Mark Hillen
markhillen.bsky.social
Mark Hillen
@markhillen.bsky.social
Equal mix of scientist, editor, and espresso.
You wouldn’t believe the amount of useless crap I’ve collected over the years - when it fell over, it was a… Tatsunami
January 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I’m still with a M1 MacBook at work. It’s still
great as it has plenty of RAM and storage space, which are the real everyday pinch points, not the processor.
January 2, 2026 at 11:21 PM
It’s tragic. I was sat on a plane next to a lesbian woman who was very far away from being “conventionally attractive”. She was trying to use ChatGPT to message a very “conventionally attractive” (thirst trapping) woman on Instagram with prompts like “write a message that will make her want me”.
December 18, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Alt text is also a great euphemism
December 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
It’s not “real” money. But still…
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I mean you’d think his Llama data centres could do with the limitless cheap energy
December 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Ooh, lovely pics - and colours. What camera did you get? Some Leica rangefinder goodness?
December 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just because he was paranoid, didn’t mean he was wrong
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Hit the gym.
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Some Barbour gloves? It’s chilly out there.
November 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The last gift I got my dad before he died was a kid’s Bluetooth karaoke microphone with voice effects. Really silly. He loved it.
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I’m old enough to remember the floppy vs stiffy debate.
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
It’s bad enough on Facebook.
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Oh yeah?
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Cheer them up by using your trombone to comment immediately after a corny joke or terrible pun is made.
a cartoon of a cat playing a trombone with gifmania written on the bottom
ALT: a cartoon of a cat playing a trombone with gifmania written on the bottom
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November 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I guess even non-diabetic people can sometimes experience the same thing?
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I mean, semaglutide / tirzepatide are both anti-diabetes drugs with a helpful weight loss side effect. Sometimes in diabetics, lowered blood sugar results in more damn blood vessels growing (and leaking) in the retina, causing diseases like diabetic macular oedema to worsen (for a while).
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Reposted by Mark Hillen
Flying into Edinburgh Airport, baggage reclaim had carousels for flights from both “mad” and “pis”.

Pisa’s IATA code is PSA, if anyone cares.
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Flying into Edinburgh Airport, baggage reclaim had carousels for flights from both “mad” and “pis”.

Pisa’s IATA code is PSA, if anyone cares.
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM