Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Today I saw a bright green huntsman spider in the park. The most vivid emerald green. I dislike spiders but its colour was quite beautiful. It was perched by the entrance to a bin, waiting to pounce on an unsuspecting fly no doubt. I observed from a safe distance incase it pounced at me instead. 000
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Drop some PHONESstatic.klipy.comKelly Rowland's Excel Text MessageALT: Kelly Rowland's Excel Text Message 020
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 09/10/2026((50+25)*(5+7))+(6*3) Love that the solution is in the exact order the numbers were given. Very satisfying. 010
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Genuinely thought you meant the 90s prison drama Oz. Great show but was surprised to hear theres an active fandom on bluesky 😂static.klipy.comOz SchillingerALT: Oz Schillinger 000
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Same guy or different guys? Are they interoperable and can I swap A Guy out if theres A New Guy in town? Im concerned about both sprawl and lock-in. 000
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Show everyone your face for the week.static.klipy.comZesti Total RecallALT: Zesti Total Recall 010
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026In celeb traitors s1, 2/3 BIPOC players were eliminated by episode 3. So far in celeb traitors s2 the first elimination is a BIPOC player and, unfathomably, the first banishment may also be a BIPOC player. Guess we’ll see of s2 bucks the trend? 010
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026So my expectations for Traitors given the literature would be we see a high rate of elimination for whatever minority groups exist in the early stages. In series 4, 4 out of 5 BIPOC were eliminated by episode 4. 120
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It’s definitely a thing and theres tons of research on subconscious bias in trust games. My take away from the literature matches what we see on the show: until new in- out- groups are formed by repeated trust interactions trust attribution is biased by ethnicity. 110
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026By ignoring it, we’re missing out on the opportunity to educate ourselves about subconscious bias. Lots of people don’t believe subconscious bias has real world consequences. The Traitors is proving it, right in-front of us, so could be useful engagement point if only Beeb would grasp the nettle. 130
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Traitors living up to the satire. youtu.be/OuSzG_DzVNoyoutu.beTraitors: A Very Confident Mistake | SNL UKYouTube video by Saturday Night Live UK 031
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Clearly I can’t know the truth of that but its not without precedent in big business. Enron is a case study in such systemic failure — all the people who should have questioned bad decisions just didn’t. 100
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Wasn’t the judgement made by an independent body? The EPL have just reported what the independent commission has said to be fact. 110
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026youtu.be/4_xMvNKt224youtu.beThe COMPLETE Man City 115 Charges Timeline ExplainedYouTube video by The Adam Clery Football Channel 010
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Could happen but just feels no one with a stake actually wants City demoted; 2 reasons: 1. EPL broadcasting & licensing revenue wrt to City games 2. EFL don’t want City disrupting the pyramid & member club promotion 110
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I mean, it’s hard to see how anything less than expelling City from the League isn’t just letting them off. And if they are let them off, might as well softball it. Expecting 15 point deduction and low 10s millions fine. It sets president though. Why would a club with deep pockets not cheat now? 110
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Equally anyone in dire financial stress should be supported properly but we can’t do that because we’re spending our money instead funding Tarquin and Gizellablurgh’s inheritance. 010
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In london suburbs a mortgage free pensioner could downsize from a 4 bed house to a 2 bed and release enough equity to spend some £25,000 pa for the rest of their life. This just shouldn’t be controversial and the state shouldn’t be picking up the bill for someone inheriting half a million quid. 110
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I feel like the debate about benefits for pensioners is skirting the real issue - inheritance. It’s true many “millionaire” pensioners are asset rich and cash poor. Theres a solution to that: sell the house and live off the equity released. Why is that unpopular? People really want inheritance. 130
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The thing that seems incongruous to me is how we accept both the triple lock and opposition to end of life taxes. If someone has accrued such wealth that they are vexed by inheritance tax, they don’t need generous public financial support. Public money shouldn’t be funding inherited wealth. 020
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One thing i didn’t expect from the half marathon was to break out in hives after. I guess I really stressed my body. 020
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A horsebox?? youtu.be/e3TgxXp5nEIyoutu.beHorsebox - John Finnemore's Souvenir ProgrammeYouTube video by John Finnemore 020
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Thank you for enrolling on How to not be poor. In this illuminating deep-dive you’ll learn how to transform your fortunes. Lecture 1: How to have wealthy parents Congratulations 🥂 you made it to the end of my course. 060
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Chai made with a cinnamon stick is just lush. Simple pleasures. 040
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 21/09/2026static.klipy.comLiz Truss: That is a disgraceALT: Liz Truss: That is a disgrace 1140
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Oh, they’re actually in 20th. Probably should have stuck with the gaffer. 010
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I’m reading Jon Ronson’s new book The Castle and its fantastic. Also, Jarvis. 010
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 18/09/2026We’re just a bus stop in Hounslow. A bus stop in Houslow #brechestatic.klipy.comBrentford Football Club FlagALT: Brentford Football Club Flag 000
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Ok this art dealer reality competition thing on the beeb, im watching because im in a hotel room with limited options, is ridiculous. At least bake off, design masters, sewing bee, etc they actually have to do something. Having watched the final, I couldn’t tell you what was being judged. 020
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Political discourse in the media in 2026 is just batshit crazy. Someone, somewhere, meekly: perhaps we should review the triple lock? Sunday Times: BRING BACK THE WORKHOUSES!! 050
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Does this imply manager has to travel to them to explain in person why they have to travel to the office to have the explanation of why they need to be in office? 100
Mike @ldnmike.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Since I’ve played the wildcard might as well ride these midweek price rises. Short on Mbeumo gw3 and buy back gw4 (+100k) GW4 trades: Rogers (+100k) Gakpo (+100k) Isak (very likely to rise) De Cuyper (very likely to rise) Groß (likely to rise) #flp 001