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Chris M
@chrismcleod.dev
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Online since before some of you were born.
Tired.
Lead Software Developer, but I’m not allowed to talk about it.
He/him/his. Scotland
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Chris M @chrismcleod.dev · Jul 26
We went to a special exhibition at the Art Gallery, displaying a collection relating to the sea and associated myths. In one corner was a screen playing clips and trailers from sea monster movies. For some reason, ... https://chrismcleod.photos/images/2025/06/17/e3e58ae2-b5ae-447b-9c8f-c70c01f7a088/
Text appears against a cloudy, dramatic background, posing a philosophical question. The words read: 'Is mankind CHALLENGING POWERS behind THE COSMIC BARRIERS?' The phrase is presented in bold, stylised fonts, emphasising the significance and urgency of the question regarding humanity's place in the universe.
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wyrdscience.bsky.social
6 hours left to back welsh folklore themed Run From the Dark, an RPG where you play 'Walkers', those brave or foolish enough to travel the wilderness between the few communities that still exist & keep the flames, or at least embers, of civilisation glowing

read about it + these lil round lads here
Squatter's Rites
Welsh folklore, little rotund space lads, what more could you want?
wyrd.science
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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🆕 Default Apps for 2025 https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/default-apps-for-2025/
Default Apps for 2025
Chris McLeod is a software developer with over 20 years of experience. Sometimes he writes about it.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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andydiggle.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Just got the Invictor and 10 Reivers still to build. Turns out you can get a lot done if you put Fellowship Of The Ring extended edition on in the background, and switch to autopilot
chrismcleod.dev Chris M @chrismcleod.dev · 4d
Found my Reivers and some characters too, didn't I?

Which brings us to:
- 30 Infiltrators
- 10 Incursors
- 15 Eliminators
- 9 Suppressors
- 10 Reivers w/ pistols
- 10 Reivers w/ carbines
- 2 librarians
- 3 lieutenants
- 1 Invictor
- Captain
- Shrike

It would be silly, but it could be fun...
November 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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wib.bsky.social
Here's something really neat: @jamestkelly.bsky.social wrote an article using my Lamenters Battlecry video as a springboard to talk about misinformation.

It says nice things about me so it must be correct!

jamestkelly.com/what-toy-sol...
What toy soldiers teach us about misinformation - James T Kelly
Misinformation is a serious problem when trying to decide what's true. But a Warhammer YouTuber has turned up the answer.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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rincewind.run
"don't pay attention to any of that frivolous humanities education, STEM all the way - what, do you think you can hack a computer with poetry or something?"

apparently, yes
cstross.bsky.social Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 5d
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."

https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Started building my backlog of Phobos-armoured Space Marines. Thought it was “just” 20 Incursors/Infiltrators, 9 Eliminators, and an Invictor. Then I found not 1 - but 2 - Vanguard Task Force sets 🫠
#warhammercommunity #nerdlings
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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🔗 Throwing the Flying Spaghetti Monster at the Wall – Hi, I'm Heather Burns https://heatherburns.tech/2025/11/17/throwing-the-flying-spaghetti-monster-at-the-wall/
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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I managed to get a veritable pile of 40K and WHFB terrain primed this morning, ready for painting when I get the chance. I’m looking forward to when I can fill a tabletop with these! (https://chrismcleod.photos/images/2025/11/16/cac1e0fc-f0a8-4690-9deb-e0182dce5530/)
Various model pieces are stacked in a workspace. A small, detailed watchtower with a blue roof sits prominently, while other components in shades of gray and light blue are scattered nearby. The background includes tools and supplies, indicating an environment focused on crafting or model assembly.
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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If you’re in the market for a “chipping brush”, may I suggest checking your local store with crafting materials? These were found at Søstrene Grene for 58p each #nerdlings
Two wooden creates containing foam “stencil brushes” of various sizes, on a shop shelf. Price tags on the front of each crate indicate the brushes cost £0.58 each
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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The hottest release of 1992 just dropped ❤️ (https://chrismcleod.photos/images/2025/11/13/c2b6feb0-65f8-46c5-8154-a4ca9207780c/)
A board game box features vibrant artwork depicting a battle scene from a fantasy world. Armies of orcs and goblins engage in combat with elves, with all sides using various weapons and carrying banners, while a griffin rears up dramatically in the centre. The title 'WARHAMMER' is prominently displayed at the top, with the subtitle 'THE GAME OF FANTASY BATTLES' beneath it. The background showcases dramatic landscapes.
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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I’m running out of room in my Box o’ Terminators #WarhammerCommunity #Nerdlings
A clear plastic storage container, filled with assembled, unpainted, plastic Space Marine Terminators of various types. In total there are 38, including 3 characters. There is space left for maybe 3 more miniatures of a similar size
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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I got 2 of these lights recently (one for my work desk, one for my painting desk) and they're great. Definitely recommended!
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Printing something big (for my wee printer). Model by @doctorspork.bsky.social
A view of a Bambi Labs A1 Mini, showing an in-progress print, which is at the initial later stage. The white shape on the build plate is irregular, and fills nearly the entire printable area A screenshot from the Bambi Labs app, showing a blurry video feed of the print along with various statuses such as job completion of 46%, 2h 15 minutes to go, and the printer name “FreddiePrintsJnr”
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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May have accidentally ordered a complete, largely untouched, copy of WHFB 4th edition as an early self-Christmas present
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
No other word has done more damage to the craft of writing in recent years than “content”. Even if you’re using the word “content” ironically, or as a cute little joke, don’t. When someone calls writing “content” they’re pissing on someone’s hard work & passion. “Content” is Technosatan’s henchword.
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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pftompkins.bsky.social
This how I find out I have a son??
November 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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I seem to have lost an unbuilt squad of terminators, which is annoying (and somewhat careless)
November 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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simontomes.com
Pika’s an excellent blogging platform. I highly recommend it. 💯
goodenough.us Good Enough @goodenough.us · 25d
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Pika - Start Your Happy Blog
Pika is a pretty good blogging platform built by the good people at Good Enough.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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😫 partial city-wide broadband outage. Guess I won’t be playing WoW tonight after all 😫
October 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Oh no, I’ve been musing about building a mini-itx pc again
October 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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doctorspork.bsky.social
It's been a while since I joined in with #SelfPromotionSaturday so here I go.

I design nostalgic 3D prints for wargaming that are easy to print on pretty much any FDM printer and need no supports, so no faffing about with support removal.

Links to my stores below

#3Dprinting #Oldhammer #Nerdlings
October 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Dammit. After months of working beautifully, Battle.Net/World of Warcraft are just flat-out refusing to run on my Linux desktop this evening 😩
October 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Realised I’m closing in on a demi-company of Space Marine Terminators, so I should really get on and get them painted. Not sure what chapter yet, so open to suggestions… just so long as it will look good on a Goblin Green base! #WarhammerCommunity #Nerdlings
October 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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hansmollman.bsky.social
Did we all know that the guy who came up with Lord Buckethead also came up with the Hotel Transylvania universe? Did we know this?
October 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM