Nostr notes by Richard Littler

I don't recall ever going trick-or-treating when I was a kid ...

2026-10-27T13:16:02Z

I don't recall ever going trick-or-treating when I was a kid (in the UK in the 1970s/80s). Getting dressed up and going door-to-door was more of an American thing, right? Or is this just me?
#Halloween

I annoy the hell out of myself. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool ...

2026-10-24T09:57:48Z

I annoy the hell out of myself. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic/rationalist in my 50s, but I only have to watch one documentary about the supernatural, and at 4am the following morning, I delay going to the bathroom for as long as I can because of all the dark entities that are surely lying in wait. My imagination is like an uncontrollable, clumsy Great Dane puppy.

Browsing #Netflix. Do they realise films were made before 1973? ...

2026-10-23T12:58:25Z

Browsing #Netflix. Do they realise films were made before 1973? At least old-school video rental shops offered classics going back to the silent era, as well as healthy art, avant-garde, and world cinema sections. I discovered so much that way. There's a narrowing, rather than widening, of culture.

Nowadays, the internet sometimes feels like a once well-to-do ...

2026-10-22T10:24:06Z

Nowadays, the internet sometimes feels like a once well-to-do neighbourhood that became a slum after an industrial park & motorway were built through it. And I'm the lifelong resident who refuses to leave, unable to accept that the decaying, now unsafe area will never regain its former grandeur.

Increasingly, after reading about the latest oligarch or ...

2026-10-16T06:19:41Z

Increasingly, after reading about the latest oligarch or billionaire tech-bros travesty, I find myself idly researching the cultural and social history of guillotines.

I'm sitting in bed reading Charlie Brown Coronet paperbacks ...

2026-10-04T20:20:46Z

I'm sitting in bed reading Charlie Brown Coronet paperbacks like it's 1978.
#peanuts

Back in the mid-20th century, they predicted we'd be living ...

2026-10-02T07:35:40Z

Back in the mid-20th century, they predicted we'd be living in a utopia by now. And they were right, we are. The only detail they omitted was that it's a sociopath's idea of a utopia.

Anthropic: "AI may pose 'existential risks to ...

2026-09-29T07:17:19Z

Anthropic: "AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity'"
World governments: "Extinction is such a hot market right now, and we want a fat piece of that mouth-waterin' extinction pie for ourselves! Invest everything we have in AI!"

Only in Switzerland. Workmen having a cheeky fondue by the side ...

2026-09-28T08:05:24Z

Only in Switzerland. Workmen having a cheeky fondue by the side of the road over the weekend. Identities obscured to protect the peckish.

Britain doesn't change. I'm rereading Sherlock Holmes. ...

2026-09-25T08:08:14Z

Britain doesn't change. I'm rereading Sherlock Holmes. It's 1887 and the Daily Telegraph speculates that a murder must have been perpetrated by refugees or socialists, and advocates a closer watch over foreigners, while the Standard blames such outrages on a liberal government. It's in the national blood, isn't it? A Study in Red, White & Blue.

What all #Meta product announcements look like to me by now. ...

2026-09-24T11:19:09Z

What all #Meta product announcements look like to me by now.
#charm #muse

Climate protester with "I oppose this" placard [70 years ...

2026-09-24T09:41:06Z

Climate protester with "I oppose this" placard [70 years in prison].

Corner shop owner with similar business name to a global tech firm [Sued for $19b].

Masked thug with illegal weapons endangering lives; and global tech firm with string of serious copyright, environmental, data & hacking violations ["Boys will be boys"].

LinkedIn: "You've been invited by [someone you met once ...

2026-08-28T06:57:56Z

LinkedIn: "You've been invited by [someone you met once 30 years ago, and no, they didn't really personally invite you] to the daily puzzle challenge. It's YOUR move now".
Such cringing attempts at fabricating engagement. Apps and sites have become so wretchedly, panderingly needy.

"Robot beats Usain Bolt" So? 'Hot air balloon ascends ...

2026-08-25T08:28:07Z

"Robot beats Usain Bolt"
So?
'Hot air balloon ascends higher than Olympic high jumper Gale Lark'
'Submarine can stay underwater longer than Karen Fish of Guildford'
'Lawn mower cuts grass quicker than Herbie Vorr when he's on all fours nibbling'
It's a *robot*. False equivalence.

Because the last years have seen one brainless absurdity after ...

2026-08-20T10:00:07Z

Because the last years have seen one brainless absurdity after another, the NFT craze feels longer than 5 years ago. I just checked values. The Dorsey NFT, sold in 2021 for $2.9mill, was worth $280 by 2022. From 2021-2025, sales lost 93% of their value. Now, "95% of NFT art has no value at all".

"Just so that you know I'm a real doctor, I'll always ...

2026-08-19T11:24:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…5a0a
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"Just so that you know I'm a real doctor, I'll always wear a t-shirt in public emblazoned with a smiling doctor emoji. This makes me trustworthy [...] I see no conflict of interest writing for a 'deprecated, unreliable' newspaper with a proven track record for 'poor fact checking & flat-out fabrication"

Summary: "To make my point, I ignored the medical consensus ...

2026-08-19T11:23:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…5ccc
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Summary: "To make my point, I ignored the medical consensus [...] I tried a thimbleful of beer and became a scary demon, proving that alcohol is the work of Satan [...] children should strengthen their constitutions by sleeping outside in winter, praying to Jesus, & not taking sugar from foreigners"

Channel 4's ADHD Myth documentary. Not sure we need to heed a ...

2026-08-19T11:23:47Z

Channel 4's ADHD Myth documentary. Not sure we need to heed a psychiatrist who a) doesn't specialise in ADHD b) is a Daily Mail columnist c) Poses for photos with a stethoscope as if needing to *prove* he's a doctor (how many shrinks do you see using stethoscopes? It's a performative facade of authority)

It would be wrong of me to say that Farage voters have the ...

2026-08-14T10:56:27Z

It would be wrong of me to say that Farage voters have the intellects of seagull shit, whose proud support of him expose, not what they might believe to be loyal patriotism, but more a gullible, benighted subservience so nauseating that you have to look away, mortified for them.
So I won't say it.

Friday. #weather ...

2026-08-14T09:48:36Z

Friday.
#weather

More desirable alternatives to Farage: Count Binface. A randomly ...

2026-08-13T10:01:43Z

More desirable alternatives to Farage:
Count Binface.
A randomly chosen Clacton resident.
A 2-week old baby.
An imaginary MP.
A blind, 15-year old Poodle.
Someone who didn't leave their house for 18 years, forgot their name, & stored all their shit in jars.
The victim of a parachute that failed to open.

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2026-08-12T18:41:12Z

In 30 years, you will either be a billionnaire or a climate ...

2026-08-08T07:16:32Z

In 30 years, you will either be a billionnaire or a climate activist that the billionaires have labelled a domestic terrorist. They seem hellbent on annihilating their own consumers. It's like a deranged cult. Fuck all of this datacentre shit sky high.

quoting
nevent1q…khmn
> [Amazon] has bought land and acquired permits in Pecos County, Texas, for an AI data center powered by a 7.65 gigawatt gas power plant. The plant will be completely separate from Texas’s power grid

> The site, known as GW Ranch, got a state permit allowing the proposed power plant to emit 33 million tons of carbon dioxide, which would make it the biggest pollution site in the U.S., emitting more than the country’s biggest coal power plant

https://newrepublic.com/post/214111/amazon-data-center-biggest-pollution-source-entire-country

#AI

LinkedIn posts: "I handed over the running of my business to ...

2026-08-07T11:41:47Z

LinkedIn posts: "I handed over the running of my business to an #AI management app. Although the app has since fired me, revoked my health insurance, and erased me from the electoral roll, I don't regret a thing. If anything, I'm deeply awed & honoured to play my small part in this tech evolution. #WellingUp"

GOD: "Let no mortal man, nor force of evil, prevent you from ...

2026-08-07T08:36:06Z

GOD: "Let no mortal man, nor force of evil, prevent you from doing my bidding. Go forth now, my humble servant, Melon of Gibsonia: Make Bird on a Wire and What Women Want. In doing so you will glorify me by your good deeds."

Revisiting Vonnegut, who satirised right now back in the ...

2026-08-01T10:32:36Z

Revisiting Vonnegut, who satirised *right now* back in the mid-60s:
Fascism, racism, communism & absurd, confused ideas of patriotism in contemporary USA.
And how ruthless lawyers and the establishment try to frame a billionaire as insane because he wants to help people and share his wealth.

#books #bookstodon

It's Swiss National Day (like the US 4th of July). There are ...

2026-08-01T05:41:12Z

It's Swiss National Day (like the US 4th of July). There are usually all-day fireworks, but it's a tinderbox out there. We're at emergency level 4 of 5. Fireworks, fires, and smoking in some areas are banned.
But you just know there's going to be one idiot who thinks it's all woke & sparks up.

The symbolists really were a peculiar bunch. Der pinkelnde Tod ...

2026-07-28T07:56:12Z

The symbolists really were a peculiar bunch.
Der pinkelnde Tod (The Pissing Death) painted by Max Klinger in 1880.
#art

Today's visual obsession: Arnold Böcklin's Die ...

2026-07-27T18:16:55Z

Today's visual obsession: Arnold Böcklin's Die Toteninsel (Isle of the Dead). Five variations painted between 1880 & 1886. The 4th was destroyed in Berlin during World War II. Only a b/w photo exists. A 6th 'lost' version (1901) attributed to Böcklin & his son, Carlo, came to light in 2022.
#art

The Goodies were a treat for kids in the 70s. Like Python for ...

2026-07-27T10:48:12Z

The Goodies were a treat for kids in the 70s. Like Python for toddlers. For some reason, when I was 6, I thought that Oddie & Brooke-Taylor were also in The Beach Boys and that Graeme Garden was a school teacher appointed to look after them.

Someone asked me what it's like having #adhd. I said it can ...

2026-07-27T08:11:48Z

Someone asked me what it's like having #adhd. I said it can be a bit like this:
Me: "Hi, Dan. Got your message. So, fill me in; what's the super important thing we need to do today?"
Dan: "Firstly, it's absolutely crucial that we... [Dan's voice fades into the distance]..."
My brain:

Later on I'm showing some friends the original, unaltered ...

2026-07-26T09:58:26Z

Later on I'm showing some friends the original, unaltered 1977 cinema release of #StarWars, taken from a 35mm theatrical print. I *may* have gone over the top by re-creating a pre-film reel of trailers, idents, and adverts, including the obligatory local Indian restaurant ad.

Last night's stupid dream: I was fleeing from a furious, ...

2026-07-23T13:19:55Z

Last night's stupid dream: I was fleeing from a furious, violent rock star after his show was broadcast live to millions. Pre-show, he'd told me his cool plan to open by shouting "I am a sphinx!" As a prank, I told him that sphinx is the feminine form, so he should use the masculine form: sphincter.

Helen of Troy was born from an egg as a result of her father ...

2026-07-22T10:41:33Z

Helen of Troy was born from an egg as a result of her father turning into a swan (or goose) and mating with her mother, who may have been either Leda or Nemesis.
And let's not forget the 6-headed, 12-footed Scylla, and the half-bird, half-human sirens.
I look forward to all the hiSToRICle aCCuraSSy.

The sound of apoplectic popping when transphobes watching ...

2026-07-21T20:25:48Z

The sound of apoplectic popping when transphobes watching BBC's Evolution realise their distant ancestors were hermaphrodites.

"Burnham has appointed a minister for AI" Unless her name ...

2026-07-21T11:02:12Z

"Burnham has appointed a minister for AI"
Unless her name is Sarah Connor, you can get fucked.

I made the mistake of buying supermarket own-brand kimchi. ...

2026-07-20T10:36:53Z

I made the mistake of buying supermarket own-brand kimchi. Mayo-free coleslaw with a timid, homeopathic dash of (mild) Tabasco.

Evening stroll. ...

2026-07-15T19:11:51Z

Evening stroll.

New Swiss magazine with "Ohne KI" (No #AI) on the cover. ...

2026-07-11T08:01:32Z

New Swiss magazine with "Ohne KI" (No #AI) on the cover.
Nice to see some publishers openly resisting.

"Nigel Farage announces he’s quitting as Reform MP for ...

2026-07-07T14:46:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…r8gu
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"Nigel Farage announces he’s quitting as Reform MP for Clacton"

Oh, come on, it's Farage. By the end of the week, he'll be leading a brand new party called The Reformed Reform Independent Aryan Action Party, funded by mysterious donors 'Christina Barhorne' and 'Georgina Cockrell'.

Is Farage the misinfo Muppet starting to panic? ...

2026-07-07T11:40:21Z

Is Farage the misinfo Muppet starting to panic?

A sneak preview from Tim Burton's latest feature animation, ...

2026-07-06T12:21:01Z

A sneak preview from Tim Burton's latest feature animation, Corpse of the Living Doll.

#Nowplaying a life-changing eye opener (or rather ear opener) ...

2026-07-06T10:08:46Z

#Nowplaying a life-changing eye opener (or rather ear opener) from childhood.
"Woah, so not all music is like Slade, Hot Chocolate, Showaddywaddy & other stuff I've heard on the wireless?"
I've owned several fancy releases, but always return to this budget 1975 recording by the Hallé Orchestra.

It's ridiculous. There's still a part of me that sees a ...

2026-07-05T17:11:53Z

It's ridiculous. There's still a part of me that sees a Bond film, or The Great Escape, or some such, on a normal Thursday afternoon on an ITV repeat channel, and my brain thinks "This is wrong. This is a special kind of film that should only be broadcast at Easter, Christmas, or on a bank holiday"

Farage news. How things seem to go in the 21st century: ...

2026-07-05T11:43:21Z

Farage news.
How things seem to go in the 21st century:
"Politician X is found guilty of multiple, heinous, career-ending crimes that left behind trail of victims"
1 year later.
"Politician X, described as 'a man of great integrity with an unblemished career', becomes the nation's leader."

Congratulations to the US on becoming a kleptocratic monarchy, ...

2026-07-04T13:59:45Z

Congratulations to the US on becoming a kleptocratic monarchy, 250 years after gaining independence from royalist colonisers. You must be *so* proud that your new king exemplifies, as William Burroughs said, the "American dream to vulgarize and falsify until the bare lies shine through".
#America250

That's it. I'm officially old. At only 54. My GP just ...

2026-07-03T11:00:35Z

That's it.
I'm officially old.
At only 54.
My GP just recommended a course of physio because "we don't want you taking a little tumble now, do we?.."
A. Little. Fucking. Tumble.
I went into that office feeling like Harrison Ford, but left it as Miss Marple.

The weather's not taking any prisoners this morning. This ...

2026-07-01T09:06:37Z

The weather's not taking any prisoners this morning. This fast-moving lightning storm just surged across the sky like a charging army.

#photography

We need to either return to a pre-bot/AI internet, or flee to ...

2026-06-30T10:35:35Z

We need to either return to a pre-bot/AI internet, or flee to create a new one. Call me naive, but back in the 1990s I was under the impression that the internet's destiny was to be an unprecedented, open knowledge resource that benefitted humanity. Instead it has become the unreliable puppet of grabby little men.

I feel like I'm going mad sometimes. Sites like Facebook have ...

2026-06-30T09:24:50Z

I feel like I'm going mad sometimes. Sites like Facebook have turned into history-erasing machines. There are far too many posts now along the lines of: "I found this old photo of my great grandmother and decided to restore it with #AI".
With comments like: "Oh wow, she's so beautiful! You must be *so* proud!"

Yup. About 3 years ago, I dumped Adobe after using it for over 20 ...

2026-06-27T20:58:05Z

Yup. About 3 years ago, I dumped Adobe after using it for over 20 years, and I haven't looked back.

quoting
nevent1q…qq8n
An independent test confirms Krita delivers 90% of Photoshop's power for zero cost. As Adobe pushes its $20.99 monthly subscriptions, open-source alternatives are absorbing budget-conscious digital artists. #Tech #OpenSource #Krita #DigitalArt #Software
https://blazetrends.com/open-source-krita-hits-90-of-photoshops-capability-as-creators-abandon-adobe-subscriptions/?fsp_sid=43382

This evening's #heatwave skies. ...

2026-06-27T20:08:35Z

This evening's #heatwave skies.

Mood #heatwave ...

2026-06-26T13:59:39Z

Mood

#heatwave

Blade Runner was released on this day in 1982. #NowPlaying the ...

2026-06-26T09:41:05Z

Blade Runner was released on this day in 1982.
#NowPlaying the orchestrated version of the score, which was the only one available until the mid-90s when Vangelis' original was finally released. Inevitably, the delay triggered many multi-disc 'ultimate', 'definitive', 'collector edition' bootlegs.

#soundtrack #cinema #sciencefiction

And, yes, I know it's possible in theory to select ...

2026-06-26T08:34:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…9ccf
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And, yes, I know it's possible in theory to select 'English (UK)' in many apps... However...

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2026-06-26T08:17:26Z

I ventured outside. 10pm and it's still 30+ degrees. A ...

2026-06-25T20:14:51Z

I ventured outside. 10pm and it's still 30+ degrees.
A surreal sight I don't think I've ever seen before: All grass is yellowed, flowers dead. Leaves that were green a few days ago are now orange/brown and so dry they crumble in your hand. It's like a wrong autumn out there.

#heatwave

#LinkedIn email: "[Someone you worked with briefly 30 years ...

2026-06-25T16:50:19Z

#LinkedIn email: "[Someone you worked with briefly 30 years ago] just solved a LinkedIn puzzle game. Think you can beat their score?"

It's like someone phoning you and saying:
'Hi, do you remember Tony?'
'Tony who?'
'You worked with him for a summer when you left school. That Tony.'
'Erm. Ok. Tony. Yes, vaguely.'
'Well, I'm calling to say he just completed a crossword.'
'O...kay? And?'
'That's it, really. I thought you might want to know, in case you wanted to do one too'

"A warrior princess has no choice but to ally with two ...

2026-06-24T15:17:27Z

"A warrior princess has no choice but to ally with two immature, inexperienced men. When the men finally acknowledge the need to grow up and be accountable, they're given shiny gifts in a public validation of heroism that the seasoned princess, in her humility & wisdom, would have declined for herself."

#StarWars

Oh no. I'm going to search Netscape and AltaVista for ways to ...

2026-06-24T11:55:40Z

Oh no.
I'm going to search Netscape and AltaVista for ways to help. I'll set up funding pages on MySpace and Friends Reunited. And I'll video a charity appeal on Betamax, convert it to Laserdisc, then send out copies that can only be watched on 3D-Ready TVs. I'll page you with more details ASAP.

#AI

"Andy Burnham is on his way to Downing Street to fulfill his ...

2026-06-22T14:02:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…5392
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"Andy Burnham is on his way to Downing Street to fulfill his Midsummer destiny..."

"Andy Burnham is on his way to Downing Street to fulfill his ...

2026-06-22T13:03:52Z

"Andy Burnham is on his way to Downing Street to fulfill his Midsummer destiny..."

Watching Frank Zappa to see if I can get to grips with him. ...

2026-06-19T18:00:22Z

Watching Frank Zappa to see if I can get to grips with him. Again. I've tried a number of times over the years. Introducing humour into your music is a risky move if your brand of humour is, well, unamusing. Laboured silliness. Some of the instrumental stuff with George Duke et al, is fine, though.

Woke up early because of the heat. It's not even 9am and ...

2026-06-19T06:50:25Z

Woke up early because of the heat. It's not even 9am and I've already read a chapter of a book, run 5km, listened to a radio documentary, and done Duolingo lessons. And now I'm ready for bed again. Exhausted.

Congratulations to Andy Burnham for winning The Masked Singer. ...

2026-06-19T06:38:54Z

Congratulations to Andy Burnham for winning The Masked Singer.

I'm on a bit of a '70s film #soundtrack binge. I ...

2026-06-18T09:39:14Z

I'm on a bit of a '70s film #soundtrack binge.
I don't own any 1970s Morricone or Jarre scores! More Barry aside, what else is missing? Shaft? Don't Look Now? Suspiria? I see The Godfather quite regularly here, but I can't bring myself to buy it with the German title 'Der Pate'.

#movies #film

Where do you even start with this? 'Man who believes in ...

2026-06-17T10:20:16Z

Where do you even start with this?
'Man who believes in pixies, whose job it is to rid people's homes of invisible elves, says that goblins might actually be gargoyles, and is fired by his employer for slandering goblins.'
2026. Twenty-twenty-fucking-six!

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/priest-removed-exorcist-comments-ufos-demons-rcna348387

Always had a fondness for Hockney's early work. Perhaps ...

2026-06-12T20:55:50Z

Always had a fondness for Hockney's early work. Perhaps because his northern British suburban imagery was so familiar to me.

Just rewatched Lord of the Rings. I'd forgotten that ...

2026-06-07T12:54:12Z

Just rewatched Lord of the Rings. I'd forgotten that Sauron's seeing-stone is called Palantir. So, democracy-sceptic, demon-believing Peter Thiel names his company (and models its logo?) after a device that allows an all-seeing evil eye to "broadcast propaganda" and control what people can and can't see in the service of malevolence... And the UK gov thought: "Yes, let's hire that company to look after our defence, policing, financial and health systems"?
https://www.reuters.com/technology/uk-lawmakers-call-palantirs-role-public-sector-an-unacceptable-weakness-2026-06-02/

I'm watching The Hobbit / Lord of the Rings. It's ...

2026-06-05T18:39:06Z

I'm watching The Hobbit / Lord of the Rings. It's essentially a punch-up between gangs of early-1980s goths, new romantics, and metal heads. But somehow The Wurzels win.

"Grandpa, what did it feel like living through the ...

2026-06-04T11:19:26Z

"Grandpa, what did it feel like living through the 2020s?"

Today I took a photo of a sort of flashing, Nosferatu heron. ...

2026-05-31T17:25:28Z

Today I took a photo of a sort of flashing, Nosferatu heron.

Open image library searches have become impossible. Page after ...

2026-05-30T08:04:36Z

Open image library searches have become impossible. Page after page of AI results, now even with the 'no AI' option selected. I entered 'Victorian-era engraving' and was bombarded with pan-historical, anachronistic, blatantly wrong faux-tographic slop. #AI is impeding work, not expediting it

The new normal. "Peter Thiel and Milli Vanilli say ...

2026-05-28T20:23:58Z

The new normal.
"Peter Thiel and Milli Vanilli say 'no' to America"

People: "There's no such thing as a stupid question" ...

2026-05-27T10:58:37Z

People: "There's no such thing as a stupid question"
Me: "Is the UK outside?", "Does the moon own a lawnmower?", "When counting 1, 2, 3... Does hen come next?", "Have you ever been murdered?", "Do you need to take off your head when you sit down?", "Is a flerm half a blerf, or is it a Kenneth?"

The new Amazon 007, "A Prompt For a Kill" "True ...

2026-05-26T14:14:08Z

The new Amazon 007, "A Prompt For a Kill"
"True biological male, James Bond, must prevent W.O.K.E, an evil Marxist terror organisation, from assassinating beloved, visionary billionaires, such as Beff Jizzos, who plan to build an AI data centre that will benefit all, or at least some, of mankind"

Aren't we done with the Trump/deranged tech ...

2026-05-25T13:21:43Z

Aren't we done with the Trump/deranged tech billionaires/Brexit/pathetic-old-white-autocrat era yet? Surely, that's enough nonsense from these cretins. Can we bring it all to a swift conclusion now, please? Or haven't we decided yet whether or not we'd like the human race to survive their idiocy?

Sorting out some of my records. I think this is the oldest ...

2026-05-25T10:51:00Z

Sorting out some of my records. I think this is the oldest release I own: 1936. Solitude/In a Sentimental Mood by Duke Ellington. What's the oldest record, tape, 8-track, CD (or wax reel!) you own?

#vinyl

'Accept cookies/confirm choices'. If you don't offer ...

2026-05-23T07:08:03Z

'Accept cookies/confirm choices'.
If you don't offer a 'reject/decline all' option from the outset, I'm not going through pages & pages of your 300 vendors selecting & deselecting as appropriate. Nor am I just going to agree to all out of resigned apathy. I simply don't use your site/app. Fuck off.

Good books, not necessarily in the right order, and with some ...

2026-05-19T08:57:43Z

Good books, not necessarily in the right order, and with some glaring omissions.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time

Forget the remake, I much preferred this, the original 1970s ...

2026-05-13T12:26:58Z

Forget the remake, I much preferred this, the original 1970s version of Teletubbies starring Terry Nutkins.
#NowPlaying

David Cameron 2010-2016 Theresa May 2016-2019 Boris Johnson ...

2026-05-12T11:55:18Z

David Cameron 2010-2016
Theresa May 2016-2019
Boris Johnson 2019-2022
Liz Truss 2022-2022
Rishi Sunak 2022-2024
Keir Starmer 2024-?
Mark E. Smith 1976–2018
Martin Bramah 1976–1979, 1989–1990
Marc Riley 1978–1982
Steve Hanley 1979–1998
Craig Scanlon 1979–1995
Brix Smith 1983–1989, 1994–1996
...

If you believe that #Reform is a solution to, well, anything, I ...

2026-05-08T07:48:54Z

If you believe that #Reform is a solution to, well, anything, I have a splinter from the true cross I'd like to sell you.
I hope you won't think this presumptuous of me, but have you ever considered attending a course that teaches rudimentary reasoning skills, you gullible fucking lack-wit?

What UK politics looks like from abroad: Britain repeatedly ...

2026-05-07T13:51:11Z

What UK politics looks like from abroad:
Britain repeatedly hitting itself in the face with a frying pan and shouting 'Bad pan stop! No more hurts from bad pan!'

Dr. Who & the Daleks / A Shot in the Dark ...

2026-05-06T08:45:51Z

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Dr. Who & the Daleks / A Shot in the Dark

🧵A somewhat niche thread. Film posters inadvertently ...

2026-05-06T08:42:52Z

🧵A somewhat niche thread. Film posters inadvertently photographed by postwar town planners.
I found most in the Manchester Archives+ and Manchester Libraries archives.
#1: Dr. No

#cinema #socialhistory

An unwelcome visit from insomnia. When your mind inexplicably ...

2026-05-03T23:44:18Z

An unwelcome visit from insomnia. When your mind inexplicably becomes as serene, relaxed, and ordered as Francis Bacon's studio.

#NowPlaying Geogaddi. It has turned into a BOC kind of day. Made ...

2026-04-23T13:24:54Z

#NowPlaying Geogaddi.
It has turned into a BOC kind of day.
Made all the stranger by the sudden dizzy spells I've been experiencing recently. Triggered by inexplicable brain glitches, I can only describe them as being akin to profound dejavu loops which culminate in a brief, cerebral DDoS attack.

Finally got around to turning my computer into a Linux machine. ...

2026-04-20T18:07:30Z

Finally got around to turning my computer into a Linux machine.

I've only just seen this photo of Tom Baker. Talk about ...

2026-04-19T10:31:04Z

I've only just seen this photo of Tom Baker. Talk about timey-wimey. It looks like he's regenerating into an older incarnation of Peter Cushing's Doctor.
#DoctorWho

If Trump wants to raise his game in this tyrant vs pope beef ...

2026-04-16T14:19:10Z

If Trump wants to raise his game in this tyrant vs pope beef he'll have to behead Anne Boleyn.

If anyone is in the Whitehaven area, could you pop over to the ...

2026-04-15T14:04:13Z

If anyone is in the Whitehaven area, could you pop over to the Jawas and ask if they have any secondhand droids for sale, thanks.

A very merry fuck Orbán into oblivion to all those who ...

2026-04-12T19:31:44Z

A very merry fuck Orbán into oblivion to all those who celebrate.
#Hungary

Flowers and mountains. Photoed on Wednesday in Montreux. ...

2026-04-10T14:50:11Z

Flowers and mountains. Photoed on Wednesday in Montreux.

#photography

In the future, people will look back in horror at this time in ...

2026-04-10T14:18:50Z

In the future, people will look back in horror at this time in human history and rank it, rightly, as one of the most stupid, most corrupt, most barbarous.
And by 'in the future', I don't just mean in a hundred or a thousand years; I mean any time after whatever time it is right now. 4:15pm here.

Happy Eater ...

2026-04-05T07:56:35Z

Happy Eater

Haunted food. My mum spiralised a carrot, and the result is like ...

2026-04-04T18:38:26Z

Haunted food. My mum spiralised a carrot, and the result is like a cross between Thomas the Tank Engine, Pinocchio, and John Carpenter's The Thing.
#CursedCarrot

The Wicker Nan. ...

2026-03-31T11:04:18Z

The Wicker Nan.

Apropos of nothing, here are some Macbethian witches. ...

2026-03-27T11:08:52Z

Apropos of nothing, here are some Macbethian witches.

I've only just realised that #OpenAI's logo is a stylised ...

2026-03-25T09:02:34Z

I've only just realised that #OpenAI's logo is a stylised anal sphincter. Apologies for my childish but apposite observation so early in the morning.
#sora

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