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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 11/09/2026

Dinner was good, thanks for asking.

A meal served on a wooden cutting board, featuring sliced steak, small potatoes topped with butter, and broccolini. A glass and a bottle of red wine are visible in the background on the tiled butchers block.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 28/08/2026

While I'm at it, anyone in the market for a 6 month old size 9 ceramic blue Oura ring 4?

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 28/08/2026

Anyone in the market for an 18 month old Garmin Fenix 8 51mm

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 19/08/2026

We need more (actual) kids in the work place saying the quiet parts out loud 😂 Miss 16 just woke up and saw the food preparation in progress: "Is this 'dad feeling guilty for working long hours so he's making us a special treat for breakfast' breakfast?"

A kitchen counter with various food items laid out. There are three egg, bacon, tomato, and cheese sandwiches on a wooden cutting board, along with containers of grains, a carton of milk, a jar of spread, and a bowl of seeds on a scale. In the background, there is a stove with pans and a coffee machine.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 18/08/2026

Everything is fine dot gif /by @decryption.bsky.social in The Sizzle

Tom's Hardware regularly tracks RAM pricing and their latest analysis shows that you could buy 128GB of DDR5-6400 for US$329 a year ago. Today it is US$3,400. 32GB and 64GB DDR5 kits of all speeds are up between 350% to 485% compared to last year. Cool

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 25/07/2026

It's vibes all the way down www.svpg.com/the-ai-productiv...

From the Atlassian’s State of Teams 2026 Report: “89% of executives say AI has increased the speed of work, but only 6% feel confident they can point to specific organization-wide AI ROI.”

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 19/07/2026

Ratatouille. It needed a bit more fat and salt so I added some butter to finish. Not in the recipe but I figure it's French and you can add butter, cheese, and wine to any French food, right?! 😂

A large stainless steel pot on a black stovetop containing a colorful mixture of chopped vegetables, including zucchini, yellow squash, red bell peppers, and tomatoes, simmering in a sauce.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 18/07/2026

If you don't test, you won't have any cases.

🚏🥬 The US stopped monitoring the “explosive diarrhea” bug last year. Cyclosporiasis, better known as explosive diarrhea, has been sweeping across the USA, with over 7,000 cases reported so far across nearly every state. Sharp-eyed observers noticed that the US’s Centers for Disease Control used to monitor cyclospora, the parasite that causes the illness, but stopped monitoring it last year, along with listeria, shigella, and other bugs.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 18/07/2026

"A New York school district is testing robot teachers, which have been made by a company that started out making sexbots." — @stilgherrian.com buttondown.com/stilgherrian/a...

A New York school district is testing robot teachers, which have been made by a company that started out making sexbots. The classroom of the future! I find the photos in both those articles a little disturbing.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 21/06/2026

The low pressure tyre warning indicator in my car looks like a butt emoticon.

A car dashboard display showing an illuminated yellow warning light, shaped like (_!_).

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 13/06/2026

After 5 weeks travelling for work, it really is time to come home. My messages to friends and family are starting to sound like teletext readouts 🤦‍♂️

Blue message bubble with white text that reads “I guess dinner time for you and kids. Helsinki tomorrow 09:50. At airport early if want to chat. Look forward to being home soon. Love you.”

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 19/04/2026

One for the nominative determinism trophy cabinet

You
19/4/2026, 14:58

Dr Neil Buttery, a chef and food historian, says these "hyper-regional" dishes are among those most at risk of disappearing.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 09/04/2026

Should have called it Calici.

The Anthropic researcher Sam Bowman posted on X that he was eating a sandwich in the park when he got an email from Mythos Preview: The bot had broken out of the company’s internal sandbox and gained access to the internet.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 28/03/2026

Doesn't get much chefier or kissier than this.

BBC News

Iran-backed hackers breach FBI director Kash Patel's personal emails.

Grace Eliza Goodwin; Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu.

Picture of Kash Patel wearing a white shirt, blue tie with white dots, and dark suit, credited to Getty Images.

FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account has been hacked by an Iran-linked group, the agency has confirmed.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 16/03/2026

The bin police visited our street this morning.

A yellow recycling bin with a paper notice hanging on its handle. The notice has two sections: a top white section with a large black checkmark and the text “Thank you – We didn’t see any incorrect items in your recycling bin today,” and a grey “Oops” section below. The bottom section lists common recycling mistakes with checkboxes, small illustrations of rubbish bags, soft plastics, batteries, and clothing. A note at the bottom advises that in the event of a problem, the bin will still be collected but requests correct sorting in future.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 14/03/2026

Every year I try pale ale hoping that I've finally discovered what everyone else seems to love, and every year I'm reminded that it tastes like someone took a good beer and added vinegar, piss, and cigarette butts.

A pint of pale, hazy beer sits on a wooden ledge beside a pair of sunglasses. Below the ledge, a black hydration vest is draped over a barstool with a wooden seat. In the background, a street scene features parked bicycles, a silver car, and a footpath with a manhole cover. One hand and part of a sandal-clad foot are visible at the edges of the image.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 09/03/2026

I honestly thought "what kind of war are they expecting to find under the Arctic?!" until I realised 🤦‍♂️

Reuters
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
March 9, 2026 9:33 AM UTC
NATO drills for war in Arctic with focus on civilians being ready

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 08/03/2026

Are we tired of winning, yet?

Finance app showing market data. Crude oil April 26 futures (CL=F) are displayed at 106.39 USD, up 85.61% year-to-date. A line graph for the YTD period shows a sharp rise after remaining mostly flat, with the price peaking around 107. Key stats: open 98.00, high 111.24, low 98.00, volume 82.61K, 52-week high 107, and 52-week low 42.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 28/02/2026

I'm left wondering how much discretion Apple News editors have when it comes to placement.

A webpage section titled ‘U.S. Politics’ displaying two news story cards from The Atlantic. The left card shows Pete Hegseth, a middle-aged white guy with grey hair wearing a suit, in front of a high‑contrast yellow‑and‑blue aerial illustration of the Pentagon, looking menacingly to his right. The right card shows Gavin Newsom, also a middle-aged white guy with grey hair wearing a suit, standing against a wooden wall with his shadow cast prominently beside him, looking skeptically to his left.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 24/02/2026

10% of Democrats and 18% of Republicans are brain dead.

Ninety percent of Democrats think the country is worse off than a year ago; 82% of Republicans feel things have improved.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 22/02/2026

Tell me they didn't model Sam Altman after the Once-ler

Animated character from The Lorax with short dark hair, a goofy expression, wearing a blue button-up shirt patterned with yellow rabbits, looking slightly down against a dark blue night sky background.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 14/02/2026

Still one of my favourite pics. Me and the then 7 and 9 yo doing a dash for ice-cream at 6:30pm in Kyoto on bicycles.

Me taking a selfie on a hike. I’m at the front wearing a red beanie. 7yo is behind me, followed by the 9yo. We’re passing a stationary minivan. It’s dark and the roads are wet.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 13/02/2026

Have a picture of the angelic Princess Dianna as a tonic to all the controversy surrounding the royals at the moment.

George Michael with an ‘80s feathered hairstyle looking into the camera pouting.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 07/02/2026

The first thing that popped into my head upon seeing a job listing for "GM of Technology"

Half badly drawn horse meme. The well drawn arse is labelled “GM”. The badly drawn front is labelled “Technology”.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 03/02/2026

Oura ring owners getting absolutely p0wn3d in 3…2…1…

r/ouraring 7h ago
DrRickyAtOura

tl;dr - I built an OpenClaw plugin for ŌURA data, and it's bonkers.
Hi folks. Oura Chief Medical Officer here with a personal project.

One of the biggest challenges and opportunities with LLMs is to ensure that they have rich context for personalized responses. This is why r/openclaw - which has gone from zero to hero in just a few weeks - has tremendous potential (also huge risks - more on that below).

If you don't know what I'm talking about, OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot/Moltbot) is an open source project that runs on your computer and allows integration with a rapidly-growing set of tools/plugins/skills that the LLM of your choice (e.g., r/ClaudeAI, r/GeminiAI, r/xAIGrok, r/ChatGPT, or local models) can interact with. Imagine a personal assistant that can check-in to your flights on your behalf, install software with a simple request, or provide a summary of your day every morning. And this is all done through the messaging service of your choice: iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, etc. This is basically Iron Man's Jarvis, available today.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 19/12/2025

My new jump rope came with a QR code to "complete setup". This is truly the worst timeline.

A white jump rope curled up on a table along with a postcard sized set of instructions reading: Scan the QR Code for Complete Setup. Setup and Sizing Videos: Learn how to size, resize, and use each one of our jump ropes. Register Your Warranty: Quickly register your jump rope's 1-year warranty through our user friendly portal for peace of mind and hassle-free support. Join Our Community: Connect with fellow jumpers, access tips, and find endless encouragement to stay motivated on your fitness journey. ELITE JUMPS. www.elitejumps.co Follow: @elitejumpsco

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 22/11/2025

And of course, the obligatory cock'n'balls coffee (because I'm actually a 5yo) c. 2015

Cappuccino with a pattern in the froth vaguely resembling male genitalia

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 22/11/2025

Definitely the happiest coffee I've had

Long black coffee with two bubbles for eyes and a hole in the crema forming the shape of a wide open smile c. 2013

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 22/11/2025

Perhaps the least appetising piece of food I've ever experienced c. 2009

Chocolate ring doughnut with a translucent white sheen

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 14/11/2025

Apple releases new iPhone accessory

Sean Connery wearing a scarlet mankini, thigh-high boots, and holding a gun

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 26/10/2025

If eating freshly baked homemade sourdough bread got you fit, I'd be the fittest person in the world.

Two loaves of bread straight from the oven, lovingly made by Jess

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 24/10/2025

When do we drop the "neo" and just accept they are Nazis?

Mr Sewell told the court that his copy of Mein Kampf — a political manifesto written by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler — had been confiscated, but that he required it as part of his preparations for the contested hearing.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 14/10/2025

There's enough there that you know they had to have thought about it

A ceramic plate with a bowl of spinach, and a single piece of toast topped with two poached eggs and a sausage.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 26/09/2025

Tide pods were just the beginning

🚏☎️ A phone app is paying users up to $30 a day to record their calls

A new mobile app called Neon, which has become the #2 social app on the iOS App Store, pays users 30¢ a minute (and up to $30 a day) for the privilege of recording their incoming and outgoing phone calls. The app’s privacy policy gives the owners nearly unlimited access to phone call data, which they say they’ll sell to AI companies to help train voice models. The founder said he was inspired to build the company after seeing how telecoms profit off user data, and wanted to let people get a cut of that income.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 12/09/2025

On Apple Podcasts right now 😩

Top shows: 1. Mamamia Out Loud; 2. The Charlie Kirk Show.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 06/09/2025

That's some evening you got planned there

Me holding some shopping: a bottle of Gordon’s dry gin, a can of whipped cream, and a 50 pack of batteries.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 23/08/2025

Just another Saturday night in wintery Eltham

Outdoor fire pit. Wood burning brightly with orange flames.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 21/08/2025

That was a hell of a run today.

My Garmin watch showing among other things, a recovery time of 86 hours, body battery of 14, and training readiness of 4.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 17/08/2025

A chilly Sunday afternoon with a Guinness and a fire in the backyard.

Close up of a small fire surrounded by bricks and large rocks. Unburned sticks sit atop glowing red embers and rising smoke. Stumps for sitting on in the background along with various potted plants.

Close up of a small fire surrounded by bricks and large rocks. Unburned sticks sit atop glowing red embers and rising smoke. My hand holding a glass of Guinness in the foreground.

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Simon Harris @harukizaemon.com · 16/08/2025

This is possibly the thing I dislike most in iOS 26 😤 X-buttons next to each other, with such little contrast to differentiate any of it, that I have to stop and think about which one to press every 👏 single 👏time 👏

A search input field with the text “Fooo”. At the end of the field is a small, white ‘x’ inside a dark grey circle. Outside the field, but just to the right of it, is a large black X.

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