Adrian Giddings
@cunabula.bsky.social
Currently between lives.
Somewhat-lapsed photographer. VJ for @tirs.bsky.social and temp0rary.
Somewhat-lapsed photographer. VJ for @tirs.bsky.social and temp0rary.
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Ooh, look what just arrived! Absolutely beautiful work by @ianmcque.bsky.social with @rossignol.bsky.social - looking forward to drinking it in later.
Slightly disappointed it smells of fresh print and not diesel and sea water :)
Slightly disappointed it smells of fresh print and not diesel and sea water :)
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Ooh, look what just arrived! Absolutely beautiful work by @ianmcque.bsky.social with @rossignol.bsky.social - looking forward to drinking it in later.
Slightly disappointed it smells of fresh print and not diesel and sea water :)
Slightly disappointed it smells of fresh print and not diesel and sea water :)
Forgot to take an antihistamine before bedtime so only one of us got a good night's sleep.
November 19, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Forgot to take an antihistamine before bedtime so only one of us got a good night's sleep.
Just saw a bowl fall out of my kitchen cupboard with the corner of my eye and caught it in mid air while barely looking. A bit like Zhang Ziyi in Croching Tiger, but if she ever managed the far harder task of looking like cold garbage.
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just saw a bowl fall out of my kitchen cupboard with the corner of my eye and caught it in mid air while barely looking. A bit like Zhang Ziyi in Croching Tiger, but if she ever managed the far harder task of looking like cold garbage.
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Ok @hankgreen.bsky.social is my anger translator regarding stupid controversies about Jimmy Wales and @wikipedia.org. I was going to say something, but Hank says everything I would have said here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zi0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zi0...
Wikipedia and the Destruction of Trust
YouTube video by Hank Green
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Ok @hankgreen.bsky.social is my anger translator regarding stupid controversies about Jimmy Wales and @wikipedia.org. I was going to say something, but Hank says everything I would have said here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zi0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zi0...
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Marvelous Miss Marple
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The Marvelous Miss Marple
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When right-wingers talk about how easy some nebulous group of sponging “others” have it compared to the ordinary decent hardworking citizen, the easy question to ask is “would you want to swap places with one?” And they wouldn’t ever want to. So that’s that problem dealt with. Next issue, please.
November 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
When right-wingers talk about how easy some nebulous group of sponging “others” have it compared to the ordinary decent hardworking citizen, the easy question to ask is “would you want to swap places with one?” And they wouldn’t ever want to. So that’s that problem dealt with. Next issue, please.
I love how deranged people get about condiments on Bluesky. This isn't quite on the level of the mayonnaise genocide exchange but it's right up there in the pantheon.
Sometimes I actually agree when people say Bluesky is the most insufferable social network.
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I love how deranged people get about condiments on Bluesky. This isn't quite on the level of the mayonnaise genocide exchange but it's right up there in the pantheon.
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This is amazing.
From the nextfuckinglevel community on Reddit: The Fall of Icarus, fabulous photo by Andrew James McCarthy.
Explore this post and more from the nextfuckinglevel community
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November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This is amazing.
Absolute legend Malcolm Garrett discussing his early work last night at St Bride Library - both the good and the not so good which was refreshing. Got to gush at him in the pub afterwards about Buzzcocks Love You More/Noise Annoys being the best sleeve of all time...
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Absolute legend Malcolm Garrett discussing his early work last night at St Bride Library - both the good and the not so good which was refreshing. Got to gush at him in the pub afterwards about Buzzcocks Love You More/Noise Annoys being the best sleeve of all time...
"Sue, you're shouting on tea!"
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"Sue, you're shouting on tea!"
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I am all in for William Basinski’s new look on Instagram.
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I am all in for William Basinski’s new look on Instagram.
Lovely evening at St Bride catching up with old friends and meeting new people.
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lovely evening at St Bride catching up with old friends and meeting new people.
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NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
Is there a canon answer to how many regenerations Bond can make?
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Is there a canon answer to how many regenerations Bond can make?
A computer fundamentally only performs mathematical operations. If you write a program for a computer that cannot perform mathematical operations accurately that program is fundamentally flawed. Yes, I have been discussing AI with an IT professional. Sigh.
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A computer fundamentally only performs mathematical operations. If you write a program for a computer that cannot perform mathematical operations accurately that program is fundamentally flawed. Yes, I have been discussing AI with an IT professional. Sigh.
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
Pitching an idea for a series that's probably only one episode long because the premise, while brilliant, hinges on scientists doing something really stupid and they, well, don't do the thing.
Meanwhile, I watched the first two episodes of Plur1bus last night, it's very good in a lot of directions.
Meanwhile, I watched the first two episodes of Plur1bus last night, it's very good in a lot of directions.
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Pitching an idea for a series that's probably only one episode long because the premise, while brilliant, hinges on scientists doing something really stupid and they, well, don't do the thing.
Meanwhile, I watched the first two episodes of Plur1bus last night, it's very good in a lot of directions.
Meanwhile, I watched the first two episodes of Plur1bus last night, it's very good in a lot of directions.
The average person doesn't give a fuck about the manifesto pledges, if they even bothered to read them. Raise taxes on those that can afford it, close loopholes, spend the money on things that make people's lives better and the country less shit after over a decade of Tory fuckery. Win (maybe).
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The average person doesn't give a fuck about the manifesto pledges, if they even bothered to read them. Raise taxes on those that can afford it, close loopholes, spend the money on things that make people's lives better and the country less shit after over a decade of Tory fuckery. Win (maybe).
Be interesting to see what happens at the BBC next, depends which way interesting goes of course.
November 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Be interesting to see what happens at the BBC next, depends which way interesting goes of course.
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This is a scorching article on the absolute state of The New York Times, and much of the rest of the media.
Not just the billionaire media, note, but also the billionaire-*compliant* media, which both-sides every issue with purchased junktank talking points.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Not just the billionaire media, note, but also the billionaire-*compliant* media, which both-sides every issue with purchased junktank talking points.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This is a scorching article on the absolute state of The New York Times, and much of the rest of the media.
Not just the billionaire media, note, but also the billionaire-*compliant* media, which both-sides every issue with purchased junktank talking points.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Not just the billionaire media, note, but also the billionaire-*compliant* media, which both-sides every issue with purchased junktank talking points.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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Nothing says 'honouring the fallen' quite like a church steeple vomiting blood
Cascades of hand-knitted poppies transform two village churches
[ From BBC News NI ]
[ From BBC News NI ]
Cascades of hand-knitted poppies transform two village churches
BBC News - Northern Ireland
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Nothing says 'honouring the fallen' quite like a church steeple vomiting blood