Marc Settle
@marcsettle.bsky.social
BBC trainer, not journalist — I train BBC staff (& others) how to use phones for newsgathering.
Posts are on mobile journalism, apps, kit, The Wedding Present & Arsenal.
My views ≠ BBC. RT = worth reading. Like = read later. Sharing apps ≠ endorse.
Posts are on mobile journalism, apps, kit, The Wedding Present & Arsenal.
My views ≠ BBC. RT = worth reading. Like = read later. Sharing apps ≠ endorse.
Quite the question from my nearly eight year old daughter.
My reply was “me not choosing to give you an answer” which itself led to a conversation about irony and recursion.
How would YOU answer it?
(Bonus points for your *own* explanation, not one generated by ChatGPT etc)
My reply was “me not choosing to give you an answer” which itself led to a conversation about irony and recursion.
How would YOU answer it?
(Bonus points for your *own* explanation, not one generated by ChatGPT etc)
January 26, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Quite the question from my nearly eight year old daughter.
My reply was “me not choosing to give you an answer” which itself led to a conversation about irony and recursion.
How would YOU answer it?
(Bonus points for your *own* explanation, not one generated by ChatGPT etc)
My reply was “me not choosing to give you an answer” which itself led to a conversation about irony and recursion.
How would YOU answer it?
(Bonus points for your *own* explanation, not one generated by ChatGPT etc)
I picked this up and started going “duh-luh-luh-DOWWWWW…duh-luh-luh-DOWWWWW” and my young children looked at me like I had gone mad (fair enough, come to think about it)
January 25, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I picked this up and started going “duh-luh-luh-DOWWWWW…duh-luh-luh-DOWWWWW” and my young children looked at me like I had gone mad (fair enough, come to think about it)
This TikTok account has 1.9m followers yet the average video has around 10,000 views, sometimes under 5,000 views.
What’s the deal there?
What’s the deal there?
January 25, 2026 at 10:07 AM
This TikTok account has 1.9m followers yet the average video has around 10,000 views, sometimes under 5,000 views.
What’s the deal there?
What’s the deal there?
Things I can’t throw away, part seven:
Old boxes from Apple products;
Old Arsenal programmes.
What’s your equivalent?
Old boxes from Apple products;
Old Arsenal programmes.
What’s your equivalent?
January 23, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Things I can’t throw away, part seven:
Old boxes from Apple products;
Old Arsenal programmes.
What’s your equivalent?
Old boxes from Apple products;
Old Arsenal programmes.
What’s your equivalent?
My hotel room is as nice as pie
January 21, 2026 at 9:51 AM
My hotel room is as nice as pie
Anyone know who this bigger rival of Trump’s could be…?
January 20, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Anyone know who this bigger rival of Trump’s could be…?
Irrational annoyance at the BBC news report about hedgehogs where almost all the voices in it - reporter & interviewees - pronounced it “hedge-ogs”, rather than “hedge-hog”.
Or have I been wrong all along?
Or have I been wrong all along?
a close up of a hedgehog with a very angry look on his face .
ALT: a close up of a hedgehog with a very angry look on his face .
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Irrational annoyance at the BBC news report about hedgehogs where almost all the voices in it - reporter & interviewees - pronounced it “hedge-ogs”, rather than “hedge-hog”.
Or have I been wrong all along?
Or have I been wrong all along?
Accepting it’s weird to have a strong dislike of a cookie pop-up, I have a strong dislike of this particular cookie pop-up, which has so many buttons pre-set to ON
January 20, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Accepting it’s weird to have a strong dislike of a cookie pop-up, I have a strong dislike of this particular cookie pop-up, which has so many buttons pre-set to ON
Not sure what this stand has got to smile about, tbh
January 20, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Not sure what this stand has got to smile about, tbh
The upgrade to my iPhone is here - finally, a decent zoom lens!
January 20, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The upgrade to my iPhone is here - finally, a decent zoom lens!
Big up the website pushing iMovie as an app to edit video with in 2026
For context: it’s _fine_ just very boring. Landscape output only; very few exciting transitions; last major update three years ago.
It’s free though.
For context: it’s _fine_ just very boring. Landscape output only; very few exciting transitions; last major update three years ago.
It’s free though.
January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Big up the website pushing iMovie as an app to edit video with in 2026
For context: it’s _fine_ just very boring. Landscape output only; very few exciting transitions; last major update three years ago.
It’s free though.
For context: it’s _fine_ just very boring. Landscape output only; very few exciting transitions; last major update three years ago.
It’s free though.
Opened the fridge after being away for a few days to see this - which my wife assures me is NOT as I first thought half a brain but is in fact celeriac which to me is about as appetising.
January 17, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Opened the fridge after being away for a few days to see this - which my wife assures me is NOT as I first thought half a brain but is in fact celeriac which to me is about as appetising.
It’s finally time to introduce my son to this.
January 16, 2026 at 9:55 PM
It’s finally time to introduce my son to this.
I think this website is probably being a little over-generous with the date range it’s offering 🤪
January 15, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I think this website is probably being a little over-generous with the date range it’s offering 🤪
Radio Four is talking over Big Ben’s bells.
I repeat - Radio Four is talking over Big Ben’s bells.
This is not a drill. 🚨🚨🚨
(Has this been happening for long, on BBC sounds? This wouldn’t have happened live…I hope?!)
I repeat - Radio Four is talking over Big Ben’s bells.
This is not a drill. 🚨🚨🚨
(Has this been happening for long, on BBC sounds? This wouldn’t have happened live…I hope?!)
January 15, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Radio Four is talking over Big Ben’s bells.
I repeat - Radio Four is talking over Big Ben’s bells.
This is not a drill. 🚨🚨🚨
(Has this been happening for long, on BBC sounds? This wouldn’t have happened live…I hope?!)
I repeat - Radio Four is talking over Big Ben’s bells.
This is not a drill. 🚨🚨🚨
(Has this been happening for long, on BBC sounds? This wouldn’t have happened live…I hope?!)
Reluctant as I am to criticise my BBC colleagues, I winced when I heard the guitarist of The Police being referred to on the news as ‘Andrew Summers’
three men are standing next to each other in a blue room
ALT: three men are standing next to each other in a blue room
media.tenor.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Reluctant as I am to criticise my BBC colleagues, I winced when I heard the guitarist of The Police being referred to on the news as ‘Andrew Summers’
Is this a new scam? I’m on a tram & guy in a hi-viz vest asked to see tickets. I used my contactless card so I placed it - almost as a reflex - on the terminal he held out.
What if it was a *payment* terminal not a card checking one? Do I have any comeback if I’ve “authorised” a ££££££££ purchase?
What if it was a *payment* terminal not a card checking one? Do I have any comeback if I’ve “authorised” a ££££££££ purchase?
January 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Is this a new scam? I’m on a tram & guy in a hi-viz vest asked to see tickets. I used my contactless card so I placed it - almost as a reflex - on the terminal he held out.
What if it was a *payment* terminal not a card checking one? Do I have any comeback if I’ve “authorised” a ££££££££ purchase?
What if it was a *payment* terminal not a card checking one? Do I have any comeback if I’ve “authorised” a ££££££££ purchase?
In a world of identikit soulless pubs (naming no names but think ‘climateforks’ and you won’t be far off) it was a pleasant surprise to stumble across this place in central Manchester.
It even has a page on Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peveril...
I might even go in there later on.
It even has a page on Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peveril...
I might even go in there later on.
January 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
In a world of identikit soulless pubs (naming no names but think ‘climateforks’ and you won’t be far off) it was a pleasant surprise to stumble across this place in central Manchester.
It even has a page on Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peveril...
I might even go in there later on.
It even has a page on Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peveril...
I might even go in there later on.
This list of places in Southeast England struggling without running water at the moment feels like a game of “a real place in England or totally made up?” Or “English town or county cricketer?” or “English town or prescription medication?”
January 13, 2026 at 1:13 PM
This list of places in Southeast England struggling without running water at the moment feels like a game of “a real place in England or totally made up?” Or “English town or county cricketer?” or “English town or prescription medication?”
I finally used Microsoft Co-pilot for something clever.
I had two spreadsheets with names and wanted to see which were on both.
rather than doing a complex macro (?)
(=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(A2,
[SpreadsheetB.xlsx|Sheet1!$A:$A, O)), “Match", '')
I imported both into CP & told it to do it for me.
I had two spreadsheets with names and wanted to see which were on both.
rather than doing a complex macro (?)
(=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(A2,
[SpreadsheetB.xlsx|Sheet1!$A:$A, O)), “Match", '')
I imported both into CP & told it to do it for me.
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 AM
I finally used Microsoft Co-pilot for something clever.
I had two spreadsheets with names and wanted to see which were on both.
rather than doing a complex macro (?)
(=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(A2,
[SpreadsheetB.xlsx|Sheet1!$A:$A, O)), “Match", '')
I imported both into CP & told it to do it for me.
I had two spreadsheets with names and wanted to see which were on both.
rather than doing a complex macro (?)
(=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(A2,
[SpreadsheetB.xlsx|Sheet1!$A:$A, O)), “Match", '')
I imported both into CP & told it to do it for me.
Being the age that I am (don’t ask) my mum recently bought me a portable blood pressure unit.
The reading it gave me just now would indicate a likely chance of a high risk of imminent death 😬 so I was very glad to be able to check it on a *proper* machine.
I think I’ll throw away her gift…!
The reading it gave me just now would indicate a likely chance of a high risk of imminent death 😬 so I was very glad to be able to check it on a *proper* machine.
I think I’ll throw away her gift…!
January 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Being the age that I am (don’t ask) my mum recently bought me a portable blood pressure unit.
The reading it gave me just now would indicate a likely chance of a high risk of imminent death 😬 so I was very glad to be able to check it on a *proper* machine.
I think I’ll throw away her gift…!
The reading it gave me just now would indicate a likely chance of a high risk of imminent death 😬 so I was very glad to be able to check it on a *proper* machine.
I think I’ll throw away her gift…!
Intrigued by the stand-in presenter for the flagship news programme on BBC1
January 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Intrigued by the stand-in presenter for the flagship news programme on BBC1
Competition time!
How much is in this jar? (500ml bottle for scale) It contains the loose change I’ve put in it over a few years.
Get it right to the penny(!), I’ll donate it *all* to charity.
Within £1, 50%
Within £10, 20%
Within £25, 10%
(I’ve yet to count it; follow for more. Comp ends 15 jan)
How much is in this jar? (500ml bottle for scale) It contains the loose change I’ve put in it over a few years.
Get it right to the penny(!), I’ll donate it *all* to charity.
Within £1, 50%
Within £10, 20%
Within £25, 10%
(I’ve yet to count it; follow for more. Comp ends 15 jan)
January 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Competition time!
How much is in this jar? (500ml bottle for scale) It contains the loose change I’ve put in it over a few years.
Get it right to the penny(!), I’ll donate it *all* to charity.
Within £1, 50%
Within £10, 20%
Within £25, 10%
(I’ve yet to count it; follow for more. Comp ends 15 jan)
How much is in this jar? (500ml bottle for scale) It contains the loose change I’ve put in it over a few years.
Get it right to the penny(!), I’ll donate it *all* to charity.
Within £1, 50%
Within £10, 20%
Within £25, 10%
(I’ve yet to count it; follow for more. Comp ends 15 jan)
An emoji of a pickle is being added to the range of emojis available on iOS.
Given it’s at that angle, I’m sure it’ll only ever be used to describe visually the extras added to a burger 😐
Given it’s at that angle, I’m sure it’ll only ever be used to describe visually the extras added to a burger 😐
January 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
An emoji of a pickle is being added to the range of emojis available on iOS.
Given it’s at that angle, I’m sure it’ll only ever be used to describe visually the extras added to a burger 😐
Given it’s at that angle, I’m sure it’ll only ever be used to describe visually the extras added to a burger 😐
Very confused to turn on the TV just now and to see this.
(It was the start of a package marking 35 years since the Kegworth air disaster)
(It was the start of a package marking 35 years since the Kegworth air disaster)
January 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Very confused to turn on the TV just now and to see this.
(It was the start of a package marking 35 years since the Kegworth air disaster)
(It was the start of a package marking 35 years since the Kegworth air disaster)