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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sat down and finished The Fourth Father this evening (I'd paused at the end of chapter 3). Just page after page of stunningly beautiful b/w art and a great story whose inspiration is the most wonderful thing. Bravo maestro Matteo Scalera.

Cover of the graphic novel The Fourth Father by Matteo Scalera displayed on an iPad mini

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Long before Shawn Hatosy was my favourite character in The Pitt, he was a Lacroix playing prep school grandparent murdering scumbag in Homicide: Life on the Street

A very young Shawn Hatosy from The Pitt in an episode of Homicide: Life on the street, pictured sharing a scene with Ned Beaty and Richard Belzer (s03e16 "the old and the dead")

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Rewatching Homicide:Life on the Street. Episode 203 "black and blue" wherein is delivered one of the most harrowingly well done performances by both Andre Braugher, Yaphet Kotto and Isaiah Washington. A masterclass of a scene in "the box" as Frank manipulates a false confession out of a witness.

A frozen frame from episode 203 of Homicide: life on the street titled "black and blue" with Yaphet Kotto, Andre Braugher, Kyle Secor and Isaiah Washington (in the background).

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For anyone this applies to. There's an annoying new setting bypassing your existing choice to opt out of Apple Intelligence in iOS 27 (if you're unavoidably on it). In notification settings you'll find Prioritise Notifications is auto turned on. You'll wanna pop on in there and turn that fecker off!

Screenshot of the notifications sub window of settings in iOS 27

Screenshot of the sub window of the notifications window of settings in iOS 27 showing the Prioritise Notifications screen with the setting turned off. This is auto turned on for all updates or new shipped products with iOS 27 already installed. When you port your settings from a prior device over to the new one, your opting out of Apple Intelligence is respected apart from this new feature. I recommend disabling it.

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tagliatelle carbonara #FoodPorn diced air fried gammon joint ends, onion, garlic, finger chillis, chestnut mushrooms, basil, oregano, salt & pepper, beaten egg, water and lots of Parmesan cheese!

Bowl of yummy Tagliatelle carbonara made by Mike Farrier. No, you can't have any, recipe is in the post, make your own *smacks your hand away* No!

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

If you see this post your getaway vehicle (gotta go with the car from Malcolm 1986).

Yellow vehicle split in half from the film Malcolm (1986)

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

If it wasn't then you'd have nothing to one up with when someone shows you a pic of a sachet of "cock soup". Unless you wanna show them a jar of "hot shito".

Cans of spotted dick on a supermarket shelf

A jar of Shito, hot (chillie sauce with shrimp), on a supermarket shelf.

A sachet of cock soup mix, the spicy variety!

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Very young Pedro Pascal with a crew cut in season 2 of Nurse Jackie.

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

"Nobody wants to come to my party!"

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

When best buddies and neighbours shop at the same hair piece store. Question: what's the store called? I'm going with "One Piece"

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Pretty much (I confess I stopped watching at about 10).

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

it's like a multi-pass lol kojira.github.io/bluesky-lice...

image of multipass style bluesky license with stats of the user "blacksmithpro" aka me

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Dinner's up! Slow roasted pork, carrots, marrow fat peas, air fried roast potatoes with an onion, garlic and sage (plus juices from resting joint) gravy. #FoodPorn :-P

Slow roasted pork, carrots, marrow fat peas, air fried roast potatoes with an onion, garlic and sage (plus juices from resting joint) gravy laid out in a shallow bowl ready to be eaten.

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

@marcmichaud.bsky.social Still tinkering away. Back to work tomorrow so will resume when I can. Determined to get something going with blender though, high time I taught myself some stuff in it so great excuse to do so :)

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Red cabbage, red onion, purple romain lettuce, pickle, green pepper, coriander, rocket, gala apple, carrot and slices of slow cooked roast pork shoulder w/ sunflower oil, rice wine vinegar, garlic and sriracha dressing. Served with dry wholemeal toast on the side. Dinner time! #FoodPorn :-P

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Can you imagine what his performance fee is not to mention the rider! #WithYourTaxes

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

A culdesac itself can make an Ohm shape too with the right perspective (had to draw it quickly).

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Dirty as hell and none of the even basic illumination I was referring to but blender might be an ideal environment to try this one of 3d lettering and mild curve positioning with. Then the illumination coming from the Ohm while the remainder are thrown into shadow but recognisable

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Someone wasn't paying attention on the assembly line and guy at the window spotted it and said "chuck me a burger!".

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

It was this or Dennis and Dee go on welfare.

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Oh, I dunno, whenever he mentions the ballroom, I just think of him and all his cronies dancing like he does, you know, like the silicone valley boys do ;)

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

If it's this bollocks from Highlander II The Quickening, I'm gonna be very upset!

Still of one of the satellites beaming a shield to encompass the Earth in a godawful shield the planet from the sun's rays in Highlander 2!

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Mike.L.Farrier @blacksmithpro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Very happy to have some Matteo Scalera on my iPad mini (only pictorial post I'll be doing about this, not spoiling it for anyone). Link to the digital backers of the kickstarter just went out. #TheFourthFather

Cover art of Matteo Scalera's The Fourth Father displayed on an iPad mini screen.

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