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Dan Metcalf

@danmetcalf.bsky.social
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Writing Man. Bookish Boy. Husband/Dad/Geek/Neuroquirk. AKA DM James. Devon, UK. More info and free books at >>> danmetcalf.co.uk

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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 4h
What the hell did I just watch? #starveacre
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
You say a machine went faster than a human? What will they think of next, cars? www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
bbc.co.uk
Watch: Moment robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m record in China
The robot ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A happy #caturday to the residents of Hookland. Can’t wait to get at stuck into my late summer treat @hookland.bsky.social
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A big thank you to everyone who’s been promoting the petition for a televised emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. It’s now jumped up to 56,700. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Again, this’ll end well.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
That's a lot of tiny pens www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Sainsbury's agrees to sell Argos for £120m
Under the terms of the deal, Argos will still operate in Sainsbury's shops, sell Habitat products, and offer Nectar points.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Goodness me, who could have possibly foreseen this? 🤷‍♂️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Anthropic's Claude AI escapes tests to hack three organisations
It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firms' networks.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Shut up and take my money
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Been updating #letterboxd with all my reviews written in haiku, because yes, I am that pretentious. boxd.it/e0oqf
boxd.it
inflatedcamel’s profile
inflatedcamel uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 1,111 films watched. Favorites: Withnail & I (1987), Wonder Boys (2000), Once (2007), The Social Network (2010). Bio: Pretentious Film Ne...
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
On this: normalise adults having squash in pubs. I'm fed up of paying £4-5 for a pint of pepsi just cos I don't drink alcohol
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Just had a nectarine at my desk and now I need a shower
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Top tip: to cope with the current stifling heat, simply become nocturnal.
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Nigel Auchterlounie @n-auchterlounie.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Sign the Petition
SAY NO TO DEVON DATA CAMPUS- Go fund me in description!
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
…Commodore?
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
One of the biggest mysteries in life is why Robbie Williams does those Felix cat food ads.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Excellent news. I expect only good things.
News headline: “Version of AI tool too powerful for public released to public”
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
BBC have a top story about 16-24's out of work and somehow failed to mention the effect of AI on jobmarket www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
At a time when trust and truth are under strain, people need clear, honest information from independent experts about the climate and nature crisis. An informed public is the foundation of democracy. Please sign the petition.
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Proud to be the 221st Supporter 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/j...
backerkit.com
Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu
Something ancient is stirring. The Lovecraft Investigations brings H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu into the modern world — a new season of cosmic horror from the hit independent audio fiction sho...
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
youtu.be/_vZrfmN_lCQ?...
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Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Pure Hokum
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Somebody in the government has done something and I think we can all agree it's very bad indeed.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
'To me or not to me, that is the question'
BBC Headline with pic: Paul Chuckle to make National Theatre Debut
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Aunt Hagatha @aunthagatha.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Whoever is named as the next James Bond, PLEASE can we have a scene in the next movie where 007 walks through the MI6 offices and nods to a bunch of unnamed agents, all played by Idris Elba, James Norton, Harris Dickinson and the other also-rans, just sat at desks doing the paperwork.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Charles’ gift to Potus was the thing he loved the most: something gold with his name on, and fittingly a way to call him a massive bellend without him noticing
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Here's just one reason why the government needs to step in and stage a televised emergency briefing on the climate & nature crisis 👇 In the absence of clear information, organisations like the BBC are running scared of the 'culture wars' deliberately whipped up by vested interests.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Omar, which of course was short for Omar-Gawd.
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 04/04/2026
You know that thing you or someone you know likes? I've probably drawn a picture of it. Why not buy a shiny copy to cheer yourself or that person up when you or they look at it. Great idea. www.happytoast.co.uk
happytoast.co.uk
HappyToast ★ art, animation, nonsense and stuff
One guy who does drawings and photoshops and animations and writes funny stuff
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
April Fools is now just an excuse for big companies to act 'wacky' on their social media. Linked in Games, I thought you were better than this.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
psst... wanna buy a kitkat?
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Hahahahahahahahaha. No.
An ad from youtube. A group of ethnically diverse, smiling people huddle in front of the US flag. Text says: 'Want to relocate to America? Looking to live and work in America? Find out if you qualify'
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
"We are witnessing the Epstein War." @bobbyllew.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/llewelly...
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Not All Wars Are Bad
But there is a bit of a pattern.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I think my life would be infinitely easier if I could understand the difference between 'credit' and 'debit'
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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Someone posted up the old joke shop catalogue which you used to be able to send off for in the 80s, in its entirety. I used to adore this thing. Getting that mad rush all over again. drive.google.com/file/d/1SR-g...
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Adam Buxton better watch out
Adam Buxton 
The new leader of Iran
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Tits McDick @titsmcdick.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Oh my fucking god! No!!! Not this shit again! - me, waking up every morning.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
literatureworks.org.uk/beyond-the-s...
literatureworks.org.uk
Beyond The Spectrum Taster Session on 9th March via Zoom - Literature Works
A one-off Beyond The Spectrum taster session, delivered in collaboration with Literature Works, offers writers in the south west the chance to experience what it's like to join a BTS writing group. Le...
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Haven't seen it, please tell me this is exactly what happens?
Wuthering Heights film review: 'I really enjoyed that one part of this movie where Heathcliff looks right at the camera and says, "It's Wuthering time."'
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I've just written to my MP to ask them to prevent GenAI causing irreversible damage to the UK’s creative economy and cultural identity. Will you do the same? justiceforcreators.eaction.org.uk/write/
justiceforcreators.eaction.org.uk
Justice for creators in the age of AI
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Do MPs resign anymore? Like, out of shame. Does shame even exist for MPs nowadays?
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Are we sure it's not just further away? boingboing.net/2026/02/03/j...
boingboing.net
Jupiter smaller than thought
New measurements overturn almost 50 years of consensus about the size and shape of the planet Jupiter, the largest in our solar system.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The most shocking thing about the Epstein files coming out is that he had a gmail address. Don't the super-rich have some sort of private super-rich web provider?
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The Missing Cryptoqueen is masterful storytelling
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Just passed a motivational sign that said 'You didn't wake up this morning to be mediocre'. I'm like, bitch you don't know me. I aspire to mediocracy.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
DJT must be furious, this is hardly on brand for the family.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
‘Meat tax’ is what I shout as I swipe a rasher of bacon off my kid’s plates.
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Oh PLR, you beautiful, kind and marvellous creation. Thank you to the PLR team and all who take books from libraries! Best ever year for me. :¬)
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Dan Metcalf @danmetcalf.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
It never ends, does it?
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