Brian M. Milton
@munchkinstein.bsky.social
Short, rumpled Scotsman. Has a terrible pain in all the diodes down his left hand side.
Not on social media as much as he used to be but if he is, it will be occasional writing and a lot of stupid bollocks.
He/Him
https://munchkinstein.co.uk
Not on social media as much as he used to be but if he is, it will be occasional writing and a lot of stupid bollocks.
He/Him
https://munchkinstein.co.uk
Meanwhile, at the Board of Peace
January 21, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Meanwhile, at the Board of Peace
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It occurs to me that with Cow Tools and The Thagomizer coming true, what other Farside cartoons should we worry about? And will it feature aliens?
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
January 21, 2026 at 8:47 AM
It occurs to me that with Cow Tools and The Thagomizer coming true, what other Farside cartoons should we worry about? And will it feature aliens?
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Going to try something a little different this time for the "Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity" anthology KS campaign - a pre-launch page - www.kickstarter.com/projects/526... #sff #sciencefiction. Launching officially February 3rd, 2026. Please join us as a backer!
Coming soon: Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity
A Hard SF anthology of stories involving tea or coffee, stars, and gravity.
www.kickstarter.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Going to try something a little different this time for the "Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity" anthology KS campaign - a pre-launch page - www.kickstarter.com/projects/526... #sff #sciencefiction. Launching officially February 3rd, 2026. Please join us as a backer!
Got scunnered by the news today, so just powered through to the end of this.
Dark is such a good series. Writing, acting, direction, production, it all works together to produce something proper good I could go on about in spoilery depth for hours.
If you've not seen it, I do recommend.
Dark is such a good series. Writing, acting, direction, production, it all works together to produce something proper good I could go on about in spoilery depth for hours.
If you've not seen it, I do recommend.
Reached a point in series two where make-up decisions in series one are explained.
So, so well constructed.
So, so well constructed.
Taken a notion to rewatch Dark.
The first couple of episodes are as gripping as first time around, even though I know where it's going. If anything, it's more interesting spotting hints.
It does seem to be as well constructed as I remember.
The first couple of episodes are as gripping as first time around, even though I know where it's going. If anything, it's more interesting spotting hints.
It does seem to be as well constructed as I remember.
January 20, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Got scunnered by the news today, so just powered through to the end of this.
Dark is such a good series. Writing, acting, direction, production, it all works together to produce something proper good I could go on about in spoilery depth for hours.
If you've not seen it, I do recommend.
Dark is such a good series. Writing, acting, direction, production, it all works together to produce something proper good I could go on about in spoilery depth for hours.
If you've not seen it, I do recommend.
Having sat through yet another corporate "Everything will include AI" messaging session yesterday, sadly plenty of the heid bams are still all in on the magic word machine. But nice to know they'll all have to pretend it didn't happen in a few years time,
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
futurism.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Having sat through yet another corporate "Everything will include AI" messaging session yesterday, sadly plenty of the heid bams are still all in on the magic word machine. But nice to know they'll all have to pretend it didn't happen in a few years time,
So much of the news at the moment is simultaneously utterly idiotic and scary as fuck but making Americans pay three times as much for Champagne because France isn't convinced the US is genuinely interested in what's best for Gaza is stratospheric bonkerness.
BREAKING Trump threatens 200% tariffs on French wine and Champagne over France's intentions to decline invitation to join his Board of Peace
January 20, 2026 at 9:14 AM
So much of the news at the moment is simultaneously utterly idiotic and scary as fuck but making Americans pay three times as much for Champagne because France isn't convinced the US is genuinely interested in what's best for Gaza is stratospheric bonkerness.
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Used to adore this place as a student. Felt like I'd walked into Blade Runner and where I learned to use chopsticks.
The Canton Express in Glasgow. Walking distance from my flat, open until 5am most nights, huge amount of amazing food for not much money. I lived off their chicken in black bean sauce and crispy pork with gravy for years. Heartbroken when I went there one night and it had closed with no warning
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Used to adore this place as a student. Felt like I'd walked into Blade Runner and where I learned to use chopsticks.
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Feel the need to show you all this pic from the r/glasgow subreddit this morning
#thingsijustsawonline
#thingsijustsawonline
January 18, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Feel the need to show you all this pic from the r/glasgow subreddit this morning
#thingsijustsawonline
#thingsijustsawonline
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It's almost like nobody wants AI except capitalist ghouls!
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
It's almost like nobody wants AI except capitalist ghouls!
First time the sublime Albatross has come up on Qobuz when I've been looking at it's album art choice and may I just say that it does not help.
January 17, 2026 at 4:17 PM
First time the sublime Albatross has come up on Qobuz when I've been looking at it's album art choice and may I just say that it does not help.
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This thread is a work of art. Excellent use of the medium.
By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
January 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This thread is a work of art. Excellent use of the medium.
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Okay, here's the story of George de Hevesy vs the Nazis! I really do love telling this story.
First, some background: George de Hevesy was a Hungarian-Jewish chemist, but he spent most of his career post-1920 attached to the Niels Bohr institute at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark. (1/n)
First, some background: George de Hevesy was a Hungarian-Jewish chemist, but he spent most of his career post-1920 attached to the Niels Bohr institute at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark. (1/n)
August 7, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Okay, here's the story of George de Hevesy vs the Nazis! I really do love telling this story.
First, some background: George de Hevesy was a Hungarian-Jewish chemist, but he spent most of his career post-1920 attached to the Niels Bohr institute at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark. (1/n)
First, some background: George de Hevesy was a Hungarian-Jewish chemist, but he spent most of his career post-1920 attached to the Niels Bohr institute at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark. (1/n)
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It's a breaking DORK TOWER FRIDAY! Newsy new strip up now at the Mothership:
www.dorktower.com/2026/01/16/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, thank you.
And hey - stay safe out there!
www.dorktower.com/2026/01/16/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, thank you.
And hey - stay safe out there!
January 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
It's a breaking DORK TOWER FRIDAY! Newsy new strip up now at the Mothership:
www.dorktower.com/2026/01/16/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, thank you.
And hey - stay safe out there!
www.dorktower.com/2026/01/16/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, thank you.
And hey - stay safe out there!
Do you think, if I give him my Duke Of Edinburgh Silver Award, he'll install me as First Minister in Holyrood?
January 16, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Do you think, if I give him my Duke Of Edinburgh Silver Award, he'll install me as First Minister in Holyrood?
Reached a point in series two where make-up decisions in series one are explained.
So, so well constructed.
So, so well constructed.
Taken a notion to rewatch Dark.
The first couple of episodes are as gripping as first time around, even though I know where it's going. If anything, it's more interesting spotting hints.
It does seem to be as well constructed as I remember.
The first couple of episodes are as gripping as first time around, even though I know where it's going. If anything, it's more interesting spotting hints.
It does seem to be as well constructed as I remember.
January 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Reached a point in series two where make-up decisions in series one are explained.
So, so well constructed.
So, so well constructed.
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"Actually, I enjoy making people laugh. I'm good at it now. Thing is that they laugh, they relax, and that's when this poison I'm using on them sneaks in."
Happy Birthday Ivor Cutler
born 15 January 1923
Happy Birthday Ivor Cutler
born 15 January 1923
January 15, 2026 at 8:14 AM
"Actually, I enjoy making people laugh. I'm good at it now. Thing is that they laugh, they relax, and that's when this poison I'm using on them sneaks in."
Happy Birthday Ivor Cutler
born 15 January 1923
Happy Birthday Ivor Cutler
born 15 January 1923
Very much a sign of the shittiness of the times that an old-skool Tory spat actually fills me with cheer.
It's a warm nostalgic glow for nicer times when that sort of thing mattered in the slightest.
It's a warm nostalgic glow for nicer times when that sort of thing mattered in the slightest.
💥Huge news in Tory/ Reform land
Robert Jenrick has been sacked from shadow cabinet and suspended from Conservative party after Kemi Badenoch said she was presented with “irrefutable evidence” he was planning.
Robert Jenrick has been sacked from shadow cabinet and suspended from Conservative party after Kemi Badenoch said she was presented with “irrefutable evidence” he was planning.
January 15, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Very much a sign of the shittiness of the times that an old-skool Tory spat actually fills me with cheer.
It's a warm nostalgic glow for nicer times when that sort of thing mattered in the slightest.
It's a warm nostalgic glow for nicer times when that sort of thing mattered in the slightest.
Two characters that bring me happiness
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Two characters that bring me happiness
And this is why, rather than look at the thing I was doing yesterday, I came out with an entirely different thing about a scarecrow today.
It's amazing what you can write when you're procrastinating about other writing.
It's amazing what you can write when you're procrastinating about other writing.
If you don't write a story about the day you ran away to become a scarecrow I'll be very disappointed with you!
January 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
And this is why, rather than look at the thing I was doing yesterday, I came out with an entirely different thing about a scarecrow today.
It's amazing what you can write when you're procrastinating about other writing.
It's amazing what you can write when you're procrastinating about other writing.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1766
January 14, 2026 at 5:33 AM
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1766
Change one letter, ruin a show.
Doctor Why
(Obvs)
Bonus: Bloke's 7 (possibly more accurate)
Doctor Why
(Obvs)
Bonus: Bloke's 7 (possibly more accurate)
Change one letter, ruin a show.
Grange Hull
(I was going to go with Grange Hell, but...same difference, innit).
Grange Hull
(I was going to go with Grange Hell, but...same difference, innit).
Change one letter, ruin a show..
BabyLOL Five.
BabyLOL Five.
January 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Change one letter, ruin a show.
Doctor Why
(Obvs)
Bonus: Bloke's 7 (possibly more accurate)
Doctor Why
(Obvs)
Bonus: Bloke's 7 (possibly more accurate)