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@simonmackie.uk
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Content pro. I also make electronic music: soundcloud.com/simonmackie he/him

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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 04/10/2026
Picked 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!
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Manuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 23/09/2026
The 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!
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Nathan Bulmer @natemorebikes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 19/09/2026
Just got back from a wonderful trip to Pembrokeshire. We met this super friendly robin in Abercastle
A red breasted robin sitting on a table (possibly it is after a snack)
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badly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼‍♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Can anyone use a single train ticket from London Euston to Liverpool at 15.07 today? I can't use it any more... Free :)
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 14/09/2026
I’ve voted- handy guide in this thread if you don’t want to use the “quick vote” feature
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 10/09/2026
Good morning Bluesky! Stunning sunrise this morning but I didn’t get a photo, so have a picture of the latte I made instead 🙂
A latte in a red mug, sitting on a red saucer atop a light brown wooden table. The latte art resembles a heart and isn’t a bad effort, even if I do say so myself
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Hatchlings Games ~ Shop opening soon! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · 04/09/2026
Hatchlings 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.
Sparks shopping centre front.
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 28/08/2026
Just got tickets to see @lomatheband.bsky.social at Strange Brew in Bristol in November- first gig in ages!
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Iona Fyfe @ionafyfe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I 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
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 09/08/2026
Spent 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 😊
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Jessica Kiang @jessicakiang.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The 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...
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Usually, Young People Embrace New Technology. Gen Z's Attitude Toward AI Should Worry the Entire Tech Industry
Gen Z is increasingly skeptical about AI, according to a new survey, because of its perceived negative impact on humanity.
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 05/07/2026
I’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? 🤔
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 04/07/2026
Back from a trip to the beautiful Dolomites 😍
A mountain in the background. In the foreground plenty of wildflowers The three peaks stick up jaggedly against the sky Sunset in the Dolomites
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 19/06/2026
Off to Pixel Pioneers today!
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 17/06/2026
A 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!
A promo pic for Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026 featuring headshots of three speakers: Candi Williams, Morgane Peng, and Rachel Andrew.
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 17/06/2026
I 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!
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 06/06/2026
I 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
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 20/05/2026
Big 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...
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KRS-One - Sound of da Police (Official Video)
YouTube video by KRSOneVEVO
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 12/05/2026
Nothing says “I’m old” quite like getting a letter telling you your bowel cancer screening kit is in the post.
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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
strait of hormuz update
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bugs bunny and daffy duck are standing next to a sign that says duck rabbit on it
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 08/04/2026
This is such a brilliant series, I loved it very much. Well worth a watch.
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 03/04/2026
Oh 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
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Zach | Last Place Comics @lastplacecomics.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
🐈 New comic: You Have Cats?🐈
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 05/03/2026
Really 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!
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 01/03/2026
Accidental ghost latte art!
Grumpy looking spooky ghost in my latte
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 18/02/2026
Morning Bluesky! Very occasionally I make a decent latte
A latte in a red cup and saucer sitting on a wooden table. The latte art is passable, looking somewhat like a flower
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 09/02/2026
On a bit of a holiday to Porto. The bad news for me is that it is raining here possibly even more than back home.
A stack of port wine barrels bearing the logo of SANDEMAN  (an enigmatic figure in a cloak wearing a sombrero)
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 01/02/2026
£500 given out to a working class writer every month. Details in link. Please share :)
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The Creatives Grant
let's make art less middle class
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 30/01/2026
Ah man. A true legend, this is really sad news
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 25/01/2026
There’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
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 15/01/2026
Released this techno groove the other day… think it’s pretty good even if I do say so myself: on.soundcloud.com/akxB8hCT9Jmk...
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Patterns
Bristol based electronic music artist. Techno, experimental, breaks/bass/garage (as Hanmoto), and more.
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 14/01/2026
This is the most Adrian Chiles Guardian column yet
Screenshot of an Adrian Chiles headline is the Guardian: “I’ve been thinking a lot about dog poo”
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 03/01/2026
This feels like an apt soundtrack right now… on.soundcloud.com/mprDKOWwy0N8...
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Forsaken - Gravel Mixtape 2
Made 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
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 01/01/2026
If 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...
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Hanmoto - Spooky Stranger Escher Things
Another silly Halloweeen drum n bass remake/cover for Escher, this one of the Stranger Things theme
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 01/01/2026
Ready to seize the year! (Just after one more cuppa in bed…)
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 25/12/2025
Merry Christmas Bluesky! Starting the day right with a latte and a lie-in
A latte in a red cup on a wooden table
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 25/12/2025
Merry Christmas Bluesky! Starting the day right with a latte and a lie-in
A latte in a red cup on a wooden table
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 24/12/2025
One more day of work to get through - you can do this!
Latte in a red cup and saucer on a wooden table. The latte art isn’t bad, even if I do say so myself
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Happy 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!
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an older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problems
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 08/12/2025
Currently in Devon for a pre-Xmas getaway ☔️
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two 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”
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 04/12/2025
Morning Bluesky!
A latte in a red cup with saucer sitting on a wooden table. Sometimes my latte art turns out ok, and when it does I like to share it.
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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 15/11/2025
Le chien de la concierge. André Kertész, 1926.
a dog leaning over a balcony, looking around. a birdcage is behind it
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 31/10/2025
Throwback to the time I accidentally made a spooky ghost in my #latteart 👻
A latte. Somehow the form has formed into a ghostly figure!
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 31/10/2025
Happy 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...
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Hanmoto - The House on Haunted Hill
Another silly Halloween dnb track for Escher!
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 30/09/2025
Amazing work on this video!
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 21/09/2025
It’s that time of the year when I start wearing jeans again and also remember how bloody uncomfortable they are 🙁
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Simon Mackie @simonmackie.uk · 21/09/2025
Just 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)
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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
My 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...
a snippet of a mini-comic, at top - straight line stretches from point A to B. Immediately below, same dot at A, then becomes a curving, meandering line that winds through the page and ends at a point with rays and a question mark emanating from it. Text reads: "Nothing can do this for you - for that robs you of experience and conflates answers with learning. Rather, it's all the decisions you make along the way, the mistakes, struggles, and surprises! These pathways you create - this is learning.
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