Clive Evans
@swishbob.bsky.social
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Puffin
Leopard
Sidewinder
Sea Lion
Humpback Whale
Puffin
Leopard
Sidewinder
Sea Lion
Humpback Whale
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Fox
Puffin
Ibis
Slow Worm
Quokka
Fox
Puffin
Ibis
Slow Worm
Quokka
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Rattlesnake
Hyena
Tuatara
Orca
Puerto Rican giant millipede
Rattlesnake
Hyena
Tuatara
Orca
Puerto Rican giant millipede
November 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Puffin
Leopard
Sidewinder
Sea Lion
Humpback Whale
Puffin
Leopard
Sidewinder
Sea Lion
Humpback Whale
One of our junior devs still hasn't spotted that Claude leaves fully qualified types in the code sometimes. Still, it serves as a good marker for "pay extra careful attention when reviewing this code" I guess.
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
One of our junior devs still hasn't spotted that Claude leaves fully qualified types in the code sometimes. Still, it serves as a good marker for "pay extra careful attention when reviewing this code" I guess.
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Is anyone else on bluesky interested in games for peace education? I'm thinking of setting up a feed - if you know people or existing feeds of relevance please tag them in a reply.
#peace #education #GBL #SeriousGames #PeaceEducation #edusky #academicSky
#peace #education #GBL #SeriousGames #PeaceEducation #edusky #academicSky
November 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Is anyone else on bluesky interested in games for peace education? I'm thinking of setting up a feed - if you know people or existing feeds of relevance please tag them in a reply.
#peace #education #GBL #SeriousGames #PeaceEducation #edusky #academicSky
#peace #education #GBL #SeriousGames #PeaceEducation #edusky #academicSky
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It is hard to get over that the Q-Anon folks spent years feverishly looking in pizza parlors for the cabal of rich, elite pedophiles and it turns out THERE WAS ONE, right in front of their noses, which they failed to identify and instead voted for three times in a row.
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
It is hard to get over that the Q-Anon folks spent years feverishly looking in pizza parlors for the cabal of rich, elite pedophiles and it turns out THERE WAS ONE, right in front of their noses, which they failed to identify and instead voted for three times in a row.
Some fuckwit on the radio is suggesting "airport style scanners" at train stations and people are treating him like it's not patently insane.
Have none of these people used a train during the rush hour? It would be cheaper to put an armed guard on every single train. And no less ridiculous
Have none of these people used a train during the rush hour? It would be cheaper to put an armed guard on every single train. And no less ridiculous
November 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Some fuckwit on the radio is suggesting "airport style scanners" at train stations and people are treating him like it's not patently insane.
Have none of these people used a train during the rush hour? It would be cheaper to put an armed guard on every single train. And no less ridiculous
Have none of these people used a train during the rush hour? It would be cheaper to put an armed guard on every single train. And no less ridiculous
What's it like inside your head?
October 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
What's it like inside your head?
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My Nazi tattoo seems to be raising a lot of questions already answered by my Nazi tattoo.
October 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
My Nazi tattoo seems to be raising a lot of questions already answered by my Nazi tattoo.
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![Feathers McGraw wanted poster - ‘have you seen this chicken?’ Translated into school French “recherché - avez vous vu ce poulet?” [spoiler- we know the ‘chicken’ is really a penguin with a rubber glove on its head in disguise]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jqt2kxibs5wkhdqbep3kdibl/bafkreihmzbw3q5n5hq5ivmka4mm5cfk3apnkk7kjiiyunfsr3hkmwdr6oa@jpeg)
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Should add really that if you're a smol newsletter bean who would dearly love to NOT be on Substack, then I will happily roll (and manage) a Ghost install for you for cost + a small maintenance fee.
I'll talk you through setting up your own mailgun and stripe. Do that and you keep ALL your revenue.
I'll talk you through setting up your own mailgun and stripe. Do that and you keep ALL your revenue.
Okay, Ghost V6 integrated with Tinybird for analytics is pretty damn filthy.
Been running @theupfront.media on Ghost for a while as part of our "No Nazi platforms" stack. Very happy with it (and with our Germany-based email hosting instead of Google Business)
The technology you use is a choice.
Been running @theupfront.media on Ghost for a while as part of our "No Nazi platforms" stack. Very happy with it (and with our Germany-based email hosting instead of Google Business)
The technology you use is a choice.
October 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Should add really that if you're a smol newsletter bean who would dearly love to NOT be on Substack, then I will happily roll (and manage) a Ghost install for you for cost + a small maintenance fee.
I'll talk you through setting up your own mailgun and stripe. Do that and you keep ALL your revenue.
I'll talk you through setting up your own mailgun and stripe. Do that and you keep ALL your revenue.
Mood
August 22, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Mood
Wait, did anybody tell @garius.bsky.social about the KPop Demon Hunters singalongs this weekend?
uk.singkpopdemonhunters.com
uk.singkpopdemonhunters.com
KPop Demon Hunters: A Netflix Sing-Along Event | Official Website | 23 August 2025
Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for KPop Demon Hunters: A Netflix Sing-Along Event on the official site. In cinemas 23 August 2025 brought to you by Netflix.
uk.singkpopdemonhunters.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Wait, did anybody tell @garius.bsky.social about the KPop Demon Hunters singalongs this weekend?
uk.singkpopdemonhunters.com
uk.singkpopdemonhunters.com
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If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.
July 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.
Sometimes I really wonder about people. It's not just this thread, it's the way he leaps back in the next couple of days. The follow-up threads are actually worse.
"This tool proved itself a bad idea, so I swore off it. Today I shall use it again anyway!"
"This tool proved itself a bad idea, so I swore off it. Today I shall use it again anyway!"
July 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Sometimes I really wonder about people. It's not just this thread, it's the way he leaps back in the next couple of days. The follow-up threads are actually worse.
"This tool proved itself a bad idea, so I swore off it. Today I shall use it again anyway!"
"This tool proved itself a bad idea, so I swore off it. Today I shall use it again anyway!"
Just watched KPop Demon Hunters, largely because @garius.bsky.social keeps going on about it.
If it was any more self aware, it would be hunted down by a Bladerunner.
If you have any sense of fun at all, you should probably watch it. It's like the best Disney Princess movie turned up to 12
If it was any more self aware, it would be hunted down by a Bladerunner.
If you have any sense of fun at all, you should probably watch it. It's like the best Disney Princess movie turned up to 12
July 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Just watched KPop Demon Hunters, largely because @garius.bsky.social keeps going on about it.
If it was any more self aware, it would be hunted down by a Bladerunner.
If you have any sense of fun at all, you should probably watch it. It's like the best Disney Princess movie turned up to 12
If it was any more self aware, it would be hunted down by a Bladerunner.
If you have any sense of fun at all, you should probably watch it. It's like the best Disney Princess movie turned up to 12
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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
I feel like this skeet sums up a significant part of the history of the world.
Sorry folks, some of us do feel at least a bit guilty that our ancestors were like this.
Sorry folks, some of us do feel at least a bit guilty that our ancestors were like this.
But apart from some fun spats, things were mostly fine. We sang our songs, we sold our wares, some of us were rich, some of us were poor, some of us tried to sneakily recruit each other, good times.
AND THEN THE FUCKING BRITISH SHOWED UP.
AND THEN THE FUCKING BRITISH SHOWED UP.
July 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I feel like this skeet sums up a significant part of the history of the world.
Sorry folks, some of us do feel at least a bit guilty that our ancestors were like this.
Sorry folks, some of us do feel at least a bit guilty that our ancestors were like this.
Wow, an Actual Play of Skyrealms of Jorune. That's not something I expected to find.
By @itsquinns.bsky.social no less.
@incarcosa.bsky.social might be intrigued, I know @wulfboyraff.bsky.social will.
By @itsquinns.bsky.social no less.
@incarcosa.bsky.social might be intrigued, I know @wulfboyraff.bsky.social will.
Play to Find Out, S1E1: Skyrealms of Jorune
YouTube video by Quinns Quest
www.youtube.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Wow, an Actual Play of Skyrealms of Jorune. That's not something I expected to find.
By @itsquinns.bsky.social no less.
@incarcosa.bsky.social might be intrigued, I know @wulfboyraff.bsky.social will.
By @itsquinns.bsky.social no less.
@incarcosa.bsky.social might be intrigued, I know @wulfboyraff.bsky.social will.
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Last month, I gave a talk at the Computer Conservation Society on Lore Harp. Founder of Vector, she was a key figure in early computing.
It's now online. I explore both her incredible story, and how sexism (then and now) has led to her being almost entirely forgotten www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMVc...
It's now online. I explore both her incredible story, and how sexism (then and now) has led to her being almost entirely forgotten www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMVc...
June 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Last month, I gave a talk at the Computer Conservation Society on Lore Harp. Founder of Vector, she was a key figure in early computing.
It's now online. I explore both her incredible story, and how sexism (then and now) has led to her being almost entirely forgotten www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMVc...
It's now online. I explore both her incredible story, and how sexism (then and now) has led to her being almost entirely forgotten www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMVc...
I'm not saying Pandas are @wulfboyraff.bsky.social 's spirit animal. But I'm not saying they're not ...
June 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I'm not saying Pandas are @wulfboyraff.bsky.social 's spirit animal. But I'm not saying they're not ...
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Had a flick through this at UKGE. It looked like it had some good potential. Some obvious influences, but some a bit less obvious too. I didn't have a good excuse to pick it up right now, but maybe you do.
Orbital Blues is our #TTRPG of Sad Space Cowboys created by @sleney.bsky.social, @jellymuppet.bsky.social and Joshua Clark.
This is a game of cowboys, outlaws and bandits banding together on a bucket-of-bolts ship navigating the hard-going, gig-economy on the fringes of a space-faring society.
This is a game of cowboys, outlaws and bandits banding together on a bucket-of-bolts ship navigating the hard-going, gig-economy on the fringes of a space-faring society.
June 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Had a flick through this at UKGE. It looked like it had some good potential. Some obvious influences, but some a bit less obvious too. I didn't have a good excuse to pick it up right now, but maybe you do.
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even pirating the new HP is unacceptable. stop legitimising JKR's nazi works and platforming her nazi views.
LET THE IP DIE.
no watching, streaming, pirating, reviews, deep dives, fix-it fics, fanart, merch, HP tourism. NONE OF IT.
DONT ENGAGE with the IP of Harry Potter ever again.
LET THE IP DIE.
no watching, streaming, pirating, reviews, deep dives, fix-it fics, fanart, merch, HP tourism. NONE OF IT.
DONT ENGAGE with the IP of Harry Potter ever again.
June 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
even pirating the new HP is unacceptable. stop legitimising JKR's nazi works and platforming her nazi views.
LET THE IP DIE.
no watching, streaming, pirating, reviews, deep dives, fix-it fics, fanart, merch, HP tourism. NONE OF IT.
DONT ENGAGE with the IP of Harry Potter ever again.
LET THE IP DIE.
no watching, streaming, pirating, reviews, deep dives, fix-it fics, fanart, merch, HP tourism. NONE OF IT.
DONT ENGAGE with the IP of Harry Potter ever again.
One is tall, the other is small.
May 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
One is tall, the other is small.
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Sod it. I haven't done a Columbothon in a while.
Reply with:
- A screengrab of a donation of goods/cash (ANY amount) to PAWS
- Name of an actor of your choice.
I will give you a fake plot summary of a Columbo episode in which they are the murderer.
Reskeet to spread the word. Kitties need food.
Reply with:
- A screengrab of a donation of goods/cash (ANY amount) to PAWS
- Name of an actor of your choice.
I will give you a fake plot summary of a Columbo episode in which they are the murderer.
Reskeet to spread the word. Kitties need food.
Helpppp! We’re low on paper towels AND wet kitten food & our smallest residents would be very grateful for any items you can send.
Kitten season is officially in full swing & with so many little ones to feed & clean up after, we’re running through supplies much faster than usual! 🧵
Kitten season is officially in full swing & with so many little ones to feed & clean up after, we’re running through supplies much faster than usual! 🧵
April 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Sod it. I haven't done a Columbothon in a while.
Reply with:
- A screengrab of a donation of goods/cash (ANY amount) to PAWS
- Name of an actor of your choice.
I will give you a fake plot summary of a Columbo episode in which they are the murderer.
Reskeet to spread the word. Kitties need food.
Reply with:
- A screengrab of a donation of goods/cash (ANY amount) to PAWS
- Name of an actor of your choice.
I will give you a fake plot summary of a Columbo episode in which they are the murderer.
Reskeet to spread the word. Kitties need food.
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JKR funded the campaign group behind all this btw. This is why we beg you to stop engaging with Harry Potter media.
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously decided that the definition of sex under the Equality Act 2010 refers solely to biological sex, and does not include people with a Gender Recognition Certificate.
April 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
JKR funded the campaign group behind all this btw. This is why we beg you to stop engaging with Harry Potter media.