Murphy's Lawyer
@menageri.org.uk
He/him. Online since before the Eternal September. Remembers when Woke used to be called treating others with respect and decency. You can find me elsewhere
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at and via https://murphys-lawyer.dreamwidth.org/
Signal: PayneHA.71
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I want to say something clever about AI, weigh in on the various 'open letters' that are doing the rounds, but I'm just so <tired> of the whole subject.
It's class war. Technocratic oligarchs, forcing it into every level of our media and social consumption, while simultaneously gobbling resources..
It's class war. Technocratic oligarchs, forcing it into every level of our media and social consumption, while simultaneously gobbling resources..
December 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I want to say something clever about AI, weigh in on the various 'open letters' that are doing the rounds, but I'm just so <tired> of the whole subject.
It's class war. Technocratic oligarchs, forcing it into every level of our media and social consumption, while simultaneously gobbling resources..
It's class war. Technocratic oligarchs, forcing it into every level of our media and social consumption, while simultaneously gobbling resources..
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Folk have confirmed that this applies to ebooks from Apple & Bookshop as well!
If you’re in the UK & are so inclined, from Dec 25 to Jan 5 you can get the Kindle edition of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS for 99p as part of their 12 Days of Kindle event! This means in the UK you can also get that price matched at other etailers, like Kobo! Merry Christmas!
www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
The River Has Roots ebook by Amal El-Mohtar - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The River Has Roots The Sweeping, Magical Solo Debut by the Best-Selling Co-Author of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR" by Amal El-Mohtar available from Rakuten Kobo. Follow the river Liss to t...
www.kobo.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Folk have confirmed that this applies to ebooks from Apple & Bookshop as well!
December 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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On the hill we view the silence of the valley
Come to witness cycles only of the past
And we reach all this with movements in between the said remark
Lyrics by YES ("Close to the Edge")
Photo by me
workshop by @bryanhansel.com
#photography
Come to witness cycles only of the past
And we reach all this with movements in between the said remark
Lyrics by YES ("Close to the Edge")
Photo by me
workshop by @bryanhansel.com
#photography
December 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
On the hill we view the silence of the valley
Come to witness cycles only of the past
And we reach all this with movements in between the said remark
Lyrics by YES ("Close to the Edge")
Photo by me
workshop by @bryanhansel.com
#photography
Come to witness cycles only of the past
And we reach all this with movements in between the said remark
Lyrics by YES ("Close to the Edge")
Photo by me
workshop by @bryanhansel.com
#photography
Boxing Day relaxation: setting up a new (to me) UPS and going back to Animal Crossing to tidy the island up.
December 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Boxing Day relaxation: setting up a new (to me) UPS and going back to Animal Crossing to tidy the island up.
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most christmas movie ever, MERRY CHRISTMAS guys🎉
December 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
most christmas movie ever, MERRY CHRISTMAS guys🎉
Anyone got room for one more Christmas message? It's not waffer thin, but it's smol and merry.
youtu.be/bIgIIjf69LM?...
youtu.be/bIgIIjf69LM?...
Tom Baker's Christmas message 2025
YouTube video by Tom Baker Official
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Anyone got room for one more Christmas message? It's not waffer thin, but it's smol and merry.
youtu.be/bIgIIjf69LM?...
youtu.be/bIgIIjf69LM?...
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Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
I did not expect “Always look on the bright side of life” to be on the Junior Choice playlist this morning.
December 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I did not expect “Always look on the bright side of life” to be on the Junior Choice playlist this morning.
Today is also Newtonmas. Remember, axial tilt is the reason for the season (^_^).
December 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Today is also Newtonmas. Remember, axial tilt is the reason for the season (^_^).
“And the Doctor, who did NOT die…”
December 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
“And the Doctor, who did NOT die…”
Reposting for anyone in any way troubled that Chris Evans is returning to the Avengers films despite other, newer Captain Americas being available. He seems to be a nice bloke and if anyone wants to pay him to look good that's okay.
"I have never seen the film, but by all accounts it was terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific."
- Michael Caine on Jaws 4: the Revenge.
- Michael Caine on Jaws 4: the Revenge.
December 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Reposting for anyone in any way troubled that Chris Evans is returning to the Avengers films despite other, newer Captain Americas being available. He seems to be a nice bloke and if anyone wants to pay him to look good that's okay.
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Guess who's coming to (Christmas) Dinner...
December 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Guess who's coming to (Christmas) Dinner...
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Anyway. Time for my annual (Starfleet approved) AMA.
I am Lieutenant Commander Bull. I'm half-Caitian, and am Chief Shuttle Officer on board the USS Enterprise (NCC 1701-E).
Ask me whatever you like about serving in Starfleet. If it won't break regs I'll answer.
I am Lieutenant Commander Bull. I'm half-Caitian, and am Chief Shuttle Officer on board the USS Enterprise (NCC 1701-E).
Ask me whatever you like about serving in Starfleet. If it won't break regs I'll answer.
December 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Anyway. Time for my annual (Starfleet approved) AMA.
I am Lieutenant Commander Bull. I'm half-Caitian, and am Chief Shuttle Officer on board the USS Enterprise (NCC 1701-E).
Ask me whatever you like about serving in Starfleet. If it won't break regs I'll answer.
I am Lieutenant Commander Bull. I'm half-Caitian, and am Chief Shuttle Officer on board the USS Enterprise (NCC 1701-E).
Ask me whatever you like about serving in Starfleet. If it won't break regs I'll answer.
Funny Numbers
xkcd.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Nice one, for those who don’t carry a Swiss Army knife whose file can unlock a trolley.
And for those with 3d printers, here’s a chance to give back to the community.
And for those with 3d printers, here’s a chance to give back to the community.
December 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Nice one, for those who don’t carry a Swiss Army knife whose file can unlock a trolley.
And for those with 3d printers, here’s a chance to give back to the community.
And for those with 3d printers, here’s a chance to give back to the community.
I count myself fortunate to have seen it on its first, and I believe only, airing. Presumably it’s stuck in Copyright Hell somewhere.
YES IT IS BRILLIANT
The jury is still out - and that's being generous- on whether Love Actually is a Christmas Film, but there's another seasonal Richard Curtis effort that's absolutely *brilliant* but you never, ever see anywhere now - Bernard And The Genie.
timworthington.org/2020/12/24/l...
timworthington.org/2020/12/24/l...
December 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I count myself fortunate to have seen it on its first, and I believe only, airing. Presumably it’s stuck in Copyright Hell somewhere.
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The jury is still out - and that's being generous- on whether Love Actually is a Christmas Film, but there's another seasonal Richard Curtis effort that's absolutely *brilliant* but you never, ever see anywhere now - Bernard And The Genie.
timworthington.org/2020/12/24/l...
timworthington.org/2020/12/24/l...
December 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The jury is still out - and that's being generous- on whether Love Actually is a Christmas Film, but there's another seasonal Richard Curtis effort that's absolutely *brilliant* but you never, ever see anywhere now - Bernard And The Genie.
timworthington.org/2020/12/24/l...
timworthington.org/2020/12/24/l...
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Had we but falcons enough, and time,
This widening gyre would be no crime.
Yet the blood-dimmed tide shall flow,
Vaster than empires, far less slow.
And if the center cannot hold—
Well then, lady, let’s be bold!
This widening gyre would be no crime.
Yet the blood-dimmed tide shall flow,
Vaster than empires, far less slow.
And if the center cannot hold—
Well then, lady, let’s be bold!
December 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Had we but falcons enough, and time,
This widening gyre would be no crime.
Yet the blood-dimmed tide shall flow,
Vaster than empires, far less slow.
And if the center cannot hold—
Well then, lady, let’s be bold!
This widening gyre would be no crime.
Yet the blood-dimmed tide shall flow,
Vaster than empires, far less slow.
And if the center cannot hold—
Well then, lady, let’s be bold!
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Happy Midwinter season to all who love, collect, & sing strange, old, & obscure carols.
That’s lots of you, right?
I heard the intro to one of these & my brain started singing the other, so I did this. It works better in human voices than on paper!
#mashup #CherryTreeCarol #UnFlambeau
That’s lots of you, right?
I heard the intro to one of these & my brain started singing the other, so I did this. It works better in human voices than on paper!
#mashup #CherryTreeCarol #UnFlambeau
December 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Happy Midwinter season to all who love, collect, & sing strange, old, & obscure carols.
That’s lots of you, right?
I heard the intro to one of these & my brain started singing the other, so I did this. It works better in human voices than on paper!
#mashup #CherryTreeCarol #UnFlambeau
That’s lots of you, right?
I heard the intro to one of these & my brain started singing the other, so I did this. It works better in human voices than on paper!
#mashup #CherryTreeCarol #UnFlambeau
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UK is VERY familiar with this song this time of year, but not sure the rest of the world is as aware of the greatest Christmas track of all time…
You’re welcome!
youtu.be/WM7M7zSMJcw?...
You’re welcome!
youtu.be/WM7M7zSMJcw?...
Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody (Official Top Of The Pops Video)
YouTube video by Slade Official
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
UK is VERY familiar with this song this time of year, but not sure the rest of the world is as aware of the greatest Christmas track of all time…
You’re welcome!
youtu.be/WM7M7zSMJcw?...
You’re welcome!
youtu.be/WM7M7zSMJcw?...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM