Hello.

I’m Neil Turner, a UK-based queer higher education professional with interests in technology, social media and photography, and this is my presence on the web. I have a blog (here), and I am also on the usual social media platforms (and a few obscure ones). You can read more about me here.

• Bluesky
• Link to my Mastodon profile
• Facebook
• Link to my Flickr profile
• Link to my LinkedIn profile
• Gravatar
• X
• Tumblr
• Link to my GitHub profile
• Threads
• Link to my Medium profile
• Link to my Goodreads profile
• Foursquare
• Link to my Instagram profile
• Pocket
• Link to my Pinterest profile
• Link to my last.fm profile
• Link to my Youtube profile
• Link to my Reddit profile

Latest blog posts:#

• Sci-Fi Weekender, swallowed by the voidOctober 27, 2026
  It looks like our favourite annual science fiction convention, Sci-Fi Weekender (SFW), is no more. We were emailed a week ago to say that the … Read more
• Updating firmware on a Nanoleaf Essentials smart bulbOctober 25, 2026
  Last week, Home Assistant notified me that there was a firmware update for the Nanoleaf Essentials smart bulb that I bought last year. Installing it … Read more
• Metrolink to the Trafford Centre, 2026 updateOctober 23, 2026
  Back in 2013, I wrote a lament about how Manchester’s Metrolink tram network didn’t reach its biggest shopping centre, the Trafford Centre. Well, now it … Read more

More about me#

• Work
• Photography
• Reading
• Writing
• About me
• Contact me

I’m experimenting with Bluesky and Mastodon as my social homes in place of Twitter.