Brian McRoberts
@brimcrob.bsky.social
Fifer.
Software Tester.
Raith Rovers and Scotland.
Living in Leith.
Posting mostly random music, Scottish Football, Software Testing, and writing. Shall follow ye back.
Illegitimi non carborundum.
https://threechordthrash.wordpress.com
Software Tester.
Raith Rovers and Scotland.
Living in Leith.
Posting mostly random music, Scottish Football, Software Testing, and writing. Shall follow ye back.
Illegitimi non carborundum.
https://threechordthrash.wordpress.com
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Mid week school disco banger.
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#TearsForFears
#Change
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#TearsForFears
#Change
Change (Extended Version)
YouTube video by Tears for Fears - Topic
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February 4, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Mid week school disco banger.
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#TearsForFears
#Change
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#TearsForFears
#Change
Scottish Football
I am LOL ing at the Dundee vs Motherwell game being called off because of 'Unprecedented Rain'.
Its Dundee and its Winter. Would of thought that its pretty normal.
#ScottishPremiership
I am LOL ing at the Dundee vs Motherwell game being called off because of 'Unprecedented Rain'.
Its Dundee and its Winter. Would of thought that its pretty normal.
#ScottishPremiership
February 4, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Scottish Football
I am LOL ing at the Dundee vs Motherwell game being called off because of 'Unprecedented Rain'.
Its Dundee and its Winter. Would of thought that its pretty normal.
#ScottishPremiership
I am LOL ing at the Dundee vs Motherwell game being called off because of 'Unprecedented Rain'.
Its Dundee and its Winter. Would of thought that its pretty normal.
#ScottishPremiership
Ooh the curlings on
#WinterOlympics
#WinterOlympics
Winter Olympics 2026 - Live: Curling Mixed Doubles – Team GB v Norway
Coverage of the curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics as Team GB play Norway.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Ooh the curlings on
#WinterOlympics
#WinterOlympics
Was sent out for curry and I have been good and bought AF beer.
a man in a suit and tie is sitting on a couch with a halo on his head and the words that 's me .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting on a couch with a halo on his head and the words that 's me .
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Was sent out for curry and I have been good and bought AF beer.
Mid week boot stomper..don't blame me
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#HoundDogTaylor
#Don'tBlameMe
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#HoundDogTaylor
#Don'tBlameMe
Don't Blame Me (remastered)
YouTube video by Hound Dog Taylor - Topic
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February 4, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Mid week boot stomper..don't blame me
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#HoundDogTaylor
#Don'tBlameMe
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#HoundDogTaylor
#Don'tBlameMe
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Does this decision need to go to VAR?
Our match this evening against Celtic has been postponed.
Following an inspection by one of the match officials he has called the game off in the interests of player safety.
Details for the re-arranged match will be published in due course.
Following an inspection by one of the match officials he has called the game off in the interests of player safety.
Details for the re-arranged match will be published in due course.
February 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Does this decision need to go to VAR?
Ooft.Wonder if all the supporter buses got up from Glasgow and are now turning back...
February 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Ooft.Wonder if all the supporter buses got up from Glasgow and are now turning back...
Mid Week. This will bounce you over the hump.
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#TerryReid
#SuperLungsMySupergirl
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#TerryReid
#SuperLungsMySupergirl
Superlungs My Supergirl (2004 Remaster)
YouTube video by Terry Reid - Topic
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Mid Week. This will bounce you over the hump.
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#TerryReid
#SuperLungsMySupergirl
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#TerryReid
#SuperLungsMySupergirl
All that Rich people talk earlier got me thinking of this indie rock anthem...
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#Wonderstuff
#Give,Give,GiveMeMore,More,More
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#Wonderstuff
#Give,Give,GiveMeMore,More,More
Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More
YouTube video by The Wonder Stuff - Topic
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
All that Rich people talk earlier got me thinking of this indie rock anthem...
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#Wonderstuff
#Give,Give,GiveMeMore,More,More
#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#NowPlaying
#Wonderstuff
#Give,Give,GiveMeMore,More,More
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The dude who rented out the city of Venice for his wedding just fired a third of WAPO staff to save money. If you use or consume Amazon products you are helping an inglorious asshole become richer.
February 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The dude who rented out the city of Venice for his wedding just fired a third of WAPO staff to save money. If you use or consume Amazon products you are helping an inglorious asshole become richer.
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Nah. We knew how this would end.
February 4, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Nah. We knew how this would end.
You are gonna have to update your photo with lots of empty desks looking disappointed....
February 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
You are gonna have to update your photo with lots of empty desks looking disappointed....
I did not. I am still not entirely convinced by him and his so called lofty ideals. FB was set up to perv women and spent eye watering amounts of money a VR with avatars that has no legs. All that money could of been spent on something tangible to benefit the whole society.
February 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I did not. I am still not entirely convinced by him and his so called lofty ideals. FB was set up to perv women and spent eye watering amounts of money a VR with avatars that has no legs. All that money could of been spent on something tangible to benefit the whole society.
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Scathing and accurate, from the great Marty Baron
More big layoffs at the once-formidable Washington Post.
Former editor Marty Baron responds:
Former editor Marty Baron responds:
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Scathing and accurate, from the great Marty Baron
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See, frinstance, THE IRON HEEL, by Jack London. Yeah, that Jack London. WHITE FANG Jack London. CALL OF THE WILD Jack London. Him. 1908.
Damn good book, btw. The man could write a little bit.
Damn good book, btw. The man could write a little bit.
if only there had been books written in the 20th century about the dangers inherent in wealth concentration
February 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM
See, frinstance, THE IRON HEEL, by Jack London. Yeah, that Jack London. WHITE FANG Jack London. CALL OF THE WILD Jack London. Him. 1908.
Damn good book, btw. The man could write a little bit.
Damn good book, btw. The man could write a little bit.
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⚖️ We're in court today ⚖️
When voters asked Reform about their data, the party ignored them – now they’ll have to explain in court why they don’t listen
goodlawproject.org/update/landm...
When voters asked Reform about their data, the party ignored them – now they’ll have to explain in court why they don’t listen
goodlawproject.org/update/landm...
Landmark case against Nigel Farage’s Reform reaches the High Court
When voters asked Reform about their data, the party ignored them – now they’ll have to explain in court why they don’t listen
goodlawproject.org
February 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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I really hate that media layoffs have been happening for the last three years, including my own, and most of the people responsible for the mismanagement won't experience any negative consequences, especially for decimating the number of people of color in so many American newsrooms.
February 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I really hate that media layoffs have been happening for the last three years, including my own, and most of the people responsible for the mismanagement won't experience any negative consequences, especially for decimating the number of people of color in so many American newsrooms.
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I don't know what it is about idiots who buy newspapers without understanding why they exist or what their business is, but I think gutting books coverage is some kind of canary in the coalmine. These jackasses don't read books, so they assume no one else does either.
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I don't know what it is about idiots who buy newspapers without understanding why they exist or what their business is, but I think gutting books coverage is some kind of canary in the coalmine. These jackasses don't read books, so they assume no one else does either.
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The rich back then remembered the revolutions & the guillotines.
They had a healthy fear of this & channeled that into an ancient concept of “noblesse oblige”; “We get all the stuff but we give you other things to make YOUR tiny lives better.” 1/
They had a healthy fear of this & channeled that into an ancient concept of “noblesse oblige”; “We get all the stuff but we give you other things to make YOUR tiny lives better.” 1/
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The rich back then remembered the revolutions & the guillotines.
They had a healthy fear of this & channeled that into an ancient concept of “noblesse oblige”; “We get all the stuff but we give you other things to make YOUR tiny lives better.” 1/
They had a healthy fear of this & channeled that into an ancient concept of “noblesse oblige”; “We get all the stuff but we give you other things to make YOUR tiny lives better.” 1/
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We've lost the great Allan Massie. An absolute giant of Scottish literature and journalism, and an inspirational, kind and generous man, too. I think his son @alexmassie.bsky.social is only sporadically on Bluesky, but he has written a beautiful obituary. alexmassie.substack.com/p/allan-mass...
Allan Massie, 1938-2026
Father died this afternoon.
alexmassie.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
We've lost the great Allan Massie. An absolute giant of Scottish literature and journalism, and an inspirational, kind and generous man, too. I think his son @alexmassie.bsky.social is only sporadically on Bluesky, but he has written a beautiful obituary. alexmassie.substack.com/p/allan-mass...
Oh I knew he was ruthless, a lot of the Victorian guys were awful. Using their workforces as practical slaves was common. He did come from poverty and that most of been a driver in that. Most of these current Billionaires all come from inherited money or money given to them by other rich nobs.
February 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Oh I knew he was ruthless, a lot of the Victorian guys were awful. Using their workforces as practical slaves was common. He did come from poverty and that most of been a driver in that. Most of these current Billionaires all come from inherited money or money given to them by other rich nobs.
Agree with everything you said. I studied a bit of Econ Hist at Uni and while mostly European we touched on USA. Lively debates about rich society pulling up the economic drawbridge etc.. the bit I read about AC was he did want to give it all away. He came from poverty + Victorian guilt.
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Agree with everything you said. I studied a bit of Econ Hist at Uni and while mostly European we touched on USA. Lively debates about rich society pulling up the economic drawbridge etc.. the bit I read about AC was he did want to give it all away. He came from poverty + Victorian guilt.
I know that use Andrew Carnegie far too much, but he was super rich and what did he do? He build libraries, funded schools and hospitals. I believe some of the funds he set up are still doing stuff today.
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I know that use Andrew Carnegie far too much, but he was super rich and what did he do? He build libraries, funded schools and hospitals. I believe some of the funds he set up are still doing stuff today.
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Bezos has the resources to make WaPo into the BEST sports outlet and BEST science outlet and BEST place to get trusted news without feeling any sort of negative financial impact but is happy to turn it into Quillette because he’s lost whatever creative spark he had and turned into a vapid dullard
Video call: WaPo Executive Editor Matt Murray says the paper plans to lay off hundreds of staff, cutting into its local, international, and sports coverage (New York Times)
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February 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Bezos has the resources to make WaPo into the BEST sports outlet and BEST science outlet and BEST place to get trusted news without feeling any sort of negative financial impact but is happy to turn it into Quillette because he’s lost whatever creative spark he had and turned into a vapid dullard
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Lord Mandelson in disgrace
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Lord Mandelson in disgrace
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.