Nick 🐙
@nickoctopus.bsky.social
He/him, in the UK. NB & ND. I occasionally make EBM/industrial music as Trellick. I hate fascists & bigots. Trans rights are human rights. I will never log off.
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@nickoctopus.bsky.social
· Jul 30
Muscle EBM, by Trellick
4 track album
trellick.bandcamp.com
Do you like EBM? I've released some more EBM as Trellick. It's hot, it's sweaty, it's great. And there's even a remix by @digitalgeist.com to get things even hotter!
It's PWYW on BC trellick.bandcamp.com/album/muscle... or find it on your streaming service of choice #ebm #electronicbodymusic
It's PWYW on BC trellick.bandcamp.com/album/muscle... or find it on your streaming service of choice #ebm #electronicbodymusic
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I don't know if Matt Levine's theory about what's behind recent calls for AI regulation is correct. But it does sound plausible! www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
September 18, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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A good looking at the astroturfing of AI news articles www.effort.news/tarbell
How Effective Altruism Bought the Media — Effort
AI Doomers are Funding Circular Potemkin Articles
www.effort.news
September 18, 2026 at 7:59 PM
A good looking at the astroturfing of AI news articles www.effort.news/tarbell
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HI HUMAN I LUV U OH LOOK IT IS DINNER TIME HAHA CRAZY HAHA GONNA TAP YOUR FACE WITH PURE LOVE AND PLEASE NOTE NO CLAWS EVEN THOUGH CLAWS ARE TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE BUT NOTE I DIDN'T USE THEM
September 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
HI HUMAN I LUV U OH LOOK IT IS DINNER TIME HAHA CRAZY HAHA GONNA TAP YOUR FACE WITH PURE LOVE AND PLEASE NOTE NO CLAWS EVEN THOUGH CLAWS ARE TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE BUT NOTE I DIDN'T USE THEM
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my doctor looking at my bruised and scratched up arms: umm... do you feel safe at home?
the person making me feel unsafe at home:
the person making me feel unsafe at home:
September 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
my doctor looking at my bruised and scratched up arms: umm... do you feel safe at home?
the person making me feel unsafe at home:
the person making me feel unsafe at home:
how did I not realise until now that the process of vacuum packing clothes is incredibly satisfying?
I bet this is a gateway into Weird Stuff* for a few people
*not that there's anything wrong with Weird Stuff, I _like_ Weird Stuff, just not this specific Weird Stuff
I bet this is a gateway into Weird Stuff* for a few people
*not that there's anything wrong with Weird Stuff, I _like_ Weird Stuff, just not this specific Weird Stuff
September 18, 2026 at 1:29 PM
how did I not realise until now that the process of vacuum packing clothes is incredibly satisfying?
I bet this is a gateway into Weird Stuff* for a few people
*not that there's anything wrong with Weird Stuff, I _like_ Weird Stuff, just not this specific Weird Stuff
I bet this is a gateway into Weird Stuff* for a few people
*not that there's anything wrong with Weird Stuff, I _like_ Weird Stuff, just not this specific Weird Stuff
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Find yourself someone who looks at you the way Carrie Fisher looked at future ROBOCOP star Peter Weller during a 1980 Giorgio Armani afterparty
September 18, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Find yourself someone who looks at you the way Carrie Fisher looked at future ROBOCOP star Peter Weller during a 1980 Giorgio Armani afterparty
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the final line of this 💀
Ed Sheeran and the tyranny of the centrist dad
YouTube video by Meditations for the anxious mind
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2026 at 10:50 AM
the final line of this 💀
much to my surprise I've been notified about an NHS clinic appointment that's taking place on a Sunday, which I didn't know even happened? I had always assumed non-emergency stuff was just Monday to Friday!
September 18, 2026 at 11:52 AM
much to my surprise I've been notified about an NHS clinic appointment that's taking place on a Sunday, which I didn't know even happened? I had always assumed non-emergency stuff was just Monday to Friday!
youtu.be/BoulWzXVL4Q?... That tempo switch tho 😻
Carly Rae Jepsen - Versailles (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by CarlyRaeJepsenVEVO
youtu.be
September 18, 2026 at 8:14 AM
youtu.be/BoulWzXVL4Q?... That tempo switch tho 😻
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BREAKING NEWS: The new James Bond actor has been chosen and it's this guy.
www.tiktok.com/@jrw21/video...
www.tiktok.com/@jrw21/video...
September 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The new James Bond actor has been chosen and it's this guy.
www.tiktok.com/@jrw21/video...
www.tiktok.com/@jrw21/video...
funny as fuck presentation at work where someone was explaining we have to use AI tools because software licenses and hardware are getting more expensive, so AI helps us save money
it was almost comical that the AI tools weren't even considered as something with a cost, or that it might increase
it was almost comical that the AI tools weren't even considered as something with a cost, or that it might increase
September 17, 2026 at 6:07 PM
funny as fuck presentation at work where someone was explaining we have to use AI tools because software licenses and hardware are getting more expensive, so AI helps us save money
it was almost comical that the AI tools weren't even considered as something with a cost, or that it might increase
it was almost comical that the AI tools weren't even considered as something with a cost, or that it might increase
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NEW CAT JUST DROPPED!!!!!
The new wild cat species is about the size of a domestic kitten and lives in Bolivia.
New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say
A type of tiger cat, the animal is smaller than a house cat, slender and spotted. It lives in the Bolivian cloud forest.
nbcnews.to
September 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM
NEW CAT JUST DROPPED!!!!!
Funny how these types of reviews are never about how employers (and society at large) can better support people who are struggling to work or get by
Plan to limit number of NHS patients diagnosed with ADHD attacked as ‘rationing’ healthcare
Plan to limit number of NHS patients diagnosed with ADHD attacked as ‘rationing’ healthcare
Review due next week expected to say patients should be ‘triaged’ and offered support without formal diagnosis
Proposals to limit the number of patients being formally diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have been atacked as “rationing” healthcare and pushing children and adults to self-diagnosis via social media.
The comments come ahead of a government review due next week, which is expected to say that patients with ADHD symptoms should not automatically be formally diagnosed, but should be “triaged” and offered support without the need for a formal diagnosis. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Funny how these types of reviews are never about how employers (and society at large) can better support people who are struggling to work or get by
It's funny how the newspaper stories about companies pushing for more and more in-office working can never provide _any_ positives other than CEOs and execs claiming it allows for "collaboration" and "leadership visibility" but carefully avoid mentioning the known benefits of home working
September 17, 2026 at 12:01 PM
It's funny how the newspaper stories about companies pushing for more and more in-office working can never provide _any_ positives other than CEOs and execs claiming it allows for "collaboration" and "leadership visibility" but carefully avoid mentioning the known benefits of home working
mentioned to my co-workers that whenever someone says "let's be quick today" or similar at the start of our daily team standup, we actually talk for _longer_ than normal
they were initially sceptical but then slightly horrified when I revealed that I had tracked timings for a month
they were initially sceptical but then slightly horrified when I revealed that I had tracked timings for a month
September 17, 2026 at 8:38 AM
mentioned to my co-workers that whenever someone says "let's be quick today" or similar at the start of our daily team standup, we actually talk for _longer_ than normal
they were initially sceptical but then slightly horrified when I revealed that I had tracked timings for a month
they were initially sceptical but then slightly horrified when I revealed that I had tracked timings for a month
another day, another string of "well it's out there now, we can't do anything about it" articles shrugging about various hot topics, all conveniently ignoring the lengthy list of activities, products and technologies that were like that but actually faced regulation and enforcement so now are not
September 17, 2026 at 7:58 AM
another day, another string of "well it's out there now, we can't do anything about it" articles shrugging about various hot topics, all conveniently ignoring the lengthy list of activities, products and technologies that were like that but actually faced regulation and enforcement so now are not
Alan Investigates the Chemsex Phenomenon | Alan Partridge
YouTube video by Alan Partridge
youtu.be
September 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I stand by my assertion that all Reform voters are either absolutely frothing hate-filled bigots of the worst type or very stupid/gullible
I don't give a fuck how desperate for change their supporters claim to be, or how much they're struggling
I don't give a fuck how desperate for change their supporters claim to be, or how much they're struggling
September 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I stand by my assertion that all Reform voters are either absolutely frothing hate-filled bigots of the worst type or very stupid/gullible
I don't give a fuck how desperate for change their supporters claim to be, or how much they're struggling
I don't give a fuck how desperate for change their supporters claim to be, or how much they're struggling
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you gotta remember that the type of guys we're talking about are so rich that they haven't been told "that's fucking dumb" in decades, maybe longer than you've even been alive. of course they thought this would work!
September 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM
you gotta remember that the type of guys we're talking about are so rich that they haven't been told "that's fucking dumb" in decades, maybe longer than you've even been alive. of course they thought this would work!
In the space of 4 days this October, I will be seeing Test Dept, Cabaret Voltaire and Mel C. Sadly all separately.
Gigs are good, go to gigs.
Gigs are good, go to gigs.
September 16, 2026 at 11:56 AM
In the space of 4 days this October, I will be seeing Test Dept, Cabaret Voltaire and Mel C. Sadly all separately.
Gigs are good, go to gigs.
Gigs are good, go to gigs.
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lmao, nice
September 15, 2026 at 6:45 PM
lmao, nice
This is possibly the coolest that a human being has ever looked
September 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
This is possibly the coolest that a human being has ever looked
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The Return of the Prodigal Son — Nataliya Bagatskaya, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
www.artsper.com/us/contempor...
Acrylic on canvas
www.artsper.com/us/contempor...
August 31, 2026 at 12:49 PM
The Return of the Prodigal Son — Nataliya Bagatskaya, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
www.artsper.com/us/contempor...
Acrylic on canvas
www.artsper.com/us/contempor...
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Mousecow's current favourite spot is the coffee table.
#EverybodyLovesMousecow
#EverybodyLovesMousecow
September 15, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Mousecow's current favourite spot is the coffee table.
#EverybodyLovesMousecow
#EverybodyLovesMousecow