Kate with non fiery hair
@katyafirehair.bsky.social
Geek. Reformed American in the UK. Love folk music, Terry Pratchett and all things sci-fi & fantasy. Dislike bigots and jerks - which is a venn diagram with a fair amount of crossover.
I'm paid to do data marketing. Someone has to.
I'm paid to do data marketing. Someone has to.
This is very cool. I'm apparently an American progressive. Ish. I have so few followers and follow so few, it doesn't have much to work with for me. Where do you land?
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
This is very cool. I'm apparently an American progressive. Ish. I have so few followers and follow so few, it doesn't have much to work with for me. Where do you land?
Dear hair care bottle manufacturers and printers - please label your bottles in BIG LETTERS - SHAMPOO...or...CONDITIONER. Some of us require reading glasses which (funnily enough) we don't wear in the shower. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
January 20, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Dear hair care bottle manufacturers and printers - please label your bottles in BIG LETTERS - SHAMPOO...or...CONDITIONER. Some of us require reading glasses which (funnily enough) we don't wear in the shower. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
OK, the D&D session with @timmaidment.com was a couple of days ago, but I do feel I should share this most excellent t-shirt Tim gave me for Christmas. He knows me so well.
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM
OK, the D&D session with @timmaidment.com was a couple of days ago, but I do feel I should share this most excellent t-shirt Tim gave me for Christmas. He knows me so well.
Goodness I'm tired - a cold, bad napping habit and jetlag will do that to you, I guess.
January 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Goodness I'm tired - a cold, bad napping habit and jetlag will do that to you, I guess.
Would you expect me to wear any other Christmas jumper?
December 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Would you expect me to wear any other Christmas jumper?
This is distressingly true.
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
This is distressingly true.
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You can't be British without reacting to the first snow of the season with amazement. It's as if we've never seen snow before. Thus ends today's weather update.
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
You can't be British without reacting to the first snow of the season with amazement. It's as if we've never seen snow before. Thus ends today's weather update.
So this is what I did last night with @timmaidment.com - huge fun - and it was a joy to introduce an #ignobel virgin to that wonderful tradition. timmaidment.com/2025/11/01/a...
An Ig Nobel Night Out
After…a much longer break in writing than I intended, we’re back in the room. Life has just been very busy, and if nothing else it’s given material to write about down the road. H…
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November 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
So this is what I did last night with @timmaidment.com - huge fun - and it was a joy to introduce an #ignobel virgin to that wonderful tradition. timmaidment.com/2025/11/01/a...
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Happy Halloween!
@jayforeman.bsky.social and @markcooperjones.bsky.social...my copy came but it's upside down. Can you come and fix it please?
October 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
@jayforeman.bsky.social and @markcooperjones.bsky.social...my copy came but it's upside down. Can you come and fix it please?
I just realised that @scalzi.com's story When the Yogurt Took Over, (that was animated in Love Death and Robots) is a much shorter remake of Colossus: The Forbin project, but with dairy products.
October 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I just realised that @scalzi.com's story When the Yogurt Took Over, (that was animated in Love Death and Robots) is a much shorter remake of Colossus: The Forbin project, but with dairy products.
@nebula.tv are there issues with the site, or is it just me? No content is loading!
September 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
@nebula.tv are there issues with the site, or is it just me? No content is loading!
A nice twist on the 'male authors writing women' japes
September 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A nice twist on the 'male authors writing women' japes
Life is just a dice roll. @timmaidment.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Life is just a dice roll. @timmaidment.com
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Meet my new lodger. I shall call him Boris.
August 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Meet my new lodger. I shall call him Boris.
Beer is great. I have incontrovertible proof. Also, watch for the dice! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrXD...
Beer Is Great | The Longest Johns | Lyric Video
YouTube video by The Longest Johns
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August 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Beer is great. I have incontrovertible proof. Also, watch for the dice! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrXD...
I feel seen.
July 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I feel seen.
Finally! A horror short with SENSIBLE people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=olEb...
HELL NO: The Sensible Horror Film
YouTube video by pixelspersecond
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July 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Finally! A horror short with SENSIBLE people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=olEb...
Hagswalk - The Year of Rest Part One timmaidment.com/2025/07/12/h... I mean, Fluffy was clearly the only name possible.
Hagswalk – The Year of Rest Part One
The defence of the Amberhammer Hold left its marks, and Katya needed time to get her head back together in the aftermath. In the smallholdings and villages, people began to rebuild and resettle. Bu…
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July 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hagswalk - The Year of Rest Part One timmaidment.com/2025/07/12/h... I mean, Fluffy was clearly the only name possible.
Sound thinking. The ball is in your court, Oklahoma.
July 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Sound thinking. The ball is in your court, Oklahoma.
I wouldn't have thought this needs to be said, but here we are.
June 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I wouldn't have thought this needs to be said, but here we are.
We had such a great time! Asking Tim to run a one-shot for my colleagues was possibly the best idea I've had in 8 years at my workplace. I can unreservedly recommend you hire Tim at once to run a D&D session for colleagues who have never played D&D before. Hire him at once.
I ran a one-shot for a team of data professionals up in London last night - here's how it went #ttrpg #oneshot #dnd #DM
A Dark and Stormy Knight
I was asked a short while ago if I'd be willing to host an in-person D&D game for a group of Lady G's co-workers. Last night I gathered my wits, various prepared materials and handfuls of cheap dice sets - and headed to a pub in Blackfriars by the Thames once I'd finished the day job. The brief was to put on a game that lasted a few hours, post-work.
timmaidment.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:21 AM
We had such a great time! Asking Tim to run a one-shot for my colleagues was possibly the best idea I've had in 8 years at my workplace. I can unreservedly recommend you hire Tim at once to run a D&D session for colleagues who have never played D&D before. Hire him at once.
I too hope this is real - it's too wonderful for words.
I hope this is real. I'd be as proud to receive a resignation such as this, as I would be to have written it myself 😂
![It's a screenshot of an e-mail in an old version of Outlook, entitled 'Fwd: To whom it may concern [Redacted]
Sent: Friday October 26, 2012 3:31pm
To: [Redacted]
'Look at the resignation letter for one of our contractors below, haha...'
['To and from' are redacted]
Subject: To whom it may concern...
Dear [redacted],
After an appropriate period of deliberation, I have come to the decision to tender my resignation from [redacted], effective immediately.
Please know that I still maintain a high level of respect for you as a manager and supervisor, and I thank you sincerely for the support and assistance you have offered me in each of these roles. I have been proud to work for [redacted] over the past year; it has been a journey that has provided me an unparalleled foundation to move forward to new and exciting opportunities.
As such, I have decided to become a professional pirate. It has always been a dream of mine to live a life of a swashbuckling corsair, beholden to none and master of all I survey. Once my crew of unabashed rogues is assembled, we shall take to the capacious expanse of the high seas to pursue fortune, fame, and hair-raising adventure.
Our path may not be filled with the porcine comforts and technological marvels that [redacted] provides, but we shall nonetheless move forward to carve a name for ourselves in the annals of bold insurgency and death defying derring-do. Once I have a keen blade at my hip and the Jolly Roger is flapping above me, I believe I will find my true calling.
Please note that I am currently accepting applications for First Officer, if you are at all interested in applying. I will provide a full medical and dental plan, which will offer immediate coverage of all maladies other than scurvy and the occasional bout of rickets.
Sincerely,
[redacted]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:csz5g2v32o74ac34yfq5y2li/bafkreibre42v3ltjv56ik2eivvlwrpui5gm7jb5fl5a3eic3sscr4imepq@jpeg)
April 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I too hope this is real - it's too wonderful for words.