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Michael Blumenthal

@mikeyb137

What happens when a very logical approach to problem solving meets poor impulse control Guitars, synthesisers, Doctor Who, role playing games, model making, taijiquan, history. Software developer by trade. Pseudoparent to two cats.

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Eagle transporter, original 44" filming miniature

Eagle transporter, original 44" filming miniature

Space 1999 (1975-1977): Eagle transporter, original 44" filming miniature

It's simply one of the most iconic ship ever.
Futuristic, modular, and explosive.😏

11.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

"It stays there because it’s artistically right."

11.03.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Long overdue, but finally...

10.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This wasn't gluten. This was weaponised comic delivery.

10.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A headline reading β€œCamel pageant thrown into chaos after 20 competitors disqualified for using hump-plumping injectables”

A headline reading β€œCamel pageant thrown into chaos after 20 competitors disqualified for using hump-plumping injectables”

Yes everything is terrible but let’s not lose sight of the fact that someone has written the Headline to End All Headlines.

09.03.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 2385 πŸ” 706 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 179

Muffins nearly asphyxiated me in 2015.

10.03.2026 07:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's meant to be so funny it hurts the audience's faces. Anything that works towards that can't be blasphemy.

10.03.2026 07:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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i had to know why someone gave this nearby island one star and i'm not disappointed by what i found

03.04.2024 00:44 πŸ‘ 1225 πŸ” 189 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 7

Happy birthday and thank you for the joyous Sweep-o-gram.

09.03.2026 07:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

4pm today on BBC Radio 4 Extra it’s the repeat of my adaptation of Iain M. Banks’ The State of the Art, with Sir Antony Sher as the ship. So proud of this amazing production by @nadiamolinari.bsky.social

07.03.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 277 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 11

... a bank of Radiophonic Workshop synths he's largely built himself, incorporating bits of eviscerated Furbies, ....

06.03.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Download advice on feeding newborns to teens

Download advice on feeding newborns to teens

Reminds me of Swift’s Modest Proposal.

05.03.2026 05:02 πŸ‘ 681 πŸ” 186 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 23
1 Me: He froze like a deer in the headlights.
2 Deer: Okay tough guy, what would you do?
Me: It’s just an expression.
3 Deer: No, no, no. You’re standing there, suddenly all you see is a blinding light. What’s your plan? I want to hear it.
4 Me, frowning: I would freeze.
Deer: I fucking thought so.

1 Me: He froze like a deer in the headlights. 2 Deer: Okay tough guy, what would you do? Me: It’s just an expression. 3 Deer: No, no, no. You’re standing there, suddenly all you see is a blinding light. What’s your plan? I want to hear it. 4 Me, frowning: I would freeze. Deer: I fucking thought so.

This is one of my favorite comics we've made.

04.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 667 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Welcome to the Church Of The KLF

04.03.2026 10:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Greg: And the task was...?

Alex: Conquer the city.

Greg: And you?

Odysseus: Built a giant wooden horse.

Greg: And it's impressive. Completely fails the task.

Odysseus (suddenly looking very like Jason Mantzoukas): But does it, Greg? Does it?

Alex: There was a camera inside the horse.

04.03.2026 08:14 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Omelas already exists: no need to build it or choose it. We already live here –in the narrow, foul, dark prison we let our ignorance, fear, and hatred build for us and keep us in, here in the splendid, beautiful city of life...

03.03.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

If you know someone who is really great at running an RPG, you have got to hold on to them, you know?

Carpe DM, friends!

01.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 1056 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 13

I love the way the architecture in the base could so easily come from a branch of the same history as Moonbase Alpha.

28.02.2026 09:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Unlocking the Islamic Literary Heritage: An Intensive Practical Introduction to Arabic Manuscripts Some three million Islamic manuscripts are thought to survive in collections around the world. Most of them are unedited and unpublished. This course offers an in-depth, hands-on introduction to th…

For Arabic readers, London’s palaeography school has a course on Islamic literary heritage. In person, 8-12 June. Places are limited, so book now πŸ‘‡ πŸ“šβ˜€οΈ
palaeography.uk/study/short-...

27.02.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

along with "it stays there, because it's artistically correct".

27.02.2026 08:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On average, you're very good at it. Just one of those days. Be kind to yourself.

26.02.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Remember:
Respect yourself.
Respect others.
Respect the spectral moss ghouls of the misty woods, unless you wish to join their number.

30.01.2026 23:17 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4
Gawain the green knight opening a letter sealed with wax

Gawain the green knight opening a letter sealed with wax

Little Alex Horne in his studio chair with the caption "so a simple task: land a fair blow anywhere on the green knight. One year later meet him at the green chapel, receive the same blow yourself."

Little Alex Horne in his studio chair with the caption "so a simple task: land a fair blow anywhere on the green knight. One year later meet him at the green chapel, receive the same blow yourself."

A cut to a wider shot showing Greg Davies in his throne turning to Little Alex Horne subtitled "Well surely no one just ran up and whanged his head clean off."

A cut to a wider shot showing Greg Davies in his throne turning to Little Alex Horne subtitled "Well surely no one just ran up and whanged his head clean off."

Cut back to Little Alex Horne subtitled "Let's see Gawain first."

Cut back to Little Alex Horne subtitled "Let's see Gawain first."

Looks like the original has been swept away by the sands of time.

25.02.2026 01:14 πŸ‘ 1635 πŸ” 547 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 12

Castillo, in the dark, sword in hand ❀️

24.02.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy birthday to Edward James Olmos!

So this is the day I've been waiting for to share the Adama Maneuver for the first time this year. 😁

24.02.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 362 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 19

Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus.

FOSS nerds: the Torment Nexus cannot be ethical until it is Open Source

24.02.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 1427 πŸ” 348 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 25

With those Digbeth arches, I keep thinking "is that where Musical Exchanges used to be" and drowning in nostalgia.

24.02.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been getting a lot of that, with a layer of That's Been Massively Rebuilt.

24.02.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Aerial satellite photo labelled in bright yellow letters: 

1. Crumbling Palm Pilot Area
2. Source of Salamanders
3. Unnameable Shipwrecks

Aerial satellite photo labelled in bright yellow letters: 1. Crumbling Palm Pilot Area 2. Source of Salamanders 3. Unnameable Shipwrecks

Dispatch #24651 from FalconSAT-8 (USAP)

1. Crumbling Palm Pilot Area
2. Source of Salamanders
3. Unnameable Shipwrecks

24.02.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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So NJ lawmakers wrote a bill to rein in ICE.

And this is what they called it.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/n...

21.02.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 4566 πŸ” 1451 πŸ’¬ 130 πŸ“Œ 264