Ian Simpkins #FBPE ⭐ #FBPPR
@simmo42.bsky.social
Science, music, travel and opaque jokes. I prefer "progressive liberal" to "lefty".
I don't follow back people who push Crypto.
If you're really desperate to know more you can ready my autobiography..
I don't follow back people who push Crypto.
If you're really desperate to know more you can ready my autobiography..
Watching the rather excellent documentary series - "1971, the year that music changed everything". Given the current global political situation I just wonder where all the protest songs are? Or has The Man got the charts under his thumb now? #protest
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Watching the rather excellent documentary series - "1971, the year that music changed everything". Given the current global political situation I just wonder where all the protest songs are? Or has The Man got the charts under his thumb now? #protest
Copy Rugby. Ball goes out, or something stops play, stop the clock. No extra time, just play until the ball goes dead when time has run out. BBC News - Could a stopped clock end time-wasting in football?
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Will a stopped clock end time-wasting in football?
Would a game of two halves of 30 minutes, with the watch stopped when the ball is out, really improve football?
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Copy Rugby. Ball goes out, or something stops play, stop the clock. No extra time, just play until the ball goes dead when time has run out. BBC News - Could a stopped clock end time-wasting in football?
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
#connections
Woo-hoo, purple first. Though it wasn't "Characters in Ulysses"..
Connections
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Woo-hoo, purple first. Though it wasn't "Characters in Ulysses"..
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October 30, 2025 at 7:19 AM
#connections
Woo-hoo, purple first. Though it wasn't "Characters in Ulysses"..
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Woo-hoo, purple first. Though it wasn't "Characters in Ulysses"..
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Where are these £914 flags coming from? Surely they're no more than a couple of quid in the tourist shops?
"... no money filling potholes or investing in youth clubs"
"Criticism as council set to spend £75,000 on flags"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Criticism as council set to spend £75,000 on flags"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Criticism as Reform-led council set to spend £75,000 on new flags
The council says union jack flags will be flown in 82 locations in a bid to foster
www.bbc.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Where are these £914 flags coming from? Surely they're no more than a couple of quid in the tourist shops?
Another phrase, and indeed word, I don't think I've heard before.
Phrazle 1265: 3/6
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Phrazle 1265: 3/6
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#phrazle
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Phrazle - Guess the Phrase | Solitaired.com
You have six attempts to guess the phrase. Green means the letter is in the correct spot, yellow or purple means it's in the wrong spot, and gray means it's not in the phrase.
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October 26, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Another phrase, and indeed word, I don't think I've heard before.
Phrazle 1265: 3/6
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#phrazle
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Phrazle 1265: 3/6
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Four word niche horror story:
Database index is inconsistent
Database index is inconsistent
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
“An interlock has failed!"
“An interlock has failed!"
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
“Translate 'yoroshiku onegai shimasu'”.
“Translate 'yoroshiku onegai shimasu'”.
October 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Four word niche horror story:
Database index is inconsistent
Database index is inconsistent
Can anyone think of a good reason why there shouldn't be VAT on Private Healthcare?
September 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Can anyone think of a good reason why there shouldn't be VAT on Private Healthcare?
September 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Found a St George's flag on a bridge over a busy dual carriageway this morning. No one about so I ripped it down and got honked at by a few cars, either in favour of what I was doing or against, not sure.
I respect a flag when I know who put it up and why, this one failed on both counts.
I respect a flag when I know who put it up and why, this one failed on both counts.
September 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Found a St George's flag on a bridge over a busy dual carriageway this morning. No one about so I ripped it down and got honked at by a few cars, either in favour of what I was doing or against, not sure.
I respect a flag when I know who put it up and why, this one failed on both counts.
I respect a flag when I know who put it up and why, this one failed on both counts.
Reposted by Ian Simpkins #FBPE ⭐ #FBPPR
So, no free speech then.
BBC News - Trump says he will sue New York Times for $15bn
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Trump says he will sue New York Times for $15bn
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US president Donald Trump says he will sue New York Times for $15bn
He has accused the paper of defamation and libel, saying it served as a "mouthpiece" for Democrats.
www.bbc.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:17 AM
So, no free speech then.
BBC News - Trump says he will sue New York Times for $15bn
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Trump says he will sue New York Times for $15bn
www.bbc.com/news/article...
September 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
There would have been many more arrests if they were holding "Palestine Action" signs. BBC News - Police hurt during Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rally in London - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Police hurt during Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rally in London
Some 25 arrests are made after
www.bbc.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
There would have been many more arrests if they were holding "Palestine Action" signs. BBC News - Police hurt during Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rally in London - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
100-200 yards, single shot? Why wasn't this guy in Butler, Pennsylvania in July 2024?
September 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
100-200 yards, single shot? Why wasn't this guy in Butler, Pennsylvania in July 2024?
Well let's see this drawing then
September 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Well let's see this drawing then
I hope those who complain about a BBC leftwing bias read this appallingly right wing biased piece:
BBC News - Reform conference shows party's growing ambition like never before
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Reform conference shows party's growing ambition like never before
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Chris Mason: Reform conference shows party's growing ambition like never before
The conference feels like that of a big party - but retains the insurgency vibe that the party is seeking to channel.
www.bbc.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I hope those who complain about a BBC leftwing bias read this appallingly right wing biased piece:
BBC News - Reform conference shows party's growing ambition like never before
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Reform conference shows party's growing ambition like never before
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Looks like a 560 day #duolingo French and Japanese streak is going to end. Like everyone I hate this "energy" change - you can effectively run out of hearts without making any mistakes. Really demoralizing. #changeitback
September 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Looks like a 560 day #duolingo French and Japanese streak is going to end. Like everyone I hate this "energy" change - you can effectively run out of hearts without making any mistakes. Really demoralizing. #changeitback
Why are Labour ministers held to much higher standards than Tories? If Rayner had to resign, why didn't about half the last Tory government? #rayner
September 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Why are Labour ministers held to much higher standards than Tories? If Rayner had to resign, why didn't about half the last Tory government? #rayner
I can say with confidence I have never heard that phrase before. Nobody has ever applied it to me either 😆
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Phrazle 1137: 3/6
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Phrazle - Guess the Phrase | Solitaired.com
You have six attempts to guess the phrase. Green means the letter is in the correct spot, yellow or purple means it's in the wrong spot, and gray means it's not in the phrase.
solitaired.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I can say with confidence I have never heard that phrase before. Nobody has ever applied it to me either 😆
Phrazle 1137: 3/6
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Phrazle 1137: 3/6
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Wondering if there's a German, or possibly Japanese word for the constant, slightly stressful feeling one experiences when watching a film with someone else holding the remote.
August 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Wondering if there's a German, or possibly Japanese word for the constant, slightly stressful feeling one experiences when watching a film with someone else holding the remote.