Mark Keating
@shadowcat-mdk.bsky.social
UK born Writer, photographer, dreamer, art lover, occasional rants, MD @ Shadowcat Systems. Father of 3 humans, and 1 pet, husband in training. Probably too many photo posts and random silliness. More at mdk.me.
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I’ve brought back the ‘80s BASIC type-in mag, but for HTML!
It’s a glossy, professionally-illustrated thing with 10 genuinely interesting programs, great gift for computer nerds (but you don’t need any coding experience)
vole.wtf/doctype/
It’s a glossy, professionally-illustrated thing with 10 genuinely interesting programs, great gift for computer nerds (but you don’t need any coding experience)
vole.wtf/doctype/
December 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I’ve brought back the ‘80s BASIC type-in mag, but for HTML!
It’s a glossy, professionally-illustrated thing with 10 genuinely interesting programs, great gift for computer nerds (but you don’t need any coding experience)
vole.wtf/doctype/
It’s a glossy, professionally-illustrated thing with 10 genuinely interesting programs, great gift for computer nerds (but you don’t need any coding experience)
vole.wtf/doctype/
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Great idea
I’ve brought back the ‘80s BASIC type-in mag, but for HTML!
It’s a glossy, professionally-illustrated thing with 10 genuinely interesting programs, great gift for computer nerds (but you don’t need any coding experience)
vole.wtf/doctype/
It’s a glossy, professionally-illustrated thing with 10 genuinely interesting programs, great gift for computer nerds (but you don’t need any coding experience)
vole.wtf/doctype/
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Great idea
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December 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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3rd December, 1977:
"Doctor Who: The Sun Makers" part 2. #DoctorWho
"Doctor Who: The Sun Makers" part 2. #DoctorWho
December 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
3rd December, 1977:
"Doctor Who: The Sun Makers" part 2. #DoctorWho
"Doctor Who: The Sun Makers" part 2. #DoctorWho
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“I just have concerns about fairness in sport” - no, you don’t. There’s nothing fair about elite sports. You’re just looking for post hoc justification because we give you the ick
December 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“I just have concerns about fairness in sport” - no, you don’t. There’s nothing fair about elite sports. You’re just looking for post hoc justification because we give you the ick
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2nd December, 1978:
"Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara" part 2. #DoctorWho
"Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara" part 2. #DoctorWho
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
2nd December, 1978:
"Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara" part 2. #DoctorWho
"Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara" part 2. #DoctorWho
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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Thank you, Tom Stoppard, for showing us a way.
November 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Thank you, Tom Stoppard, for showing us a way.
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zoomers are ruining the planned obsolescence industry
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
zoomers are ruining the planned obsolescence industry
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"I WANT SPIDER-MAN!"
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"I WANT SPIDER-MAN!"
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1/ There are a few must-shoot targets for every astrophotographer and for the majority of us Andromeda is the first one we cut our teeth on, often following some random tutorial we stumbled across online. In my case it was literally my baptism into deep-sky imaging in 2021...⬇️
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#Astrophotography
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#Astrophotography
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
1/ There are a few must-shoot targets for every astrophotographer and for the majority of us Andromeda is the first one we cut our teeth on, often following some random tutorial we stumbled across online. In my case it was literally my baptism into deep-sky imaging in 2021...⬇️
🔭
#Astrophotography
🔭
#Astrophotography
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So it’s family movie night and we’re near the end of Fantastic 4 and one of the characters appears to die and I’m all ready to be soothing and comforting like a good parent and that’s when the seven year old shouts “I GUESS NOW THEY’RE THE FANTASTIC THREE!”
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
So it’s family movie night and we’re near the end of Fantastic 4 and one of the characters appears to die and I’m all ready to be soothing and comforting like a good parent and that’s when the seven year old shouts “I GUESS NOW THEY’RE THE FANTASTIC THREE!”
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“Bob Heinlein, you ASSHOLE!”
November 28, 2025 at 4:56 AM
“Bob Heinlein, you ASSHOLE!”
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November 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Hang on, a pause is by definition temporary. Permanent is the opposite of temporary. “Permanent pause” is an oxymoron, a contradiction. If you want to be president of the US, don’t you think you should learn English, @realDonaldTrump ?
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Hang on, a pause is by definition temporary. Permanent is the opposite of temporary. “Permanent pause” is an oxymoron, a contradiction. If you want to be president of the US, don’t you think you should learn English, @realDonaldTrump ?
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The pundit who says pockets of space but doesn't know what it means.
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The pundit who says pockets of space but doesn't know what it means.
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The whole of Bluesky when they see our Black Friday posts.
November 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The whole of Bluesky when they see our Black Friday posts.
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There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
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"oh, you research literature? you must get to read all the time, how fun!"
*me, going through every single (digital) issue of an 18th century daily newspaper to make a spreadsheet listing number of advertisements and the portion of them that were for books*
*me, going through every single (digital) issue of an 18th century daily newspaper to make a spreadsheet listing number of advertisements and the portion of them that were for books*
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"oh, you research literature? you must get to read all the time, how fun!"
*me, going through every single (digital) issue of an 18th century daily newspaper to make a spreadsheet listing number of advertisements and the portion of them that were for books*
*me, going through every single (digital) issue of an 18th century daily newspaper to make a spreadsheet listing number of advertisements and the portion of them that were for books*
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November 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
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i suspect that the problem that's being run into with calling creative workers "petit bourgeoisie" is that assumption that the petit bourgeoisie makes its money through its ownership of production
which is not the case for 99.9% of creatives
if I'd had to survive on my writing earnings I'd be dead
which is not the case for 99.9% of creatives
if I'd had to survive on my writing earnings I'd be dead
November 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
i suspect that the problem that's being run into with calling creative workers "petit bourgeoisie" is that assumption that the petit bourgeoisie makes its money through its ownership of production
which is not the case for 99.9% of creatives
if I'd had to survive on my writing earnings I'd be dead
which is not the case for 99.9% of creatives
if I'd had to survive on my writing earnings I'd be dead
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TEENAGE! MUTANT! NINJA! TURTLES! thank you for looking!
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
TEENAGE! MUTANT! NINJA! TURTLES! thank you for looking!
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Mulligan has been drinking out of the people water all afternoon and we just found out
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Mulligan has been drinking out of the people water all afternoon and we just found out
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The only legitimate software development methodology:
1. Think very hard about an implementation
2. Don't do anything
1. Think very hard about an implementation
2. Don't do anything
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The only legitimate software development methodology:
1. Think very hard about an implementation
2. Don't do anything
1. Think very hard about an implementation
2. Don't do anything