Barnie
@barnie.bsky.social
fundraising at friends of the earth (posts only represent my views and values, not my employer’s), environmentalism, wayback machine contributor 2011-2016, wiltshire uk, he/him
also: board games, video games, final fantasy, running
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Barnie
@barnie.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Please note that if you block someone on Bluesky they die in real life
Venlafaxine 150mg slow release (Collector’s Edition)
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Venlafaxine 150mg slow release (Collector’s Edition)
Ready to ‘lock in’ this winter, and by ‘locking in’ I mean trying to find out what ‘locking in’ means
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ready to ‘lock in’ this winter, and by ‘locking in’ I mean trying to find out what ‘locking in’ means
Looking forward to going home at the holidays and just going silent or leaving the room whenever a family member brings up anything political.
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Looking forward to going home at the holidays and just going silent or leaving the room whenever a family member brings up anything political.
I know this is a minor point at this stage - but my god, Trump is such a loser
Now we have the president calling a female New York Times reporter ugly because he's mad about a story she wrote.
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I know this is a minor point at this stage - but my god, Trump is such a loser
I remember the first time I saw this performance of Atlas by Battles, live on Jools Holland - completely blew my mind. Still think it goes exceptionally hard, would watch it regularly on repeat for years afterwards.
Battles Atlas @ Live Later whit Jools Holland 2007
YouTube video by NANOCHIP1
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I remember the first time I saw this performance of Atlas by Battles, live on Jools Holland - completely blew my mind. Still think it goes exceptionally hard, would watch it regularly on repeat for years afterwards.
When I was young we didn’t have a word for the concept of a polycule, we just called them the Polyphonic Spree
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
When I was young we didn’t have a word for the concept of a polycule, we just called them the Polyphonic Spree
People call Bristol a city, but I’m in the centre and it’s 6.18pm in late November and it’s impossible to find an open store selling Flip 7. Embarrassing.
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
People call Bristol a city, but I’m in the centre and it’s 6.18pm in late November and it’s impossible to find an open store selling Flip 7. Embarrassing.
Finished David Copperfield and I have… thoughts.
But it’s very hard to know if my complaints are about the times. Like, how Copperfield refers to his romantic interests in his life with either infantilising or familial names, gross.
But it’s very hard to know if my complaints are about the times. Like, how Copperfield refers to his romantic interests in his life with either infantilising or familial names, gross.
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Finished David Copperfield and I have… thoughts.
But it’s very hard to know if my complaints are about the times. Like, how Copperfield refers to his romantic interests in his life with either infantilising or familial names, gross.
But it’s very hard to know if my complaints are about the times. Like, how Copperfield refers to his romantic interests in his life with either infantilising or familial names, gross.
Reposted by Barnie
We’ve been nominated as a finalist in the 2025 Apple App Store Awards! 🎉
We’re being recognised in the Cultural Impact category for our work in building an inclusive book community.
The winners will be announced in the coming weeks.
We’re being recognised in the Cultural Impact category for our work in building an inclusive book community.
The winners will be announced in the coming weeks.
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
We’ve been nominated as a finalist in the 2025 Apple App Store Awards! 🎉
We’re being recognised in the Cultural Impact category for our work in building an inclusive book community.
The winners will be announced in the coming weeks.
We’re being recognised in the Cultural Impact category for our work in building an inclusive book community.
The winners will be announced in the coming weeks.
I’ve watched hundreds of them at this point, and never once would I actually call that desk “tiny”
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I’ve watched hundreds of them at this point, and never once would I actually call that desk “tiny”
Won’t someone please think of the car drivers
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Won’t someone please think of the car drivers
We shouldn’t have let them get away with the ABBA holograms
November 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
We shouldn’t have let them get away with the ABBA holograms
You cannot convince me that ‘an’ rather than ‘a’should precede ‘historic’
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
You cannot convince me that ‘an’ rather than ‘a’should precede ‘historic’
My current review of Twilight Imperium when you incorporate Thunder’s Edge
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
My current review of Twilight Imperium when you incorporate Thunder’s Edge
One of those Apple tips that has saved me innumerable time over the years. Set it so that typing @@ automatically text replaces to your email address.
Multiple emails? Keep going with more @@@s.
Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> Text Replacement.
Multiple emails? Keep going with more @@@s.
Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> Text Replacement.
November 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
One of those Apple tips that has saved me innumerable time over the years. Set it so that typing @@ automatically text replaces to your email address.
Multiple emails? Keep going with more @@@s.
Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> Text Replacement.
Multiple emails? Keep going with more @@@s.
Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> Text Replacement.
Okay, no-one’s allowed to use the internet again until everyone agrees that it’s fine to be wrong sometimes
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Okay, no-one’s allowed to use the internet again until everyone agrees that it’s fine to be wrong sometimes
Reposted by Barnie
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
There’s an alternate reality not too far from our own where, instead of Hadestown, audiences queue up on a Saturday evening outside the theatre to see a musical version of The Hazards Of Love by The Decemberists.
November 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
There’s an alternate reality not too far from our own where, instead of Hadestown, audiences queue up on a Saturday evening outside the theatre to see a musical version of The Hazards Of Love by The Decemberists.
*nudging my date and pointing at the cinema screen*
“The monster is called Frankenstein”
“The monster is called Frankenstein”
October 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
*nudging my date and pointing at the cinema screen*
“The monster is called Frankenstein”
“The monster is called Frankenstein”
Yesterday I told a taxi driver that rain falls on everyone just the same, how’s your weekend going
October 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Yesterday I told a taxi driver that rain falls on everyone just the same, how’s your weekend going
Smashed my phone screen after stacking it on a run yesterday - 10/10, would always recommend trying to do things that risk giving you grazes on your elbows.
October 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Smashed my phone screen after stacking it on a run yesterday - 10/10, would always recommend trying to do things that risk giving you grazes on your elbows.
Jack Skellington says he’s had a monthly direct debit to Antifa going for years
October 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Jack Skellington says he’s had a monthly direct debit to Antifa going for years
Jack Skellington has big ‘believes his melancholy is praxis’ energy, and I have nothing more I want to add to this discussion
October 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Jack Skellington has big ‘believes his melancholy is praxis’ energy, and I have nothing more I want to add to this discussion
Every week I check to see if ‘Concordia’ by Happy Hollows has become a viral sensation yet
Concordia
YouTube video by The Happy Hollows - Topic
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Every week I check to see if ‘Concordia’ by Happy Hollows has become a viral sensation yet