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Chris Limb
@catmachine.com
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Writer, Music, Dreams, Space

#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent They/them

UrbanFantasy MusicBiz novels: http://comeba.co.uk

Hastings based
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Chris Limb @catmachine.com · 10d
I finally updated my web site with details of my new novel!

(It's been a while so I had to dig around for the FTP settings.)
Chris Limb: Writer
Chris Limb, author of Comeback and Ghostdance: urban fantasy novels. Sex, drugs, rock'n' roll and the supernatural.
chrislimb.com
catmachine.com
Ten years since Peter Capaldi’s finest hour. #HeavenSent #DoctorWho #PeterCapaldi
Peter Capaldi as Dr Who slumped against the azbantium wall in the Doctor Who episode Heaven Sent with the subtle caption “Why can’t I just lose?”
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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youronly.one
Heh. In the 90s and early 00s in various Linux communities, people were:

User: I need help
Dev: RTFM

User: Why do it this way?
Dev: RTFM or code it yourself!

Me: Imagine carpenters and engineers telling you, BUILD YOUR OWN HOUSE AND OFFICE BUILDING!
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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lazaruscorporation.co.uk
Latest acquisition: Ghostdance by @catmachine.com, picked up at their book launch at 1200 Postcards last night
A copy of Chris Limb's new book "Ghostdance" with complementary postcard and flyer
November 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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jlimb.bsky.social
It's our thirtieth episode! And to celebrate that fact, we don't make any reference to it whatsoever.
tinyurl.com/POTOm030
POTOm 030 | The Trap
Get more from The Trap on Patreon
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November 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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emmanewman.bsky.social
This brought me joy today. Legend. And clearly a fashion trendsetter!
youtu.be/PRYwbGgd3XQ
Join me and My 15 POUND RED CABBAGE
YouTube video by Gerald Stratford
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November 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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garywhitta.bsky.social
Hong Kong fire and Grenfell are just alike. Fire spreading through unsafe building materials installed due to penny-pinching, killing dozens. One difference: before the HK fire is even out three executives at contractors have been arrested, eight years after Grenfell no-one has been arrested.
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
catmachine.com
Watch out shepherds.
Orange clouds behind West Hill before sunrise viewed through scaffolding.
November 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
catmachine.com
It was a great evening! Thanks to everyone and especially @thechiller.bsky.social for being there, and @skymook.bsky.social for taking this picture!
Picture of me sitting behind a table with copies of my books on it.
November 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
catmachine.com
A couple of hours to go!
catmachine.com Chris Limb @catmachine.com · 2d
Tomorrow at 7pm at 1200 Postcards bar in Hastings is the book launch for my new novel Ghostdance. Yikes.

You’ll be able to buy copies of both that and my previous novel (plus there will be free postcards with an illustration by @jenniegyllblad.bsky.social).
A shelf with a crystal ball and Egyptian cat statue. Also copes of the novels Comeback and Ghostdance by me and a small pile of illustrated postcards.
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
catmachine.com
The sun seems to be strobing at the moment. I've heard of sunny intervals but this is ridiculous. I keep having to turn my lights on and off.
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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erikahall.bsky.social
Let's enjoy cosmic horror chicken one more time.
a painting of a shiny chicken on a space background
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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robinince.bsky.social
I know it is just the law and all that , but it still jars to see ‘Graham Linehan cleared of harassment’ when I think of just how much he has harassed (and spread lies about) friends of mine and never been shy of bothering me either .
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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catmachine.com
Tomorrow at 7pm at 1200 Postcards bar in Hastings is the book launch for my new novel Ghostdance. Yikes.

You’ll be able to buy copies of both that and my previous novel (plus there will be free postcards with an illustration by @jenniegyllblad.bsky.social).
A shelf with a crystal ball and Egyptian cat statue. Also copes of the novels Comeback and Ghostdance by me and a small pile of illustrated postcards.
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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kelly-knox.com
narrator: 50 years ago...

me: [nods] in 1945

narrator: in 1975...

me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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mikegalsworthy.bsky.social
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.

Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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loreandordure.com
This is just inconceivably ghoulishly dystopian.
mrpostsgood.bsky.social Robbie @mrpostsgood.bsky.social · 2d
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
gerritd.bsky.social Gerrit De Vynck @gerritd.bsky.social · 2d
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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sloanelysbeth.bsky.social
the bbc changed their article from saying 'trans woman' to saying 'biological male who identifies as a woman'.

even if you don't care about trans ppl it should alarm you just how captured the bbc has become.

they will no longer even say 'trans woman'. that's not normal and shows massive bias.
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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mostlymartha.bsky.social
Lately I keep expecting myself to somehow bootstrap myself into feeling better. But as always, we can't personal choice our way out of systemic problems.
naomikritzer.bsky.social Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 2d
There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
A Tumblr post from user "nitewrighter," March 26. Me: I don't get it. I thought I was doing a lot better than I was a few years ago. I'm like 10 times more on top of things than I used to be. How does everything feel terrible now? The Tiny Me in OSHA-approved Hi-Vis Gear Who lives in my brain and pulls all the levers: Boss, it's the fascism. You're completely gunked up with cortisol due to the fact that your entire daily life is now underscored with a haunting awareness of the rapid erosion of your rights, dignity, and any and all social safety nets, and you're also bearing witness to the most vulnerable people immediately being persecuted. This creates a natural stress response that basically means you're going to continue having memory and organizational problems, as well as emotional imbalances. Me: BUT I HAVE A BULLET JOURNAL AND I MEDITATE NOW. Tiny OSHA Me: BOSS, THE FASCISM.
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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adamkeiper.com
Space photographer Andrew James McCarthy @ajamesmccarthy.bsky.social has captured many epic images of celestial bodies, but this may be his greatest: a perfectly timed photo of a skydiving friend with the sun behind him (shot w/ equipment revealing great solar detail).

Behold "The Fall of Icarus."
A glowing detailed picture of the sun, with a little black silhouette of a falling man in front of it.
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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philbc3.bsky.social
"Labour are happily - gleefully - building up the infrastructure an authoritarian regime would find useful. It's a good job a right wing extremist party isn't topping the polls and stands no chance of winning the next election."
Labour's Continued Attacks on Liberty
Here is a story that won't stick in the headlines for more than a day. David Lammy has unveiled plans to curtail the right to jury trial for...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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thechiller.bsky.social
You'd think we would have learned the "language is not intelligence" lesson very very thoroughly from Boris Johnson.
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
catmachine.com
Tomorrow at 7pm at 1200 Postcards bar in Hastings is the book launch for my new novel Ghostdance. Yikes.

You’ll be able to buy copies of both that and my previous novel (plus there will be free postcards with an illustration by @jenniegyllblad.bsky.social).
A shelf with a crystal ball and Egyptian cat statue. Also copes of the novels Comeback and Ghostdance by me and a small pile of illustrated postcards.
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
catmachine.com
Standing at the window with my eyes closed facing the rising sun*

I am beginning to think my mood is solar powered.

(*it rises above the hill later than the horizon.)
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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moonjam.com
Probably not the best way to start the day but I am ranting on Instagram
A screenshot of an instagram comment from user @moonjam3d. The text reads: "I completely disagree that AI is here to stay. Firstly, it's a weirdly passive aggressive stance that frames naysayers as people who have their heads buried in the sand on this stuff and honestly, the opposite is much, much closer to the truth. There isn't a *single* generative LLM model out there that isn't trained on BILLIONS of copywritten work - the tech literally cannot function without it BUT for some reason, this talking point just gets rolled up and pushed into a barrel labelled "luddite". It's insane to me that people brush that off as a minor hurdle. IP and rights management are the cornerstones of earning a living through creative work! The fact is, I LOVE learning and using new technology! It's exciting and rewarding but that's also how I know AI is not what it's purporting to be, at all. Please, take 20 minutes out of your day and read the reporting of Ed Zitron on the true state of the AI 'industry'. It is physically, legally and financially impossible for these companies to exist! Not only are they running at a loss of BILLIONS, they are all facing the legal consequences of selling a commercial product trained on rights protected material. Even if those chickens don't come home to roost, the fees they will need to charge to turn this into a profitable investment are astronomical... AI seems fun when it's basically free, but would you feel the same way if EVERY output cost you $20-$30? Just like crypto, the people pushing it hardest are the ones with the most to lose when the bubble bursts."
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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I’ve noticed with those sponsored videos online (i.e. ads) the longer they ramble on before getting to the point the more absolutely shit and hideously expensive the eventual product is likely to be.
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM