Tim Lloyd

Finally, finally, Christmas feels in sight

It’s a cliched way of putting distance into perspective. But nevertheless, I’ve just worked out I’ve flown the equivalent of 2.5 times around the world, since August.

Days like today I’m glad I no longer have to commute ☔️

I hear over the grapevine there’s been a lot of floundering over whether/if/how/when to leave

I have a proper rant brewing about the LadBible-isation of UK government comms, since circa 2016.

My chariot ride was great, thank you Ben

Quentin Willson: Former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter dies aged 68 The presenter and campaigner was described by his family as a "true national treasure" and "true consumer champion".

‘St Peter, I’ll let you in to the best kept secret in the trade: ex police cars are great value for money’

www.bbc.com/news/article...

The state of this

Very happy with my new Outin espresso machine ☕️

Went against my better judgement and bought my Mum a PC instead of a Mac ‘because a PC is what she’s used to’.

Wish I had gone with my own judgement 🤦‍♂️

Great! I can charge my phone by my be…

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Just over a month left to switch from dial-up 😆 help.aol.com/articles/dia... Dial-up Internet to be discontinued - AOL Help

So you've done the face-age check thing, you've seen an image temporarily transferred, scrutinised and deleted. It took a few seconds. Nobody captured who you were, nobody is hanging on to 'your data'. Was it really so bad?

Birthday present idea…https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/history-of-science-technology/isec-250-stock-market-computer

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243 Tim Lloyd - Managing a Crisis Podcast Episode · Leadership and Business · 21/06/2025 · 20m

My interview on the William & Mary school of business podcast podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...

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Gatwick South at midnight

Here’s a Buick Electra Wagon with a <gulp> 7.5l V8

Fwiw, I do not think this is what Tim Berners Lee had in mind

My tech team won’t take their work seriously…

Still booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows computers As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.

Windows was at the centre of a controversy in Germany. Deutsche Bahn were recruiting for a role to maintain the driver's cab display system. The problem was the qualifications: expertise with Windows 3.11 and MS-DOS – systems released 32 and 44 years ago, respectively. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

Just finished reading Conclave. For the first time in years I’m reading something that is popular fiction, instead of trailing behind everyone else 📚

I don't understand the presentation here. Looks like a nice day, but also a thunderstorm warning?

There's one question that stumps North Korean fake workers RSAC: FBI and others list how to spot NK infiltrators, but AI will make it harder

The one question that flushes out North Korean fake workers www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/n...

The Silent Collapse: Generative AI’s Erosion of Photo Licensing Revenue - Kaptur Generative AI isn’t just reshaping image creation—it’s gutting stock photography agency revenues. This article quantifies the losses and what comes next.

Gen AI's erosion of photo licensing revenue.

Predictable, I suppose. Still interesting.

kaptur.co/the-silent-c...

ok now we got entering *and* leaving the room all covered

Love stories like this

VE Day in Westerham, Kent. Churchill’s statue looks on at the Punch and Judy show.

<insert witty headline here>

Lovely morning in New York

I think the wake-up moment has long gone