Phil Smythe
@psmythe.bsky.social
Technical, political, gastronomic, linguistic, historical and Scottish curiosities;fluffy creatures with big eyes. Mefite.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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December 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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This is also a perfect opportunity to post a link to me talking about Gary Larson on the Rule of Three podcast. shows.acast.com/ruleofthree/...
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This is also a perfect opportunity to post a link to me talking about Gary Larson on the Rule of Three podcast. shows.acast.com/ruleofthree/...
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Nobody asked for it, it's my end-of-year best songs of 2025!
It also happens to include songs from 2024, 2013, and 1968.
What? It was a long year.
www.ryanvance.co.uk/best-songs-o...
It also happens to include songs from 2024, 2013, and 1968.
What? It was a long year.
www.ryanvance.co.uk/best-songs-o...
December 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Nobody asked for it, it's my end-of-year best songs of 2025!
It also happens to include songs from 2024, 2013, and 1968.
What? It was a long year.
www.ryanvance.co.uk/best-songs-o...
It also happens to include songs from 2024, 2013, and 1968.
What? It was a long year.
www.ryanvance.co.uk/best-songs-o...
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So THAT was what that meant... ?? That whole "virgin" topic was taboo in my Catholic upbringing. I think 'cause it had to do with unmentionable human anatomy in some way.
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
So THAT was what that meant... ?? That whole "virgin" topic was taboo in my Catholic upbringing. I think 'cause it had to do with unmentionable human anatomy in some way.
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Happy 76th Birthday, Tom Waits!
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy 76th Birthday, Tom Waits!
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
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The first rule of Crossword Club: tank told it's messed up to keep mum about (4,4) Crossword Club.
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The first rule of Crossword Club: tank told it's messed up to keep mum about (4,4) Crossword Club.
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Pink Floyd, 1969.
November 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Pink Floyd, 1969.
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Was it work? Sure. Was it stressful? Undoubtedly. Schedules and budgets were tight. But there was fun, and it was permeated by Jim Henson’s own innate sincerity and understanding that you can be corny and funny and sad - And it all works if you’re genuine about it and wholly self-aware.
October 28, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Was it work? Sure. Was it stressful? Undoubtedly. Schedules and budgets were tight. But there was fun, and it was permeated by Jim Henson’s own innate sincerity and understanding that you can be corny and funny and sad - And it all works if you’re genuine about it and wholly self-aware.
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Carved turnip. Now that's class
October 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Carved turnip. Now that's class
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Lightning flashes within the powerful eye wall of Hurricane Melissa.
Incredible imagery this morning of Melissa, a Category 5 storm, south of Jamaica.
Incredible imagery this morning of Melissa, a Category 5 storm, south of Jamaica.
October 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Lightning flashes within the powerful eye wall of Hurricane Melissa.
Incredible imagery this morning of Melissa, a Category 5 storm, south of Jamaica.
Incredible imagery this morning of Melissa, a Category 5 storm, south of Jamaica.
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every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
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If they don't win every marketing award going for this it will be a travesty.
Chapeau!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Chapeau!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches ad campaign after lift used in Louvre heist
After watching the news about the Paris robbery, managers at Böcker decided to make the most of the publicity
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
If they don't win every marketing award going for this it will be a travesty.
Chapeau!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Chapeau!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
The Oatmeal’s thoughts on #AI_art. I like the comparison to the days of the “demo tune” on a Casio keyboard. theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Oatmeal’s thoughts on #AI_art. I like the comparison to the days of the “demo tune” on a Casio keyboard. theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
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‘A breezy day’
(From a pre-war Ladybird - circa 1935)
Artist: Rene Cloke
(From a pre-war Ladybird - circa 1935)
Artist: Rene Cloke
October 4, 2025 at 6:45 AM
‘A breezy day’
(From a pre-war Ladybird - circa 1935)
Artist: Rene Cloke
(From a pre-war Ladybird - circa 1935)
Artist: Rene Cloke
1975 and you’ve bought your first colour TV. Here is how you show it off: youtu.be/R6FIVEUld4U #70s #osmonds #cher #steviewonder
Cher - Stevie Wonder Medley (with The Osmonds) (The Cher Show, 02/23/1975)
YouTube video by Cher
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September 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
1975 and you’ve bought your first colour TV. Here is how you show it off: youtu.be/R6FIVEUld4U #70s #osmonds #cher #steviewonder
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My hair would've looked terrible during the Carnian Pluvial Event.
Carnian Pluvial Event: It Rained For 2 Million Years — And It Changed Planet Earth Forever
www.iflscience.com/carnian-pluv...
www.iflscience.com/carnian-pluv...
It Once Rained For 2 Million Years — And It Changed Planet Earth Forever
The age of the dinosaurs owes its thanks to the Carnian Pluvial Event.
www.iflscience.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My hair would've looked terrible during the Carnian Pluvial Event.
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I rode through the desert on a horse with no name.
When I say desert, I mean park, and when I say horse, I mean mobility scooter.
Mine was called Buttercup. Susan's was called Conker. We were on the way to Boots to pick up our prescriptions.
It felt good to get out of the rain.
When I say desert, I mean park, and when I say horse, I mean mobility scooter.
Mine was called Buttercup. Susan's was called Conker. We were on the way to Boots to pick up our prescriptions.
It felt good to get out of the rain.
September 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I rode through the desert on a horse with no name.
When I say desert, I mean park, and when I say horse, I mean mobility scooter.
Mine was called Buttercup. Susan's was called Conker. We were on the way to Boots to pick up our prescriptions.
It felt good to get out of the rain.
When I say desert, I mean park, and when I say horse, I mean mobility scooter.
Mine was called Buttercup. Susan's was called Conker. We were on the way to Boots to pick up our prescriptions.
It felt good to get out of the rain.
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Yit bairns sleep an dream, fit tae bigg
a warld whaur love gies shelter…
—Janet Paisley, “Aw Jock Tamson’s”
in THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF SCOTTISH VERSE, @canongate.co.uk 2021
a warld whaur love gies shelter…
—Janet Paisley, “Aw Jock Tamson’s”
in THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF SCOTTISH VERSE, @canongate.co.uk 2021
August 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Yit bairns sleep an dream, fit tae bigg
a warld whaur love gies shelter…
—Janet Paisley, “Aw Jock Tamson’s”
in THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF SCOTTISH VERSE, @canongate.co.uk 2021
a warld whaur love gies shelter…
—Janet Paisley, “Aw Jock Tamson’s”
in THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF SCOTTISH VERSE, @canongate.co.uk 2021
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Out of all the dystopias ever written, "The Emperor's New Clothes" is the one that really captures what living in the 21st century is like.
July 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Out of all the dystopias ever written, "The Emperor's New Clothes" is the one that really captures what living in the 21st century is like.
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