Colin Blackburn
@ximenesuk.bsky.social
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Bernicia.
Software: writing, no longer teaching. Running, cycling and winter sports. Shill for big tofu. Wokerati membership. From: over there.
Bernicia.
Software: writing, no longer teaching. Running, cycling and winter sports. Shill for big tofu. Wokerati membership. From: over there.
From my wife, Elfie…
July 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
From my wife, Elfie…
I think @alexvont.bsky.social if the @bunkerpod.bsky.social might want to listen to @therestpolitics.bsky.social as they seem to have the answer!
June 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I think @alexvont.bsky.social if the @bunkerpod.bsky.social might want to listen to @therestpolitics.bsky.social as they seem to have the answer!
In the sequel his front is running a canal-side fashion boutique in Utrecht, but he’s likely teamed up with Van Der Valk to solve canal-based crime.
June 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
In the sequel his front is running a canal-side fashion boutique in Utrecht, but he’s likely teamed up with Van Der Valk to solve canal-based crime.
The commemorative statue of Truus van Lier by the canal in Utrecht. She was a member of the Dutch resistance during the Nazi occupation.
April 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The commemorative statue of Truus van Lier by the canal in Utrecht. She was a member of the Dutch resistance during the Nazi occupation.
April 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Hate today,… with blackbird.
April 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Hate today,… with blackbird.
Mine too. Brilliant gig, part concert, part standup, part history lesson. Damn curfews, he could have gone on all night!
February 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Mine too. Brilliant gig, part concert, part standup, part history lesson. Damn curfews, he could have gone on all night!
I heard that Google had renamed the Gulf of Mexico for US users, I wondered what us over here might see! Apple are holding out. Neither has renamed Denali yet.
February 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I heard that Google had renamed the Gulf of Mexico for US users, I wondered what us over here might see! Apple are holding out. Neither has renamed Denali yet.
Murphy’s instead of Guinness? How about trying a decent stout or porter from an independent brewery?
February 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Murphy’s instead of Guinness? How about trying a decent stout or porter from an independent brewery?
The Connections game at NYT today has a nice nod towards David Lynch. I guess they couldn’t find any way of connecting Mulholland! I assume the Jack Dee reference is accidental.
February 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The Connections game at NYT today has a nice nod towards David Lynch. I guess they couldn’t find any way of connecting Mulholland! I assume the Jack Dee reference is accidental.
Damn @microsoft.com getting a text message made 2FA easy on an iPhone. Now I have to switch between to get my code!
January 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Damn @microsoft.com getting a text message made 2FA easy on an iPhone. Now I have to switch between to get my code!
The political use of the hyphen over the ampersand!
(Yes, if he’s going to claim he was 46 he really should use an en-dash, but that’s another discussion.)
(Yes, if he’s going to claim he was 46 he really should use an en-dash, but that’s another discussion.)
January 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The political use of the hyphen over the ampersand!
(Yes, if he’s going to claim he was 46 he really should use an en-dash, but that’s another discussion.)
(Yes, if he’s going to claim he was 46 he really should use an en-dash, but that’s another discussion.)
I finally have them both, Ebony Steel Band and The Routes cover compilations of Kraftwerk songs, Pan Machine and The Twang Machine, steel drums and surf guitar! Both are lush!
January 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I finally have them both, Ebony Steel Band and The Routes cover compilations of Kraftwerk songs, Pan Machine and The Twang Machine, steel drums and surf guitar! Both are lush!
My running, rollerskiing and XC skiing summary for 2024. Not great, but better than 2023. Nowhere near the peak of 2020, I wonder what happened that year to give me such freedom to get out and run most days! The one marathon was completely untrained-for and a very weird one given the tides.
January 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
My running, rollerskiing and XC skiing summary for 2024. Not great, but better than 2023. Nowhere near the peak of 2020, I wonder what happened that year to give me such freedom to get out and run most days! The one marathon was completely untrained-for and a very weird one given the tides.
Merry Christmas!
Low Cocklaw Gothic, with cat.
Low Cocklaw Gothic, with cat.
December 25, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Merry Christmas!
Low Cocklaw Gothic, with cat.
Low Cocklaw Gothic, with cat.
Look at my whiskers!
Photo: Elfie Waren
Photo: Elfie Waren
November 25, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Look at my whiskers!
Photo: Elfie Waren
Photo: Elfie Waren
This fantastic album joins Reverberation Addict and The Twang Machine on my record shelves.
November 25, 2024 at 11:40 AM
This fantastic album joins Reverberation Addict and The Twang Machine on my record shelves.
The cover by @malcolmgarrett.bsky.social and Peter Saville is a fabulous take on the original, right down to the textured card outer sleeve, the detail on the inner sleeve, the doorway and the names of the two sides.
November 25, 2024 at 11:40 AM
The cover by @malcolmgarrett.bsky.social and Peter Saville is a fabulous take on the original, right down to the textured card outer sleeve, the detail on the inner sleeve, the doorway and the names of the two sides.
The Holy Trinity of surf-guitar covers albums! The Routes Surfin’ Pleasures vinyl arrived in this morning’s post. It is an object of aural and visual beauty. Imagine all your Joy Division favourites as surf-guitar instrumentals, yes it’s that perfect.
November 25, 2024 at 11:40 AM
The Holy Trinity of surf-guitar covers albums! The Routes Surfin’ Pleasures vinyl arrived in this morning’s post. It is an object of aural and visual beauty. Imagine all your Joy Division favourites as surf-guitar instrumentals, yes it’s that perfect.
Watching the fourth series of Slow Horses, I notice that the “brilliant hacker” Roddy Ho has a copy of the definitive XML reference book in his desk. I know we (well, we software people) occasionally have to get our hands dirty with XML, but Roddy Ho?
November 24, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Watching the fourth series of Slow Horses, I notice that the “brilliant hacker” Roddy Ho has a copy of the definitive XML reference book in his desk. I know we (well, we software people) occasionally have to get our hands dirty with XML, but Roddy Ho?
A run interrupted both out and in by these soft lads wanting nose rubs!
November 24, 2024 at 2:38 PM
A run interrupted both out and in by these soft lads wanting nose rubs!