Mike Wallis
@nalsa.bsky.social
Purveyors of rambling stories with no point
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
Ending a day of making sweets by dipping some carrot caramels.
December 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Ending a day of making sweets by dipping some carrot caramels.
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Sharing from earlier in the year, trom @frazzledlit.bsky.social this time, Fire Eater's Cough... is the pharmacy job getting to me?!
www.frazzledlit.com/p/poetry-by-...
www.frazzledlit.com/p/poetry-by-...
Poetry by Sarah Wallis
Fire Eater's Cough
www.frazzledlit.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Sharing from earlier in the year, trom @frazzledlit.bsky.social this time, Fire Eater's Cough... is the pharmacy job getting to me?!
www.frazzledlit.com/p/poetry-by-...
www.frazzledlit.com/p/poetry-by-...
Every movie is a Christmas movie if you try hard enough. Aliens? Who's that coming down the chimney? Pulp Fiction? Cleaning up before relatives descend. Ice Cold in Alex? Alcoholism. Lord of the Rings? Please, that whole thing is about inappropriate gifts.
December 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Every movie is a Christmas movie if you try hard enough. Aliens? Who's that coming down the chimney? Pulp Fiction? Cleaning up before relatives descend. Ice Cold in Alex? Alcoholism. Lord of the Rings? Please, that whole thing is about inappropriate gifts.
Today - in mid-Scotland - the sun came up at 08:42:00, will set at 15:29:58 and daylight lasts for 6:46:11 #daylightbot
December 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Today - in mid-Scotland - the sun came up at 08:42:00, will set at 15:29:58 and daylight lasts for 6:46:11 #daylightbot
The only two reasons I can think of for pitching this is to make rich idiots pour money into a tax avoidance scheme that will never - if you'll pardon the pun - get off the ground, and avoiding local legal and planning regs. It's just another distraction.
“.. Skeptics believe the technical risks are being underestimated and say space-based data centers won’t be competitive on cost, especially if power and other constraints ease on the ground.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
December 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The only two reasons I can think of for pitching this is to make rich idiots pour money into a tax avoidance scheme that will never - if you'll pardon the pun - get off the ground, and avoiding local legal and planning regs. It's just another distraction.
i am *trying* to go to bed, cat
December 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
i am *trying* to go to bed, cat
Bought a cheap thermal label printer off ebay. I'm fully expecting it to root my house network but if I need to print ingredients or address labels I am sort-ted.
December 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Bought a cheap thermal label printer off ebay. I'm fully expecting it to root my house network but if I need to print ingredients or address labels I am sort-ted.
Yeah, this was bloomin' great. Strong recommend from me. FWIW if you've not read any of Dave's books his Fractured Europe series is fantastic and much weirder than it looks on the surface (h/t to @finger-post.blog for the introduction).
Judging by the number of people who’ve said they have a copy, everyone’s already read it, but today’s the official publication date of The Essence, so there we go.
The Essence, Dave Hutchinson - Books - The Essence
NewCon Press is a multiple award-winning independent publisher specialising in science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and horror.
www.newconpress.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Yeah, this was bloomin' great. Strong recommend from me. FWIW if you've not read any of Dave's books his Fractured Europe series is fantastic and much weirder than it looks on the surface (h/t to @finger-post.blog for the introduction).
evri: we will deliver your parcel between 11 and 1 today.
me: really?
evri, 2 days later: lol, no.
dpd: your parcel will be delivered by chris between 12:30 and 12:34. chris has a dog in the van called bingo.
me: really?
evri, 2 days later: lol, no.
dpd: your parcel will be delivered by chris between 12:30 and 12:34. chris has a dog in the van called bingo.
December 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
evri: we will deliver your parcel between 11 and 1 today.
me: really?
evri, 2 days later: lol, no.
dpd: your parcel will be delivered by chris between 12:30 and 12:34. chris has a dog in the van called bingo.
me: really?
evri, 2 days later: lol, no.
dpd: your parcel will be delivered by chris between 12:30 and 12:34. chris has a dog in the van called bingo.
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Launching on Kickstarter in Feb 2026 - the return of DAN DARE in a new over-sized format Graphic Novel from B7 Comics by @alexdecampi.bsky.social and me!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/798...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/798...
Coming soon: Dan Dare (Graphic Novel)
An all-new reimagining of the classic British adventure strip Dan Dare written by Alex de Campi with art by Marc Laming.
www.kickstarter.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Launching on Kickstarter in Feb 2026 - the return of DAN DARE in a new over-sized format Graphic Novel from B7 Comics by @alexdecampi.bsky.social and me!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/798...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/798...
I am making focaccia for a trial run of xmas sandwiches and the kitchen smells like I just want to dive into a pool of this. Yes, its just salty, fried ethanol, and honestly I'm trying to work out a way of making it into a ganache.
December 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I am making focaccia for a trial run of xmas sandwiches and the kitchen smells like I just want to dive into a pool of this. Yes, its just salty, fried ethanol, and honestly I'm trying to work out a way of making it into a ganache.
Why isn't there an xmas themed antagonist called Jinglor? Like a queen xenomorph, the source of all those shelfelves.
December 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Why isn't there an xmas themed antagonist called Jinglor? Like a queen xenomorph, the source of all those shelfelves.
Learning braille using egg cartons. Absolute genius. #onlyconnect
December 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Learning braille using egg cartons. Absolute genius. #onlyconnect
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Read this as an American woman and then go break something.
December 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Read this as an American woman and then go break something.
Enragement = Engagement. It is only about the clicks. The fact that people are talking about *them* is what they care about, they fundamentally do not care about the tone in which their names are mentioned.
December 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Enragement = Engagement. It is only about the clicks. The fact that people are talking about *them* is what they care about, they fundamentally do not care about the tone in which their names are mentioned.
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Once upon a time, this would have been a bit of a red flag.
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Once upon a time, this would have been a bit of a red flag.
I used to think that their inability to see stuff was just studied disinterest and the cruelty is the point, but these days I just think they're idiots.
December 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I used to think that their inability to see stuff was just studied disinterest and the cruelty is the point, but these days I just think they're idiots.
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In S17 of #Taskmaster, Nick Mohammed dressed as a vampire for his tasks. The production scrubbed all his reflections when he's dressed like this, but the only way I knew is because someone told me about it. It's subtle and very cool.
December 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
In S17 of #Taskmaster, Nick Mohammed dressed as a vampire for his tasks. The production scrubbed all his reflections when he's dressed like this, but the only way I knew is because someone told me about it. It's subtle and very cool.
holy moly that trophy is like the most cursed object seen in mainstream. if raiding a dungeon you would stay tf away from that.
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
holy moly that trophy is like the most cursed object seen in mainstream. if raiding a dungeon you would stay tf away from that.
hang on, a grilled cheese with cheese sauce inside? I might need to try this. (am ignoring the Jarlesberg for now)
December 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
hang on, a grilled cheese with cheese sauce inside? I might need to try this. (am ignoring the Jarlesberg for now)
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The mess is extraordinary, and has to be seen to be believed, but if you don't have any particular need to believe it, then don't go and look, because you won't enjoy it.
December 6, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The mess is extraordinary, and has to be seen to be believed, but if you don't have any particular need to believe it, then don't go and look, because you won't enjoy it.
I have just discovered that the US version of my advent calendar has different jams. And tiny boxes!
December 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I have just discovered that the US version of my advent calendar has different jams. And tiny boxes!
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🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Thursday’s headlines: Tourist tax to pay for 'affordable' housing, Argyle house demolition update, Mimi's Shore replacement revealed + late night shopping in Marchmont, Porty & Stockbridge tonight
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Thursday’s headlines: Tourist tax to pay for 'affordable' housing, Argyle house demolition update, Mimi's Shore replacement revealed + late night shopping in Marchmont, Porty & Stockbridge tonight
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...