Mike South
@mikesouthhobbies.bsky.social
Photographer. Metalhead. Colossal nerd.
Posts about living history, nature, costumes and tabletop gaming.
Hobby account and creative sketchbook. For my photography, go to @mikesouthphotos.bsky.social
He/Him
Posts about living history, nature, costumes and tabletop gaming.
Hobby account and creative sketchbook. For my photography, go to @mikesouthphotos.bsky.social
He/Him
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Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Trans people have been around your whole life. You’ve been sharing bathrooms with them your whole life. They’ve been in your communities your whole life. They’ve even been playing sport your whole life.
And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should
And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should
September 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Trans people have been around your whole life. You’ve been sharing bathrooms with them your whole life. They’ve been in your communities your whole life. They’ve even been playing sport your whole life.
And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should
And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should
Someone on Reddit called me a Boomer. I'm 38!
September 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Someone on Reddit called me a Boomer. I'm 38!
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Oh please read this thread & show it to people.
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I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
August 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Oh please read this thread & show it to people.
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As an anthropologist, I'm inclined to try to understand stuff that looks like magical thinking rather than mock it, but proposing to build a God and then expecting him to tell you how to get rich is really testing all of my professional training...
From the replies (bsky.app/profile/dasb...) here's Sam Altman doing what the quoted post described. He seems serious about it.
August 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
As an anthropologist, I'm inclined to try to understand stuff that looks like magical thinking rather than mock it, but proposing to build a God and then expecting him to tell you how to get rich is really testing all of my professional training...
Now let the song begin, let us sing together
Of sun, stars, moon and mist, rain and cloudy weather,
Light on the budding leaf, dew on the feather,
Wind on the open hill, bells on the heather,
Reeds by the shady pool, lilies on the water...
Of sun, stars, moon and mist, rain and cloudy weather,
Light on the budding leaf, dew on the feather,
Wind on the open hill, bells on the heather,
Reeds by the shady pool, lilies on the water...
August 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Now let the song begin, let us sing together
Of sun, stars, moon and mist, rain and cloudy weather,
Light on the budding leaf, dew on the feather,
Wind on the open hill, bells on the heather,
Reeds by the shady pool, lilies on the water...
Of sun, stars, moon and mist, rain and cloudy weather,
Light on the budding leaf, dew on the feather,
Wind on the open hill, bells on the heather,
Reeds by the shady pool, lilies on the water...
Post-work bike ride along the undercliff path, through Rottingdean and Woodingdean, and back again. Cycling away work stress, taking in some lovely views and sea air. Works wonders.
June 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Post-work bike ride along the undercliff path, through Rottingdean and Woodingdean, and back again. Cycling away work stress, taking in some lovely views and sea air. Works wonders.
At the Regia Anglorum Festival 2025, hosted at Wychurst.
Photos by Jenn.
Photos by Jenn.
June 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
At the Regia Anglorum Festival 2025, hosted at Wychurst.
Photos by Jenn.
Photos by Jenn.
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okay and here is my ‘sounds like a shitpost but it’s genuine’ UK heatwave tip: if there is a Saxon or Norman church near you, and it’s open, go sit in it. not gothic, they have too many windows, get you some thick stone walls with some high up tiny windows. they stay cold. and you can just sit there
June 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
okay and here is my ‘sounds like a shitpost but it’s genuine’ UK heatwave tip: if there is a Saxon or Norman church near you, and it’s open, go sit in it. not gothic, they have too many windows, get you some thick stone walls with some high up tiny windows. they stay cold. and you can just sit there
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Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin'
The violin is smaller than a human hair and has "laid the groundwork" for future research.
www.bbc.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
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You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.
May 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.
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duolingo recently declared they are now an AI-first company. well, here at The Museum of English Rural Life, we pride ourselves in being EI-first. EI EI O
May 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
duolingo recently declared they are now an AI-first company. well, here at The Museum of English Rural Life, we pride ourselves in being EI-first. EI EI O
At Shoreham Fort for the 80th anniversary VE day beacon lighting. Lovely work from @garybaines.bsky.social and the team there.
May 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
At Shoreham Fort for the 80th anniversary VE day beacon lighting. Lovely work from @garybaines.bsky.social and the team there.
The grave of Sgt W. T. McDonald, RAF, Brookwood Cemetery.
"Mother, I've weighed the risks which I prefer to living in a world dominated by Nazis. Bill"
"Mother, I've weighed the risks which I prefer to living in a world dominated by Nazis. Bill"
May 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The grave of Sgt W. T. McDonald, RAF, Brookwood Cemetery.
"Mother, I've weighed the risks which I prefer to living in a world dominated by Nazis. Bill"
"Mother, I've weighed the risks which I prefer to living in a world dominated by Nazis. Bill"
Popped out on my bike to catch the sunset, and could see some of the planetary alignment as the skies darkened. Venus very clear and bright, with a faint Mercury just above the banks of cloud on the horizon. Most of the rest of the alignment are around or below where Mercury is but too faint to see.
February 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Popped out on my bike to catch the sunset, and could see some of the planetary alignment as the skies darkened. Venus very clear and bright, with a faint Mercury just above the banks of cloud on the horizon. Most of the rest of the alignment are around or below where Mercury is but too faint to see.
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Cribbed from LinkedIn.
February 18, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Cribbed from LinkedIn.
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Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
www.404media.co
February 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
Painted a 15-strong unit of classic Warhammer Dwarf Ironbreakers recently. Red means stop!
January 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Painted a 15-strong unit of classic Warhammer Dwarf Ironbreakers recently. Red means stop!
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These were a lot of fun to make!
NEoD’s cryskife collection. Top one is provenance unknown (a gift). Second is United Cutlery. Bottom two were printed, painted and finished by the multitalented @mikesouthhobbies.bsky.social Yes, the Lynchknife is supposed to be that small and the miniseriesknife that big.
#dunesky
#dunesky
December 8, 2024 at 7:52 PM
These were a lot of fun to make!
I desperately needed to get out of the house earlier, so grabbed my camera bag and headed to Beachy Head for the sunset.
November 28, 2024 at 8:17 PM
I desperately needed to get out of the house earlier, so grabbed my camera bag and headed to Beachy Head for the sunset.
Repost a gif describing your exit from Twitter.
November 26, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Repost a gif describing your exit from Twitter.
I was out on a very windy walk with @gemsthbtn.bsky.social earlier today, who took some photos of me taking photos.
November 24, 2024 at 7:53 PM
I was out on a very windy walk with @gemsthbtn.bsky.social earlier today, who took some photos of me taking photos.
Finished painting this Scibor Miniatures Dwarf Lord on bear mount tonight. I made gave her a different axe head and made a crown out of little brass Dwarf runes from Greenstuffworld. Same runes used on the axe head.
November 23, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Finished painting this Scibor Miniatures Dwarf Lord on bear mount tonight. I made gave her a different axe head and made a crown out of little brass Dwarf runes from Greenstuffworld. Same runes used on the axe head.
Telscombe Cliffs, the undercliff walk. 21/11/2024.
DJI Mini 4K
DJI Mini 4K
November 22, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Telscombe Cliffs, the undercliff walk. 21/11/2024.
DJI Mini 4K
DJI Mini 4K