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Stu Mac

@boiledfrog.bsky.social
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Old Techie. Works for big British Telecom co. SciFi, Books, Comics, TV and Films. 2000AD every time! Travel. Electric unicycles are cool! Stream of consciousness. May include cats. And opinions.

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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Billywilliam is utterly fascinated by Fire TV tonight as the autumn cool starts to arrive. #cat
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
both boys begging for attention this #caturday ayem #cat #billywilliam #mrgum
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Lol
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Mr Gum is now at the stage of life where this is 90% of his day. He was very miffed at being woken for this pic. #caturday #cat #mrgum
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Billy William being very chilled on #caturday #cat #billywilliam
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Nearly an extra 50% new houses in #scotlands first conservation village #eaglesham - this is nuts - c.org/QZGkNqcq9P
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Sign the Petition
Help protect Eaglesham village
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Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 09/01/2024
Roberto Parada’s covers to 1999’s Mad #383 with its spoofing of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just a reminder, Professor James Orr, Reform UK head of policy, teaches 'ethics' to undergraduates at Cambridge University youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
@joannechocolat.bsky.social great to see one of your great works immortalised by @b3ta.com ! b3ta.com/challenge/pr...
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From the B3ta challenge #Product Placement Books
Books haven't yet been ruined by the world of advertising. Let's correct that by making them feature all your favourite products. Suggested by Chthonic.
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Mr Gum just being the cutest ever on #caturday #cat
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
@definitelynotgoblins #definitelynotgoblins live D&D in #Blackfriars #glasgow tonight. Excellent fun, as ever!
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
It was fun to meet @rhubarbwitch at #sequentialscotland in #glasgow this year - and great fun to read about Angels and Demons. Anyone who does hourly comic day should get a medal!
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Just finished @steveningramart excellent #soup #comic after my visit to #sequentialscotland in #glasgow yesterday - smashing unexplained stuff - I love the internet in a box!
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Love #comics ? Live in #Scotland ? Get your bum down to #sequentialscotland at the #Hilton in #glasgow for a feast of great creators! Not a marvel or DC in sight!
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Sol Feggio @wtdore.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
In THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN, Severian meets Master Ultan the Librarian, who tells of The Book Of Gold. It is a special book in their library. If a child finds it, that child is taken & inducted into the Guild Of Curators. I think my Book Of Gold was Ray Bradbury's SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES.
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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 07/08/2026
I saw someone refer to homeschooling as “trickle down stupidity.” Immediate addition to my lexicon.
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Mr Gum has decided to ignore everyone and everything after being turfed out of his favourite spot. #cat #mrgum
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Not #caturday but #cat Sunday with Mr Gum on the sofa #mrgum
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Happy #caturday from Billy William! #cat #billywilliam
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Billy William and Mr Gum in a rare shot together as they feel very uncomfortable in the evening heat... #cat #billywilliam #mrgum
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Billy William is anxiously waiting for the #norway #england game #worldcup #caturday #cat
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Mr Gum is hanging on in there as a very old gentleman on this fine #caturday #cat
white and ginger cat
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I think someone wrote this about me and I'm not pleased
The best part of getting older is aging out of a demographic that gets killed in horror movies. I am now the age of the kooky local at the gas station who warns the band of college kids not to go to Camp Murderblood.
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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
They could have spent this segment explaining the energy system to viewers so they could understand that the biggest reason we have such high bills is because gas - the most expensive form of energy - sets the price almost all of the time in the UK. Not plugging things in at the wall.
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
@davegibbons90.bsky.social - just spotted this rather unusual bio of you on Amz uk!
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Chris Spargo goes from niche videos about bins and clocks in supermarkets to conducting the last interview of Keir Starmer, with excitingly predictable questions in his inimitable style! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T59... #chrisspargo
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The Prime Minister resigned after this video
Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel 🎉. Get up to 55% OFF ➡️ Here: https://bit.ly/ChrisSpargoJune26 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ChrisSpargo Ko-fi:…
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Ben Hiant and the houses on the ferry road, glowing in the setting summer sun in a weather break at the end of the mainland #ardnamurchan #kilchoan #scotland
Ben Hiant in the setting summer sun
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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Just wow. I Googled to see if 18th century artist Henry Fuseli had ever painted Orpheus and Eurydice, and AI overview said: "It appears you may be blending the tragic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with the distinct, spiraling noodle known as fusilli"
AI overview:  "It appears you may be blending the tragic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with the distinct, spiraling noodle known as fusilli"
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Today's headline in the NYT - a measured analysis of the #Brexit disaster. And still people think the architect of this idiotic idea, #Farage is a great man. Muppets. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/b...
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
As someone who's just, in my late 50s, decided to use cycling as a viable transport method this sucks big hairy ones: 'Uncertainty' over proposed #Glasgow #cycle lanes #snp #scottishgreens share.google/CZ0tvPVt5dei...
glasgowlive.co.uk
'Uncertainty' over proposed Glasgow cycle lanes after national funding changes
A revised plan to deliver 54.4km of cycle routes by 2032 will go before councillors for approval later this week.
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Bit o culture in #glasgow tonight with #misssaigon at the #kingstheatre
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Some fantastic optimism for #Scotland #worldcup chances on the #legalwalls in #glasgow on the #clyde on the way in to work this morning. #morocco here we come!
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
A very chilled #caturday - still listening to #boardsofcanada #inferno with #billywilliam - brilliant stuff!
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Ah, the #glasgow weather, what it is to endure a #scottish summertime. Don't forget, it's the solstice in just under a fortnight and the nights will start to draw in! #rain #meh
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
It's a pretty damning view of #Scotland chances at the world cup from the #nyt www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...
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A team-by-team guide to the 2026 World Cup: What to expect and who to watch (Gift Article)
How do the teams play? Who is their star player? What can we expect from them when the tournament starts?
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Detente on #caturday as #mrgum and #billywilliam share a sofa for the first time in weeks. #cat
Mr gum, a ginger cat and Billy William a grey cat share a small sofa
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Fevre dream at the inaugural #queenspark #foodfestival as the stiltwalkers shoogle past the 'loaded fries' stall in #glasgow - a smashing day oot!
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A bit of #glasgow bling in the #citychambers #scotland for a charity concert tonight.
the overly ornate carved marble staircase in the city chambers, glasgowthe grand salon in the city chambers glasgow. laid out for a choral concert
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I can't begin to imagine what the chap relaxing on the barrel is thinking of the Scots buffoon in all his weird-ass finery. From the #wetherspoons #spoons #countinghouse in #glasgow
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
oooh, new books by M John Harrison, Tchaikovsky will be on the 'must read' list and 'foundling fathers' and 'disco at the end of the world' pique my interest! #books #scifi #newscientist www.newscientist.com/article/2528...
newscientist.com
The best new science-fiction books of June 2026
There is plenty of intriguing sci-fi on offer this month, whether it’s solar-powered cities from Adrian Tchaikovsky or a strange future from M. John Harrison
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Simon Bowland @simonbowland.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
With 23 years of continuous work as a letterer, and over 30 years of print/production experience, I’m now unable to find any new lettering work in comics. Please keep me in mind when staffing your creator-owned projects and please consider requesting me on your WFH projects 🙏
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
www.allmusic.com/album/infern... has been on a more than once or twice in the last week as the theme tune to an 'interesting time'. Loving it! #nowplaying #boc #boardsofcanada #inferno
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Inferno - Boards of Canada | Album | AllMusic
Inferno by Boards of Canada released in 2026. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Sequential Scotland Comic Con @sequential-scot.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Our lineup this year truly is some of the top talent in uk comics! Check out the exhibitors here: sequentialscotland.co.uk#exhibitors
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Cory Doctorow's searingly incisive critique of 'art' generated by AI: "Three sentences divided by one million pixels yields an image that has an average intentionality that's so low that it's practically homeopathic." Bloody brilliant! #doctorow #pluralistic
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Great to continue the fun in the #weirdwest #daggerheart campaign in the #coronabar in #glasgow last night!
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I love a bit of #mothership and am missing my games in the #talesfromthetavern at the #coronabar in #glasgow next week. #daggerheart tonight!
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
A couple of images from the #glasgow #legalwalls on the north side of the #clyde - I love @ink_loading_one (on insta) version of #scotland national animal, the #unicorn !
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Linn Park in Glasgow is the city's 3rd largest park. The council want to sell part of this space to build 150 houses. That's a *lot* of houses in a wee island of green with limited vehicle access. Too many brownfield sites that must be better - once we lose it we never get it back #glasgow #linnpark
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
In anticipation of the rain later, a walk rather than a cycle, to work. Here's the towers of the (disused) Union Bridge framing Nelson's Column in Glasgow Green while the gulls roost and squabble on the southern shore of the #Clyde #Glasgow
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Stu Mac @boiledfrog.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
After yesterday's vigilance, Billy is relaxing, claiming a cosy nook on a rainy morning - at least until I can no longer avoid my chores! #cat #slowsunday #billywilliam
a grey cat snuggles into my lap, seeking warmth after the weather changes on glasgow
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