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Daryl

@zolbatar.bsky.social
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Creator of Daric (dariclang.com) and working on a terraforming simulation. I like hiking, 40K, maths, science, vintage tech, sci-fi TV & film and general nerdy stuff. Amateur dramatics!

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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“I can code better than AI” is becoming the new “I can write better machine code than a compiler”. Programming was always about understanding architecture and not being able to write code and nothing has changed.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I do hope the outcome of all this insanity is wanting true democracy and the same freedoms the rest of the developed world has. I wouldn’t bet on it though.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The US telling world leaders at the UN it will commit war crimes if a country doesn’t surrender to its demands. Which is a good reminder why the UN exists in the first place…
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
10 years married! We had a party to celebrate at the weekend and decided to recreate the moment…
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Just remembered the time our dog ate around 20 OXO cubes and then the next day vomited up the wrappers and pooped out dust. He can consume food in the wrapper and puke the wrappers up days later. How does that even work??
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Lovely!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
£10 for the bookcase and telephone bench from the dump! £50 for the 1930s telephone. Her new favourite hobby!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Hike!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It makes sense for many countries to build their own nuclear deterrent to guard against US invasion.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Making my wife watch this gem.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A bit of rain and it feels like Autumn.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Just imagine saying Canada is the enemy but Russia and N. Korea are friends. Americans - yes, you are the bad guys.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It’s a tough life.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The cats enjoying the commanding view from the window ledge this morning!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Sliced brown bread.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Watching the US destroy its wealth, health and reputation more every day baffles me. Favouring North Korea over South Korea? My brain cant even wrap itself around the concept.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Without HDR it won’t look as cool as it does on my phone…but nice.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The only version of ST I like is SNW, well these days. But it bugs the hell out of me that they use touchscreens. It makes zero sense to me. Form over function!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
10 years ago today!!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I watched 5 hours of this the other day. Ambient TV at its finest. Veddy veddy relaxing…
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Watching a film. American exceptionalism is displaying “London, England” or “Paris, France” on-screen. Nobody is going to think “Paris” is the one in TN or IL or whatever. Or London, KY for that matter. Noone at all. Nope.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
So I literally just learned my wife has a Walkman…and now she’s asking if you can still buy cassettes. Why yes my dear, you most certainly can.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Pellucid fly - thought it was a bee, sounds and looks a bit like one.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Ugh, over 12 stone again. That’ll be the biscuits! But biscuits are soooo good 😜
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Bloody freezing today!! Long trousers and long sleeves weather!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A man I greatly respect told me that when I get to my 50s I’ll become aware of my mortality and the time I have left. He died at 54, leaving 4 daughters and a wife behind. I think about that a lot. I’m lucky enough to have a life filled with amazing people…and never take it for granted.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
At an Art Deco themed restaurant, and reminded of my similarly themed Risk game I wrote a year or two ago. Maybe I should bring it back…
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
It’s hard to avoid that man being mentioned online, but all it does is remind just how much I dislike people who claim to know everything. Normally these are people who have achieved very little but still have a strong opinion on everything.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
40x zoom on my phone. Sparrowhawk?
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Well, a shrew from the fields has managed to get past both cats and is in the house. That takes balls, massive shrew balls…
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
#parkrun!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
My current annoyance: people who say they know how to change a tyre. No you don’t, you really don’t.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Nothing to see here, just my wife walking our cat Zhora.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I hope she’s hungry!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I do love that I have this literally across the road. It’s good for the soul.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A fun hike today!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Out out!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Nearly ripe! Nothing says summer like blackberries…
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Keir Starmer is hugely respected and the best PM we’ve had in decades. Big boots to fill…
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Playing this last night and it’s the stupidest game ever but my youngest loves it. Shrug.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Those who followed me on Twitter know I was always talking about writing a word processor. Well, it’s much more than that but importantly it’s almost complete! macOS only but really nice.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I’m still fairly young at 52, but the amount of people my age who never exercise, eat terribly and are basically miserable is surprising. Like - do you even want to enjoy your life at all? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
We are living fewer years in good health: Is the NHS part of the problem?
What is driving the UK's fall in healthy life expectancy?
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Nice evening!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I’m presuming this wear pattern is from 400 years of rain water. Maybe from when it had a thatched roof? I’m no expert tho…so long as it doesn’t cost me anything!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I don’t particularly like football, but the fact a cheating team got kicked out does feel like deserved comeupance. Hate cheating, whatever it’s in. I used to be part of a 40K club and one guy always did it. If your self esteem is so low you need to cheat at toy soldiers…time for reflection.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Rehearsing at one of the locations we perform. Such a beautiful old hall.
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Normally more a beef guy, but this pork was just fantastic!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Oh yes!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
What a beauty!
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Daryl @zolbatar.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Awww
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