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The Real Neil.

@neilb.uk
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Self-employed/business owner. Founding member of the Guardian-reading, tofu-eating wokerati. Happiest when riding my bike or drinking coffee.

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cycle.travel @cycle.travel · 9h
cycle.travel has a fresh new look! More screen space for the map, route ideas in one place, searchable journeys, upgraded travelogues with the photos you take on your ride… and much more. All free as ever – no need to “go premium”. Have a play!
Screenshot from cycle.travel's front page
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TheNewDomShow @thenewdomshow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Maybe we shouldn't have broken the climate to make money for millionaires idk
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Fish” can be both singular (one individual fish) or plural (multiple fish of the same species.) “Fishes” refers to individuals of different species. 🐟 Fish 🐟🐟🐟 Fish 🐠🐟🐡 Fishes Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 26/09/2026
I think I had or had friends/family who had most of these 😄
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 24/09/2026
This El Niño is a warning. As the planet warms, the risks to communities, economies, and supply chains across the globe become harder to ignore. The answer isn’t more fossil fuels - it’s clean energy, warmer homes, and restored nature.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 24/09/2026
Did @craigcharles.bsky.social just accidentally say the year at the start of the #6music time machine?
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Dr Jaime Ashworth @drjaimeashworth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The nation-state is humanity’s worst idea. Reifying imaginary differences between people into imaginary lines on a map worth killing for.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 23/09/2026
I take it they have no plans to launch in the UK with that name 😂
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 22/09/2026
🧵 To add. What people like this landlord and others who have "made it" fail to consider is this. NOT EVERYONE CAN BE A CEO!
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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Every year on 19 December, the famous Christmas lights at Mousehole in Cornwall are dimmed between 8 and 9pm, leaving just the Cross and Angels shining down across the village and out to sea.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 17/09/2026
This is genius 👏
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 17/09/2026
I was thinking to myself that this must be one of the quietest hurricane seasons. Turns out it's quite the record breaker...
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Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Something not created by AI, a short, relaxing moment of rain in woodland. That's it, no drones, zombies, or political point scoring. Just rain falling on leaves.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 17/09/2026
From the people that brought you enshittification..
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 17/09/2026
I'm building something today that involves scheduling. I've reached the point where no matter how many times or different ways I type the work schedule it looks wrong. My code is littered with typos. Schedule is a funny word isn't it.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 17/09/2026
It's a good one today (hence me sharing). I'm a bit gutted that I dropped as many points as I did. www.maptap.gg September 17 100🎯 98🎯 98🎯 100🎯 99🎯 Final score: 991
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🎯MapTap Daily Geography Game
Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 16/09/2026
Blimey. I encourage everyone to watch this short clip.
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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · 10/09/2026
Eagle-eyed VeloViewer users will have spotted a new Mex Score sitting in your Activity Stats💥 Jump over to our blog to find out more, check out your score, and set yourself new challenges🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏼‍♀️💪🏻 blog.veloviewer.com/introducing-...
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today’s poem is called ‘Love Excels’.
[image description: a poem embedded in an Excel spreadsheet with the words contained within individual cells. Line 3 has words in a single merged cell. Line 4 has text wrapping applied. Line 8 has filters applied to each word]

Love Excels

Let’s spread ourselves on sheets of love
and turn our data into poetry.
Our cells shall merge themselves together
As you wrap your text around me.

Our sum is greater than our parts,
let’s crunch our figures without compunction.
Remove this filter from my heart –
you give me form and function.

We shall frolic among the formulae,
pivot our tables now and often.
I will total all your rows
and you can add my column.

Brian Bilston
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 08/09/2026
I've spent the entirety of the day so far watching this on repeat so you must now also do this. Bonus points for the greatest dog breed on earth.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 07/09/2026
Past, good-intentioned me has bought a load of trail-mix and filled a tub with all kinds of nuts, dried fruit etc... As a treat, I also added a small amount of Smarties. Reality me fishes out all the Smarties and just eats them.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 01/09/2026
A rare request from me. One of the things I'm involved with is I co-own a small business, selling sustainable catering disposables to the trade and individuals. We're trying to clear a load of old stock. This is niche but would love as many people as poss to see this. singleusealternatives.co.uk
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Home - Single Use Alternatives - Simple. Affordable. Less Plastic.
Biodegradable catering disposable alternatives to single use plastic. For businesses, schools, fêtes, garden parties, festivals, homes and more...
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 21/08/2026
*Gravelly VO* "In a world full of sickness, there's no time for empathy... A stickler for the rules, she's only out for herself... She is... The GP Receptionist." [Montage of woman looking mildly annoyed at your very existence and repeatedly tapping various signs]
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 20/08/2026
Teams meeting with a client earlier. They casually threw in a question about whether I've thought about succession planning for when I retire. I'm 46. I mean yes, I would love to retire in the next 5 years. Not sure it's currently possible however.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 19/08/2026
Friends are worried he may be buying tents again.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 19/08/2026
Date yourself with an advert from your childhood. youtu.be/ZqXfuZ_Sk_E?...
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1987 Kia Ora I'll Be Your Dog No Added Sugar 2 Advert
YouTube video by Cereal & Other Ads
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 19/08/2026
I haven't really done any exercise for a week or so. Had some free time this morning and thought about going for a ride. I just couldn't be arsed. I usually lose my cycling mojo as autumn goes into winter, this is a little too early for my liking.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 19/08/2026
This is ace.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 17/08/2026
It’s the Little Things: 12 Small Joys of Bikepacking - BIKEPACKING.com bikepacking.com/plog/12-smal...
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 16/08/2026
For the avoidance of any doubt, I do love my parents dearly. It is no wonder however that I am the way I am when they are constantly pointing things out that they think are wrong with me.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 15/08/2026
Day 1 of my folks staying and I've already had: I see so many cyclists dressed in black. And, We all coped with the heat in 1976, it's just summer.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Homer Simpson disappearing into hedge (in Lego) Credit to Jason Allemann & Kristal / @jkbrickworks
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 13/08/2026
Ahh, do you remember snow...?
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Morning. (Photo by Aaron Jenkin Photography at bio.site/aaronjenkin )
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 13/08/2026
Musicals. Sorry, not sorry.
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852dude @852dude.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Bro. People are cool as fuck.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 13/08/2026
Off to Manchester for a client meeting. Which means wearing trousers and socks for probably only the 2nd time since May.
Looking out over my hand and legs as I sit on a station platform. My legs are folded and I have a takeaway coffee in my hand.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 12/08/2026
Did we all see it?
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Jonty Wareing @jonty.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I updated my total eclipse webcam viewer for today's eclipse! Once totality begins you'll see a live-updating umbra, so you can race to the next webcam and see the eclipse happen over and over again. jonty.github.io/2026_eclipse...
A map showing the path of the 2026 total eclipse over Iceland and Spain, with markers showing webcams and a countdown until the eclipse begins, and it hitting the first webcam.
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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
TONIGHT !
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 11/08/2026
I may have convinced myself that I need a super modern, steel road bike.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 09/08/2026
I do this most days but don't share my score as well, it's probably not very interesting (and I don't do very well). Today however, quite proud of that one! www.maptap.gg August 9 96🔥 100🤯 100🎯 100🎯 98🔥 Final score: 990
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🎯MapTap Daily Geography Game
Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 07/08/2026
❤️
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William Orbit - Pieces in a modern style (2000)
YouTube video by TranceVault99
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 06/08/2026
This response is a thing of beauty.
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 06/08/2026
Everyone sees a massive bum, right?
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The Real Neil. @neilb.uk · 04/08/2026
Heavy rain and wind. Yes! Except I had all of the windows and doors open at the back of the house to get a draft through. Now lots of things are soaking wet, including my reading pile next to the bed. Oops.
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TryingMyBest @tryingmybestuk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Top geezer ❤️❤️❤️
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