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I’m surprised Davie has resigned over that Panorama edit (seems like a bit of a nothingburger to me) but I’m glad he’s gone. On his watch the BBC simply gave up the ghost on factual documentary TV, and decided the best way to serve its audience was to patronise it.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I’m surprised Davie has resigned over that Panorama edit (seems like a bit of a nothingburger to me) but I’m glad he’s gone. On his watch the BBC simply gave up the ghost on factual documentary TV, and decided the best way to serve its audience was to patronise it.
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Thread: I Design an Entire Trading-Card Game in One Month, and I've Been Told to Make it Based on "Blake's 7". #B7TCG
(There will be 270 cards. Well, 267 cards and three tokens by the current estimate.)
(There will be 270 cards. Well, 267 cards and three tokens by the current estimate.)
November 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Thread: I Design an Entire Trading-Card Game in One Month, and I've Been Told to Make it Based on "Blake's 7". #B7TCG
(There will be 270 cards. Well, 267 cards and three tokens by the current estimate.)
(There will be 270 cards. Well, 267 cards and three tokens by the current estimate.)
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Given that about 10% of Covid cases lead to "Long Covid" maybe making vaccinations free again* might be a thing to try.
* Or at least the same price as the fly jab, that would be something.
* Or at least the same price as the fly jab, that would be something.
The number of people aged between 16 and 34 who are out of work due to long-term sickness increased by 76% between 2019 and 2024
UK ‘sliding into avoidable crisis’, major review into workplace sickness warns
The number of people aged between 16 and 34 who are out of work due to long-term sickness increased by 76% between 2019 and 2024
www.independent.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Given that about 10% of Covid cases lead to "Long Covid" maybe making vaccinations free again* might be a thing to try.
* Or at least the same price as the fly jab, that would be something.
* Or at least the same price as the fly jab, that would be something.
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If you're a #DoctorWho fan who cares about sensitive video restoration that preserves the integrity of the original images, and is concerned about the introduction of unintended artefacts from the use of AI, please watch this short video, share widely and discuss.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hw...
A.I. - is it worth it?
YouTube video by Pip Madeley
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
If you're a #DoctorWho fan who cares about sensitive video restoration that preserves the integrity of the original images, and is concerned about the introduction of unintended artefacts from the use of AI, please watch this short video, share widely and discuss.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hw...
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It's not a coincidence that AI appears now, as western capitalism transitions to a fascistic political norm. Fascism generates kitsch. Fascism is philistine. Fascism relies upon plagiarism. Fascism is bankrolled by monopoly. AI is monopoly committing theft to produce kitsch consumed by philistines.
AI is the new aesthetic of fascism
October 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It's not a coincidence that AI appears now, as western capitalism transitions to a fascistic political norm. Fascism generates kitsch. Fascism is philistine. Fascism relies upon plagiarism. Fascism is bankrolled by monopoly. AI is monopoly committing theft to produce kitsch consumed by philistines.
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Bold choice for the next Archbishop of Canterbury
November 13, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Bold choice for the next Archbishop of Canterbury
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(I think a lot of the BBC’s written output can likely be explained by them interpreting “need to write for a reading age of seven” as ”need to write for a moron with an adult reading age”.)
September 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
(I think a lot of the BBC’s written output can likely be explained by them interpreting “need to write for a reading age of seven” as ”need to write for a moron with an adult reading age”.)
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People on the Left really do need to read Nineteen-Eighty-Four and grasp Orwell's description of 'doublethink'. Doublethink is one of the most useful political concepts ever devised. It is the basic mechanism underlying political reaction. From something I wrote years ago:
September 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
People on the Left really do need to read Nineteen-Eighty-Four and grasp Orwell's description of 'doublethink'. Doublethink is one of the most useful political concepts ever devised. It is the basic mechanism underlying political reaction. From something I wrote years ago:
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"THE DALEKS" ("TV21" issue 85 (dated 03/09/66)).
#DoctorWho #DrWho #Daleks #comicbook #comicstrip #scifi #1960s
#DoctorWho #DrWho #Daleks #comicbook #comicstrip #scifi #1960s
September 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"THE DALEKS" ("TV21" issue 85 (dated 03/09/66)).
#DoctorWho #DrWho #Daleks #comicbook #comicstrip #scifi #1960s
#DoctorWho #DrWho #Daleks #comicbook #comicstrip #scifi #1960s
He may have raised millions for charity exerting himself despite poor health and limited mobility, and died after a publicity tour orchestrated by a ruthlessly profit driven close family member, but Ozzy only really became Captain Tom on elevation to demigodhood by the most mawkish people in Britain
July 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
He may have raised millions for charity exerting himself despite poor health and limited mobility, and died after a publicity tour orchestrated by a ruthlessly profit driven close family member, but Ozzy only really became Captain Tom on elevation to demigodhood by the most mawkish people in Britain
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My cat Emily has malignant
tumors. The bill for having them removed and saving her life is massive! At the same time I need very expensive car repairs! Any help in this financial emergency, even just signal boosts, much appreciated. ❤️❤️❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/help-cure-...
tumors. The bill for having them removed and saving her life is massive! At the same time I need very expensive car repairs! Any help in this financial emergency, even just signal boosts, much appreciated. ❤️❤️❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/help-cure-...
Donate to Help cure Emily of her cancer, organised by James Graham
Hi, I'm Jack Graham - the British guy on the podcast I Don't Speak German - and I'm asking … James Graham needs your support for Help cure Emily of her cancer
www.gofundme.com
June 14, 2025 at 8:03 AM
My cat Emily has malignant
tumors. The bill for having them removed and saving her life is massive! At the same time I need very expensive car repairs! Any help in this financial emergency, even just signal boosts, much appreciated. ❤️❤️❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/help-cure-...
tumors. The bill for having them removed and saving her life is massive! At the same time I need very expensive car repairs! Any help in this financial emergency, even just signal boosts, much appreciated. ❤️❤️❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/help-cure-...
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If this is a new Wilderness Years, I demand a second volume of Timeframe.
June 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If this is a new Wilderness Years, I demand a second volume of Timeframe.
When the opening of the Elvis biography goes this hard but self care would be not absorbing another 600 pages detailing the smallness of the American psyche
May 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
When the opening of the Elvis biography goes this hard but self care would be not absorbing another 600 pages detailing the smallness of the American psyche
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The Parting of the Ways.
May 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Parting of the Ways.
Biggest bang going for 50p if it's on the jukebox at your local. If three for £1 then add Heaven & Hell and Achilles Last Stand. Landlords love me
youtu.be/SuIHDBmaAP0
youtu.be/SuIHDBmaAP0
Vardis - 100 M.P.H. (Live at Shepperton Studios 1981)
YouTube video by Vardis
youtu.be
April 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Biggest bang going for 50p if it's on the jukebox at your local. If three for £1 then add Heaven & Hell and Achilles Last Stand. Landlords love me
youtu.be/SuIHDBmaAP0
youtu.be/SuIHDBmaAP0
Falconer on Radio 4 Today: Sentencing Guidelines Bill “important to tackle perceptions of two tier policing”. We need to move on from apolitical culture of legislating to assuage people’s feelings. The Withdrawal Agreement Bill was only the biggest example.
April 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Falconer on Radio 4 Today: Sentencing Guidelines Bill “important to tackle perceptions of two tier policing”. We need to move on from apolitical culture of legislating to assuage people’s feelings. The Withdrawal Agreement Bill was only the biggest example.
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Oh, this is wonderful: an article from the Spectator in 1973, moaning about Doctor Who being too woke. H/t @spinkysmama.bsky.social for the link.
Some things never change.
Some things never change.
April 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Oh, this is wonderful: an article from the Spectator in 1973, moaning about Doctor Who being too woke. H/t @spinkysmama.bsky.social for the link.
Some things never change.
Some things never change.
I’m all for AI bashing but it does a lot better when you give the correct story title
April 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I’m all for AI bashing but it does a lot better when you give the correct story title
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And finally, this book is currently in development for a December release, and pre-orders will be available soon. It does what it says on the tin!
March 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
And finally, this book is currently in development for a December release, and pre-orders will be available soon. It does what it says on the tin!
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People who write about LLMs as if they possess subjectivity should not be published.
No they do not, New York Times! This is like writing that Santa Claus has IBS.
March 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
People who write about LLMs as if they possess subjectivity should not be published.
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Utterly subjective - but still one of the best Doctor Who stories of all time. Subversive, packed with ideas, opening up a universe of possibilities, dark, full of brilliant, grotesque characters, horrific, shocking and best of all really fucking funny. Loving every page.
March 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Utterly subjective - but still one of the best Doctor Who stories of all time. Subversive, packed with ideas, opening up a universe of possibilities, dark, full of brilliant, grotesque characters, horrific, shocking and best of all really fucking funny. Loving every page.
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Today on Eruditorum Press, Last War in Albion returns with a chapter on Sandman and Neil Gaiman. Strap in. This goes hard. www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/the-cud...
The Cuddled Little Vice (Sandman)
Previously in The Last War in Albion: Alan Moore wrote Watchmen, which, for complicated reasons involving William S. Burroughs and the weak nuclear force, ended the Cold War and replaced it with a mag...
www.eruditorumpress.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today on Eruditorum Press, Last War in Albion returns with a chapter on Sandman and Neil Gaiman. Strap in. This goes hard. www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/the-cud...