Mike Clift
@mclift.bsky.social
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Emo lad I dated cancelled date saying his bat died. He was ultra goth so sounded plausible. On next meet said sorry about the dead bat & he said "no I meant my battery "
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Emo lad I dated cancelled date saying his bat died. He was ultra goth so sounded plausible. On next meet said sorry about the dead bat & he said "no I meant my battery "
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October 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I think I would support the creation of a government special funding allocation to send a copy of The Economist this week to every household in Britain.
October 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I think I would support the creation of a government special funding allocation to send a copy of The Economist this week to every household in Britain.
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In an early sysadmin role, I'd been asked to make a large change. No-one had told me to use tabs instead of spaces. One quick regexp managed to break the DNS for several million computers. It was fixed within half an hour but that showed me the power of regular expressions.
October 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In an early sysadmin role, I'd been asked to make a large change. No-one had told me to use tabs instead of spaces. One quick regexp managed to break the DNS for several million computers. It was fixed within half an hour but that showed me the power of regular expressions.
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In her lunch with the FT the OnlyFans CEO says her company pays more tax than the entire British fishing industry. Quite a stat.
October 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
In her lunch with the FT the OnlyFans CEO says her company pays more tax than the entire British fishing industry. Quite a stat.
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Even back in the 70s and 80s when I could be hassled by the police for walking while trans, no one ever tried to stop me pissing in the Ladies or tried to make me change into my swimsuit among men.
There is no dignity or respect involved in taking away rights I have exercised freely for forty years
There is no dignity or respect involved in taking away rights I have exercised freely for forty years
September 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Even back in the 70s and 80s when I could be hassled by the police for walking while trans, no one ever tried to stop me pissing in the Ladies or tried to make me change into my swimsuit among men.
There is no dignity or respect involved in taking away rights I have exercised freely for forty years
There is no dignity or respect involved in taking away rights I have exercised freely for forty years
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Look what we have here then.
September 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Look what we have here then.
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The Railway Children (1970) looks like a folk horror. So I added some sound effects to the trailer and terrified @eleanormorton.bsky.social. Check out the latest episode of Eleanor & Alasdair Read That for more. linktr.ee/readthat
September 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The Railway Children (1970) looks like a folk horror. So I added some sound effects to the trailer and terrified @eleanormorton.bsky.social. Check out the latest episode of Eleanor & Alasdair Read That for more. linktr.ee/readthat
A gentle reminder that @GoodLawProject is worth supporting for causes like this one: goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8
Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
goodlawproject.org
August 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
A gentle reminder that @GoodLawProject is worth supporting for causes like this one: goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8
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presented without comment:
★ the floppy disk alignment chart ★
★ the floppy disk alignment chart ★
![one of those alignment charts.
along the top: "portability [purist/neutral/rebel]"
along the side: "structure [purist/neutral/rebel]"
the squares, left to right, top to bottom:
zip disk, nas, hard disk (internal);
usb drive, ps5 (bootleg), soldered-in RAM;
paper (in a scanner/printer), a road sign saying 'slow traffic ahead', and a tombstone](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gwfx4qjjq2yhjzrgr5xqcnyz/bafkreia34ukgquuvmzoeym24pjpdewkj3nw5neasyvnsnqbkorqqlf6sia@jpeg)
August 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
presented without comment:
★ the floppy disk alignment chart ★
★ the floppy disk alignment chart ★
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A periodic reminder that we live side by side with people whose values often differ wildly from our own, and as such it’s fitting that we remember that “Ctrl + Shift + F3” will toggle the selected text between title case, sentence case, and shouty caps in most Microsoft products.
August 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A periodic reminder that we live side by side with people whose values often differ wildly from our own, and as such it’s fitting that we remember that “Ctrl + Shift + F3” will toggle the selected text between title case, sentence case, and shouty caps in most Microsoft products.
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When I was about 16 or so I went to a comedy hypnotism show and got up to be a volunteer. I don't think I was hypnotised. I danced like a ballerina & did the stuff he said, I'd been hiding my extroverted side my whole life. I decided not to hide anymore
August 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
When I was about 16 or so I went to a comedy hypnotism show and got up to be a volunteer. I don't think I was hypnotised. I danced like a ballerina & did the stuff he said, I'd been hiding my extroverted side my whole life. I decided not to hide anymore
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the ending of this explainer might surprise you
August 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
the ending of this explainer might surprise you
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Have a project that tackles inequality or highlights the lived experiences of underrepresented groups in chemistry? Apply for up to £5,000 in funding from the RSC.
Deadline for current round: 15 September Apply now: rsc.li/id-fund #ChemSky
Deadline for current round: 15 September Apply now: rsc.li/id-fund #ChemSky
July 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Have a project that tackles inequality or highlights the lived experiences of underrepresented groups in chemistry? Apply for up to £5,000 in funding from the RSC.
Deadline for current round: 15 September Apply now: rsc.li/id-fund #ChemSky
Deadline for current round: 15 September Apply now: rsc.li/id-fund #ChemSky
If you haven’t heard of the Rubin Observatory, it’s a 3200-megapixel camera taking a ten-year timelapse of the night sky from a mountain in Chile in unprecedented detail. You can explore its view of the cosmos in a browser, too. skyviewer.app
Skyviewer
skyviewer.app
July 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
If you haven’t heard of the Rubin Observatory, it’s a 3200-megapixel camera taking a ten-year timelapse of the night sky from a mountain in Chile in unprecedented detail. You can explore its view of the cosmos in a browser, too. skyviewer.app
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Still true:
*Britain is a success story
*Most of its cities are doing astonishingly well
*Multiculturalism is popular
*Mass immigration has not led to social disintegration
*Nostalgia is increasingly weird
*Britain is incredibly safe
*Levels of social cohesion are high
Don't let them gaslight you.
*Britain is a success story
*Most of its cities are doing astonishingly well
*Multiculturalism is popular
*Mass immigration has not led to social disintegration
*Nostalgia is increasingly weird
*Britain is incredibly safe
*Levels of social cohesion are high
Don't let them gaslight you.
June 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Still true:
*Britain is a success story
*Most of its cities are doing astonishingly well
*Multiculturalism is popular
*Mass immigration has not led to social disintegration
*Nostalgia is increasingly weird
*Britain is incredibly safe
*Levels of social cohesion are high
Don't let them gaslight you.
*Britain is a success story
*Most of its cities are doing astonishingly well
*Multiculturalism is popular
*Mass immigration has not led to social disintegration
*Nostalgia is increasingly weird
*Britain is incredibly safe
*Levels of social cohesion are high
Don't let them gaslight you.
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This looks like the most unsurprising chart I've ever seen, but if you only read British media you'd lose your mind learning that this is the reality of it
June 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This looks like the most unsurprising chart I've ever seen, but if you only read British media you'd lose your mind learning that this is the reality of it
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Incredible. Follow the whole thread down.
Gashapon (or Gachapon) are vending machines found all over Japan that dispense capsules containing miniature toys and other items. There are thousands of different kinds. Here’s a thread of the best ones I saw on my recent trip. 🧵
June 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Incredible. Follow the whole thread down.
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Archaeologist and (out of practice) human remains specialist here.
No, they did not.
No, they did not.
Humans were never supposed to need to brush their teeth. Our prehistoric ancestors managed just fine before we started stuffing our faces with sugar. And other apes also manage just fine. Something needs to be done about humanity's obsession with sugar.
June 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Archaeologist and (out of practice) human remains specialist here.
No, they did not.
No, they did not.
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What a lovely exercise in reading our worst through the lens of our best (short thread).
scene in a Trek-like-Galactic senate setting where a human diplomat explains sleep and dreaming and sleepwalking to a long time alien friend who gets increasingly agitated as it goes on
June 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
What a lovely exercise in reading our worst through the lens of our best (short thread).
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It's the content you didn't know you needed: the A - Z of National Trust bums.
From Apollo's muscular behind to a porcelain figure of Zeus's derriere, we hope you enjoy 🍑
From Apollo's muscular behind to a porcelain figure of Zeus's derriere, we hope you enjoy 🍑
June 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
It's the content you didn't know you needed: the A - Z of National Trust bums.
From Apollo's muscular behind to a porcelain figure of Zeus's derriere, we hope you enjoy 🍑
From Apollo's muscular behind to a porcelain figure of Zeus's derriere, we hope you enjoy 🍑
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There was an old tweet that stuck with me: "If you can easily walk to the coffee shop but your barista has a one hour commute, you don't live in a walkable 15 minute city; you live in a theme park"
as someone who lives nextdoor to both supportive housing and public housing, i need people to understand that the best locations for both are going to be the central neighborhoods in a metropolitan area, where there is easy and reliable access to services and jobs.
May 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
There was an old tweet that stuck with me: "If you can easily walk to the coffee shop but your barista has a one hour commute, you don't live in a walkable 15 minute city; you live in a theme park"
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Again, if your political compass is chasing what the polls say people want, you should not be in politics.
May 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Again, if your political compass is chasing what the polls say people want, you should not be in politics.