Chris Hoyle

@snarghoyle.bsky.social

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Software QA by day, doomscroller by night

DVD box cover of Navy Seals (1990) with Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn and an M4/203 taking centre stage.
The old PC big box (a little scuffed) of Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura, together with the jewel case and CD, the 196-page manual, and the world map
Clip from the film Liar, Liar showing Jim Carrey's character "kicking his own ass" in a bathroom stall by slamming the toilet seat on his head.
View of the orchestra from a low angle with a large screen above them showing a "super earth" screenshot from Helldivers 2.
Helldivers 2 visual comparison between 1060 GTX and 3060 RTX cards. The top image shows an input panel with barely legible input instructions. The bottom image shows a much higher fidelity image of a similar display.
Scene from classic web series Pure Pwnage, declaring that EA, do in fact, suck balls.
Meme riffing on the SNL Washington's Dream skit and Hanson's 90s song MMMBop, which is so damn catchy, yet so damn unsingable.
Screenshot from Prey (2017) showing the foyer of the crew quarters with the elevator to the VIP quarters flanked by golden statues, varnished wood panelling and brass on every surface.
Movie poster for Predator Badlands
The author with wavy, shaggy hair.
Cover image from Jedi: Fallen Order
Photo of the band Of Monsters and Men on the intimately small stage at Sheffield Foundry Students Union. The band members are backlit by violet stage lights in the haze of the smoke machine. The crowd, close to the stage, are silhouetted in the foreground.
A screen capture from season 1 episode 4 of Alien: Earth, showing Kirsh, played by Timothy Olyphant, with the subtitle, "That's what being an adult is. A constant test.".
Promotional poster for Of Monsters and Men's upcoming UK album release tour taking place in October 2025 in Kingston, London, Sheffield, Brighton, Nantwich, and Liverpool.
The main auditorium at Sheffield City Hall. The full orchestra sits at the front of the stage tuning their instruments ahead of the conductor's entrance. A hundred plus choir singers sit at the back of the stage on tiered seating. All performers are dressed in black. A large lighting rig can be seen at the top of the photo illuminating the stage.
The author wearing the lovingly custom-designed Harry Hawker t-shirt made by his legendary friend, Patrik. The energy is absolutely unmatched. I have no other words.
Inner courtyard of Skipton Castle with sunlight passing through the leaves of a large yew tree. A family crest, carved in stone, is visible above an arched door. There are many stone window frames looking onto the courtyard.
Photo of the author in his frankly non-descript rented apartment kitchen wearing a maroon t-shirt. His hair is grey and tufty. His self-esteem is mildly improved over yesterday and there's a little hope in his eyes behind his thick-rimmed glasses.
Guillemots, or possibly razorbills, along with seagulls lining a white cliff face at Flamborough Head. The top of the cliff is covered with thick, tufty grass.
Still of Dominic Monaghan from a certain mock interview. If you know, you know.
Image from The Purge
A really well used, dishevelled kitchen sponge.
A finely detailed soup tureen in the form of a turtle, on display at the Millennium Gallery, Sheffield, UK.
I know it's a swan, not a goose, if anyone comments so help me...
Grey seal sliding in a muddy water channel at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire.