Mike Eccleston
mjeccleston.bsky.social
Mike Eccleston
@mjeccleston.bsky.social
Dog-loving, family-loving cyclist. Retired from a career in IT to learn languages (German, French, Spanish, Italian and now Welsh!) to know more about tech and less about Elon. Husband, son, dad/grandad. Likes birds, books, boletes and City / Caius Blue
O gimme a break.
November 29, 2024 at 10:49 AM
How ChatGPT imagines my little dachshund will look when she returns home from her dental surgery later today
November 26, 2024 at 12:12 PM
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Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin since late 2022

www.wsj.com/world/russia...
October 25, 2024 at 1:08 AM
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Ksenia Karelina. Given 12 years in a Russian jail for a £40 charity donation to Ukraine.
August 15, 2024 at 11:20 AM
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My first BlueSky post. I joined Twitter in 2009 and left in 2024 because of Elon Musk’s behaviour.
August 14, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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My dogs and my daughter’s dogs
August 14, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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This surprised me yesterday: the longest living member of a Tontine scheme takes all the remaining money; Tontines are still common in France! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tontine
Tontine - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
August 14, 2024 at 7:46 PM
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I read Edna O’Brien’s obit in the Daily Telegraph recently - a brilliant piece by the way www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2...
and thought I might try this, The Country Girls trilogy. It’s a sad, funny, tragic, irreverent and romantic story. Why was it censored in 60s Ireland?
August 15, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Ksenia Karelina. Given 12 years in a Russian jail for a £40 charity donation to Ukraine.
August 15, 2024 at 11:20 AM
I read Edna O’Brien’s obit in the Daily Telegraph recently - a brilliant piece by the way www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2...
and thought I might try this, The Country Girls trilogy. It’s a sad, funny, tragic, irreverent and romantic story. Why was it censored in 60s Ireland?
August 15, 2024 at 11:11 AM
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Welcome to all of our new users, and a special welcome to the UK, which had the most Bluesky signups of any country for 5 out of the last 7 days!

What makes Bluesky different? Some key features: 🧵
August 13, 2024 at 5:58 PM
This surprised me yesterday: the longest living member of a Tontine scheme takes all the remaining money; Tontines are still common in France! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tontine
Tontine - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
August 14, 2024 at 7:46 PM
My dogs and my daughter’s dogs
August 14, 2024 at 7:36 PM
My first BlueSky post. I joined Twitter in 2009 and left in 2024 because of Elon Musk’s behaviour.
August 14, 2024 at 7:22 PM