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Brian M. Milton

@munchkinstein.bsky.social

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Short, rumpled Scotsman. Has a terrible pain in all the diodes down his left hand side. Not on social media as much as he used to be but if he is, it will be occasional writing and a lot of stupid bollocks. He/Him https://munchkinstein.co.uk

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Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 40m

A lovely wee chat about film collectors and preserving history.
It does tip into Doctor Who news, but that's only a minor point of it, much more about volunteers preserving stuff, which is nice.

filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 16h

3 key members and trustees of the Film is Fabulous! team joined Tim of the 'Missing Episodes Podcast'

Film collector John Franklin, De Montfort University’s Prof Justin Smith & Sue Malden, renowned former Head of Broadcast Archives at BBC
YouTube Link
youtu.be/CK02j_Mi6iE?...

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 2d

I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?

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Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 18h

Very much looking forward to this wee con.
Mostly will be talking toot in the bar, unsurprisingly.

World Fantasy 2025 @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social · 20h

The Programme for World Fantasy 2026 is now live!

worldfantasy2025.co.uk/programme/

Programme – World Fantasy Convention 2025

worldfantasy2025.co.uk

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Chris Limb @catmachine.com · 1d

The kind of infographic I could stare at for ages - combined maps with space and information.

Infographic comparing the size of London and Manhattan with

MARATHON DISTANCE
WILD 2 (Comet)
4179 TOUTATIS (Potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroid)
PROVEN GLOBAL COAL RESERVES
NEUTRON STAR (1.4 Solar Masses)
PROVEN GLOBAL OIL RESERVES
ALL LIVING PLANT BIOMASS
HALLEY'S COMET
BLACK HOLE OF 1 SOLAR MASS
ALL LIVING BACTERIA
CHIXCULUB IMPACTOR (Caused the extinction of the dinosaurs)
3200 PHAETHON (Asteroid that approaches closer to the Sun than any known object
PHOBOS (Moon of Mars)
EROS (Potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroid)
DEIMOS (Moon of Mars)
VREDEFORT IMPACTOR (Created the largest known crater on Earth)
EJECTA FROM THE 1883 KRAKATOA ERUPTION
EJECTA FROM THE 1815 TAMBORA ERUPTION
EJECTA FROM THE YELLOWSTONE SUPERVOLCANIC ERUPTION 2.1 MILLION YEARS AGO

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Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 20h

Obviously expecting a lot of interest so trying to push the price up.
Or trying to get rid of it before the curse kicks in.

Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 20h

That may be the creepiest thing about it, once you realise you can't stop writing it.

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Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 21h

It being Dunoon, the paper will peel off as the damp overwhelms the paste. And the stains will keep growing, slowly forming a figure.

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ooOOOoona McCormack 🎃 @unamccormack.bsky.social · 1d

Glasgow friends!!

So Mayer @suchmayer.bsky.social · 2d

We're bringing the book of the exhibition to Glasgow! 4 Nov, Waterstones

www.waterstones.com/events/a-cel...

A Celebration of Ursula K. Le Guin | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about A Celebration of Ursula K. Le Guin today.

www.waterstones.com

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Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 21h

I love how the blurb keeps emphasising how easy it is to get away by ferry when you know it'll all kick off on a stormy night when the boats are off.

Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 23h

Alright, who wants to make this horror movie? www.futurepropertyauctions.co.uk/property_det...

Auction Details - The Coach House, Innellan, Dunoon, Argyll - GUIDE PRICE £74,000

Property Schedule

www.futurepropertyauctions.co.uk

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Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 21h

She is an unintentional comedy light in this dark political world.

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jaythechou.bsky.social @jaythechou.bsky.social · 10d

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1663

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Philip Purser-Hallard @purserhallard.com · 2d

It occurs to me that the Doctor's polyethnic identity in recent times recontextualises Peter Davison's casting in quite an interesting way.
(For context, although you'd be unlikely to guess it by looking at him, Davison's paternal family is Guyanese. He has close relatives who are visibly Black.)

Peter Davison, a fair-skinned blond man, as the fifth Doctor, circa 1982.

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Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 1d

Arranged our covid and flu jags yesterday. Led to a shitty night of aches and limited sleep, but I did get this boss sticking plaster featuring Mr. Bump. A definite win.

The top of my arm with a red plaster on it, with two images of Mr. Bump.

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Sanjeev Kohli @govindajeggy.bsky.social · 1d

It’s taken me 8 years, but I have now collected enough of my own phlegm to make a full-size model of Daniel Craig. Which will finally allow me to say these words:
“I’ve been expectorating you Mr Bond”

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Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 2d

a cartoon character is saying muahaha with his mouth wide open

Alt: a Mr. Burns from the Simpsons is saying muahaha with his mouth wide open

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Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 2d

a cartoon character peeking out from under a brick wall

Alt: a Disney cartoon witch character peeking out from under a trap door and chuckling evilly as they sink back

media.tenor.com

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Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 2d

*Leafs through social media. Gets Paul McCartney's Frog Chorus stuck in my head*
youtu.be/gVfaf43W9cM?...

Paul McCartney - We All Stand Together (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by PaulMcCartneyVEVO

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Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 2d

I'm certainly expecting the Gaza ceasefire to evaporate now as he only seemed to be pushing it this week because of the announcement.

Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 3d

That's a shame. They were lovely to work with when I got a bit of nonsense in issue 127.

On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 3d

With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.

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Raj @lordofthemoon.com · 3d

Important update to the important notice

A sign attached to a railing that reads:

NOTICE: Any time traveller caught interfering with the local time line will be sent back to the Palaeozoic Era for a period of five years.
- By order of the Ministry of Time Travel, August 2235

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Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 3d

Downloaded the photos from Sunday's run and I appear to have gone round the entire course looking like a goldfish gasping for air after being flipped out the tank by a bored cat.
Peak fitness does not look good on me.

Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 4d

Milngavie, Culzean, Dalzell.
Basically, if it's Scots and got a z in it, don't bother.
Also a special mention for coup.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 4d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 4d

Somewhat undermined my discussion tonight on plans for future healthy running events by troughing a load of chocolate and wine as I did so.

Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 5d

And no one thinks they can replace their workforce with them.

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Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 5d

Also, on any diagram of a system with an LLM in it, the LLM was represented by a parrot. Which also feels pretty telling.
At least parrots look prettier than a pile of GPUs.

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