Today, I genuinely heard a Scrum Master say “the corporate people don’t work in Agile, they don’t understand it means we can’t change our plans last minute” and, reader, my face reacted faster than my brain could stop it.

Err, I don’t think this is what they were intending to broadcast on the BBC News channel right now…

Yeah ok, I'll take that britmonkey.com/2020s-politi...

Just arrived at the dentist‘s office for an appointment and instead of saying I was here for a zahnreinigung (tooth cleaning) I tripped over my own tongue and said darmreinigung (gut cleaning) 🤦‍♂️

Don’t threaten me with a good time

Sean Carroll@seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I've been writing about power-law probability distributions, and man -- we do NOT spend enough time worrying about really powerful solar storms. Not crazy to think that a once-every-500-years event would basically knock out all electrical technology on Earth. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

Don’t ban kids using YouTube. Make YouTube behave like a broadcaster. Pay creators. Reinvest in the creative industries. Pay fair tax back into creators’ economies. Follow guidelines on fair usage and copyright. Play fair. It’s bigger than TV now. Make it behave like TV.

Lufthanzzza 😴

JonNYC@xjonnyc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

reading about the May government for a thing and mad, mad, mad that a Conservative Prime Minister said this nine years ago, I hate how much we've lost since then! I hate it so much! www.theguardian.com/society/2017...

Had a pint with Anthony Head in the King's Arms in Soho once, he was a really lovely guy. Sad to see he's gone at just 72.

Fuck them. Defy. Refuse to comply. Where’s it going to end up? Head librarian given the boot? Could be the unfair dismissal case of the age.

Luke Turner@luketurner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I've done Pride and LGBT+ events in libraries, they've always been lovely & a space for people to meet over books that are often so important in revealing non-heterosoc lives past and present. This news from Essex's Reform council is chilling: www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/2616114...

I was responsible for this (it was literally my idea while I was Product Manager for Media Playout at the BBC) and it is still my proudest achievement ever

Mark Simpson@marksimpson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

FYI: if you're playing a programme on BBC iPlayer in a web browser you can still turn subtitles on and off by pressing 888.

A colleague just said to me "I've always had issues setting boundaries but this job could work for someone like you, who I know doesn't have that issue" and wow does it feel cold in this shade

Not sure if the s is meant to be slightly collapsed or if it’s due to all the tourists sitting on it… 😂

God bless Irish pubs (but how is it easier to get this in Frankfurt than Berlin!?)

This apparently eternal winter in Berlin is just pushing me towards making poor life choices (booking a flight somewhere warm and stretching my credit cards even further)

Landed back in Britain an hour ago and only just now heard my first “see it say it sorted”. The country is slipping.

I have to say this every time someone mentions Pingu, but my favourite ever piece of audience feedback when I worked at the BBC was a call made to CBeebies to complain that the show wasn't being broadcast in English.

ℳatt@matttomic.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.

The UK National Health Service has very clear information on all major medical conditions. It is browsable by all Never EVER rely on an LLM for health advice www.nhs.uk/conditions/

Conditions A to Z

Find out about health conditions, including their symptoms and how they're treated.

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The Verge@theverge.com · 7mo ago

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records

Ermahgerd snerrr ❄️

The authorities just sent an emergency alert to the whole of Berlin to tell us the power is being reconnected in the south-west. Seems a little over-dramatic…

Accordions, all over the U-Bahn, for all of 2026? Please, $deity, no...

rbb|24@rbb24.de · 8mo ago

Der Berliner Landesmusikrat ehrt im kommenden Jahr das Akkordeon für seine Bandbreite. "Mal entfaltet es die Klangfülle eines ganzen Orchesters, mal ist es ganz zart und lädt zum Träumen ein". Und wo träumt es sich besser als auf dem Bahnsteig, wenn die U-Bahn mal wieder auf sich warten lässt?

This is literally what happened to me designthinkingcomic.substack.com/p/do-i-have-...

Do I have ADHD?

DTQ! for today

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Lads, is it gay to wash your sheets now?

Unexpected side effect from yesterday's Covid vaccine: I feel hungover. 😵 At least, I'm pretty sure I didn't drink six pints in my sleep last night...

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Ted Han★ 韓聖安@knowtheory.net · 11mo ago

Age verification I had a six digit ICQ number. Also I know what ICQ is.

On a warm Sunday in Berlin there’s nothing better than a few beers with friends in Mauerpark

Oh, air conditioner, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways… (it’s 33°C right now in Berlin and stepping outside may lead to spontaneous combustion)

A) Sad B) AOL is still a thing? C) AOL is owned by Yahoo now? D) Yahoo is still a thing?

AOL ends dial-up internet service after more than 30 years

The internet service which soared in popularity in the 1990s will come to an end from 30 September

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I got a Blue Peter badge for appearing on the show when I worked for the BBC and took part in the Mattress Dominos world record attempt. Lost it on the tube though :(

Twlldun@twlldun.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I’m seeing a lot of Blueskiers nostalgic for Blue Peter and imma gonna be honest but you all struck me as the Blue Peter types, you are all nailed on Blue Peter kids. I bet you had the badge too, right?

So apparently the songs I enjoyed when I was in my 20s are now being played at Retro nights *crumbles into dust*