Victor Meldrew
@albiorixza.bsky.social
He/him. Mid 60s retired Linux joat. SF & fantasy books. Most music genres, not fond of hip-hop/rap. Metal and Beethoven ftw! Cats! Part time gamer. Atheist.
I just saw a wonderfully appropriate description of the women who were sent to "space" in the Bezos dildo - "The Space Barbies". 🤣🤣🤣
April 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I just saw a wonderfully appropriate description of the women who were sent to "space" in the Bezos dildo - "The Space Barbies". 🤣🤣🤣
Am I stupid, or is it ridiculous to call the sending of a third rate woman singer to space (barely) for 10 minutes "an inspiration for women everywhere"? For Murphy's sake, we've just recently had a woman land from a months long stay on the ISS.
April 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Am I stupid, or is it ridiculous to call the sending of a third rate woman singer to space (barely) for 10 minutes "an inspiration for women everywhere"? For Murphy's sake, we've just recently had a woman land from a months long stay on the ISS.
And then, on threads, there was this masterful reply to a MAGA POS...
April 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
And then, on threads, there was this masterful reply to a MAGA POS...
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😂 Deity level shade being thrown here...
March 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
😂 Deity level shade being thrown here...
The rain begins again, with lightning which keeps on tripping my mains - ensuring that when (if) my power returns on after 4 hours of loadshedding, it's going to be iffy. 😡
I can't blame the ANC for the rain, but the loadshedding is definitely their fault. Everything the ANC touches turns to shit.
I can't blame the ANC for the rain, but the loadshedding is definitely their fault. Everything the ANC touches turns to shit.
February 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The rain begins again, with lightning which keeps on tripping my mains - ensuring that when (if) my power returns on after 4 hours of loadshedding, it's going to be iffy. 😡
I can't blame the ANC for the rain, but the loadshedding is definitely their fault. Everything the ANC touches turns to shit.
I can't blame the ANC for the rain, but the loadshedding is definitely their fault. Everything the ANC touches turns to shit.
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Word of the day is ‘arsle’ (19th century): to have a distinct sense of going backwards.
February 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Word of the day is ‘arsle’ (19th century): to have a distinct sense of going backwards.
So, I've had a bunch (OK, a few, OK, 5) people follow me on BlueSky over the last day or so. Problem is, they have no posts, or replies, or profile, or anything else that would give me an idea of whether I want to follow back or not. I think it's probably going to be "not".
February 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
So, I've had a bunch (OK, a few, OK, 5) people follow me on BlueSky over the last day or so. Problem is, they have no posts, or replies, or profile, or anything else that would give me an idea of whether I want to follow back or not. I think it's probably going to be "not".
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Quote from a book I'm reading - "unlike good communication skills, sarcasm is essential to the fully functioning adult".
I quite like that.
I quite like that.
February 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Quote from a book I'm reading - "unlike good communication skills, sarcasm is essential to the fully functioning adult".
I quite like that.
I quite like that.
Mostly, I can cook. Some days, I can't. Today, I managed to burn oatmeal porridge in the microwave. Sigh.
February 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Mostly, I can cook. Some days, I can't. Today, I managed to burn oatmeal porridge in the microwave. Sigh.
My evening of listening sadly to Marianne Faithfull led into Amy Winehouse, meandered through Tom Waits, and finally, as always when I'm down, to Leonard Cohen. I think I'm all sadded out now.
January 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My evening of listening sadly to Marianne Faithfull led into Amy Winehouse, meandered through Tom Waits, and finally, as always when I'm down, to Leonard Cohen. I think I'm all sadded out now.
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if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
This is the latest recording of the song I could find. Voice mostly gone, yet the magic still shines through. So long Marianne, I'll miss you...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0hT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0hT...
Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By 2018
YouTube video by Don Dan Music Channel
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This is the latest recording of the song I could find. Voice mostly gone, yet the magic still shines through. So long Marianne, I'll miss you...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0hT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0hT...
