Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Return journey commenced with a problem: the train from Ljubljana to Villach is delayed by 32 minutes, meaning we will miss our connection to Munich. Ah well: there are contingencies. Wörgle, here we come! 010
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 23/09/2026" can you put a couple lions in your painting of the Garden of Eden? You can do lions, right?" 100
Reposted by Rob (the ergonomist) CotterillJay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026On the BBC News Katya Adler has just described Germany, where the far right AFD keep winning elections, as entering 'uncharted political territory'. Hmmm. Where Germany is concerned I think that territory is pretty well charted. 563911735
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I have just crossed from Croatia to Slovenia. Nothing further to report. 111
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Pretty? Yes. But the bastard bells start ringing at 6:30 every morning. 130
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Trying to work out why there appears to be a fire place on the exterior wall of this building. 000
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Currently having a vaguely interesting locally brewed APA at Tolkien's House in Zagreb. Oddly, last time I was here, it was on the other side of the old town. Probably something to do with elven magic. 010
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Does anyone know what alphabet this is in, or what it says? It is inside Zagreb Cathedral, so may be early glagolitic or something. 110
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Ul. Vjenceslava Novaka in Zagreb, just East of the cathedral has many 1920s art nouveau buildings in various states if repair after 2020 earthquake. But they are quite lovely and very peaceful. 120
Reposted by Rob (the ergonomist) CotterillAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Why can't they integrate? 942141604
Reposted by Rob (the ergonomist) CotterillBen Paddon 🎃 @benpaddon.net · 13/09/2026An AI flyer is a brown M&M test. If your event or business is cutting corners by using an AI flyer, where else are you cutting corners? What else are you cheating out on? Why should I be bothered to go somewhere you couldn't be bothered to promote with a little of your own personality? 2136791123
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We're departing from Paris Est on time, but have already been informed that it will be 17 minutes late into Mannheim and we will miss our connection. Let's hope that the connecting train is also delayed! 100
Reposted by Rob (the ergonomist) CotterillCharles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now 5145111508
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 09/09/2026He's either completely ignorant about events 100 years ago in Germany, or he isn't even pretending anymore. 101
Reposted by Rob (the ergonomist) CotterillOisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 03/09/2026A reminder for all the people who are still using genAI images to express their opposition to right-wing crap. Please, find another way. 502157609
Reposted by Rob (the ergonomist) CotterillD.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 06/07/2025You notice a beautiful woman wearing a t-shirt that says "My eyes are up here." But you look up and see she's wearing sunglasses that say "No, higher than that." Her hat says "Keep going." Eventually, you notice her long eyestalks and huge shell, but by then, it's too late. It's snail time. 7456117
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Have just heard a violinist on #Radio3 say "avant- guardistic", which is so totally a real word. 000
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Tim Hayward's article in today's FT magazine can be replaced by this snippet from one corner of the accompanying photo page. 010
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: Mark Hamill has some difficulty with second hand farm equipment. 000
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Twice this week, I have managed to rip my bedsheet in my sleep. Never happened before, but now I'll need to go out and buy some new ones. 010
Reposted by Rob (the ergonomist) CotterillThe Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Some key stats here: "Spain’s high-speed rail sees passenger numbers double as fares fall by 40%... Liberalisation has not simply redistributed passengers between competing railway companies. Rail has attracted travellers who might previously have chosen to fly." www.railwaypro.com/wp/?p=141129 1237588
Reposted by Rob (the ergonomist) CotterillBoner Vivant @dougtilley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Rest in peace to one of the best to ever do it. 2162611959
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I should say that I lived Tim Curry in almost everything I saw him in. He always made his presence felt, even with minimal input from the script. Congo is a case in point: a routine adventure flick, but heightened by his _knowingly _ over the top performance and obvious demise. 1/2 210
Reposted by Rob (the ergonomist) CotterillJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/08/2026I'm weirdly fond of his performance in Congo. He is literally there just to say stupidly obvious things, but he does it with such style. He's the best thing about a resolutely mediocre movie. 2852412
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 26/08/2026RIP Tim Curry. So many fabulous roles, so much scenery munching. 020
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Not all progress is positive. 020
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Is this an modern version of "do bears shit in the woods?" 000
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 16/08/2026This weekend, I have mostly been watching The Owl Service. Very strange. 000
Reposted by Rob (the ergonomist) CotterillCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi. 33687342866
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 15/08/2026How to destroy your country's defence capability (long after he has left office) 000
Reposted by Rob (the ergonomist) CotterillDarius Quebec 🏳️⚧️ @ksej.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Do you know how many disasters were caused or worsened by alarms that triggered so often people muffled, disconnected, or just kind of ignored them? It's a lot 132
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 14/08/2026So, after missing both trial Alerts, I also missed the first "real" alert. I only heard it because the Newsreader on Radio 4 had his phone on him. 010
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Overcompensating, just a touch? 000
Reposted by Rob (the ergonomist) CotterillJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026PSA: don’t take pediatric medical advice from men accused of raping kids. 311369307
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 08/08/2026The mortal remains of Terry Pratchett's hard drive, encased in a block of resin. #DWCon2026 1376
Reposted by Rob (the ergonomist) CotterillThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I have enormous sympathy with people angry that the political vandalism of our prison system is forcing the (even earlier) release of prisoners. It is a scandal. But deciding who does and does not get released on the basis of the volume of public outcry at their crime is the road to madness. 601512314
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I've been fed up waiting for the rain to start, so I hung out some laundry. Fur minutes later, it's chucking it down. 020
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 04/08/2026This morning, I brought in things from the garden that needed bringing in before the rain storm arrived. The clouds have now cleared and the temperature is rising again. However, not a drop of water fell. 030
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 31/07/2026And this is why we have graveyard regulations. 010
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I dunno. There was nothing about his celebrity interviews or his travelogue programmes. 000
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The new organ at Gloucester Cathedral got a good workout at this evening's #3choirs festival, playing Janacek's Glagolitic Mass. 000
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Watch out for those marauding gates of hell, y'all! 000
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I admit I'm surprised that he's in Sheffield Hallam University. I'd have thought the security would have been higher at the University of Bradford. 010
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The summer of 2026 has been the wettest on record, with more rainfall than even the cold summer of 1976. 010
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The most productive member of the government, by results. 010
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Breaking: all US forces to be issued with regular doses of Ketracel White, to enhance effectiveness. 100