Balatro for the second time. I may have a problem...
October 12, 2026 at 8:10 AM
I have completed Balatro for the second time. I may have a problem...
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Seriously. This is a big part of the problem. The BBC "both sides"ing absolutely everything. Even stuff like this which is about what our security services know about election interference. It *does not* require any Tufton Street response. At all.
Why on earth does this BBC piece on Burnham telling an interviewer the UK security services confirmed Russian interference in the Brexit referendum require a response from a pro Brexit pressure group? It's literally our Prime Minister telling us about election security. It's nothing to do with them.
October 11, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Seriously. This is a big part of the problem. The BBC "both sides"ing absolutely everything. Even stuff like this which is about what our security services know about election interference. It *does not* require any Tufton Street response. At all.
My 9 albums #my9albums my9albums.org/s/d7d2e06a2847
October 11, 2026 at 1:05 PM
My 9 albums #my9albums my9albums.org/s/d7d2e06a2847
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Le questionnaire de Voight-Kampff
October 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Le questionnaire de Voight-Kampff
Can't see this without thinking of the Rocky Horror theme song
Next Week! Classic Sci-Fi Saturday 17th Oct, 4pm: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) #MichaelRennie #PatriciaNeal #HughMarlow Directed by #RobertWise #TPTVsubtitles
October 9, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Can't see this without thinking of the Rocky Horror theme song
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I genuinely spent five minutes checking if this was real. And it is, so therefore: THIS LOOKS IMPORTANT.
Dua Lipa Eats Hot Dog
Dua Lipa had a definitively American experience Wednesday night. The British pop star and her husband Callum Turner attended the Yankees-Rays playoff game at Yankee Stadium, which ended with the once-...
stereogum.com
October 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I genuinely spent five minutes checking if this was real. And it is, so therefore: THIS LOOKS IMPORTANT.
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In the 1985 Doctor Who serial Vengeance on Varos, an authoritarian regime run by a weak man keeps the downtrodden population in line by broadcasting public executions to distract from the fact that it has tanked the economy through a combination of incompetence, arrogance and institutional cruelty.
October 9, 2026 at 11:51 AM
In the 1985 Doctor Who serial Vengeance on Varos, an authoritarian regime run by a weak man keeps the downtrodden population in line by broadcasting public executions to distract from the fact that it has tanked the economy through a combination of incompetence, arrogance and institutional cruelty.
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“Hannah Fry is smart.”
“We need something to show us while they are back at their lodgings.”
“I dunno let’s give her an abacus.”
#CelebrityTraitors
“We need something to show us while they are back at their lodgings.”
“I dunno let’s give her an abacus.”
#CelebrityTraitors
October 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
“Hannah Fry is smart.”
“We need something to show us while they are back at their lodgings.”
“I dunno let’s give her an abacus.”
#CelebrityTraitors
“We need something to show us while they are back at their lodgings.”
“I dunno let’s give her an abacus.”
#CelebrityTraitors