Andrew (Arfur) Clarke
@apcrft.bsky.social
We are where we are, because who could have imagined we would end up here?
#oracle ACE alumnus #PLSQL #music #books #films (but mainly music)
✝️ Mark 9:24
lapsed blogger https://radiofreetooting.blogspot.com
#oracle ACE alumnus #PLSQL #music #books #films (but mainly music)
✝️ Mark 9:24
lapsed blogger https://radiofreetooting.blogspot.com
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Sausage
The usual Sausage.
January 29, 2026 at 7:55 PM
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Sausage
In the shuttle bus to the station, and Radio 1 DAB is playing that great Arctic Monkeys anthem, Brianstorm (sic)
January 28, 2026 at 5:29 PM
In the shuttle bus to the station, and Radio 1 DAB is playing that great Arctic Monkeys anthem, Brianstorm (sic)
Name a film that features a bank robbery.
youtu.be/PVRiC5ysSLk?...
youtu.be/PVRiC5ysSLk?...
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Name a film that features a bank robbery.
youtu.be/PVRiC5ysSLk?...
youtu.be/PVRiC5ysSLk?...
Can you hear me Ruben Amorim? Your boys dished out one hell of a beatin - oh
January 25, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Can you hear me Ruben Amorim? Your boys dished out one hell of a beatin - oh
Football, bloody hell
January 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Football, bloody hell
I could be convinced that Adrian Chiles and/or the Guardian subs are deliberately providing prompts for these excellent stories
January 22, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I could be convinced that Adrian Chiles and/or the Guardian subs are deliberately providing prompts for these excellent stories
Also jet packs and holidays on the moon
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
“The vision for Greenland, one of the people said, could include a hub for artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, space launches, micro nuclear reactors and high-speed rail.”
“The vision for Greenland, one of the people said, could include a hub for artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, space launches, micro nuclear reactors and high-speed rail.”
Exclusive: Greenland ‘Freedom City’? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north
It is described as 'a libertarian utopia with minimal corporate regulation.'
www.reuters.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Also jet packs and holidays on the moon
Been thoroughly unoriginal and used some blackening bananas to make banana bread.
January 18, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Been thoroughly unoriginal and used some blackening bananas to make banana bread.
Sensible policies for a happier Britain
Turnberry Golf Course to be officially renamed Shit Holes, until all American tariffs on the UK are removed. #voteBinface
January 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Sensible policies for a happier Britain
So our latest replacement Virgin 360 box lasted almost two months before failing to record stuff or mucking up the playback. It's almost unbelievable that an apparently blue chip brand would foist such a pile of shite on their paying customers.
January 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
So our latest replacement Virgin 360 box lasted almost two months before failing to record stuff or mucking up the playback. It's almost unbelievable that an apparently blue chip brand would foist such a pile of shite on their paying customers.
Reposted by Andrew (Arfur) Clarke
Recent news reminds me of the time Usain Bolt gave me his Olympic gold medal, and I suddenly became the fastest person on earth.
January 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Recent news reminds me of the time Usain Bolt gave me his Olympic gold medal, and I suddenly became the fastest person on earth.
The view over Streatham earlier this evening
January 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The view over Streatham earlier this evening
The new album from A Huge Warehouse Full Of Cats Throwing Mice At Guitars is nailed on for next month's @thewiremagazine.bsky.social Office Ambience
What you don't realise is that behind these new AI song-writing services is a huge warehouse... full of cats throwing mice at guitars
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The new album from A Huge Warehouse Full Of Cats Throwing Mice At Guitars is nailed on for next month's @thewiremagazine.bsky.social Office Ambience
Games Workshop rejects the Dark Mechanicum faction. There will be no Slop for the Slop God
'Warhammer' maker Games Workshop has banned the use of AI in its content production and its design process
• A small number of senior managers have experimented with GenAI tools — none are that excited about the technology
• The company plans to hire more human creatives
• A small number of senior managers have experimented with GenAI tools — none are that excited about the technology
• The company plans to hire more human creatives
January 14, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Games Workshop rejects the Dark Mechanicum faction. There will be no Slop for the Slop God
Obviously the eye is drawn to the Third Reich cross. But the emblem also includes the circle from the Odin Cross and the feckin' Spear of Destiny. Presumably the omission of a totenkopf is an oversight which will be rectified in due course
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Obviously the eye is drawn to the Third Reich cross. But the emblem also includes the circle from the Odin Cross and the feckin' Spear of Destiny. Presumably the omission of a totenkopf is an oversight which will be rectified in due course
There was a slim packet lying on the doormat and I couldn't figure out what it was, because I didn't expect such a swift turnaround on the kickstarter. Well done to @christhebarker.bsky.social for the design and to the printers for such a lovely finish.
January 12, 2026 at 11:09 AM
There was a slim packet lying on the doormat and I couldn't figure out what it was, because I didn't expect such a swift turnaround on the kickstarter. Well done to @christhebarker.bsky.social for the design and to the printers for such a lovely finish.
Slightly diminish a game.
Saints Bicker
Saints Bicker
Slightly diminish a game.
Final(final)_2_WIP_WITH_EDITS_(USEthisONE)Fantasy7.docx
Final(final)_2_WIP_WITH_EDITS_(USEthisONE)Fantasy7.docx
Slightly diminish a game.
£999 Theft Auto
£999 Theft Auto
January 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Slightly diminish a game.
Saints Bicker
Saints Bicker
Overly literal #streetfurniture pic of the day
January 11, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Overly literal #streetfurniture pic of the day
🎶I park up when I want, except in the Hebrides when I get rudely blocked in by the snowfall
(Vanlife)
I put my parka on, take a scowly pic and I think about buying a house
(Vanlife)🎶
(Vanlife)
I put my parka on, take a scowly pic and I think about buying a house
(Vanlife)🎶
This is possibly AI slop. But if it is, it’s very funny AI slop. If it’s real, it’s just very funny.
January 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
🎶I park up when I want, except in the Hebrides when I get rudely blocked in by the snowfall
(Vanlife)
I put my parka on, take a scowly pic and I think about buying a house
(Vanlife)🎶
(Vanlife)
I put my parka on, take a scowly pic and I think about buying a house
(Vanlife)🎶
Just spent the last twenty minutes peeling the skin off a Crown Prince squash. A complete bastard compared to a Butternut.
Probably I should have googled it to see whether the skin is edible. I'm not going to do that now because I NO LONGER WANT TO KNOW
Probably I should have googled it to see whether the skin is edible. I'm not going to do that now because I NO LONGER WANT TO KNOW
January 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Just spent the last twenty minutes peeling the skin off a Crown Prince squash. A complete bastard compared to a Butternut.
Probably I should have googled it to see whether the skin is edible. I'm not going to do that now because I NO LONGER WANT TO KNOW
Probably I should have googled it to see whether the skin is edible. I'm not going to do that now because I NO LONGER WANT TO KNOW
January 10th, so it's time to David Bowie Is Dead And Everything's Gone To Shit Blues by Crayon Jones again
crayonjones.bandcamp.com/track/david-...
crayonjones.bandcamp.com/track/david-...
David Bowie Is Dead And Everything's Gone To Shit Blues, by Crayon Jones
track by Crayon Jones
crayonjones.bandcamp.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:30 AM
January 10th, so it's time to David Bowie Is Dead And Everything's Gone To Shit Blues by Crayon Jones again
crayonjones.bandcamp.com/track/david-...
crayonjones.bandcamp.com/track/david-...
A Lt. Calley for our times
SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
January 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
A Lt. Calley for our times
While we're doing #childhoodcinema, Southern Comfort was the first X-rated film I saw in the cinema before I was legally allowed to watch such things.
Walter Hill's Southern Comfort is one of the great (horror) films about American imperialist pride and macho war culture but boy does it hit harder in the wake of the ICE killings. #NowWatching
January 9, 2026 at 8:28 PM
While we're doing #childhoodcinema, Southern Comfort was the first X-rated film I saw in the cinema before I was legally allowed to watch such things.
Not going to overtime this...
Always Coming Back To You
The Electrician
It's Raining Today
Track 3
Cossacks Are
Always Coming Back To You
The Electrician
It's Raining Today
Track 3
Cossacks Are
please share your top 5 scott walker songs if you are so inclined. i'll go first (UNRANKED!):
the old man's back again
sleepwalker's woman
the electrician (technically walker brothers but counts as a scott walker song imo)
farmer in the city
big louise
the old man's back again
sleepwalker's woman
the electrician (technically walker brothers but counts as a scott walker song imo)
farmer in the city
big louise
January 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Not going to overtime this...
Always Coming Back To You
The Electrician
It's Raining Today
Track 3
Cossacks Are
Always Coming Back To You
The Electrician
It's Raining Today
Track 3
Cossacks Are