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John Parkinson

@amatyr.bsky.social

He/Him. Tech-interested, RPG-playing, Fiction-loving lurker

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a close up of a cartoon pikachu with his mouth open . Alt: Pikachu in shock. (With his mouth, not his lightning.)
02.03.2026 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's not an En Suite, that's a partially carpeted Bathroom with a Bed in.

02.03.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A sand mine at Greenwich Before modern industrial practices changed the methods and economics of mineral extraction, the mining of small underground galleries was more prevalent for some minerals, where conditions allowed. Th...

So I think that's the entrance to this: www.layersoflondon.org/map/records/...

28.02.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I managed to get it working on Mac via Crossover so yes it would be nice, but also it wouldn't bring in any new revenue.

27.02.2026 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lines written for a Reform win and they're not competent enough to redraft.

27.02.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Graph showing any division of Green + Labour vote in Gorton & Denton byelection always results in one or other exceeding reform total. Actual result also illustrated.

Graph showing any division of Green + Labour vote in Gorton & Denton byelection always results in one or other exceeding reform total. Actual result also illustrated.

For anyone struggling to visualise: Here the "Progressive" vote (Green + Labour) is split in all possible ways. One of Green or Labour always has total exceeding Reform.

27.02.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6

obviously today is a huge embarrassment for Matt Goodwin and for Reform, which is something that we absolutely ought to celebrate, but we must also remember it's a huge embarrassment for Morgan McSweeney and Maurice Glasman and all the Blue Labour weirdos, and that's important to celebrate too :)

27.02.2026 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4266    πŸ” 792    πŸ’¬ 90    πŸ“Œ 20

Actual laugh out loud at those panicked messages to OpenClaw.

23.02.2026 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait. I thought that was how King / Princes worked. This is a revelation.

22.02.2026 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At first I thought that sign said "Car Park at Bear"

16.02.2026 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder who else was up for the role.

13.02.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She’s using clearly written by AI phrasing now, eh?

13.02.2026 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My memory says it might be Kola Kommandos

12.02.2026 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Reform UK just broke electoral law in Gorton and Denton People across the constituency thought they were getting a letter from a concerned pensioner, they didn’t know she was working for Reform

Solid local reporting from @manchestermill.bsky.social

manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...

06.02.2026 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Zoom out. Around him, yellow slush as far as the eye can see. He's been drinking water and pissing all day to get this one shot.

06.02.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert "There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW

The end of this, from around 21 minutes in, is extraordinary. McKellen delivers a speech about immigration written by Shakespeare that feels every bit as pertinent today.

05.02.2026 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Musk’s doing Morrison JLA plots now.

dc.fandom.com/wiki/Solaris...

02.02.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me: aah yes I worked on this code in 2002 how bad it is I should rewrite it with experience.
Colleague: ha ha I was 6

02.02.2026 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve used ellipses like that for… years and years.

30.01.2026 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you see this, post your green.

23.01.2026 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t believe his lies

21.01.2026 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like Fairbourne railway to me.

18.01.2026 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.

17.01.2026 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 10740    πŸ” 2761    πŸ’¬ 135    πŸ“Œ 183
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Finally, some light entertainment amidst all the terrible news.

15.01.2026 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Was the clear irrefutable evidence just literally everything he's been saying and doing for the last year or so?

15.01.2026 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is one I’ve been waiting for.

14.01.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'

13.01.2026 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 6708    πŸ” 4923    πŸ’¬ 168    πŸ“Œ 541

Secondary list: and then came back anyway

30.12.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYes nice and quiet. Just got to hope no emergencies!”
Or
β€œdefinitely! I’m so more efficient when not being bothered by meetings/colleagues every few hours”

30.12.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0