Mike Smith
@l4ncster.bsky.social
Music nerd from Manchester, UK.
First there was a Beaver. Then there was a dog. And then, well...there was 100s of Beavers. With @ottomancer.bsky.social and @nerissact.bsky.social at HOME MCR
October 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
First there was a Beaver. Then there was a dog. And then, well...there was 100s of Beavers. With @ottomancer.bsky.social and @nerissact.bsky.social at HOME MCR
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"Quantum Hackers fracture industrial-grade wetware splice in Detroit Plex, as cyber-riots erupt // LoRez Channel."
I used a bout of insomnia last night to build something. www.ragingtrifle.com/cybernews.htm it's a work in progress and temporary URL for now... 😎
I used a bout of insomnia last night to build something. www.ragingtrifle.com/cybernews.htm it's a work in progress and temporary URL for now... 😎
Cyberpunk News Generator
www.ragingtrifle.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
"Quantum Hackers fracture industrial-grade wetware splice in Detroit Plex, as cyber-riots erupt // LoRez Channel."
I used a bout of insomnia last night to build something. www.ragingtrifle.com/cybernews.htm it's a work in progress and temporary URL for now... 😎
I used a bout of insomnia last night to build something. www.ragingtrifle.com/cybernews.htm it's a work in progress and temporary URL for now... 😎
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This might be important to some people
September 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
This might be important to some people
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I don’t get scared while watching Alien Earth because I have Dan O’Bannon’s original concept art seared into my brain
August 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I don’t get scared while watching Alien Earth because I have Dan O’Bannon’s original concept art seared into my brain
Spent the morning in the company of The cat who slept a thousand years. And various other cats. Great free exhibition at Manchester Museum
August 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Spent the morning in the company of The cat who slept a thousand years. And various other cats. Great free exhibition at Manchester Museum
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Can somebody go and check if Bristol’s still there?
August 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Can somebody go and check if Bristol’s still there?
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Holy what!! The British Podcast Awards just told us that Words Unravelled is in the Top 20 for Listener's Choice.
If you dig the show and haven't voted yet, please go here and type in "Words Unravelled" to vote: www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting
CC @robwords.bsky.social + @martynmnw.bsky.social
If you dig the show and haven't voted yet, please go here and type in "Words Unravelled" to vote: www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting
CC @robwords.bsky.social + @martynmnw.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Holy what!! The British Podcast Awards just told us that Words Unravelled is in the Top 20 for Listener's Choice.
If you dig the show and haven't voted yet, please go here and type in "Words Unravelled" to vote: www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting
CC @robwords.bsky.social + @martynmnw.bsky.social
If you dig the show and haven't voted yet, please go here and type in "Words Unravelled" to vote: www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting
CC @robwords.bsky.social + @martynmnw.bsky.social
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Great drying day today, lads.
Clothesline art by Helga Stentzel
Clothesline art by Helga Stentzel
August 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Great drying day today, lads.
Clothesline art by Helga Stentzel
Clothesline art by Helga Stentzel
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We only rate dogs. This is the goth cousin of Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc. Please understand it's not just a phase, and only send dogs. Thank you… 12/10 (credit u/vincidelaunc)
August 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We only rate dogs. This is the goth cousin of Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc. Please understand it's not just a phase, and only send dogs. Thank you… 12/10 (credit u/vincidelaunc)
Voting open for the British Podcast awards. Good to see Words Unravelled getting some love @robwords.bsky.social @jesszafarris.bsky.social
www.britishpodcastawards.com
www.britishpodcastawards.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Voting open for the British Podcast awards. Good to see Words Unravelled getting some love @robwords.bsky.social @jesszafarris.bsky.social
www.britishpodcastawards.com
www.britishpodcastawards.com
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How Games are Made: Sound Design
This is the first in a new series that dives into specific areas of game design.
This first episode is about SOUND, covering everything from recording foley, to assigning priority, how the engine and CPU deal with sound and more.
youtu.be/lbOghip5CPI
This is the first in a new series that dives into specific areas of game design.
This first episode is about SOUND, covering everything from recording foley, to assigning priority, how the engine and CPU deal with sound and more.
youtu.be/lbOghip5CPI
How Games Are Made: SOUND DESIGN
YouTube video by Noclip
youtu.be
June 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
How Games are Made: Sound Design
This is the first in a new series that dives into specific areas of game design.
This first episode is about SOUND, covering everything from recording foley, to assigning priority, how the engine and CPU deal with sound and more.
youtu.be/lbOghip5CPI
This is the first in a new series that dives into specific areas of game design.
This first episode is about SOUND, covering everything from recording foley, to assigning priority, how the engine and CPU deal with sound and more.
youtu.be/lbOghip5CPI
A late birthday present to myself arrived today. By @jesszafarris.bsky.social .
April 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A late birthday present to myself arrived today. By @jesszafarris.bsky.social .
A rare treat of a Friday off work so spent it in the best way possible. At Pho Cue in Manchester in the company of @ottomancer.bsky.social Will be back at some point to work my way through the menu.
March 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A rare treat of a Friday off work so spent it in the best way possible. At Pho Cue in Manchester in the company of @ottomancer.bsky.social Will be back at some point to work my way through the menu.
Went to the the Descendents at the Ritz in Manchester this evening with @ottomancer.bsky.social . So many good tunes. Support from Circle Jerks, showing that old punks never die, they just tell more rambling anecdotes.
March 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Went to the the Descendents at the Ritz in Manchester this evening with @ottomancer.bsky.social . So many good tunes. Support from Circle Jerks, showing that old punks never die, they just tell more rambling anecdotes.
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STARMER YYZ
March 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
STARMER YYZ
Lovely spring day to head into town and then spend it inside the Bridgewater Hall for TEDx Manchester with @ottomancer.bsky.social and @mancminx.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Lovely spring day to head into town and then spend it inside the Bridgewater Hall for TEDx Manchester with @ottomancer.bsky.social and @mancminx.bsky.social
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Words Unravelled, my podcast with @robwords.bsky.social, hit 50,000 subscribers on YouTube today!
Recording this podcast has been the highlight of the past year, and I couldn't ask for a better co-host.
Cheers to the 50,000 word nerds who join us every week. 🫶
Recording this podcast has been the highlight of the past year, and I couldn't ask for a better co-host.
Cheers to the 50,000 word nerds who join us every week. 🫶
February 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Words Unravelled, my podcast with @robwords.bsky.social, hit 50,000 subscribers on YouTube today!
Recording this podcast has been the highlight of the past year, and I couldn't ask for a better co-host.
Cheers to the 50,000 word nerds who join us every week. 🫶
Recording this podcast has been the highlight of the past year, and I couldn't ask for a better co-host.
Cheers to the 50,000 word nerds who join us every week. 🫶
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I promised myself I’d work on some of my own projects while freelancing this time around, so with that in mind, here’s THE 13 DEMONS OF AKUMA SAIZO.
A 28 page adventure for RONIN. By me. For you.
Hope you like it. :-)
ottomancer.itch.io/the-13-demon...
A 28 page adventure for RONIN. By me. For you.
Hope you like it. :-)
ottomancer.itch.io/the-13-demon...
The 13 Demons of Akuma Saizo by ottomancer
A downloadable adventure for the RONIN RPG
ottomancer.itch.io
February 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I promised myself I’d work on some of my own projects while freelancing this time around, so with that in mind, here’s THE 13 DEMONS OF AKUMA SAIZO.
A 28 page adventure for RONIN. By me. For you.
Hope you like it. :-)
ottomancer.itch.io/the-13-demon...
A 28 page adventure for RONIN. By me. For you.
Hope you like it. :-)
ottomancer.itch.io/the-13-demon...
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Inks now. I really like the feeling of movement in this one.
January 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Inks now. I really like the feeling of movement in this one.
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Amazing Horse was demonetised nearly a decade ago so I've cleaned it up to make it good, family friendly, fun.
youtu.be/ODau1IrxGmo
youtu.be/ODau1IrxGmo
Amazing Horse (clean)
YouTube video by Weebl's Stuff
youtu.be
January 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Amazing Horse was demonetised nearly a decade ago so I've cleaned it up to make it good, family friendly, fun.
youtu.be/ODau1IrxGmo
youtu.be/ODau1IrxGmo
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"Happy accidents are real gifts, and they can open the door to a future that didn't even exist."
January 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Happy accidents are real gifts, and they can open the door to a future that didn't even exist."
Wishing you Internet people a Merry Christmas youtu.be/WR6fJRwIo_U?...
DJ Cummerbund - Rebel Navidad
YouTube video by DJ Cummerbund
youtu.be
December 25, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Wishing you Internet people a Merry Christmas youtu.be/WR6fJRwIo_U?...
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1/ So, where were we? Oh yep, #duvetknowitschristmas. Firstly, some admin: Twitter/X has evidently been run into the ground by a preening, self-radicalised clot, so while there's a slim possibility that this annual celebration might be thriving over there, I won't know cos I won't be looking.
December 24, 2024 at 7:32 PM
1/ So, where were we? Oh yep, #duvetknowitschristmas. Firstly, some admin: Twitter/X has evidently been run into the ground by a preening, self-radicalised clot, so while there's a slim possibility that this annual celebration might be thriving over there, I won't know cos I won't be looking.
Rainy day in Manchester
December 5, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Rainy day in Manchester
Morning sunshine for the walk into town along the Ashton Canal
November 30, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Morning sunshine for the walk into town along the Ashton Canal