Lunacy Towers
@lunacytowers.bsky.social
Carnivore. Worships at the altar of Pinot Noir. Thinks anybody using the word 'pop' should be beaten to death with a doilie. Slovenly housekeeping a speciality. Can't cook Yorkshire Puddings.
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A village not far from Würzburg - here’s a video I found on the local newspaper website. Watch to the end for a lovely happy sheep jump.
youtu.be/wP7qIHzzDec
youtu.be/wP7qIHzzDec
January 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
A village not far from Würzburg - here’s a video I found on the local newspaper website. Watch to the end for a lovely happy sheep jump.
youtu.be/wP7qIHzzDec
youtu.be/wP7qIHzzDec
I have been working through @parismarx.com ’s guide to getting off US tech, slowly because I am so deep into the Apple world, but today’s events just gave me a big kick in the butt to get it done. disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
disconnect.blog
January 4, 2026 at 6:55 PM
"Autistic people are bottom up thinkers"
I've seen a lot of people saying this recently, and I think what this actually means is getting lost in translation.
Mainly because most explanations say something like "autistic people need all the details about something before they can understand it."
I've seen a lot of people saying this recently, and I think what this actually means is getting lost in translation.
Mainly because most explanations say something like "autistic people need all the details about something before they can understand it."
January 4, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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And thus, the entire system of measurements is destroyed. There is no area the size of Wales. Nothing is as long as a blue whale, or a double-decker bus, or a football field; nothing is as tall as a giraffe.
A large boulder is, however, the size of a small boulder.
A large boulder is, however, the size of a small boulder.
First superb conspiracy theory of 2026 overheard in the street! I love this. I feel it sets the tone for a superb year:
“Wales is fake.”
“Wales is fake.”
January 1, 2026 at 12:33 PM
And thus, the entire system of measurements is destroyed. There is no area the size of Wales. Nothing is as long as a blue whale, or a double-decker bus, or a football field; nothing is as tall as a giraffe.
A large boulder is, however, the size of a small boulder.
A large boulder is, however, the size of a small boulder.
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To all the introverts being forced to go to a New Year’s party tonight, I wish you good luck and also express my condolences
December 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
To all the introverts being forced to go to a New Year’s party tonight, I wish you good luck and also express my condolences
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Car: "Depress clutch to start."
Me to clutch: "The planet is being ruined by billionaire sociopaths, everyone's house is grey, the internet was a terrible mistake and I can't stop thinking about all the stuff I put in bins in the 1990s that I should have recycled. Also I think I've broken my toe."
Me to clutch: "The planet is being ruined by billionaire sociopaths, everyone's house is grey, the internet was a terrible mistake and I can't stop thinking about all the stuff I put in bins in the 1990s that I should have recycled. Also I think I've broken my toe."
December 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Car: "Depress clutch to start."
Me to clutch: "The planet is being ruined by billionaire sociopaths, everyone's house is grey, the internet was a terrible mistake and I can't stop thinking about all the stuff I put in bins in the 1990s that I should have recycled. Also I think I've broken my toe."
Me to clutch: "The planet is being ruined by billionaire sociopaths, everyone's house is grey, the internet was a terrible mistake and I can't stop thinking about all the stuff I put in bins in the 1990s that I should have recycled. Also I think I've broken my toe."
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December 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Lordy!
Alas! It is 31 years since the world was deprived of one of its more colourful culinary characters: Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey – better known as double bigamist, child abandoner, amphetamine user, dangerous driver, and celebrity cook Fanny Cradock
December 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Lordy!
God, I love @nigella.bsky.social. 🥰 My kind of cooking instructions :
"Put carefully into the oven and let it cook for 30 minutes, then turn the oven down to 100°C/80°C Fan/gas mark ¼/200°F and leave for a further 12–24 hours."
"Put carefully into the oven and let it cook for 30 minutes, then turn the oven down to 100°C/80°C Fan/gas mark ¼/200°F and leave for a further 12–24 hours."
December 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
God, I love @nigella.bsky.social. 🥰 My kind of cooking instructions :
"Put carefully into the oven and let it cook for 30 minutes, then turn the oven down to 100°C/80°C Fan/gas mark ¼/200°F and leave for a further 12–24 hours."
"Put carefully into the oven and let it cook for 30 minutes, then turn the oven down to 100°C/80°C Fan/gas mark ¼/200°F and leave for a further 12–24 hours."
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The sequel we never got, but the sequel we deserved.
December 26, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The sequel we never got, but the sequel we deserved.
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It's Twixmas!
December 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
It's Twixmas!
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GEEEEEEEEETTTTTTT DRESSED, you merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay!
For it is Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Day!
IIIITTTTT’S Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Day!
It is Chriiii-i-i-i-i-istmas Day Christmas Day!
It is Chri-HI-HI-HI-HI-HI-HISTMAS DAY!
For it is Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Day!
IIIITTTTT’S Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Day!
It is Chriiii-i-i-i-i-istmas Day Christmas Day!
It is Chri-HI-HI-HI-HI-HI-HISTMAS DAY!
December 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
GEEEEEEEEETTTTTTT DRESSED, you merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay!
For it is Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Day!
IIIITTTTT’S Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Day!
It is Chriiii-i-i-i-i-istmas Day Christmas Day!
It is Chri-HI-HI-HI-HI-HI-HISTMAS DAY!
For it is Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Day!
IIIITTTTT’S Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Day!
It is Chriiii-i-i-i-i-istmas Day Christmas Day!
It is Chri-HI-HI-HI-HI-HI-HISTMAS DAY!
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This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
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And if it's not a tradition, well, it should be 🎁 📚 ☕️
December 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
And if it's not a tradition, well, it should be 🎁 📚 ☕️
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I have made a #DuvetKnowItsChristmas bingo card! And done alt text on it (as everyone else should, if they're able).
December 24, 2024 at 5:33 PM
I have made a #DuvetKnowItsChristmas bingo card! And done alt text on it (as everyone else should, if they're able).
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Your annual reminder that if you want someone to chat or have a laugh with over the Christmas period there will be lots of folk on the #JoinIn and #DuvetKnowItsChristmas threads. 🎄
December 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Your annual reminder that if you want someone to chat or have a laugh with over the Christmas period there will be lots of folk on the #JoinIn and #DuvetKnowItsChristmas threads. 🎄
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3yo: “daddy’s phone is in his pocket!”
me: “that’s true!”
3yo: “why isn’t mummy’s phone in her pocket?”
me: “… buckle up, kiddo, we’re gonna discuss five hundred years of fashion and misogyny”
me: “that’s true!”
3yo: “why isn’t mummy’s phone in her pocket?”
me: “… buckle up, kiddo, we’re gonna discuss five hundred years of fashion and misogyny”
December 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
3yo: “daddy’s phone is in his pocket!”
me: “that’s true!”
3yo: “why isn’t mummy’s phone in her pocket?”
me: “… buckle up, kiddo, we’re gonna discuss five hundred years of fashion and misogyny”
me: “that’s true!”
3yo: “why isn’t mummy’s phone in her pocket?”
me: “… buckle up, kiddo, we’re gonna discuss five hundred years of fashion and misogyny”
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“I’ve finished that new carol”
“Give us the highlights”
“It starts off wishing you a Merry Christmas”
“Classic. Then?”
“Bringing good tidings to you and your kin”
“Kin or king?”
“Kin”
“Got it. How do we end this masterpiece?”
“We workshopped it and decided on 15 minutes shouting about figgy pudding”
“Give us the highlights”
“It starts off wishing you a Merry Christmas”
“Classic. Then?”
“Bringing good tidings to you and your kin”
“Kin or king?”
“Kin”
“Got it. How do we end this masterpiece?”
“We workshopped it and decided on 15 minutes shouting about figgy pudding”
December 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“I’ve finished that new carol”
“Give us the highlights”
“It starts off wishing you a Merry Christmas”
“Classic. Then?”
“Bringing good tidings to you and your kin”
“Kin or king?”
“Kin”
“Got it. How do we end this masterpiece?”
“We workshopped it and decided on 15 minutes shouting about figgy pudding”
“Give us the highlights”
“It starts off wishing you a Merry Christmas”
“Classic. Then?”
“Bringing good tidings to you and your kin”
“Kin or king?”
“Kin”
“Got it. How do we end this masterpiece?”
“We workshopped it and decided on 15 minutes shouting about figgy pudding”
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Every time I'm in a restaurant I remember Kevin McAleer's reply to a waiter who told him the Soup Of The Day.
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
December 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Every time I'm in a restaurant I remember Kevin McAleer's reply to a waiter who told him the Soup Of The Day.
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
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We have tested the fruit jars.
L-R: Rum with citrus fruit, mainly pomelo I think. Really nice, for drinking.
2x mixed fruit in (home made) sloe gin & brandy.
Sultanas in rum.
All very ready for use over Christmas with @lunacytowers.bsky.social clotted cream ice cream and in baked pinwheel things.
L-R: Rum with citrus fruit, mainly pomelo I think. Really nice, for drinking.
2x mixed fruit in (home made) sloe gin & brandy.
Sultanas in rum.
All very ready for use over Christmas with @lunacytowers.bsky.social clotted cream ice cream and in baked pinwheel things.
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We have tested the fruit jars.
L-R: Rum with citrus fruit, mainly pomelo I think. Really nice, for drinking.
2x mixed fruit in (home made) sloe gin & brandy.
Sultanas in rum.
All very ready for use over Christmas with @lunacytowers.bsky.social clotted cream ice cream and in baked pinwheel things.
L-R: Rum with citrus fruit, mainly pomelo I think. Really nice, for drinking.
2x mixed fruit in (home made) sloe gin & brandy.
Sultanas in rum.
All very ready for use over Christmas with @lunacytowers.bsky.social clotted cream ice cream and in baked pinwheel things.
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We should make it a rule that all AI products have to be sent to newsrooms for investigative journalists to test before being released to the public.
"Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared."
Amazing piece from @joannastern.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
Amazing piece from @joannastern.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We should make it a rule that all AI products have to be sent to newsrooms for investigative journalists to test before being released to the public.
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My top five favourite words to pronounce like they’re Greek philosophers…
5. Monocles
4. Bicycles
3. Popsicles
2. Obstacles
1. Testicles
5. Monocles
4. Bicycles
3. Popsicles
2. Obstacles
1. Testicles
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
My top five favourite words to pronounce like they’re Greek philosophers…
5. Monocles
4. Bicycles
3. Popsicles
2. Obstacles
1. Testicles
5. Monocles
4. Bicycles
3. Popsicles
2. Obstacles
1. Testicles