Clive Summerfield
@uktoday.bsky.social
Grey-bearded data wrangler, book devourer and recent convert to cat adoration. Unpleasant habits include a fondness for Prog Rock, possibly the result of a chaotic meeting of noodly tunes and Cthulhu's noodly appendages.
25 years in the company of Mo, Bob, and many others both light and dark. Arrived and read, a fitting conclusion courtesy of @cstross.bsky.social, though hopefully not our last visit to the Laundryverse. A belting end to an entertaining journey.
January 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
25 years in the company of Mo, Bob, and many others both light and dark. Arrived and read, a fitting conclusion courtesy of @cstross.bsky.social, though hopefully not our last visit to the Laundryverse. A belting end to an entertaining journey.
May is a long time off. How many more will have joined by then?
January 26, 2026 at 12:33 PM
May is a long time off. How many more will have joined by then?
There's one for Spock's mother, Amanda Grayson, in Lewisham.
January 23, 2026 at 1:24 PM
There's one for Spock's mother, Amanda Grayson, in Lewisham.
An all too common occurrence in Sheffield. You'd think the gravel and steel rails might be a clue, even if they couldn't read the "No Entry" signs. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity...
November 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
An all too common occurrence in Sheffield. You'd think the gravel and steel rails might be a clue, even if they couldn't read the "No Entry" signs. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity...
Your Computer
Personal Computer World
Computer and Video Games
Atari ST User
Byte
😎
Personal Computer World
Computer and Video Games
Atari ST User
Byte
😎
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Your Computer
Personal Computer World
Computer and Video Games
Atari ST User
Byte
😎
Personal Computer World
Computer and Video Games
Atari ST User
Byte
😎
Age must be affecting your memory, as Blockbuster had over 800 stores in the UK by 2000. My local store here in Barnsley in the peoples Republic of South Yorkshire closed in 2013. South Clerk Street, Edinburgh closed in 2009. 😎
November 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Age must be affecting your memory, as Blockbuster had over 800 stores in the UK by 2000. My local store here in Barnsley in the peoples Republic of South Yorkshire closed in 2013. South Clerk Street, Edinburgh closed in 2009. 😎
The subject of that article was giving me these vibes, and not in a good way.
October 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The subject of that article was giving me these vibes, and not in a good way.
Older than that even. I remember seeing a PERQ on a school trip to the Rutherford Appleton Lab at Harwell in 1979. That and the Xerox Star were derived from the Xerox Alto. I bet Xerox wished they'd managed to capitalise on their research.
September 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Older than that even. I remember seeing a PERQ on a school trip to the Rutherford Appleton Lab at Harwell in 1979. That and the Xerox Star were derived from the Xerox Alto. I bet Xerox wished they'd managed to capitalise on their research.
I'll hold up my hand and plead guilty to being a sucker for a trash Nic Cage movie.
Post a movie you like with a terrible Rotten Tomatoes score
Post a movie you like with a terrible Rotten Tomatoes score
September 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I'll hold up my hand and plead guilty to being a sucker for a trash Nic Cage movie.
Post a movie you like with a terrible Rotten Tomatoes score
Post a movie you like with a terrible Rotten Tomatoes score
September 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Titoism has brought Hoxhaism along, though the latter will probably try and flog old copies of "The National Liberation Struggle of the Albanian People"
September 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Titoism has brought Hoxhaism along, though the latter will probably try and flog old copies of "The National Liberation Struggle of the Albanian People"
Sadly we do. Such as bread, oats, and other staples, which is bad enough, but then in a move which would enrage many Scots, a company even put the Union Jack on haggis ffs (sorry, Charlie)
September 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Sadly we do. Such as bread, oats, and other staples, which is bad enough, but then in a move which would enrage many Scots, a company even put the Union Jack on haggis ffs (sorry, Charlie)
Sadly the photos appear to differ. Examples are different logo shapes and placement on shirt (red and orange); different awning pole placement (blue); and no chain to right of post (green). Pity though, the champagne is still on ice...
...for now...
...for now...
August 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Sadly the photos appear to differ. Examples are different logo shapes and placement on shirt (red and orange); different awning pole placement (blue); and no chain to right of post (green). Pity though, the champagne is still on ice...
...for now...
...for now...
Obviously there's no statue of Ms Minogue due to the Börte's lack of tat...
August 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Obviously there's no statue of Ms Minogue due to the Börte's lack of tat...
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
#blueskyart #art #painting
#blueskyart #art #painting
March 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
#blueskyart #art #painting
#blueskyart #art #painting
First the elderly, then the sick and disabled. I've seen the posters. How long before they're being posted in the US...
February 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
First the elderly, then the sick and disabled. I've seen the posters. How long before they're being posted in the US...
Except he didn't. He said £Trump has changed the global conversation" which he has. Europe and the World now know USA can't be relied on and they must act accordingly.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
February 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Except he didn't. He said £Trump has changed the global conversation" which he has. Europe and the World now know USA can't be relied on and they must act accordingly.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
February 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
92.28
Interesting how scores vary so much between words. I guess I can see why "Trebuchet" and "Pylon" are more similar than "Engram" and "Eucalyptus"
Interesting how scores vary so much between words. I guess I can see why "Trebuchet" and "Pylon" are more similar than "Engram" and "Eucalyptus"
February 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
92.28
Interesting how scores vary so much between words. I guess I can see why "Trebuchet" and "Pylon" are more similar than "Engram" and "Eucalyptus"
Interesting how scores vary so much between words. I guess I can see why "Trebuchet" and "Pylon" are more similar than "Engram" and "Eucalyptus"
Bizarrely, my options are Microsoft 365 Family @ £7.99 or Microsoft 365 Family Classic without AI at the lower cost of £7.99. I guess it's Copilot that thinks £7.99 is a lower price than £7.99...
February 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Bizarrely, my options are Microsoft 365 Family @ £7.99 or Microsoft 365 Family Classic without AI at the lower cost of £7.99. I guess it's Copilot that thinks £7.99 is a lower price than £7.99...
Mere youth. First computer I used you had to enter the initial boot program through front panel switches...
February 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Mere youth. First computer I used you had to enter the initial boot program through front panel switches...
Ford Escort Mk1 1300L. Marine Blue with beige vinyl seats. Try to take it over 65mph and it'd do a reasonable impression of the Six Million Dollar Man intro. Gearshift like stirring treacle front wings that flapped. Crock of shite, but my first car so of course I bloody loved it.
February 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Ford Escort Mk1 1300L. Marine Blue with beige vinyl seats. Try to take it over 65mph and it'd do a reasonable impression of the Six Million Dollar Man intro. Gearshift like stirring treacle front wings that flapped. Crock of shite, but my first car so of course I bloody loved it.
See those front panel switches. I used those to boot the machine from power on. I'm that old...
January 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
See those front panel switches. I used those to boot the machine from power on. I'm that old...