Derek Mortimer
@derekmortimer.bsky.social
London based, chunky, queer, tech/platforming/sre
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"Bluesky is dying"
Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.
Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.
two men are standing next to each other holding guns in a field .
ALT: two men are standing next to each other holding guns in a field .
media.tenor.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"Bluesky is dying"
Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.
Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.
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I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
July 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
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SIGFUCK, SIGMARRY, SIGKILL
June 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
SIGFUCK, SIGMARRY, SIGKILL
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Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing
Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing
LOS ANGELES—Responding to escalating clashes between civilian activists and militarized immigration authorities, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass publicly urged protesters Monday not to give the Trump adm...
theonion.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing
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A civilian ship in the UK's jurisdiction (and on a lawful journey) has been hijacked and its crew kidnapped in the middle east, and personally I think that's something the UK government should do something about.
June 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A civilian ship in the UK's jurisdiction (and on a lawful journey) has been hijacked and its crew kidnapped in the middle east, and personally I think that's something the UK government should do something about.
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One of the best things about Posting is you never know what obscure preoccupations your followers have. There will be a guy who has followed you for years and never said anything but then one day you disparage applesauce and he activates like a sleeper agent and dedicates his life to destroying you
June 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
One of the best things about Posting is you never know what obscure preoccupations your followers have. There will be a guy who has followed you for years and never said anything but then one day you disparage applesauce and he activates like a sleeper agent and dedicates his life to destroying you
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Guess which MP has received £224,575 from people + companies linked to the private health sector between Jan 2023- March 2025?
Wes Streeting, our Health Secretary.🚨
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Wes Streeting, our Health Secretary.🚨
We think these donations should be BANNED! If you agree, please click here to sign! bit.ly/HealthNotWea...
May 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Guess which MP has received £224,575 from people + companies linked to the private health sector between Jan 2023- March 2025?
Wes Streeting, our Health Secretary.🚨
We think these donations should be BANNED! If you agree, please click here to sign! bit.ly/HealthNotWea...
Wes Streeting, our Health Secretary.🚨
We think these donations should be BANNED! If you agree, please click here to sign! bit.ly/HealthNotWea...
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I deplore the defacing of the Telegraph's trans talking points by www.yayaart.co.uk.
May 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I deplore the defacing of the Telegraph's trans talking points by www.yayaart.co.uk.
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dipshits in 2019: you people are NPCs, you don't even think for yourselves
dipshits in 2025: I have outsourced my thinking to Clippy
dipshits in 2025: I have outsourced my thinking to Clippy
May 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
dipshits in 2019: you people are NPCs, you don't even think for yourselves
dipshits in 2025: I have outsourced my thinking to Clippy
dipshits in 2025: I have outsourced my thinking to Clippy
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Every interview with Yvette Cooper
May 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Every interview with Yvette Cooper
Can anyone recommend any illustrators who do tech blog post illustrations?
April 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Can anyone recommend any illustrators who do tech blog post illustrations?
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If you’re an LGB without the T/Q person, block me and fuck off.
February 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If you’re an LGB without the T/Q person, block me and fuck off.
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we are watching JOHANNE SACREBLU, a Mexican trans woman’s response to EMILIA PÉREZ featuring an all-Mexican cast playing broad French stereotypes as a croissant and baguette heiress face off
“France” is peopled with mimes and twisty moustaches and every character has a Ratatouille secreted on them
“France” is peopled with mimes and twisty moustaches and every character has a Ratatouille secreted on them
January 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
we are watching JOHANNE SACREBLU, a Mexican trans woman’s response to EMILIA PÉREZ featuring an all-Mexican cast playing broad French stereotypes as a croissant and baguette heiress face off
“France” is peopled with mimes and twisty moustaches and every character has a Ratatouille secreted on them
“France” is peopled with mimes and twisty moustaches and every character has a Ratatouille secreted on them
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The internet used to be where I'd go to get away from the rest of the world.
Now, I go outside to try and get away from the internet.
Now, I go outside to try and get away from the internet.
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
January 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The internet used to be where I'd go to get away from the rest of the world.
Now, I go outside to try and get away from the internet.
Now, I go outside to try and get away from the internet.
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Four years since my son wrote the best opening to a mystery novel ever written.
January 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Four years since my son wrote the best opening to a mystery novel ever written.
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Did not expect to get a side of some of the best LGBT romance representation alongside the intrigue of Black Doves on Netflix, absolutely excellent viewing <3
January 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Did not expect to get a side of some of the best LGBT romance representation alongside the intrigue of Black Doves on Netflix, absolutely excellent viewing <3
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people keep posting “aha gotcha!” about a chatbot and i cannot think of content i want less
an important addendum to my "i dont want to talk to a chatbot" rule is that i don't want to see screenshots of other people talking to chatbots
January 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
people keep posting “aha gotcha!” about a chatbot and i cannot think of content i want less
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Today is the last day you can post this picture
December 31, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Today is the last day you can post this picture
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You can’t automate your way out of ambiguity
December 11, 2024 at 12:06 AM
You can’t automate your way out of ambiguity
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‘Not Like Us’ by Kendrick Lamar has re-entered the Top 20 of US Apple Music.
November 26, 2024 at 8:47 PM
‘Not Like Us’ by Kendrick Lamar has re-entered the Top 20 of US Apple Music.
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November 23, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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