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Andrew Whalley

@arw.me
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An Englishman in San Francisco. Director of Security for Google Chrome.

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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 29/11/2025
Meanwhile in California…
A hand holds a can of Golden Road Pacific Blonde ale in the foreground, framed by a stunningly clear blue sky and calm, reflective water in a marina. The perfect weather is highlighted by the brilliant sunshine illuminating the boats and calm water under a cloudless expanse.
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 30/03/2025
Postcard from San Francisco
A handwritten sign on a lamppost reading “we will not let Trump dig our grave”
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 17/02/2025
I think Swiss Air is saying you can smoke in the toilets, but only if you don’t get caught?
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 06/02/2025
OMG! Thank you for the tipoff!
Order confirmation from The Warfield's website.
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 26/01/2025
In case of emergency, please present your yellow-tinted wine glass to have an entire bottle of wine poured directly into it.
A panel from an aircraft safety card showing a deployed oxygen mask being reached for, but rather looking like the text of the post instead. (At least to my jet lagged self)
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 05/01/2025
I’ve lived in California a long time, but I’ve never got used to the fact that hummingbirds aren’t just on TV nature documentaries, but also “a few feet over there”
An Anna’s Hummingbird drinking from a feeder
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 27/12/2024
It does look surprisingly tasty:
DALL-E's rendition of a scotch chocolate egg.

"A creative fusion dish featuring a Cadbury scotch egg with a thick, golden-brown sausage meat crust that is perfectly browned and textured. The interior reveals a glossy Cadbury creme egg with a chocolate shell and a gooey yellow fondant center resembling a yolk. The scotch egg is placed on a rustic wooden platter, garnished with fresh herbs and a light drizzle of chocolate sauce, creating an unexpected blend of savory and sweet. The presentation is enhanced by warm, inviting lighting, making the unique culinary concept visually appealing."
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 27/12/2024
ChatGPT first warned me about creating an image of such a thing, seeming to think a recipe might be better?!
a ChatGPT reply saying "Creating an image of a Cadbury scotch egg with real sausage meat might produce a visually unconventional combination since it mixes savory and sweet elements in a single dish. Would you like me to generate an artistic representation of this concept, or perhaps describe a recipe for such a creation instead?"
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 27/12/2024
Thoroughly enjoyed my first ride on a new electric Caltrain! Though slightly alarmed to see a Chrome error message that's not been shipping since 2015! I hope the systems running your infoscreens aren't connected to anything important, @gocaltrain.bsky.social ...
A Chrome error page showing a dead tab icon and the text "He's dead, Jim! Either Chrome ran out of memory or the process for the webpage was terminated for some other reason. To continue, reload or go to another page."
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 25/12/2024
Happy Christmas from Felicity.
A cat with a Father Christmas hat placed on top of her. She doesn’t look overly thrilled about it.
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 29/11/2024
I can precisely measure how many potatoes exist per line
Three lines of hassle back potatoes
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 29/11/2024
Precision potatoes
An electronic measuring caliper measuring the thickness of a slice of potato at exactly ⅛ of an inch (it was an American recipe)
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 28/11/2024
😋
A trey of toasted pecans
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 15/11/2024
Currently in another window...
A screenshot saying "Currently deleting @ 0.562 msg/second"
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 07/01/2024
Though mostly in hot milk
A jar of "options" hot chocolate powder.
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 23/12/2023
Apple watch activity icon edited to be "opening a stuck jar"
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 18/12/2023
https://xkcd.com/378/
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 14/10/2023
Looking good! This is my afternoon project:
An empty bike bottom bracket
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 13/10/2023
#UnfortunateTruncation
A latter with the title of a patent reading “Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating user”
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 11/07/2023
And next to finally finishing this
The cover of Normal Accidents by Charles Perrow
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 11/07/2023
New addition to the reading backlog
The front cover of “Unsafe at Any Speed” by Ralph Nader
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Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 08/06/2023
I must admit I think of you, Ken, every time I sneeze at my desk. In the nicest possible way.
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