Gordon
@gmclean.bsky.social
Father, husband, feminist, ally, blogger, lifelong geek. Always sarcastic, imperfect, and too cheeky for his own good. 🏴 www.gordonmclean.co.uk
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Hey there, thought it worth pinning this to avoid confusion.
If you enjoy hate and drama, if you don’t value the lives of others, if you are a dick, jog on.
There are many more colours I support but these are some of them.
www.rd.com/list/lgbtq-f...
If you enjoy hate and drama, if you don’t value the lives of others, if you are a dick, jog on.
There are many more colours I support but these are some of them.
www.rd.com/list/lgbtq-f...
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Back. On. Track. 😤
This week, we're putting the class of 2026 through their paces at Testing in Bahrain!
#F1 #F1Testing
This week, we're putting the class of 2026 through their paces at Testing in Bahrain!
#F1 #F1Testing
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Back. On. Track. 😤
This week, we're putting the class of 2026 through their paces at Testing in Bahrain!
#F1 #F1Testing
This week, we're putting the class of 2026 through their paces at Testing in Bahrain!
#F1 #F1Testing
This fits sorta nicely with my current reading of Artemis. Heat will be the biggest problem I think but the responses to this are excellent and knowledgeable.
Space nerds (that's you, @spacekate.bsky.social) has anyone done this deep dive?
What I wouldn't give for a seriously deep dive on the viability of orbital data centers from people who understand the physics AND also aren't just assuming we're gonna yeet GPUs/TPUs to orbit and call it a day.
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
This fits sorta nicely with my current reading of Artemis. Heat will be the biggest problem I think but the responses to this are excellent and knowledgeable.
Weird top of foot pain appears to have been a muscle cramp? Is that a thing? Still a bit tender but can now walk and move without limitation so off to the gym I go!
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Weird top of foot pain appears to have been a muscle cramp? Is that a thing? Still a bit tender but can now walk and move without limitation so off to the gym I go!
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Touching my personal stuff would be a divorceable offence
Touching my stuff and destroying it would be a bury-under-the-patio job
Touching my stuff and destroying it would be a bury-under-the-patio job
February 9, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Touching my personal stuff would be a divorceable offence
Touching my stuff and destroying it would be a bury-under-the-patio job
Touching my stuff and destroying it would be a bury-under-the-patio job
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Your definitive guide to the sports of the Winter Olympics
February 9, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Your definitive guide to the sports of the Winter Olympics
To all the Americans I know who are decent, kind, thoughtful people. Who have an iota of self-awareness, and realise how the rest of the world functions.
I'm sorry you have 'that' as a President.
I'm sorry you have 'that' as a President.
February 8, 2026 at 8:51 PM
To all the Americans I know who are decent, kind, thoughtful people. Who have an iota of self-awareness, and realise how the rest of the world functions.
I'm sorry you have 'that' as a President.
I'm sorry you have 'that' as a President.
Week 6 Notes
Life It was the first anniversary of my younger sisters’ death. Already said all I need to on that. Ohrwurm of the week: Right Said Fred by Bernard Cribbins. Nope, I’ve no idea why. Six Nations - actually gotten to watch a couple of games so far, will see how Scotland fare, although…
Life It was the first anniversary of my younger sisters’ death. Already said all I need to on that. Ohrwurm of the week: Right Said Fred by Bernard Cribbins. Nope, I’ve no idea why. Six Nations - actually gotten to watch a couple of games so far, will see how Scotland fare, although…
Week 6 Notes
Life It was the first anniversary of my younger sisters’ death. Already said all I need to on that. Ohrwurm of the week: Right Said Fred by Bernard Cribbins. Nope, I’ve no idea why. Six Nations - actually gotten to watch a couple of games so far, will see how Scotland fare, although the compressed schedule might work against us.
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February 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Week 6 Notes
Life It was the first anniversary of my younger sisters’ death. Already said all I need to on that. Ohrwurm of the week: Right Said Fred by Bernard Cribbins. Nope, I’ve no idea why. Six Nations - actually gotten to watch a couple of games so far, will see how Scotland fare, although…
Life It was the first anniversary of my younger sisters’ death. Already said all I need to on that. Ohrwurm of the week: Right Said Fred by Bernard Cribbins. Nope, I’ve no idea why. Six Nations - actually gotten to watch a couple of games so far, will see how Scotland fare, although…
I write. I blog, I journal, and I have a novel in the works. None of these make me successful but all of them keep me sane, balanced, and help me understand myself and my place in the world.
Writing is the best. Just do it for yourself.
Writing is the best. Just do it for yourself.
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I write. I blog, I journal, and I have a novel in the works. None of these make me successful but all of them keep me sane, balanced, and help me understand myself and my place in the world.
Writing is the best. Just do it for yourself.
Writing is the best. Just do it for yourself.
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I believe today is ‘Soup Herb Owl Sunday’.
February 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I believe today is ‘Soup Herb Owl Sunday’.
Went for a drive in Vera (our motorhome), gave her a clean and tidy, then stopped off to do some writing. Not a bad view for it if you ask me!
February 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Went for a drive in Vera (our motorhome), gave her a clean and tidy, then stopped off to do some writing. Not a bad view for it if you ask me!
Hey there, thought it worth pinning this to avoid confusion.
If you enjoy hate and drama, if you don’t value the lives of others, if you are a dick, jog on.
There are many more colours I support but these are some of them.
www.rd.com/list/lgbtq-f...
If you enjoy hate and drama, if you don’t value the lives of others, if you are a dick, jog on.
There are many more colours I support but these are some of them.
www.rd.com/list/lgbtq-f...
February 8, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Hey there, thought it worth pinning this to avoid confusion.
If you enjoy hate and drama, if you don’t value the lives of others, if you are a dick, jog on.
There are many more colours I support but these are some of them.
www.rd.com/list/lgbtq-f...
If you enjoy hate and drama, if you don’t value the lives of others, if you are a dick, jog on.
There are many more colours I support but these are some of them.
www.rd.com/list/lgbtq-f...
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Has anyone done the Superb Owl joke yet?
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Has anyone done the Superb Owl joke yet?
Upside of writing a weekly “notes” post; makes me more vigilant of what I’m consuming and pushes me to discover new things.
Downside of writing a weekly “notes” post; makes me more vigilant of things I’m consuming and highlights how narrow my consumption of news, media, music really is.
Downside of writing a weekly “notes” post; makes me more vigilant of things I’m consuming and highlights how narrow my consumption of news, media, music really is.
February 8, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Upside of writing a weekly “notes” post; makes me more vigilant of what I’m consuming and pushes me to discover new things.
Downside of writing a weekly “notes” post; makes me more vigilant of things I’m consuming and highlights how narrow my consumption of news, media, music really is.
Downside of writing a weekly “notes” post; makes me more vigilant of things I’m consuming and highlights how narrow my consumption of news, media, music really is.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Dear billionaires, none of you need more than 1 billion (I’m being VERY generous here), yet you hoard your wealth in the hopes of what, power, popularity??
Do you know what would make you THE most talked about person on the planet? Can you guess???
Do you know what would make you THE most talked about person on the planet? Can you guess???
February 8, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Dear billionaires, none of you need more than 1 billion (I’m being VERY generous here), yet you hoard your wealth in the hopes of what, power, popularity??
Do you know what would make you THE most talked about person on the planet? Can you guess???
Do you know what would make you THE most talked about person on the planet? Can you guess???
I despise these “men” and their idiotic, dangerous, rhetoric.
Real men respect other people, because we are secure in ourselves.
This “man” is nothing, yet thinks he is something. Vile.
Real men respect other people, because we are secure in ourselves.
This “man” is nothing, yet thinks he is something. Vile.
Advance UK Gorton + Denton by-election candidate Nick Buckley says his posts about many women being whores, ruined by feminism, are 'taken out of context'. Searcnlight Magazine report on the response to their posts
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February 7, 2026 at 9:38 AM
I despise these “men” and their idiotic, dangerous, rhetoric.
Real men respect other people, because we are secure in ourselves.
This “man” is nothing, yet thinks he is something. Vile.
Real men respect other people, because we are secure in ourselves.
This “man” is nothing, yet thinks he is something. Vile.
Apple Numbers vs Microsoft Excel.
One is free (for me), one is part of an £80 a year subscription. I use Excel for, at most, three spreadsheets (one for money, one for gaming, and usually one random one for a project).
Intrigued if I can move to Apple Numbers and ditch Microsoft.
One is free (for me), one is part of an £80 a year subscription. I use Excel for, at most, three spreadsheets (one for money, one for gaming, and usually one random one for a project).
Intrigued if I can move to Apple Numbers and ditch Microsoft.
February 7, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Apple Numbers vs Microsoft Excel.
One is free (for me), one is part of an £80 a year subscription. I use Excel for, at most, three spreadsheets (one for money, one for gaming, and usually one random one for a project).
Intrigued if I can move to Apple Numbers and ditch Microsoft.
One is free (for me), one is part of an £80 a year subscription. I use Excel for, at most, three spreadsheets (one for money, one for gaming, and usually one random one for a project).
Intrigued if I can move to Apple Numbers and ditch Microsoft.
Slow removal of gmail has begun. Realising just how many accounts use it is both staggering and daunting. But then I’ve been using gmail for … 15 years? More?
Thankful for the Apple Passwords app which lets me search for “gmail” and then bounce to the website to update my email (or delete account).
Thankful for the Apple Passwords app which lets me search for “gmail” and then bounce to the website to update my email (or delete account).
February 5, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Slow removal of gmail has begun. Realising just how many accounts use it is both staggering and daunting. But then I’ve been using gmail for … 15 years? More?
Thankful for the Apple Passwords app which lets me search for “gmail” and then bounce to the website to update my email (or delete account).
Thankful for the Apple Passwords app which lets me search for “gmail” and then bounce to the website to update my email (or delete account).
Instagram is now just a place I share reels. I used to enjoy taking “good” photos (by my low standard) and sharing them there but it is no longer that place.
So, what is? Where’s the photo first sharing app for us amateurs?
So, what is? Where’s the photo first sharing app for us amateurs?
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Instagram is now just a place I share reels. I used to enjoy taking “good” photos (by my low standard) and sharing them there but it is no longer that place.
So, what is? Where’s the photo first sharing app for us amateurs?
So, what is? Where’s the photo first sharing app for us amateurs?
Instagram is now just a place I share reels. I used to enjoy taking “good” photos (by my low standard) and sharing them there but it is no longer that place.
So, what is? Where’s the photo first sharing app for us amateurs?
So, what is? Where’s the photo first sharing app for us amateurs?
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Instagram is now just a place I share reels. I used to enjoy taking “good” photos (by my low standard) and sharing them there but it is no longer that place.
So, what is? Where’s the photo first sharing app for us amateurs?
So, what is? Where’s the photo first sharing app for us amateurs?
I’m sorry. But I think I need an “America” filter.
I’m sorry that I’m even thinking that.
I’m sorry that I’m even thinking that.
February 3, 2026 at 4:18 AM
I’m sorry. But I think I need an “America” filter.
I’m sorry that I’m even thinking that.
I’m sorry that I’m even thinking that.
Awake then. Becca has a terrible cough and did a 1am run to Asda for more cough medicine. And now, a few hours late, Jack needed tucked in (happens once a night at the moment). Here’s hoping I can squeeze in a couple more hours sleep soon.
February 3, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Awake then. Becca has a terrible cough and did a 1am run to Asda for more cough medicine. And now, a few hours late, Jack needed tucked in (happens once a night at the moment). Here’s hoping I can squeeze in a couple more hours sleep soon.
A tricky day, but managed to keep emotions where they need to be. Hopefully can move forward a little now, stop having grief defining me so heavily.
February 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
A tricky day, but managed to keep emotions where they need to be. Hopefully can move forward a little now, stop having grief defining me so heavily.
Dear Jen
A year has passed since you left us. I have been dreaming of you lately, odd childhood moments all smushed together into an incoherent ramble that I awake from feeling confused and sad. A year of grief rolling over my bones, picking at my skin. Jagged and sharp in shape and form. I am…
A year has passed since you left us. I have been dreaming of you lately, odd childhood moments all smushed together into an incoherent ramble that I awake from feeling confused and sad. A year of grief rolling over my bones, picking at my skin. Jagged and sharp in shape and form. I am…
Dear Jen
A year has passed since you left us. I have been dreaming of you lately, odd childhood moments all smushed together into an incoherent ramble that I awake from feeling confused and sad. A year of grief rolling over my bones, picking at my skin. Jagged and sharp in shape and form. I am trying not to be defined by my grief, but it’s hard.
www.gordonmclean.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Dear Jen
A year has passed since you left us. I have been dreaming of you lately, odd childhood moments all smushed together into an incoherent ramble that I awake from feeling confused and sad. A year of grief rolling over my bones, picking at my skin. Jagged and sharp in shape and form. I am…
A year has passed since you left us. I have been dreaming of you lately, odd childhood moments all smushed together into an incoherent ramble that I awake from feeling confused and sad. A year of grief rolling over my bones, picking at my skin. Jagged and sharp in shape and form. I am…