jim5et.bsky.social
@jim5et.bsky.social
Are your family ok, S?
January 23, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Are your family ok, S?
The terrible gifts thing for me is in 99% of cases book gifts are either a) exactly the book on my wishlist in which case I'd buy it anyway or b) a book slightly different to the one on my wishlist (eg wishlist "the letters of Decca Mitford", get "the letters of Deborah Mitford" - true story)
January 23, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The terrible gifts thing for me is in 99% of cases book gifts are either a) exactly the book on my wishlist in which case I'd buy it anyway or b) a book slightly different to the one on my wishlist (eg wishlist "the letters of Decca Mitford", get "the letters of Deborah Mitford" - true story)
Better than about 95% of people who haven't been through one of the big consultancy training programmes, though. It's the spinning jenny for bullshitters; won't produce top end artisanal bullshit, but most people buy it by the ton.
January 23, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Better than about 95% of people who haven't been through one of the big consultancy training programmes, though. It's the spinning jenny for bullshitters; won't produce top end artisanal bullshit, but most people buy it by the ton.
Wait, Tony's is gentrified? I assumed it was like that Wonka Chocolate stuff. Surely G&B just proved a market which Lindt have then piled into
January 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Wait, Tony's is gentrified? I assumed it was like that Wonka Chocolate stuff. Surely G&B just proved a market which Lindt have then piled into
It's Mike Duncan's (IIRC) Dumb Guy theory of history, that Large Forces+Dumb Guys explains more than Large Forces+Great Men. Cf my "everybody looks at the wrong Bonaparte" point
January 21, 2026 at 2:25 PM
It's Mike Duncan's (IIRC) Dumb Guy theory of history, that Large Forces+Dumb Guys explains more than Large Forces+Great Men. Cf my "everybody looks at the wrong Bonaparte" point
Games Workshop are nakedly commercial? Cripes, who knew? #WhiteDwarfIssue94NeverForgive
January 21, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Games Workshop are nakedly commercial? Cripes, who knew? #WhiteDwarfIssue94NeverForgive
Jesus Christ, I'm older than he was when Lovejoy ended
January 20, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Jesus Christ, I'm older than he was when Lovejoy ended
THANK YOU! Much as i like GRRM, all I can say to the “it’s too sprawling and ambitious“ crowd is oh, you sweet summer child; let’s talk once you’ve set book 5 on a totally unrelated continent, eh?
January 19, 2026 at 2:48 PM
THANK YOU! Much as i like GRRM, all I can say to the “it’s too sprawling and ambitious“ crowd is oh, you sweet summer child; let’s talk once you’ve set book 5 on a totally unrelated continent, eh?
Come on, 15 minutes to write down a list of near-identical names, 10 more to write an invoice, doesn’t eat much into his nap time
January 19, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Come on, 15 minutes to write down a list of near-identical names, 10 more to write an invoice, doesn’t eat much into his nap time
Yeah, I think theres an element of not being the guy who predicted 5 of the last 3 recessions or whatever the line is
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Yeah, I think theres an element of not being the guy who predicted 5 of the last 3 recessions or whatever the line is
All that and you use your mate’s car??
January 15, 2026 at 8:57 PM
All that and you use your mate’s car??
Hahaha, I am told all my 18-year-olds socials were flooded with people outraged that they didn’t use this instead of Cowboy Junkies in the finale
January 10, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Hahaha, I am told all my 18-year-olds socials were flooded with people outraged that they didn’t use this instead of Cowboy Junkies in the finale
point 650 in my “anyone who cites Epic Pooh is A wanker” ted talk
January 10, 2026 at 5:36 AM
point 650 in my “anyone who cites Epic Pooh is A wanker” ted talk
Also the savoy… mostlyfilm.com/2011/08/23/c...
Cinema Week: My Favourite Cinema
For many of us, our favourite cinema memories are of the cinemas of our childhood, because the old local cinemas, many of them (now lost) Art Deco mini-masterpieces, gave us all our first taste of…
mostlyfilm.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Also the savoy… mostlyfilm.com/2011/08/23/c...
On the one hand yes, on the other hand Teddy Roosevelt pretty much invaded Cuba for the 'Gram (and I'm fairly persuaded by the @patrickwyman.bsky.social argument that the same's true of the Baltic Crusades) so maybe not that much changes...?
January 8, 2026 at 10:32 AM
On the one hand yes, on the other hand Teddy Roosevelt pretty much invaded Cuba for the 'Gram (and I'm fairly persuaded by the @patrickwyman.bsky.social argument that the same's true of the Baltic Crusades) so maybe not that much changes...?
This is part of a broader thing (cf Spain); the UK was holding the imperial potato when the music stopped
January 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
This is part of a broader thing (cf Spain); the UK was holding the imperial potato when the music stopped
What do you mean "why is noise level bigger than emissions?"
January 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
What do you mean "why is noise level bigger than emissions?"
To be clear even we didn't have the brass neck to use that
January 7, 2026 at 2:28 PM
To be clear even we didn't have the brass neck to use that
Hahaha, we did this in 2008. This whole piece reminds me of the "A Q400 is the greenest option for EXTMAN" study I commissioned, which may or may not have used "vs each passenger drives a BMW M5 the whole way" as a comparator
January 7, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Hahaha, we did this in 2008. This whole piece reminds me of the "A Q400 is the greenest option for EXTMAN" study I commissioned, which may or may not have used "vs each passenger drives a BMW M5 the whole way" as a comparator
Shit, that is a 10x better version of my old joke and I'm stealing it
January 7, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Shit, that is a 10x better version of my old joke and I'm stealing it
The US constitution is analogous to a redundant power supply - yes, it's better to have it than not, no it won't help if you plug spaghetti into the first socket and your knob into the second
January 7, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The US constitution is analogous to a redundant power supply - yes, it's better to have it than not, no it won't help if you plug spaghetti into the first socket and your knob into the second
Surprised Bela Tarr's estate got through probate that quick, honestly
January 7, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Surprised Bela Tarr's estate got through probate that quick, honestly
I choose to assume this was Sonic Boom as that makes it (even) funnier
January 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I choose to assume this was Sonic Boom as that makes it (even) funnier