Sam Deane
bornsleepy.com
Sam Deane
@bornsleepy.com
A microscopic cog in your catastrophic plan.

He/him.

I mostly post personal stuff here, and technical stuff over at @samdeane@mastodon.org.uk.
Just another imperial day…

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Another Imperial Day by New Model Army on Apple Music
Song · 2005 · Duration 4:51
music.apple.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sit rep: pinned down. Send reinforcements.
October 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Sipping From The Firehose

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Sipping From The Fire Hose
bornsleepy.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Another great OH!CON has been and gone.

Congrats to the organisers and volunteers for an excellent event.

Looking forward to next year…

ohcon.info
Home - OH!CON
OH!CON Outer Hebrides ComicCon: Sci fi, fantasy, comics, games and stuff!
ohcon.info
October 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Labour seem to be engaged in an appalling race-to-the-bottom on immigration issues.

Instead, this is the line they should be taking:

infosec.exchange/@david_chisn...
David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*) (@david_chisnall@infosec.exchange)
If you are a progressive talking about immigration, please try to frame your messaging as follows: Immigration is, according to a load of studies, an overall benefit to the economy. But we all know f...
infosec.exchange
October 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Just thinking…

Hegseth’s new fitness standard presumably applies to the commander-in-chief, right?

I’d hate to be that personal trainer.
October 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This Harper’s article, from 1941, seems depressingly relevant…

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Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Oh An Lanntair. With your devil may care attitude - showing the closed caption version of a film, just for the hell of it, like the rebel you are.

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September 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Reposted by Sam Deane
There is not GE tomorrow, but this poll serves as yet another reminder that Reform, on 27% of the vote, could be the largest party. Labour is insane if it doesn’t seriously pursue proportional representation.

news.sky.com/story/nigel-...
Nigel Farage on course to be next prime minister, mega poll projects
The projection suggests 306 Reform gains, up from their current seat tally of five.
news.sky.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Reposted by Sam Deane
Yep, that's great. Just fantastic. We were told that Starmer would lay out the patriotic case for diversity today. What we got was an article in the Telegraph, behind a paywall, about how the left failed to tackle immigration and now we all have to have ID cards www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
Access Restricted
www.telegraph.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Top brunch at the Hub this morning/afternoon.

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Google Search
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September 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
God I hate booking travel. Always feels like you’re being shafted… (because you are).
September 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Apple’s behaviour around Trump has been pretty nauseating.

I fear that it is entirely consistent with the company they have become.

www.anildash.com/2025/09/09/h...
How Tim Cook sold out Steve Jobs - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Meanwhile back in England…
August 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Have you come across this @bomberstudios.com ?

Feels right up your street www.makingsoftware.com
Making Software
A reference manual for people who design and build software.
www.makingsoftware.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Really wish it was practical and affordable to travel down from the Hebrides to London by train rather than flying :(

www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
3 Reasons why flights are far cheaper than trains and why that has to change - Greenpeace International
Ever tried planning a trip across Europe and wondered: why are flights so cheap while trains cost a fortune? How does that make any sense?
www.greenpeace.org
August 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Contemporary politics be like
August 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Back on the rock - hurrah.

Morven can barely contain her excitement.
August 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In other news, I have discovered crack, in crisp form.
August 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Sometimes I worry about the Guardian’s priorities…
August 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My office for this afternoon - Camden Arts Centre.

For my island friends: an arts centre is a bit like An Lanntair, but without the tedious endless diet of trad and country music. 🧌
August 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Today’s random epic tune:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpOl...
Constantine's Dream
YouTube video by Patti Smith - Topic
www.youtube.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM