Simon HB
@norock.bsky.social
I'm gonna try hard this time not to touch the ground
Rather than 'wear polite trousers', this is a project that has the opportunity to make a significant difference in people's air travel experience (also contains the 'fall off my chair every time' fact that DIA covers FIFTY THREE SQUARE MILES. (Well over ten times the size of Heathrow)
Calling all passengers: DIA seeks to lower noise levels across airport trib.al/U1C6NEf
Calling all passengers: DIA seeks to lower noise levels across airport
A mandatory Quiet Airport Policy aims to contain the often-overwhelming cacophony of modern air travel and give people peace and tranquility.
trib.al
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Rather than 'wear polite trousers', this is a project that has the opportunity to make a significant difference in people's air travel experience (also contains the 'fall off my chair every time' fact that DIA covers FIFTY THREE SQUARE MILES. (Well over ten times the size of Heathrow)
There was a man from London (a place in South-East England) loudly opining before Adam Ant came on last night that he was surprised at the size of the crowd, given that we were "in the middle of nowhere", like we were in Tamworth or something
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
There was a man from London (a place in South-East England) loudly opining before Adam Ant came on last night that he was surprised at the size of the crowd, given that we were "in the middle of nowhere", like we were in Tamworth or something
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Yes, I can absolutely see this is the sort of thing you'd do if you're expecting to be a significant player in the next parliament
‘Your Party’ Could Be Led By Ordinary Members With MPs Barred From Running
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
‘Your Party’ Could Be Led By Ordinary Members With MPs Barred From Running
Exclusive: ‘Your Party’, the new political party being started by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, could be led by ordinary members rather than any...
www.politicshome.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Yes, I can absolutely see this is the sort of thing you'd do if you're expecting to be a significant player in the next parliament
Obviously you thank flight crew, unless you're some sort of monster, but they can shove this "dress with respect" thing right up their butts
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants.
The U.S. Transportation Department is urging air passengers to be on good behavior
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Obviously you thank flight crew, unless you're some sort of monster, but they can shove this "dress with respect" thing right up their butts
Oh, God, they're going with the 'shift the M25' option for Heathrow, and I think the traffic jam that's going to cause has probably already backed up to Luton
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Oh, God, they're going with the 'shift the M25' option for Heathrow, and I think the traffic jam that's going to cause has probably already backed up to Luton
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Reading about the BBC censoring The Reith Lectures while listening to Tony Benn's Andy Kershaw session doing selections from Tom Paine et al
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Reading about the BBC censoring The Reith Lectures while listening to Tony Benn's Andy Kershaw session doing selections from Tom Paine et al
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KNOW YOUR POP STARS:
Left - the first to go do a LIPA
Right - the first to be Dua Lipa
Left - the first to go do a LIPA
Right - the first to be Dua Lipa
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
KNOW YOUR POP STARS:
Left - the first to go do a LIPA
Right - the first to be Dua Lipa
Left - the first to go do a LIPA
Right - the first to be Dua Lipa
When Scooby Doo processes your Visa application...
![R. H. Bing (October 20, 1914 – April 28, 1986)[1] was an American mathematician who worked mainly in the areas of geometric topology and continuum theory.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreid62wy3dekb2kzbisjfdlimlb35j4rlgew5iof7vi32byfszmg26a@jpeg)
![Bing's father was named Rupert Henry, but Bing's mother thought that "Rupert Henry" was too British for Texas. Thus she compromised by abbreviating it to R. H.[5] Consequently, R. H. does not stand for a first or middle name.
When Bing was applying for a visa, he was requested not to use initials. He explained that his name was really "R-only H-only Bing", and ended up receiving a visa made out to "Ronly Honly Bing".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreigmfj53q4uy33spga2bxdkllqm3ag5sffovg5g7ddmu3vqzkb6k24@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
When Scooby Doo processes your Visa application...
Just muttering behind people's backs, then, is it? Odious AND cowardly?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody'
The Reform UK leader was responding to reports he made racist remarks to his peers in school in the 1970s.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Just muttering behind people's backs, then, is it? Odious AND cowardly?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Robbie Gibb says he finds the idea there's been a coup at the BBC is "offensive". I doubt he finds it nearly as offensive as I find his efforts to interfere with editorial independence or hiring decisions, but sure.
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Robbie Gibb says he finds the idea there's been a coup at the BBC is "offensive". I doubt he finds it nearly as offensive as I find his efforts to interfere with editorial independence or hiring decisions, but sure.
Amazing times: they're going to build AI chips in a place famous for growing tulips. All your bubble needs in one place.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Japan's gamble to turn island of flowers into global chip hub
The country once led the world in semiconductors and electronics, but over the years it fell behind Taiwan, South Korea and China.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Amazing times: they're going to build AI chips in a place famous for growing tulips. All your bubble needs in one place.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Post a movie set where you're from
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Post a movie set where you're from
Just been sent work's "festive menu" and it's promising a "Merry Shroommas" sandwich which, if popular, means nobody on-site will be getting much work done on December afternoons.
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Just been sent work's "festive menu" and it's promising a "Merry Shroommas" sandwich which, if popular, means nobody on-site will be getting much work done on December afternoons.
Elon Musk did just say that his technology was going to be good at roasting people
A driver died in the city of Buckeye, Arizona after the Tesla they were driving crashed and burst into flames
Driver Dies After Tesla Crashes and Bursts into Flames
A person died in a Tesla vehicle in Arizona Tuesday after the vehicle crashed and burst into hot flames which required hazmat control.
futurism.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Elon Musk did just say that his technology was going to be good at roasting people
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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![[Scene is JESUS sat behind a boss’s desk in his office on a cloud in HEAVEN]
1
JESUS [speaking into intercom]
Hi can you send in Saint Nicholas please
2
SANTA [entering in full Santa garb]:
Hi boss
JESUS:
Hi Nick
3
JESUS:
Listen - about this ‘my birthday’ thing...
SANTA:
Ohh not this again boss
4
JESUS:
Nick, it’s out of hand. *You’ve* got out of hand.
5
JESUS:
I mean when I hired you, you was all humble, hiding under windows, lobbing in dowries…
And now you’re like…
6
JESUS [gesturing disdainfully at Santa’s clothing]:
I mean - what’s this.
7
SANTA:
This is my get up! I’ve had this since the Coca Cola deal in the 30s
JESUS:
*That’s what I mean.*
8
JESUS:
You’ve just gone too -
SANTA:
Oh no, oh no -
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SANTA:
Sorry boss but waaay back in the Reformation, right, Martin Luther said: “why don’t we have Jesus delivering the presents?”. And when he prayed to ask you, do you remember what you said? Eh?
10
SANTA:
You said: “I ain’t going back there”
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SANTA:
If you wanna take over -
JESUS:
Oh yeah! Kids coming downstairs to find me resurrected in their living room going "I got you an Xbox"...
12
SANTA:
You’re just feeling threatened cos I’m doing a bloody good -
JESUS:
*WATCH IT NICK*.
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You're just a bee charmer, Charlie Brown.
"Janet! Dr. Scott! Janet! Brad! Charlie Brown!"
Forget it, Charlie Brown, it's Chinatown
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
You're just a bee charmer, Charlie Brown.
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So... Tariffing higher education while our universities are in the doldrums?
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
So... Tariffing higher education while our universities are in the doldrums?
I Thought We Were Going For Chips, Charlie Brown
I'm Funny How? I Mean Funny Like I'm A Clown, I Amuse You? I Make You Laugh, I'm Here To Fuckin' Amuse You? What Do You Mean Funny, Funny How, Charlie Brown?
You Won’t Find It Down There, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I Thought We Were Going For Chips, Charlie Brown
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it just didn't have the legs 😢
Turns out interest in Metaverse had about a ~9 month half life.
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
it just didn't have the legs 😢
Thing I had forgotten that happened: Back before Sara Cox was the new People's Pudsey Princess, she was at the heart of a "drug" advert storm www.timeextension.com/features/fla...
Flashback: "The S**t Absolutely Hit The Fan" - When WipEout (And Sara Cox's Bloody Nose) Shocked A Nation
"It seemed there'd been a not-very-robust sign-off process"
www.timeextension.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Thing I had forgotten that happened: Back before Sara Cox was the new People's Pudsey Princess, she was at the heart of a "drug" advert storm www.timeextension.com/features/fla...