James Harvey
@keepof4worlds.bsky.social
Liberal. Gay. Green. Countryman. Living in Ebernoe, Sussex and Kennington, London. he/him
Also, even when it comes to, like, machine guns, I keep looking at this, and thinking “yes, but are we buying things like this, or the fag end of something that’s been in development hell since 2007?”
Ukraine’s robot machine gunner held off Russia for 6 weeks www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Ukraine’s robot machine gunner held off Russia for 6 weeks www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Ukraine’s robot machine gunner held off Russia for six weeks
For 45 days, Russian front-line troops were pinned back by a remote controlled weapon no larger than a ride-on lawnmower
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Also, even when it comes to, like, machine guns, I keep looking at this, and thinking “yes, but are we buying things like this, or the fag end of something that’s been in development hell since 2007?”
Ukraine’s robot machine gunner held off Russia for 6 weeks www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Ukraine’s robot machine gunner held off Russia for 6 weeks www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Or just adapt the (first) Chronicles of Amber by Zelazny if you want fratricidal politics and never ending mystery about How the World Works…
January 19, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Or just adapt the (first) Chronicles of Amber by Zelazny if you want fratricidal politics and never ending mystery about How the World Works…
…both of which are a terrible error - because the Lannisters are clearly far more interesting than either…
January 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
…both of which are a terrible error - because the Lannisters are clearly far more interesting than either…
I think I’m *probably* Person Z
January 19, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I think I’m *probably* Person Z
I only ever got through the first book, which I found predictable, hack work. Not quite Robert Jordan, but not far off. I just wish that someone like NK Jemisin or (heavens) Roger Zelazny got the same profile.
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I only ever got through the first book, which I found predictable, hack work. Not quite Robert Jordan, but not far off. I just wish that someone like NK Jemisin or (heavens) Roger Zelazny got the same profile.
I hesitate to ask, but you haven’t given @x626.bsky.social access to the flowcharting tool, have you?
January 19, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I hesitate to ask, but you haven’t given @x626.bsky.social access to the flowcharting tool, have you?
And Caroline Aherne. And Brexit.
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
And Caroline Aherne. And Brexit.
Linderhof’s grotto is thoroughly barking
January 19, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Linderhof’s grotto is thoroughly barking
See also: people who ride it to the bottom. And then stop there.
January 19, 2026 at 1:26 PM
See also: people who ride it to the bottom. And then stop there.
I would be more inclined to believe this narrative if I saw much evidence of European leaders having hard conversations with their electorates (e.g. “defence spending needs to go back to 5% folks, and taxes need to go up as a result”.)
January 19, 2026 at 11:07 AM
I would be more inclined to believe this narrative if I saw much evidence of European leaders having hard conversations with their electorates (e.g. “defence spending needs to go back to 5% folks, and taxes need to go up as a result”.)
The whole “vintage peasant clothing from France” vibe is like an haute couture version of those pretentious peasant caps that every right-on left wing student wore in the 80s (I think Corbyn still wears them). Twat^3
January 16, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The whole “vintage peasant clothing from France” vibe is like an haute couture version of those pretentious peasant caps that every right-on left wing student wore in the 80s (I think Corbyn still wears them). Twat^3
OK beyond that, anyone who has vast collections of very expensive show-off watches is a massive arse.
January 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
OK beyond that, anyone who has vast collections of very expensive show-off watches is a massive arse.
🤣 perhaps this isn’t the regular interview series for me…
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
🤣 perhaps this isn’t the regular interview series for me…
I am with you on this. Strong waves of “insufferable” from the get go.
January 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I am with you on this. Strong waves of “insufferable” from the get go.
But is there any non-Westminster body now capable of building, say, the modern equivalent of the Manchester Ship Canal?
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
But is there any non-Westminster body now capable of building, say, the modern equivalent of the Manchester Ship Canal?
Westminster will hate this, because credible local governments (cf Scotland) are… …credible. And therefore a threat.
January 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Westminster will hate this, because credible local governments (cf Scotland) are… …credible. And therefore a threat.
The key to devolution must be to create credible units of government that are responsible for broad swathes of local activity. A Mayor for Sussex. A Sussex council. A multi-member constituency that returns members for Sussex. Sussex Police, Fire Brigade, Ambulances. Capital project ability…
January 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The key to devolution must be to create credible units of government that are responsible for broad swathes of local activity. A Mayor for Sussex. A Sussex council. A multi-member constituency that returns members for Sussex. Sussex Police, Fire Brigade, Ambulances. Capital project ability…
I heartily recommend his autobiography.
January 15, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I heartily recommend his autobiography.
I particularly like your differentiation between the left and liberalism in that skeet…
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
I particularly like your differentiation between the left and liberalism in that skeet…
If it’s the one about the ML1 course, then that’s reckoned to be one of the hardest in the armed forces - quite possibly harder than SF qualification…
January 13, 2026 at 7:38 AM
If it’s the one about the ML1 course, then that’s reckoned to be one of the hardest in the armed forces - quite possibly harder than SF qualification…
Bugger would love to come but have the theatre that night. Next time!
January 12, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Bugger would love to come but have the theatre that night. Next time!
And Farage is nothing like either - he seems to me to be the consummate populist politician, who comes across as a completely pubbable bloke.
January 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
And Farage is nothing like either - he seems to me to be the consummate populist politician, who comes across as a completely pubbable bloke.