Manos Nikolaidis

@shadowmanos.bsky.social

770 Followers 575 Following

Software Engineer. Interested in Infosec, Java, and tech news. Some interest in economics, science, and history. London, UK. Tend to post sarcastically.

An Amstrad CPC 664
France 4 - England 6
John Goodman at The Big Lebowski
A screenshot from Strava for the London to Brighton bike ride. It says "your biggest climb ever"
Weather for next week. Temperatures of up to 36°C predicted.
- The UK will scan asylum seekers' faces to establish their age, despite knowing the tech doesn't work - The Sperm-Maxxing Bros are actually onto something
A web form where the company name field says "prefer not to say", but it still demands a company address.
Unrealized losses at US private credit lenders deepen
Weather forecast for London. 3 days in a row of 30°C.
My start time for London to Brighton bike ride is 7:15 AM, and cannot be changed, to a more humane one.
Akylas representing Greece in Eurovision song contest 2026. At first glance he's gone for the Garfield look.
Benedict Cumberbatch, earlier this week, had an argument with a fellow cyclist, near King's Cross in London.
An orc from LOTR movies saying "looks like chaos (with Ed Miliband) is back on the menu boys"
Larry the cat in Downing Street.
Runners at Richmond Parkrun. Men, women, and someone pushing a pram with kids.
A 5l olive oil container next to a Jack Daniels bottle with some of that olive oil in it.
PalantirTech claims that the "defanging" of Germany and Japan after WWII was an overreaction that must be undone.
NHS negotiates £774M licenses with Microsoft. From The Register.
Screenshot from BBC weather predicting 24°C and sunshine for tomorrow in London
A bemused Doc asks Marty: "Ronald Reagan? The actor?"
A headline: "Top IS Female official claims to have teleported to a Waffle House"
Colin Powell saying: "but the last thing the President or our allies wanted to do..."
Screenshot from Strava indicating total distance 99.7km
A manager interrupts a worker: "Allow me to assist by doing the parts of your job that are fun"
A robot looking like an old cassette player with a label "tax is changing"
A screenshot from an internet banking website saying that it will be down for maintenance on Valentine's day.
A post about Alex Pretti who was killed in Minnesota, reposted by Jeri Ryan.
UK government considering banning social media for under 16s, preventing children's data collection without consent, overnight internet curfews, and curb doomscrolling.
In an IG reel a woman is cycling jovially, and says that if this reel gets 50k likes, her husband will let her get a gravel bike.
Account center for Meta Apps like Instagram. There is an option to list recent security emails that IG sent you, so you know if it's phishing.