Sam Michel
@toodlepip.bsky.social
Inquisitive. Hopeful. Jovial. Exploring creative industries, immersive, tech, biz, startups & society. In front of a screen or being dragged around by a furry friend. Work: @beyondconference.org @beyondstudio.info but posts just mine
See also: Robert Lowes and his campaigns in Salford, Manchester, UK. Also organised labour. 1843. They now run a festival to celebrate called We invented the Weekend. www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl...
The weekend: The campaigning duo who helped get workers two days off
As the weekend celebrates its 179th anniversary, meet the Greater Manchester pair who helped create it.
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
See also: Robert Lowes and his campaigns in Salford, Manchester, UK. Also organised labour. 1843. They now run a festival to celebrate called We invented the Weekend. www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl...
Something something blockchain 😂
September 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Something something blockchain 😂
100% read this and thought it was a fantastic initiative for Chesterfield UK, then twigged that was the US. Still I bet a Latino market would go down a treat over here!
August 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
100% read this and thought it was a fantastic initiative for Chesterfield UK, then twigged that was the US. Still I bet a Latino market would go down a treat over here!
I haven’t played with it yet, but isn’t this the main thang for ChatGPT’s Codex tool? Feels like a mix of the two would be ideal.
August 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I haven’t played with it yet, but isn’t this the main thang for ChatGPT’s Codex tool? Feels like a mix of the two would be ideal.
Worth looking at how Quebec are approaching this. They’re looking at laws to compel manufacturers to including PBS buttons on remotes as well.
July 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Worth looking at how Quebec are approaching this. They’re looking at laws to compel manufacturers to including PBS buttons on remotes as well.
Poor love’s just lost his motor in the multi-storey.
May 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Poor love’s just lost his motor in the multi-storey.
So true. If your writing has an Oxford comma and “delves” a lot, I smell a ChatGPT.
May 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
So true. If your writing has an Oxford comma and “delves” a lot, I smell a ChatGPT.
Me too. Saw one of the episodes a few years back and it’s aged very well.
May 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Me too. Saw one of the episodes a few years back and it’s aged very well.
Absolutely this. Less worry about a hangover and more on how a bottle disappears so quickly once it’s been opened. I think something in the production process means it, ehem, evaporates more quickly!
May 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Absolutely this. Less worry about a hangover and more on how a bottle disappears so quickly once it’s been opened. I think something in the production process means it, ehem, evaporates more quickly!
I’m hoping this is all sorted and I’ve just missed the memo. 😳
April 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I’m hoping this is all sorted and I’ve just missed the memo. 😳
And whilst I’m at it, this needs to apply to account linking. Yeah, it’s great that you can use a single (hash, if only it was just one) service to login, but could this apply to settings so we don’t have to deal with SSOs, MFAs just to get to the parental controls?
April 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
And whilst I’m at it, this needs to apply to account linking. Yeah, it’s great that you can use a single (hash, if only it was just one) service to login, but could this apply to settings so we don’t have to deal with SSOs, MFAs just to get to the parental controls?