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I love Heat. Absolutely amazing film. Michael Mann’s masterpiece. Can’t say enough good things about it. Absolute peak cinema. I also love how it’s set in LA but ignores the entertainment industry, as if Hollywood doesn’t exist: the original real life setting was Chicago.
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I love Heat. Absolutely amazing film. Michael Mann’s masterpiece. Can’t say enough good things about it. Absolute peak cinema. I also love how it’s set in LA but ignores the entertainment industry, as if Hollywood doesn’t exist: the original real life setting was Chicago.
This is nasty. Spotify is obviously not a friend of independent music.
January 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM
This is nasty. Spotify is obviously not a friend of independent music.
But how many lights are there? The band is in the way
January 4, 2026 at 4:47 AM
But how many lights are there? The band is in the way
I have a sense that Burnham wasted his opportunity by waiting too long, but maybe his time has come.
January 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I have a sense that Burnham wasted his opportunity by waiting too long, but maybe his time has come.
But rejoining on what terms? Rejoining under the new rules would not be popular. I’m sure the EU would negotiate, but we’re not getting the sweet deal we had before we left.
January 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
But rejoining on what terms? Rejoining under the new rules would not be popular. I’m sure the EU would negotiate, but we’re not getting the sweet deal we had before we left.
Is anyone not a Blairite? Word is Streeting is Mandelson’s man, which is bad, but then what are the alternatives?
January 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Is anyone not a Blairite? Word is Streeting is Mandelson’s man, which is bad, but then what are the alternatives?
I first thought of Apple Swift when I read this
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I first thought of Apple Swift when I read this
Dangerfield: I get no honour. No honour. No one ever gives me any honour.
a man in a suit and tie says " no respect " in front of a curtain
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says " no respect " in front of a curtain
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November 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Dangerfield: I get no honour. No honour. No one ever gives me any honour.
Sounds like a case for @dreadships.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Sounds like a case for @dreadships.bsky.social
I’m not a practitioner, but from what I’ve seen the martial art Silat is pretty good for self defence for the average person without being about extended katas or floor grappling.
November 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I’m not a practitioner, but from what I’ve seen the martial art Silat is pretty good for self defence for the average person without being about extended katas or floor grappling.
Any possibility of a new, two-way bridge?
November 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Any possibility of a new, two-way bridge?
Also detailed on The Explorers podcast. Amazing adventure. explorerspodcast.com/belgica-expe...
Belgica Expedition
In 1897, Belgian naval officer Adrien de Gerlache organized the first major expedition to Antarctica in half a century. It will kick off the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. The expedition incl…
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October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Also detailed on The Explorers podcast. Amazing adventure. explorerspodcast.com/belgica-expe...
But chocolate is poisonous for dogs!
October 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
But chocolate is poisonous for dogs!
To be fair, so much has happened since then and none of Cameron’s successors have gained an -ite or -ism like Thatcher or Blair.
October 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
To be fair, so much has happened since then and none of Cameron’s successors have gained an -ite or -ism like Thatcher or Blair.
“We’re procrastinating while they’re matriculating!” Or something to that effect.
October 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“We’re procrastinating while they’re matriculating!” Or something to that effect.
Interesting that Boris claimed it was impossible to give children grades because they couldn’t sit exams. France and Germany both managed to do school exams.
October 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Interesting that Boris claimed it was impossible to give children grades because they couldn’t sit exams. France and Germany both managed to do school exams.
Not a horse guy myself, but William Shatner is, so they can’t be all that bad.
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Not a horse guy myself, but William Shatner is, so they can’t be all that bad.
Moo-tiny? The sound of a very small cow, of course.
September 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Moo-tiny? The sound of a very small cow, of course.
Paris is jealous because Neelix got Kes.
September 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Paris is jealous because Neelix got Kes.
I’m scared that computer generated voice overs are going to start influencing people to speak like that to other people.
August 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I’m scared that computer generated voice overs are going to start influencing people to speak like that to other people.
I’m not personally in the market for that kind of thing. My wife has always had a Samsung smartphone since the S2. Apple would have to fall a long way for me to even consider a Samsung. I’m on a 12 mini and I’m considering getting a 16 when the 17 comes out.
August 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I’m not personally in the market for that kind of thing. My wife has always had a Samsung smartphone since the S2. Apple would have to fall a long way for me to even consider a Samsung. I’m on a 12 mini and I’m considering getting a 16 when the 17 comes out.
Samsung’s DeX thing never really took off, though.
August 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Samsung’s DeX thing never really took off, though.