Mark Hillen
@markhillen.bsky.social
Equal mix of scientist, editor, and espresso.
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It rocks to tell people their shit rocks. Every single person who has ever been nice about my work has been appreciated for doing so. I take time to say I love stuff and it’s always the right time to remind somebody you value their work! You don’t need to get into detail either. Just say it rocks
I’ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesn’t make you dumb it just makes you nice
December 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
It rocks to tell people their shit rocks. Every single person who has ever been nice about my work has been appreciated for doing so. I take time to say I love stuff and it’s always the right time to remind somebody you value their work! You don’t need to get into detail either. Just say it rocks
. @captaindisillusion.bsky.social The Swiss Post mobile phone company has cloned you.
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
. @captaindisillusion.bsky.social The Swiss Post mobile phone company has cloned you.
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Flying into Edinburgh Airport, baggage reclaim had carousels for flights from both “mad” and “pis”.
Pisa’s IATA code is PSA, if anyone cares.
Pisa’s IATA code is PSA, if anyone cares.
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Flying into Edinburgh Airport, baggage reclaim had carousels for flights from both “mad” and “pis”.
Pisa’s IATA code is PSA, if anyone cares.
Pisa’s IATA code is PSA, if anyone cares.
I’m currently in Frankfurt. I’m wondering if Frankfurters think Uisce beatha really does mean “Whisky for Life” or whether they just bloody love alcohol.
October 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I’m currently in Frankfurt. I’m wondering if Frankfurters think Uisce beatha really does mean “Whisky for Life” or whether they just bloody love alcohol.
This is top shitposting.
All right, y'all, help me out. This is a bidet, right? (It's in my airbnb.) So, the idea is, you poop in the toilet and then...crab walk a few feet to your left, with your pants down? And stick your butt down in this thing? There's no seat, as such, so you're just...hovering your butt down into it?
October 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This is top shitposting.
Overheard on tram. Late Swiss German teenagers (speaking in Dialect) suddenly mentioning the book “The Art of Giving a Fuck”.
September 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Overheard on tram. Late Swiss German teenagers (speaking in Dialect) suddenly mentioning the book “The Art of Giving a Fuck”.
Channel 5 pitch: Gaff Swap. Rylan can live in an asylum seeker’s shared hotel room, and a former British Army interpreter from Afghanistan fleeing the Taliban can live in his home for a week.
August 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Channel 5 pitch: Gaff Swap. Rylan can live in an asylum seeker’s shared hotel room, and a former British Army interpreter from Afghanistan fleeing the Taliban can live in his home for a week.
Apple Weather: No rain tomorrow! I’ll cycle in to work then.
Tomorrow’s weather:
Tomorrow’s weather:
August 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Apple Weather: No rain tomorrow! I’ll cycle in to work then.
Tomorrow’s weather:
Tomorrow’s weather:
*Takes a deep draw on the cigarette*
Looks like Windows needs updating again.
Looks like Windows needs updating again.
August 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
*Takes a deep draw on the cigarette*
Looks like Windows needs updating again.
Looks like Windows needs updating again.
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Related: I am currently craving this from breadandwaterprintshop.com/products/eny...
July 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Related: I am currently craving this from breadandwaterprintshop.com/products/eny...
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It’s such fun. I made a Woman’s Hour one for exactly this reason
July 31, 2025 at 11:07 AM
It’s such fun. I made a Woman’s Hour one for exactly this reason
That’s an iiiiiinteresting topic for a Panini sticker album. #swisswrasslin’
July 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
That’s an iiiiiinteresting topic for a Panini sticker album. #swisswrasslin’
🎵If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says
24.14 kilometres to the…
24.14 kilometres to the…
July 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🎵If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says
24.14 kilometres to the…
24.14 kilometres to the…
I had a few loyalty cards stored on the Stocard app. Stocard has been bought by Klarna.
If I want to see, let’s say, my Tesco Clubcard data (physical card left my wallet long ago), I now have to install this micro-borrowing app AND sign up for a Klarna account. Which is very hard to then delete.
If I want to see, let’s say, my Tesco Clubcard data (physical card left my wallet long ago), I now have to install this micro-borrowing app AND sign up for a Klarna account. Which is very hard to then delete.
May 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I had a few loyalty cards stored on the Stocard app. Stocard has been bought by Klarna.
If I want to see, let’s say, my Tesco Clubcard data (physical card left my wallet long ago), I now have to install this micro-borrowing app AND sign up for a Klarna account. Which is very hard to then delete.
If I want to see, let’s say, my Tesco Clubcard data (physical card left my wallet long ago), I now have to install this micro-borrowing app AND sign up for a Klarna account. Which is very hard to then delete.
The fashion line that screams “I want to speak to your manager”.
May 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The fashion line that screams “I want to speak to your manager”.
Lads, I’ve found the peak grumpy Baby Boomer opinion piece.
May 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Lads, I’ve found the peak grumpy Baby Boomer opinion piece.
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If someone in Glasgow said to me “Ahm gantin’ furra pêche”, I’d wonder why :
1. They have started using fancy French words
2. They are wanting to eat fruit
And I’d definitely start to suspect that they’re actually an undercover English.
1. They have started using fancy French words
2. They are wanting to eat fruit
And I’d definitely start to suspect that they’re actually an undercover English.
The French for "peach" sounds identical to the Scottish for "piss"
April 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
If someone in Glasgow said to me “Ahm gantin’ furra pêche”, I’d wonder why :
1. They have started using fancy French words
2. They are wanting to eat fruit
And I’d definitely start to suspect that they’re actually an undercover English.
1. They have started using fancy French words
2. They are wanting to eat fruit
And I’d definitely start to suspect that they’re actually an undercover English.
At this point, she’s basically William Wallace in trousers.
March 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
At this point, she’s basically William Wallace in trousers.
As my wife is watching #gntm - Germany‘s Next Top Model, it occurs to me that the theme music - Madonna‘s Vogue - is fundamentally incompatible with their Media Partner magazine… Harper’s Bazaar.
March 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
As my wife is watching #gntm - Germany‘s Next Top Model, it occurs to me that the theme music - Madonna‘s Vogue - is fundamentally incompatible with their Media Partner magazine… Harper’s Bazaar.
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they made an ai game where you can talk to the patients but forgot to add in prompt safety controls
March 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
they made an ai game where you can talk to the patients but forgot to add in prompt safety controls
Ye gods, Threads is full of bots… and people that don’t read posts very closely before replying anyway.
March 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ye gods, Threads is full of bots… and people that don’t read posts very closely before replying anyway.
If Last Tango in Paris was
Made in Cologne…
Made in Cologne…
March 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
If Last Tango in Paris was
Made in Cologne…
Made in Cologne…