Mike Floorstand
@mikefloorstand.bsky.social
Public sphericist.
Ability to rage correctly.
He/him
Ability to rage correctly.
He/him
I got a 5-star hygiene rating for a home-baking business in an open-plan kitchen with two cats in attendance when the inspector visited. If a restaurant charging £500 a head can't demonstrate they are managing hygiene risks they deserve to be shut down.
January 15, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I got a 5-star hygiene rating for a home-baking business in an open-plan kitchen with two cats in attendance when the inspector visited. If a restaurant charging £500 a head can't demonstrate they are managing hygiene risks they deserve to be shut down.
That Jimi Hendrix introduced feral parakeets to the UK by releasing a breeding pair in Camden has been debunked as an urban myth, but maybe he released them instead in Islington?
January 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
That Jimi Hendrix introduced feral parakeets to the UK by releasing a breeding pair in Camden has been debunked as an urban myth, but maybe he released them instead in Islington?
I think this is why people got fed up with Ordinary Language Philosophy.
January 12, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I think this is why people got fed up with Ordinary Language Philosophy.
Or just get a cat that can hypnotise you into thinking it has no psychic powers.
January 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Or just get a cat that can hypnotise you into thinking it has no psychic powers.
Do you save and re-use the cinnamon stick? It has always seemed to me such a large condiment to only get used in one dish(/toddy).
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Do you save and re-use the cinnamon stick? It has always seemed to me such a large condiment to only get used in one dish(/toddy).
Although one of the reasons Queen Anne pushed for the Acts of Union in 1707 was that she could see Scotland's potential for renewables that would keep English kettles boiling during periods of peak energy demand #truefact
January 4, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Although one of the reasons Queen Anne pushed for the Acts of Union in 1707 was that she could see Scotland's potential for renewables that would keep English kettles boiling during periods of peak energy demand #truefact
I've never had a subscription but I think I'm at the point where the free version now has almost no functionality left, while the paid version would just duplicate what I get for free from the Garmin app.
January 3, 2026 at 8:58 AM
I've never had a subscription but I think I'm at the point where the free version now has almost no functionality left, while the paid version would just duplicate what I get for free from the Garmin app.
All those solstitially-aligned stone circles were actually built to demonstrate scientifically that the year was beginning again, to skeptical milk farmers who had "had enough of experts".
January 2, 2026 at 12:17 PM
All those solstitially-aligned stone circles were actually built to demonstrate scientifically that the year was beginning again, to skeptical milk farmers who had "had enough of experts".
Was mainly thinking of Google's AI search overview, also those inane Meta AI queries that appear below Facebook posts.
January 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Was mainly thinking of Google's AI search overview, also those inane Meta AI queries that appear below Facebook posts.
That's the direction in which the bottom of the wheel will turn when they set off.
December 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
That's the direction in which the bottom of the wheel will turn when they set off.
He didn't throw you any sardines?
December 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
He didn't throw you any sardines?
Hitler was a vegetarian not because he was a good person motivated by ethical reasons but because it was prescribed by doctors for his poor health. He did disingenuously use the vegetarianism to portray himself as a virtuous person though.
December 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Hitler was a vegetarian not because he was a good person motivated by ethical reasons but because it was prescribed by doctors for his poor health. He did disingenuously use the vegetarianism to portray himself as a virtuous person though.
The French have no word for sous-entendre.
December 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The French have no word for sous-entendre.
Book I got was utterly useless for my latest project to reduce the local population of mockingbirds.
December 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Book I got was utterly useless for my latest project to reduce the local population of mockingbirds.
Seems to be force-feeding of both inputs and outputs.
December 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Seems to be force-feeding of both inputs and outputs.
The prison sentences for this crime are among the langoustine US law.
December 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The prison sentences for this crime are among the langoustine US law.
Whichever it is, I think they'll be snapped up.
December 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Whichever it is, I think they'll be snapped up.