Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 04/10/2026Picked up the Fabric presents Max Cooper comp for Bandcamp Friday, and listening to the continuous mix version I’ve got to say the mix of Honey by Oliver Coates into Obscura by Phase is just so amazingly beautiful, bloody tears in the eyes while cleaning the bathroom goddamn it! 020
Reposted by Simon MackieManuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 23/09/2026The CFP is open for 10 more days. So far, I have only 11 submissions, but I need at least 24. So, please share your ideas! First-time authors are very welcome! 21118
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 19/09/2026Just got back from a wonderful trip to Pembrokeshire. We met this super friendly robin in Abercastle 010
Reposted by Simon Mackiebadly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Can anyone use a single train ticket from London Euston to Liverpool at 15.07 today? I can't use it any more... Free :) 12634
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 14/09/2026I’ve voted- handy guide in this thread if you don’t want to use the “quick vote” feature 110
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 10/09/2026Good morning Bluesky! Stunning sunrise this morning but I didn’t get a photo, so have a picture of the latte I made instead 🙂 000
Reposted by Simon MackieHatchlings Games ~ Shop opening soon! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · 04/09/2026Hatchlings Games has secured a small shop in the heart of Bristol. If you’re a UK-based zine creator/publisher, please sound off below. We may soon have a space to sell your indie RPGs. No AI permitted and please no graphic content. 54408178
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 28/08/2026Just got tickets to see @lomatheband.bsky.social at Strange Brew in Bristol in November- first gig in ages! 010
Reposted by Simon MackieIona Fyfe @ionafyfe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I need to shift 60 last tickets for my Fringe show to break even. I’m a Scottish folksinger, performing self-penned, trad ballads and translations in Scots My shows are 21 and 23. Any support/reposts would go a long way. ❤️ 🎟️ Tickets → bit.ly/fringeif 2200344
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 09/08/2026Spent the weekend in London and saw 3 exhibitions- MC Escher at Somerset House (v busy but well curated, just so much fun), Anish Kapoor at Somerset House (mind blowing, immense) and Schiaparelli at the V&A (fascinating). all delightful, my cup is now full! Life can be good 😊 020
Reposted by Simon MackieJessica Kiang @jessicakiang.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The tech that young ppl generally embrace is stuff that helps them rebel, allows greater self-expressivity, creates a shared generational vernacular. AI ain't it. In fact AI corrals new thinking into stale, billionaire-owned algorithmic patterns that are the opposite. futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comUsually, Young People Embrace New Technology. Gen Z's Attitude Toward AI Should Worry the Entire Tech IndustryGen Z is increasingly skeptical about AI, according to a new survey, because of its perceived negative impact on humanity. 08931
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 05/07/2026I’m currently reading a collection of HP Lovecraft stories I picked up on holiday earlier in the year. Next one is Call of Cthulhu… but do I read that as it might have spoilers for the next series of the Lovecraft Investigations, which I’ve backed and am really looking forwards to? 🤔 220
Reposted by Simon MackiePixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 17/06/2026A couple of people are no longer able to attend Pixel Pioneers on Friday and would like to gift their ticket to someone who would otherwise not be able to join us. 👉 First come, first served: Reply here, or email us, and tell us why you need to be at Pixel Pioneers! 034
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 17/06/2026I finished watching the Alien Autopsy Scandal last night (Sky/Now Tv). The characters are what makes it- some really interesting people, very much enjoyed the story unfolding! 000
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 06/06/2026I made a little MPE sketch for Escher, a mucic meetup I go to. It sounded Ok so I built it out into a full(ish) track- it’s up on my Soundcloud now. I’m probably not going to do more of these though- it’s way too much work drawing the curves and super easy to get lost! #music 120
Reposted by Simon MackieOliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 20/05/2026Big shoutout to @simonmackie.uk, who's bringing his team of content designers from the Avon and Somerset Police to @pixelpioneers.co again! 🙌 ➡️ Wanna join them? Check out the schedule and get your tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...youtube.comKRS-One - Sound of da Police (Official Video)YouTube video by KRSOneVEVO 021
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 12/05/2026Nothing says “I’m old” quite like getting a letter telling you your bowel cancer screening kit is in the post. 010
Reposted by Simon Mackiejenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 18/04/2026strait of hormuz updatemedia.tenor.combugs bunny and daffy duck are standing next to a sign that says duck rabbit on itALT: bugs bunny and daffy duck are standing next to a sign that says duck rabbit on it 191819426
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 08/04/2026This is such a brilliant series, I loved it very much. Well worth a watch. 000
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 03/04/2026Oh sad news! Such a hard hitting public information film. I sampled it a couple of years ago for one of my Halloween tracks. Rest in peace, Jeff 000
Reposted by Simon MackieZach | Last Place Comics @lastplacecomics.bsky.social · 28/03/2026🐈 New comic: You Have Cats?🐈 4788662510
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 05/03/2026Really been enjoying The Beast in Me on Netflix — fantastic performances from Clare Danes and Matthew Rhys. However last night’s episode (5) had such an unlikely phone-related plot device that surely could have been resolved in a more believable way. A bit disappointed tbh! 000
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 18/02/2026Morning Bluesky! Very occasionally I make a decent latte 040
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 09/02/2026On a bit of a holiday to Porto. The bad news for me is that it is raining here possibly even more than back home. 010
Reposted by Simon MackieKit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 01/02/2026£500 given out to a working class writer every month. Details in link. Please share :)thewhitepube.co.ukThe Creatives Grantlet's make art less middle class 1200208
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 25/01/2026There’s a scene about half way through the film The Great Beauty that uses Arvo Pärt’s version and it’s so beautiful and melancholy- always makes me well up 110
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 15/01/2026Released this techno groove the other day… think it’s pretty good even if I do say so myself: on.soundcloud.com/akxB8hCT9Jmk...soundcloud.comPatternsBristol based electronic music artist. Techno, experimental, breaks/bass/garage (as Hanmoto), and more. 020
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 03/01/2026This feels like an apt soundtrack right now… on.soundcloud.com/mprDKOWwy0N8...soundcloud.comForsaken - Gravel Mixtape 2Made without us in mind. 01. Abul Mogard - Slate-Coloured Storm 02. Lorn - Entangled 03. Pinch & Trim - God Knows 04. Simon Mackie - Interlude II 05. Sevdaliza - Human 06. Apparat & Soap&Skin - Good 000
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 01/01/2026If you’re looking forward to watching the Stranger Things finale today like me, a while ago I made a dnb cover of the theme tune and it is a bit of a banger (even if I do say so myself): on.soundcloud.com/PgTR2UdIxiJV...soundcloud.comHanmoto - Spooky Stranger Escher ThingsAnother silly Halloweeen drum n bass remake/cover for Escher, this one of the Stranger Things theme 000
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 01/01/2026Ready to seize the year! (Just after one more cuppa in bed…) 000
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 25/12/2025Merry Christmas Bluesky! Starting the day right with a latte and a lie-in 010
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 25/12/2025Merry Christmas Bluesky! Starting the day right with a latte and a lie-in 000
Reposted by Simon MackieThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Happy Festivus, one and all! May your Feats of Strength be brutal, your aluminium pole undecorated and your Airings of Grievances prolonged. A Festivus for the Rest of Us!media.tenor.coman older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problemsALT: an older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problems 719831
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 08/12/2025Currently in Devon for a pre-Xmas getaway ☔️media.tenor.comtwo men are crying in the rain and one of them is saying `` we 've gone on holiday by mistake '' .Alt: Classic scene from Withnail and I, both protagonists looking very miserable in the pouring rain. Withnail is saying “We’ve gone on holiday by mistake” 000
Reposted by Simon MackieSardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 15/11/2025 Le chien de la concierge. André Kertész, 1926. 618830
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 31/10/2025Throwback to the time I accidentally made a spooky ghost in my #latteart 👻 010
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 31/10/2025Happy Halloween everyone! For the last few years I’ve been making a silly dnb track for Halloween. This year’s is based on classic Vincent Price movie, House on Haunted Hill: on.soundcloud.com/7Kv0zVWTEu8t...soundcloud.comHanmoto - The House on Haunted HillAnother silly Halloween dnb track for Escher! 000
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 21/09/2025It’s that time of the year when I start wearing jeans again and also remember how bloody uncomfortable they are 🙁 000
Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 21/09/2025Just did a tiny bit of pushback against right wing authoritarian creep by voting for the board recommendations for the National Trust AGM to keep the Restore Trust loonies out. (It’s really easy to do! Just hit the quick vote button to accept the board recommendations) 000
Reposted by Simon MackieNick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 24/08/2025My statement on Ai from the mini-comic as syllabus i made for new class I'm teaching that starts tomorrow! It robs you of your decisions & struggles - and the joy of being surprised. We won’t to be robbed of our learning - this is essential. This & the full mini at post: bsky.app/profile/nsou... 18804303