Colin Woodcock

Infrastructure and security nerd. Coffee addict. Bacon consumer.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@EODHappyCaptain +1 to the "don't be a dick" book. Back at 9/11 I was in London, my boss a NYer. When first went in I was on a call to somebody just over the water. But the rub, my boss and friend Scott lost 8 of his friends.
Hate seeing anybody cry.
So I'd say remember we're all human. Be kind.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@EODHappyCaptain Won't ask. That'd be rude and comment limits suck so you couldn't scratch the surface anyway. But as a man who's had molars hit his feet + put his old man in body bag, never a wiser word has been spoken. But I'd add...
Also know when folks are reaching out. It's ok to not be ok.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@YvetteCooperMP @ZelenskyyUa @andrii_sybiha @Svyrydenko_Y Not the first time I've said it. Sanction approach is meh. Avoiding conflict is a worthy goal but this is a regime that invades other countries when it feels like it. Deploys CBRN. Runs complex, and effective, influence ops digitally.
Oooh yet another sanctions pkg. Scary.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@AmbJohnBolton Have to ask, because from across the pond the news went dark. What happened re the raid. Did you tickle somebody's feathers? Getting a bit too honest hinting that Trump's a circus showman out of his depth? And for once they found the sum total of nothing that could sink you?

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@InfoAgeStrategy It's not a l v r issue, don't project domestic woes. Proportionality matters. What happened on Oct 7 was abhorrent, but so is a mother unable to feed her starved child.
Hold the moral line. For without that, we're nothing.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@jcartlidgemp Do. Oh. Off. Fuck.
Something like that anyway.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@RepPatFallon Yeah, mainly because you and your colleagues are playing right into it for the interest of personal gain. Well done you ... yay ... let's have a firework display for your dumbfuckery.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@JustinWolfers The Swiss (damn their chocolate and watch making skills) are in a similar bucket to wonderful destinations such as Iraq, Burma, Laos and Syria. Can you make it make sense? I'm struggling.
FWIW here's what I call the US admin approach to most things: two weeks and then some.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@AmbJohnBolton Yup, it is. But when you have the likes of Trump in office what paths remain? You're a diplo (and a considered chap, tho I could debate with you a lot), so I ask: what would you do if the shoe was on the other foot? Fall in line? You've been there...you know how awesome that is.

[Christian Craighead @one_man_in]

As it’s a thing right now, here’s an image we’ve all seen before of good jeans at work. 🏴‍☠️ #goodjeans

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@JamesCleverly We've got better. The last gvmt wasn't awful, but the 10 year baggage you were carrying (which is now the current gvmt's) is as I'm sure you're aware rather heavy. Bojo? Truss? Ugh. Suggest you don't shoot Labour down as you've populist asshats at your door.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@CarolineLucas I want nothing to do with that shit smear on the face of this rock of ours, but can't help noticing you and Labour are doing far more promotion of him than maybe even the bbc, wait, no, the beeb still does that. Still, you're doing pro bono PR work for him. It's odd. Stop it.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@TifaAuntie US gvmt bureaucracy, truly great out of all the great things.
Back in the day using some tech I had to tick to confirm I wasn't a bad guy (RU, CN, etc).
Sure I can tick that.
Great, thanks, here you go.
S3cur1ty init.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@WarintheFuture "The big question of course is whether Trump will follow through with his threats." - glad it got its own line, do love me a cynic (man after my own heart).
The approach of two weeks and then some from the current US administration has been less than stellar in resolving this.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@AJamesMcCarthy Well that answers my previous Q. Tnx Andy. But you had to do it in style didn't you, show off. Still think your optics are something else, that's seriously impressive engineering (there's you looking at space and thinking wow, and I'm focused on a bit of glass also thinking wow).

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@RonFilipkowski If it helps you process the embarrassment Trump's causing, fair enough. But bottom line is that Trump is out of his depth. Putin is many things, but idiot is not one of them. You guys chose field a (broken) Ford Fiesta at Daytona, colour me shocked pole looks like a dream.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@AJamesMcCarthy One of your shots? If so - damn your optics are good.
Looks orbital to my layman eyes.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@EODHappyCaptain You've just broken my European mind.
You say "tasty things" and cite KFC.
I'm worried for you guys, I really am.
No full English on a cold winter's morning. No Spanish tapas on a sunny afternoon. No Italian albicocca brioche looking out across the Med with a morning coffee.
Yeesh

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@itvnews @emmamurphyitv No.
Putin's a dickhead. Trump's an idiot.
But stay with us because after the break we ask if water is wet.

[Colin Woodcock @_colinw]

@TifaAuntie Not just a murican trait. Bacon is the stuff of the gods. If you haven't already, pop over & try our beer until you can't walk. Then the following morning, when the end of all things are upon you, the bacon sandwich shall set you free.
PPS You're really not helping re hunger.