Simon Knight
@skn79.bsky.social
North Staffordshire based mid 40s autistic dad relic operating on coffee, old sci fi and a minor Penguin Cafe Orchestra obsession. Working in HE administration but opinions my own.
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I have met so many Dans, and female Dans, and they always blow my mind
![[Scene is a SCIENCE RESEARCH FACILITY where two white coated scientists are standing at a desk of instruments and controls in front of a one way mirroe, looking at a mocked-up drinks party scene in the next room. In that room is a man named Dan and a woman, holding glasses of wine and apparently having a conversation. Dan, however, has a hi tech helmet strapped to his head, with wires extruding from it and leading to the instruments next door. Dan when we see him close up has a slightly dull expression and is droning on, while the lady listens, smiling politely].
[Scientists looking through the glass]
SCIENTIST 1:
And is this one of your patients?
SCIENTIST 2:
Yes
SCIENTIST 1:
This is Dan.
Dan was born completely incapable of asking people about themselves at parties.
DAN [close up, droning on while the woman listens]:
...So yeah 1 like implement creative solutions... and I work with clients to design a... and I'm writing a novel about like this guy...
SCIENTIST 1 [Looking at a screen showing Dan's brain with a hole in the middle]:
As you can see, despite talking about himself for the past two hours, the part of the brain which gives a toss about other people's lives shows no activity at all.
SCIENTIST 1 [bending over a microphone on the desk and pressing the intercom button]:
Dan...
Ask the lady... what her job is.
[Dan pauses.]
[Dan continues to pause]
DAN:
What's your job.
LADY [smiling humbly]:
Oh, I'm a murderer?
Well, contract killer, you know, haha...
[Show dan, silent]
[Show lady, smiling, waiting for a response]
[Show dan, still silent]
[Show Dan, slowly opening his mouth to speak
DAN:
And-
[But Dan falls silent again]
[Show Lady looking slightly desperate now, silently willing him to continue]
[Still nothing from Dan. But then...]
DAN:
...And yeah part of my job is I coordinate media content to across platforms to create -
SCIENTIST 1:
Fascinating
SCIENTIST 2:
Isn't it
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January 15, 2026 at 9:47 AM
I have met so many Dans, and female Dans, and they always blow my mind
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Oh shit.
in other news apparently you can now get shot for being smug
Fox News' Will Cain: “There's a weird kind of smugness... in the way that some of these liberal white women interact with authority”
January 14, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Oh shit.
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This is very important and very moving. Shahmir’s story cuts to the very heart of our current, ongoing malaise. (It also chronicles the tragic collapse of BBC credibility.) He is an incredibly brave man.
Wrote something. open.substack.com/pub/shahmirs...
How to kill a whistleblower.
In the middle of March 2018, I came forward about breaches of campaign financing laws during the 2016 Brexit referendum, facilitated by a sister branch of a global Data Analytics company, AIQ, formall...
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:15 AM
This is very important and very moving. Shahmir’s story cuts to the very heart of our current, ongoing malaise. (It also chronicles the tragic collapse of BBC credibility.) He is an incredibly brave man.
Top 3 movie villains of all time:
3: Uncle Billy, It's a Wonderful Life
2: Grandpa Joe, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
1, faaar out in front: Buster Moon, Sing / Sing 2
3: Uncle Billy, It's a Wonderful Life
2: Grandpa Joe, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
1, faaar out in front: Buster Moon, Sing / Sing 2
January 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Top 3 movie villains of all time:
3: Uncle Billy, It's a Wonderful Life
2: Grandpa Joe, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
1, faaar out in front: Buster Moon, Sing / Sing 2
3: Uncle Billy, It's a Wonderful Life
2: Grandpa Joe, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
1, faaar out in front: Buster Moon, Sing / Sing 2
Noel was my film and media theory senior lecturer many moons ago; he tolerated my nonsense on many occasions and it's so good to see his work continue
Had this sent to me by a friend. Tribute to the fabulous Irish singer-songwriter Gregory Gray/Mary Cigarettes. Tom Robinson and Noel McLaughlin discuss his career and play his music.
www.mixcloud.com/fanningsessi...
www.mixcloud.com/fanningsessi...
January 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Noel was my film and media theory senior lecturer many moons ago; he tolerated my nonsense on many occasions and it's so good to see his work continue
Our NYE buffet consists of nearly all the foods Parry Gripp has sung about
December 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Our NYE buffet consists of nearly all the foods Parry Gripp has sung about
If you're in the bath, get your head under the water, move about a bit, hey presto you've recreated the Heptapod noises from Arrival
December 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
If you're in the bath, get your head under the water, move about a bit, hey presto you've recreated the Heptapod noises from Arrival
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The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
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@robotwig.com your posts stirred an ancient memory - the 1985 Eagle Annual! Page 11 has a set of model photos by Julian Baum, and downthetubes have this interview with him from 2021 downthetubes.net/behind-the-s...
Behind the Scenes of Eagle comic – An Interview with Dan Dare and Doomlord FX designer, Julian Baum
Some more secrets of the 1980s Eagle, and its Dan Dare and Doomlord strips, revealed…
downthetubes.net
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
@robotwig.com your posts stirred an ancient memory - the 1985 Eagle Annual! Page 11 has a set of model photos by Julian Baum, and downthetubes have this interview with him from 2021 downthetubes.net/behind-the-s...
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Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
GO needs some special recognition for "holy shitballs", though
Ranking the Benoit Blanc films, for me it’s
WAKE UP DEAD MAN
KNIVES OUT
GLASS ONION
They’re all great, but GLASS ONION is just a little too proud of itself and more clever than smart. WAKE UP DEAD MAN and KNIVES OUT are not that way; they’re never condescending. But WUDM is the best.
WAKE UP DEAD MAN
KNIVES OUT
GLASS ONION
They’re all great, but GLASS ONION is just a little too proud of itself and more clever than smart. WAKE UP DEAD MAN and KNIVES OUT are not that way; they’re never condescending. But WUDM is the best.
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
GO needs some special recognition for "holy shitballs", though
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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Hey, anime fans of the 80s, 90s, and 2000s outside of North America and UK: I'd like to hear from you about how you became manga and anime fans, any cons and clubs you belonged to, what you watched/read and how you bought or otherwise accessed it.
Bonus points for doing so in an anecdotal way. 💜
Bonus points for doing so in an anecdotal way. 💜
a girl is sitting on a bed looking at a television screen
ALT: a girl is sitting on a bed looking at a television screen
media.tenor.com
August 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Hey, anime fans of the 80s, 90s, and 2000s outside of North America and UK: I'd like to hear from you about how you became manga and anime fans, any cons and clubs you belonged to, what you watched/read and how you bought or otherwise accessed it.
Bonus points for doing so in an anecdotal way. 💜
Bonus points for doing so in an anecdotal way. 💜
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NEW VIDEO: A big one where we look at EVERY Irem arcade game! The classics like R-Type and Kung-Fu Master are all here, but overall this company's got one of the best game libraries ever. Enjoy and please share :) youtu.be/dAx3rujl91Q
A Look at EVERY Irem Arcade Game: 1979-1994 | Kim Justice
YouTube video by Kim Justice
youtu.be
July 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
NEW VIDEO: A big one where we look at EVERY Irem arcade game! The classics like R-Type and Kung-Fu Master are all here, but overall this company's got one of the best game libraries ever. Enjoy and please share :) youtu.be/dAx3rujl91Q