Ian
@ianpatterson.com
We live in a funny world: just making the most of it, one day at a time. Tweeter. Liberaler. Quiddler. Un buveur d’encre. A recovering frog after slowly cooking in Musks cauldron for too long.
After the Nazi occupation of Denmark in 1940, the Danish Ambassador to the US, loyal to the King and preNazi govt, asked the US to defend Greenland. The end result was a host of US bases on Greenland, only Thule now operational still.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:50 AM
After the Nazi occupation of Denmark in 1940, the Danish Ambassador to the US, loyal to the King and preNazi govt, asked the US to defend Greenland. The end result was a host of US bases on Greenland, only Thule now operational still.
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Battery powered ex tube train @ West Ealing
January 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Battery powered ex tube train @ West Ealing
Definitely a day for the fringes of London. Having had coffee on the east side in Woolwich, off to the west side for something else. Uxbridge is an under appreciated tube station. (Unlike Uxbridge, which is definitely not over appreciated🤭)
January 10, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Definitely a day for the fringes of London. Having had coffee on the east side in Woolwich, off to the west side for something else. Uxbridge is an under appreciated tube station. (Unlike Uxbridge, which is definitely not over appreciated🤭)
That Fox News is blatantly partisan is no surprise. Having a crime section that only covers 'blue city' crime? yep, its that bad. And ofc they dont have a Red City crime section, nearest equivalent is 'True Crime'. This is the US News section - these crime sections are the *only* sections in 'US'
January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
That Fox News is blatantly partisan is no surprise. Having a crime section that only covers 'blue city' crime? yep, its that bad. And ofc they dont have a Red City crime section, nearest equivalent is 'True Crime'. This is the US News section - these crime sections are the *only* sections in 'US'
... also revealed - launching soon - 5cm cube bluetooth speakers. Not the greatest audio quality - someone said its about as good an an Amazon Echo. For €10 tho?! www.heise.de/en/news/Ikea...
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January 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
... also revealed - launching soon - 5cm cube bluetooth speakers. Not the greatest audio quality - someone said its about as good an an Amazon Echo. For €10 tho?! www.heise.de/en/news/Ikea...
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The editors went to town a bit with Stephen last night - lots of lingering shots of him at various times with an expression like this.
(Tho in this one, not sure what he was surprised at, but it wasn’t being locked up in a cage😈)
(Tho in this one, not sure what he was surprised at, but it wasn’t being locked up in a cage😈)
January 8, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The editors went to town a bit with Stephen last night - lots of lingering shots of him at various times with an expression like this.
(Tho in this one, not sure what he was surprised at, but it wasn’t being locked up in a cage😈)
(Tho in this one, not sure what he was surprised at, but it wasn’t being locked up in a cage😈)
Anyone who ever harkens back to BR and the Network South East days just needs to go on the Northern City line: the trains might be new, but the tiles n stuff are very 1980s. No wonder Tfl wants to take it over - it’s a lost part of the network
(With apologies for a mucky lens)
(With apologies for a mucky lens)
January 8, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Anyone who ever harkens back to BR and the Network South East days just needs to go on the Northern City line: the trains might be new, but the tiles n stuff are very 1980s. No wonder Tfl wants to take it over - it’s a lost part of the network
(With apologies for a mucky lens)
(With apologies for a mucky lens)
Saw an advert earlier for an AI generated Indian film. Jiostar (it turns out) is the TV & Media co that owns Disney assets in India, a JV with Reliance. The film is all AI - as sign of Disney things to come? Can see a clip here:
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January 8, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Saw an advert earlier for an AI generated Indian film. Jiostar (it turns out) is the TV & Media co that owns Disney assets in India, a JV with Reliance. The film is all AI - as sign of Disney things to come? Can see a clip here:
www.reddit.com/r/mahabharat...
www.reddit.com/r/mahabharat...
... now, does anyone actually make the optimal Gerver sofas? (Image from Wikipedia)
January 6, 2026 at 7:44 AM
... now, does anyone actually make the optimal Gerver sofas? (Image from Wikipedia)
... he's perhaps one of the few male politicians who gets asked about hit attire too, which is always exemplary and extravagant. What exactly do you event call that - cravat doesnt quite do it justice 😍
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January 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
... he's perhaps one of the few male politicians who gets asked about hit attire too, which is always exemplary and extravagant. What exactly do you event call that - cravat doesnt quite do it justice 😍
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For those into tonights #theTraitors -
Stephen is on Insta - www.instagram.com/stephenlibby/
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Stephen is on Insta - www.instagram.com/stephenlibby/
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January 1, 2026 at 9:56 PM
For those into tonights #theTraitors -
Stephen is on Insta - www.instagram.com/stephenlibby/
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Stephen is on Insta - www.instagram.com/stephenlibby/
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New York's new mayor was sworn in last night at a ceremony underground at the now abandoned but still spectacular City Hall subway station.
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January 1, 2026 at 5:56 AM
New York's new mayor was sworn in last night at a ceremony underground at the now abandoned but still spectacular City Hall subway station.
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... That chap was in London this year. Aside from lots of normal photos, he got some line scan photos of tube trains taken through a tiny gap in the fence at Barons Court.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
... That chap was in London this year. Aside from lots of normal photos, he got some line scan photos of tube trains taken through a tiny gap in the fence at Barons Court.
From daniel.lawrence.lu/blog/2025-10...
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From daniel.lawrence.lu/blog/2025-10...
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This blog post on line scan photography has got me intrigued by the thing. Love these line scan photos of trains for example.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:46 AM
This blog post on line scan photography has got me intrigued by the thing. Love these line scan photos of trains for example.
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... it was back around that time too that some famous comments emerged in code. The kind of comment still happens to this day. Like ...
December 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
... it was back around that time too that some famous comments emerged in code. The kind of comment still happens to this day. Like ...
Dear the @the-independent.com is there a reason your posts show the same text in triplicate ? There are better uses of text and space eg don’t put the title of the piece into the post itself
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Dear the @the-independent.com is there a reason your posts show the same text in triplicate ? There are better uses of text and space eg don’t put the title of the piece into the post itself
When your Tfl tube status widget looks a Damien Hirst dots thing. Plus we seem to have run out of colours 🤭
December 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
When your Tfl tube status widget looks a Damien Hirst dots thing. Plus we seem to have run out of colours 🤭
... which I didnt know. Also helped along by the undergrad choral scholars in the choir. Ahem *cough*.
Also love their attention to detail: having the music for the choir bound into a proper book for the service.
Also love their attention to detail: having the music for the choir bound into a proper book for the service.
December 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
... which I didnt know. Also helped along by the undergrad choral scholars in the choir. Ahem *cough*.
Also love their attention to detail: having the music for the choir bound into a proper book for the service.
Also love their attention to detail: having the music for the choir bound into a proper book for the service.
Saw my GP for something yesterday. Although the preferred treatment for it is a pill, I can’t take it because of another condition. (Just like I can’t use Ibuprofen say). So today pick up from pharmacy was a tad larger than they’d usually dispense for this 🤭 . This is just for a week or two 🤪
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Saw my GP for something yesterday. Although the preferred treatment for it is a pill, I can’t take it because of another condition. (Just like I can’t use Ibuprofen say). So today pick up from pharmacy was a tad larger than they’d usually dispense for this 🤭 . This is just for a week or two 🤪
Standing by a crossing recently, noticed these road safety barriers. I can still remember the idea for them featuring on Tomorrows World back in the 1980s (or even 70s) - rather than aligned central bars that block the view through, stagger them so kids can be seen
December 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Standing by a crossing recently, noticed these road safety barriers. I can still remember the idea for them featuring on Tomorrows World back in the 1980s (or even 70s) - rather than aligned central bars that block the view through, stagger them so kids can be seen
… delving into OPECs latest statistics bulletin find that we have about 0.1% of global reserves whilst we produce about 1% of the global oil supply www.opec.org/assets/asset...
December 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
… delving into OPECs latest statistics bulletin find that we have about 0.1% of global reserves whilst we produce about 1% of the global oil supply www.opec.org/assets/asset...
One of the more niche businesses I guess. Also, anyone want a job lot of large German flags. Used once, a few days only, slightly damp 😏
December 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
One of the more niche businesses I guess. Also, anyone want a job lot of large German flags. Used once, a few days only, slightly damp 😏