David A. James
@vidjam.es
Retired speech technologist, ex-UBS/Olivetti/Nuance/Denon-Marantz/Microsoft/HCLTech. Doctor Who enthusiast and lapsed Dalek builder/operator. Bachgen o Gaerdydd. 🏃+ 🍕= 😁
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Second anniversary of our Apple TV’s spectacular attempt to understand me asking for “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas”
December 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Second anniversary of our Apple TV’s spectacular attempt to understand me asking for “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas”
As this is from Evri, one of Britain's most terrible companies, this is the online parcel delivery version of 'We've got your kids'
December 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
As this is from Evri, one of Britain's most terrible companies, this is the online parcel delivery version of 'We've got your kids'
Chris'n'Bob www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgea...
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Chris'n'Bob www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgea...
Similarly one of my summer jobs was as a clerk for a mortgage provider and once had to scurry around a huge warehouse trying to find the deeds to Colin 'Wonderful Life by Black' Vearncombe's house.
Every time I hear this song, I get flashbacks of when I was a trainee solicitor and spent a whole day looking for Chris Rea’s will in a stack of archive boxes.
Can’t even remember if I found the thing or not - I just remember the pain.
Can’t even remember if I found the thing or not - I just remember the pain.
“I’m driving home for Christmas, I can’t wait to see their faces.”
December 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Similarly one of my summer jobs was as a clerk for a mortgage provider and once had to scurry around a huge warehouse trying to find the deeds to Colin 'Wonderful Life by Black' Vearncombe's house.
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Spooner's career as a continuity announcer was short-lived
December 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Spooner's career as a continuity announcer was short-lived
Official start of Christmas
December 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Official start of Christmas
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It looks like the makers of The Thing With Feathers didn’t even watch John Carpenter’s 1982 film before trying to do a sequel.
December 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
It looks like the makers of The Thing With Feathers didn’t even watch John Carpenter’s 1982 film before trying to do a sequel.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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show me how your 2025 went
December 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
show me how your 2025 went
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Today would be a great day to sign up to become a Cosmic Shambles Patreon. No reason… patreon.com/cosmicshambles @robinince.bsky.social
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December 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Today would be a great day to sign up to become a Cosmic Shambles Patreon. No reason… patreon.com/cosmicshambles @robinince.bsky.social
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If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
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December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
‘You’re a minefield of information!’
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
‘You’re a minefield of information!’
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Due to today's budget, your usual social media postings will be on Blue Sky 2.
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Due to today's budget, your usual social media postings will be on Blue Sky 2.
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Happy Doctor Who Day!
November 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Happy Doctor Who Day!
Somehow, the silly band that I like despite its reprehensibly puerile name is playing Brixton Academy next May!
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Somehow, the silly band that I like despite its reprehensibly puerile name is playing Brixton Academy next May!
Not only is Carpenter Brut superbly exploring the crossover between synthwave and metal, he's also using double height BBC Micro MODE7 text for his tour dates!
UPDATE/
Opening act confirmed//
DANGER joins the European tour/
See you on tour//
tix.to/CBTICKETSEUR...
Opening act confirmed//
DANGER joins the European tour/
See you on tour//
tix.to/CBTICKETSEUR...
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Not only is Carpenter Brut superbly exploring the crossover between synthwave and metal, he's also using double height BBC Micro MODE7 text for his tour dates!
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3 more prisoners released from prism by mistake
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
3 more prisoners released from prism by mistake
Can confirm!
Amazing matinee show from @psbhq.bsky.social this afternoon at The Barbican Centre with The London Contemporary Orchestra.
November 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Can confirm!
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My 12 year old, who isn’t a fan of fireworks, has just announced that she has shifted into Christmas mode.
November 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM
My 12 year old, who isn’t a fan of fireworks, has just announced that she has shifted into Christmas mode.
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RIP to inspirational movie poster legend, Drew Struzan. Everything he put his pen to ended up being some canonical representation of a movie we now love. Often, the posters are more famous than the movies themselves. Poster auteurism!
We love these unused Struzan designs for Back to the Future.
We love these unused Struzan designs for Back to the Future.
October 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
RIP to inspirational movie poster legend, Drew Struzan. Everything he put his pen to ended up being some canonical representation of a movie we now love. Often, the posters are more famous than the movies themselves. Poster auteurism!
We love these unused Struzan designs for Back to the Future.
We love these unused Struzan designs for Back to the Future.
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That really moving Marseillaise scene in Casablanca is now 400% more moving youtu.be/CbWgOpG1988
Casablanca - Marseillaise Scene (extended edition)
YouTube video by Jeremy Limb
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October 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
That really moving Marseillaise scene in Casablanca is now 400% more moving youtu.be/CbWgOpG1988
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Google Photos just reminded me of my son's old coat, where the designer apparently didn't send over one of the comic-strip fonts, so it just said 'BAM' in lower-case Helvetica, like he was the least-interested superhero ever. Punctual Man. The Credible Hulk. Hullboy.
September 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Google Photos just reminded me of my son's old coat, where the designer apparently didn't send over one of the comic-strip fonts, so it just said 'BAM' in lower-case Helvetica, like he was the least-interested superhero ever. Punctual Man. The Credible Hulk. Hullboy.