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@ibboard.co.uk

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Geek, Linux user, open-source contributor and developer. Former security researcher & consultant turned data engineer. Itinerant tinkerer and knowledge junkie. Mostly at hachyderm.io/@ibboard ibboard.co.uk

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 29/08/2026

Could the "recipe in table format" be the new "white and gold dress" that splits the Internet?

Screenshot of two adjacent replies. One denounces the tabular recipe instructions at unreadable. The other says that they're a perfect way to describe a recipe.

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 22/06/2026

BBC News - Keir Starmer announces his resignation as prime minister and Labour Party leader www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UKpol

Padme and Anakin meme.

Anakin: Starmer quit because people didn't like his policies
Padme: So the new Labour leader is going to stop copying Reform policies in an attempt to appease unappeasable bigots, right?
Anakin: *stares*
Padme: They're going to be left-wing and prioritise human rights again, RIGHT?!

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 20/06/2026

Local graffiti artists know what's up. But also have a very retro solution! #Graffiti #UrbanDecay

A photo of a brick wall that has been painted brick red to cover previous graffiti, with wooden boards above to prevent trespassers climbing over.

There is new grey-blue graffiti saying "Everything is shit, nothing works". Next to it in dark green is "FAX!"

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 14/05/2026

And if you check the names on the new members… (Except that Guy Incognito actually was a different person!)

Guy Incognito from The Simpsons (who looks like Homer with a top hat and moustache) looking upset and saying "Keir Starmer? Who is Keir Starmer? I am Steir Karmer!"

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 30/04/2026

The "goose chasing a man because he left out an important point" meme. The goose looks pointedly and says "Why are Trump's numbers bad?". It then starts chasing the man (who is running away) and honks "Why are Trump's inflation numbers so bad, CNN?" because they're not pointing out that this is entirely self-inflicted inflation.

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 03/03/2026

The "worst day of my life" meme. Bart says "This is the absolute stupidest dystopia". Homer, trying to be comforting, says "It's the absolute stupidest dystopia so far!"

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 31/12/2025

Happy Hogswatchnight to all those who celebrate on the correct days! #Discworld #Hogswatch #Hogfather

A photograph of the end of December 2025 from the official Discworld calendar. It shows Hogswatch Eve on the 30th, Hogswatch Night on the 31st and Hogswatch Day on the special day of Ick. Not on Christmas.

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 16/10/2025

What people expect: Star Trek What people will get: Red Dwarf youtu.be/LRq_SAuQDec?...

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 01/09/2025

BBC News - How coffee chains like Costa lost the matcha generation Apparently Coca Cola is looking to sell Costa for less than half of what it paid. www.bbc.com/news/article... Meanwhile, at a local Costa… 😬

A photo of the Costa Coffee sign in the side of a shop. The "ffee" at the end of "coffee" has fallen off and is only hanging on by the wiring.

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 16/08/2025

And the base.

The Chaos shield side of Grombrindal's base. The shield is brown and beaten with a gold star. The helmet is black.

The skeletal shield side of the base. The dragon wing on the helm is painted red. The shield is black with gold trim.

The orc side of the base with a red "evil sun" shield with beady white eyes

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 16/08/2025

Painted a bit more of Grombrindal today. The base is finished (just needs to be glued, but that needs the rock in first!) and I'm blocking out colours and starting highlights on the body. #Warhammer #Grombrindal #MiniaturePainting #CitadelMiniatures #GamesWorkshop

Front of Grombrindal miniature - Warhammer's Where Dwarf - partially painted with silver armour, blue clothes, dark gold trim and a green axe shaft.

His head is being painted separately.

Back of Grombrindal miniature - Warhammer's Where Dwarf - partially painted with silver armour, blue clothes, white cloak, brown fur, dark gold trim and a green axe shaft. His head is being painted separately.

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 16/06/2025

A comparison of programming before and after OpenAI (or any GenAI).

The left side is labelled "Days before OpenAI". The stickman is thinking at his computer. The label says "Developer coding: two hours". Below that, he has his head in his hands. The label says "Developer debugging: 6 hours x

The right side is labelled "Days after OpenAI". There is a computer with no stickman. It is labelled "ChatGPT generates codes: 5 min". Below that, the stickman has his head in his hands. The label says "Developer debugging: 24 hours"

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 03/06/2025

This.

Marvin the Paranoid Android from the Hitchhiker's Guide film

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 30/05/2025

Listen to the Queen!

Queen Elizabeth the Second in full regalia opening Parliament. The text says "There is no such thing as American English. There is the English language and there are mistakes".

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 05/05/2025

Checked out some of the dressed wells in Malvern this weekend. The theme was "folklore and fairy tales". By far the best two: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Eco Bhakti Sangha's Krishna and Kaliya (with SO MANY BANGLES making the snake!) #WellDressing #MayDay #NoFilter #NoEdit

The Green Knight - a large suit of armour (probably 12ft tall) made from green corrugated plastic, lying down as if sleeping on his side. His axe is a large plastic head with a length of tree trunk a few inches thick as a handle.

A close-up of the Krishna and Kaliya well dressing. There is a multi-headed papier-maché snake in the middle, a drawing of a Hindu character in the middle, and a long snake made of hundreds of gold and multi-coloured bangles draped across the front.

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 01/01/2025

According to my new calendar, today is New Year's Day with UK de frites. I don't know how French chips come into it all.

Close-up photo of 1st January on a calendar. It says "New Year's Day" and below it there are the country codes UK, DE, FR, IT and ES.

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 10/11/2024

There was some good light in the conservatory today, so I didn't procrastinate and I did some painting. Highlighted up the red. I was a little unsure as I painted, but it worked out okay overall. Crimson Gore to Blazing Orange. #Warhammer40K #WarhammerPlus #AzrakhTheAnnihilator #MiniaturePainting

The front of Azrakh the Annihilator - a Chaos Space Marine in red Terminator armour with gold/yellow trim

The back of Azrakh the Annihilator - a Chaos Space Marine in red Terminator armour with gold/yellow trim

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 07/11/2024

It was this. Currently hung over my home-office desk. Along with multiple other posters, old and new. But mostly old! Issue 177 was my first issue 🙂 #WhiteDwarf #GamesWorkshop #Warhammer #Oldhammer

Photograph of the Citadel Colour poster from White Dwarf 177. It is the era of bright colours and "we need some red as at least a spot colour on EVERY model"!

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IBBoard @ibboard.co.uk · 19/09/2024

Look at me, the early adopter 😬

BlueSky "celebrating 10 million users" image, which numbers me as user 3,225,903

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