Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 2hYesssss. It literally drives them insane, with a lot of undertones that apply to the modern AI bro' 030
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 3hAny bets on the last time this blubbering baby actually attended church service? 261
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'm exhausted and have been since last Friday. Not physically, but mentally, which is very unusual for me. Like I have brain fog and I'm sleepy but I'm also quite happy to do stuff that requires physical effort. Hopefully this is just travel lurgy and I'll feel my normal self soon. 250
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Using a cherry picker to reach the high ceiling and archways, a spokesperson from the cathedral said..." makes it sounds like the spokesperson was shouting down to the reporter from 70ft up in a cherry picker bucket. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukPart of Bristol Cathedral cordoned off after ceiling damagedBristol Cathedral said investigation work into the cause of the damage could take weeks. 010
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"You'll never defeat us!" I shout at an empty room, everyone having gone down the pub half an hour ago. 0214
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"You were right. Past tense. Obviously what's done is done now so, you know, not much we can do now. Let's all move on." 030
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Inventing all new forms of discourse on BSky.app 220
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Why would anyone care what unionists want? 010
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Great. Now seize & crush ever single car using them, with a lifetime driving ban for the registered owner. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukThousands of illegal ghost plates on cars revealed by new camerasIllegal registration plates are far too easy to get hold of and are putting the public at risk, BBC is told. 140
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If I do listen to the radio and have a TV, do I need to listen to every single radio station and watch every single show on every single channel, or am I still in a bubble if I don't? 010
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Police & MI5 have been a bit busy dealing with pensioners making cardboard signs, but luckily some guy binging Netflix last night was there to spot three vans of explosives heading towards a US military base, so it all worked out in the end. 293
Reposted by Kristian van der VlietKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776122095
Reposted by Kristian van der VlietAlisdair Calder McGregor @acmcgregor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There already is a hub airport covering the south of England. It's called Amsterdam Schiphol. 1267
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 25/09/2026When you replace market research with hopes & memes. 140
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Or hear me out: steel is a strategic industry and whether it is profitable is irrelevant l. 071
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Here me out: a Theremin one-man-band. Just one guy covered in Theremin ariels. Just everywhere. If he sneezes it'd sound like an explosion in an accordion factory. 030
Reposted by Kristian van der VlietBela Lugosi's Dad 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸 @belalugosisdad.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A very dear friend and antifascist comrade is facing serious charges resulting from defending migrants housed in hotels in Bristol from a far right march in 2025. He's a father, has £11k in legal fees up front, and may be facing prison time if he doesn't win. Please dobate below.chuffed.orgSupport a Bristol antifascist on trialSupport a Bristol antifascist facing charges for resisting far right attacks 14226213
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I propose "poliphobia": a fear of your fellow people. 120
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Hahaha, couldn't happen soon enough. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comSt George flag raisers could face fines under new council rulesLocal authorities are looking at ways to crackdown on flags placed on public buildings and lamposts. 150
Reposted by Kristian van der VlietSahil Bajaj will BRB (for real this time) @sahilbajaj.dev · 19/09/2026I regularly listen to this youtu.be/DNMPNAUN_Vg?...youtu.beGorillaz - Flimsy SteveYouTube video by DadScience 0447
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Phoenixing should be illegal and staff should be the first creditors in line. 040
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"Everyone Is Lying To You For Money" includes a scene where they're very clearly lying themselves because a guy is trying to talk to Ben McKenzie on the tube. 000
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Tilly Norwood will be opening for Ed Sheeran 020
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It'll be real neat if the BSky devs could slop up a way to automatically detect & label AI images. I mean that might create some sort of tension between their slop & the poster's slop, but I'd appreciate it so people would stop reposting slop with 5k likes into my timeline. 050
Reposted by Kristian van der VlietZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Our Green Party is people powered. We have the energy and the momentum to win in Holborn & St Pancras. We're about to go up a gear. We'll be out every day and evening and we need you! 🫵🏽 Sign up here: linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP 6529169
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 20/09/2026When I lived in the Netherlands my effective tax rate was 47%. When I moved back to the UK that dropped to 42%. On the flip side my local council taxes in the Netherlands were a fraction of what I pay for just Band B council tax in the UK. Yet local services were significantly better! 121
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Feels like he's setting up JD for a big ol' excommunication. 000
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Spent my very first day leafletting with @southglosgreens.bsky.social in Kingswood this morning. Very nice it was too, and lovely to meet everybody! 130
Reposted by Kristian van der VlietAtrios @eschatonblog.com · 20/09/2026things can only get worse with a northern accent 2233362
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Ah yes, that Liberalism/Libertarianism crossover we've all been waiting for. 010
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Lots of weird quotes to this that seem to think that France is starting WW3 while giving Russia a pass despite Russia already being engaged. 170
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Clod, how has that historically worked out for the guys at the top? 000
Reposted by Kristian van der VlietTekknoNerd - Commissions open @tekknonerd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Voyager, walking on those tiny legs. 13868572165
Reposted by Kristian van der Vlieteliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026just learned this today 6868353709
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Any sufficiently rigidly defined spec IS code, and requires just as much effort as code to maintain. See: EBNF, Swagger, etc. 061
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Oh. Oh no. No no no. The countryside (and especially, farms) are awful places. It sometimes *looks* pretty but it's an industrial landscape, you just don't recognise it! 010
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Fuck off. You did not accidentally join the Reform party only to suddenly realise you'd made a mistake. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSenedd member who quit Reform voted Remain in Brexit referendumSarah Cooper-Lesadd has defected to Plaid and says her former party is "falling apart at the seams". 040
Reposted by Kristian van der VlietBUCKERS @deathofbuckley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Piddington Community Choir are supporting Ed Sheeran on tour x 1831858
Reposted by Kristian van der VlietKristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Step 1. Leave the UK to stop a migrant camp being built near you. Step 2. You are now no longer a part of the UK and have no representation in Parliament. Step 3. The UK builds a migrant camp near you. 21019
Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The one thing everyone agreed on about the Stanford Prison Experiment is that we shouldn't do the Stanford Prison Experiment again. variety.com/2026/tv/news...variety.comNetflix Sets ‘New Stanford Prison Experiment’ Unscripted Series for October Release (EXCLUSIVE)Netflix has commissioned an unscripted series based on the notorious Stanford Prison Experiment, Variety has learned exclusively. 161