Simon Thompson
@thompsonsimon.com
Intranets, user experience, and connected content. Mad for movies, the perfect 3-minute pop song, non-sequiturs and general silliness. Also never gonna run around in dessert shoes. London, UK
One essential point in an essential thread on solar and batteries etc.
Jenny Chase@solarchase.bsky.social · yesterday22. It should be all over for the new internal combustion engine car market. The only reason it doesn’t seem to be is that a lot of people don’t seem to realise how times have changed, and still repeat old talking points.
I’m ready to be a CEO. I promise to take on debt, fire anyone who seems better than me at anything, and insist you’re going to love my product that kills you
An album I bought, loved on the first listen, but couldn’t subsequently recapture that feeling.
R.E.M.@remhq.bsky.social · 6d agoReleased on this day in 1992… share your favorite song in the comments.
Good morning, you lot. This is worth your time. It’ll make today better
Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social · last wk.You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
Not only is Topping Books packed with books and *customers*, but you get to use the library ladders!
This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever
Blog Post: Vibe Coding Isn’t the Problem. Ownership Is. sympmarc.com/2026/10/01/v...
Vibe Coding Isn’t the Problem. Ownership Is.
I had an interesting conversation today about “vibe coding” and whether it’s appropriate to contribute AI-generated code to open-source projects. My immediate reaction was that I …
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Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.
Alaska Public Media@alaskapublic.org · 2w agoMeet Backpack, your 2026 Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack is 20 years old, weighs about 1,000 pounds and got his nickname because, as a cub, he loved riding on his mom's back across the Brooks River.
Here to tell you that the chemistry and tension in this scene still hits for 2026 teenagers, as evidenced by the very vocal reactions of my students today
Just to think, a week ago, they'd have been referring to it as artificial dodge
Andy Wheatley@andywheatley.bsky.social · 2w agoWhatever the RAF Fairford incident turns out to be, there's a lovely little quote on the BBC website from a local resident: "I want to wait until I know more... it feels super dodge to me." Super dodge. Indeed.
I have separated the art from the artist and am now whipping the art to stiff peaks, after which I will gently fold it into the artist before baking at 350 til golden and puffed
I always feel somewhat grimy asking folks to chip in to support Ada Lovelace Day, but am hoping that the community will step in given that businesses have stepped away. And if you can't support directly, a share would be awesome!
Ada Lovelace Day@adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 2w agoAda Lovelace Day is coming up again on 13 Oct and, as you know, these days it is almost entirely unfunded. I've been invited to speak at or attend a few events, all of which I've said yes to because the mission won't further itself. I'm also still writing my report...
Horror stories for designers - 10 words or less: " it's just lift and shift"
The newest episode of Strong Songs is about “Once in a Lifetime” by Talking Heads - now available in the main feed! This is an *incredible* song, and I’m very happy with this episode. I hope you enjoy it - thanks, as always, for listening.
S08E09 - "Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads
It's time to return to Talking Heads, and their inimitable 1980 song "Once In A Lifetime." The subject of this episode was selected by the annual Strong Songs Patreon bracket vote. Thanks to everyone ...
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Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
Well, they* certainly have range *as much as I object to they-ifying people #smartarseResponseToPostWithoutAltTextOrSubstackLink
Having spent a while yesterday trying to get my head around Digital Object Identifiers – I would have welcomed this introduction / perspective
Terence Eden@edent.tel · 4w agoNew blog post: How to get a DOI for your blog posts https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/how-to-get-a-doi-for-your-blog-posts/ Each new post on this blog now has a Digital Object Identifier. This post looks at the how and the why of getting one, whether it is useful, and any issues you might …
Neither the Gambling Commission or the Advertising Standards Authority can stop these scum scam gambling ads. It’s all Facebook; it’s just what happens. Impossible to stop 🤷♂️
Tesco alerts police as supermarket becomes latest victim of scam ‘endorsement’ ads
Exclusive: Supermarket joins line of firms and sports stars including Bellingham and Haaland to have their image hijacked via ads
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This is sincerely one of the dumbest jokes I've seen in quite awhile and I cannot stop giggling
Lack of a premise never stopped them before!
Muppet Gruñones: Statler y Waldorf
ALT: Muppet Gruñones: Statler y Waldorf
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Ed@notdred.bsky.social · last mo.Why the hell do you need a “premise” Jesus Christ the muppets are just putting on a show with a different celebrity every episode that’s the whole goddamn premise right there
I’m doing a podcast called The Rest is the Rest where I talk about every subject not covered by all The Rest Is podcasts. So please subscribe if you want a weekly podcast about shoes, clouds, Tuesdays and otters.
Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
