Nick Hill
@nickhill.me
Video producer & animator // début novel, A Small Place, out soon hopefully // sometime pianist // spotter of typos // maker of dad j0kes // nickhill.me 🇪🇺 🇬🇧
this is like fining me 0.1p for illegal fly tipping
New Jersey datacenter fined $1.1m after visual investigation showed dozens of unpermitted generators
New Jersey datacenter fined $1.1m after visual investigation showed dozens of unpermitted generators
State regulator’s record fine for DataOne facility in Vineland follows Floodlight investigation with the Guardian
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2026 at 5:31 PM
this is like fining me 0.1p for illegal fly tipping
my theory about the Voynich Manuscript is that whoever wrote and illustrated it was just on a very very long phone call
September 24, 2026 at 9:16 AM
my theory about the Voynich Manuscript is that whoever wrote and illustrated it was just on a very very long phone call
"Can I talk to the press?"
"Perhaps this foghorn will answer your question"
"Perhaps this foghorn will answer your question"
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
September 21, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"Can I talk to the press?"
"Perhaps this foghorn will answer your question"
"Perhaps this foghorn will answer your question"
Reminds me somewhat of Hemingway's quote about going bankrupt: "gradually, then very suddenly".
(Morally, of course, Trump has always been bankrupt.)
(Morally, of course, Trump has always been bankrupt.)
BREAKING: The White House TV Press pool is downing tools following Trump's ouster of Politico, MSNOW and CNN.
This letter sent to pool members by Fox News' Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton, current pool chair, via Scott Nover of the Washington Post.
This letter sent to pool members by Fox News' Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton, current pool chair, via Scott Nover of the Washington Post.
September 21, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Reminds me somewhat of Hemingway's quote about going bankrupt: "gradually, then very suddenly".
(Morally, of course, Trump has always been bankrupt.)
(Morally, of course, Trump has always been bankrupt.)
Got one of those "updated T&Cs" emails today (September 21st). It apparently comes into force on September 15th, so it seems I've already agreed to it before I knew anything was happening.... Doesn't seem to be anything controversial in it, but what if there was?
September 21, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Got one of those "updated T&Cs" emails today (September 21st). It apparently comes into force on September 15th, so it seems I've already agreed to it before I knew anything was happening.... Doesn't seem to be anything controversial in it, but what if there was?
Here's a quick calculation of the total donations to the five national UK parties from July 2024 til Sep 2026, as registered on the Electoral Commission website. Reform's total donations are about 45% of the entire total, and their average donation size is 9 times that of the next highest (Labour).
September 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Here's a quick calculation of the total donations to the five national UK parties from July 2024 til Sep 2026, as registered on the Electoral Commission website. Reform's total donations are about 45% of the entire total, and their average donation size is 9 times that of the next highest (Labour).
It's impressive that OpenAI have managed to settle one of the Millennium Problems by proving that a fluid can form a singularity. But what blew my mind was this sentence
September 11, 2026 at 2:22 PM
It's impressive that OpenAI have managed to settle one of the Millennium Problems by proving that a fluid can form a singularity. But what blew my mind was this sentence
Reposted by Nick Hill
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
September 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Always a good idea to proof-read things and ask yourself: "Is it realistic that anyone is planning to build a data centre 9 times the area of London, in London?"
That said, I wouldn't put it past the AI bros, given time...
That said, I wouldn't put it past the AI bros, given time...
September 2, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Always a good idea to proof-read things and ask yourself: "Is it realistic that anyone is planning to build a data centre 9 times the area of London, in London?"
That said, I wouldn't put it past the AI bros, given time...
That said, I wouldn't put it past the AI bros, given time...
Reposted by Nick Hill
Jason Arday's utterly sad death holds a stark mirror up to the dehumanising political-media-societal culture we are in – one we must all be honest about being complicit in – which forgets there is a human being at the centre of a story, a case study, an issue, a scandal.
It is dehumanising.
It is dehumanising.
August 14, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Jason Arday's utterly sad death holds a stark mirror up to the dehumanising political-media-societal culture we are in – one we must all be honest about being complicit in – which forgets there is a human being at the centre of a story, a case study, an issue, a scandal.
It is dehumanising.
It is dehumanising.
but let's build more fucking data centres and drill baby drill
![Screengrab from the Met Office website: "Latest heatwave peaks with 38.1°C recorded [...] making it the 5th hottest day on record in the UK"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bya7s3jgjhmuozberbo3lui5/bafkreifarhmgraueskgccflen4b3ahea4x4x3afqg6ltosshzxbjs6au4m)
August 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
but let's build more fucking data centres and drill baby drill
Really do wonder why so many of these people are happy to lose their £500 deposits, just to make a point that will inevitably get lost in the Binface/Cuntface battle
August 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Really do wonder why so many of these people are happy to lose their £500 deposits, just to make a point that will inevitably get lost in the Binface/Cuntface battle
This was about as good as it got where we were
August 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM
This was about as good as it got where we were
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On the language of Homeric Greek, and the language of a certain forthcoming film: here are a few simple observations.
July 14, 2026 at 12:40 PM
On the language of Homeric Greek, and the language of a certain forthcoming film: here are a few simple observations.
Reposted by Nick Hill
Forget terraforming Mars. Just stop venusifying Earth.
Why two nearly identical planets followed completely different evolutionary paths—and how the ESA's EnVision mission may finally reveal what transformed Earth's twin into one of the most hostile world? Check it here.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Venus Should Have Been Earth's Twin. Instead, It Became Hell.
Why two nearly identical planets followed completely different evolutionary paths—and how the ESA's EnVision mission may finally reveal what transformed Earth's twin into one of the most hostile world
substack.com
July 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Forget terraforming Mars. Just stop venusifying Earth.
I'm in the UK. Is there some kind of committee preparing a set of suitably sombre street parties for when the orange guy joins the choir invisible? Maybe samba bands, flypasts, a free bar, that kind of thing?
July 18, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I'm in the UK. Is there some kind of committee preparing a set of suitably sombre street parties for when the orange guy joins the choir invisible? Maybe samba bands, flypasts, a free bar, that kind of thing?
I made this one for Linkydink, but here it is without the tediously mandatory "what I learned about b2b sales" stuff.
A quick comparison of IMAX vs other formats, for The Odyssey.
A quick comparison of IMAX vs other formats, for The Odyssey.
July 17, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I made this one for Linkydink, but here it is without the tediously mandatory "what I learned about b2b sales" stuff.
A quick comparison of IMAX vs other formats, for The Odyssey.
A quick comparison of IMAX vs other formats, for The Odyssey.
George Toycar
Albert Doritos
your baseball pitcher name is your grandfather’s first name and the last thing you bought i’ll go first mine’s Dominic Sandals
July 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
George Toycar
People of Clacton: You know what you have to do.
At least you know the bins would be collected on time.
At least you know the bins would be collected on time.
July 8, 2026 at 2:47 PM
People of Clacton: You know what you have to do.
At least you know the bins would be collected on time.
At least you know the bins would be collected on time.
Context like this is so important any time there's a large number in public life. The average maths GCSE doesn't really help you visualise 000s
nigel farage could give me a grand a day for the next ten years and still have more than a million pounds cash left over
July 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Context like this is so important any time there's a large number in public life. The average maths GCSE doesn't really help you visualise 000s
Reposted by Nick Hill
Calling a by-election over the sovereign right of every MP to take secret gifts from a convicted criminal. What a time to be alive.
July 7, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Calling a by-election over the sovereign right of every MP to take secret gifts from a convicted criminal. What a time to be alive.
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin is accidentally making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax better than anyone else could.
June 29, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is accidentally making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax better than anyone else could.
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It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄
Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇
So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves
Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage
🧵1/23
Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇
So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves
Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage
🧵1/23
June 24, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄
Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇
So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves
Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage
🧵1/23
Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇
So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves
Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage
🧵1/23
I was bought a book by a kind stranger. Can confirm this is a genuine thing. I very much enjoyed the book, too
It's #buyastrangerabook day!
@lancslass.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice up to £20.
Having just come back from a school re-union, Helen suggests maybe a teacher or a pupil might like it?
But it's up for grabs, so if there's a book you'd like, get in touch.
UK only
@lancslass.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice up to £20.
Having just come back from a school re-union, Helen suggests maybe a teacher or a pupil might like it?
But it's up for grabs, so if there's a book you'd like, get in touch.
UK only
Hi Simon. As I've just been to a 50 year school reunion (50! Eek!) I'd like to offer a book for anyone - perhaps something for someone to take on holiday from school (pupil OR teacher 😁).
Can't quite manage £50, soz, but £20 is fine!
Can't quite manage £50, soz, but £20 is fine!
June 24, 2026 at 8:20 PM
I was bought a book by a kind stranger. Can confirm this is a genuine thing. I very much enjoyed the book, too