It's Murderbot Day for all who celebrate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sq_...

Also on this week's show I make @mjrobbins.com promise not to do any hate speech against NIMBYs.

Watching Eurovision voting always reminds me that I am not a mainstream music person because I wonder why they pick the dullest songs.

#alb #eurovision

#san #eurovision

#fra #eurovision

#swe #eurovision

#den #eurovision

#por #eurovision

#mal #eurovision

#swi #eurovision

#arm #eurovision

#gre #eurovision

#ger #eurovision

#pol #eurovision

#ita #eurovision

#fin #eurovision

#nl #eurovision

#lat #eurovision

#ice #eurovision

#aus #eurovision

#uk #eurovision

#ukr #eurovision

#spa #eurovision

#Lit #eurovision

#isr #Eurovision

#est #eurovision

#lux #eurovision

#nor #eurovision

It is the most bonkers time of the year #eurovision

NEW ABUNDANCE AGENDA PODCAST! This week @mjrobbins.bsky.social has an *infuriating* story about attempts to delay HS2. And we speak to @rosiecampbell.xyz about the emerging field of AI welfare! Listen on Apple, Spotify, or Substack: www.abundancepod.com/p/hs2-nightm...

Something deeply funny about Ludwig II spending lavishly on Neuschwanstein to harken back to medieval times but not when it came to his modern conveniences. Anyway, Bavaria is lovely.

Leaned about this at the Landesmuseum in Zurich today, harrowing; www.bbc.com/news/magazin...

Feeling seen: www.instagram.com/reel/DH-w4Zj...

Who is on storygraph? I want to depart with goodreads but need more friends.

I read a book: blogendorff.com/2025/01/08/b...

I am nearly done the mammoth The Holy Roman Empire by Peter H Wilson. Recommend for any history nerds.

Little Boo actually growled at the bin collection

Final flight to London after our start in Auckland 2 (??) days ago. Currently looking very cute with bloodstains on my hoodie from the massive bloody nose I had on the previous flight. 👍

This is worth your while (but warning of being incredibly annoyed by the film makers)

Today is the beginning of the end of the holiday: flight one to Singapore

Two days before holiday, washing machine broke. Halfway through holiday, boiler is giving an error. So tonight from across the world, I am going to try and find someone to come out and fix it before we go come home (we will have someone to meet them). Merry Christmas.

The man who invented PIN numbers and ATM machines has died. May he RIP in peace.

I feel like Ariana Grande’s wonderfully unhinged rendition of popular is going to live rent free in my head all week.

This is going to be fun, so come along!

No facial recognition? No problem! How London Bridge tested tech to track individuals inside the station takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/no-facial-...

Non-fun fact: There are error rates for various government services and related forms far beyond 90%. Government does not ask people to submit the necessary information and documents and then cannot make a decision. Error rate is now a central metric tracked in various of our work streams.

Are you based in London? Would you like to enjoy a range of free family-friendly activities on Sunday 1 September? Come along to Conway Hall to get creative, have fun, and learn about the freethinking people and the big ideas that have shaped our society. www.conwayhall.org.uk/freethoughth...

What a delightful story: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/y...