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@blangry.bsky.social

Generalist civic technologist (& final year DPhil). Principal consultant. Norwich with a cargo bike. Greyhound pictures extra.

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This website has everything...

09.02.2026 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

You'll be fine, you can fall back on a west country accent and blend in. I'll be purged.

09.02.2026 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They've got tractors Sam!

09.02.2026 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

*are

09.02.2026 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm just amazed how close we stare to the Archers fans.

09.02.2026 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's weird. Started seeing it in more addresses for things like festival venues. Wonder how the zombie phase will work.

08.02.2026 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A page from a Bluey book with parents having a picnic.

A page from a Bluey book with parents having a picnic.

Hang on, the dogs in Bluey eat grapes with their cheese? Well that's ruined my immersion.

08.02.2026 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yes! Hadn't seen that.

08.02.2026 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well that sort of thing happens all the time.

08.02.2026 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bruce mostly refused to cooperate.

07.02.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So many possible legitimate uses for whippets.

07.02.2026 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ended up with it on digital too and I think all trees should be legally obliged to grow like that for me.

07.02.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

15 years of working in digital government (with a reasonable chunk at Cabinet Office) and I feel cheated to have never met him.

07.02.2026 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, but the loose chain is because the secondary cog is not at tension.

07.02.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Blown about tree

Blown about tree

Long empty road next to the ubahn towards SΓΌdstern

Long empty road next to the ubahn towards SΓΌdstern

I love you oncoming cyclists!

I love you oncoming cyclists!

Flats above the bomb shelter

Flats above the bomb shelter

Tertiary lot

07.02.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bike people - if your recently replaced gears were doing this weird little curling up thing on the secondary cog thing, what words would you be googling to work out how to fix it?

07.02.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Berlin Kita/Kinderladen

Berlin Kita/Kinderladen

Dying supermarket flowers

Dying supermarket flowers

Puddle reflected chimney

Puddle reflected chimney

Bin crow, light leak

Bin crow, light leak

Additionals

07.02.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Misty trees on redscale

Misty trees on redscale

Cat my German neighbour nicknames "Putin" because of his territorial ambitions (b&w)

Cat my German neighbour nicknames "Putin" because of his territorial ambitions (b&w)

Bendy open sign on B&W

Bendy open sign on B&W

The Barbican, all square and that (b&w)

The Barbican, all square and that (b&w)

It's been at least two months since the last time I had films back. So here are some films back.

07.02.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Which one of you? Own up.

06.02.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Notre Dame only cost €600m to refurbish, how can Parliament cost so much?"

Notre Dame is 1/19th the floor area of the Palace of Westminster. If you scale that cost up by 19 times and add inflation it makes the Parliament renovation look pretty good value.

06.02.2026 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I did a microsite for Parliament for the remove the asbestos/stop sinking programme in 2011. You can only kick the can so far. As with so many things in UK politics, you have to decide that you are changing not reforming. Big change is good, possible, and potentially polls poorly before it starts.

06.02.2026 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Harry Hill thing is a really unexpected delight. Feels like what the internet was meant to give us.

06.02.2026 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Real proliferation of backpfeifengesichten in the news this week.

05.02.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Prick up your ears.

05.02.2026 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, it's the annual "hair shirts for MPs will make them work better" season

05.02.2026 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

And they'll go on to play Airstrip 1 in the Semis.

05.02.2026 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Megacity One, Unitary Authority Three.

05.02.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

it's really not over yet

05.02.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 197    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 11
Hello, Brian.
21:12
S02E01 Back February 23 2001

Hello, Brian. 21:12 S02E01 Back February 23 2001

05.02.2026 05:00 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

ERPs are absolutely what Tolkein was making an allegory for.

04.02.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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