Howard Teece

Terrible dripping sound in the kitchen when the washing machine is on...

A watched update never installs.

'Sean,Sean! Where does the L go? Is it before or after?' 'Dunno, Dave. Why?' 'No matter, all sorted.' Sainsbury's Winchester...

On the day the @theguardian.com opines how bad Big Tech is [ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... ] It wraps its print version in a four page Google AI Ad.

All summer we've ben visited by this hummingbird moth. Finally snapped it.

Ready your own articles, BBC. Almost one in 10 back White Horse Reservoir, Thames Water says - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A distinct, wait, what? moment. AI is artificial insemination, because otherwise...

In the Gardeners' World Cup, they stop for a hydrangea break.

I like the image this conjures. A cup of char before the violence starts... From: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Scary juxtaposition... @yorecomputer.bsky.social @theguardian.com

Chalk Blue butterflies. Male on the left, female on the right.

Strange way to make hot chocolate with milk... from a kettle.

Sheesh.... appalling security in robot dogs.

There are 45 seats on Winchester City Council, 36 of them are now #libdem Winchester City Council District Election Results 2026 - Winchester City Council www.winchester.gov.uk/news/2026/ma...

Lingeri... ? Lingerie fetish?

Impressive ad choice... interested in the 8085 assembler guide and formatting a 3.5" floppy... not so much stuff in Maine, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Iowa

More of this, I think. deadline.com/2026/05/dept...

"Look," the psychiatrist said, "cheer yourself up. Go to Congress today, it's being addressed by King Charles of England."

Here’s mine in the April 24, 2026 issue of The New Yorker

This truly looks like the work of @happytoast.co.uk peeko.co.uk/products/fra...

Anyway, the bluebells are out...

Can we see the moon yet? Can we see the moon yet? Can we see the moon yet? Can we see the moon yet? Can we see the moon yet? There it is. There it is. There it is. There it is. Dad? Dad? Daaaaaaad? Daaaaaaaaaaaaaad? Why we going home? Why we going home? Why we going home? Why we going home? Why...

They should do everything, roads, stations, ports, airports, terminals. "Oh, just go down DJT, past the DJT, over DJT, to the DJT and get off at the DJT to take the DJT to the DJT terminal to fly to DJT via DJT."

Oh lord. A comedy. 100 words...

Ask your smartspeaker to Please make it all stop all of it

The apostrophe and space are the only thing preventing a typographic disaster

Not even an AI summary, but just as wrong...

So, now the first round of the Short Story Challenge is over, anyone fancy the 100-word micro-fiction challenge? nycmidnight.com/100

It's time, @dougschlesser.bsky.social What else you going to do?

Giveaway! I’m giving one lucky person the chance to pick one shelf of books from our Bertvent bookcase. Follow and repost by midday on Saturday 27th and I’ll pick someone at random! Which shelf will you choose? (UK only)

Fungi are out in the woods

How many Ms in mammoth? Three. Gotcha.

Comedy movies…

Had a ferret in the loft and found this. A working 1972 Hammond 102200 mini synth.

I’d so watch the alternative

Came across a flock of House-Martins resting and feeding before they migrate. Surely it's too early...

So, turns out the way to throw the local electrical appliance shop is to ask if the kettle they're suggesting is left-handed. Turns out, it was. Trust me, right-handed kettles are a pain in the 'how full is this again?'

Worth a listen, but if like me, you don't do listening, here's the transcript: johnaugust.com/2019/scriptn...