Andrew Whalley

@arw.me

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An Englishman in San Francisco. Director of Security for Google Chrome.

A hand holds a can of Golden Road Pacific Blonde ale in the foreground, framed by a stunningly clear blue sky and calm, reflective water in a marina. The perfect weather is highlighted by the brilliant sunshine illuminating the boats and calm water under a cloudless expanse.
A handwritten sign on a lamppost reading “we will not let Trump dig our grave”
Order confirmation from The Warfield's website.
A panel from an aircraft safety card showing a deployed oxygen mask being reached for, but rather looking like the text of the post instead. (At least to my jet lagged self)
An Anna’s Hummingbird drinking from a feeder
DALL-E's rendition of a scotch chocolate egg. "A creative fusion dish featuring a Cadbury scotch egg with a thick, golden-brown sausage meat crust that is perfectly browned and textured. The interior reveals a glossy Cadbury creme egg with a chocolate shell and a gooey yellow fondant center resembling a yolk. The scotch egg is placed on a rustic wooden platter, garnished with fresh herbs and a light drizzle of chocolate sauce, creating an unexpected blend of savory and sweet. The presentation is enhanced by warm, inviting lighting, making the unique culinary concept visually appealing."
a ChatGPT reply saying "Creating an image of a Cadbury scotch egg with real sausage meat might produce a visually unconventional combination since it mixes savory and sweet elements in a single dish. Would you like me to generate an artistic representation of this concept, or perhaps describe a recipe for such a creation instead?"
A Chrome error page showing a dead tab icon and the text "He's dead, Jim! Either Chrome ran out of memory or the process for the webpage was terminated for some other reason. To continue, reload or go to another page."
A cat with a Father Christmas hat placed on top of her. She doesn’t look overly thrilled about it.
Three lines of hassle back potatoes
An electronic measuring caliper measuring the thickness of a slice of potato at exactly ⅛ of an inch (it was an American recipe)
A trey of toasted pecans
A screenshot saying "Currently deleting @ 0.562 msg/second"
A jar of "options" hot chocolate powder.
Apple watch activity icon edited to be "opening a stuck jar"
https://xkcd.com/378/
An empty bike bottom bracket
A latter with the title of a patent reading “Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating user”
The cover of Normal Accidents by Charles Perrow
The front cover of “Unsafe at Any Speed” by Ralph Nader