Scott Darroch
@scottdarroch.bsky.social
Reads and writes stuff. Still can’t believe it’s not butter.
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Watching Quantum of Solace and it occurs to me that a perfectly logical way to reboot the whole franchise is to do essentially the same plots but Bond is the villain. A dangerous sociopath in the style of Ripley… #Bond
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Watching Quantum of Solace and it occurs to me that a perfectly logical way to reboot the whole franchise is to do essentially the same plots but Bond is the villain. A dangerous sociopath in the style of Ripley… #Bond
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Yep, why not score a goal from your own half in the 98th minute?
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Yep, why not score a goal from your own half in the 98th minute?
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Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
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Glasgow City Council has a whole sovereign citizen FAQ
whoever wrote this was so very tired
glasgow.gov.uk/whyyouneedto...
whoever wrote this was so very tired
glasgow.gov.uk/whyyouneedto...
Why you require to pay Council Tax - Glasgow City Council
Information about why you are required to pay Council Tax.
glasgow.gov.uk
October 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Glasgow City Council has a whole sovereign citizen FAQ
whoever wrote this was so very tired
glasgow.gov.uk/whyyouneedto...
whoever wrote this was so very tired
glasgow.gov.uk/whyyouneedto...
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The b in subtle is there as an example
September 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Amazing stuff
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Amazing stuff
@thefence.bsky.social delivered to home but transported to Collioure. Almost certainly the UK’s Only Magazine (on this beach)
July 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
@thefence.bsky.social delivered to home but transported to Collioure. Almost certainly the UK’s Only Magazine (on this beach)
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My favourite bit of Brian Wilson's memoir I Am Brian Wilson is when he talks about Don Henley of The Eagles waiting backstage for Brian, hoping he would sign his copy of Pet Sounds...
June 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
My favourite bit of Brian Wilson's memoir I Am Brian Wilson is when he talks about Don Henley of The Eagles waiting backstage for Brian, hoping he would sign his copy of Pet Sounds...
Brilliant brilliant stuff
Holy guacamole, guys. This is beyond splendid, Qu'est-ce que c'est? youtu.be/CJ54eImz88w?...
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Official Video)
YouTube video by Talking Heads
youtu.be
June 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Brilliant brilliant stuff
This is fascinating (and rings true)
Greed can be very costly.
Some would put themselves at a disadvantage to make sure you have nothing
Some would put themselves at a disadvantage to make sure you have nothing
May 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is fascinating (and rings true)
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An important life skill to develop is the ability to not have an opinion on a thing.
This is because there are many things which it is not necessary for you to have an opinion on.
A related skill is recognizing that the list of things on which an opinion is required is different for everyone.
This is because there are many things which it is not necessary for you to have an opinion on.
A related skill is recognizing that the list of things on which an opinion is required is different for everyone.
May 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM
An important life skill to develop is the ability to not have an opinion on a thing.
This is because there are many things which it is not necessary for you to have an opinion on.
A related skill is recognizing that the list of things on which an opinion is required is different for everyone.
This is because there are many things which it is not necessary for you to have an opinion on.
A related skill is recognizing that the list of things on which an opinion is required is different for everyone.
Perfect joke, just perfect.
May 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Perfect joke, just perfect.
This is really interesting, and useful in balancing sensible precaution and undue worry.
1) Prostate cancer thread:
In recent years, especially this year, there's been much debate in the UK media and elsewhere (often related to experiences of men in the public eye) about prostate cancer: on the importance of testing/early treatment, and (often) calling for new screening initiatives.
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In recent years, especially this year, there's been much debate in the UK media and elsewhere (often related to experiences of men in the public eye) about prostate cancer: on the importance of testing/early treatment, and (often) calling for new screening initiatives.
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April 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This is really interesting, and useful in balancing sensible precaution and undue worry.
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@zaltzcricket.bsky.social this piece of Bugle #merch is our Turin Shroud in that it’s faded, of uncertain vintage and features an image of our Lord and Saviour (alongside you). Looking forward to seeing you in Farnham.
March 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
@zaltzcricket.bsky.social this piece of Bugle #merch is our Turin Shroud in that it’s faded, of uncertain vintage and features an image of our Lord and Saviour (alongside you). Looking forward to seeing you in Farnham.
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January 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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"Did you consider the people who don't like chili? The people who are vegetarians? The people without tastebuds? The people who don't know how to turn on stoves? What about all those folks?"
Did You Even Consider Every Possible Lived Experience Before Recklessly Posting Your Chili Recipe on Social Media?
Look, I get it. You thought what you posted was innocuous. Still, did you stop to think about everyone who has ever lived and how it could make the...
buff.ly
January 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"Did you consider the people who don't like chili? The people who are vegetarians? The people without tastebuds? The people who don't know how to turn on stoves? What about all those folks?"
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Ok this is a pretty good meme.
December 31, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Ok this is a pretty good meme.
Strong Christmas book work here @hugorifkind.bsky.social
December 25, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Strong Christmas book work here @hugorifkind.bsky.social
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It is traditional in Iceland to give the gift of a book to be opened on Christmas Eve. Books are unwrapped and then read together. It is called Jolabokaflod (Christmas book flood). 📖 🎄
🖼 Reading Girl, Gustav Adolph Hennig, 1828.
🖼 Reading Girl, Gustav Adolph Hennig, 1828.
December 24, 2024 at 7:48 AM
It is traditional in Iceland to give the gift of a book to be opened on Christmas Eve. Books are unwrapped and then read together. It is called Jolabokaflod (Christmas book flood). 📖 🎄
🖼 Reading Girl, Gustav Adolph Hennig, 1828.
🖼 Reading Girl, Gustav Adolph Hennig, 1828.
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A list of sorely missed Victorian-era slang…
Got the morbs = temporary sadness
Gigglemug = always smiling
Scandal water = tea
Bitch the pot = pour the tea
Sauce-box = mouth
Cupid’s kettle drums = breasts
Dash my wig = OMG
Tight as a boiled owl = drunk
Poked up = embarrassed
Not up to dick = unwell
Got the morbs = temporary sadness
Gigglemug = always smiling
Scandal water = tea
Bitch the pot = pour the tea
Sauce-box = mouth
Cupid’s kettle drums = breasts
Dash my wig = OMG
Tight as a boiled owl = drunk
Poked up = embarrassed
Not up to dick = unwell
December 20, 2024 at 11:03 AM
A list of sorely missed Victorian-era slang…
Got the morbs = temporary sadness
Gigglemug = always smiling
Scandal water = tea
Bitch the pot = pour the tea
Sauce-box = mouth
Cupid’s kettle drums = breasts
Dash my wig = OMG
Tight as a boiled owl = drunk
Poked up = embarrassed
Not up to dick = unwell
Got the morbs = temporary sadness
Gigglemug = always smiling
Scandal water = tea
Bitch the pot = pour the tea
Sauce-box = mouth
Cupid’s kettle drums = breasts
Dash my wig = OMG
Tight as a boiled owl = drunk
Poked up = embarrassed
Not up to dick = unwell
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He makes a LIST
He checks it TWICE
Hemakesalist – hemakesalist – hemakesalist
Hechecksittwice – hechecksittwice – hechecksittwice
Beethoven’s co-ming
Beethoven’s co-ming
Beethoven’s Come. To. TOWN
He checks it TWICE
Hemakesalist – hemakesalist – hemakesalist
Hechecksittwice – hechecksittwice – hechecksittwice
Beethoven’s co-ming
Beethoven’s co-ming
Beethoven’s Come. To. TOWN
December 16, 2024 at 2:27 PM
He makes a LIST
He checks it TWICE
Hemakesalist – hemakesalist – hemakesalist
Hechecksittwice – hechecksittwice – hechecksittwice
Beethoven’s co-ming
Beethoven’s co-ming
Beethoven’s Come. To. TOWN
He checks it TWICE
Hemakesalist – hemakesalist – hemakesalist
Hechecksittwice – hechecksittwice – hechecksittwice
Beethoven’s co-ming
Beethoven’s co-ming
Beethoven’s Come. To. TOWN