Russ / The Web Chap
@thewebchap.bsky.social
Here we go again... | Freelance marketer, digital specialist | Occasional cat whisperer | Professional cynic | Still sitting in goth corner
Delighted to see Reece Shearsmith channelling Withnail on Taskmaster...
September 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Delighted to see Reece Shearsmith channelling Withnail on Taskmaster...
Me, watching Alien: Earth
September 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Me, watching Alien: Earth
Absolute treasure trove of graphic design here 👇
Hey book/design nerds, I just happened on this website for folks here in San Francisco who reproduce facsimile book jackets for books published before 1976.
www.dustjackets.com/searchResult...
www.dustjackets.com/searchResult...
August 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Absolute treasure trove of graphic design here 👇
Genuinely surprised to learn today that Yell are still trying to sell their local SEO 'services' to businesses. Thought that whole snake oil racket had been fired into the sun after their behaviour was tabled in Parliament...
August 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Genuinely surprised to learn today that Yell are still trying to sell their local SEO 'services' to businesses. Thought that whole snake oil racket had been fired into the sun after their behaviour was tabled in Parliament...
Today's insight: Google AI isn't deterministic when it needs to be - factual search queries may be (incorrectly) answered by probabilistic or generative models. Basically, they've developed Schrödinger’s chatbot...
August 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Today's insight: Google AI isn't deterministic when it needs to be - factual search queries may be (incorrectly) answered by probabilistic or generative models. Basically, they've developed Schrödinger’s chatbot...
No cheating. Your last saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it?
(Jesus God help me).
(Jesus God help me).
August 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
No cheating. Your last saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it?
(Jesus God help me).
(Jesus God help me).
Am I the only one who misread Jason Momoa's new gig as 'Chef Of War'? 👓
August 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Am I the only one who misread Jason Momoa's new gig as 'Chef Of War'? 👓
Google AI overviews: Remixing reality, one search query at a time...
Just Grade A bad, regardless of whether I'm wearing my SEO hat or regular user hat.
Just Grade A bad, regardless of whether I'm wearing my SEO hat or regular user hat.
July 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Google AI overviews: Remixing reality, one search query at a time...
Just Grade A bad, regardless of whether I'm wearing my SEO hat or regular user hat.
Just Grade A bad, regardless of whether I'm wearing my SEO hat or regular user hat.
Made 2 rookie errors yesterday, and assumed that random people on the internet who don't follow you a) read your posts in full and b) can understand context.
On the positive side, I now have empirical evidence that some AI evangelists have no sense of humour, so there's that.
On the positive side, I now have empirical evidence that some AI evangelists have no sense of humour, so there's that.
July 31, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Made 2 rookie errors yesterday, and assumed that random people on the internet who don't follow you a) read your posts in full and b) can understand context.
On the positive side, I now have empirical evidence that some AI evangelists have no sense of humour, so there's that.
On the positive side, I now have empirical evidence that some AI evangelists have no sense of humour, so there's that.
This is well worth a visit - excellent presentation and some fascinating insights (even into the most well-known deck)...
Just a few days left to explore Tarot – Origins & Afterlives at the Warburg Institute!
Discover how a card game became a tool for divination, protest, and radical imagination.
The exhibition closes Wednesday 30 April — catch it while you can.
Book your ticket: warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/tarot...
Discover how a card game became a tool for divination, protest, and radical imagination.
The exhibition closes Wednesday 30 April — catch it while you can.
Book your ticket: warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/tarot...
April 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This is well worth a visit - excellent presentation and some fascinating insights (even into the most well-known deck)...
It's that time of year again - the #cherryblossom is in full flow in Oozells Sq, cue an avalanche of pics featuring @ikongallery.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It's that time of year again - the #cherryblossom is in full flow in Oozells Sq, cue an avalanche of pics featuring @ikongallery.bsky.social
Questlove knocks it out of the park again.
Watch SLY LIVES! | Disney+
An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone.
www.disneyplus.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Questlove knocks it out of the park again.
For teenage goth me, newly part-time in a job with 2 excellent musical mentors who were happy to share, 1989 was quite the year...
What perfect albums came out when you were 16?
What perfect albums came out when you were 16?
March 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
For teenage goth me, newly part-time in a job with 2 excellent musical mentors who were happy to share, 1989 was quite the year...
What perfect albums came out when you were 16?
What perfect albums came out when you were 16?
If I were the CEO of Thames Water, I'm not sure that I'd have said - on camera - that one of my biggest problems was Ofwat's focus *on dividend payments to shareholders*
Impeccable timed programming though...
Impeccable timed programming though...
BBC Two - Thames Water: Inside the Crisis, Series 1, Episode 2
Unprecedented storms test the utility's infrastructure as the CEO searches for funds.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
If I were the CEO of Thames Water, I'm not sure that I'd have said - on camera - that one of my biggest problems was Ofwat's focus *on dividend payments to shareholders*
Impeccable timed programming though...
Impeccable timed programming though...
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Castlerigg stone circle. It's so cold tonight, my hands are frozen so only a couple of shots, but a rare chance to have the stones to myself.
March 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Castlerigg stone circle. It's so cold tonight, my hands are frozen so only a couple of shots, but a rare chance to have the stones to myself.
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A watercolour portrait of Sly Stone, based on the High On You sleeve. I mostly drew this so I could self indulgently hang a print of it in my house, but I’ve made a few extras if anyone wants one. Head on over to my website if so.
February 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A watercolour portrait of Sly Stone, based on the High On You sleeve. I mostly drew this so I could self indulgently hang a print of it in my house, but I’ve made a few extras if anyone wants one. Head on over to my website if so.
Nice to see Ken Russell's 'Pop Goes The Easel' film for Monitor on iPlayer at the moment as a companion piece to the recent Pauline Boty doc...
BBC One - Monitor, Pop Goes the Easel
Ken Russell's 1962 film on the young British artists of the pop art movement.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Nice to see Ken Russell's 'Pop Goes The Easel' film for Monitor on iPlayer at the moment as a companion piece to the recent Pauline Boty doc...
This was a gentle, bittersweet watch. @seanronayne.bsky.social's 'Birdsong' documentary has (I think) a positive message at its heart, but jeez, it's sad that so many of the species I'm lucky enough to see regularly are under threat.
(and starlings are still elemental, magical creatures)
(and starlings are still elemental, magical creatures)
BBC Four - Birdsong
Ornithologist Seán Ronayne’s mission to record the sound of every bird species in Ireland.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This was a gentle, bittersweet watch. @seanronayne.bsky.social's 'Birdsong' documentary has (I think) a positive message at its heart, but jeez, it's sad that so many of the species I'm lucky enough to see regularly are under threat.
(and starlings are still elemental, magical creatures)
(and starlings are still elemental, magical creatures)
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Claws - a drawing in ink (and a bit of silver pen) of a jackjaw. Inspired by O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker which I've only just read and would dearly love to have a bash at illustrating.
March 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Claws - a drawing in ink (and a bit of silver pen) of a jackjaw. Inspired by O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker which I've only just read and would dearly love to have a bash at illustrating.
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Older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid is The South Zeal Menhir Standing Stone at The Oxenham Arms.
Carved from Dartmoor granite by Neolithic people 5000 years ago
Carved from Dartmoor granite by Neolithic people 5000 years ago
March 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid is The South Zeal Menhir Standing Stone at The Oxenham Arms.
Carved from Dartmoor granite by Neolithic people 5000 years ago
Carved from Dartmoor granite by Neolithic people 5000 years ago
Gail's work is fab, and her service is second to none. Go on, have a click 👇👇
Hello!
It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business.
My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards.
I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business.
My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards.
I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
March 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Gail's work is fab, and her service is second to none. Go on, have a click 👇👇
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I don't do the International Women's Day thing any more (well maybe a couple to keep my hand in) but we raised a lot of money for @RefugeCharity when I did and they always need more. So please donate every March 8th refuge.org.uk Or November 19th if you prefer.
Refuge, the largest UK domestic abuse organisation for women
Empowering women to live without violence & fear. Refuge is the largest domestic abuse organisation in the UK. Supporting thousands of women & their children overcome the physical, emotional, financia...
refuge.org.uk
March 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I don't do the International Women's Day thing any more (well maybe a couple to keep my hand in) but we raised a lot of money for @RefugeCharity when I did and they always need more. So please donate every March 8th refuge.org.uk Or November 19th if you prefer.
'Precious' is such a lovely song #DepecheMode
March 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
'Precious' is such a lovely song #DepecheMode
As much as I like Depeche Mode, Dave's 'goth meets man at C&A' era is very hard to excuse.
March 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
As much as I like Depeche Mode, Dave's 'goth meets man at C&A' era is very hard to excuse.
I do love The Damned. Go well, Brian James...
The Damned - Neat Neat Neat (Supersonic 1977)
YouTube video by Metropolis Touring
youtu.be
March 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I do love The Damned. Go well, Brian James...