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Richard Eason @richarde.bsky.social · 19d

Night, night

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Richard Eason @richarde.bsky.social · 19d

Peace is close.

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Richard Eason @richarde.bsky.social · 19d

Very tired now. Onward

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Galop @galopuk.bsky.social · Sep 5

On Sunday, the UK government will send an emergency alert test to every mobile and tablet that's 4G and 5G compatible. The test will set off a loud siren-like alert for roughly 10 seconds, even if your device is on silent or do not disturb.

To make sure your device stays silent, follow this guide ⬇️

Galop @galopuk.bsky.social · Aug 31

If you have a secret or hidden phone, the government's Emergency Alerts could reveal your device, even if it's on silent or do not disturb.

The government is testing emergency alerts on Sunday 7 September. If you're worried this could reveal a phone, you can follow this guide to turn off the alerts

How to keep your phone safe from Emergency Alerts.

Steps to secure your iPhone
1. Search your settings for 'emergency alerts'
2. Turn off 'Severe alerts' and 'Emergency alerts'
3. If this does not work, contact your device manufacturer.

Steps to secure your Android:
1. Search your settings 'emergency alerts'
2. Turn off 'Severe alerts' and 'Emergency alerts'
3. On Huawei devices running EMUI 11 or older, search your settings for ‘emergency alerts’ and turn off 'Extreme threats', 'Severe threats', and 'Show amber alerts'
4. If this does not work, contact your device manufacturer.

Other mobile phones and tablets:
Depending on your software version or phone manufacturer, emergency alert settings may be called different names. They could be called 'wireless emergency alerts' or 'emergency broadcasts'.

You can usually find these settings in one of the following ways.
- Go to 'message', then 'message settings', then 'wireless emergency alerts', then 'alert'
- Go to ‘settings’, then ‘sounds’, then ‘advanced’, then ‘emergency broadcasts’
- Go to ‘settings’, then ‘general settings’, then ‘emergency alerts’
Then turn off ‘severe alerts’, ‘extreme alerts’ and ‘test alerts’.

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Anne Billson @annebillson.bsky.social · Sep 2

THE HALF MAN (kindle or paperback)
"a gloriously OTT occult comedy-thriller that has echoes of films like 'The Old Dark House'. Bloody entertaining fun."
"Great fun - a mix of Dennis Wheatley and Sam Raimi"
"it’s an absolute ‘blast’!"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1718632932

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Richard Eason @richarde.bsky.social · Sep 4

This must be made.

🎃Simon Threadgold🎃 @dimwittedly.bsky.social · Sep 4

I just want a sci-fi show where every week, a dapper dressed witty couple wander into an apparently deserted idyllic country village, that soon starts to fill with eccentric character actors being hunted by robot postmen working for evil scientists in a secret enemy base under the local church.

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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · Sep 2

i met anubis in the realm of the underworld, big strong guy by the way, had a dog’s head, i’m not so sure about that. and he said to me, mr president, you’ve got the heaviest soul we’ve ever weighed down here. can you believe it? they’ve never seen a soul that heavy in all of duat

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · Aug 30

If Angela Rayner lived in a cardboard box, the Telegraph would claim she nicked it.

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Chloe Cumming @chloecumming.bsky.social · Aug 19

I’ve added three more other more other colourful drawings (look a bit like paintings but I’m still going to qualify them as drawings) to my main gallery, particularly green frog w/monkey, Van Gogh with tree, soft frog on vermillion. Plz share this poooost. Ta

www.chloecumming.com

Vivid green frog with red ground or pond and reddish monkey with yellow sky in inks and oil pastel predominantly

Van Gogh vivid orange beard face with soft green-grey pastel tree and alive textures

Leftward facing frog on red background, soft but vivid simultaneously

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Kate Barrett @thewaether.bsky.social · Aug 14

voice is the primary method for interacting with computers on star trek because it is on TV, not because it's a good idea

Windows Central @windowscentral.com · Aug 13

Microsoft's Windows lead has teased the future of Windows will be more ambient, pervasive, and multi-modal in the wake of AI, promoting voice as a primary input method for using your PC. www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...

Microsoft's Windows lead says the next version of Windows will be "more ambient, pervasive, and multi-modal" as AI redefines the desktop interface

In a new video, Microsoft CVP and Windows boss Pavan Davuluri has teased that the future of Windows will consist of a truly ambient and multi-modal experience made possible by AI that will redefine…

www.windowscentral.com

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bigissuenorth.bsky.social @bigissuenorth.bsky.social · Apr 4

We have taken the decision to leave X. The platform’s current state no longer aligns with our values, nor our mission to fight inequality.

We will now be sharing our story here, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. We hope you'll join us in our fight against poverty.

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Richard Eason @richarde.bsky.social · Jul 6

Perhaps the panacea is fennel tea. I know it's not Stilton, wonderful as it is.

Richard Eason @richarde.bsky.social · Jul 1

Email your MP for proper implementation of publicly owned railways. weownit.org.uk/act-now/grea...

Make Great British Railways Truly Great - take action | We Own It

Passengers need public ownership of rail to truly deliver for them. Here's how your MP can make sure of it.

weownit.org.uk

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Richard Eason @richarde.bsky.social · Jun 30

Too hot to wear my hair, too hot to bother shaving it off.

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Anne Billson @annebillson.bsky.social · Jun 19

Dennis Hopper, London (1982) photograph by Anne Billson

Dennis Hopper in a striped shirt and trilby.

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Richard Eason @richarde.bsky.social · Jun 19

It's a noble cause.

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Richard Eason @richarde.bsky.social · Jun 19

Prompted by anything? Or you just happened to remember?

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MrPaulRobinson @mrpaulrobinson.bsky.social · Jun 19

Drink up, Trig. Drink up, we're leaving

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Richard Eason @richarde.bsky.social · Jun 17

It's peas.

Richard Eason @richarde.bsky.social · Jun 17

What fever possessed me to react that way the first time I can't imagine.

Richard Eason @richarde.bsky.social · Jun 17

Listening to the latest @mikemuncer.bsky.social and Stacy twin peaks podcast and recalling the Bob blob pinball incident 1st time round vs now. Then: somehow, it was dramatic and manic in a good way. Now: the stupidest thing I've seen on TV, and I love Twin Peaks. open.spotify.com/episode/1jHE...

Twin Peaks The Return: Part 17

The Detective and the Log Lady: A Twin Peaks Podcast · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Richard Eason @richarde.bsky.social · Jun 14

This looks hellish tricky and gorgeous.

Dave Lockman @2ddave.bsky.social · Jun 14

working on some late game levels.... demo live now on steam - store.steampowered.com/app/3556830/...

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #NextFest

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Guy Pradel @pradaldi.bsky.social · Jun 14

I will soon have a new comic to sell on my shop, this is an old project with my friend Lola Félin (those pictures are a preview of the intro she drew for the comic) as a writer.

Photo of a comic panel, a small chubby harm bursting from an egg.
drawing by Lola Félin https://www.instagram.com/lolafelin/

Photo of a comic panel, a human baby crying surrounded by eggshell pieces.
drawing by Lola Félin https://www.instagram.com/lolafelin/

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Richard Eason @richarde.bsky.social · Jun 12

As an antidote to low mood, you can do worse than read Rumpole in the cosy confines of a rain thrashed conservatory.

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