Marcus Hill
@drmarcushill.bsky.social
Mathematician, educator and geek. He/him.
Introduce yourself with five gigs you've been to
Metallica
Lawnmower Deth
Motorhead
James Brown
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Metallica
Lawnmower Deth
Motorhead
James Brown
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
5 concerts I've been to!
Green Day
Kate Rusby
Lord of the Lost
Electric Six
Of Monsters And Men
Just a small selection, for in my day I was a big gigger 😁
Green Day
Kate Rusby
Lord of the Lost
Electric Six
Of Monsters And Men
Just a small selection, for in my day I was a big gigger 😁
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've been to:
Jean Micheal Jarre
Laurie Anderson
Crash Test Dummies
REM
Chanticleer
This is a weird list.
Jean Micheal Jarre
Laurie Anderson
Crash Test Dummies
REM
Chanticleer
This is a weird list.
January 20, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Introduce yourself with five gigs you've been to
Metallica
Lawnmower Deth
Motorhead
James Brown
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Metallica
Lawnmower Deth
Motorhead
James Brown
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
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"When I was younger, in the NORTH I killed someones FATHER and TOOK THEIR SWORD. I'm a different person than I was then, but I still worry about what became of that kid."
January 18, 2026 at 7:23 PM
"When I was younger, in the NORTH I killed someones FATHER and TOOK THEIR SWORD. I'm a different person than I was then, but I still worry about what became of that kid."
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"I am the sole inheritor of a lost kingdom. I come from THE NORTH and carry my FATHER'S SWORD. I swear VENGEANCE upon those responsible for the kingdom's downfall... once I figure out who they are. Was it YOU?!"
(ok, yes, this one is for @drmarcushill.bsky.social)
#out
(ok, yes, this one is for @drmarcushill.bsky.social)
#out
January 18, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"I am the sole inheritor of a lost kingdom. I come from THE NORTH and carry my FATHER'S SWORD. I swear VENGEANCE upon those responsible for the kingdom's downfall... once I figure out who they are. Was it YOU?!"
(ok, yes, this one is for @drmarcushill.bsky.social)
#out
(ok, yes, this one is for @drmarcushill.bsky.social)
#out
Now you can turn any game into an overpriced version of Progress Quest!
Sony has patented an AI gaming ghost that will play PlayStation games for you when you get stuck www.eurogamer.net/sony-has-pat...
January 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Now you can turn any game into an overpriced version of Progress Quest!
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So the USA has invaded a southern neighbor and deposed their dictator. Seems like a shining example for other countries *cough*Canada*cough*
January 4, 2026 at 1:54 PM
So the USA has invaded a southern neighbor and deposed their dictator. Seems like a shining example for other countries *cough*Canada*cough*
Paul Sinha with a strong early entry for 2026 pun of the year.
January 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Paul Sinha with a strong early entry for 2026 pun of the year.
If you have never watched The Big Knights, drop everything and go to YouTube to correct this oversight.
Have just discovered that the whole run of The Big Knights is on YouTube, and seriously, I watched this exactly once, years ago, and haven't forgotten it since.
"Sir Boris - the finest swordsman in the world. And Sir Maurice - not the finest swordsman in the world, but the MOST ENTHUSIASTIC!"
"Sir Boris - the finest swordsman in the world. And Sir Maurice - not the finest swordsman in the world, but the MOST ENTHUSIASTIC!"
The Big Knights Official: The Troll Bridge
YouTube video by The Big Knights
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
If you have never watched The Big Knights, drop everything and go to YouTube to correct this oversight.
OK, we've got about six hours. Any of my Manchester-adjacent friends want to go downtown and re-enact this classic scene?
Happy tenth anniversary to photographer Joel Goodman’s classic image which by rights should be hanging in the Louvre.
December 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
OK, we've got about six hours. Any of my Manchester-adjacent friends want to go downtown and re-enact this classic scene?
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No one says to legit business owners, "hey I see there's an underground market selling toxic knock-offs of your product: how will you incorporate the toxic product AND protect your customers against its harms?" But apparently it's fine to make this suggestion to educators with respect to AI.
December 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
No one says to legit business owners, "hey I see there's an underground market selling toxic knock-offs of your product: how will you incorporate the toxic product AND protect your customers against its harms?" But apparently it's fine to make this suggestion to educators with respect to AI.
I would share a photo of my academic origin story book, but I cannot for the life of me remember to whom I lent my copy of Gödel, Escher, Bach a few decades ago...
Back home, and found my Christmas present from when i was about 10:
The Cambridge Encyclopedia.
It will surprise none of my followers to learn this book is my origin story.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia.
It will surprise none of my followers to learn this book is my origin story.
December 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I would share a photo of my academic origin story book, but I cannot for the life of me remember to whom I lent my copy of Gödel, Escher, Bach a few decades ago...
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Wondering how I did it?
I boiled water and added two tablespoons of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice.
I soaked it for 20 minutes, and after that, it looked the same, so I bought a brand new one.
I boiled water and added two tablespoons of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice.
I soaked it for 20 minutes, and after that, it looked the same, so I bought a brand new one.
June 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Wondering how I did it?
I boiled water and added two tablespoons of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice.
I soaked it for 20 minutes, and after that, it looked the same, so I bought a brand new one.
I boiled water and added two tablespoons of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice.
I soaked it for 20 minutes, and after that, it looked the same, so I bought a brand new one.
My thoughts exactly.
A 🧵
Things to acknowledge about Labour.
- I won’t be voting for them again. I also don’t know yet who I’ll be voting for in the next GE.
- I will happily acknowledge that the Worker’s Rights Bill, the Breakfast Club programme, the VAWG work and quite a few other points are good work.
However.
Things to acknowledge about Labour.
- I won’t be voting for them again. I also don’t know yet who I’ll be voting for in the next GE.
- I will happily acknowledge that the Worker’s Rights Bill, the Breakfast Club programme, the VAWG work and quite a few other points are good work.
However.
December 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
My thoughts exactly.
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If your business can't survive without being allowed to break the law with impunity, it doesn't deserve to survive. This applies to privatised utilities just as much as it does to Gen AI.
Fine Thames Water into bankruptcy, renationalise it by paying shareholders pennies, then stare at the others.
Fine Thames Water into bankruptcy, renationalise it by paying shareholders pennies, then stare at the others.
A year of reasons why Ofwat must say NO to Thames Water's outrageous deal - to pollute our water for 15 years.
MARCH: in what becomes a pattern of devious behaviour, Thames begs Ofwat for leniency.
Send our email to Ofwat. Tell them to show Thames Water the door.
vist.ly/4j9ke
#OFWATsayNO
MARCH: in what becomes a pattern of devious behaviour, Thames begs Ofwat for leniency.
Send our email to Ofwat. Tell them to show Thames Water the door.
vist.ly/4j9ke
#OFWATsayNO
December 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
If your business can't survive without being allowed to break the law with impunity, it doesn't deserve to survive. This applies to privatised utilities just as much as it does to Gen AI.
Fine Thames Water into bankruptcy, renationalise it by paying shareholders pennies, then stare at the others.
Fine Thames Water into bankruptcy, renationalise it by paying shareholders pennies, then stare at the others.
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(*One of my favourite Nirvana songs)
![[TWO PINTS OF BEER are on a pub bar, one is PERONI and one is a brown Christmas-themed beer]
1
PERONI:
Hello there
CHRISTMAS BEER:
Hello Peroni
2
PERONI:
So nice to have someone new on the lineup!
And you are…?
3
CHRISTMAS BEER:
You know who I am, Peroni.
4
CHRISTMAS BEER:
I am Brown Christmas Liquid.
I come back each year.
5
CHRISTMAS BEER:
Every time with a new name, and a new horrible ingredient.
Last year I was Reindeer Stomper. This year I am... Cheeky Elf.
6
PERONI:
Oh god
You were on the bar for two months and…
CHRISTMAS BEER:
Three pints sold, aye.
7
CHRISTMAS BEER:
I’m a seasonal blend of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, orange peel, nutmeg and this year, for reasons of late-capitalist sadism, vanilla.
8
CHRISTMAS BEER:
My name is Cheeky Elf,
I taste of jam,
and I want to d*e.
9
PERONI:
Well somebody’s trying you
CHRISTMAS BEER:
Poor bastard
[A hand comes down to lift CHRISTMAS BEER to sip the pint]
10
[CHRISTMAS BEER being sipped, off-scene]
11
[CHRISTMAS BEER being sipped, off-scene]
12
[CHRISTMAS BEER gets put back on the bar ]
PERSON [who just drank CHRISTMAS BEER]:
Oh my god
CHEEKY ELF:
SEE?
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreihdolqp33utirnxlepybldhkayvwfgh4a7ygov4yhx2dvboi4aqjq@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
(*One of my favourite Nirvana songs)
Is it bad and wrong that the first song I thought would be fun to use for this idea was Lawnmower Deth's "Can I Cultivate Your Groinal Garden?", the entirety of whose lyrics are the title?
USS NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
You are the bridge crew of a starship whose universal translator is malfunctioning.
CREW CREATION
Choose your crew member's name, rank, and specialty.
Choose a song which represents your crew member's personality, and save or print its lyrics for later use. [1/4]
You are the bridge crew of a starship whose universal translator is malfunctioning.
CREW CREATION
Choose your crew member's name, rank, and specialty.
Choose a song which represents your crew member's personality, and save or print its lyrics for later use. [1/4]
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Is it bad and wrong that the first song I thought would be fun to use for this idea was Lawnmower Deth's "Can I Cultivate Your Groinal Garden?", the entirety of whose lyrics are the title?
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*pushes glasses up nose*
acshually
acshually
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
*pushes glasses up nose*
acshually
acshually
I have seen a lot of comments on this, and I like to think that someone at the BBC is aware of both how many people pay attention to the Reith lectures and of the Streisand effect, and has shouted to the world that Trump is corrupt in a lawsuit-proof way.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of cowardice for censoring his remarks on Trump
Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I have seen a lot of comments on this, and I like to think that someone at the BBC is aware of both how many people pay attention to the Reith lectures and of the Streisand effect, and has shouted to the world that Trump is corrupt in a lawsuit-proof way.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Well, there was a film about a guy named Denis...
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Well, there was a film about a guy named Denis...
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This is a fun game.
November 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This is a fun game.
Someone needs to tell @herring1967.bsky.social that Hitler may well have actually been a monoballer...
Right. Hitler's DNA. Brace yourselves for a deluge of misinformation and bad science.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Someone needs to tell @herring1967.bsky.social that Hitler may well have actually been a monoballer...
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Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
April 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
My reaction exactly!
November 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
My reaction exactly!
There is only one acceptable backstory:
"I come from the North bearing my father's sword seeking vengeance after Orcs [or setting equivalent] massacred my village."
I will not be taking questions at this time.
"I come from the North bearing my father's sword seeking vengeance after Orcs [or setting equivalent] massacred my village."
I will not be taking questions at this time.
How much backstory is too much for a TTRPG player?
Too much backstory in D&D?
YouTube video by Dice Company
youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
There is only one acceptable backstory:
"I come from the North bearing my father's sword seeking vengeance after Orcs [or setting equivalent] massacred my village."
I will not be taking questions at this time.
"I come from the North bearing my father's sword seeking vengeance after Orcs [or setting equivalent] massacred my village."
I will not be taking questions at this time.