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If the BBC can have decent subtitles then Disney and Amazon have no fucking excuse for the drivel they provide
January 15, 2026 at 9:19 PM
If the BBC can have decent subtitles then Disney and Amazon have no fucking excuse for the drivel they provide
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I‘m on my nonsense again. This week’s Six Things:
– The secret world of animal sleep
– Sentences are getting shorter. Yes.
– The Measure of Things
– Earth
– Rustic automata
– a horrible, horrible game
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
– The secret world of animal sleep
– Sentences are getting shorter. Yes.
– The Measure of Things
– Earth
– Rustic automata
– a horrible, horrible game
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
Six Things, Volume 142
Sleep | Sentences | Measures | Earth | Automata | 2025
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:43 AM
I‘m on my nonsense again. This week’s Six Things:
– The secret world of animal sleep
– Sentences are getting shorter. Yes.
– The Measure of Things
– Earth
– Rustic automata
– a horrible, horrible game
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
– The secret world of animal sleep
– Sentences are getting shorter. Yes.
– The Measure of Things
– Earth
– Rustic automata
– a horrible, horrible game
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
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He saw the light.
Bishop Richard Moth named as new Archbishop of Westminster
Bishop Richard Moth named as new Archbishop of Westminster
The new leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has been appointed by the Pope.
news.sky.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
He saw the light.
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My Brain:
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
My Brain:
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
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Heavy Snowfall On The Wolds. 0°C. Sheep on the hillside.
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Heavy Snowfall On The Wolds. 0°C. Sheep on the hillside.
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We should stop the boats because it's dangerous, and we should stop the scapegoating of immigrants because it's wrong and cruel.
Controlled migration is good for the country, helps build our economy and diversity strengthens our communities. (1/6) 🧵
Controlled migration is good for the country, helps build our economy and diversity strengthens our communities. (1/6) 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We should stop the boats because it's dangerous, and we should stop the scapegoating of immigrants because it's wrong and cruel.
Controlled migration is good for the country, helps build our economy and diversity strengthens our communities. (1/6) 🧵
Controlled migration is good for the country, helps build our economy and diversity strengthens our communities. (1/6) 🧵
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I've always felt that Johnson and Farage put self-interest over the national interest - hence their dallying with Putin and his oligarchs. But directly colluding with a foreign government to take down the BBC feels like an act of supreme treachery
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I've always felt that Johnson and Farage put self-interest over the national interest - hence their dallying with Putin and his oligarchs. But directly colluding with a foreign government to take down the BBC feels like an act of supreme treachery
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A good day to listen to our proud, joyous history of the BBC: One of the greatest British inventions of the 20th Century. An institution which, even at its worst, is far better than its detractors podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A good day to listen to our proud, joyous history of the BBC: One of the greatest British inventions of the 20th Century. An institution which, even at its worst, is far better than its detractors podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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I don't know who to credit this image to, but anyway, they got the price wrong.
That 2/9d should read £122 million
That 2/9d should read £122 million
October 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I don't know who to credit this image to, but anyway, they got the price wrong.
That 2/9d should read £122 million
That 2/9d should read £122 million
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Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.
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Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
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No immigrant has ever sacked me, or cut my wages, or offshored my job, or closed my hospital, or stopped my mum's disability benefits, or crashed the economy.
Those things were all done by white English men who went to Oxford and wore a nice suit.
Those things were all done by white English men who went to Oxford and wore a nice suit.
September 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
No immigrant has ever sacked me, or cut my wages, or offshored my job, or closed my hospital, or stopped my mum's disability benefits, or crashed the economy.
Those things were all done by white English men who went to Oxford and wore a nice suit.
Those things were all done by white English men who went to Oxford and wore a nice suit.
Hasta luego Andalucía. You were wonderful 💕💃☀️
September 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Hasta luego Andalucía. You were wonderful 💕💃☀️
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Queen
September 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Queen
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A word on immigration. Don't prejudge this, just listen to the data, and then consider what the solution is.
The UK has a falling birth rate. This means that - unless things change - each generation will be 25% smaller than the one before.
The UK has a falling birth rate. This means that - unless things change - each generation will be 25% smaller than the one before.
August 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A word on immigration. Don't prejudge this, just listen to the data, and then consider what the solution is.
The UK has a falling birth rate. This means that - unless things change - each generation will be 25% smaller than the one before.
The UK has a falling birth rate. This means that - unless things change - each generation will be 25% smaller than the one before.
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It's an interesting article. Like Tom, I ended up losing over £20k, the result of 2-3 years of work. I asked Boundless to return the book's rights to me, and they said they would - then didn't. Now, when you buy Decade In Tory from Amazon, who knows where the profits go? Boundless are bust...
FINALLY a newspaper publishes a proper investigative piece about Unbound, which dissolved earlier this year owing writers and readers vast sums of money (£20,000+ in my case), after a long period of false promises, incompetence, late payments and vagueness. observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Death of a publishing dream: how the Unbound revolution b...
The literary disrupters enjoyed great success with their crowdfunding model, signing authors that other publishers overlooked. And then the money ran out…
observer.co.uk
August 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's an interesting article. Like Tom, I ended up losing over £20k, the result of 2-3 years of work. I asked Boundless to return the book's rights to me, and they said they would - then didn't. Now, when you buy Decade In Tory from Amazon, who knows where the profits go? Boundless are bust...
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💔 Our compound was broken into last night. Locks cut, container forced, tools stolen. Police are informed—but we're gutted. These tools help volunteers restore the Lichfield Canal for everyone.
Seen anything? Please get in touch.
Seen anything? Please get in touch.
July 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
💔 Our compound was broken into last night. Locks cut, container forced, tools stolen. Police are informed—but we're gutted. These tools help volunteers restore the Lichfield Canal for everyone.
Seen anything? Please get in touch.
Seen anything? Please get in touch.
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I really love the old "glass is a liquid" myth, it's one of my favourite things.
July 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I really love the old "glass is a liquid" myth, it's one of my favourite things.
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I’m no expert but I would’ve got a person to do it.
July 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I’m no expert but I would’ve got a person to do it.
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I had a quick go at this and achieved just 70%, without thoroughly verifying (which, as Kolina says, most people absolutely won't do). Pretty scary stuff.
I got an 80% 😬
I hate to sounds like a pessimist, but we're cooked.
Sure, you can do the extra work of searching, verifying, etc for each video you come across, but people aren't going to do that.
If we cannot distinguish reality from AI, how can we trust anything at all?
I hate to sounds like a pessimist, but we're cooked.
Sure, you can do the extra work of searching, verifying, etc for each video you come across, but people aren't going to do that.
If we cannot distinguish reality from AI, how can we trust anything at all?
"The quiz...is a warning. If citizens can’t tell what’s real, how can we preserve trust in elections, journalism, education—or daily life?...isn’t just about innovation; it’s about protecting civil rights, public safety, and democratic trust." Reader EMHinMI www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
July 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I had a quick go at this and achieved just 70%, without thoroughly verifying (which, as Kolina says, most people absolutely won't do). Pretty scary stuff.
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