Neil McLaren
@neiloctober.bsky.social
Tant pis. Sybarite, aesthete, flaneur. Startups, food & cool stuff.
I am once again asking ebay sellers to learn the difference between a coat and a jacket.
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I am once again asking ebay sellers to learn the difference between a coat and a jacket.
Schlimmbesserung - an improvement that makes things worse. Hard not to love the German language.
August 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Schlimmbesserung - an improvement that makes things worse. Hard not to love the German language.
Why do lawn bowls outfits look like you clean crime scenes for a living?
July 19, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Why do lawn bowls outfits look like you clean crime scenes for a living?
How do you like this sick burn you lying shits.
July 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
How do you like this sick burn you lying shits.
Ebay's product recommendations "we see you've been searching for a size 34 trouser, have you considered a 28?"
July 4, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Ebay's product recommendations "we see you've been searching for a size 34 trouser, have you considered a 28?"
I strongly suspect the MHRA has no idea how many people are on weight loss drugs, and that the adverse effects are a) minuscule b.) all related to them being too effective. Medical establishment is going to fight against it because it massively disrupts the status quo they’re invested in.
June 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I strongly suspect the MHRA has no idea how many people are on weight loss drugs, and that the adverse effects are a) minuscule b.) all related to them being too effective. Medical establishment is going to fight against it because it massively disrupts the status quo they’re invested in.
Sir, I believe I was promised the roaring twenties.
June 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sir, I believe I was promised the roaring twenties.
What if I don't want to live in interesting times?
June 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
What if I don't want to live in interesting times?
Ditched the apple watch, went analogue, really quite happy about it.
May 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Ditched the apple watch, went analogue, really quite happy about it.
It's been 5 years since I started working remotely, give or take the occasional day with the team. But today was the first time I woke up and thought I would do anything to get on a train and go to an office. I think I'm over this...
May 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It's been 5 years since I started working remotely, give or take the occasional day with the team. But today was the first time I woke up and thought I would do anything to get on a train and go to an office. I think I'm over this...
Dear BBC, neutrality ≠ stopwatch journalism. Giving nonsense the same mic time as evidence isn’t balance you just give weight to the opinions of idiots
May 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Dear BBC, neutrality ≠ stopwatch journalism. Giving nonsense the same mic time as evidence isn’t balance you just give weight to the opinions of idiots
Someone really needs to make the Len Deighton 'Bernard Samson' books into films, once upon a time Tarantino had an option, man, that would have been good.
May 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Someone really needs to make the Len Deighton 'Bernard Samson' books into films, once upon a time Tarantino had an option, man, that would have been good.
Got this book from a charity shop, safe to say the previous owners did not mess about.
May 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Got this book from a charity shop, safe to say the previous owners did not mess about.
2 days into healthy eating again. Why is bread so good? Already fantasising about flatbreads and hummus.
April 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
2 days into healthy eating again. Why is bread so good? Already fantasising about flatbreads and hummus.
Came up with an app idea in the middle of the night, feels significant. Short on a technical founder though, not sure vibe coding will cut it on this one.
April 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Came up with an app idea in the middle of the night, feels significant. Short on a technical founder though, not sure vibe coding will cut it on this one.
I've had way more rosé this week than the paltry amount of sun justified. Big bourgeois end-of-the-world summer mood
April 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I've had way more rosé this week than the paltry amount of sun justified. Big bourgeois end-of-the-world summer mood
Dear UK Labour, the answer is Europe. You're welcome.
April 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Dear UK Labour, the answer is Europe. You're welcome.
The joke is on you, stock market, I don't even have a pension.
April 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The joke is on you, stock market, I don't even have a pension.
Amazing large scale pump and dump, what a time to be alive.
NEW: Stocks swung dramatically after a false report circulated that the White House would pause most of Trump's tariffs for 90 days
Stock markets lurch on false Trump tariff pause report
The White House told CNBC that the report was "fake news" and stocks once again sold off.
www.axios.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Amazing large scale pump and dump, what a time to be alive.
21 degrees, sunny. Perfectly normal weather for the 4th April in the UK.
April 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
21 degrees, sunny. Perfectly normal weather for the 4th April in the UK.
The last decade has been a wild ride 😆
April 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The last decade has been a wild ride 😆
Thinking about starting a newsletter, need some outward-facing accountability in my life. Something like 👉 Reboot Friday, as I'm starting from scratch looking at new business paths. Spending too much time alone and unaccountable.
April 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Thinking about starting a newsletter, need some outward-facing accountability in my life. Something like 👉 Reboot Friday, as I'm starting from scratch looking at new business paths. Spending too much time alone and unaccountable.
Just found my style icon for this summer. Always fancied getting into cigars.
March 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Just found my style icon for this summer. Always fancied getting into cigars.
Just swapped my Disney+ subscription for a Canal+, the kids are going to love this.
March 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Just swapped my Disney+ subscription for a Canal+, the kids are going to love this.
Always learning, me.
March 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Always learning, me.