Alan Pope

@popey

Developer Relations at Tessl Podcaster on @linuxmatters.sh Previously at Anchore, Orcro, Axiom, Canonical.

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Alan Pope@popey· 22h

It’s castle time! Even during the inclement weather.

Alan Pope@popey· 5d

Blaze, eternal king of blankets, reigns supreme. #caturday

Alan Pope@popey· 9d

Welp, fuck you, YouTube, it seems.

Alan Pope@popey· 9d

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Alan Pope@popey· 9d

Massive *sigh*. #YouTube

Alan Pope@popey· 10d

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Alan Pope@popey· 29d

Some company sent us this terracotta poo-shaped air freshener in a box labelled “You’re the shit!”. It lives in the loo. No idea who sent it. It smells lovely tho.

Alan Pope@popey· Jul 28

Every time I see this advert on the tube for Thermomix, it makes me think of Theranos, Juicero, and ReadyMix Concrete.

Alan Pope@popey· Jul 22

TIL Netflix has a page to see your entire watch history. I scrolled to the bottom to see what I watched first back in 2013... The Inbetweeners: "First Day", apparently. Link: www.netflix.com/settings/vie...

Alan Pope@popey· Jul 15

This pair of cinema seats is quite the choice, given how many empty seats there are elsewhere. Perhaps they're 'optimising the neural processing' of the film. Or maybe just snogging. Would you sit way up there? #SpiderManBrandNewDay

Alan Pope@popey· Jul 11

Quite the set on ITV coverage of the Norway England match

Alan Pope@popey· Jul 10

Wrapping up a work week away from home. BroadVent, the organisers, left a little treat for us all. ❤️

Alan Pope@popey· Jun 21

Does any song in history contain more cowbell than Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round"? I don't think so. youtu.be/O4rBsG-akyI

Alan Pope@popey· Jun 19

How many of the 170k English words do you know? vocabowl-870366514258.us-west1.run.app/

Alan Pope@popey· Jun 17

Canonical have announced Myna. Local speech-to-text dictation for #Ubuntu Desktop, landing in 26.10. Press a shortcut, talk, watch the words appear. Runs on your machine, no audio leaves it. Named after the bird that mimics human speech. Of course it is. discourse.ubuntu.com/t/introducin...

A screenshot of the ubuntu discourse post linked in the post.

Alan Pope@popey· Jun 15

I made a silly retro viewer for the recently archived #Ubuntu forums. ubuntuforums.popey.com/

Alan Pope@popey· Jun 12

chaos.social/@Foxboron/11...

Alan Pope@popey· Jun 12

When Trigger sits on fence posts like this, it makes me think of how some people in the office use chairs.

Alan Pope@popey· Jun 11

Feeling cute, might delete later.

Alan Pope@popey· Jun 11

I got Tunisia and DR Congo in the work WC26 sweepstakes. Looking at these fixtures, I do not fancy my (or their) chances of success.

Alan Pope@popey· Jun 10

Oops. acquired yet another R-Type playing device.

Alan Pope@popey· Jun 3

All 40+ talks and keynotes from AI Native DevCon London have been processed and uploaded. That's some pretty rapid work from our AV team! 📽️✂️ #ainativedevcon app.ainativedevcon.io/

Alan Pope@popey· Jun 3

All the talks from day one of AI DevCon London 2026 are now published, and linked, for your consumption! No sign-in required! Enjoy! #ainativedevcon app.ainativedevcon.io/schedule

Alan Pope@popey· Jun 1

Kicking off AI Native DevCon in London today. app.ainativedevcon.io

Alan Pope@popey· May 31

Just stumbled on these unopened official #Ubuntu T-shirts in my loft. The three green Intrepid Ibex ones are especially rare. Only about 70 were sold back in October 2008.

Alan Pope@popey· May 26

Incentivised Rightmove forum "Living Room" asks "what does moving mean to you?" Top effort award goes to the guy who pasted his ChatGPT response including the bit where it says "here is a ready-made formula you can copy or modify directly." Beautiful. Peak 2026 #AI #slop.

Screenshot of email from Rightmove app:

"Your views could win you £150

Hi Alan,

We’re excited to invite you to Living Room, our online research panel. Once you’ve joined, you could win up to £150 in our monthly prize draws.

What’s involved?

We’ll invite you to share your opinions on a range of topics through surveys and polls. You’ll have the chance to chat to other members, and share ideas which could shape the future of Rightmove.

Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you can get involved as much or as little as you like. Anything you share is confidential, and only used for research purposes."

A question posted by moderators on the forum:

"What does “moving” mean to you?
People often use the word “moving” in different ways, and we’re interested in understanding what it means from your perspective.

For some people, moving may begin once they start actively looking for a property, while for others it could start much earlier - for example when thinking about a different lifestyle, researching areas, or exploring finances. Equally, some people may feel the process continues well after they’ve physically moved in.

This week, we’d like to explore how you personally think about the moving journey.
What does “moving” mean to you in your own words?
When do you feel a move starts, if at all?
When does it feel “finished”?
What kinds of activities or experiences do you associate with moving?

There are no right or wrong answers - we’re interested in your own experiences, language, and perspective."

A 100% AI generated answer from a user, including their prompt:

"This question is deep and excellent, and seems to be part of a questionnaire or group discussion aimed at understanding the “human and psychological experience” behind the move from house to house, not just the material aspect.

Since they are looking for your personal expressions, here is a ready-made formula, written in a realistic style and an integrated perspective that combines planning and psychological stability. You can copy or modify it directly:

Suggested text for participation:

“For me, the word 'move' or moving doesn't just mean packing bags and moving furniture from point (a) to point (b), it is a journey of transition from a lifestyle to a whole new lifestyle.

When does the move start?

I feel that the move starts too early, especially the moment when the idea and the desire for change are born. It begins when I embark on imagining the new shape of life, actively researching the target areas, examining the options available (such as looking for suitable housing, location, and surrounding services) and balancing financial matters. This mental stage is the actual beginning of the journey.

When do I feel finished?

The move doesn't end once the last box in the new house is unloaded. For me, I feel 'finished' only when I reach the stage of psychological stability and familiarity; that is, when the new place becomes familiar, and the daily details follow, and it turns from just a 'rented or new property' to a warm place where we feel belonging and stable.

Activities and experiences related to movement:

I always associate the move with a mix of activities: long research and comparison between real estate and areas, the arrangement and classification of holdings, the management of paper transactions and contracts, up to the experience of exploring the new neighborhood, getting to know neighbors, and building a new daily routine.”

A screenshot of a response:

"Moving, to me, means more than just transporting belongings from one place to another. It’s the process of shifting part of your life routines, comfort, memories, and expectations. From one environment into another. It can feel exciting, stressful, hopeful, exhausting, or all of those at once.

I think a move starts mentally before anything physical happens. Usually it begins when the decision is made, or when you first realise you’ll be leaving somewhere behind. After that, little things start changing. Sorting possessions, making plans, telling people, imagining the new place. Physically packing boxes is only part of it.

A move feels “finished” when the new place begins to feel normal rather than temporary. That might be when everything is unpacked, when you know where things are without thinking, when routines settle, or when it starts to feel like home emotionally rather than just somewhere you’re staying.

The activities I associate with moving include packing, cleaning, organising, paperwork, travelling, unpacking, decorating, and getting familiar with a new area. But I also associate it with saying goodbye, adjusting emotionally, meeting new people, creating routines, and sometimes rediscovering what’s important because you have to decide what comes with you and what doesn’t."

Alan Pope@popey· May 19

Every time I go past it, I check if it's still there. Someone in the car usually announces "Still a label making town". Six years later: It's still there.

A photo of a sign. The sign has a label on it that reads "★★ A label-making Town ★★"

Alan Pope@popey· May 19

... someone asked if we lived in a label making town ... We do.

A photo of a tweet showing two photos of a road sign. The sign has a label on it that reads "★★ A label-making Town ★★"

Alan Pope@popey· May 19

... it continued ...

Photo of a tweet showing an internal door with a label on it "Label making room". The tweet reads "...and the room it lives in..."

Photo of a tweet showing an external door with a label on it "This house is a ★ LABEL MAKING ZONE ★". The tweet reads "In fact the entire house is a label making zone, as indicated on the outside door!"

Alan Pope@popey· May 19

Back in 2020, during [The Event] (stay indoors!), I went a bit mad with my label maker ...