“If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!”
This is Alastair Sim, but I showed it to someone at my work who thought it was Boris Johnson. A) I've never been so insulted, B) Damn, I can kind of see what they mean, and C) if anyone deserves to be visited by Christmas ghosts, it's that guy, so...
Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley, founder of the British Union of Fascists, when the latter requested a debate.
Surveillance Britain: where police are quietly trying to access 50m photos for one mass lineup | Katy Watts | The Guardian
This film is tremendously good fun, with aspects of a variety of other fun xmas films (e.g. Home Alone, Violent Night) and uses and abuses the usual tropes of the genre with no shame. I loved it.
(Alt alt: Technically this is actually the “Nakatom” building, presumably in a weak attempt to try and avoid trademark issues. 😂)
Not long now until the final “whump” from this exceptional thief.
#HansGruber #DieHard #DieHardIsAnXmasFilm #DieHardAdventCalendar
(alt: A wooden advent calendar featuring a falling Hans Gruber from the Nakatomi building. He is currently at day 21 of 24.)
When I was briefly high-profile during the Atheist Bus Campaign, I had a full-scale nervous breakdown.
So I don't know how Taylor Swift copes with global superstardom. The threats on her life have become so serious, she now uses special tech to weed out dangerous stalkers at gigs.
Here's my piece on why, despite all the riches, adulation and awards on offer, you really don't want to be famous. https://arianesherine.substack.com/p/why-you-dont-want-to-be-famous
Bwahaha!
From: @BBCNews
https://press.coop/@BBCNews/111609022675977963
Updated my handle in honour of @arianesherine when she misheard and then (mis)signed my copy of “The Atheist’s Guide to Christmas”. 😂
The is the best attempt to write down some of the conventions of CLI design that I've seen. I particularly love the explanations and links to further reading https://clig.dev/ Turns out? Some of those unwritten rules are written after all! #linkTuesday
Hope you’re ok, @RustyBertrand!
Physics geek, dev nerd, science fan. Esperantisto. Secularism, blasphemy & sarcasm. Evidence or STFU. Plant hater. Caveat lector. Enthusiastic cat and dog dad. RT≠︎👍 Slowly moving widdershins into #InfoSec