Visited Post Hill in Pudsey today. Photos never do it justice, it's an exceptionally steep cobbled path. There used to be motorcycle hill trials here.

Post something from your photo roll that comes up when you search "yellow car." Old Toyota Crown Comforts are still in use everywhere in Tokyo. They had a lever for the driver to automatically open the rear door for you. Effortlessly cool, and I so want one.

Burnt Autos #26 (Guess: 3/3) 🔥 1️⃣ 🟥🟥 2️⃣ 🟩🟥 3️⃣ 🟩🟩 +2 points | Total: 84 | Streak: 14 💡 Hint used (-1 point) Can you guess this burnt out car? burnt.autos/car/26

I ported Super Monkey Ball to a website. You can access it in the replies. (or just type what you see in the video, I'm not your boss.)

New hint system added to my burnt out car guessing game! Hopefully there'll be an Android mobile app soon too... Once I finish jumping through Google's Play Store hoops. burnt.autos

New Ethiopian coffee release. Very nice, very smooth. Not sure I get mango, but I often don't from the flavour notes. i.refs.cc/14SSnzrL

A very grey and foggy day here in the UK.

A guess the burnt out car from the archives! I randomly found this in some old photos, so added it to the site. Must have been taken around 20 years ago, and the car is a fair bit older than that. burnt.autos/car/25

Oh hey UK #weirdcarBS and Cardle fans. I created something you might be interested in. A guess the burnt out car website! burnt.autos There's only 22 entries right now, as it's just been myself adding them. Ones that I happened to find, not ones that I set fire to personally, honest!

On Friday we had to say goodbye to Yoshi. At 18, health issues had crept up on him. Siamese are special. He had to train three dogs in his time, and went on holiday with us to places like the Lake District, Scotland, Northumberland coast. I feel like I have lost my shadow. Rest in peace Yoshi.

Kawaii!!

A bit of T-Cut and that'll polish right up. What's The Last Car You Stopped To Take A Photo Of?

Ember got a new blanket with her name on it for Christmas.

I once sat opposite Wayne Hemingway (founder of Red or Dead, and frequent guest on Big Breakfast in the 90's) on the train. He asked me what the next stop was. It was Peterborough.

Met this friendly little Robin today. He was so close to coming and eating from my hand. He hopped along next to me until I left some food on a fence post for him

A frosty boxing day morning here in the UK.

Decided to go visit Kirkstall Abbey as we've never actually been before. It's a bit drafty.

Yoshi the Siamese and Ember the Great Dane snuggling up by the fire.

Mini photoshoot with Ember the Great Dane in the woods the other day.

Well here's what you've all(*) been waiting for! There was probably 7 albums that were always going to make the list, but it took me a while to decide on a final ten. (*OK nobody has been waiting for, but I do this every year elsewhere) *** 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 *** (a thread...)

My E92 BMW M3 is 18 years old, and just sailed through its MOT! I'm always surprised when any of my cars pass their MOT on the first attempt. She needs some TLC in a few areas, but that's somewhere on next years list.

OK posting this last one which didn't make my albums of the year list. This was another tough one that I added and removed a couple of times before I decided. Great album, great voice. Less heavy that a lot of my picks. If you haven't heard Dayseeker before, check them out!

Probably deserves to be on my Albums of the year list, but I had a tough time getting down to 10 this year. Ultimately, from the riffs to Robb's vocals, it's Machine Head. You know exactly what you're getting. I chose to include a couple of lesser known bands in my list instead.

Another album which won't be making my albums of the year list, is the delightfully weird Amem by Igorrr. Blastbeat Falafel I think I can best describe as The Addams Family meets Dethklok. There's also Headbutt, which features an excavator playing the piano. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0OB...

A car I used to own! Still miss it. My old MKIV Toyota Supra.

I'm currently finalising my albums of the year list. Lorna Shore (I Feel the Everblack Festering Within Me) won't be making the list. Will Ramos is incredible, but I'm not really a fan of deathcore vocals. Musically, it's an epic production though! youtu.be/QVa_kZtPXMs?...

Next time someone asks what's the matter with Musk's Twitter, show them this: An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.

I don't often comment on the budget, but given all the speculation and column inches this year's has generated... I think it's a pretty sensible budget. The most disappointing part, in my opinion, is the NI contributions on salary sacrifice pensions. #Budget2025

New coffees from Rounton this morning. I'm not sure I get "lavender" from the Gesha, but there's a definite floral note. The Winter Blend description is spot on IMO, sweet fruitiness, very smooth... and I think I'll go make another. UK people get £5 off here i.refs.cc/14SSnzrL #Coffee

I've never really been into the old VW Camper vans or the whole Dub Life scene. One of my mum's neighbours is though, and builds and restores these old things. Can't tell you anything about this one, other than it's old and still in progress. #VWCamper #DubLife

This is the most amazing thing! 😆

Chaos rampant, An age of distrust. Confrontations. Impulsive sabbath. On and on, south of heaven. #SLAYER

Please consider signing and sharing my petition, which went live today petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Share a movie poster car. Two-Lane Blacktop (1971). #weirdcarbs

R.I.P. Mani. Too soon. #StoneRoses www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD6P...

Figured I'd post some of my mechanical keyboards since I've seen a few other posts recently. When I first went down the mech keyboard rabbit hole I was adamant that TKL size was ideal. Anything smaller than that was just a gimmick and not really usable.

Magnets.

Congratulations @number10cat.bsky.social , I'm looking forward to your documentary. A rats to riches story: Larry the Downing Street cat finds place in TV spotlight www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I'm just now learning about BlueSky Labelers. This one is pretty useful. bsky.app/profile/stec...

'tis the season. Fly agaric mushrooms in the woods today.

Block list for Trump regime government accounts. How to Dismantle a Dictatorship, Step 4: Block validation. #3E bsky.app/profile/did:...

Partners in crime. Yoshi the Siamese, and Ember the Great Dane. #Cats #Dogs

Practise. #Guitar

Two Kenyan coffees this morning, each processed differently. You can now try some yourself with £5 off using this affiliate link. i.refs.cc/14SSnzrL (if you're in the UK that is)

Charlie Kirk was a horrible bigot who spewed dangerous conspiracy theories and misled many young people. He marched for Trump’s authoritarian agenda. None of this justifies violence or murder. Political violence only escalates and makes us less safe. Sadly, we dont have a leader but an arsonist.

R.I.P. Brent Hinds. #Mastodon youtu.be/HDjKC_DjsWo

Wednesday is with us again, so grab your family and friends and drag them out to buy a book! - Michael

Ozzy's antics in the 80's were legendary. Yet the more you watched The Osbournes, the more you realised Ozzy was the sensible one. He just seemed like he'd always be around, but it's a miracle he survived as long as he did (the orange juice bit was faked for comedic effect). Rock In Power Ozzy.

I still remember using 56K dialup. Having auto dialling set up and multiple retries when downloading something in case the connection dropped. Of course, back then the internet was in black and white, and largely text based.