The big question is; how should I listen to Boards of Canada tomorrow? On my hifi set up but on Lossless streaming on speakers or headphones? Or wait til I pick up the record in the afternoon? Again on speakers or headphones?

I reached the 500 tab limit on Safari today. Closed em all, didn't even look.

I bought a Suri toothbrush and it somehow sounds futuristic. Like I'm brushing with a Star Trek or something.

Just signed up to Deezer. Any hints/tips for getting the most out of it?

A disconnected phone lets people go talk to people they’ve lost. Not because they answer or it “fixes” grief. At times love needs somewhere to go.We spend time pretending we’re fine. An old rotary phone in the wind quietly reminds us missing someone is normal. Continuing the conversation is normal.

It's that time of year again when people who drive 'Jaecoo' brand SUV's claim that <High Net Worth Car Brand> is dead to them because they don't like a design of a car they'll never afford. Last year it was Jaguar, this year, Ferrari.

In other news; The new Star Wars film is 3/5. The bits with Zeb were the best bits. It felt like Season 4 but squished into 135 mins. The pacing is breathless, and the characterisation thin.

CINEMA OWNERS; I would pay double, nay TRIPLE, my ticket cost if you had screenings catering for people who won’t piss about, check their phones, talk, constantly move about the screen room.

@melissartodd.bsky.social Enjoyed that first episode! Weird broadcast schedule for it though!

D'ya know what. I've really gone off scones. There, I said it. I know they're gonna come for my passport now.

Dear cis women. Got short hair? Got a deep voice? Taller than most women? Wear masculine coded clothes? Got facial hair? Muscly? You may now be lawfully excluded from female-single-sex spaces unless you fight back against the EHRC new Code of Practice (guidance).

Andrew W.K’s ‘Party Hard’ came out 25 years ago. I'm sorry for your joints and back for this knowledge.

AI is just like Old Skool dial up internet. You're paying a subscription to the company (monthly bill) and also paying for the tokens (phone bill costs). Which is nuts.

Labour and Conservative are seemingly an interchangeable term now. Proper ‘wrong side of history’ stuff.

Skegness may be abandoned

The new AI tell is “<provocative statement> This is not x. This is y. Emoji bullet point list. Vague solution which feels flawed. <Call to action so lightweight it may fly off the page.)>“

@jayforeman.bsky.social I can’t walk past Nando’s without going in my head “Nando’s, hashtag Nando’s, Hashtag I love Nando’s - Robin Ince”. I’m pretty sure this was an obscure map men joke.

How much more is the general population going to take? We're like frogs in a boiling pan of water. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Just came across a band I used to *love* from 1998, Dustball and their debut “Quality But Hers” - such memories. The album was packed in a plastic ball, IIRC!

This evening, I'm watching 'The Story of Fire Saga' instead.

There is nothing wrong with data being shared across NHS A single patient record is a good thing What is not good is Palantir being anywhere near it GPs are currently data controllers (protectors) & want to protect patients Govt wants to ‘force’ this No to Palantir in #NHS

'Let's play Awesome Golf!' (If you remember this, it's time to schedule a health check up)

Is it me or is the internet just broken today?

I'd rather have Starmer over Wes 'Dunning-Kruger' Streeting.

of course all the chaos is funny and I'm glad that Keir Starmer, a bad person, is having a bad time. but jfc what a waste of two years, what a waste of a majority, what a waste of a once in a generation window to improve things. and now it's just 24/7 infighting, briefing, backstabbing. pathetic

Sack Mahmood, tell the PLP to get a grip, replace Reeves and announce that taxes will rise. Push green energy and national renewal hard. There is no point worrying about "electoral armageddon" at this point.

Oooft. This one hit me right in the lower back - Star Trek: First Contact came out 30 years ago this year.

Someone was barking out from a loud speaker outside and my initial thought was “whoops, I made a mistake in Papers Please”

Forget dogs at polling stations. That’s last decade. I want to see Cats at polling stations. The more nonchalant the better.

My local supermarket is full of boomers using some app that tells them if the ingredients are 'toxic' or not. The same generation that warned us not to listen to everything they saw on the internet.

@richard-jacques.bsky.social my mind just went to the radio sound tracks on Metropolis Street Racer as I was in the kitchen. What an incredible piece of work that was, Richard! Still to this day, some of the songs pop into my head.

The 4th will be with you. Always.

Maul Shadow Lord is genuinely one of the best pieces of Star Wars canon going. For the folks crying 'bUT iTs aNiMaTioN' seriously, you're missing out. Big time.

it’s William Roy’s 300th birthday today. Without him, we’d probably have no smartphone maps.

it’s William Roy’s 300th birthday today. Without him, we’d probably have no smartphone maps.

@jayforeman.bsky.social it’s William Roy’s 300th birthday today. The mappiest of men.

If anyone ever has an issue where their soundbar on their TV seems to take forever to wake up when you pause things, its the HDMI cable. It's always the HDMI cable. You don't need to buy gold plated nonsense, just make sure its the right version and the highest speed. My replacement was £7.99

So there are crazy headlines, and then there are "I'm sorry WTAF now?" headlines...😳 Yes, the Telegraph have deduced that Ed Miliband hates mothers because of some new legislation making tumble dryers more efficient and cheaper to run! 🧵 1/24

Up the Owls, down with John West tuna.

The quality of your life is akin to the quality of The Simpsons season that's half your age.

The only way to protect people's data from misuse is not to collect it in the first place.

The birch pollen is out. My eyes! The goggles do nothing!

I think we can all agree; hand writing the word ‘minimum’ is the most satisfying to write out.

I want translucent technology colourways to make a return.

Ah finally. April 25. Not to hot, not too cold. All you need is a light jacket.

I'm Jewish. I condemn genocide. I condemn the Labour Governments role in the Genocide. The Prime Minister repeatedly conflating criticism of the Israeli Governments genocide and actual antisemitism is disgusting - and makes so many of us as Jewish people feel less safe.

Feeder - Echo Park is 25 years old today (!)

Very much looking forward to the Boards of Canada album. Sad it'll be the first BOC album I won't get to enjoy a first listen with my brother. Here's to all the BOC fans who never made it this far.

Genuinely tempted to learn to play the saxamafone to join in with this next year; gr80.org/2026/04/20/t...

@melissartodd.bsky.social I'm back from my Ionian Sea Sojourn. The Crotone civic society gave a talk about George Gissing THE DAY BEFORE I ARRIVED. Could not believe it! All this and more in the eventual publication in the Gissing Journal 🤞