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Nick Hollett

@niax.uk

Software Engineer at AWS (Opinions my own). British Expat in Canada (via Ireland). πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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Bracket City clue:

[companion with bangers for breakfast in πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§] = mash

Bracket City clue: [companion with bangers for breakfast in πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§] = mash

@theatlantic.com Bangers and mash? For breakfast?!

11.03.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

27.12.2025 17:27 πŸ‘ 47046 πŸ” 14488 πŸ’¬ 953 πŸ“Œ 3137
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Imagine someone stole all your shit and then you give them a billion dollars.

11.12.2025 15:27 πŸ‘ 447 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 6

I moved to Vancouver from Europe 3 years ago. It still confuses and surprises me.

17.07.2025 02:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Best printer 2025: just buy a Brother laser printer, the winner is clear, middle finger in the air Best Printer 2025: wireless laser home office supply shop now Brother

It is fucking unbelievable that they’re using AI to make content at The Verge now www.theverge.com/tech/641940/...

02.04.2025 17:14 πŸ‘ 596 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 27

Kind of interesting that Google has simply stopped being embarrassed by this sort of thing

28.12.2024 17:45 πŸ‘ 3920 πŸ” 838 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 21
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Productivity v Impact Here’s a familiar 2Γ—2, the Important & Urgent quadrants: Very early in my career, I was taught to beware the β€œNot Important & Urgent” quadrant. I’m used to work…

I spent 2yr recovering from burnout & this by @jessitron.bsky.social made me think about it in a way I hadn't before.

Having a reactionary role in broadcast for 13yr put me in the Important/Urgent corner a lot. More time in the opposite feels v healing!

22.12.2024 17:09 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

I'm loving this as a shrinkflation joke, completely missed the sign on the first read.

14.12.2024 00:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Men: normal and innocent?

02.12.2024 16:30 πŸ‘ 971 πŸ” 211 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 29

Good lord, that's a European plug with a UK earth pin up top.

Regardless, that abomination is still better than US plugs. My Macbook charger regularly pulls itself out of outlets because the design is bad.

01.12.2024 22:24 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Context is important. To us, astronomers are impressive scientists. But to stars, they're perverts.

30.11.2024 13:11 πŸ‘ 402 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 6

GOOD COP: You're under arrest.
BAD COP: Your under arrest.

27.11.2024 18:07 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Today’s challenge: can I prototype a music-making or -controlling thing that uses rail data, in the amount of time the Eurostar takes to go from London to Belgium? πŸš…

I call it Bruxelles-MIDI.

This may be a bad pun but I’ve had the idea for ages & maybe the time limit will help me actually start it

21.11.2024 10:05 πŸ‘ 260 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 0