Mark Cresswell
@markcresswell.bsky.social
Daddy to a small person. Husband to a philologist. GPU/Semiconductor architect, SW manager. Sustainable energy enthusiast. EV driver.
All the information is already digital. If you file a self assessment, pay council tax, are on the electoral register or just pay for your green bin collection. It’s all there, already. It’s not like the government, your employer or the banks are jotting it down on paper.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
All the information is already digital. If you file a self assessment, pay council tax, are on the electoral register or just pay for your green bin collection. It’s all there, already. It’s not like the government, your employer or the banks are jotting it down on paper.
This article is all over the place, first it says top 1%, then it says super-rich, then it says billionaires.
January 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
This article is all over the place, first it says top 1%, then it says super-rich, then it says billionaires.
"till the man they deck out in false colours puts a fool's cap on them with his own hands," Fyodor Dostoevsky - Crime and Punishment.
January 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
"till the man they deck out in false colours puts a fool's cap on them with his own hands," Fyodor Dostoevsky - Crime and Punishment.
So the plan is steal the oil, then steal some more oil?
January 7, 2026 at 7:53 PM
So the plan is steal the oil, then steal some more oil?
Thanks, I was aware of 21 degrees but not HS&L, I'll check them out. I'm West Midlands.
January 7, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Thanks, I was aware of 21 degrees but not HS&L, I'll check them out. I'm West Midlands.
Would love to find a company that specialises in retrofit MVHR. I’ve done a lot of work on air tightness, but have 5 continuous extractors, with trickle vents for input.
January 4, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Would love to find a company that specialises in retrofit MVHR. I’ve done a lot of work on air tightness, but have 5 continuous extractors, with trickle vents for input.
Hello from Shakespeare’s old haunt. Picked up my first one of your books as I was passing your bookstore recently. It’s next on my list.
January 3, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Hello from Shakespeare’s old haunt. Picked up my first one of your books as I was passing your bookstore recently. It’s next on my list.
Azerbaijan and Armenia figured this out by themselves. Trump didn’t do squat.
December 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Azerbaijan and Armenia figured this out by themselves. Trump didn’t do squat.
Hope they restocked yesterday…
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Hope they restocked yesterday…
“till the man they deck out in false colours puts a fool's cap on them with his own hands" - Dostoevsky
December 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
“till the man they deck out in false colours puts a fool's cap on them with his own hands" - Dostoevsky
It’s not resistance, we just don’t want that shit.
December 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It’s not resistance, we just don’t want that shit.
Now you just need to wait for the picture of your parcel on a doorstep you’ve never seen before.
December 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Now you just need to wait for the picture of your parcel on a doorstep you’ve never seen before.
How embarrassing 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
How embarrassing 🤣
They’re not Idiran then, naming all their ships The Hand of God.
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
They’re not Idiran then, naming all their ships The Hand of God.
Every one of those movies needs Gandalf editing in, calling ‘Fly you fools’
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Every one of those movies needs Gandalf editing in, calling ‘Fly you fools’
Are they even paying attention? Ukraine is subordinate to no one.
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Are they even paying attention? Ukraine is subordinate to no one.
I don’t think anyone thought the government would just let all that fuel duty be lost and not try to replace it.
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I don’t think anyone thought the government would just let all that fuel duty be lost and not try to replace it.
My brain after waking from a dream, ‘you had this fantastic idea, it was world changing, no one has thought of it before, it was… it… nope, sorry, it’s gone’
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
My brain after waking from a dream, ‘you had this fantastic idea, it was world changing, no one has thought of it before, it was… it… nope, sorry, it’s gone’
This has backfired spectacularly on Russia.
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This has backfired spectacularly on Russia.
Was this on the list?
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Was this on the list?
Standing in front of my old house 🙂👍
November 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Standing in front of my old house 🙂👍
2025 is a transporter malfunction
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
2025 is a transporter malfunction
Can’t wait. Awesome.
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Can’t wait. Awesome.