Ryan Vance
@ryanvance.bsky.social
Writer, designer, rule of three enthusiast.
www.ryanvance.co.uk
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Ryan Vance
@ryanvance.bsky.social
· Oct 31
I'm currently available for everything book design, from covers to typesetting to ePubs - with narry a single speck of AI included. Check out the rest of my work and give me a shout over at www.ryanvance.co.uk!
McGills bus drivers love to watch in dead silence while you get on, not ask where you’re going, watch you tap on thinking it’s First Bus, continue to stare while your card doesn’t read, shout at you for not realising you got on a McGills bus, then charge you full fare for five stops.
January 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM
McGills bus drivers love to watch in dead silence while you get on, not ask where you’re going, watch you tap on thinking it’s First Bus, continue to stare while your card doesn’t read, shout at you for not realising you got on a McGills bus, then charge you full fare for five stops.
Between Fantastic 4 and that Masters of the Universe trailer, it feels like we're in for a few years of nostalgia movies with a substantial GenAI influence on aesthetics, but whose production timeline ran significantly longer than the general public's patience had for GenAI aesthetics.
January 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Between Fantastic 4 and that Masters of the Universe trailer, it feels like we're in for a few years of nostalgia movies with a substantial GenAI influence on aesthetics, but whose production timeline ran significantly longer than the general public's patience had for GenAI aesthetics.
ADHD diagnosis timeline: Spoke to GP around 2018, submitted the forms early 2020, then everything went to shit, so I only got officially referred (i.e. entered into their system) early 2022, and was informed there was a 2.5 year wait list from that date.
It is now 2026.
The maths is not mathsing.
It is now 2026.
The maths is not mathsing.
January 22, 2026 at 1:26 PM
ADHD diagnosis timeline: Spoke to GP around 2018, submitted the forms early 2020, then everything went to shit, so I only got officially referred (i.e. entered into their system) early 2022, and was informed there was a 2.5 year wait list from that date.
It is now 2026.
The maths is not mathsing.
It is now 2026.
The maths is not mathsing.
Snakes with Big Naturals on a Plane
Improve a movie title by adding "With Big Naturals"
January 22, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Snakes with Big Naturals on a Plane
oooh, it's been a minute since I had can't-fall-asleep insomnia, I've been on a wake-at-4am kick for about a month, wonder where this has sprung from, ah yes, every aspect of my professional life suspended in a limbo outside of my control, well, glad to have figured that out, i will sleep well now
January 22, 2026 at 1:21 AM
oooh, it's been a minute since I had can't-fall-asleep insomnia, I've been on a wake-at-4am kick for about a month, wonder where this has sprung from, ah yes, every aspect of my professional life suspended in a limbo outside of my control, well, glad to have figured that out, i will sleep well now
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hey train perverts wanna see the shinkansen cloaca
January 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
hey train perverts wanna see the shinkansen cloaca
Trying to doomscroll (and doompost) less is difficult when everyone's vying for relevance, so it's not personal, but some of you - many, in fact - might be muted imminently, even if you are getting close to that imaginary title of Most Objectively Correct Observation on The Newest Doom. Sorry.
January 21, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Trying to doomscroll (and doompost) less is difficult when everyone's vying for relevance, so it's not personal, but some of you - many, in fact - might be muted imminently, even if you are getting close to that imaginary title of Most Objectively Correct Observation on The Newest Doom. Sorry.
As a hopeless Meredith Gran simp, I was already hyped for Station to Station, the sequel to Perfect Tides. That it features fewer puzzles, more personal interaction, relocates to the city - that is to say, an *even more distilled* interactive version of Octopus Pie? H Y P E D
Perfect Tides: Station to Station is another well-executed time-capsule in the life of Mara Whitefish. This time depicting her lost in college, the story feels even sharper in it's ability to make us confront the past without judgment
www.avclub.com/perfect-tide...
www.avclub.com/perfect-tide...
Perfect Tides: Station to Station explores seasons of love, hate, depression, and ennui
Octopus Pie creator Meredith Gran's new game Perfect Tides: Station to Station is less nostalgic but sharper than its predecessor.
www.avclub.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:22 PM
As a hopeless Meredith Gran simp, I was already hyped for Station to Station, the sequel to Perfect Tides. That it features fewer puzzles, more personal interaction, relocates to the city - that is to say, an *even more distilled* interactive version of Octopus Pie? H Y P E D
Not reading the DEFRA report on how ecological decline poses a security threat - what can I tell you, the 2018 IPCC report stating we had twelve years to avoid annihilation sort of sent me to therapy, would rather not inflict that on myself again, thanks - but I salute those of you who do read it.
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Not reading the DEFRA report on how ecological decline poses a security threat - what can I tell you, the 2018 IPCC report stating we had twelve years to avoid annihilation sort of sent me to therapy, would rather not inflict that on myself again, thanks - but I salute those of you who do read it.
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Ah shit they're saying our days as the global hegemon are over. I was really materially benefiting from that. :(
January 21, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Ah shit they're saying our days as the global hegemon are over. I was really materially benefiting from that. :(
Bike is dead, RIP bike. Cassette: busted. Derailleur: misaligned. Chain: stretched. Breaks: threadbare. Financially, makes more sense to just get a new (well, refurbed) rig. Truly, you gave your all to the cause (taking me into town and back).
As we lay thee to rest, we remember thy finest moment.
As we lay thee to rest, we remember thy finest moment.
January 21, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Bike is dead, RIP bike. Cassette: busted. Derailleur: misaligned. Chain: stretched. Breaks: threadbare. Financially, makes more sense to just get a new (well, refurbed) rig. Truly, you gave your all to the cause (taking me into town and back).
As we lay thee to rest, we remember thy finest moment.
As we lay thee to rest, we remember thy finest moment.
Another fun thing about Glasgow’s new pedestrian crossing roll out where the green man is not only to the side instead of in front, but also depending on the size of the crossing and placement of lights sometimes behind you: they don’t beep? When they’re green? Wtf?
January 21, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Another fun thing about Glasgow’s new pedestrian crossing roll out where the green man is not only to the side instead of in front, but also depending on the size of the crossing and placement of lights sometimes behind you: they don’t beep? When they’re green? Wtf?
Didn’t realise children’s publishing operated a one in one out policy.
Rob Brydon becomes a children's author
Rob Brydon becomes a children's author
Picture book based on the exploits of his own family cat
dlvr.it
January 21, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Didn’t realise children’s publishing operated a one in one out policy.
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Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
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This is known to be a deliberate strategy. The links are right there, but people STILL don't actually like... do anything with that information.
atmos.earth/political-la...
atmos.earth/political-la...
Fossil Fuel Billionaires Are Bankrolling the Anti-Trans Movement | Atmos
An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.
atmos.earth
January 21, 2026 at 7:31 AM
This is known to be a deliberate strategy. The links are right there, but people STILL don't actually like... do anything with that information.
atmos.earth/political-la...
atmos.earth/political-la...
I doubt Glasgow council can back away from the agreement now it’s been announced, legalese and all that, but the AI Mural Artist should be forced to do the whole thing without a reference or grid, just freestyle the thing, give us all a laugh.
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I doubt Glasgow council can back away from the agreement now it’s been announced, legalese and all that, but the AI Mural Artist should be forced to do the whole thing without a reference or grid, just freestyle the thing, give us all a laugh.
now that's what I call the ol' @strongmisgiving.bsky.social like and retweet
January 20, 2026 at 3:57 PM
now that's what I call the ol' @strongmisgiving.bsky.social like and retweet
trying to access an old Gutter facebook account and I typed our email address quickly enough to be temporarily blocked as a suspected bot
January 20, 2026 at 2:25 PM
trying to access an old Gutter facebook account and I typed our email address quickly enough to be temporarily blocked as a suspected bot
Pretty sure "freelancing" counts as an absence of strong time cues, I've spent the last five years feeling cogent for 5 days a month and the rest wondering how people get out of bed (despite once having been able to myself).
hey what the fuck so my sleep window that always slides forward is just normal?
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Pretty sure "freelancing" counts as an absence of strong time cues, I've spent the last five years feeling cogent for 5 days a month and the rest wondering how people get out of bed (despite once having been able to myself).
Polanski really triggering with this one the folk who would prefer to participate in a nuclear holocaust rather than simply die in one.
EXC: Zack Polanski tells us Britain should consider closing US military bases, leave Nato and denuclearise, as he begins to flesh out the Greens’ foreign policy.
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski
Exclusive: Green party leader advocates leaving Nato and says Britain should wean itself off its reliance on the US
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Polanski really triggering with this one the folk who would prefer to participate in a nuclear holocaust rather than simply die in one.
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New Poem published with Silly Goose Press about the Leaning Tower of Pisa sillygoosepress.com/winter-whims...
The Leaning Tower of Pisa Weighs 14,500 Tons and This Woman, Pretending to Hold It Up, Isn’t Even Breaking a Sweat — SillyGoosePress
In the Piazza del Duomo, alone, the art of tilting is historicised with weightless disdain. Hands out, back turned, bad posture and a lack of formal training is offset by ritua...
sillygoosepress.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:22 PM
New Poem published with Silly Goose Press about the Leaning Tower of Pisa sillygoosepress.com/winter-whims...
what’s that one song that goes
[guitar, fast, like a motorway pileup] DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG
[synth, not particularly hurried, a robot plucking thorns] deedit-dit, deedit-dit, deedit-dit, deedit-dit
That one.
[guitar, fast, like a motorway pileup] DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG
[synth, not particularly hurried, a robot plucking thorns] deedit-dit, deedit-dit, deedit-dit, deedit-dit
That one.
filling up my ancient ipod with music to get stabbed by a guy in black leather gloves to
January 19, 2026 at 6:20 PM
what’s that one song that goes
[guitar, fast, like a motorway pileup] DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG
[synth, not particularly hurried, a robot plucking thorns] deedit-dit, deedit-dit, deedit-dit, deedit-dit
That one.
[guitar, fast, like a motorway pileup] DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG DRANG
[synth, not particularly hurried, a robot plucking thorns] deedit-dit, deedit-dit, deedit-dit, deedit-dit
That one.
£1.36 in PLR payments, milky bars are on me!
[googles milky bar prices]
FUCK OFF
[googles milky bar prices]
FUCK OFF
January 19, 2026 at 10:25 AM
£1.36 in PLR payments, milky bars are on me!
[googles milky bar prices]
FUCK OFF
[googles milky bar prices]
FUCK OFF
All you lot suddenly getting into snooker:
January 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
All you lot suddenly getting into snooker: