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Peter Ray Allison

@peterallison.net.bsky.social

Husband, father, writer, journalist and podcaster. πŸ§›β€β™€οΈ Founder of @MythicEchoes.bsky.social 🎲 Editor for @geekpride.bsky.social ✍️ Articles in BBC, Guardian, Independent and others πŸŽ™οΈOccasionally on BBC Radio 🧬 They/them πŸ“Œ Derby, UK πŸ”— www.peterallison.net

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Angel the Red having her photo taken by Fotoblitz.

Angel the Red having her photo taken by Fotoblitz.

Angel the Red having her photo taken by Fotoblitz.

Angel the Red having her photo taken by Fotoblitz.

Sneak peek of our photoshoot at the Dracula Exhibition in Pickfords House with @fotoblitz.bsky.social.

#vampire #horror #vamily #dracula #museum

08.08.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Nine weeks and counting until we host As Night Falls: The Auction in Elvaston Castle!

09.08.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh no, not by a long shot.

I am adding Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine and White Zombie to the playlist... lol

09.08.2025 06:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Glitterbug in Leicester.

09.08.2025 06:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I know some of the history of Elvaston Castle and it is absolutely fascinating.

09.08.2025 06:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Youthful rebellion is wearing black leather jackets and listening to metal (or in my childrens' case; listening to k-pop...)

08.08.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The moon over the village.

The moon over the village.

The moon is fantastic tonight.

08.08.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A fun way to spend the day. #vampire

08.08.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I pop down every other yesterday.

08.08.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Correction: we apologise for nothing! πŸ§›πŸ§›β€β™€οΈ

08.08.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Correction: we apologise for nothing! πŸ§›πŸ§›β€β™€οΈ

08.08.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Buckcherry - Say Fuck It (Official Video)
YouTube video by BuckcherryVEVO Buckcherry - Say Fuck It (Official Video)

Booking a function room for my belated birthday party.

Staff: "If you create a Spotify playlist, you can share it with us and we can play it."
Me: "That will make things easier.'
Staff: "Although our account automatically blocks tracks with explicit content."
Me: "Ah..."
youtu.be/0D28i_Y40eo?...

07.08.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I meant *monotonous*...

07.08.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Could generative AI help to fill the skills gap in engineering? | Computer Weekly The role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in society continue to be hotly debated, as the tools promise to revolutionise our lives, but how will they affect the engineering sector?

AI has it's uses, especailly in monotonour or routine tasks. However, in generative capacity, AI has proven to be still too unreliable to trust...
www.computerweekly.com/feature/Coul...

07.08.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You are correct to be sus about AI. There have been several incidents where AI has hallucinated answers. An insurance company once tried to use AI to develop a defence, which resulted in the AI combining elements from two different cases together. It very nearly went to court before they stopped it.

07.08.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
11.3 miles in just over an hour.

11.3 miles in just over an hour.

It's been a while since I have been on my bike, but I made up for it with a decent ride.

06.08.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was a fun podcast I hosted for Geek Pride. The Laundry FIles is one of my favourite series and David Chapman is an excellent person to chat to about gaming.

05.08.2025 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am, I have to say, very afraid when walking around the West End after 9.00pm and there are times when I genuinely fear for my life.

Those rickshaws play diabolical music...

04.08.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I regret taking my son to a riot following Southport attack, says stepmother A year after anti-migrant protests, two rioters tell BBC Panorama about their motives and regrets.

This is a difficult read: a combination of stupidity and the wilful belief in lies spread on social media because they confirm deeply held prejudices.

It’s not going to go away any time soon. As such, there should be campaigns to tackle it on multiple fronts rather than hoping for the best.

04.08.2025 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 230    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 7

"Hey AI, make me a house that ignores all building regulations..."

04.08.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trust me, I am! I do not have much need for book covers, but possibly need some art in the future.

03.08.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly the same for me. Always useful to have to hand.

03.08.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of my design goals for my vampire LARP was to make it as accessible as possible, so everyone could enjoy it.

That is one of the reasons why we chose Elvaston Castle, as it is fully disabled access (and looks amazing!).

#vampire #larp #horror #vamily

03.08.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have a stack of character sheets gathering dust, but I keep them anyway as I enjoyed making them and may use them in the future.

03.08.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That is amazing! I love your artwork.

03.08.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The University of York open day had their visitor parking at a nearby airfield that included an a WW2 air museum.

We also got to drive down the runway, which was almost just as fun...

03.08.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Drinks serving robot.

Drinks serving robot.

Guess who managed to elbow a robot waiter this weekend. πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ

I am pretty sure this is how we get Skynet...

03.08.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A bit too niche?

03.08.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Something for the future?

03.08.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Why didn't you? It is a cool look.

03.08.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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