Michael Blumenthal
@mikeyb137.bsky.social
What happens when a very logical approach to problem solving meets poor impulse control
Guitars, synthesisers, Doctor Who, role playing games, model making, taijiquan, history.
Software developer by trade.
Pseudoparent to two cats.
Guitars, synthesisers, Doctor Who, role playing games, model making, taijiquan, history.
Software developer by trade.
Pseudoparent to two cats.
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*fully restores your HP as you scroll past*
January 27, 2026 at 4:20 AM
*fully restores your HP as you scroll past*
Fuck Nazis
January 26, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Fuck Nazis
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stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.
January 26, 2026 at 7:53 AM
stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.
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There Is No Such Thing As Failure*
January 25, 2026 at 11:01 AM
There Is No Such Thing As Failure*
My grandparents with their son, my three-year-old father were very fortunate to be able to leave Germany in 1939.
The Nazi SA - Sturmabteilung, or Storm Troopers - were often recruited from the dregs of society: barely literate failures incapable of holding down a job and only fit for murder and terror. The scum of Germany. Hitler gave them free rein to vent their rage on their betters. Sound familiar, America?
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 AM
My grandparents with their son, my three-year-old father were very fortunate to be able to leave Germany in 1939.
Thank you Mr Smallbones.
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 22, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Thank you Mr Smallbones.
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Out-take from "Doctor Who: The Awakening" part 2 (1984).
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
January 20, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Out-take from "Doctor Who: The Awakening" part 2 (1984).
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
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Letter in Times today
January 20, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Letter in Times today
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“If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” is a trick question.
The mossy forest horrors that shamble in the gloom know all and hear all. There is no escape.
The mossy forest horrors that shamble in the gloom know all and hear all. There is no escape.
December 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” is a trick question.
The mossy forest horrors that shamble in the gloom know all and hear all. There is no escape.
The mossy forest horrors that shamble in the gloom know all and hear all. There is no escape.
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I doubt I will ever see a more inspired bit of upcycling.
January 18, 2026 at 8:55 AM
I doubt I will ever see a more inspired bit of upcycling.
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In Preservation culture, asking payment for anything considered necessary for living (food, power sources, education, the feed, etc.) was considered outrageous, but asking payment for life-saving help was right up there with cannibalism.
January 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
In Preservation culture, asking payment for anything considered necessary for living (food, power sources, education, the feed, etc.) was considered outrageous, but asking payment for life-saving help was right up there with cannibalism.
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Bit early for Easter, but...
January 18, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Bit early for Easter, but...
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If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
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Status: Just finished reading an ARC of Platform Decay
Emotion check: I still fucking love Murderbot
Emotion check: I still fucking love Murderbot
January 17, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Status: Just finished reading an ARC of Platform Decay
Emotion check: I still fucking love Murderbot
Emotion check: I still fucking love Murderbot
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Starmer’s US policy lies in tatters. Trump is now punishing the UK and NATO allies just for doing the right thing.
Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.
Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Starmer’s US policy lies in tatters. Trump is now punishing the UK and NATO allies just for doing the right thing.
Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.
Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.
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This thread is some of the most exceptional storytelling I've seen in ages?? wow. truly worth your time.
By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
January 17, 2026 at 2:17 AM
This thread is some of the most exceptional storytelling I've seen in ages?? wow. truly worth your time.
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There are gloves. And then there are GLOVES! These beautifully madly extravagant gloves in verdant velvet are pure #Schiaparelli, early #1950s and utterly de trop #madparisfr #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
January 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
There are gloves. And then there are GLOVES! These beautifully madly extravagant gloves in verdant velvet are pure #Schiaparelli, early #1950s and utterly de trop #madparisfr #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Posting instructions for fellow Lego nerds for kawaii kitty and so i can look at this later. Will be thread of images.
January 16, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Posting instructions for fellow Lego nerds for kawaii kitty and so i can look at this later. Will be thread of images.
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Sound very much on.
It reminds me of when a spectator on a bike tries to ride parallel to the peloton in the TourDeFrance.
It reminds me of when a spectator on a bike tries to ride parallel to the peloton in the TourDeFrance.
Oh my god she uploaded a slow motion video and it's amazing. He's just like me fr running as best he can and still going backwards over and over!
January 16, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Sound very much on.
It reminds me of when a spectator on a bike tries to ride parallel to the peloton in the TourDeFrance.
It reminds me of when a spectator on a bike tries to ride parallel to the peloton in the TourDeFrance.
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this is fucking incredible
January 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
this is fucking incredible
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I was thinking about that 1980s James Bond movie where everybody's trying to get their hands on a Fabergé egg for some reason
And then I realized:
It's an Egg McGuffin.
And then I realized:
It's an Egg McGuffin.
January 15, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I was thinking about that 1980s James Bond movie where everybody's trying to get their hands on a Fabergé egg for some reason
And then I realized:
It's an Egg McGuffin.
And then I realized:
It's an Egg McGuffin.
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"Why aren't the BBC reporting XXXXX when social media has been showing it for 2 hours?" Maybe because they are checking and verifying it like a proper, professional news outlet rather than just throwing any old half-understood, possibly fake shite out into the world.
January 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
"Why aren't the BBC reporting XXXXX when social media has been showing it for 2 hours?" Maybe because they are checking and verifying it like a proper, professional news outlet rather than just throwing any old half-understood, possibly fake shite out into the world.