Nigel
@ncw8.bsky.social
Long time resident of Switzerland, fan of SF and Alternate History, and occasional purveyor of dad jokes.
People say “Mi casa es tu casa”, but they get really upset when you try and sell it
January 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
People say “Mi casa es tu casa”, but they get really upset when you try and sell it
I wouldn’t appear on stage with someone called Ice if my name was Raphael
January 1, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I wouldn’t appear on stage with someone called Ice if my name was Raphael
Just because Picard claimed to be a French rat that doesn’t mean it’s true. He probably grew up influenced by Jamie Oliver
December 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Just because Picard claimed to be a French rat that doesn’t mean it’s true. He probably grew up influenced by Jamie Oliver
I would buy a book on utilitarianism, but it’s more moral to use the money to buy a dog (am I getting this right?)
December 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I would buy a book on utilitarianism, but it’s more moral to use the money to buy a dog (am I getting this right?)
A terroforming project plans to transport an ocean to Arrakis.
Coming soon: Watership Dune
Coming soon: Watership Dune
December 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A terroforming project plans to transport an ocean to Arrakis.
Coming soon: Watership Dune
Coming soon: Watership Dune
I’ve done a couple of trips. The most comfortable was Tallinn to Moscow back in the USSR. First class of course.
December 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I’ve done a couple of trips. The most comfortable was Tallinn to Moscow back in the USSR. First class of course.
Go for the finest Cardassian cuisine at Five Guls
December 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Go for the finest Cardassian cuisine at Five Guls
That’s really the Furs Amendment
December 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
That’s really the Furs Amendment
I remember Marconi proposing this concept back in the Eighties. I’m a little surprised no-one took it further since then
December 26, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I remember Marconi proposing this concept back in the Eighties. I’m a little surprised no-one took it further since then
The Canadian constitution does have a first amendment. It’s the Rupert‘s Land Act of 1868, transferring the control of Rupert’s Land to the Dominion of Canada. Not sure how those rights could be violated, unless the Hudson Bay Company was trying to repossess your garden
December 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The Canadian constitution does have a first amendment. It’s the Rupert‘s Land Act of 1868, transferring the control of Rupert’s Land to the Dominion of Canada. Not sure how those rights could be violated, unless the Hudson Bay Company was trying to repossess your garden
A large part of it is down to Rickman. He’s well known now, so it doesn’t make such a great impression, but Die Hard was his first major movie role, and he really nailed it.
Willis is somewhat similar. Before Die Hard he was only really known for his more comic role in Moonlighting.
Willis is somewhat similar. Before Die Hard he was only really known for his more comic role in Moonlighting.
December 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A large part of it is down to Rickman. He’s well known now, so it doesn’t make such a great impression, but Die Hard was his first major movie role, and he really nailed it.
Willis is somewhat similar. Before Die Hard he was only really known for his more comic role in Moonlighting.
Willis is somewhat similar. Before Die Hard he was only really known for his more comic role in Moonlighting.
If they write a song called “You’re so vain” then at least you know that the song is about you
December 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If they write a song called “You’re so vain” then at least you know that the song is about you
What happens when the Magi arrive and ask which room Jesus is in. The manager then has to recall everyone who’s arrived since. “Let’s see - we did have that infinite number of monkeys that turned up saying that they needed rooms to work on their script for Hamlet”
December 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
What happens when the Magi arrive and ask which room Jesus is in. The manager then has to recall everyone who’s arrived since. “Let’s see - we did have that infinite number of monkeys that turned up saying that they needed rooms to work on their script for Hamlet”
The time for the brain to mature is going up every year. By the time I’m 65, I expect to be an adolescent
December 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The time for the brain to mature is going up every year. By the time I’m 65, I expect to be an adolescent
It sure gives those tiny drone operators something to aim at
December 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It sure gives those tiny drone operators something to aim at
The BBC had a global version of an iPlayer App available from 2011-2015. It was available in Europe, Canada and Australia, showing various programs from the archives. It got shut down because US cable companies threatened to drop BBC America if the App was released in US
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BBC Global iPlayer to close in June - BBC News
BBC Worldwide says the international subscription-fee version of the iPlayer service will close on 26 June.
www.bbc.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The BBC had a global version of an iPlayer App available from 2011-2015. It was available in Europe, Canada and Australia, showing various programs from the archives. It got shut down because US cable companies threatened to drop BBC America if the App was released in US
www.bbc.com/news/technol...
www.bbc.com/news/technol...
He also had a fourth character of a wise old woman who was formerly a thrusting girl with breasts
December 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
He also had a fourth character of a wise old woman who was formerly a thrusting girl with breasts
So I’ll be living in a big con trick.
Since other big movies that year were The Exorcist and Towering Inferno, I think I got off lightly
Since other big movies that year were The Exorcist and Towering Inferno, I think I got off lightly
December 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
So I’ll be living in a big con trick.
Since other big movies that year were The Exorcist and Towering Inferno, I think I got off lightly
Since other big movies that year were The Exorcist and Towering Inferno, I think I got off lightly
Not as exciting as the time in 1978 when workers accidentally pulled out the plug on the Chesterfield canal, that had been there for 200 years. Just drained out a whole stretch of the canal
December 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Not as exciting as the time in 1978 when workers accidentally pulled out the plug on the Chesterfield canal, that had been there for 200 years. Just drained out a whole stretch of the canal