Reposted by Kay GrannellHipster Vampire Amy @lasrina.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It’s a beautiful day in the tiger enclosure and you are a horrible goose. 1318454
Reposted by Kay GrannellÓlafur Waage @olafurw.com · 10/10/2026Wrong Icelandic Airport youtube.com/shorts/c67TS...youtube.comWrong Icelandic Airport #nordic #iceland #norway #sweden #airportYouTube video by Ólafur Waage 0132
Reposted by Kay GrannellÓlafur Waage @olafurw.com · 09/10/2026You replaying Half-Life again for the 20th time is the same thing as your boomer dad watching the Godfather for the 20th time. Sorry. 3231
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 09/10/2026++out of good books error++ ++rerereread old books++ 010
Reposted by Kay GrannellThe Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026happy bare minimum Friday to all who celebrate 946497
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is interesting to me as someone who had a contrary reaction to the sedative given, which then led to the top up wearing off quickly. Nobody noticed until I said ‘ow that hurts’ and then me & the gastroenterologist had a long chat afterwards about weird drugs reactions. Tldr; do not recommend! 010
Reposted by Kay GrannellKameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 08/10/2026Listening to a financial chat where someone says, "We're actually only in the first generation or two of women being able to have complete control of their own finances." And that was like an oh wow moment. Like you know it but you don't KNOW it, you know?static.klipy.comDavid Rose's Shocked 'My God'ALT: David Rose's Shocked 'My God' 511122
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Email at 18:51 ‘your item will be delivered today’ I kind of hope not? Let the poor delivery person go home please. 020
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 07/10/2026For years I have scoffed at sweet and salty popcorn as an abomination (do one thing well, not both badly!) except now I am addicted to salted caramel chocolate pretzels. The shame. 010
Reposted by Kay GrannellOrcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 07/10/2026DRINK WATER FROM THE SKULLS OF YOUR ENEMIES! IF YOU HAVE CRUSHED THEIR SKULLS, USE A GLASS. 04317
Reposted by Kay GrannellHipster Vampire Amy @lasrina.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“Save the king from rockslides” “save the king from drowning” listen, mobile game ads, we’ll talk when you make a game where I guillotine the king for his crimes. 513628
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Reminded suddenly of the NYE party in ‘99 where people were subtly dissing me because they didn’t think I’d like Autechre. I looked too plump and mainstream, I guess. The joke was on them, I was the only one who knew how to make a gravy with the meal. Autechre, of all things. 010
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I wanna fix something. I can’t fix it. I have to live with it. I don’t like it. 000
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Decided on a rare breakfast in bed (rare because crumbs ick). Managed zero crumbs!! Spilt my drink instead. 130
Reposted by Kay Grannellfesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I drive a dark blue BMW and sometimes wear my hi-viz jacket and sunglasses just to see how many drivers behave themselves and drive carefully. It's amazing how many do. The police should pay civilians to do this as a duty to keep bad drivers in check. 191535
Reposted by Kay GrannellBex @bexg93.bsky.social · 16/08/2026🚨 The archived version of the suppressed Amnesty report into the anti-trans network operating to dismantle human rights in the UK has been "excluded" from the Wayback Machine. JKR is working very hard to scrub its existence from the eyes of the public. Thankfully, I kept screenshots. 6461093476
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Please talk me out of buying velvet covers for my sofa, for the snuggle factor. 000
Reposted by Kay GrannellFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“Two years since crushing defeat, the Tories have made no substantive efforts for reputation rehabilitation. Are they regretful of Brexit? What about Partygate or austerity?” My col. ahead of Tory conference on the vandals of Britain. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comI’m not buying into the ‘Keminaissance’. If the Tories lowered the bar any further, they’d be Reform UK | Frances RyanRather than ridding the Conservatives of their ‘nasty party’ status, Badenoch has a plan – to cut benefits for young people and demonise the unemployed, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan 56623
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026All my book options are unappealing but I can’t justify reading the Vorkosigan saga again this year. The eInk will wear out. 000
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The other say I saw an image of a kebab spit style tiramisu which is obviously an affront to all things Italian but right now it would really hit the spot. 000
Reposted by Kay GrannellCraig Grannell @craiggrannell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026By me for Amateur Photographer: “I put the new iPhone AI photo editing tools to the test – the results are sometimes downright weird” Testing Clean Up, Extend and Reframe in the name of SCIENCE. And, yeah, the results were… variable. amateurphotographer.com/software/i-p...amateurphotographer.comI put the new iPhone AI photo editing tools to the test - the results are sometimes downright weirdApple says Clean Up is improved and infers that the new Extend and Reframe tools are a marvel, but the reality is more complicated 121
Reposted by Kay GrannellFreyja Valentine, Girl IRL Cat URL @freyjavalentine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Everyone talks about Batman in icelandic being Leðurblökumaðurinn but Spider-Man is Köngulóarmaðurinn and he gets to be left alone about it 2253
Reposted by Kay GrannellSolaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🚨 KINDLE UK DAILY DEAL 🚨 Don't miss out! Grab @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's belovéd fantasy classic THE GOBLIN EMPEROR and enter the court of reluctant ruler Maia as he learns to navigate his distant father's complex realm and builds bridges along the way. Snap it up for only 99p! 👉️ buff.ly/dnkFJbc 15028
Reposted by Kay GrannellThe Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026never skip leg day 131111184
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Can you imagine we didn’t edit ourselves and just instantly said whatever came into our heads at all times? No me neither. 010
Reposted by Kay GrannellBaldur Bjarnason @baldurbjarnason.com · 28/09/2026Parasocial media: why influencers really aren't your friend www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/04-para... How the very design of social media supercharges misinformation and harm.baldurbjarnason.comParasocial media: why influencers really aren't your friendWriting at the end of the world, from Hveragerði, Iceland 097
Reposted by Kay GrannellBaldur Bjarnason @baldurbjarnason.com · 27/09/2026“‘Don’t feed the trolls’ really is good advice – here’s the evidence” theconversation.com/dont-feed-the-t… > what really influences trolling behaviour is the social pleasure derived from knowing that others are annoyed by ittheconversation.com‘Don’t feed the trolls’ really is good advice – here’s the evidenceA new study suggests that the pleasure of getting an angry reaction is the biggest predictor of online trolling behaviour – meaning that the best way to fight back is just to ignore them. 052
Reposted by Kay GrannellCraig Grannell @craiggrannell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Column! I’m still using a six-year-old Apple MacBook Air M1 – here’s why I don’t need to upgrade. www.stuff.tv/features/im-... This one is sure to thrill Apple’s accounts team.stuff.tvI’m still using a six-year-old Apple MacBook Air M1 – here’s why I don’t need to upgrade | StuffSix years after Apple Silicon changed the Mac forever, the original MacBook Air with M1 still has enough power to make a second-hand one surprisingly tempting 5103
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I am reminded that in all my studies contextual theory was my favourite and maybe I SHOULD go do that ridiculous second MA. I mean, I won’t, because £££££, but it would be fun. Scary but fun. 000
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Your occasional dose of ear candy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0Ej...youtube.comkwes. - LGOYH (Let Go Of Your Hurt) (feat. Sampha & Tirzah)YouTube video by kwes. 000
Reposted by Kay GrannellAnn Leckie @annleckie.com · 22/09/2026Amazing. Also--you never know what will make an impact, no matter how small it seems. 5743293
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I did not nap today and both I and my spine can tell. 000
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I have just done a task I have had planned since April. The relief I feel is only slightly greater than my chagrin at how little time it actually took, of course. 120
Reposted by Kay GrannellBaldur Bjarnason @baldurbjarnason.com · 22/09/2026“I said no and Apple said yes – David Bushell – Web Dev (UK)” dbushell.com/2026/09/22/apple-intel… > AI bros keep telling me “just turn it off” and when I do they remove the choice.dbushell.comI said no and Apple said yesThe one where Apple decides consent doesn’t matter anymore. 0249
Reposted by Kay GrannellColm Ryan 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦 @woodpigeon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Imagine if they just stopped reporting him - full stop. Just an old ghoul waving his fists at the clouds. And nobody reporting it. Just silence, as he launches spit-flecked missives into the ether. 021
Reposted by Kay GrannellSorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Gemini: A Gemini is someone you can trust to help you hide a dead body, but you can’t trust them not to dress the body up in a clown costume and parade it around a bit. 1332168
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Having a rare ‘what should I read’ moment. I do have a stack TBR but none of it is gripping me right now. 100
Reposted by Kay GrannellÓlafur Waage @olafurw.com · 19/09/2026If you are a store and you wanna put an "ANNO" sign on the front and the year is after 1999? Just... don't. ANNO 2024 just looks sad. Sorry. 4362
Reposted by Kay GrannellCraig Grannell @craiggrannell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Column! I refuse to let old iPods, iPads and mobile games die and found a way to bring them back from the digital dead www.stuff.tv/features/i-r...stuff.tvI refuse to let old iPods, iPads and mobile games die and found a way to bring them back from the digital dead | StuffIt turns out that I’m done abandoning perfectly good Apple gear and smartphone games, thanks to iMazing and an APK extractor 475
Reposted by Kay GrannellKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 18/09/2026…yeah, okay, that’s pretty much it. 18688146
Kay Grannell @ismarah.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Bookending my week by being too dizzy to function all day Monday and then again part of Friday is not how I want to be living my life. 100
Reposted by Kay GrannellFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026“This isn’t the sort of prejudice that comes with an ableist slur or a violent push. It is the gentle, everyday belief certain kinds of lives – certain kinds of people – come with low expectations.” My column on the growing care abroad scandal and what it says. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAn effective ban on disabled people leaving Britain? You read that right, and we will not settle for it | Frances RyanThis scandal shows there are many who don’t expect us to live rich lives – and that paternalism lives on in disability services, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan 24122