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Mike Hamer
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📍Bristol, solar, movies, reading, cycling, he/him 🏳️‍🌈
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Today is #WorldAIDSDay 🌍

Someone you love may have been diagnosed with HIV. You may be looking for information, support or understanding - and you’re not alone.

Download our “When Someone You Love Is Diagnosed With HIV” booklet for guidance and reassurance: www.fflag.org.uk/someone-i-lo...
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We had a lovely escape to Devon at the weekend with friends. Walks, talks, drink, food, and hot tub. What more do you need.
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Walnuts, which are high in omega-3 fatty acids, polyphenols, flavonoids, and antioxidants, supported focus and memory and improved cognitive function in a new study. For max benefit, consume raw to protect the omega-3 fatty acids. https://foodandwine.com/walnuts-breakfast-brain-health-study-11840393
November 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Saw ‘The Running Man’ last night. Enjoyed it. Fun, stressful, angry, towel scene (he’s looking good!).
Important comment on mega corporations having control over us and the media. All very relevant to today and unfortunately the direction we’re headed. Recommended.
November 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Finished “The Impossible Fortune” by @richardosman1.bsky.social last night. It was good. But I didn’t enjoy it as much as the previous ones; the humour and fun wasn’t there for me. It just felt more of a plot to get through. Slightly disappointing.
#booksky 💙📚
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Just back from seeing Plainclothes. Really good. Intense. Reminded me of my own confusion and fear at that time of my life. Thankfully I got through it and met and kept my own Russell Tovey ❤️.
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A lovely family weekend up in Yorkshire at Liz and Craig’s fab new house. Fun trip on the Shipley Glen Tramway. Always good to get together.
November 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Had a lovely week away down on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall. Beautiful isolated cottage in some woods in a hidden valley - hot tub always a bonus.

Great day’s walk along the coast around Lizard Point. Always good to be away and recharge.
October 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Finished “The Ageless Brain” by @drdalebredesen.bsky.social. Great practical advice on what to do to keep your brain healthy into old age - food, activities, tests, and supplements. My mum had early-onset dementia so very relevant for me. Technical at times but accessible.
#booksky 💙📚
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Our latest blog by Dairsie Latimer, Technology Fellow at Red Oak Consulting, explores a critical question the industry is beginning to confront: are we waiting for AI’s FFT moment, or are we about to hit the limits of energy and infrastructure?

👉 Read the full blog: buff.ly/v0E4bTY

#AI #HPC
Thinking About AI - Red Oak Consulting
Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about AI. Not just the “wow” moments when it does something uncanny, but the deeper ....
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October 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Finished “Culpability” by @bruceholsinger.bsky.social. Very enjoyable read. Well written page-turner that’s hard to put down. Thought provoking at the end. Recommended!
#booksky 💙📚
October 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Last night’s entertainment was ‘Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho’ at the Bristol Old Vic. Very funny. Lots of 80s nostalgia and basically about Section 28 and an alternative ending. Got a photo with Maggie afterwards!
October 17, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Saw Al Stewart at Bristol Beacon last night. Fab show. He’s still got it - friendly and engaging. His band were awesome too - sax/flute guy and guitarist especially. I still don’t know what The Year of the Cat is all about - but it sounded great 🎶
October 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Tonight’s entertainment was ‘Starter for Ten’ at Bristol Old Vic. Fun and funny. Great cast. And Mel Giedroyc can sing! Very good!
October 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A fab afternoon with @susiedent.com - we were all chuckling away. Fascinating tour of words and language. My favourite word of the afternoon was “amberfall” a suggested word from someone in the audience for the first smell of autumn 🍂.
October 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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October 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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In memoriam...
October 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Just finished Alien Earth. Excellent stuff. Not the series you think it’s going to be - it evolves into something more. Intelligent and witty. Great characters (of all types!)
October 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Really pleased with our new pencil drawing “The Closet” by the talented @davidfarquhar.bsky.social. Love it! ❤️🍑
Got it back from the framer’s this morning. To go in our bedroom; a lovely sight to wake up to.
September 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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DNV’s SolarFarmer now integrated into Solesca solar design software #energysky -- via Solar Power World:
DNV's SolarFarmer now integrated into Solesca solar design software
Solesca has announced the direct integration of DNV’s SolarFarmer power model into Solesca Design. With SolarFarmer energy simulation results available
www.solarpowerworldonline.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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🌞 I’m so excited to finally share my new artwork Helios in my home city.
This 7-metre illuminated sculpture of the Sun will be shown at @bristolcathedral as part of the new @btfplus festival.
📅 6–8 October (evenings)
📍 Bristol Cathedral
🎟️ Tickets in bio / www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/btf-luke-j...
September 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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And I think about all of you, too.
September 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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"I'm gay: how do I tell my parents?" No two families are the same, so there is no single sure­fire way of telling your parents that you are lesbian, gay or bi. Emotions, circumstances, situations will all vary from family to family. Head to fflag.org.uk/im-gay/ to download our booklet now. #FFLAG
August 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Went to see The Thursday Murder Club at the cinema. Perfect Sunday evening film. I read it a few years ago so had forgotten most of the plot! Helen Mirren plays Elizabeth how I envisaged her. The others - almost. Bittersweet at times. Definitely worth a look.
August 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM