Steve Walker
@spwalker.bsky.social
One time tech PR chap, photographer, musician, sort of
A delightful orgy of #Snooker awaits this week - thank you, BBC. Currently watching Si Jiahui, a man whose name means "yes" in three languages, none of them his own.
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A delightful orgy of #Snooker awaits this week - thank you, BBC. Currently watching Si Jiahui, a man whose name means "yes" in three languages, none of them his own.
I've commented twice in The Times today. Both comments were referred to moderators. One dismissed as "cheating" the feat of balancing on one leg whilst doing yoga underwater: the other described the climbers who have just ascended Nepal's Jannu East as "nutters" #nosenseofhumour
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I've commented twice in The Times today. Both comments were referred to moderators. One dismissed as "cheating" the feat of balancing on one leg whilst doing yoga underwater: the other described the climbers who have just ascended Nepal's Jannu East as "nutters" #nosenseofhumour
I've learned a bit of music history over the just couple of days. I never knew that Stewart Copeland was in Curved Air, or that Trevor Horn was behind Art Of Noise.
October 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I've learned a bit of music history over the just couple of days. I never knew that Stewart Copeland was in Curved Air, or that Trevor Horn was behind Art Of Noise.
A wonderful piece in today's Times from @hugorifkind.bsky.social. For unknown reasons, comments are not enabled there, so are welcomed here. www.thetimes.com/article/6097...
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The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A wonderful piece in today's Times from @hugorifkind.bsky.social. For unknown reasons, comments are not enabled there, so are welcomed here. www.thetimes.com/article/6097...
This is an extremely useful and amusing article about modern tech and its place in the life of a chap, specifically
@whippletom.bsky.social, and it's a crime that The Times have disabled comments on it. So read, enjoy and comment here.
www.thetimes.com/article/3f0a...
@whippletom.bsky.social, and it's a crime that The Times have disabled comments on it. So read, enjoy and comment here.
www.thetimes.com/article/3f0a...
The best luxury gadgets to buy now
The best luxury gadgets and tech picks, from an interactive yoga mat to a self-watering herb garden and more. Discover Tom Whipple’s top gadgets to shop in 2025
www.thetimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This is an extremely useful and amusing article about modern tech and its place in the life of a chap, specifically
@whippletom.bsky.social, and it's a crime that The Times have disabled comments on it. So read, enjoy and comment here.
www.thetimes.com/article/3f0a...
@whippletom.bsky.social, and it's a crime that The Times have disabled comments on it. So read, enjoy and comment here.
www.thetimes.com/article/3f0a...
Sucevița monastery at dusk
September 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Sucevița monastery at dusk
A nice lady gave up her seat for me on the Bucharest metro. Very kind of her, but...oh, dear.
September 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
A nice lady gave up her seat for me on the Bucharest metro. Very kind of her, but...oh, dear.
Look, I *know* one shouldn't post this kind of stuff on social media, but it's my birthday this weekend, I've had a few gins and this made oi larf.
August 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Look, I *know* one shouldn't post this kind of stuff on social media, but it's my birthday this weekend, I've had a few gins and this made oi larf.
A dispassionate analysis of actual data undermines the popular belief (amplified by uncritical viewing of social media) that crime, health issues and wealth inequality are all on the rise in the UK. They aren't.
www.thetimes.com/article/63b7...
www.thetimes.com/article/63b7...
Violent, lawless, broken Britain? The facts tell a different story
The populist narrative of a migrant-driven crimewave is catnip on social media and oil to the wheels of Reform. But it is so far from the truth that we’re in danger of losing sight of the country we l...
www.thetimes.com
August 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
A dispassionate analysis of actual data undermines the popular belief (amplified by uncritical viewing of social media) that crime, health issues and wealth inequality are all on the rise in the UK. They aren't.
www.thetimes.com/article/63b7...
www.thetimes.com/article/63b7...
A sunbow illuminates our afternoon tea in the garden.
August 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A sunbow illuminates our afternoon tea in the garden.
Thanks to the Times Diary for memories of smiles past.
July 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Thanks to the Times Diary for memories of smiles past.
Tom Lehrer has died at the age of 97. I've loved his songs (even performed some of them) since I first heard them over 60 years ago. This is one of my favourites - a 90-second masterclass in storytelling in song. m.youtube.com/watch?v=I9C2...
Tom Lehrer - I Hold Your Hand In Mine - LIVE FILM from Copenhagen in 1967
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
m.youtube.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Tom Lehrer has died at the age of 97. I've loved his songs (even performed some of them) since I first heard them over 60 years ago. This is one of my favourites - a 90-second masterclass in storytelling in song. m.youtube.com/watch?v=I9C2...
I fear that I've slipped through to an alternate reality.
I suppose that Bluesky is an appropriate place to air my concern.
I suppose that Bluesky is an appropriate place to air my concern.
June 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I fear that I've slipped through to an alternate reality.
I suppose that Bluesky is an appropriate place to air my concern.
I suppose that Bluesky is an appropriate place to air my concern.
Nothing in this life had prepared me for this iconic sight
May 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Nothing in this life had prepared me for this iconic sight
We heard our first cuckoo of this Spring on our walk today. Lovely! #firstcuckoo
April 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We heard our first cuckoo of this Spring on our walk today. Lovely! #firstcuckoo
Extraordinary kitchen and dining equipment suggestion from Amazon - presumably cannibalising some other marketing channel?
April 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Extraordinary kitchen and dining equipment suggestion from Amazon - presumably cannibalising some other marketing channel?
Many people of around my age seem to be unaware of the #shingles #vaccine. I would encourage all of them to give very serious consideration to getting it, and perhaps this article might purified an incentive. #dementia www.thetimes.com/article/5f2f...
Could the shingles vaccine stop you from getting dementia?
The latest data shows this jab can lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by about 20 per cent in older people
www.thetimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Many people of around my age seem to be unaware of the #shingles #vaccine. I would encourage all of them to give very serious consideration to getting it, and perhaps this article might purified an incentive. #dementia www.thetimes.com/article/5f2f...
It's very convenient of the heavens to arrange an astronomical event which I can photograph at a convenient time, in my own garden, with gear that I happen to have lying around. This is a very rare and precious thing.
March 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
It's very convenient of the heavens to arrange an astronomical event which I can photograph at a convenient time, in my own garden, with gear that I happen to have lying around. This is a very rare and precious thing.
I've just noticed that one of the pints of milk from our milkman is of a different colour to all the others. What could this mean? Should I be concerned? Do I need this philosophical angst first thing in the morning?
February 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I've just noticed that one of the pints of milk from our milkman is of a different colour to all the others. What could this mean? Should I be concerned? Do I need this philosophical angst first thing in the morning?
Our plans for a circular walk along each bank of the Thames were kyboshed when high water made the path impassable. We passed a good place for a shag, though.
January 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Our plans for a circular walk along each bank of the Thames were kyboshed when high water made the path impassable. We passed a good place for a shag, though.
Just heard the announcement from the BBC that Triple Crown #Snooker events will be on terrestrial TV until at least 2032. So it's worth keeping the TV after all.
January 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Just heard the announcement from the BBC that Triple Crown #Snooker events will be on terrestrial TV until at least 2032. So it's worth keeping the TV after all.
I worked with Tony once - a lovely guy. RIP. BBC News - Comedian and actor Tony Slattery dies aged 65
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Tony Slattery: Comedian and actor dies aged 65
He was known for his quick-witted improvisations on shows like Channel 4's Whose Line Is It Anyway.
www.bbc.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I worked with Tony once - a lovely guy. RIP. BBC News - Comedian and actor Tony Slattery dies aged 65
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I've been sitting idly around the house for days now, and I'm beginning to feel guilty about my lack of activity.
That all changes next week.
There's snooker on the box, so I shan't feel guilty.
That all changes next week.
There's snooker on the box, so I shan't feel guilty.
January 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I've been sitting idly around the house for days now, and I'm beginning to feel guilty about my lack of activity.
That all changes next week.
There's snooker on the box, so I shan't feel guilty.
That all changes next week.
There's snooker on the box, so I shan't feel guilty.
Watching and enjoying the #PDCWorldChampionships, I'm astonished by the singing ability of the crowd. Over the course of the competition, the tune of "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" has had serious abuse of tuning as well as wording.
January 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Watching and enjoying the #PDCWorldChampionships, I'm astonished by the singing ability of the crowd. Over the course of the competition, the tune of "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" has had serious abuse of tuning as well as wording.