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Adrian Wilkins

@drbarnowl.bsky.social

Software engineer, public sector.

127 Followers  |  14 Following  |  61 Posts  |  Joined: 26.10.2023
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Labour MP Clive Lewis doesn’t hold back on the Gorton and Denton result in this interview with ITV

27.02.2026 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2263    πŸ” 734    πŸ’¬ 196    πŸ“Œ 295

Hilarious that people were making a fuss because *The Sun* tried to make his hypnosis about boobs as well.

The Sun tries to make _everything_ about boobs.

27.02.2026 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

> She's *not* a working class plumber! She fits HEAT PUMPS.

Was the refrain of so many people desperately trying to find a flaw in her background...

27.02.2026 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wondering if the frequency of this and the cost of time wasted by the meeting participants would actually justify the position of "Finder of the Meeting Room".

25.02.2026 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You push hard enough, well it's just home for a coffee break

21.02.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just listen to what Andrew’s nickname was amongst royal protection officers.

20.02.2026 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2477    πŸ” 817    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 267
Jennifer
@JenYetAgain@beige.party
in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
Feb 9, 2026 at 4:35:18PM
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Jennifer @JenYetAgain@beige.party in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with. this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US. Feb 9, 2026 at 4:35:18PM Boosted by 968: Favourited by 1324:

mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again

16.02.2026 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 11835    πŸ” 2716    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 30

Me in 2000 playing Majoras Mask: Nintendo is so weird and surreal. Don't the adults in Termina realise the world is going to end? Why do I, a literal child, have to save them?!

Me in 2026: *Takes a long drag on a cigarette*

16.02.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

people who say that all creative endeavor can be replaced with AI probably need to reckon with the fact that all televised sports events with human athletes could easily be replicated by high-definition computer-animated simulations….and yet we don’t do this and no one seems to want to.

08.02.2026 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3326    πŸ” 803    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 46

Should audition for parts as James McAvoy's brother.

01.02.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

was epstein uniquely responsible for evil or is he just the one obscenely wealthy person whose emails we're getting to read

01.02.2026 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3741    πŸ” 1099    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 22

There's art even in picking the right stock photo for your slide / article. Used to devote a reasonable slice of time to making each one an amusing counterpoint to the information being presented.

Now? Yawn, another butt print from an Infinite Monkey.

29.01.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My faves are by far the Kuru Toga self-sharpening ones, but now I have a Kuru Toga Dive there's nowhere further up to go.

The Roulette is just lovely though. Knurled metal grips are a premium sense experience.

29.01.2026 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Going to call my next FPS character Bodo Fraggins

24.01.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

wind power by country

21.01.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

And they're like
I'm splittin in half
Damn right
I'm splittin in half

21.01.2026 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eggnog French Toast Casserole Eggnog French Toast Casserole is a Christmas morning tradition! This quick-to-prepare OVERNIGHT casserole is ready to pop in the oven as soon as you wake up!

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French toast with booze in it and fruit on top.

21.01.2026 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.

26.11.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1919    πŸ” 558    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 51

PSA to neurotypicals - asking β€œwhy” is not arguing. β€œHere is how a thing is.” β€œWhy?” Is not an argument. It’s a request for more information. Why is the thing that way? Teach me.

27.11.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 514    πŸ” 151    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 17

Some noodles I get the seasoning powder is like sneezing powder, crystalline death to the air passages, must be microfine MSG because it's not like I throw it around, I just dump it in the bowl from the packet.

27.11.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

<man thinks "wow, this guy has wood">

27.11.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The take of Iain M. Banks was that language shapes the mind - which was why his fictional Culture civilization (which these days, would be called out for being woke as F for having transition at will built into the genome) had a language designed to be as flexible, open, and egalitarian as possible.

27.11.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An olympic gymnast, an attractive Italian brunette, holding an entire wheel of parmesan cheese as she kneels in her leotard.

An olympic gymnast, an attractive Italian brunette, holding an entire wheel of parmesan cheese as she kneels in her leotard.

The Parmesan marketing board playing a blinder as usual.

Here's the cover shot for their upcoming collaboration with Hallmark Movies.

23.11.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The only use I've been able to come up with it is as a notarized timestamp provider - but that doesn't require the destructive Proof of Work that burns so much energy.

16.11.2025 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You think they just slap a `sed` layer on top, or whether they have an entire extra model for removing emdash?

16.11.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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14.11.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It's regenerating.

12.11.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You'll be happy with her casting in Doctor Who then.

26.10.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's like people who say "I'll teach you some respect!"

You _earn_ respect. They mean fear.

26.10.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I think about this a lot.

25.10.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9693    πŸ” 3542    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 210