Simon Hickinbotham
@franticspider.bsky.social
It's-not-music as a genre; Artificial Life; EvoDevo for Engineering; R for archaeology; attention deficit programming; cycling/fitness/MH in a 50+ alien world
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this is how design works
February 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
this is how design works
More cool colour palette stuff
Visualizing the repulsion zones gave me two ideas:
• make repulsion radius inversely proportional to chroma
• estimate palette size by how many circles can fit without overlap
Turns out… both work surprisingly well.
• make repulsion radius inversely proportional to chroma
• estimate palette size by how many circles can fit without overlap
Turns out… both work surprisingly well.
February 9, 2026 at 12:47 PM
More cool colour palette stuff
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happy #smallpoemsunday! 💜
feel free to post small poems you wrote, or ones you like by other poets :)
here’s a little one I love by Tom Pickard~
feel free to post small poems you wrote, or ones you like by other poets :)
here’s a little one I love by Tom Pickard~
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
happy #smallpoemsunday! 💜
feel free to post small poems you wrote, or ones you like by other poets :)
here’s a little one I love by Tom Pickard~
feel free to post small poems you wrote, or ones you like by other poets :)
here’s a little one I love by Tom Pickard~
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A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved - Kurt Vonnegut
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
February 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved - Kurt Vonnegut
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
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r3forth is a programming language and environment inspired by ColorForth github.com/phreda4/r3
GitHub - phreda4/r3: r3 programing language - ColorForth inspired
r3 programing language - ColorForth inspired. Contribute to phreda4/r3 development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:28 PM
r3forth is a programming language and environment inspired by ColorForth github.com/phreda4/r3
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Doing art badly is good and sacred
February 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Doing art badly is good and sacred
My glitch-proto-diy-try-stuff band thing howbuildingsfail is first on at this tomorrow... See you down the front!
February 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
My glitch-proto-diy-try-stuff band thing howbuildingsfail is first on at this tomorrow... See you down the front!
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
Up there with the best!
February 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Up there with the best!
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I don't think people appreciate enough the fact that, at a time where global warming was approaching an inflection point yet renewable energy was finally becoming economically viable, we decided to squander that opportunity because literal death cultists decided we needed Infinite Bullshit Machines.
January 31, 2026 at 4:33 AM
I don't think people appreciate enough the fact that, at a time where global warming was approaching an inflection point yet renewable energy was finally becoming economically viable, we decided to squander that opportunity because literal death cultists decided we needed Infinite Bullshit Machines.
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"Keep pedalling faster or they'll leave!"
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"Keep pedalling faster or they'll leave!"
See ya Sly
January 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
See ya Sly
www.facebook.com/events/42543...
#emomsky
EMOM York! WXJL tonight etc.
Performers: stick your name down in the discussion for this event if you want to play, or get in touch with North Facing Garden or Simon Hickinbotham on Facebook or by email: sjh436@gmail.com or on bluesky @franticspider.
#emomsky
EMOM York! WXJL tonight etc.
Performers: stick your name down in the discussion for this event if you want to play, or get in touch with North Facing Garden or Simon Hickinbotham on Facebook or by email: sjh436@gmail.com or on bluesky @franticspider.
EMOM York XXIII
Event by North Facing Garden on Wednesday, March 4 2026
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January 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM
www.facebook.com/events/42543...
#emomsky
EMOM York! WXJL tonight etc.
Performers: stick your name down in the discussion for this event if you want to play, or get in touch with North Facing Garden or Simon Hickinbotham on Facebook or by email: sjh436@gmail.com or on bluesky @franticspider.
#emomsky
EMOM York! WXJL tonight etc.
Performers: stick your name down in the discussion for this event if you want to play, or get in touch with North Facing Garden or Simon Hickinbotham on Facebook or by email: sjh436@gmail.com or on bluesky @franticspider.
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Crown shyness. Pretty Zen, no? Stare. Lose yourself. Come back though.
January 23, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Crown shyness. Pretty Zen, no? Stare. Lose yourself. Come back though.
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Roxy Music frequently appeared on German music show Muzikladen. On this day in 1974, they performed "Psalm" live.
January 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Roxy Music frequently appeared on German music show Muzikladen. On this day in 1974, they performed "Psalm" live.
If I was nearer I'd go!
Can't wait lead more free public #lichen walks for @theroyalparks.bsky.social! Join me 4 & 13 March in Kensington Gardens to learn more about these strange, beautiful and important life-forms. A hidden world all around us, even in central London! Sign up at www.royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/lea...
Learning Lichens: a walk in the park
Join us for a leisurely walk in Kensington Gardens this Spring, exploring the fascinating world of lichens.
www.royalparks.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 8:36 PM
If I was nearer I'd go!
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January 22, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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Kunstformen der Natur Leipzig und Wien: Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, 1899-1904. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47388109) #nature #illustration #art
January 22, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Kunstformen der Natur Leipzig und Wien: Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, 1899-1904. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47388109) #nature #illustration #art
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such a lovely thing to think about
January 21, 2026 at 10:21 AM
such a lovely thing to think about
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“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
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#70sTop30 (unranked)
24. Scars - Adult/ery
Released in 1979 on the Fast Product label. The 'Adultery/Horrowshow' single is surely one of the finest Scottish post-punk releases.
24. Scars - Adult/ery
Released in 1979 on the Fast Product label. The 'Adultery/Horrowshow' single is surely one of the finest Scottish post-punk releases.
Scars - Adult ery
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January 7, 2026 at 5:53 AM
#70sTop30 (unranked)
24. Scars - Adult/ery
Released in 1979 on the Fast Product label. The 'Adultery/Horrowshow' single is surely one of the finest Scottish post-punk releases.
24. Scars - Adult/ery
Released in 1979 on the Fast Product label. The 'Adultery/Horrowshow' single is surely one of the finest Scottish post-punk releases.
Give this 5 seconds, see what you think
Go go go - check the new @tinnedmeats.bsky.social
There's a CD for Kilter on our side...
iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/album/ihn014...
bsky.app/profile/inee...
There's a CD for Kilter on our side...
iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/album/ihn014...
bsky.app/profile/inee...
January 5, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Give this 5 seconds, see what you think
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.