John Langley 🦉
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John Langley 🦉
@cartesianwhy.bsky.social
Music ⋅ Boardgames ⋅ Philosophy

Retired but still interested: Buddhist thought & practice; Mind, consciousness;

Phil of games. Philology. Bits of maths,
Epidemiology…

Electronic music and composition.

Part time owl and curious magpie
Esta campaña te necesita
Curso de Euskera en Duolingo
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November 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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I wrote about Richard Dawson’s Simple Things Festival set for @fateamagazine.bsky.social - one of my favourites in a day full of favourites.

www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/liv...
FATEA - Home
Fatea Magazine Home Of Acoustic Music
www.fatea-records.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Here’s my inaugural review for @fateamagazine.bsky.social of the incomparable Ushti Baba’s album launch the other week. It was a wild and wonderful night!

www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/liv...
FATEA - Home
Fatea Magazine Home Of Acoustic Music
www.fatea-records.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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My review of the incredible @stickinthewheel.bsky.social gig at Strange Brew last Monday. They were so good, I’m ruined for all other bands now!

www.bristol247.com/culture/musi...
Review: Stick in the Wheel, Strange Brew - 'One of the most original and exciting bands'
Are the London folk trio one of the best live acts out there?
www.bristol247.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Please support Uni Nottingham Music Dept c.org/hzBgG5TFPr
Sign the Petition
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
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November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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At what point does the name change to the Trump files?
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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May 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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When a book falls open at the right page. From Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching.
April 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🚨 NEW: UK Government announces new funding for community-owned energy through GB Energy! ⚡

✅ Backing local power for communities across Britain
✅ Supporting green energy projects owned by you
✅ Cutting bills while profits stay in your community
March 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I jut told Speaker Hoyle to keep Trump out of Parliament - will you do the same? actionstorm.org/petitions/du... #DumpTrump
Sign the Petition
Keep Trump out of Parliament
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March 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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MAGA will learn too late that the world didn't admire America for her vast wealth and power, but in spite of it.
February 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Oh - and you could leave your kissing bush up all year!
January 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Did you know…
In the seventeenth century, it was quite proper to leave your Christmas decorations up until Candlemas Eve - February 1st - according to the poet Robert Herrick, at least.
So I hope you haven’t all been too hasty in taking them down.
January 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Today we celebrate Boxing Day in the UK, so named because cats spend the day exploring empty boxes discarded from Christmas Day*

*This may not be true
a cat is laying in a box that says 4gifs.com on it
ALT: a cat is laying in a box that says 4gifs.com on it
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December 26, 2024 at 12:12 PM
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They want you divided, distracted, and angry at each other forever so you won’t notice they’re robbing you BLIND.
Thou Shalt NOT Let Billionaires Take Over the World!
“Let us all unite!”
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December 20, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Help please. I am trying to download an archive of my twitter activity (later X). I followed the instructions but the resulting Zip file will not open. Has anyone else had any luck with this. #leavingx #archive
December 16, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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Thanks United Healthcare for once again denying my pain meds. I'm a cancer patient w a bad prognosis and in constant unmanageable pain, but just keep counting beans.
December 12, 2024 at 4:54 PM
February 14, 2024 at 1:28 PM
I feel moved to say this: the Tories are beyond any doubt, completely vile.
December 18, 2023 at 8:12 PM
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The hardest thing I’ve ever done is hold a child while they screamed for a parent they’ll never see again. I feel sick when I think about how there are 25,000 such children screaming in Palestine right now.
December 12, 2023 at 3:14 PM
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Heron and Antiheron
November 19, 2023 at 2:46 PM
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Some great, dark #ScienceFiction and #supernatural stories by my brother to raise money for a good cause. All proceeds to Multiple System Atrophy Trust. Please help. bit.ly/3QK0iKT
Death Comes to Cockburn and Other Stories
This volume of short stories features fourteen short stories and a new short play for radio. Death Comes to Cockburn and Other Stories includes tales that explore the supernatural, particularly what h...
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November 16, 2023 at 12:23 PM