Rik M
@spetsdad.bsky.social
He/him (for want of anything better). Business Analyst. Ex-programmer. Archer (resting). Knitter. Sometime leathercrafter. Spouse and parent.
My dilemma: tiramisu, or pancakes...
Solved by the realisation, that you can stuff tiramisu into crêpes...
Solved by the realisation, that you can stuff tiramisu into crêpes...
February 17, 2026 at 7:27 PM
My dilemma: tiramisu, or pancakes...
Solved by the realisation, that you can stuff tiramisu into crêpes...
Solved by the realisation, that you can stuff tiramisu into crêpes...
That guy saying "Mordor was not a stand-in for capitalism"...
Has he read LOTR? All those wasteland/trash fields/destruction of nature descriptions... Those were purely "capitalism out of control" coded
Has he read LOTR? All those wasteland/trash fields/destruction of nature descriptions... Those were purely "capitalism out of control" coded
February 17, 2026 at 11:48 AM
That guy saying "Mordor was not a stand-in for capitalism"...
Has he read LOTR? All those wasteland/trash fields/destruction of nature descriptions... Those were purely "capitalism out of control" coded
Has he read LOTR? All those wasteland/trash fields/destruction of nature descriptions... Those were purely "capitalism out of control" coded
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Welcome to Dorley Hall is back in the UK! The first book of The Sisters of Dorley relaunches April 23rd, and for a limited time, you can get 25% off your pre-order at Waterstones with code FEB26.
Visit the website or app between Feb 17 and Feb 20 to pre-order!
www.waterstones.com/book/welcome...
Visit the website or app between Feb 17 and Feb 20 to pre-order!
www.waterstones.com/book/welcome...
February 17, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Welcome to Dorley Hall is back in the UK! The first book of The Sisters of Dorley relaunches April 23rd, and for a limited time, you can get 25% off your pre-order at Waterstones with code FEB26.
Visit the website or app between Feb 17 and Feb 20 to pre-order!
www.waterstones.com/book/welcome...
Visit the website or app between Feb 17 and Feb 20 to pre-order!
www.waterstones.com/book/welcome...
I got added to a "techno pessimistic" blocklist... By someone who is blocked by a "gen AI images and text" blocklist 🤣
February 17, 2026 at 10:44 AM
I got added to a "techno pessimistic" blocklist... By someone who is blocked by a "gen AI images and text" blocklist 🤣
Reskeet with something that would get you banned from Twitter
Enough said...
Enough said...
February 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Reskeet with something that would get you banned from Twitter
Enough said...
Enough said...
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If you want to understand why the BBC's stance on trans rights - only platforming cis people (and only those with a sceptical perspective) - is so outrageous imagine if it only platformed men talking about women's rights (and only those with a sceptical perspective).
February 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
If you want to understand why the BBC's stance on trans rights - only platforming cis people (and only those with a sceptical perspective) - is so outrageous imagine if it only platformed men talking about women's rights (and only those with a sceptical perspective).
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Straight up don’t give a shit anymore
February 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Straight up don’t give a shit anymore
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Gf decided we should make valentines cards so while I made one with hearts, she made a ransom note and hid my coffee til I gave her and the animals kisses 😭 🤣
February 14, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Gf decided we should make valentines cards so while I made one with hearts, she made a ransom note and hid my coffee til I gave her and the animals kisses 😭 🤣
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@naomilong.bsky.social what are you doing about this? You made a big deal of saying you pushed for NI to be included in this trial and now this.
February 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM
@naomilong.bsky.social what are you doing about this? You made a big deal of saying you pushed for NI to be included in this trial and now this.
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If I’m bisexual and he’s bisexual are we a whole sexual? A fourth? I hate math
February 14, 2026 at 7:32 AM
If I’m bisexual and he’s bisexual are we a whole sexual? A fourth? I hate math
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If you're reading the mainstream media headlines on the 'Keeping children safe in education' draft guidance and worrying about the kids being transed in kindergarten, please stop and take a peek at my blog, written with specific reference to Alice's experience at school.
Keeping children safe in education (as long as they're cis)
The UK government has just published draft guidance: ‘Keeping children safe in education 2026 (KCSIE)’What’s not to like about a document with those intentions?Any initiative that aims to safeguard o...
www.carolinelitman.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:54 AM
If you're reading the mainstream media headlines on the 'Keeping children safe in education' draft guidance and worrying about the kids being transed in kindergarten, please stop and take a peek at my blog, written with specific reference to Alice's experience at school.
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I share this only to help those contemplating whether to tweet "I support Palestine Action".
February 13, 2026 at 10:34 AM
I share this only to help those contemplating whether to tweet "I support Palestine Action".
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Soph can you post this:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Petition: Do not ban social media for under 16s
I think the government shouldn’t ban social media for under 16s. This is because for many young people social media is how they communicate with their friends. Some people view social media as a lifel...
petition.parliament.uk
February 12, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Soph can you post this:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
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What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
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I drew a face on a paper plate. Who could even begin to understand how it perceives the world or what it dreams of?
Researchers working with the A.I. system Claude have come to understand that the model’s selfhood, like our own, is a matter of both neurons and narratives. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kEX1vV
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 AM
I drew a face on a paper plate. Who could even begin to understand how it perceives the world or what it dreams of?
Age verification?
How about some of these memory cards I bought, new... 16 Mb capacity...
If I look hard, I can probably scare up some 3.5 and 5.25 floppies, too
How about some of these memory cards I bought, new... 16 Mb capacity...
If I look hard, I can probably scare up some 3.5 and 5.25 floppies, too
Age verification? Growing up I used a gramophone to play my mum's 78rpm jazz records. And how to indicate I was about to make a turn by sticking my arm out the driver's side window on vehicles that didn't have indicators. (It was on the driving test back then.)
Age verification?
I used to have to stick my finger into one of several holes in a phone and rotate a circular piece of plastic, repeating the process a certain number of times to input the number I wanted to call.
I used to have to stick my finger into one of several holes in a phone and rotate a circular piece of plastic, repeating the process a certain number of times to input the number I wanted to call.
February 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Age verification?
How about some of these memory cards I bought, new... 16 Mb capacity...
If I look hard, I can probably scare up some 3.5 and 5.25 floppies, too
How about some of these memory cards I bought, new... 16 Mb capacity...
If I look hard, I can probably scare up some 3.5 and 5.25 floppies, too
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Happy 13th anniversary to this pair of matching news headlines.
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Happy 13th anniversary to this pair of matching news headlines.
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The real Tavistock Clinic scandal: 1,000 court cases that never materialised | A FoI request for the data behind the media hysteria over the Tavistock Clinic presents quite a different picture | Marie Shrewsbury
The real Tavistock Clinic scandal: 1,000 court cases that never materialised
A FoI request for the data behind the media hysteria over the Tavistock Clinic presents quite a different picture
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 7:05 AM
The real Tavistock Clinic scandal: 1,000 court cases that never materialised | A FoI request for the data behind the media hysteria over the Tavistock Clinic presents quite a different picture | Marie Shrewsbury
I'm finding this kind of funny... I never interacted with this guy, but blocked him on account of his behaviour on someone elses thread...
Some people take blocks personally, I guess 🤷
Some people take blocks personally, I guess 🤷
February 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I'm finding this kind of funny... I never interacted with this guy, but blocked him on account of his behaviour on someone elses thread...
Some people take blocks personally, I guess 🤷
Some people take blocks personally, I guess 🤷
"AI private tutoring" 🤦
Like, they do realise AI can't "tutor" - it's not a person, has no knowledge...?
Like, they do realise AI can't "tutor" - it's not a person, has no knowledge...?
February 9, 2026 at 11:49 AM
"AI private tutoring" 🤦
Like, they do realise AI can't "tutor" - it's not a person, has no knowledge...?
Like, they do realise AI can't "tutor" - it's not a person, has no knowledge...?
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While I don’t know if any Muppets break the second fourth wall on Television or Movies …
There is this one camera test where Kermit and Fozzie ad lib being abstract entities …
There is this one camera test where Kermit and Fozzie ad lib being abstract entities …
Muppet Movie 1979 camera test: The banter is so hilariously improvised.
YouTube video by LifeIsSublime
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February 8, 2026 at 7:08 AM
While I don’t know if any Muppets break the second fourth wall on Television or Movies …
There is this one camera test where Kermit and Fozzie ad lib being abstract entities …
There is this one camera test where Kermit and Fozzie ad lib being abstract entities …
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BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone.
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full
LATE on Friday evening, this notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news…
www.thenational.scot
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone.
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
Even my FB feed is twitting JKR...
February 8, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Even my FB feed is twitting JKR...
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From "Green Eggs and Vance"
We will boo you on a train
We will boo you in the rain
We will boo you on a boat
We will boo you with a goat
We will boo you on TV
We'll boo you in Italy
We will boo you here and there
We will boo you everywhere
We'll boo you at every chance
We do not like you, JD Vance!
We will boo you on a train
We will boo you in the rain
We will boo you on a boat
We will boo you with a goat
We will boo you on TV
We'll boo you in Italy
We will boo you here and there
We will boo you everywhere
We'll boo you at every chance
We do not like you, JD Vance!
February 7, 2026 at 6:10 PM
From "Green Eggs and Vance"
We will boo you on a train
We will boo you in the rain
We will boo you on a boat
We will boo you with a goat
We will boo you on TV
We'll boo you in Italy
We will boo you here and there
We will boo you everywhere
We'll boo you at every chance
We do not like you, JD Vance!
We will boo you on a train
We will boo you in the rain
We will boo you on a boat
We will boo you with a goat
We will boo you on TV
We'll boo you in Italy
We will boo you here and there
We will boo you everywhere
We'll boo you at every chance
We do not like you, JD Vance!
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Wes Streeting and Louis Appleby should go to prison over this. It's a massive scandal and they covered it up. They knew what they were doing restricting access to care and they did it anyways because of politics.
February 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Wes Streeting and Louis Appleby should go to prison over this. It's a massive scandal and they covered it up. They knew what they were doing restricting access to care and they did it anyways because of politics.