Alan Maguire
@amaguire.bsky.social
JD Salinger really feeling the pressure now.
February 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM
JD Salinger really feeling the pressure now.
lol. Drift is a weird word to use about something so deliberate. If you want to tempo shame them try something that’s attempting to keep a groove all the way though like Rain or Tomorrow Never knows.
February 7, 2026 at 12:34 AM
lol. Drift is a weird word to use about something so deliberate. If you want to tempo shame them try something that’s attempting to keep a groove all the way though like Rain or Tomorrow Never knows.
Who listens to GnR without drink onboard.
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Who listens to GnR without drink onboard.
Chinese Democracy is their Gaucho.
February 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Chinese Democracy is their Gaucho.
Anyway the real problem with the trolley problem is it nudges you into only thinking about the consequences for the people explicitly described and doesn’t account for the fact you are embedded in a society of laws. There will be legal and social consequences far beyond either 1 or 5 deaths.
February 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Anyway the real problem with the trolley problem is it nudges you into only thinking about the consequences for the people explicitly described and doesn’t account for the fact you are embedded in a society of laws. There will be legal and social consequences far beyond either 1 or 5 deaths.
But doesn’t it also show that deontological solutions to the problem are incompatible with empathy too?
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
But doesn’t it also show that deontological solutions to the problem are incompatible with empathy too?
Only someone incapable of happiness would be driven to amass that much wealth.
February 5, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Only someone incapable of happiness would be driven to amass that much wealth.
This is the perfect set up for a deranged column in the Telegraph about your phone going woke.
February 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
This is the perfect set up for a deranged column in the Telegraph about your phone going woke.
Yes, and things might be worse than that: what if there’s no language that isn’t at some level a metaphor.
February 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Yes, and things might be worse than that: what if there’s no language that isn’t at some level a metaphor.
The danger of having a room in your house treated like that is a stranger will wander in some day and think you have a sex dungeon in your house. Not that that’s necessarily a bad thing of course.
February 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The danger of having a room in your house treated like that is a stranger will wander in some day and think you have a sex dungeon in your house. Not that that’s necessarily a bad thing of course.
Holy shit, do you still have noise after all that? Do you live in a steel works?
February 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Holy shit, do you still have noise after all that? Do you live in a steel works?
Have you considered one of these? You feel very silly using them but they can help.
February 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Have you considered one of these? You feel very silly using them but they can help.
Capitalism can’t function without poverty.
January 31, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Capitalism can’t function without poverty.
Is it possible that teaching kids a fantasy has led to some sub optimal outcomes once they became adults?
January 31, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Is it possible that teaching kids a fantasy has led to some sub optimal outcomes once they became adults?
And the oldies are like three years old.
January 29, 2026 at 12:22 PM
And the oldies are like three years old.
Is there a Dunning Kruger but for comedy? The world’s least funny people are convinced they’re hilarious.
January 28, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Is there a Dunning Kruger but for comedy? The world’s least funny people are convinced they’re hilarious.
Beautilism more like
January 28, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Beautilism more like
I think this is also effective flattery towards an artist who could tough to deal with.
January 27, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I think this is also effective flattery towards an artist who could tough to deal with.
When he does a nazi salute is he telling us he’s a socialist?
January 27, 2026 at 8:26 AM
When he does a nazi salute is he telling us he’s a socialist?
Good point about being the first Elvis, and same for the Beatles in a different way. Too early for the industry to figure out how to do touring properly. To have a release schedule every two years and let them do solo albums in between.
January 25, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Good point about being the first Elvis, and same for the Beatles in a different way. Too early for the industry to figure out how to do touring properly. To have a release schedule every two years and let them do solo albums in between.
Keeping a visual reminder of how wrong clever people can be is a cornerstone of critical thinking.
January 23, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Keeping a visual reminder of how wrong clever people can be is a cornerstone of critical thinking.
100 fuckin per cent. We have a city managed by people who hate the idea of cities.
January 23, 2026 at 11:35 AM
100 fuckin per cent. We have a city managed by people who hate the idea of cities.