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phildebeest

@phildebeest.bsky.social

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Outwardly sensible 50 something human and sometimes dog. Penchant for extreme music. Gay. Vegan. Somewhere in roughly the middle of England. Musings, music, kink interests and openness. Adult themes if not adult themed. 18+

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phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 7h

And seeing as I'm in a "heavy albums from way back when that don't get enough love" sort of mood...

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Sloth - Wishman

YouTube video by Aylmer

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phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 7h

Have some of this from way back when.

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Horizons Burn Red

YouTube video by Warhorse - Topic

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phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 7h

Gruber - "You will notice I am walking rather gingerly"
Rene - "Do not tell me that you have dynamite in your trousers"
Gruber - "Rene....do not listen to gossip"

Love the interactions between Gordon Kaye and Guy Siner. The comic pause and expressions in the exchange above are so well performed.

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 8h

Emergency bitter!

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 8h

"I was pissing by the door, when I heard two shats. You are holding in your hand a smoking goon; you are clearly the guilty potty."

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 8h

We binged it start to finish recently, and it's still great. Simultaneously gentle and silly, yet very cleverly stitched together by René's ongoing fourth wall breaking. Was watching a documentary about it recently with (I think) Guy Siner talking about just how hard they rehearsed, and it shows.

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 2d

Trading Standards need a better proofreader. Also, if you want a tan, maybe just...get over yourself.

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 7d

Well Plaid...

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 7d

Nice moment at gig tonight. Gig was modern melodic metalcore. Not my immediate go to, but bands were very good, energy was good and very enjoyable. Walked into front bar after gig ended just as DJ sequed from "I am the Law" into "Peace Sells". Felt both amusing and poignant. 40 years of my life!

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 7d

Come on brain, I've had a busy working week with a stack of commuting delays, so could really do with something nice to do. There's a very heavy local gig tonight, the front bar at the venue has an extreme metal DJ for 4 hours, yet I'm still struggling to get motivated to go. The hell?!

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 7d

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 8d

In office three days this week, and all kinds of train delays every day. Northern Line has been utterly broken for last few days, and tonight's 51 minute journey home from Euston crawled to Leighton Buzzard, sat there for 30 minutes, eventually end up 76 minutes late. Fun.

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 9d

Looks good!

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 9d

Quick search suggests yours for $250m. Also that it's a bio-diesel capable diesel-electric hybrid with battery bank and can run electric only for 48 hours. Owned by Canadian venture capital billionaire. Also apparently pet friendly, so that's nice.

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 9d

As seen from office window this afternoon. I almost admire the low key "I've also got a helicopter" boast. Either that or Chris Barrie is doing exceptionally well for himself.

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 9d

Probably needs "Undignified in-fighting" between the last two steps there.

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phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 9d

Splendid taste. Ditto Jay Foreman's Unfinished London series. Throw in some John Elledge, Geoff Marshall and Tim Traveller for all your urbanism and transport geekery needs!

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phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 11d

Elephant racing!

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 15d

It's also interesting to see how UK right wing media is increasingly pandering to US views to chase subscription revenue over there, which in turn drives narrative back over here. Also why they push the wider "politicians are all the same" message to undermine confidence and lower turnout on left.

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 15d

Yep. It's also the reason Trump hates places like Portland so much.

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 17d

Suspect at least some of is because they can't accept or embrace their own desires or kinks, so resent people they see as enjoying what they can't. Lashing out at an out group is a quick dopamine hit and avoidance of the deeper introspection needed to properly understand themselves.

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phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 17d

No, PowerPoint, I don't want to "turn off design suggestions until you restart PowerPoint", I want you to leave me the fuck alone unless I specifically ask you. Only on planet AI could "ok, we'll harass you marginally less" be deemed an acceptable user option. Less Co-Pilot, more Stalker.

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 21d

*waves from the other side of 50*

phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 22d

And this is why I refuse to play the OSA age verification game.

cybersecuritynews.com/discord-data...

Discord Data Breach - 1.5 TB of Data and 2 Million Government ID Photos Extorted

Discord has confirmed a significant data breach that exposed sensitive user information after an attacker compromised a third-party customer service provider.

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phildebeest @phildebeest.bsky.social · 25d

I can heartily recommend Dovetail in Jerusalem Passage, Clerkenwell. Fully Belgian affair, so ABVs get well into adventurous territory, but then you're not exactly going to be rushing that sort of beverage anyway, so very relaxed vibe to the place.

www.dovetailec1.co.uk/drinks

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