Sean Gibson
@seangibson.bsky.social
[Creative] Writer. Reader. Erstwhile journalist. Data visualisationist.
F1 watcher and (with mounting embarrassment) football supporter #SCFC
Writing at https://seangibsonwriting.com/
F1 watcher and (with mounting embarrassment) football supporter #SCFC
Writing at https://seangibsonwriting.com/
Would love to know the rationale at @skynewsrss.bsky.social for having a camera pointing at a giant vertical screen in the studio, which is showing some TikTok news clip, while a third of the display lies spare on each side, showing only random bits of dead space 👏
February 18, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Would love to know the rationale at @skynewsrss.bsky.social for having a camera pointing at a giant vertical screen in the studio, which is showing some TikTok news clip, while a third of the display lies spare on each side, showing only random bits of dead space 👏
This is, like, every day at the moment.
Is someone's new year's resolution to be much more obtuse in 2026?
Cannot fathom why else NYT Connections now suddenly require 4D thinking.
Is someone's new year's resolution to be much more obtuse in 2026?
Cannot fathom why else NYT Connections now suddenly require 4D thinking.
January 9, 2026 at 9:14 AM
This is, like, every day at the moment.
Is someone's new year's resolution to be much more obtuse in 2026?
Cannot fathom why else NYT Connections now suddenly require 4D thinking.
Is someone's new year's resolution to be much more obtuse in 2026?
Cannot fathom why else NYT Connections now suddenly require 4D thinking.
I'm going to stop arguing with people when they say that F1 is boring.
What is the point in even running a wet set-up?
#BelgianGP
What is the point in even running a wet set-up?
#BelgianGP
July 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I'm going to stop arguing with people when they say that F1 is boring.
What is the point in even running a wet set-up?
#BelgianGP
What is the point in even running a wet set-up?
#BelgianGP
July 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
F1 really embarrasses itself when it throws a safety car out for it being 'too wet' while allowing all the teams to continue running intermediate tyres, not forcing then to put for full wets.
July 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
F1 really embarrasses itself when it throws a safety car out for it being 'too wet' while allowing all the teams to continue running intermediate tyres, not forcing then to put for full wets.
Reposted by Sean Gibson
Trump Signs Executive Order Making Official Language Of U.S. Remedial English
Trump Signs Executive Order Making Official Language Of U.S. Remedial English
WASHINGTON—In a move designed to promote unity and establish efficiency at the federal level, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday making the nation’s official language remedial Eng...
theonion.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trump Signs Executive Order Making Official Language Of U.S. Remedial English
Another day, another falling-out with these charlatans and their English-for-kids dialect, their slim-volume dictionaries.
February 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Another day, another falling-out with these charlatans and their English-for-kids dialect, their slim-volume dictionaries.
Watching the Stoke defence try to hold a straight line is so humiliating.
Like schoolchildren who are just learning the rules to 11-a-side.
Like schoolchildren who are just learning the rules to 11-a-side.
February 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Watching the Stoke defence try to hold a straight line is so humiliating.
Like schoolchildren who are just learning the rules to 11-a-side.
Like schoolchildren who are just learning the rules to 11-a-side.
I'm sure there's a good reason why the TV camera at Ashton Gate is in a geostationary orbit – but it's not apparent to me.
February 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I'm sure there's a good reason why the TV camera at Ashton Gate is in a geostationary orbit – but it's not apparent to me.
As I install R version 4.4.2, thoughts inevitably turn to one man...
January 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
As I install R version 4.4.2, thoughts inevitably turn to one man...
Another day, another string of crimes committed by the NYT against the English language.
None of these are words, apparently.
None of these are words, apparently.
January 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Another day, another string of crimes committed by the NYT against the English language.
None of these are words, apparently.
None of these are words, apparently.
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The mad final statement here can be traced to a perception that the ‘production’ of things like songs and books needs to be speeded up and streamlined as if they were, say, hospital ventilator parts. Some people almost literally can’t imagine creativity bringing its own satisfaction, beyond cash.
January 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The mad final statement here can be traced to a perception that the ‘production’ of things like songs and books needs to be speeded up and streamlined as if they were, say, hospital ventilator parts. Some people almost literally can’t imagine creativity bringing its own satisfaction, beyond cash.
I've let a lot go, NYT, but you need this word in your dictionary.
January 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I've let a lot go, NYT, but you need this word in your dictionary.
It's brilliant isn't it, how the quality of football has improved and the injury rate has decreased and the number of Champions League games has increased since the League Cup removed extra time and the FA Cup removed replays 👏 Our national game and its traditions in rude health
December 19, 2024 at 9:06 PM
It's brilliant isn't it, how the quality of football has improved and the injury rate has decreased and the number of Champions League games has increased since the League Cup removed extra time and the FA Cup removed replays 👏 Our national game and its traditions in rude health
The pro- and anti-velociraptor lobbies really having it out in my advent calendar the last two days
December 11, 2024 at 12:03 PM
The pro- and anti-velociraptor lobbies really having it out in my advent calendar the last two days
Great long ball, there, up to... *checks notes* the 4'10" Million Manhoef 👏
December 7, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Great long ball, there, up to... *checks notes* the 4'10" Million Manhoef 👏
This new Stoke 'long' throw is an unmitigated embarrassment and should be banned immediately
December 7, 2024 at 12:52 PM
This new Stoke 'long' throw is an unmitigated embarrassment and should be banned immediately
Is this what the linked news article really says? Does the study even exist? Or is this all just a clever way of proving their point?
I have no idea. But neglecting to check feels like the best way to support the general concern 👍
I have no idea. But neglecting to check feels like the best way to support the general concern 👍
A majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it with their audiences, a study published Tuesday by the UN’s scientific and cultural arm found, underscoring concerns that some of the biggest online figures can uncritically spread misleading claims.
Majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it, study finds | CNN Business
A majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it with their audiences, a study published Tuesday by the UN’s scientific and cultural arm found, underscoring concerns t...
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Is this what the linked news article really says? Does the study even exist? Or is this all just a clever way of proving their point?
I have no idea. But neglecting to check feels like the best way to support the general concern 👍
I have no idea. But neglecting to check feels like the best way to support the general concern 👍
I can't lie, I'm more inclined towards the Australian take on this one.
November 26, 2024 at 6:31 PM
I can't lie, I'm more inclined towards the Australian take on this one.
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Meta’s Threads is losing ground to Bluesky in capitalising on the exodus of users from Elon Musk’s X following Donald Trump’s election www.ft.com/content/e1b5...
November 25, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Meta’s Threads is losing ground to Bluesky in capitalising on the exodus of users from Elon Musk’s X following Donald Trump’s election www.ft.com/content/e1b5...
Why does this algorithm think I like basketball and 'boxing'?
November 16, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Why does this algorithm think I like basketball and 'boxing'?
That's a big home win for the unfancied little Peruvian bear, coming out on top in a five-goal thriller.
November 16, 2024 at 12:35 AM
That's a big home win for the unfancied little Peruvian bear, coming out on top in a five-goal thriller.
Right, moving on here properly now. Done with Twitter.
November 14, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Right, moving on here properly now. Done with Twitter.
McLaren are destroying their own driver's chance to win this F1 driver's title.
Just from Hungary & today, Norris should be 44pts off the lead, instead of 62pts.
No other team would have let their drivers race on lap one, with the way the standings are.
Mind-blowing self-sabotage.
#ItalianGP
Just from Hungary & today, Norris should be 44pts off the lead, instead of 62pts.
No other team would have let their drivers race on lap one, with the way the standings are.
Mind-blowing self-sabotage.
#ItalianGP
September 1, 2024 at 2:51 PM
McLaren are destroying their own driver's chance to win this F1 driver's title.
Just from Hungary & today, Norris should be 44pts off the lead, instead of 62pts.
No other team would have let their drivers race on lap one, with the way the standings are.
Mind-blowing self-sabotage.
#ItalianGP
Just from Hungary & today, Norris should be 44pts off the lead, instead of 62pts.
No other team would have let their drivers race on lap one, with the way the standings are.
Mind-blowing self-sabotage.
#ItalianGP