Paul Holloway
@pholloway.bsky.social
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Lindsay Reade. Gillian Gilbert. Ang Matthews. Cath Carroll. DJ Paulette. Stella Hall. Linder Sterling. Kay Carroll. So many brilliant women played a pivotal role in Factory’s story. Thanks for acknowledging & amplifying some of their voices @ophiraophira.bsky.social @manchestermill.bsky.social
"The question is not one of whether women were involved in the label’s success, but rather why it’s taken just under half a century for their involvement to be recognised."
@ophiraophira.bsky.social on the forgotten women of Factory, for today's weekend read.
manchestermill.co.uk/p/she-helped...
@ophiraophira.bsky.social on the forgotten women of Factory, for today's weekend read.
manchestermill.co.uk/p/she-helped...
She helped build Factory Records from the ground up. So how did Lindsay Reade get cut out of the story?
‘What is this with all these men? You know? What about me?’
manchestermill.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Lindsay Reade. Gillian Gilbert. Ang Matthews. Cath Carroll. DJ Paulette. Stella Hall. Linder Sterling. Kay Carroll. So many brilliant women played a pivotal role in Factory’s story. Thanks for acknowledging & amplifying some of their voices @ophiraophira.bsky.social @manchestermill.bsky.social
My 2024 in music consumption.
January 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
My 2024 in music consumption.
Huge if true
Hourglass figure ideal for mastering art of hula hooping, study finds
Hourglass figure ideal for mastering art of hula hooping, study finds
Researchers at New York University conclude a narrow waist and large hips are optimal for keeping a hoop spinning
Snake hips, good core strength and a willingness to look slightly ridiculous all come in helpful for those wishing to master the art of hula…
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Huge if true
Absolutely loved listening to this.
Fred Harris, he of Play School and Micro Live amongst so many other wonderful things, in conversation with David Allen as part of the BBC Pensioners' Association 100 Voices Project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEnC...
Fred Harris, he of Play School and Micro Live amongst so many other wonderful things, in conversation with David Allen as part of the BBC Pensioners' Association 100 Voices Project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEnC...
Fred Harris in conversation with David Allen. BBC Pensioners' Association 100 Voices Project.
YouTube video by BBC Pensioners' Association
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Absolutely loved listening to this.
Fred Harris, he of Play School and Micro Live amongst so many other wonderful things, in conversation with David Allen as part of the BBC Pensioners' Association 100 Voices Project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEnC...
Fred Harris, he of Play School and Micro Live amongst so many other wonderful things, in conversation with David Allen as part of the BBC Pensioners' Association 100 Voices Project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEnC...
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this video about the honey extension is fucking WILD. i have always figured that the extension was either a data harvesting scheme or some sort of other scam, but i did not realize just how much it's fucking everyone over. paypal truly is the devil.
strongly encourage uninstalling honey asap.
strongly encourage uninstalling honey asap.
Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam
YouTube video by MegaLag
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2024 at 7:15 AM
this video about the honey extension is fucking WILD. i have always figured that the extension was either a data harvesting scheme or some sort of other scam, but i did not realize just how much it's fucking everyone over. paypal truly is the devil.
strongly encourage uninstalling honey asap.
strongly encourage uninstalling honey asap.
"just as we’ve realised we need to tell teenagers that porn isn’t like real sex, it might be helpful to explain Friends isn’t like real friendships"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Lisa Kudrow is right: friendship ‘takes work’. But you wouldn’t know it from TV | Emma Beddington
For decades I accepted what sitcoms and soaps told me: that groups of like-minded people form and stay together effortlessly. Now the former Friend has told it like it is, writes Guardian columnist Em...
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2024 at 7:28 PM
"just as we’ve realised we need to tell teenagers that porn isn’t like real sex, it might be helpful to explain Friends isn’t like real friendships"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I truly am a man for every occasion.
December 9, 2024 at 9:31 PM
I truly am a man for every occasion.
This is compelling from Mary Ann Sieghart.
Why do some men behave badly? I think I have the answer
Why do some men behave badly? I think I have the answer
From an early age boys are treated as though they are smarter and more talented than girls. It can lead to a damaging overconfidence
The stories come around with horrible frequency. The TV presenter of a certain age who prances around naked with nothing…
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:38 AM
This is compelling from Mary Ann Sieghart.
December 1, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Changes to our Terms and Conditions... that I object to. 30 days != month. So how is this allowed? Its either a monthly subscription or a 30 day subscription, but surely it cannot be both.
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December 1, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Changes to our Terms and Conditions... that I object to. 30 days != month. So how is this allowed? Its either a monthly subscription or a 30 day subscription, but surely it cannot be both.
On a cold morning in January 2008, I ran my first parkrun at Woodhouse Moor in Leeds. This morning I ran my 250th parkrun, at Cannon Hill park in Birmingham. The next milestone is 500 and I'll let you know when I've hit it. But don't wait up.
November 30, 2024 at 8:31 PM
On a cold morning in January 2008, I ran my first parkrun at Woodhouse Moor in Leeds. This morning I ran my 250th parkrun, at Cannon Hill park in Birmingham. The next milestone is 500 and I'll let you know when I've hit it. But don't wait up.
MPs have voted 330 to 275 in favour of progressing with an assisted dying bill, and I think it's a very positive step forward for the #UnitedKingdom.
November 29, 2024 at 2:28 PM
MPs have voted 330 to 275 in favour of progressing with an assisted dying bill, and I think it's a very positive step forward for the #UnitedKingdom.
A #Splatoon3 #SalmonRun public service announcement: ink every wall.
November 28, 2024 at 8:21 PM
A #Splatoon3 #SalmonRun public service announcement: ink every wall.
Strava decided that user data is actually their data and, rather than exposing it for third parties to leverage in myriad amazing ways, it's theirs/third parties are a threat.
Since 2008 I've been using Fetcheveryone.com to record my running (10616km so far), walking (2705km) and cycling (10177km).
Since 2008 I've been using Fetcheveryone.com to record my running (10616km so far), walking (2705km) and cycling (10177km).
Free training log and race listings for runners, bikers and swimmers - Fetcheveryone.com
A free training log to track your running, cycling, swimming and walking. No paywall blocking the good stuff!
Fetcheveryone.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Strava decided that user data is actually their data and, rather than exposing it for third parties to leverage in myriad amazing ways, it's theirs/third parties are a threat.
Since 2008 I've been using Fetcheveryone.com to record my running (10616km so far), walking (2705km) and cycling (10177km).
Since 2008 I've been using Fetcheveryone.com to record my running (10616km so far), walking (2705km) and cycling (10177km).
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Sigh - classic fact free nonsense. ‘news’ story here totally fails to mention that Tory plans were for fines of £5k (later reduced to £3k) for each missed heat pump sale. What @Ed_Miliband has done is to reduce that to £500. Headline should read “Miliband slashes Tory boiler tax”
November 22, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Sigh - classic fact free nonsense. ‘news’ story here totally fails to mention that Tory plans were for fines of £5k (later reduced to £3k) for each missed heat pump sale. What @Ed_Miliband has done is to reduce that to £500. Headline should read “Miliband slashes Tory boiler tax”
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A Brief History of Women Are Too Emotional
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November 19, 2024 at 4:19 PM
A Brief History of Women Are Too Emotional
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Good news:
Wind and solar have generated 41% of UK electricity this year up from 0% in 2004.
Coal and gas generated 33% down from more than 77% at their peak in 2008.
Source is @emberenergy.bsky.social
Wind and solar have generated 41% of UK electricity this year up from 0% in 2004.
Coal and gas generated 33% down from more than 77% at their peak in 2008.
Source is @emberenergy.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Good news:
Wind and solar have generated 41% of UK electricity this year up from 0% in 2004.
Coal and gas generated 33% down from more than 77% at their peak in 2008.
Source is @emberenergy.bsky.social
Wind and solar have generated 41% of UK electricity this year up from 0% in 2004.
Coal and gas generated 33% down from more than 77% at their peak in 2008.
Source is @emberenergy.bsky.social
Well, I guess it must be Christmas in #Skelmersdale then.
November 18, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Well, I guess it must be Christmas in #Skelmersdale then.
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We're Crowdfunding!
We've got ambitious plans for Kindling Farm in 2025 and beyond, but current financial hurdles to start out in farming means we are asking for your support.
Any help is hugely welcomed, learn more here: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/kindlingfarm #crowdfunding #crowdfunder
We've got ambitious plans for Kindling Farm in 2025 and beyond, but current financial hurdles to start out in farming means we are asking for your support.
Any help is hugely welcomed, learn more here: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/kindlingfarm #crowdfunding #crowdfunder
November 15, 2024 at 6:06 PM
We're Crowdfunding!
We've got ambitious plans for Kindling Farm in 2025 and beyond, but current financial hurdles to start out in farming means we are asking for your support.
Any help is hugely welcomed, learn more here: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/kindlingfarm #crowdfunding #crowdfunder
We've got ambitious plans for Kindling Farm in 2025 and beyond, but current financial hurdles to start out in farming means we are asking for your support.
Any help is hugely welcomed, learn more here: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/kindlingfarm #crowdfunding #crowdfunder
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Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social are doing tremendous work in tackling inequality in the UK and are now on @BlueSky. Do give them a follow
November 17, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social are doing tremendous work in tackling inequality in the UK and are now on @BlueSky. Do give them a follow
Delighted to have finally made it on to Bebo.
November 16, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Delighted to have finally made it on to Bebo.