Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Apparently, my wife is of the opinion you can have too many role-playing game books that you aren't playing and haven't finished reading. She's wrong, right? Right? 230
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I left a job I loved after News UK bought the company I worked for and Rebecca Fucking Brooks was put in charge. I was just not prepared to have her get any credit for work I was doing. Sadly not enough other people were prepared to take such a stand. 030
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I can't believe @wulfboyraff.bsky.social vetoed the suggestion that my son phys rep playing an accordion badly during this fight scene by getting his mother's concertina playing it badly throughout this fight scene. 130
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Chatting to work colleague in Slack: "just have to pop into town to collect my glasses, I'll take my work phone so we can continue this" Immediately gets up and puts shoes on leaving work phone on the desk. Proceeds to head into town without it ... 000
Reposted by Clive EvansGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.” 244358996
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 17/08/2026No LinkedIn, I do not want a job at Anthropic, thank you very much. 000
Reposted by Clive EvansJason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026New client has engaged me to look for a senior software engineer. London-based, hybrid: 2 days a week on-site. They make super-useful tools for software developers. XP *essential*. Kotlin ideal, but JVM experience needed. Will consider less experience for exceptional folks. £90K-£120K 149
Reposted by Clive EvansDaniel Eke @lifeanduniverse.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I know I have quite a small reach on here but is there anyone on here who is a Doctor Who fan based in the South West? I have a lot of old stuff from my childhood and I’m looking to downsize, would like to pass as much of it onto a loving home if possible 82671
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 17/07/2026People often ask me who's my favourite all female choir. Of course it's Girls Abound. 020
Reposted by Clive EvansPlashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Congratulations to the government on saving 2700 jobs by nationalising British Steel. Now, about the 18,000 university jobs lost in the last 18 months, with more coming… 15996386
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 15/07/2026"When asked about the Clacton contest, 1 in 3 British adults (33%) would prefer Count Binface to win, while 21% prefer Nigel Farage and 32% choose neither. 13% don’t know." www.ipsos.com/en-uk/britis...ipsos.comBritish public more likely to prefer Count Binface wins Clacton by-election than Nigel FarageLondon, UK. New polling data from Ipsos in the UK, conducted 8–9 July 2026, explores public attitudes to Nigel Farage’s decision to resign as an MP and force a by-election in Clacton, what they think ... 040
Reposted by Clive Evans👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 08/07/2026Right. Okay. This requires some backstory. In 1984, a small, low budget film studio in North Carolina produced a parody of Star Wars, called Hyperspace. It was released in the U.K. as ‘Gremloids’. The main character, shown here, was Lord Buckethead. 221057404
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 06/07/2026In Jedburgh today where they keep telling me that @andrewkerr9000.bsky.social 's ancestors were left-handed. Can't tell if they approve or think it's a sign of devil worship. Given it's the Borders, I assume it's a bit of both. 100
Reposted by Clive EvansJohn Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 05/07/2026So most likely a corrupt government corrupted a corrupt international organization to correct a wrong outcome? Definitely did not take enough moral philosophy classes in college to know if this is a good or bad thing. 4398
Reposted by Clive EvansBaggage @labaggage.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Some wonderful people are working on a new game. If you are interested in fantasy RPG video games and have a few minutes, you could fill out a survey here - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F..., or sign up for more info here - sycoraxgames.co.uk/titlesdocs.google.comHelp Shape Our Next GameWe're an independent games studio crafting a fantasy RPG. It features 3D turn-based combat in highly polished arenas. Narrative elements are delivered via lavishly illustrated, 2D, interactive graphic... 033
Reposted by Clive EvansChris Washington @cwashington.bsky.social · 15/06/2026The best ever interpretation of The Thing. Always worth posting. #Thingu 1337140
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 18/06/2026In fairness, if I was going to be arrested for rape and human trafficking if I went out at night in London, I would also be scared. 100
Reposted by Clive EvansSimon Morden @comrademorden.bsky.social · 05/06/2026If you're after one of Antony Head's absolutely classic performances, I thoroughly recommend R4's "Bleak Expectations" which pitched Pip Bin (inventor of the bin) against Head's totally evil Mr Gently Benevolent. 5 series of utter joy. 1156
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits: Band of Blades Nimble Salvage Union Fabula Ultima 000
Reposted by Clive EvansJason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I don't teach tokenmaxxing. I teach feedbackmaxxing. Join me tomorrow evening at 18:45 GMT+1 for our final Test-Driven Development workshop for self-funding learners. Yes, your boss *should* be paying for it and giving you the time, but here we are ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ www.tickettailor.com/events/codem...tickettailor.comRegister – Essential Code Craft - Test-Driven Development – ZoomEssential Code Craft - Test-Driven Development – Zoom, Multiple dates and times - Our new Essential Code Craft training workshops are aimed at software developers who are self-funding their profession... 11611
Reposted by Clive EvansStephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 14/05/2025british fan chat 4340271564
Reposted by Clive EvansJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 22/05/2026This cartoon by Ella Baron from the Guardian today actually made me well up a little. We will keep fighting. Together. 6673901774
Reposted by Clive EvansA Mere Solicitor @ameresolicitor.bsky.social · 22/05/2026EHRC Code: 1. The point of the Equality Act was to prevent discrimination. So if you were discriminated against, you had (in most cases) a route to make a complaint, the law to back you up and a route to make inequality expensive enough that most companies complied (to some extent). 6572181
Reposted by Clive EvansDaniel Terhorst-North @tastapod.com · 13/05/2026What if you think of your LLM as a proxy crowd-sourcer playing Family Fortunes? It makes a _lot_ more sense. You ask: > How can I get this image to sit in the middle of the page as I scroll? Claude's training data says: > We asked 100 web developers how they would centre an image... 043
Reposted by Clive EvansThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Morning! Let’s all do our best today not to vote for racists. 21916186
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Yesterday's inspiration while peeling carrots: My players can only pick one of the missions I offer them for Band of Blades. I can prepare the same (or very similar) encounter for more than one of the choices. 030
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 06/03/2026You know what? I deserve tuna melts for lunch. Maybe you do too. Go on, treat yourself. 000
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I have just remembered that George Galloway exists and I can tell you, it has not improved my day any. 160
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Something has clearly gone on in next door's garden, because our fence is lined with pigeons staring intently into it ... 130
Reposted by Clive EvansKat Brown @katbrownwrites.com · 18/02/2026Hello! Is anyone in possession of a young person, 18+, who's not studying or in work and clocking up the job rejections, and who would like to write (or have ghostwritten by me) a piece about their experience applying for work? Drop me a DM. 22731
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Security review has raised a number of questions for me to answer today (very late in the process just for a change) This one is special though: "Can <it> be triggered via API, potentially bypassing UI controls?" Fighting the urge to reply: "Yes, that is indeed how the internet works" 000
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 13/02/2026When did LinkedIn start giving out your phone number to people you aren't connected to and that you aren't talking to? Just had some guy call me up because he wanted to sell me some security tool ... 100
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 09/02/2026So this drifted across my feed for some reason or another and I thought of @stevecooke.orgmoesews.comGreat Tits Unisex SweatshirtWarm, cozy, and just inappropriate enough to get you side-eyed at the farmer’s market—this unisex crewneck sweatshirt features two proud Great Tit birds and one unapologetic message. It’s a nature pun... 030
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 07/02/2026I am contractually obliged to repost this whenever it drifts across my feed, 030
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 27/01/2026I'm quite pleased with this little explanatory note I just gave somebody: "you'll like css, you can put a pixel exactly where you don't want it 100% of the time" 040
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 22/01/2026This was the news I didn't know I needed to hear today. 000
Reposted by Clive EvansSaraAAAGHH A GHOST!!! Ford 🐍🎨👻 @angeloslh.bsky.social · 13/01/2026RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research' 16567564946
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 08/01/2026I'm doing an online course for a framework I'm about to use a lot over the next few months: the trainer has just reached routing He's created a route for unmatched requests that returns a web page that says 404 Not Found. Not a 404, an actual page Imma need to step away from the computer for a bit 200
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 06/01/2026I should not have to spend 20 minutes trying to explain why you shouldn't put data specific to one customer in the database for another customer's, even if the data isn't designed to be shown to the customer. (I may have just reached the level of frustration that causes my wife to check on me) 130
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 05/01/2026This is how we do it going forwards @benstewart.bsky.social 000
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Ooh, just realised I forgot to open my posh advent calendar this morning. Surprise mid-morning chocolate! 000
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Have reached the point of writing my self review where I'm feeling the urge to answer the question: "Are there any skills or capabilities that would help you moving forward?" with "Something to help my humility" If I wasn't so close to the deadline I'd be walking away for a few hours 000
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 10/12/2025A tool I used has responded to the major update to Jackson with "we should wait until half our users have migrated" which is baffling. Because as one of those users, my choices are to find a replacement to the tool or roll my own. And I won't be putting effort in to swap back in 6 months 000
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild: Puffin Leopard Sidewinder Sea Lion Humpback Whale 020
Clive Evans @swishbob.bsky.social · 24/11/2025One of our junior devs still hasn't spotted that Claude leaves fully qualified types in the code sometimes. Still, it serves as a good marker for "pay extra careful attention when reviewing this code" I guess. 000
Reposted by Clive EvansDr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Is anyone else on bluesky interested in games for peace education? I'm thinking of setting up a feed - if you know people or existing feeds of relevance please tag them in a reply. #peace #education #GBL #SeriousGames #PeaceEducation #edusky #academicSky 033
![cartoon for the guardian by Stephen Collins - script as follows:
[Scene is a darkened LOFT. Amongst the boxes and junk are FOUR KNACKERED OLD FANS - three tower fans and one circular, with cracked grey plastic and buttons missing. One fan, TOWER FAN 1, is a bit taller than the others, and is addressing them]
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TOWER FAN 1:
Right lads, get ready.
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TOWER FAN 1:
This is our time.
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TOWER FAN 1:
The time when we remember who we are, and why we’re here.
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TOWER FAN 1:
We are the four crap fans in a British person’s loft,
and we are here to make absolutely no difference whatsoever.
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TOWER FAN 1:
I know what you’re
thinking, lads:
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TOWER FAN 1:
Surely this will be the year they finally replace us?
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TOWER FAN 1:
Our plastic’s gone all brown... I haven’t oscillated since 2018...
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TOWER FAN 1:
Dave here sounds like a spitfire and blows like a sad cat’s sigh…
TOWER FAN 2:
Cheers mate
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TOWER FAN 1:
But no. These people are British, and every year, they forget the sun exists.
By the time they remember,
new fans will cost *four million pounds* on Amazon.
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TOWER FAN 1:
So we’ll be back down there... shovelling thick air across the moaning faces of a species that cannot comprehend the concept of air conditioning, or even just closing the curtains when it’s hot out...
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TOWER FAN 1:
...while they incessantly bang on about normally hot countries which this country is now temporarily a bit hotter than.
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[The loft hatch opens and a person comes up the ladder]
PERSON:
APPARENTLY IT’S HOTTER THAN GREECE, LISA](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreidbpfu2ioghspjcg4xitzv655jzjwp5lgxk5hi3ag7sechgh222ze)
